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Fifth aspect of man, from 1 Cor. 11:7

Objections to God’s Masculinity: Part Four

Continuing to examine objections to the idea that God is masculine, we come to this: Yes, we find the Bible speaking of God in all sorts of ways that seem to predicate masculinity to him. However, we cannot take these … Continue reading

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Objections to God’s Masculinity: Part Three

We continue examining the most common objections to the masculinity of God, particularly those found among ostensible patriarchalists. We’ve previously looked at “masculinity is not a concept found in the Bible,” and now we tu rn our attention to an … Continue reading

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Objections to a Masculine God, Part Two

Before more completely unpacking Paul’s contention that God is masculine in 1 Corinthians 11:7, we are first examining the most common objections to this idea, beginning with objections lodged even by committed patriarchalists. One of the most common objections from … Continue reading

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Objections to a Masculine God, Part One

Is God masculine? Feminists laugh at the notion. Evangelical feminists tut-tut what they claim is the understandable parochialness of the idea. Complementarians bend over backward to grant as much of the feminist critique of patriarchy as they think is needed, … Continue reading

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