In my detailed engagement with Andrew Bartlett’s book, “Men and Women in Christ, we’ve got to the bit where he engages with Ephesians 5 and Colossians 3. You will probably have picked up that I think he should have made this his starting point Now, you might think that maybe this reflects my own bias,… Continue reading Marriage at work in Ephesians
Tag: complementarianism
Church leadership should reflect not mitigate the home
I’m a complementarian in regard to church leadership because I believe two things, first that this label best describes the pattern for relationships between husbands and wives in the home. Secondly, that the local church is mean to function as an extended family. Let me expand on that a little. First, complementarianism is based on… Continue reading Church leadership should reflect not mitigate the home
Rare words: Absence of evidence and evidence of absence
In recent weeks I’ve been enjoying a conversation with author Andrew Bartlett on complementarianism and egalitarianism. I picked up the other day that he has also put some work into another conversation on the subject, this time with YouTuber Mike Winger. Just on 1 Timothy 2, Mike Winger apparently spent a year researching the subject… Continue reading Rare words: Absence of evidence and evidence of absence
Responding to Andrew Bartlett on Complementarian novelty
Andrew Bartlett has responded to my article questioning whether or not Complementarianism is novel. I thought it was worth a little response back. I think the crucial thing to say here is that I think Andrew misses the point. It’s important to be clar about what is being argued and what is not being argued,… Continue reading Responding to Andrew Bartlett on Complementarian novelty
1 Corinthians 7 and strawmen (Andrew Bartlett’s response)
This is a guest post. As promised, here is the first of Andrew Bartlett’s responses to my critique and engagement with his book. I will respond in a further article to his comments here. I don’t intend there to be a lenthy back and forth on each topic but there are some things worth picking… Continue reading 1 Corinthians 7 and strawmen (Andrew Bartlett’s response)
Tipping points: Men and women, headship and submission, preaching and leadership
Are we really at a turning point for women in ministry?
Paul Smith has written an article for Evangelical Times claiming that the Evangelical Church is at a turning or tipping point when it comes to men and women in ministry. He has also participated in a podcast discussion with the editor Mike Judge. The article is behind a paywall so I’ve not been able to… Continue reading Are we really at a turning point for women in ministry?
Marriage, mutual submission and headship: what does it look like in practice?
In Ephesians 5:22-32 Paul instructs: Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord … Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” In a previous article, I argued that this was a fleshing out of 5:21 and the instruction to “submit to one another.” … Continue reading Marriage, mutual submission and headship: what does it look like in practice?
The Sexual Reformation (Book Review)
I was a bit late getting round to it but I’ve finally sat down to read Aimee Byrd’s “The Sexual Reformation all the way through. The premise of the book is that we’ve got our understanding of sex, gender and sexuality all messed up and certain elements of conservative evangelicalism -specifically the Campaign for Biblical… Continue reading The Sexual Reformation (Book Review)
Do Complementarians have a “slavery problem”?
This was an argument I saw made the other day on social media. It’s not a new one -and in fact is one I’ve interacted with in detail before. The argument runs as follows. Conservative Evangelicals rely on the household code that Paul uses in Ephesians 5. However, Paul also includes a code for Slaves… Continue reading Do Complementarians have a “slavery problem”?
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