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Ephesians

A collection of 3 issues

Ezekiel, Husbands, and Christ

New Testament authors routinely took Hebrew Bible metaphors and redeemed them by re-reading and reinterpreting them through the lens of Christ. In my church's Ezekiel Bible Study this week, we wrestled with Ezekiel 16. It's an extended metaphor of Israel as an abandoned child that God

Misused Scripture: Ephesians 5:23 "The husband is the head of the wife"

Headship ≠ Leadership Last time I talked about how Ephesians 5:22 needs to be read in the context of the verse above it's not just wives that need to submit to their husbands but husbands, but husbands also need to submit to wives! But, people ask what about

Misused Scripture 6: Ephesians 5:21-22 "Wives Submit To Your Husbands"

If you've been around conservative Christians long enough, you've probably encountered the idea of "Biblical manhood and womanhood" or complementarianism. It's essentially sexist patriarchy baptized with Scripture so that men retain decision-making power and authority while women, well, don't. Evidence