Looking at the negative example of Beth Moore's behavior and comparing her behavior to the standard of what the Bible calls teachers to display, and close with a list of virtuous women to emulate.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/04/21/what-are-the-biblical-qualities-god-desires-in-a-woman-teacher-not-the-ones-beth-moore-exhibits/

Examples of gracious women to emulate: (not an exhaustive list)

What is “Righteous Anger?”

What does it mean to take the Lord’s name in vain?

All Beth Moore Critiques in One Place

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/04/20/culture-calls-this-a-dirty-word/

Show Notes: The video mentioned of my elders and teacher leading Sunday School class on Biblical wifely submission. Next week our class will take a look at the husband's submission. https://youtu.be/NFXfHf_Cuos

I use the NASB translation, except where noted.

By Elizabeth Prata

Marriage is hard. It takes a lot of work, denial of self, service to the spouse, and submission. Having Jesus at the center is necessary for success and even then, some Christian marriages still fail. Without Christ, I am not sure how any marriage survives! I am not married now, but I was before I was saved. It was difficult and I wish now that I’d had Jesus to rely upon for help. Christians are truly blessed to have the Groom to whom we can bring our marital cares, joys, and petitions.

This week I’ll look at Christian marriage in a upcoming few essays.

Here is a heartfelt, true story about marriage from someone who knows. May you be encouraged as I was by this sweet testimony of my friend Pastor James Bell. He posted this in 2016. He’ll now have been married for 54 years next month. Here’s Pastor Bell:

Poetry by Kay Cude: "Are You Known? Are you Ready?"

Painting by Vasily Vereshchagin, The Night of Golgotha

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/04/18/kay-cude-poetry-are-you-known-evangelism-are-you-ready-2/

Here is some edifying content from the brothers and sisters that I've found this week for your reading and listening pleasure. Links abound

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/04/17/prata-potpourri-2/

Earning a wise living

A World Where Everyone is Taught to Hate Everyone

Witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses

Asking to finish well

The Puritan Study Series

The Theocentric Nature of God's Revelation

Importance of Good Theology for Women

Walking as a Productivity Superpower

Applesauce for Everyone

The Duke of Edinburgh

The Stagers

But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot be quiet, and its waters toss up mire and dirt. (Isaiah 57:20)

[The ungodly are] wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever. (Jude 1:13)

The sea is an apt metaphor for the restlessness of the ungodly. They toss and turn, go to and fro, casting up muck and mire with ungodly thoughts and deeds. In Jude, he is speaking of infiltrating false teachers, but the metaphor is apt also to apply in general to the ungodly, their foaming spray prevents clear vision and in fact has no substance.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/04/16/the-sea-is-restless/

I use the NASB translation

The first woman mentioned in the Bible is the woman God gave to Adam. The last woman mentioned in the Bible is the Bride, now called wife, given by God to Jesus- the church. This episode is a short exploration of this concept.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/04/15/the-first-and-last-women-mentioned-in-the-bible-2/

I use the NASB translation

Links mentioned in the episode:

Heritage Foundation's Ryan Anderson explaining about marriage. 4-min. https://youtu.be/Zcs1K7Gi9Pg

GotQuestions: biblical grounds for divorce

Having a free platform in which to share one's thoughts and words with the world was a revelation, as I remember what life was like pre-internet. I don't think young people have a well-developed sense of just what a privilege it is to have global access to speaking one's mind on any topic But what are the pros and cons of speaking truth into social media? Let's explore the many cons and also the many pros!

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/04/14/the-pros-and-cons-of-social-media-for-the-christian-2/

I use the NASB translation

I think we’re all curious about Jesus in his “hidden years at Nazareth” as Morgan called them. We see much about the baby when he was born, and then when he was about two years old when the Magi worshiped him in the house. We see nothing else of Jesus until he was twelve and at the temple questioning the priests and listening to them. That was the incident when the caravan left Jerusalem to return to Nazareth but Jesus wasn’t among them. Joseph and Mary had to return and look for the boy. Then…nothing until he stepped foot in the Jordan at John the Baptist’s baptism of Him.

What was Jesus like in the in-between? Let's look at the Carpenter

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/04/13/the-carpenter-2/

I’m reading a biography of the short missionary life of William Borden, turn of the last century. It’s called Borden of Yale ’09 by Mrs. Howard Taylor. It’s considered to be a good bio of the young millionaire who gave it all up to be a missionary, but tragically died before he reached his intended field. It’s a good book that paints a sweet picture of a godly man raised in a godly family. This biography led me to knowledge of G. Campbell Morgan, who apparently is one of the 20th century's great expositors.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/04/12/heres-why-we-should-read-old-books/

I use the NASB translation.

Link to The Internet Archive Open Library on G. Campbell Morgan: https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL215594A/Morgan_G._Campbell