December 10th, 2011
In discussions on the roles of women, one hot topic among Christians is the subject of modesty. While I think it is important for women not to dress in a revealing or sexually provocative way, I do not believe that this was Paul’s meaning in his instructions in 1 Timothy 2:9.
Tags: Biblical equality, modesty, Paul and Women, Women in the early church
Posted in Christian Living, Equality and Gender Issues | 8 Comments »
November 20th, 2011
Some people, aware that the feminine gender of Junia and Nympha has been obscurred in the past, speculate that Stephanas was also a woman whose gender has been obscured (1 Corinthians 1:16; 16:15,17). Was Stephanas really a woman called Stephana?
Tags: First Corinthians, Junia, Nympha, Stephanas, Stephanas in the Bible, women in ministry debate, Women in the early church
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Women in Ministry | 2 Comments »
November 1st, 2011
What does the Bible say about women who work outside the home?
Is it God’s ideal that women stay out of the workforce and stay at home?
What is the position that Complementarians, such as John Piper, take on the subject of work and working women?
Tags: Aristotle, Biblical equality, CBMW, Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, diakonos, Lydia, motherhood, New Testament Women, Paul and Women, Phoebe, Priscilla, tent maker, women in ministry debate, Women in the early church, working women
Posted in Church History, Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Marriage, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 18 Comments »
August 4th, 2011
Who were Euodia and Syntyche (Philippians 4:2-3)?
Were they the leaders of the Philippian church?
Early Church Father, John Chrysostom, seemed to think so. [1500 words]
Tags: Bible women, can a woman be a pastor, CBE, Chrysostom, Euodia, New Testament Women, Paul and Women, Philippians 4:2-3, Syntyche, women church leaders, women in ministry debate, Women in the early church
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 7 Comments »
July 17th, 2011
Can you name a woman who is called a pastor in the New Testament?
Can you name a man who is called a pastor in the New Testament? [500 words]
Tags: Biblical equality, can a woman be a pastor, women church leaders, women in ministry debate, Women in the early church
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 16 Comments »
January 29th, 2011
John addressed his second letter “to the chosen lady and to her children”. There has been much speculation as to who this “chosen lady” was. Was her name Electa, Kyria, Martha or Mary? Was she a mother, a church or a house church leader? Was she one of Philip’s daughters? [2700 words]
Tags: Bible women, Biblical equality, can a woman be a pastor, Clement of Alexandria, New Testament Women, women church leaders, women in ministry debate, Women in the early church
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 7 Comments »
November 23rd, 2010
Watch Ben Witherington III (Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky) talk to Simon Smart from the Centre for Public Christianity, about the revolutionary nature of Jesus’ (and Paul’s) treatment of women. [video]
Tags: Ben Witherington III, Biblical equality, Galatians 3:28, Junia, Paul and Women, Phoebe, Priscilla, women disciples, Women in the early church
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues | No Comments »
October 12th, 2010
Some Christians believe that it is only men, and not women, who have been given spiritual authority by God. Yet the Bible contains several accounts where God bypassed husbands and male guardians and spoke to women directly with messages of vital significance. This article will look at a few of these women who received spiritual authority from God; women such as Samson’s mother, Deborah, the Wise Women of Abel Beth Maacah, Huldah, Jeremiah’s wailing women, Mary – the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Martha and more.
Tags: Bible women, Biblical equality, brave Bible women, can women be pastors, complementarian, Deborah, Huldah, male authority, male leadership, Martha, Mary Kassian, Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany, Samson's mother, Spiritual authority, The Wise Woman of Abel Beth Maacah, women in ministry debate, Women in the early church
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Marriage, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 11 Comments »
September 11th, 2010
There is only one verse in the entire Bible which disallows a woman from teaching a man – 1Timothy 2:12. Some Christians see this single verse as comprehensively declaring a universal and permanent ban on every woman teaching any man, in almost every conceivable situation, for all time!
This view, however, is called into question by another verse from scripture which gives the Biblical example of Priscilla who, along with her husband Aquila, explained the doctrine of Christian baptism to Apollos. This article will briefly look at who Priscilla and Aquila were; and it will explore the meaning of the word “explain” used in Acts 18:24-26.
Tags: Bible women, Biblical equality, can a woman be a pastor, New Testament Women, Paul and Women, Priscilla, women in ministry debate, Women in the early church
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 19 Comments »
July 28th, 2010
I’ve reposted this article that shows from New Testament scripture that women did function as recognised church leaders.
Make yourself a cuppa and have a read. And please scroll down and check the endnotes. There’s a LOT of important info there! [2000 words plus footnotes]
Tags: Bible women, can a woman be a pastor, Catherine Booth, Chloe, Chosen Lady, Electa, Euodia and Syntyche, Junia, Kuria, Lydia, New Testament Women, Nympha, Paul and Women, Philip's daughters, Phoebe, Priscilla, prophecy, women in ministry debate, Women in the early church
Posted in Equality and Gender Issues, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 31 Comments »
