Where are the women in 1 John 2:12-14?
How did John use the words “children,” “fathers,” and “young men” in 1 John 2:12-14? Was he writing only to men? Were women excluded from any of these groups?
April 13, 2025
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Were there women elders in New Testament churches? (Part 2)
This is a somewhat technical look at the word presbyteroi (“elders”) in New Testament letters, including the presbyterai (“women elders”) 1 Timothy 5:2.
January 20, 2017
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The Holy Spirit and Equality in the Book of Acts
The Book of Acts bears testimony to the Holy Spirit’s roles as the great energiser and equaliser in the first decades of the church. The Spirit continues to foster equality and my aim is to work with the Spirit.
August 28, 2012
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