by Doug Van Meter | 20 Aug 2006 | 1 Corinthians, Bible Teachings, God's Word on Gender, New Testament, Pauline Epistles, Topical and Miniseries
C.J. Mahaney has contributed a chapter entitled “How to Encourage Husbands to Lead and Wives to Follow” to a book edited by Wayne Grudem and Dennis Rainey entitled Pastoral Leadership for Manhood and Womanhood. Mahaney opens this particular chapter with the following...
by Doug Van Meter | 20 Aug 2006 | Bible Teachings, Genesis, Old Testament, Pentateuch
Parents of newborn boys are sometimes faced with a question with regard to circumcision, “Should we, or shouldn’t we?” The medical fraternity is rather ambiguous about this, for the medical evidence does not appear to be conclusive as to the benefits versus the...
by Doug Van Meter | 13 Aug 2006 | 1 Corinthians, Bible Teachings, God's Word on Gender, New Testament, Pauline Epistles, Topical and Miniseries
In a future study, I wish to highlight a woman’s ministry in the local church. First, however, we must take something of a detour, for there is much “unfinished business” from our previous study. There are three crucial New Testament passages that speak to gender...
by Doug Van Meter | 13 Aug 2006 | Bible Teachings, Genesis, Old Testament, Pentateuch
Some of the most alarming words in all of Scripture are surely these, from the mouth of Jesus Himself, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 7:21)....
by Doug Van Meter | 6 Aug 2006 | 1 Timothy, God's Word on Gender
In our previous study, we began to consider what the text of Scripture has to say with regard to gender; specifically, God’s revelation of the equality and differentiation between male and female; what God says concerning equality of dignity and diversity of function....
by Doug Van Meter | 6 Aug 2006 | Bible Teachings, Genesis, Old Testament, Pentateuch
In 1948 Israel became the possessors of a “homeland.” This was a most remarkable event, as it was the first time since the Diaspora of 70 a.d. that the Jewish people were—in large and nationalistic force—back in the land which had been promised to Abraham and “his...