Overview: 1 Timothy 2:12–14 What is Paul commanding when he says that he does not “permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man”? He is commanding obedience to the Lord according to the pattern established in Creation—Yahweh-rules-man, man-rules-woman, mankind-rules-nature—and renewed in Christ Jesus. Though hotly debated even in the Church today, […]
I have the privilege of serving as a chaplain for the City of Winter Springs which in addition to praying for government meetings and counseling city employees means that I have the opportunity to observe city political life from an (oftentimes) safe vantage. One of the things that has struck me over the years is […]
What does Paul expect when he commands Women to “learn quietly with all submissiveness” and what does that mean for the Church? The Apostle, and God Himself, expects that female Christians humbly and longingly live out their dependence on the Lord by confessing their ignorance and obeying the wisdom of the Church, which herself—the Bride […]
Overview: 1 Timothy 2:9, 10 What is the Heart of Paul’s command regarding a Woman’s appearance? That a Christian woman’s appearance and conduct are to encourage Godliness as a manifestation of Holy Spirit’s work. We too often miss the larger connection between prayer and idolatry on one hand and male and female roles with the […]
We at Trinity Pres. are committed to building a generational church in the generational Church, and that is no simple thing. This last week I had the rare opportunity to listen to conservative Catholic commentator Ross Douthat’s Interesting Times podcast during which he interviewed the ex-American Baptist pastor and now data analyst Ryan Burge. It […]
What does Paul have to say about Biblical manhood? Looking to Christ Jesus, who is the ultimate man, the Apostle commands that Christian men gather for prayer (cf. 2:1) and do so reaching out to heaven with “clean hands”, expecting great things from God, and in unity with their brothers. The 1st Adam was created […]
It isn’t news to anyone that we live in a time of radical individualism. Selfishness and an emphasis on “treat yo’self”-ism, aka the self-care movement, are the most recognizable vices produced by people living out the spirit of this age, but there are others as well. Tribalism of the worst sort, the constant “you’re either […]
Overview: 1 Timothy 2:1–7 What does Paul consider of First Importance in the Christian life and What does it do? Prayer, and particularly corporate prayer, have a distinct priority to the Apostle to the Gentiles. And this practice of corporate prayer is not only the means by which the mediatorial work of Christ is applied […]