Does Paul say, “Act like a man!” to the Corinthians?
In the English Standard Version (ESV) of 1Corinthians 16, the apostle commands the church to be strong, to stand firm, to “act like a man!” Is that accurate?
Category: Biblical Exegesis
These posts involve looking more closely at a Biblical passage to understand its meaning
Is Gender in Every Passage of the Bible?
In a book that begins w/the creation of gender, ends w/a wedding and fills the in-between w/how males & females are to be His image, gender is going to come up.
Christmas in Revelation III – When the Love of Many Grows Cold
Let us keep on with intergendered love because thus our redemption has been worked.
Christmas in the Book of Revelation II -An Enduring Paradigm
Revelation 12’s great sign of how history unfolds, shows the paradigm of gender in bringing redemption.
Christmas in the Book of Revelation I: The Paradigm of Gender
John’s vision of Christmas in Ch. 12 of Revelation gives us how history unfolds, through the archetypes of gender.
Both Together – Gender Praising God
Psalm 148 summons gender to praise God. Are we answering the call?
“My Son,” Says the Proverbs
“This is frustrating!” quipped a female relative as she surveyed the Biblical book, Proverbs. It seemed unbalanced to her.
Presidential Failure in Masculinity
President Biden has mismanaged the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. But his resolute failure to take responsibility for error stands out. Men in relationship doing this fail in masculinity.
How to Improve Your Marriage -It’s not Voodoo
When we dig into the Bible book, The Song of Songs, we find a lot of gender distinction in the urgings of the Shulammite Bride. In its pages she presents to us a vision of the ideal love, which can help us in our marriages. These practical principles of gender are very similar to those outlined by the Apostle Paul.
The Shulammite Celebration of Gender, Part I
I had the great honor recently of co-preaching through one of the most confusing (and avoided) books of the Bible: The Song of Songs (aka, The Song of Solomon).