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Category: Pauline Epistles

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com A Christian nationalist event at the Frisco Convention Center in Texas some months ago provides the reason for this post. I’m…… Read more ““God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19″

In Part 1 of this mini-series, I tackled the idea of eternal life as providing some present experience and yet, a majority of eternal life is a…… Read more “The Promise And The Prize: On Losing Eternal Life, Part 3: Time And Eternity”

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Growing up in Baptist life, it was made evident to me from the earliest times I could remember that Free Will Baptists were “the only Baptists” that…… Read more “The Promise And The Prize: On Losing Eternal Life, Part 1”

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“Adam was first formed, then Eve” has been used to keep women out of church leadership. We’ve covered five reasons why the statement quoted just now has…… Read more “1 Timothy 2:11-15 In Context, Part 4: Spiritual Gifts, The Spirit’s Prerogative, And The Creation Order”

Here at The Essential Church, we’ve been examining 1 Timothy 2 this week, particularly verses 11-15, what they mean, and how to best put them into context.…… Read more “1 Timothy 2:11-15 In Context, Part 3: The Significance of “I” In “I Do Not Allow A Woman To Teach” (1 Timothy 2:12)”

The context of 1 Timothy 2 is not pleasant. There’s a lot going on in worship, and most of it, according to Paul at least, is chaotic…… Read more “1 Timothy 2:11-15 In Context, Part 2: Why Paul Doesn’t Allow The Women In Ephesus To Teach”

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