SPRING 2004 JOURNAL FOR BIBLICAL Table of MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD is a biannual publication of the Contents Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Editorʼs Column ISSN: 1544-5143 2 Bruce A. Ware JOURNAL STAFF Editor Executive Directorʼs Column Bruce A. Ware 4 Randy Stinson Managing Editor A Call to Family Worship Rob Lister 6 Ligon Duncan and Terry Johnson Layout and Design Jared Hallal What We Shall Be: A Look at Gender and the New Creation 17 Mark David Walton Commentators Russell D. Moore The Essence of the Veil: The Veil as a Metaphor for Islamic Women Nancy Leigh DeMoss 29 Susie Hawkins Todd L. Miles CBMW Is Evangelical Feminism the New Path to Liberalism? Chairman of the Board 35 Some Disturbing Warning Signs J. Ligon Duncan, III Wayne Grudem Executive Director The Role of Men and Women in the Church: Randy Stinson 85 A Sermon on Titus 2:1-8 Editorial Correspondence JBMW Daniel L. Akin Attn: Bruce A. 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Lee Grady's 25 Tough Questions About Women and the Church: Annual Subscription £10 101 A Review Article The purpose of The Council on Biblical Man- Rob Lister hood and Womanhood is to set forth the teach- ings of the Bible about the complementary differ- ences between men and women, created equal in Annotated Bibliography for Gender Related Articles in 2003 the image of God, because these teachings are 109 Rob Lister essential for obedience to Scripture and for the health of the family and the Church. CBMW is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability and the National Association of Evangelicals. 1 JBMW 9/1 (Spring 2004) 2-3 Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Editor’s Column Bruce A. Ware Editor, Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood; Senior Associate Dean, School of Theology Professor of Christian Theology The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky In many ways, these are exciting days for biblical complemen- On the other hand, there are clear indications that the tarianism. case for a complementarian understanding of Scripture is standing the test of time, and that alternate proposals from On the one hand, there are clear indications that various strands of egalitarian scholarship are bankrupt and upholding biblically faithful teaching on questions of gender hollow. One example of this bankruptcy is seen in the warm is promoting a wide-spread humility before God and his word, reception among many egalitarians that William Webbʼs Slaves, along with a growing satisfaction in living according to the Women & Homosexuals—reviewed by Thomas Schreiner in patterns that he has established for us, his human creation. In JBMW, 7.1 (Spring 2002) 41-51, and also critiqued by Wayne my travels over the past several months, Iʼve had opportunity Grudem in his article in this issue—is having, a book which to speak in many settings on various aspects of “the gender makes its egalitarian case fi rst by agreeing (essentially) with debate,” as one might call it, and I have found such warm complementarians in their interpretation of New Testament and enthusiastic reception to the clear and wise teaching of passages! Only then does he invoke his proposal that this Scripture on roles of men and women. Perhaps as we witness NT teaching, however, is not normative for the church today. denominations like the Anglican and Episcopal churches Rather, we must look beyond the Bible to know how we are to demonstrate that failure to uphold biblical teaching on the live today. How dangerous, how deeply sad, and how wrong roles of men and women promotes even larger departures on this proposal is. The encouraging point in this, however, is that questions of gender requirements for marriage and ordination, complementarian interpretations of Scripture are proving true, others may become even more resolved to seek to understand as tested over and over again, and we rejoice in the steadfast and obey Scripture rightly on these questions. We realize now, defenses of clear biblical teaching that many faithful supporters more than ever, that much is at stake – for our marriages, our of the complementarian position are giving. families, our churches, and for the culture at large – in just how we interpret and live out biblical teaching on gender matters. So, both offensively and defensively, we see reason to rejoice that the complementarian understanding of Scripture is COUNCIL MEMBERS H. Wayne House Bruce A. Ware Lane T. Dennis Paul Karleen J. P. Moreland Thomas Schreiner Donald Balasa Elliott Johnson Thomas R. Edgar Charles & Rhonda Kelley J. Stanley Oakes Bob Slosser S. M. Baugh Peter Jones BOARD OF REFERENCE Jerry Falwell D. James Kennedy Stephen & Heather Olford F. LaGard Smith Timothy B. Bayly Rebecca Jones Danny Akin John Frame Beverly LaHaye Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr. R. C. Sproul James Borland Mary Kassian Gary Almy Paul Gardner Gordon R. Lewis J. I. Packer Joseph M. Stowell, III Austin Chapman Heather King Gleason Archer W. Robert Godfrey Robert Lewis Paige Patterson Larry Walker Jack Cottrell George W. Knight, III Hudson T. Armerding Bill H. Haynes Crawford & Karen Loritts Dennis & Barbara Rainey Stu Weber J. Ligon Duncan, III C. J. Mahaney Wallace Benn Carl F. H. Henry Erwin Lutzer Pat Robertson William Weinrich Steve Farrar R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Tal Brooke David M. Howard John F. MacArthur, Jr. Adrian & Joyce Rogers Luder Whitlock Mary Farrar Dorothy Patterson Harold O. J. Brown R. Kent Hughes Connie Marshner Robert Saucy Peter Williamson Wayne A. Grudem John Piper Edmund Clowney James B. Hurley Richard Mayhue James Sauer Daniel Heimbach James A. Stahr Nancy Leigh DeMoss S. Lewis Johnson, Jr. Marty Minton Siegfried Schatzmann 2 SPRING 2004 advancing, despite widespread cultural disdain for this humble, assist the reader both offensively and defensively. May we see wise, and biblical stance. And, this current issue of JBMW will more clearly the truth and wisdom of Godʼs purpose for men provide readers with a wealth of resources, both offensively and women, respectively, and may we understand more clearly and defensively, for understanding and upholding better the the errors that must be avoided by all those who long to receive richness and glory of these truths. Our issue begins with an Godʼs “well done” in the end. May God be honored, and may instructive and inspiring article by CBMWʼs Board chairman, his truth and grace be embraced by his people, for his glory and J. Ligon Duncan, and Terry Johnson, commending the practice our good. of family worship, headed and led by fathers in their homes. A theology of worship is joined here with responsible male headship in a way that can assist many families to enter into new levels of freedom and joy, in Christ. Mark David Walton then provides us with a look into the age to come, exploring the question of gender identity in the new creation. As one considers the truth that God created man as male and female, it is only natural to inquire whether gender identity continues, and Waltonʼs essay is richly instructive on this matter. Wayne Grudem, one of complementarianismʼs best friends and most productive scholars, has just completed a new book, Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth, to be released soon from Multnomah Press, in which every major (and minor!) egalitarian argument is addressed and answered. Grudem has done the church an enormous service through this upcoming volume, and it is our privilege here to publish an essay from this book expressing some of the reasons why the gender issue matters so much, both in the academy and in the church. Susie Hawkins presents an intriguing glimpse into Muslim culture in her article on the meaning of the veil within Islam. The contrast between joyful biblical complementarianism and this picture of the life of women in Islam could not be more stark. Daniel Akin, the newly-elected president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, provides us with a clear and insightful sermon on Titus 2, and following this we offer an array of contemporary cultural essays on some of the most pressing issues of our day. Russell D. Moore, R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Nancy DeMoss, and Todd Miles each contributes wisdom and insight into various facets of the current struggle for biblical faithfulness in matters of gender and sexuality. Our book review this issue comes from our managing editor, Rob Lister, who offers a very helpful overview and critique of J. Lee Gradyʼs recent 25 Tough Questions about Women and the Church. This, along with Gradyʼs previous 10 Lies the Church Tells Women, is leading many into a deeply fl awed understanding of the teaching of Scripture. Lister offers some help in showing where this proposal has gone wrong and where the truth may be found. And once again, Lister has compiled the lengthy list of annotated articles on gender issues, this list of articles published in 2003.