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Category: Ephesians 5

The head fills the body.

This puzzle has been shared around Facebook recently, and I thought it a perfect illustration of what submission to a source looks like. Or, rather what it doesn’t look like. I explain in the video.… Read More The head fills the body.

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 kbonikowskyLeave a comment

Christian Submission in Ephesians 5

The context of wives submitting to husbands is from the larger result of Christians everywhere submitting to each other as they are filled with the Spirit of Christ.… Read More Christian Submission in Ephesians 5

October 3, 2016May 2, 2022 kbonikowskyLeave a comment

Problem Passages: Ephesians 5:23

This post is a part of the series comparing the teaching on various gender passages in the Bible. Read more about the series here. Ephesians 5:23 says, For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Context This verse… Read More Problem Passages: Ephesians 5:23

July 29, 2014May 2, 2022 kbonikowsky2 Comments

Problem Passages: Ephesians 5:22

This verse is the mother of complementarianism. It establishes their core belief that God wants marriage to follow a pattern based on gender. To the egalitarian, this verse exemplifies the previous verse: submitting each to the other. Simply because Paul says wives are to submit to their husbands does not negate that husbands are to submit to their wives.… Read More Problem Passages: Ephesians 5:22

May 22, 2013May 2, 2022 kbonikowsky15 Comments

Problem Passages: Ephesians 5:21

What does submission mean? Does submission require a leader? Can it be mutual? The Comp and Egal debate continues.… Read More Problem Passages: Ephesians 5:21

May 18, 2013May 2, 2022 kbonikowsky8 Comments

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