Biblical Critique

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Biblical Critique

Naming False Teachers: What Paul Actually Did in 1 and 2 Timothy

Paul named Hymenaeus, Alexander, and Philetus for teaching specific false doctrine. He also named Demas, Phygellus, and Euodias for entirely different reasons. A careful look at what the New Testament’s naming actually does, and does not, accuse people of.

Man in a denim jacket holding a microphone, illustrating the Potter's House practice of installing novice pastors
Biblical Critique

Potter’s House Discipleship and the Novice Pastor Problem

The fellowship’s own history celebrates pastors installed within a year of conversion. Paul’s word for a recent convert, neophytos, and his warning against laying on hands suddenly, say why that fails a biblical test.

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Biblical Critique

The Potter’s House Has Never Had a Female Pastor

The Potter’s House has never had a female pastor, and its own books state the reason. Held against the letters of Paul it cites, the doctrine does not survive its own proof-texts.