What exactly is a “Overseer”/”Elder”? It is a man who serves as Scripturally-ordained representative of the Triune God, a manifestation of Christ Jesus Himself. Though our English versions of the Bible lack the transparency necessary to recognize the obvious shared root, students of the Old Testament, and particularly its Greek translation (the Septuagint) would have […]
I’m not stating anything controversial when I say that the fundamental purpose of any human being is to worship God. Men, women, children… people of every tribe, nation, tongue, economic, and political pursuasion are born to worship the one true God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There are other privileges and responsibilites that flow out of […]
How are women saved by Childbearing? In Christ Jesus, women are not only saved from their sins, but childbearing becomes an instrument of sanctification and maturation—saving them from the very situation that our first-mother Eve fell prey to because of Adam’s abandonment. Paul’s argument goes something like this: women are to pray but not exercise […]
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 […]