Entries Categorized as 'Gender Issues'

Is Christianity Anti-Romance?

Date July 21, 2009Posted by Roger Overton

The lead article in the current issue (Vol. 32, No. 3) of Christian Research Journal is “A Reconsideration of Romantic Love” by Rob Whitley. The following synopsis is provided by CRJ: “There are three main types of marriage: arranged, companionship, and romantic. Arranged marriage is heavily influenced by tradition, parental preferences, religious considerations, economic interest, [...]

T4G 08 Video Online At Ligonier.org

Date January 25, 2009Posted by David N

The videos of all speaker addresses and panel discussions from this year's T4G conference are available online for free at Ligonier.org (for a limited time).  These conferences are amazing, encouraging (and often humorous) and it would be well worth your time to watch the videos (if you don't have a lot of time, just watch [...]

Scott Clark On Natural Law And Gay Marriage

Date October 28, 2008Posted by David N

With Proposition 8 on the ballot in California, it is important to stop and think about the issue of marriage and family in general and how these institutions relate to the state.  How should a Christian (or anyone) approach the issue of state-sanctioned same-sex marriage from a philosophical and political point of view?  Is there [...]

The Bible Defended on CNN

Date September 11, 2008Posted by Roger Overton

Let's hope they do invite Voddie Baucham back- he's a breath of fresh air!

Christ-Like Leadership And The Gender Debate

Date May 8, 2008Posted by David N

    When it comes to the gender debate, we must always keep sight of the Biblical picture of leadership.  Egalitarians frequently argue that our focus should not be on claiming our rights to authority over others, and I couldn’t agree more.  They argue that we should focus on serving one another, and again I couldn’t [...]

Practicing the Bible is a Crime in Finland

Date December 20, 2007Posted by Roger Overton

This was posted on the CBMW blog last week, but it's important enough to highlight even if I'm a bit late… “A pastor in Finland and two of his evangelical colleagues are suffering the consequences of obeying the Bible's injunction that forbids female pastors in an egregious violation of the separation of church and state. [...]

EFBT: Complementarian Methodology

Date September 22, 2006Posted by Roger Overton

My last post on motivation leads us to consider our methodology. We claim to seek adherence to Scripture, but how are we doing this? I’m afraid some split the Bible into “Egalitarian verses” and “Complementarian verses.” There is no such dichotomy in Scripture. The whole of Scripture teaches a complex, yet uniform view of how [...]

EFBT: Complementarian Motivation

Date September 16, 2006Posted by Roger Overton

Thus far we’ve provided a positive case for the Complementarian view of biblical manhood and womanhood through summarizing Wayne Grudem’s arguments in Evangelical Feminism & Biblical Truth. Over the course of the past five posts, some questions have been raised as to Grudem’s (and, in general, complementarians’) motivations for making these arguments. Specifically, he has [...]

EFBT 2.2: Men and Women in Ministry

Date September 9, 2006Posted by Roger Overton

Chapter 1 Summary: The Complementarian Position (Roger)Chapter 2.1 Summary: Men and Women in the Church (Roger)An Argument for Hierarchy (Amy)Biblical Hierarchy in Marriage (Amy) For those who don’t know, this book (Evangelical Feminism & Biblical Truth) is available for free online in PDF form. It would be particularly helpful for this post to read Grudem’s [...]

EFBT: What Does Biblical Hierarchy in Marriage Look Like?

Date September 1, 2006Posted by Amy Hall

Often, when people think of the word “hierarchy,” they immediately visualize a military chain of command where one person barks out his unquestioned orders and is immediately obeyed.  It's no wonder, then, that people are confused–or even angry–when complementarian Christians say they believe that a “hierarchy” wherein the husband is the leader is the right [...]