Scot McKnight on Jesus and orthodox faith in the 21st century
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Scot McKnight on Jesus and orthodox faith in the 21st century
Source: The New Stealth Translation: ESV
Tim's Blog - Just One Train Wreck After Another
[From the archives.]
Wayne Grudem recently gave an interview (my thanks to Joan for linking to it) in which he argues that women should not lead men, that men are the spiritual leaders over women, and that all of this has been God’s plan since the dawn of creation.
I’m not convinced, despite his list* of reasons why he believes this:
As I explain in detail on pages 30-42 of Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth, I think that at least the following 10 reasons indicate that there was male leadership in marriage before there was sin in the world:
(1) Adam was created first, then Eve (Genesis 2:7, 18-23).
(2) Adam, not Eve, at [sic] a special role in representing the human race (see 1 Corinthians 15:22; also Romans 5:12-21).
(3) Adam named Eve (Genesis 2: 23).
(4) God named the human race “Man,” not “Woman” (Genesis 5:1-2).
(5)…
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“Outer judgments against others are almost always rooted in inner insecurity about ourselves.” – April Fiet, Preacher

In my recent post, I made the statement that the phrase “he shall rule over you” was something new that came into the world because of the curse. I wrote, “There was no hint of hierarchy before the…
Source: Hierarchy before the fall

