Several years ago I found myself in a difficult conversation with some leaders in our church about women teaching and preaching in the church. Though I taught complementarianism, these men believed that the church should be more inclusive and cease its historic “oppression” against women. I insisted that the offices of the church—elders and deacons—were … Continue reading Authority, Submission, and Scripture
Pastoral Counsel – Is Abuse Grounds for Biblical Divorce?
Godly men and women have differed, and continue to differ, on what constitutes biblical grounds for divorce. For some, divorce is never permissible; others believe the exception clause in Matthew 19:9 ("except in the case of adultery") to provide the only allowance. Others still view the term translated as "adultery"—porneia (interestingly enough, the Bible doesn't … Continue reading Pastoral Counsel – Is Abuse Grounds for Biblical Divorce?