Philip B. Payne

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  Jul 24, 2023

  The subordinationist heresy? Christ is eternally subordinate to Father God

  Second, the idea of the eternal subordination of the Son goes against the most basic Christian traditions, the creeds. Since the time of Athanasius and the early church creeds, Christian orthodoxy has affirmed that there is one God existing eternally in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in being, power, and glory.

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  Jul 15, 2023

  Is the ‘slippery slope’ argument against ordaining women valid?

  We support gender equality in the Church not despite what the Bible teaches, but because of the Bible’s affirmations of women in ministry

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  Jul 8, 2023

  How Church Fathers debunked common patriarchal interpretations of the Bible

  The Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood #6 asserts the “husband’s authority” and that “some governing and teaching roles within the church are restricted to men.” People who believe this commonly claim to uphold the traditional teaching on gender roles in the church.

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  Jul 7, 2023

  How Bible translations distort God’s Word regarding gender

  Hopefully, one passage at a time, translators will better reflect the gender equality in God’s Word.

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  Jun 4, 2023

  Is the 'order of creation' male authority Bible argument valid?

  One of the mantras of complementarians is the “order of creation,” by which they mean that because man was created before woman, men should have authority over women. Is this biblical?

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  May 17, 2023

  Mutual submission in 1 Peter 3:1-7: Husband submit to wife?

  Here Peter also not only commands wives to submit themselves to their own husbands, but also commands husbands to submit themselves to their own wives and to honor their wives as joint heirs of the gracious gift of life.

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  May 7, 2023

  What Ephesians 5 really teaches about husband-wife submission

  In sharp contrast to patriarchal Greco-Roman “household tables,” which directly address only the father of the family and assign him final authority in the household, Paul addresses all members of the household and calls all to be accountable to Christ.

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  May 2, 2023

  Does the Bible teach male headship?

  Many people claim that the Bible teaches “male headship” because 1 Corinthians 11:3 states, “man is the head of woman.”

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  Apr 27, 2023

  Does I Corinthians say women have to cover their heads?

  This passage has many statements, including the following twelve, that do not make sense if it’s about a Church custom that all women must have a garment covering symbolizing subordination.

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  Apr 19, 2023

  Does 1 Timothy 2:12-15 prohibit women from teaching or having authority over men?

  Furthermore, the translation, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man,” is dubious for four reasons.