Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning (Part 4)

Part 1: Today’s Tension: Broad Versus Narrow Complementarianism

Part 2: Different Intuitions and Pastoral Burdens

Part 3: How Do We Move Forward? A Biblical Understanding of Authority and Equality

Part 4: How Do We Move Forward? A Biblical Understanding of Abuse and Gender

Part 5: How Do We Move Forward: A Biblical Understanding of Church and Wisdom

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Part 4: How Do We Move Forward? A Better Understanding of Abuse and Gender

Insofar as the culture outside the church seeks to erase gender and redefine sexuality, I believe the more generationally urgent need is to grow in our understanding of authority and equality. They pertain to the challenges we feel from the outside.

Insofar as sinners in every generation tempt men and women alike to use whatever advantages they have to dominate others, we need a more biblical understanding of oppression and abuse. This is the more universally chronic challenge, and pertains to the challenges that arise inside the church and within our own hearts.

I believe Al Mohler is correct: male superiority and failing to correct abuse are two blind spots complementarians need to do a better job of addressing. (That said, it’s not clear

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