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
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Did I use strawmen arguments on 1 Corinthians 7?
In his response to my article on 12 Corinthians 7 which engages with his book, Andrew Bartlett suggests that I have engaged in strawmen arguments. I was a little surprised at this suggestion Here’s an online definition of what a strawman is. “A straw man argument is a logical fallacy that involves misrepresenting an opponent’s position… Continue reading Did I use strawmen arguments on 1 Corinthians 7?
Men and women in Christ Fresh Light from the Biblical texts (Book Review)
I recently had some correspondence with Andrew Bartlett, author of “Men and Women in Christ”, in response to some of my articles on Faithroots about complementarianism. As a result, Andrew kindly sent me a copy of his book and asked me to review it. So, here is the review or rather part one. It’s my… Continue reading Men and women in Christ Fresh Light from the Biblical texts (Book Review)
Marriage when it’s not reciprocal
I’ve argued in previous articles that Paul’s teaching about marriage in Ephesians 5:22-32 is an amplification or application of what it means to “submit to one another” ((5:21). This means that you can describe it as “mutual submission” albeit: However, whether or not we buy into the concept of mutual submission, I think that generally… Continue reading Marriage when it’s not reciprocal
Marriage health-check (applying Ephesians 5)
In my previous article, I suggested that we should be cautious about attempting to be over prescriptive about what it means to practically apply Ephesians 5:21-32. I’m convinced that rather than looking at each aspect individually to see if wives are submitting, husbands are being good heads etc that we do best to look at… Continue reading Marriage health-check (applying Ephesians 5)
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?
Ephesians and the family
The closing passages of Ephesians offer instructions on how families, or households should function. These seem to be follow in structure the household codes of the day, although with differences and as much rooted in Judaism/The Old Testament Scriptures as in Greek culture. They are sandwiched between the command to “be filled with the Spirit”… Continue reading Ephesians and the family
The pastoral dynamite of genuinely mutual submission
I’ve been arguing for some time that when Paul says “submit to one another” in Ephesians 5, that this means mutual submission, husbands and wives are both to submit to each other. This is controversial in some quarters but actually there is some heavy-weight historical support behind it including from the likes of John Calvin.… Continue reading The pastoral dynamite of genuinely mutual submission
On handling “saviour language” in Paul’s teaching on marriage
There have been a couple of articles elsewhere on the interweb recently about the relationship between men and women in marriage, specifically on what Ephesians 5 has to say about headship and submission. In this article, Andrew Bartlett has written a review of Kevin DeYoung’s book, Men and Women in the Church, a short, practical,… Continue reading On handling “saviour language” in Paul’s teaching on marriage
The Complementarian compass
When we think about questions relating to the relationship between husbands and wives in the home and the role of men and women in the church, we tend to think of the debate being primarily between complementarians and egalitarians with a binary choice. I want to suggest that there are good reasons for not seeing… Continue reading The Complementarian compass
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