Goodbye Earl – Women Taking ‘Leadership’ Seriously

deb — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:03:42 +0000

"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…" Ephesians 5:25 (ESV) http://www.domesticviolencenomore.com/ John Piper, one of the foremost authorities on complementarianism, recently addressed ways in which women can lead/serve at a “Let the Nations Be Glad” seminar organized by the Desiring God ministry. Not surprisingly, he began by explaining why men, and not women, should be the leaders in their homes and the church. In a Christian Post article entitled "John Piper Explains Why Women Shouldn't Lead Men," Piper is quoted as follows: (link) “The Bible really cares about the dynamic between men and women. It has nothing to do with a woman’s incompetency. A man’s headship in the home is not based on his being superiorly competency," said Piper, the pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as he responded to the question of what’s the place of women in missions. "Men are not superior," Piper said. “She is more competent than you [men] in most ways.” He said a wife could be smarter, more read, and know her Bible better than her husband. “This has to do with God’s created dynamic of what a man is and what Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Thu, Nov 10 2011.

Categories: Abusive church tactics, Calvinism/Calvinista, Desiring God, John Piper, Patriarchy, Role of women in the church

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JOHN PIPER JUMPS THE SHARK

dee — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:46:50 +0000

Categories: Desiring God, John Piper, Rick Warren

Assessing the brouhaha over John Piper inviting Rick Warren to speak at his Desiring God conference.

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Goodbye Earl – Women Taking ‘Leadership’ Seriously

JOHN PIPER JUMPS THE SHARK