As I continue to study on masculinity, femininity, and the divergence of gender roles, I have found there are three camps when it comes to interpreting Ephesians 5:22—“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”

* There are those who take it literally. They are a slim minority.

* There are egalitarians who perform textual mental gymnastics to try to make the verse mean the opposite of what it says. They are a sizable, vocal minority.

* There are those who say they believe it, but functionally do not take it seriously at all. This is the overwhelming majority.

That final group is the main focus of my writing on this topic. There was a time when the husband was clearly the head of his home, but in practical terms, that isn’t really the case in most Christian households anymore.

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In this debate recap video, I examine 3 arguments against baptism from my debate against Jeremiah Nortier, featuring:

* The one I wish I had answered better

* The one Jeremiah thinks was his best argument

* The actual best argument that Jeremiah forgot to use

And, why they don’t hold water.

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Spencer Hall joined me to talk about the unfortunate practice of "One strike fellowship," where any disagreement is enough to get someone labeled as "unsound" or "a false teacher."

And, we discuss how to handle disagreements in the churches of Christ

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As you may have noticed in my recent material, there has been yet another dustup in the churches of Christ over alcohol.

To be honest, I’m quite sick of talking about alcohol itself, and I don’t feel the debates over oinos and shekar and all the other related points are worthwhile anymore. It just is what it is, and minds are made up.

These controversies reveal three much more significant underlying issues

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In this debate recap video, I look at the verse that those who deny baptism’s essentiality for salvation can’t get around.

And, I break down the problem with Jeremiah’s favorite defense: calling everything a “Word-concept fallacy!”

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In my first debate recap video, I look back on a bizarre claim made by Jeremiah Nortier in our debate on baptism, regarding Naaman and his ability to boast in his works.

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And, if you’re going to Lads 2 Leaders Nashville this weekend, stop by and say hello!

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This is the fourth in an ongoing series of posts about masculinity, femininity, and our differing roles. See previous entries here, here, and here.

A Dave Ramsey caller shared her story of her husband’s apparent misconceptions. Dave’s response gives us a perfect example of so much of what is wrong with the modern Christian view of marriage, headship, and gender.

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Today’s audio is actually from a video I did with Marco Arroyo back in December 2024, but I’m resharing the video here and posting the audio to the Church Reset podcast because suddenly it’s become highly relevant again.

In this episode:

* Marco and I discussed the church of Christ’s “Deep State” that controls allowable opinion and lines of fellowship.

* We talked about the cancel culture that makes so many afraid to have open discussions about the Scriptures lest they lose their job or even their friend and family relationships.

* And, we talked about where this kind of influence comes from and how it hinders our unity.

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Last week, the brotherhood police in the churches of Christ were at it again as Terrance Brownlow-Dindy of the Texas School of Preaching took aim at Todd Clippard over the issue of alcohol. This time, he was joined by Don Blackwell of GBN in a joint public confrontation.

Todd wrote a well done piece laying out his position, but the damage has already been done. More fractures have been caused, more reputational damage has been done. Why? Because that’s what they do.

I commented on it on my Facebook account to say:

It’s time the rest of us band together and tell the dividers and the slanderers, “Enough.”

The responses to that have given me a few angles that I believe need a little bit more examination.

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As promised, the debate is finally here for on-demand audio or video streaming!

Thanks to everyone who has asked for viewing info and shown support! I’d love to hear what you think, and what follow-up questions you might ask me or Jeremiah if you got the chance.

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Host: You can check out Chris Arnzen’s radio show at ironsharpensironradio.com

Opponent: Jeremiah Nortier is “The Apologetic Dog” on YouTube

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