Recently I came across a list of “ten reasons God designed there to be male headship” by “complementarian” Bruce Ware. I will list and comment, because it’s a good study in how people eisegete (read into) the scriptures their preconceived agenda.
The order of creation, with the man created first, indicates God’s design of male headship [...]
People say that what separates amateurs from professionals is attention to detail, among other things. And such attention is certainly no more vital than in Bible study. I’ve documented here in this blog many things that have been glossed over, some accidental and some deliberate, but here is one that is very rarely noticed.
Genesis 2:15
The [...]
I’ve been pondering the problem of conveying to the poorly-trained believer how there can be so many variations in Bible translations and paraphrases (the line between which is much blurrier than most realize). I think the best way is by illustration. Some believe, as a matter of principle, that every word in one language must [...]
Here is 2 John 1:1a in several standard Bible translations:
ISV
From: The Elder To: The chosen lady and her children, whom I genuinely love, and not only I but also all who know the truth,
NASB
The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who [...]
The recent post about Ephesians and interlinears, Dead Wrong, prompted me to say a little more about how much time we waste in the typical Bible study. I was in “Sunday School” for 43 years and really just kept getting the same set of lessons, over and over, filling in the blanks with all the [...]
In mankind’s noble quest to prove itself insignificant, many have concluded that there just has to be life on other planets. But we need to examine some of the common planks in this misanthropic platform.
God never said he didn’t make life elsewhere
The universe is so unimaginably large, the statistical probability of life on other planets [...]
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