Paul tells Spirit-filled believers to teach and correct one another in Ephesians 5:19b and 20. Then, in verse 21, he tells them to submit to the teaching and correction they are receiving from one another. In verse 24a he refers to the church as it submits to the teaching and correction it receives from Christ. And in 24b he refers to the mutual ministry and mutual submission of the Christian couple. Go deeper? the book Beyond Eden, Ephesians 5:15-6:9 gives an overview of the entire passage. Dis...
Dec 15, 2024•12 min•Season 14Ep. 38
"Study the Bible in the original language line by line." "Make sure your preaching respects the word patterns in the text." These are key lessons learned from Dr. Walter C. Kaiser, Old Testament scholar and Seminary President, author of 95 books and counting! This is Part 2 of our interview for The Eden Podcast. His brand new book is preaching and teaching outlines on the Books of Ruth And Esther and how God called them! Here is that book link: https://a.co/d/3m5JXmU The Tru316 Foundation (www.T...
Dec 08, 2024•22 min•Season 14Ep. 37
Dr. Kaiser is author of "The Promise Plan of God," "Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics" and more than 90 other books. He is President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Old Testament and Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, MA. Dr. Kaiser personally encouraged Joy Fleming to continue in her theological studies and later endorsed her book, "Man and Woman in Biblical Unity, Theology from Genesis 2-3." This is Part One of our long form interview for The Eden Podcast in...
Dec 01, 2024•20 min•Season 14Ep. 36
What about the history of Scandinavian women in ministry? Part 2 of "A Woman of Her Times" by Della Olson, read by Dr. Joy Fleming. 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 1-1...
Nov 24, 2024•37 min•Season 14Ep. 35
How did Cru go from little visible participation for women in leadership to now having women serving as 3 of the 7 Global Vice Presidents? This is the Remarkable Judy Douglass Story on this BEST OF episode of The Eden Podcast! Hear her Faith Story, her Ministry Story and her Tru316 Story! Judy is an in-the-book endorser of The Book of Eden by Bruce C. E. Fleming and a welcome advisor to the Tru316 Foundation. Here are Judy Douglass’ links: Website: www.JudyDouglass.com Podcast: https://podcasts....
Nov 17, 2024•22 min•Season 14Ep. 34
"Headship" isn't taught in the Bible and all the arguments in favor of it turn out to be weak arguments. So let's focus on what the Bible IS teaching us. At first, Zach returns to "headship" theories but Bruce redirects the discussion to the word patterns in Ephesians 5-6. Bruce takes Zach to Ephesians 6:1-4. There they discuss not only the parallels with the Ten Commandments (Honor your father and mother) but also Leviticus 19:3 (Each of you shall fear his mother and father). There is much more...
Nov 10, 2024•20 min•Season 14Ep. 33
Della Olson, First Lady of the Evangelical Free Church published her support for women and ministry. Ruth Kantzer, First Lady of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School heartily agreed! Dr. Joy Fleming reads from Della's book and adds her personal reminiscences. Should women lead in ministry? YES! And here is documentation that they did so across Scandinavia and North America in recent times. Dr. Joy Fleming reads from Della Olson's book, "A Woman of Her Times." The subtitle is, "Stories of women wh...
Nov 03, 2024•23 min•Season 14Ep. 32
THESE ARE THE PAGES straight from her dissertation! This SPECIAL episode is from the INTRODUCTION to the 407-page dissertation titled: "A Rhetorical Analysis of Genesis 2-3." Learn what she presented to the jury at the University of Strasbourg, France, on why to think again about the Hebrew words and word patterns in Genesis 2-3. Get a copy? Go to Tru316.com and select the Resources tab. The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “tru...
Oct 27, 2024•29 min•Season 14Ep. 31
Zach proposed what so many say about headship in marriage. Bruce answered, "I don't buy any of that." BUT, Bruce says Paul gives three “in the church“ and three “in the family” illustrations in the Jump, Jump, High Jump Pattern of Ephesians 5:15-6:9! 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 ma...
Oct 20, 2024•26 min•Season 14Ep. 30
Paul did not require wives to submit to husbands in an over/under way. Paul used Word Patterns, back then, like we use Chapter Headings, today. What patterns? 1) THE PATTERN OF FOURS. 2) THE PARALLEL PATTERN. 3) THE OVERARCHING JUMP, JUMP, HIGH JUMP PATTERN. Go deeper? Get the book Beyond Eden by Bruce C. E. Fleming on Ephesians 5:15-6:9. 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 i...
Oct 13, 2024•21 min•Season 14Ep. 29
This Bonus episode of The Eden Podcast is about Tabitha Center #316 – reaching and disciplemaking among at-risk women through vocational training based on the positive insights from Eden. Claudine Selenga and her husband Nubako Selenga founded and direct this ministry to 7,000 at-risk women in Kinshasa, DRCongo and beyond. The story: Claudine and her husband Nubako had served as the leaders of their denomination in the northwestern region of the DR Congo. They moved south to the capital city of ...
Oct 06, 2024•48 min
How does the Ephesians 5 passage relate to Genesis 2-3? What if people have misunderstood the positive message of the Garden of Eden? How does their interpretation of Ephesians 5 become twisted? Zach Miller, host of "What Your Pastor Didn't Tell You" interviews Bruce C. E. Fleming. Part 1. See the video with Graphics on our Tru316 YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/wOHaEaXKBs8 The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the ...
Sep 29, 2024•28 min•Season 14Ep. 28
Are women weaker in any way? Is that what 1 Peter 3 teaches? Do they have roles that can be described as weaker? Based on insights from Genesis 3:16 Bruce responds to Lauren's questions in Part 2 of this replay from her livestream to her 20,000 followers. Bruce is interviewed by Lauren who was a Jane Doe in the Bill Gothard lawsuit. Based on a recent survey she asks, How mistranslations and misinterpretations of the key passages on women and men have been weaponized? Should these passages be mis...
Sep 22, 2024•17 min•Season 14Ep. 27
Bruce is interviewed by Lauren who was a Jane Doe in the Bill Gothard lawsuit. She asks penetrating questions revealing how mistranslations and misinterpretations of the key passages on women and men have been weaponized. Should these passages be mistrusted or should those wayward teachings and their proponents by mistrusted? In less than an hour Lauren and Bruce cover multiple passages. Go Deeper? Bruce has written four volumes in The Eden Book Series. He refers to Books 1 (on Genesis 2-3), 2 (...
Sep 15, 2024•36 min•Season 14Ep. 26
Because she was a female, Kristine Johnson was told in her private school that upper level math was not her place. Following God's call she persevered. Now she is a Senior Advanced Systems Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace technologies. This is her story on The Eden Podcast! Kristine Johnson is a Senior Advanced Systems Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies leading the hardware team and qualification testing on the GPAHRS (GPS-Aided High-Integrity Attitude and Heading Reference System), a n...
Sep 08, 2024•22 min•Season 14Ep. 25
She was one of the plaintiffs covered in the blockbuster video series "SHINY Happy People" on Prime. After coming out of a cult she finally heard the Good News of Jesus! She was also helped by The Eden Podcast and we're so glad we could help. This is the Emily Elizabeth Anderson Story. Her website is ThrivingForward.org 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 ...
Sep 01, 2024•27 min
Channeling a violent spirit? A church mocking a woman called by God? Bob Edwards recalls dramatic moments in his life story on this "Best Of" episode of The Eden Podcast. He and his wife Helga have co-produced a gentle podcast and written a resource covering multiple passages in Genesis. Bob was struggling with Long COVID weakness but agreed to this interview. Here is their website: http://www.awakedeborah.com with links to their podcast, books and courses. Here is Helga’s latest video: https://...
Aug 25, 2024•19 min
Genesis 3:16 has been polluted! Church and family life have been polluted by the negative theology that has resulted from the mistranslation of Genesis 3:16. We look into this problem in our replay of our very first episode (this is the raw audio - editing flaws and all). Since then we have shared 250 more episodes on The Eden Podcast as we work to "true" the verse of Genesis 3:16! We invite you to go to Season One on your podcast player to listen to what happened next :-) This episode became ch...
Aug 18, 2024•21 min
"Mike Winger makes so many mistakes. ... Oh Mike, if you read the next paragraph, or just the footnote." UK Barrister, Andrew Bartlett, reflects on Mike Winger's series on women and men in this BEST OF episode of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming. 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 ...
Aug 11, 2024•26 min
What can go wrong in our marriages when people work from beliefs that put women down? Sheila Gregoire from The Bare Marriage Podcast gives her answer in the light of a corrected reading pf Genesis 3:16 on this BEST OF episode of The Eden Podcast from March 16, 2022! 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 Ge...
Aug 04, 2024•28 min
So WHO was Paul writing about in 1 Timothy 2:12??? We need to start with verses 8 and 9 in 1 Timothy 2 to find out. That is the topic of this episode on The Eden Podcast. To go deeper use the Study Guides in the book "Back to Eden - Corrected and Restored by Jesus the Faithful Word." 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...
Jul 28, 2024•23 min•Season 14Ep. 24
The positive message of Eden? It is time to spread the good news to our children and youth beginning with the launch of The Eden Schoolhouse Network (ESN). Local churches and concerned individuals are stepping up to make a difference! Would you like to see an Eden Family Schoolhouse, with Tru316 inside, be established in your area? If so, contact Bruce@Tru316.com. Many ministries are spreading the positive message of John 3:16, of salvation by faith, through their publications and outreach progr...
Jul 27, 2024•5 min
Faith! Feed my sheep! In response to this renewed call Faith once more gathered God's sheep and shepherded them. 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 Podca...
Jul 21, 2024•28 min•Season 14Ep. 22
Her first church grew from 15 to 50 people. Snake River Church was the start of her ministry as Pastor Faith. Her current church is immigrant friendly. They now have people from Ethiopia as well as a growing Hispanic congregation. Faith and her husband are both worship leaders and they love the people and they want them to follow Jesus. When they started calling her husband Dave, "Pastor" too, Dan explained that he didn't go to seminary and he didn't preach and teach. His wife was the Pastor and...
Jul 14, 2024•22 min•Season 14Ep. 21
My Dad is from Mexico. My Mom is from El Salvador. I'm raised in Houston. Hispanic as they come. I came to my marriage with an authoritarian model. ... But then I began to learn from my wife to be. Our relationship became very equal. And it worked! Hear Part Two of the Osbaldo Valdes Story on The Eden Podcast! 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 ...
Jul 07, 2024•26 min•Season 14Ep. 20
Growing up he experienced in his home both patriarchal and matriarchal rule. His new mentor, Pastor Todd guided him to a better way. In the church, the subject of deacon was key to opening up his understanding. What was life like in a Hispanic culture in West Houston churches? This is Part One of the Osbaldo Valdes Story on The Eden Podcast. Fleeing a church split he was taken under the wing of Pastor Todd in a new church. The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast wi...
Jun 30, 2024•16 min•Season 14Ep. 19
Part 2 Jo Saxton led a friend to Christ when she became a Christian! As a nine year old! Now, she has founded the 'Ezer Collective to encourage women leaders in the church. This is Part One on The Eden Podcast. Join Co-host Christy Gudim and Jo Saxton now! Jo Saxton is a speaker, podcaster, and author. She is the founder of the Ezer Collective, an initiative dedicated to investing in women leaders around the world, equipping them to own their voice, and boldly step into their calling. She curren...
Jun 23, 2024•39 min•Season 14Ep. 18
Jo Saxton led a friend to Christ when she became a Christian! As a nine year old! she revealed leadership gifts over and over through the years. Now, she has founded the 'Ezer Collective to encourage women leaders in the church. This is Part One on The Eden Podcast. Join Co-host Christy Gudim and Jo Saxton now! Jo Saxton is a speaker, podcaster, and author. She is the founder of the Ezer Collective, an initiative dedicated to investing in women leaders around the world, equipping them to own the...
Jun 16, 2024•25 min•Season 14Ep. 17
Dr. Mark Strauss of the NIV Update Committee explains how it requires a 70% super majority to make a change. Any change you would like to suggest to the Committee? Be in prayer for this excellent team of scholars as they meet this month. 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 ...
Jun 09, 2024•17 min•Season 14Ep. 16
How do we translate Greek verses that clearly include men and women. One cannot always say, "Literally a word means 'fathers'" when clearly the range of potential meaning in some cases includes mother and father." Join us for this lively discussion on The Eden Podcast with the Vice Chair of the NIV Update Committee, Dr. Mark Strauss, author of 40 Questions About Bible Translation. The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the ...
Jun 02, 2024•19 min•Season 14Ep. 15
