Thinking and Living Biblically in a Gender-neutral SocietyBiblical Manhood and Womanhood seriesFirst Presbyterian ChurchJackson, MSDr. J. Ligon Duncan 19 Objections to Complementarianism 1 Timothy 2:8-15 Some of you may be here for the first time, so let me just walk you through just two or three things by way of introduction, we’ll look at the Scripture together and then I'm going to try to answer some objections to complementarianism. All summer long we have been arguing what we have labeled just as shorthand “complementarianism.” That is, that men and women are designed to complement one another; they’re not identical in their nature and their roles; they are equal before God in His justifying grace; in membership, in the family of God, they are equally loved of God, used of…

Thinking and Living Biblically in a Gender-neutral SocietyBiblical Manhood and Womanhood seriesFirst Presbyterian ChurchJackson, MSDr. J. Ligon Duncan 1 Timothy 2:11-15, 1 Corinthians 14 “Silent in the Church: Why Can't Women Preach?” As we began the study of the subject of Christian Manhood and Womanhood this summer, there were several reasons given for the importance of undertaking this survey. One is we want to foster biblical manhood and womanhood in the Church because it's never safe for Christians to act unbiblically. If the Bible teaches us to do something, and we ignore that, we can be sure that it will come back to haunt us because God doesn't say something for nothing in His Word. Secondly, we've said that we want to foster biblical manhood and womanhood in…

Thinking and Living Biblically in a Gender-neutral SocietyBiblical Manhood and Womanhood seriesFirst Presbyterian ChurchJackson, MS 1 Timothy 2:11-15, 1 Corinthians 14 “Silent in the Church: Why Can't Women Preach?” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan As we began the study of the subject of Christian Manhood and Womanhood this summer, there were several reasons given for the importance of undertaking this survey. One is we want to foster biblical manhood and womanhood in the Church because it's never safe for Christians to act unbiblically. If the Bible teaches us to do something, and we ignore that, we can be sure that it will come back to haunt us because God doesn't say something for nothing in His Word. Secondly, we've said that we want to foster biblical manhood and womanhood in…