Blog

  Welcome to Episode 5 of Season 5 of The Eden Podcast where we think again about the Bible on women and men, and we start with a correct understanding of what happened in the Garden of Eden back in the beginning. In this Episode we hear from Bruce C. E. Fleming,...

  Who was seduced at the Tree in the Garden? On a recent podcast the speakers were discussing the abusive treatment of women that had been going on at a megachurch. It was pointed out that in that church women were portrayed as inherently weak. That women needed...

  "Is 1 Timothy 2 about marriage?" Here is my answer. By Bruce C. E. Fleming When studying the Garden of Eden passage in Genesis 2-3 and Paul’s advice in 1 Timothy 2-3 here are things we need to pay attention to: “syntax ”and “form.” But the greatest of these is...

  I’m celebrating my birthday, our wedding anniversary and the launch of Year Three of the Tru316 Project by offering you my FREE book! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/2XgGTJq My wife and I, Dr. Joy Fleming, recently attended a Christian wedding. We and the young...

  Tru316.com Blog post: "What the book Love and Respect gets wrong," by Bruce C. E. Fleming Focus on the Family co-published and recommends Love & Respect, by Emerson Eggerichs. This book was named the most harmful resource in the survey of more than 20,000...

  Here's an insight! On Season Three of The Eden Podcast we look at 1 Timothy 2:8-3:13. Verse 15a of 1 Timothy 2 gives good people many troubles. The KEY is to recognize the Greek words. In Greek "she" is singular and refers to Eve just mentioned in verses 13-14....

  This is scary! And it can mess up the people you’re teaching the Bible. It is the return of pollution! Once the pollution covering over Genesis 3:16 is cleared away and we have clarity and joy from the power of God’s cleaned up true Word, the pollution can come...

Season Three, Episode 3. 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Dealing with Earthly Authorities Study Guide for The Eden Podcast  by Bruce C. E. Fleming Many commentators and theologians can’t understand how the first seven verses in 1 Timothy 2 fit into the structure of Paul’s letter. Why...

A whole book in one blog post by Bruce C. E. Fleming Beyond Eden, Ephesians 5-6 by Bruce C. E. Fleming is now available! Not about headship? Not about marriage? What is Ephesians 5-6 about? Paul spells out the key to this passage in 5:32. And he uses literary patterns...

  I’m very excited to announce the release of the second book in The Eden Book Series! It is based on the episode transcripts of Season Two of The Eden Podcast! It is titled - Beyond Eden, Ephesians 5-6!! I’d be honored to have you read and review it! Here’s the...

Why talk about Sarah's obedience in 1 Peter 3:1-7? By Bruce C. E. Fleming Woman of Faith. Sarah is Peter’s example of a woman of great faith, and one whose prayers were answered. Married life for the Christian couple is not covered in 1 Peter 3:1-6 Peter. Rather,...

"Wow! I just finished listening to your teaching on 1 Corinthians 11:4-10, and it’s the most logical, well-argued, consistent-with-the-rest-of-scripture explanation I’ve ever encountered. No mental gymnastics trying to reconcile apparently opposing views, no defending...

  Have you listened? You a member of The Eden Podcast family! Has God’s word blessed you as you have listened and studied God’s word together with us? I’m grateful for you! During my college years I was the Director of a 30-voice church Teen Choir. In a way, as...

The Inflection Point in Biblical Studies by Bruce C. E. Fleming Studies on women and men in ministry and on couples at home have made important progress since Katharine Bushnell’s many articles and then the release of her book God’s Word to Women a hundred years ago....

What’s so Great about Eden? by Bruce C. E. Fleming, Founder of the Tru316 Project (Tru316.com) There were three greats, actually. In my mind they just might overshadow the two curses. 1. The Great Attack! I no longer go along with calling Genesis chapter 3 “The Fall.”...

Blog hits, YouTube views or Podcast downloads? Which is better? by Bruce C. E. Fleming There are some blogs that get a million downloads. Marg Mowczko’s in Australia and Sheila Gregoire’s in Canada come to mind. Both have been ministering for more than 10 years and...

  Foundational Tips for Interpreting the 7 Top Passages on Women and Men in Ministry, by Bruce C.E. Fleming, Founder of the Tru316 Project 1. Get Genesis 3:16 right first: God didn’t curse Eve or limit woman in any way. 2. Get Genesis 2:18 right: God created the...

  De-Cluttering Eden by Bruce C. E. Fleming, Founder of the Tru316 Project (Tru316.com) Have you or others piled clutter and even worse on what happened in the Garden of Eden? We need to work through the weedy clutter and clean out anything that the Bible doesn’t...

  Adding parentheses! Here’s a powerful tip to understanding the structure of the passage in Ephesians 5:21-32, by Bruce C. E. Fleming, founder of the Tru316 Project. Paul is continuing a pattern of fours he begins with verse 5:15. The last point of each group of...

  Beware Labeling Ephesians 5 as a Household Code by Bruce C. E. Fleming Many call Ephesians 5:22-6:9 an example of a household code inserted by Paul at this point in Ephesians. This is incorrect. Some point out that verse 5:21 also needs to be included in any...

  After a delay we're now available as an audiobook on Audible, Amazon and iTunes! The link is HERE!