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More Reflections on the Ungendered God

Feminist theologians* began using feminine nouns and pronouns in reference to God in response to masculinist theologians who insisted that male identity and authority is derived from the image of a masculine deity. To insist on a masculine deity means that women cannot share the image of God. If sharing the image of God is the theological definition of humanity, then insisting on a masculine deity dehumanizes women. Feminist theologians insist that referring to God with feminine nouns and pronouns dignifies women with the image of God. I offer this as an explanation, not an affirmation.

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What is a Liberal?

In the current political and theological climate, to be designated a liberal by those of my tribe is to be assigned the mark of the beast. The term liberal itself is deemed to be synonymous with leftist, progressive, and even communist. In fact, there are important distinctions. For the sake of this reflection, I wish to limit my remarks to define theological liberalism.
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What Now? After the Defeat of Roe

With the United States Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe v. Wade, I’ve noticed that many pastors are already asking, “What about cases of incest? What about rape? What about…? These are important questions and we now have the opportunity to address serious and important questions as public moral theologians. That’s right pastor – in your preaching you are now required to become a public theologian in which you must offer a coherent explanation from the perspective of biblical exegesis and exposition, and theological reflection.

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The Corruption of Inspired Scripture

All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16–17).

In a previous essay I wrote,

The Bible is the Divine/human Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, communicated through and to humans. Just as Jesus Christ is the incarnate, fully-divine/ fully-human Son of God who was tempted in all ways but remains sinless; likewise, the Bible is the inscripturated fully-divine/fully-human book of God that reveals the righteousness of God and the sinfulness of humanity with infallibility.

Let’s flesh this out a bit.

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A Pentecostal Middle Way

A sermon delivered at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary chapel service on April 27, 2022. The Pentecostal middle way is not about moderation, or compromise. Rather, it’s about a radical faithfulness to covenant with God.

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