Tag: theology
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“I Do Not Permit a Woman to Teach…”: 1 Tim 2 (Women in Church Leadership, Pt. 3)
This is the third in a series of posts I’ve been writing on women in church leadership. If you are just now tuning in, I would urge you to read my first and second posts for context before continuing. In my previous post, I offered my interpretation of 1 Corinthians 14:34–35. In this post, I…
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“Be Silent in the Churches”: 1 Cor 14 (Women in Church Leadership, Pt. 2)
A couple of weeks ago, I shared a post detailing my journey from complementarianism to egalitarianism. In that post, I mentioned that I wasn’t intending to offer a comprehensive defense of my position, as that would require more space than a blog would allow. Instead, I offered readers an annotated bibliography with resources from all…
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I Became an Egalitarian Six Years Ago; Here’s Why. (Women in Church Leadership, Pt. 1)
I was born and raised in the Churches of Christ, an American Christian tradition that grew out of what is sometimes called the Stone-Campbell Movement or Restoration Movement. I remain a member of that tradition today. I suspect many of you reading this are also members of this tradition. There are so many things I…
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Responding to Allie Beth Stuckey on Genesis 9:6 and the Death Penalty
Recently, a right-wing Christian political commentator named Allie Beth Stuckey began making the rounds on Twitter/X because of a tweet she made claiming that she supported the death penalty because she was pro-life. Her argument was, in essence, that murderers violate the sanctity of life; and out of His abundant mercy, God permits capital punishment for such…
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Why I Am Still a Credobaptist, Pt 3: Problem Texts, Original Sin, and My Current Conclusions
If you have not read Parts 1 and 2 of this series, you are jumping in at an odd time. I would recommend going back and reading those two segments first—especially Part 2, as it lays the groundwork necessary for the conclusions I draw in this post. If you’re already caught up, feel free to…
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Why I Am Still a Credobaptist, Pt 2: Biblical and Historical Theology
In my previous post, I suggested that paedobaptists (those who baptize infants) are correct to recognize baptism as a gracious gift, a work of God. I would like to begin this post with another affirmation: paedobaptists are correct to emphasize baptism as a means of entrance into a covenant community. It is true that we…
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Why I Am Still a Credobaptist, Pt 1: What Paedobaptists Gets Right
I was born and raised in Churches of Christ (Stone-Campbell Movement), and I happily remain in that tradition today. That’s not to say that I haven’t had to unlearn some things from my upbringing, or that I haven’t had strong objections to certain teachings and practices I’ve encountered through the years. Churches are by their…
Jared Dale Greer 