Joy and Bruce each did their doctoral studies at the University of Strasbourg in France. Hear how Joy hesitantly raised her hand at the end of a weekend retreat in the mountains along the Rhine River and what surprises came next. The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn’t curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the other pa...
Dec 18, 2022•15 min
KEY IDEA. The husbands first referred to in 1 Peter 3:1 need to be "won" to Christ. Then in verse 7 Peter begins with the Greek word for "Likewise." Their wives needed to be won to Christ as well. There has been much speculation about the meaning of these verses. Most of it misses the mark. Much of it espouses incorrrect theology. It is time to recognize this is simply the longest passage on unequally yoked spouses in the Epistles. The book Because of Eden is Book 4 in The Eden Book Series. Get ...
Dec 04, 2022•30 min•Season 9Ep. 7
There were women in ministry who were preferred over men in the Old and New Testaments. Do you know their names? We look into this and more. What example does the Bible give us when we ask about women in ministry? Men will look seriously on women in ministry. Women will be encouraged to practice their gifts. Want to go deeper? We encourage you make sure your beliefs well grounded. Make sure you know what happened in Genesis chapters 2 and 3. Take The Eden Course. The link is a natural one: TheEd...
Nov 20, 2022•29 min•Season 9Ep. 6
Place quotation marks around verses 34 and 35 in 1 Corinthians 14. This shows that these words came from others, not Paul. Our Bible translators should have been doing this all along. But those who get Genesis 3:16 wrong miss the meaning in the other key passages on women and men like this one. Once Genesis 3:16 becomes clear the other passages become clear too. Paul vigorously responds to those who proposed the ideas quoted in verses 34-35. He labels them as proponents of Jewish legalism that h...
Nov 06, 2022•32 min•Season 9Ep. 5
Women are free to follow Paul's liberating traditions! In 1 Cor 11:10-16 Paul appeals to the church as a whole and to the Greek subgroup of believers. The plain Greek in verse 10 simply says a woman is in charge of her own head. There should be no restrictions placed on women in church or at home. GO DEEPER? Get the volumes in The Eden Book Series. Book Three on 1 Timothy is now available. It is Back to Eden, 1 Timothy 2:8-3:16 . Book Four is coming soon, Because of Eden, 1 Corinthians 11 & ...
Oct 23, 2022•18 min•Season 9Ep. 4
In 1 Corinthians 11:4-6 Paul quotes the counterproposal he received from the Jewish legalists. In verses 3 and 7-16 he refutes them and restates his teaching. Go Deeper? Tru316.com The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn’t curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the other passages on women and men become clear too. You are...
Oct 09, 2022•24 min•Season 9Ep. 3
Our Public Launch will be on Tru316 Day March 16, 2023. But already the baby Foundation is on the way. You can jump start our launch. Mail a donation to Tru316 Foundation, 6122 Elliot Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55417. Read the full TruNews blogpost here: https://tru316.com/blog/f/october-tru-news-would-you-say-we-are-true-to-our-calling The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is tha...
Oct 01, 2022•8 min
Does Head mean "boss" here? No. Does Head mean "source" here? I don't see why. The head-body metaphor points to one-ness. It illustrates unity in Christ. See Ephesians 5:31-32 and our book Beyond Eden, Ephesians 5-6 . GO DEEPER The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn’t curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the other pass...
Sep 25, 2022•22 min•Season 9Ep. 2
Five keys unlock the meaning of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. They help us see clearly that Paul didn't limit women in church in any way. Here's one of the keys. Place quotation marks around verses 4-6 because these words are not Paul's. He is quoting the contentious ones in the church at Corinth and then goes on to refute their words. Study The Eden Book Series! Season 9 of The Eden Podcast is built on the Study Guides of our forthcoming book. It is entitled, Because of Eden, 1 Corinthians 11, 14 and ...
Sep 11, 2022•24 min•Season 9Ep. 1
Starts September 12! The Eden Workshop We’ve just completed 8 Seasons on The Eden Podcast. Have you listened to our core content in Seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4? Take a listen. They’re right there for you. Checking our statistics report - we’ve had listeners download our episodes from more than 100 countries around the world! Thanks to all of you as we focus on the true message of Genesis 3:16, “that God didn’t curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Listener feedback is important to us and we ...
Sep 05, 2022•4 min
People stumble over several points in this passage. Here are two quick notes taken from this episode. "One wife/husband" in the Greek of 3:2 is an idiom meaning "a faithful spouse" whether male or female. "If anyone manages his or her own household well" in Greek in 3:5-6 includes both men and women. Go deeper with the book Back to Eden, 1 Timothy 2-3 by Bruce C. E. Fleming, available soon. What is the foundation for our research? Genesis 3:16! Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the seven passages ...
Aug 28, 2022•31 min•Season 8Ep. 8
Pistos ho logos - Jesus the Faithful Word - restores the wayward overseers being corrected in Ephesus by Timothy according to 1 Timothy 3:1. Jesus can do so for wayward servants today. Most people come to this verse looking for Paul to repeat the pun he made in 1 Timothy 1:15. There he first used the words pistos ho logos . First he gave glory to Jesus for being "the Faithful Logos" or Word in his own life. Then he immediately tacked on a saying using two senses of the Greek phrase. But the seco...
Aug 14, 2022•20 min•Season 8Ep. 7
Paul and Eve were not first-degree rebels. Each was a second-degree sinner. Eve had to be deceived into eating. Paul acted ignorantly and in unbelief. Each came to understand this and turned to God. God confirmed Eve as Satan's Eden Adversary when he said I will put enmity between you two (Genesis 3:14). God confirmed Paul as an apostle by appointing him to his service (1 Timothy 1:12). With this understanding we can work our way through 1 Timothy 2:13-15 with full understanding. GO DEEPER The T...
Jul 31, 2022•36 min•Season 8Ep. 6
"Woman" This anarthrous noun can stand for a subgroup of women. These women made up the subgroup of women overseers who had gone astray and were being corrected by Timothy in Ephesus and Paul where he was. Not all the men overseers were being corrected because not all were causing angry disputes in church. Not all the women overseers needed to be retrained. Many were professing the Gospel well. Verse 11 is the main idea of verses 11 and 12. Verse 12 is subordinate to it. Verse 11 is Paul's comma...
Jul 17, 2022•21 min•Season 8Ep. 5
This passage is not about gentle prayer meetings everywhere. Nor is it about all women everywhere. Here is the key to understanding 1 Timothy 2. Paul is correcting the two groups of overseers who were disrupting the church. Some men who had gone astray (verse 8) and some women who had gone astray (verses 9 and following) In verse 8 Paul focuses on these men who were praying and prophesying incorrectly and were disrupting the church. Then in verses 9-15 he focuses on the women who were doing so. ...
Jul 03, 2022•23 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Are these verses a string of pearls? A series of unrelated thoughts lumped together in Paul's letter to Timothy? Some have said that! These are not unrelated ideas. They follow the outline for Section Two hinted at in Paul's naming of three sins he was guilty of. In 1 Timothy 1:18-3:16 Paul systematically works his way through his three sins. The second was that of being a persecutor. He writes about potentially problematic persecutors in 2:1-7. His solution? Pray for peace and even more so pray...
Jun 19, 2022•23 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Here's a deep dive into Paul's life story and how Jesus corrected his BIG mistake. Go Deeper? Get your copy of Book 3 in The Eden Book Series, Back to Eden, 1 Timothy 2:8-3:16 (Corrected and Restored by Jesus the Faithful Word) by Bruce C. E. Fleming. Or go to our website: Tru316.com. The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn’t curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman i...
Jun 05, 2022•27 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Let’s focus on 1 Timothy 2:8-3:16 because this is the heart of Paul’s instructions to Timothy on how to correct wayward overseers at Ephesus and even today. Misinterpretation of this passage is the source of much bad teaching and practice regarding women in ministry and in the Christian home. Did Paul teach that women are to be silent in church? Did Paul teach that Adam and all men have priority over Eve and all women? Did Paul teach that only men can be pastors? No, no and no! Not here in 1 Tim...
May 22, 2022•30 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Here are some of the insights from The Eden Course Jessica is excited about: 1. God created Equal Partners from Creation on! 2. Kidnap marriages? Arranged marriages? What is God's original design for marriage? 3. Was it The Fall? No. This is one of Jessica's favorite parts. We call it The Attack! 4. Was the woman the Temptress? Was there combat between the man and woman? No and No. What really happened? 5. Was the woman cursed? The man? No and No. God didn't curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in...
May 08, 2022•26 min
TheEdenCourse.com gives you eight great digital lessons with videos, quizzes plus audio resources and more! You can also join the TruTeam as an affiliate! Simply visit www.Tru316.com/contact The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn’t curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the other passages on women and men become clear to...
Apr 24, 2022•17 min
This discussion uses the 2-page Eden Bible Study. Use it when you meet with a friend, as you discuss Genesis 3 with the family, in a group study at your church! To get a copy email Bruce@Tru316.com with the word STUDY Go deeper? Buy The Eden Course ! In 8 great Lessons follow the videos by Jessica Nagy, take the fun quizzes, and dig into the additional resources. Skip the fiction. Learn the facts! Buy it HERE Or go to www.TheEdenCourse.com Want to help spread the Word and earn income? Start as a...
Apr 10, 2022•22 min
What happens when people teach something the Bible doesn't say? When we try to apply principles that do NOT line up with the inspired Hebrew and Greek words of the Bible what problems arise? How can we learn what God said to the woman in the Garden of Eden? Take THE EDEN COURSE! In eight great lessons walk through Genesis 2-3. You'll encounter key lessons you already know. And you'll make new discoveries too! Go to www.TheEdenCourse.com or click this LINK Want to be an affiliate? Sign up others ...
Mar 27, 2022•33 min
Too many people have thought Eve was struck by some kind of Eden curse . That belief is based on MIStranslations and MISinterpretations of the Hebrew text of Genesis 3:16. To make clear what the Bible really says take The Eden Course ! This online course costs just $49 and has 8 great video lessons, quizzes and additional resources. Jessica Nagy shot the videos that walk you through Genesis chapters 2 and 3. You’ll come across important points you’ve already learned and you’ll make new discoveri...
Mar 16, 2022•3 min
TAKE The Eden Course! Here's the LINK: https://tru316-truschool.mykajabi.com/offers/ostmhuML/checkout From the interview on The Eden Podcast: Sheila: “When you create a situation where men’s opinions matter more, and where his having leadership means that she is not to question him, it creates a situation where she can’t bring up marriage issues that she sees. Or she can’t be ‘iron sharpening iron’ with him which the Bible calls us to be. That slowly becomes an entitlement on his part, and I bel...
Mar 13, 2022•27 min
IT'S MUTUAL! This was Paul's BIG IDEA based on the revelation of the Great Mystery in Ephesians 5:32. In Ephesians 5:33-6:9 Paul presents Part 2 of his illustrative passage on How to be filled with the Spirit (5:18). In verses 19a and 21 he explained that believers teach and correct one another through their speaking and their submitting. Then starting with verse 22 all the way through 6:9 he illustrates how this is done. Christ is the supreme example. As Christ LOVED the church and GAVE Himself...
Feb 27, 2022•29 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Are these verses teaching us primarily about marriage? Are they not rather teaching us primarily about Christ and the church? Jesus is one with the church in a joint-body. Jesus is the Savior who gave himself for the church . Jesus loves the church with agape love. Examples of Christ's care are brought up by Paul using other word pictures. For example the way wives and husbands care for and love one another. For example the way a person cares for his or her own body. In this passage we learn how...
Feb 13, 2022•19 min•Season 7Ep. 5
The meaning of Ephesians 5:22 is discovered in the matrix it is found in. Briefly, Paul turns to the relationship of married Spirit-filled believers to demonstrate how all members of the church build up one another. Christian wives submit to the teaching and admonition they receive from their Spirit-filled husbands. And reciprocally, Christian husbands submit to the teaching and admonition they receive from their Spirit-filled wives. The discussion in this Episode draws from the book Beyond Eden...
Jan 30, 2022•18 min•Season 7Ep. 4
On this BONUS episode I try mention as many individuals and groups as I can. GO DEEPER: https://tru316.com/ The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn’t curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the other passages on women and men become clear too. You are encouraged to access the episodes of Seasons 1-11 of The Eden Podcast fo...
Jan 24, 2022•6 min
"Vertical submission" is NOT what Paul teaches in Ephesians 5:19 and following. He replaces that with "horizontal submission." Christ is our model. Sadly, most people have the over/under idea of vertical submission in mind as they read these verses. Paul encourages Christians to teach and admonish one another (verse 5:19a). Then they are to submit to this teaching and correction they are receiving from one another (verse 21). This is a horizontal RECIPROCAL SUBMISSION. This is how Spirit-filled ...
Jan 23, 2022•28 min•Season 7Ep. 3
What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18b)? Paul gives a detailed teaching on this which may surprise many people (Ephesians 5:19-21 and following). Christians reciprocally teach and correct one another and then submit themselves to one another's teaching and correction. These are the linked one-another points in Ephesians 5:19a and 21. Additionally, they worship and thank their Lord and God. These points found in verses 19b and 20. This analysis of the text of Ephesians 5:...
Jan 16, 2022•27 min•Season 7Ep. 2
