Episodes

  • 22 - Exousia

    22 - Exousia
    Feb 14 2025
    Jesus has ALL authority in heaven and on earth (exousia epi). Jesus gives his men and women disciples authority to make disciples of all nations. Jesus shares power, and we should too! In Scripture, the word exousia is never used to express men’s authority over women!

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    10 mins
  • 25 - Chiasm and Sigato

    25 - Chiasm and Sigato
    Feb 14 2025
    Observe Paul’s structure of 1 Corinthians 14:34-40. Paul structured this chiasm to help display unity and peace in the church of Corinth. Paul corrected the chaos caused by two main groups — Spiritual indulgers and Ascetic legalists. Paul first corrected the expressive Spirituals by limiting tongues, prophets, and inquisitive women. Then he corrected the Ascetics by setting free the same three groups.

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    12 mins
  • 2 - Abba - Is God a Male, Female, Both, or Neither?

    2 - Abba - Is God a Male, Female, Both, or Neither?
    Jan 28 2025
    God is neither male nor female! Unlike the Canaanite deities from Old Testament days, and unlike certain Hindu, tribal, or ancestral deities that modern people worship, God is above gender.

    Christians do not believe that God is “an old man with a beard and ten fingers and ten toes.” Absolutely not! Neither does God consist of female body parts. Absolutely not! In John 4:24, Jesus made it clear when he explained, “God is Spirit.” When the Word became flesh, Jesus was certainly male. However, the eternal, Triune God is neither male nor female.

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    6 mins
  • 24 - (.) No Punctuation

    24 - (.) No Punctuation
    Feb 14 2025
    The original Greek manuscript had no punctuation - no commas, question marks, quotations, or periods. This linguistic detail may sound minor, but it can make a huge difference in translation and the meaning of a passage.

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    7 mins
  • 3 - Imago Dei - Who is Made in God’s Image ... Male, Female, or Both?

    3 - Imago Dei - Who is Made in God’s Image ... Male, Female, or Both?
    Jan 28 2025
    BOTH male and female are made in God’s image. Created by God, men and women are NOT divine. However, God stamps us with the Creator’s imprint. Every human has inherent value - given as a gift from the Creator. We do not earn this value or worth. God doesn’t wait to stamp boys and girls at birth with his image. God’s image is deeply woven into the being of every child - from the moment of conception.

    Genesis 1:27 states, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. ”

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    4 mins
  • 31 - Roles

    31 - Roles
    Feb 14 2025
    No Bible verse exists that distinguishes roles between men and women. The Bible never states, “leadership is male” or “cooking is female.” By true definition, roles are interchangeable. Multiple people can do the job. Often cultural context determines whether a job is held by a man or woman. But when it comes to Christian leadership, some people have changed the definition of role, describing leadership as fixed, permanent, and based on gender.

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    8 mins
  • 4 - 5 Commands - Did God Originally Plan for Both Men and Women to Lead?

    4 - 5 Commands - Did God Originally Plan for Both Men and Women to Lead?
    Jan 28 2025
    God honored and blessed the first man and woman and gave them both five key commands. In the ideal perfection of sinless creation, we find God’s heart to bless humanity and establish a world reaching mandate that leads to human flourishing.

    Consider God’s first words to people in Genesis 1:28: “God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’” God used plural verbs and plural pronouns.

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    9 mins
  • 5 - Ezer - Were Women Created As The Helper Of Men?

    5 - Ezer - Were Women Created As The Helper Of Men?
    Jan 28 2025
    God intended, by the creation of woman, to make a “strength” or “power” that would “correspond” to the man—equal strengths. Nothing in the text indicates the woman is inferior, weaker, lesser, limited, or in any way carries less authority than the man. God created the man and woman to be powerful counterparts with a worldwide mission!

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    7 mins