Complementarians Single Out Single Women
Complementarians say men and women are equal in Christ, but the finer points of their beliefs reveal something different, especially regarding single women.
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by Marg | Apr 2, 2017 | All Posts on Equality | 31
Complementarians say men and women are equal in Christ, but the finer points of their beliefs reveal something different, especially regarding single women.
Read Moreby Marg | Jul 26, 2015 | All Posts on Equality | 11
The complementarian ideology that men are designed to lead, and women are designed to submit to male leadership, has many drawbacks, but in this post I highlight just one of them.
Read Moreby Marg | Mar 31, 2015 | All Posts on Equality, Ephesians 5, Equality in Marriage, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 25
When people think of the “masters” mentioned in the New Testament household codes, they tend to think of men. Many masters in NT times, however, were women. How does this realisation affect the notion of female submission?
Read Moreby Marg | Mar 28, 2015 | Christian Living | 46
In this post, I express my concern about John Piper’s lack of propriety and wisdom in comments where he references Tozer’s widow. This quotation is posted several times on The Gospel Coalition’s website.
Read Moreby Marg | Dec 30, 2013 | All Posts on Equality | 32
Matt Chandler states unequivocally, “I teach to men . . . I go after the men.” Matt focuses his ministry on men because, he says, this is how he understands the scriptures. So what happens to the lost sheep who are female? And how does Matt’s focus affect the thousands of women in his flock?
Read Moreby Marg | Jan 12, 2013 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Ministry | 5
Does the New Testament teach that men and women have different roles in church based solely on gender? Are some ministries too important for women?
Read Moreby Marg | Oct 21, 2012 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 16
Complementarians believe that women cannot be pastors and Bible teachers, yet some read Bible commentaries and theological books written by women. How does that work?
Read Moreby Marg | Oct 20, 2012 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Marriage, Gender in Genesis 1-3 | 41
In support of their views of male authority and female submission, hierarchical complementarians place a great deal of importance on the created order of man first, woman second, given in Genesis 2.
Read Moreby Marg | Aug 3, 2012 | All Posts on Equality | 12
Defining femininity and masculinity is difficult. In this article, Stephanie Phillips Wilkins looks briefly at two definitions of femininity, one from John Piper and one from Jonalyn Fincher.
How would you define femininity?
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