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Philippians 2:9-10 says that every knee will bow to Christ. When will that happen?

In verse 9 it says God "exalted and gave" a name. The Greek tense is what is called an aorist, in the indicative mood, "past time, in a point of time". So this verse says God has already given and exalted with the name.

In verse 10 it says, God gave and exalted this name, "for the purpose of/for the result that" every knee should bow. The verb "should bow" does not have any time element (it’s in what is called the Subjunctive mood). The action is one of a summary. Has the purpose been yet fulfilled for ...

I am troubled by 1 Corinthians 11:3, which seems to say that men are superior to women.

Question from a reader:

I am troubled by 1 Corinthians 11:3, which seems to say that men are superior to women: “The head of every man is Christ, the head of a woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.”

Answer from Randy Alcorn:

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This passage demonstrates what is often true—if we misunderstand one biblical doctrine, we will inevitably misunderstand others. For instance, two common approaches to “the head of a woman is her husband” are these: 1) Scripture is saying the husband is superior to his wife (and that’s true) or 2) Scripture ...

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