Women In The Military

Should women be in combat roles in the military? How can the Bible help inform our response? For this or any matter how can the Bible help address any question about our culture or any other culture?

This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot discuss the answer to the question regarding women in combat roles through the lens of Scripture. Dr. Caldwell reminds us that this is always their approach to answering any question or topic that is presented in these weekly podcasts. They take the whole of what Scripture teaches about everything and then work to the specific issues that are discussed. There will be some issues that are directly addressed in Scripture and others that are not.

As Christians, we are to see and understand the world around us through the lens of Scripture. We do this by having our minds saturated with, and informed by the Word of God. As we do this, our worldview is dictated by God's revelation. So then when we come to the things that the Bible doesn't directly address, we still have the principles by which we can think through these issues. We are then able to go about living our lives, choosing, deciding, and giving answers in light of these truths. That's part of what we want people to learn through this podcast, how to think biblically.

Dr. Caldwell says to answer this particular question, we must take the whole of what the Bible teaches about God's design for men and women, what He designed them to be, about masculinity and femininity, and what it says about Adam's responsibilities and Eve's responsibilities.

The Structure of the Family

We start in Genesis and then move through the rest of Scripture,