The Accidental Reformation: How Luther and Calvin Reformed the Family
By Owen Strachan | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019Martin Luther and John Calvin represent two theologians of the Reformation, that Bible-driven movement so long ago, who promoted God’s vision for the family and led many to do the same.
The Conversation Behind the Conversation: How Ecclesiological Assumptions Shape Our Complementarianism
By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019Behind many of our complementarian debates are significant differences about how we view the church.
Essential and Indispensable: Women and the Mission of the Church
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019The essential and indispensable nature of women for the mission of the church does not depend upon any form of programmatic or paid ministry. It depends on what Christ has made women through dying and rising for them: disciples, witnesses, priests, fellow-workers.
Can Women Be Sent Out as Missionaries?
By Andy Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019So can women be missionaries? Yes, of course. But also yes to the biblical teaching on gender distinctions in the life of the church. The two are not at odds.
Five Key Texts and Pastoral Application
By PJ Tibayan | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019Here are five passages dealing with manhood and womanhood that we must teach and apply for pastoral faithfulness.
Seven Women’s Ministries in the New Testament
By Jonathan Rourke | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019Here are seven ways we can encourage women to use their spiritual and material resources.
Does the Bible Allow for Women Deacons? Yes, Says Tom Schreiner (with a Response from Alex Strauch)
By A. Strauch, T. R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019Does the Bible allow for women deacons? Yes, says Tom Schreiner.
You’re Not a Healthy Church Unless You Care About Titus 2
By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019If your church doesn’t encourage women teaching women the Bible, then it’s not fulfilling Scripture’s vision of a healthy church.
Should Women Teach? Thoughts on Function, Office, and 1 Timothy 2:12
By Thomas R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019Paul doesn’t merely say that women should not serve as elders. He also says that they should not preach and teach when the church gathers.
How Psalm 113 Changed My Life
By Rosaria Butterfield | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019How could a smart woman like me turn away from the work the Lord had already prepared for me? Isn’t it sinful not to use my gifts?
3 Reasons You Should Preach through Galatians
By Clint Humfrey | 12.06.2019Many churches build up structures around the gospel that end up undermining the foundations of the gospel itself. If your church needs a major doctrinal cleanup, or if you’re concerned about a cracking foundation, Galatians can be the cautionary tale which your church needs to hear.
What the Psalter Should Teach Us about the Songs We Sing
By Brian Sandifer | 12.02.2019Though our songs aren’t inspired like the Psalter’s, they can be just as theologically vast and emotionally diverse.
Giving Thanks for Jesus’s Gifts
By David Schrock | 11.28.2019In Paul’s letters to the churches, we find a peculiar focus on giving thanks for the people whom Christ has given us in our local churches.
3 Reasons You Should Preach Through 2 Corinthians
By Travis Cardwell | 11.25.2019Our culture tells us to play to our strengths. But below the surface, the stubborn reality of our weakness remains. What will we do with it?
Is the Slippery Slope Actually Slippery? Egalitarianism and the Open-and-Affirming Position
By Colin Smothers | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 11.23.2019So, is there really a slope between embracing egalitarianism and endorsing homosexuality?
