[This first appeared two years ago as a guest post I wrote for Jennifer Neyhart’s blog.] Is it cliché to say that C.S. Lewis had a formative influence on my understanding of what it means to belong to Jesus? Not that it matters if it is cliché. It’s true. An Atheist Reads a Devil’s Letters The […]
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Biblical Femininity Is A Lie – Guest Post by Tim Fall on The Wartburg Watch
“The Bible doesn’t teach masculine and feminine traits.” – Tim Fall
Speaking Up Against Sexist Comments
Years ago a group of attorneys were in my office to to over the cases being heard that day. A clerk came in to hand over a file to me. I thanked her and she left. One of the attorneys followed her …
Patriarchy Professor Proves Women Are Spiritual Leaders Over Men – Tim Fall’s blog
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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