Just a reminder that I didn’t follow Charlie or Erika Kirk at all. Erika, in particular, was an unknown to me. I addressed that when I wrote Erika Kirk and the Complementarians shortly after Charlie was murdered. That post almost seems quaint now given all that has transpired since. Watch this short video of them …
A Christian woman keeping her maiden name is one way to be quickly sorted by many people. To some in the church, it is viewed as completely unacceptable. Although they probably wouldn’t call it sin, fellow believers will view the woman with suspicion. (If she kept her maiden name, what other compromises has she made?) …
The idea that there is some future “ultimate fulfillment” of the Biblical prophecies is a troubling one. The Old Testament prophecies pointed to the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. Jesus fulfilled the prophesies. To suggest that His work was somehow not enough to complete what the Father said He would do is… very troubling. And yet …
There are two stories in the news that are connected directly to my Christian faith. One of them is the situation with TPUSA. I think this has tremendous future implications in the Christian church. I don’t have dog in this fight. I wasn’t a TPUSA fan. You can see by my Erika Kirk post at …
The World (oikoumené) Below are all of the uses of the Greek word oikoumené in the New Testament. Verses are quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world (oikoumené) as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Luke …
After tackling The Interpolation Argument Regarding 1 Corinthians 14:33-40, I decided to have an exchange with Arya about 1 Timothy 2:8-15. As you can see below, it was eager to tell me all the things before I asked. But I managed to reign it in and keep it on track. LOL! I find it interesting …
The predominant conservative teaching regarding the verses about women being silent in 1 Corinthians 14:33-40 never made sense to me (contrary to what the “plain meaning of the text” seems to say). I discovered upon further study that there was a reason for that. David, in particular, believes the what in verse 36 is critical …
