Articles for tag: Greek Grammar

March 6, 2014

By Matt Proctor In the book Children’s Letters to God, one young girl wrote: “Dear God, are boys better than girls? I know you are one, but try to be fair.” It’s an age-old question: what does God think about women and, specifically, women’s roles in the church? It’s also a controversial question. The April 2013 article “Women Preaching” generated more comments on CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s website than any other article last year. The article mentioned that Ozark Christian College offers a preaching class for women, and some readers wondered about the biblical rationale for such a class. (By the way,

October 15, 2011

Christian Standard

Bible Study Theology & Bible

Swiss Army Knife or Sword of the Spirit?

By Jim Eichenberger One of the most “handy” passages for condemning behavior we do not like has to be 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body” (New International Version, 1984). In fact, this verse is like the proverbial Swiss Army knife. It is useful for a variety of occasions! Here is how it works. Are you looking for a way to condemn

November 9, 2008

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Leadership Ministry Training & Education

The Local Church Needs Scholars

By Fred Hansen Â WHAT IS A SCHOLAR? According to the definitions in The Oxford English Dictionary, the word scholar can describe anyone from a person who reads or writes well to someone well acquainted with the Greek and Latin languages. In other words, scholarship is often in the eye of the beholder. And the meaning of the word has changed throughout history. In the Elizabethan period, for example, it referred to university graduates who could not find employment in a professional field but sought to make a living by writing. Our use of the word is broader than that,