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Does 1 Timothy 2:12 prohibit women from leading and preaching over men in the church? I recently posted an article examining an approach to this question, specifically evaluating interpretive consistency. In the article, I looked at two passages that appealed to the Old Testament to support the claim being made in the text. The point of the blog post was to shed light on an inconsistency of interpretation by looking at one common argument from the Bible in favor of women in the pastorate and another biblical argument supporting the view of monogamous marriage, between one man and one woman. My general observation is that many Christians who advance this particular argument, allowing for women in the pastorate, also affirm the particular argument for the biblical view of marriage. They both have the same methodological starting point; however, both arrive at their conclusions in completely different ways, demonstrating interpretive inconsistency, which I conclude ste...

Last month I started following a woman on Twitter named Jo Luehmann . She is a pastor and runs a ministry that is aimed at decolonizing faith and spirituality. She has a large following on Twitter, thus she is an influential figure. Our theological views are radically different, which is why I wanted to follow her because I think it is important as a Christian to read and study those who differ theologically, so that one does not become myopic to the point of dismissing others without taking the time to understand their views. It is not charitable, and it can lead to theological hubris. All that to say, it doesn’t mean one has to accept all others’ views as valid; rather, it is so that one avoids misrepresenting others when one engages in discourse. We should care to know what others think. And it is extremely unhelpful to formulate arguments against one’s viewpoint when one doesn’t hold that viewpoint. However, even when being careful, misrepresentation can still happen, but we sho...