Denny Burk insists that complementarianism does not require ESS, but most of the major players and/or founders of CBMW believe and teach it openly like Bruce Ware, Owen Strachan, and especially Wayne Grudem (he writes about it at length in his Systematic editions, especially in the newer edition that just came out this year. There’s also some really eye opening statements on Grudem’s website).
This is before you see some of the stuff coming out of CBMW itself about how complementarianism is necessary because of natural law and how complementarianism must be true because of anatomy.
CBMW has even said they intend to make natural law a larger part of their framework and argument instead of focusing on Scripture. That was in a 2020 Eikon (CBMW journal).
"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells
Discussion
NewESS/EFS
Liam Goligher was probably the one person who kicked this entire argument off back in 2016. For those who aren’t familiar with it, you can start here:
https://www.reformation21.org/mos/housewife-theologian/is-it-okay-to-te…
https://www.reformation21.org/mos/housewife-theologian/reinventing-god
Denny Burk insists that complementarianism does not require ESS, but most of the major players and/or founders of CBMW believe and teach it openly like Bruce Ware, Owen Strachan, and especially Wayne Grudem (he writes about it at length in his Systematic editions, especially in the newer edition that just came out this year. There’s also some really eye opening statements on Grudem’s website).
This is before you see some of the stuff coming out of CBMW itself about how complementarianism is necessary because of natural law and how complementarianism must be true because of anatomy.
CBMW has even said they intend to make natural law a larger part of their framework and argument instead of focusing on Scripture. That was in a 2020 Eikon (CBMW journal).
"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells