Christ Over All

Does Scripture permit a woman to teach a Sunday School class? What about lead a small group? While Scripture clearly teaches complementary roles for men and women, applying this teaching to various ministry settings requires careful thought. So, what does a faithful and wise complementarianism look like in practice?

God's word and God's world both testify to complementarity between men and women. So, what exactly is complementarity and why does it promote flourishing for everyone? Timestamps to Know ·  Intro: 00:31 ·  William Manchester’s Observations – 02:18 ·  The Functional and Ontological Change of Roles in the Church – 04:45 ·  What is the Importance of Addressing Men and Women’s Roles? - 09:32 ·  Making Clear Our Motivations for Defending Complementarianism - 11:40 ·  What Does Scripture Say About the Complementarity of Men & Women? – 17:55 ·  How Do We Know These Established Roles Were in Creation Before the Fall? - 22:17 ·  Where Else in the Old Testament Can We See the Relation Between Manhood and Womanhood? - 27:35 ·  The Commendation of Abraham and Sarah and the Role of Family - 31:29 ·  1 Timothy 2, Family, and the Church - 35:58 ·  Spheres of Authority & Submission – 39:05 ·   The Word of God ‘Fitting’ With the World Around Us- 42:35 ·  Outro - 45:47 Resources to Click ·  Priestesses in the Church – C.S. Lewis ·  The Fallacy of Interchangeability – Colin Smothers ·  Is the Slippery Slope Actually Slippery? Egalitarianism and the Open-and-Affirming Position – Colin Smothers ·  The Danvers Statement On Biblical Manhood & Womanhood ·  The Music & Meaning of Male and Female – Alastair Roberts Books to Read ·  Man and Woman in Christ – Stephen B. Clark ·  What is the Meaning of Sex? – Denny Burk ·  Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – ed. John Piper & Wayne Grudem

God's word and God's world both testify to complementarity between men and women. So, what exactly is complementarity and why does it promote flourishing for everyone?

What looks colorful and playful . . . until it smashes into the household of God? It's a wrecking ball disguised as the Egalitarian Beachball, and its coming for the Southern Baptist Convention. 

The world's meager idea of love as mutual affirmation pales in comparison to the robust view of love presented in Scripture. True love of neighbor refuses to uphold tacit lies, but instead seeks human flourishing lived out in God's ordered reality. Timestamps to Know ·  Intro: 00:33 ·  Where do We Miss the Idea of ‘Loving One’s Neighbor’ Today? - 2:51 ·  The Logic of Loving One’s Neighbor & The Idea of Reciprocity – 5:56 ·  Working Out Moral Norms in a Society Against Christianity – 10:30 ·  How Much Does our American Context Inform a Natural Law Argument? - 13:53 ·  How Do We Argue What True Love Is in the Public Square? -19:43 ·  Do We See Christians Making Moral Arguments From Scripture? - 26:03 · More Practical Ways of Speaking in Public to the Culture - 34:23 · The Recognition and Moral Persuasion of Judgment - 41:31 ·  Outro – 46:43 Resources to Click ·  The Moral Meaning of Loving One’s Neighbor – Andrew T. Walker ·  The President, Jesus, and the Golden Rule – Francis Beckwith ·  Carl Trueman on Gays and Personal Identity – Andrew Sullivan ·  The Rise of the Nazis – The Rest Is History Podcast ·  Does God Exist? A Conversation with Tom Holland, Stephen Meyer, and Douglas Murray – Uncommon Knowledge Podcast Books to Read ·  God and the Transgender Debate – Andrew T. Walker ·  Epistle Sermons of Martin Luther – Martin Luther; John Lenker ·  The Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis ·  Natural Law: A Brief Introduction and Biblical Defense – David Haines & Andrew Fulford ·  Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents – Rod Dreher ·  Ideas Have Consequences – Richard Weaver

The world's meager idea of love as mutual affirmation pales in comparison to the robust view of love presented in Scripture. True love of neighbor refuses to uphold tacit lies, but instead seeks human flourishing lived out in God's ordered reality.

As we reject God and slouch towards Gomorrah, we find that the erotic "free love" that promised so much ultimately fails to deliver true love of neighbor. We also find that God does not love everyone in the same way. Listen to Ardel Caneday, David Schrock, and Stephen Wellum discuss Dr. Caneday's longform essay, "The True Nature of Love, God's and Ours." Timestamps to Know ·  Intro: 00:33 ·  The Idea of ‘Free Love’ - 2:12 ·  The Impact of ‘Free Love’ on the Church - 4:55 ·  Government Sponsored Erotic Love - 8:05 ·  The Pietistic Approach to ‘Just Preach the Gospel’ - 13:01 ·  Carson’s Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God - 16:26 ·  Intra-Trinitarian Love – 21:09 ·  The Rise of Creation/Climate Care in Evangelicalism - 24:21 ·  God’s Love for the World in General – 29:23 ·  1 John 4:7-10 – 30:36 ·  Love Includes Judgment & Wrath - 35:04 ·  God’s ‘Electing’ Love - 36:08 ·  Closing Thoughts - 37:37 ·  Outro - 40:37 Resources to Click ·  The True Nature of Love, God’s and Ours: Love is from God and Imitates Him by Ardel Caneday ·  The Doctrine of the Trinity: Three Distinct Persons by David Schrock Books to Read ·  1984 – George Orwell ·  Knowing God – J.I. Packer ·  The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God – D.A. Carson

Does God love everything in the same way? The answer is a five-fold "no."

In order to end abortion, we need to consider what Scripture tells us about the blessedness of children and why we must protect the unborn and offer a new set of images, stories, and celebrations that reform our social imaginaries. Listen to David Schrock, Trent Hunter, and Stephen Wellum discuss four truths that move us in that direction. Timestamps to Know · Intro: 00:25 · Influences for Having a Home Full of Children – 2:38 · Discussing Philip K. Dick’s Opening Scene – 6:43 ·  Francis Schaeffer & Consequences of Ideas - 11:38 · What is a Social Imaginary? – 14:12 · Four Truths for a New Vision of Children – 17:27 · Abortion is a Theological Problem – 19:55 · What is the Image of God? 22:50 · Understanding Humans as God’s Royal Image – 25:04 · What is a Biblical Case for Human Dignity Inside the Womb? – 28:00 · How do the Gospel and Rescuing the Unborn Go Together? – 31:00 · Outro: - 37:12 Resources to Peruse · For the Kids Nobody Wants: Imagine There’s No Children – David Schrock · For the Kids Nobody Wants: Longing for and Loving the Little Ones – David Schrock Books to Read · Marriage: Sex in the Service of God – Christopher Ash · Love Thy Body - Nancy Pearcy · The Eye of the Sibyl and Other Classic Stories – Philip K. Dick · A Secular Age – Charles Taylor · The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self – Carl R. Trueman · Hearers & Doers – Kevin J. Vanhoozer

In order to end abortion, we need to consider what Scripture tells us about the blessedness of children and why we must protect the unborn and offer a new set of images, stories, and celebrations that reform our social imaginaries. Here are four truths that move us in that direction.