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Scripture Commentary article 2025-07-26

κεφαλή (kephale) — Logos Clippings (Cheryl Schatz)

A curated collection of Logos Bible Software clippings compiled by Cheryl Schatz examining the Greek word κεφαλή (kephale) and Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rosh). The clippings draw from lexicons, encyclopedias, commentaries, and academic journals to argue that "source/origin" is the primary metaphorical meaning of kephale rather than "authority/leader," with implications for interpreting 1 Corinthians 11, Ephesians 5, and Colossians 1.

1 Cor. 11:12 1 Cor. 11:8 1 Cor. 1:5 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2015-03-24

Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

Gregory Koukl — Kindle highlights from 'Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions'. 123 highlights.

Luke 20:24 Luke 20:4 Mark 2:9 Apologetics
Scripture Commentary article 2009-08-19

Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz Debate 6

In the last blog post Cheryl Schatz posed her third set of questions to Mike Seaver regarding their debate on women in ministry. Links to all the previous questions and responses is at the end of this post

1 Timothy 2:12 Exodus 1 Psalms 68:11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-04

From Bobbed Hair Bossy Wives And Women Preachers To Woman Be Free

I am very pleased that Stan Gundry has given me permission to post his story about how he changed his view from a staunch complementarian to an egalitarian. I would also request that if you have a story about your own journey from prejudice to freedom in Christ regarding women in ministry that you e

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 1 Corinthians 7:4 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck Egalitarianism is a philosophy that says there is no hierarchy of one gender over the other, no ruling or authority of simply because of gender. Gender and ethnicity are baked into the OT system. Any male with ...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck Egalitarianism is a philosophy that says there is no hierarchy of one gender over the other, no ruling or authority of simply because of gender. Gender and ethni

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@Capt_Jack_Hayes @theophysicus @William_E_Wolfe @TomBuck Don't be fooled into thinking all Canadians are aligned with Trudeau and his philosophy. For example, our church is breaking away from the RCA (Reformed Church in America) because the American...

@Capt_Jack_Hayes @theophysicus @William_E_Wolfe @TomBuck Don't be fooled into thinking all Canadians are aligned with Trudeau and his philosophy. For example, our church is breaking away from the RCA

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@brmorris This kind of philosophy leads to all sorts of rules that are not found

@brmorris This kind of philosophy leads to all sorts of rules that are not found in scripture. I recall Piper saying that the pulpit is sacred. So if a woman speaks, she just can’t do it in the pulp

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Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 2:11-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 2:11-15 specific woman,deception,authenteo,grammar,perfect tense,future tense,anaphoric,egalitarian,ephesus,teknogonia,singular plural,historical perfect,verbal aspect,paul as pattern
Theology verse entry

Revelation 2:14

Sections: exegesis, greek_analysis

Revelation 2:14 Balaam false teaching didasko
Theology verse entry

Revelation 2:20

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

Revelation 2:20 Jezebel false prophetess didasko
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 14:33-37

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 14:33-37 interpolation,textual criticism,silence,quotation,Western text,women speaking,women silent,Corinthian quotation,oral law,Pharisees,rhetorical refutation,eta particle,women in ministry,egalitarian,complementarian debate
Theology verse entry

Philippians 2:5-11

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Philippians 2:5-11 kenosis,incarnation,Christ hymn,self-emptying,EFS,Trinity,morphē theou,equality with God,exaltation
Theology greek term

διδάσκω (didasko)

to teach

greek
Theology greek term

μορφή (morphē)

form, essential nature (Phil 2:6-7)

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Mike's stated goal is to teach people how to think biblically rather than just declaring what is true, enabling independent biblical reasoning.

Series introduction — Mike's teaching philosophy

thinking biblically Mike Winger
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Israel as God's chosen nation is another example: other nations could not qualify no matter how faithful, yet this does not make them less human.

Mistake #4: Chosen nation analogy

nature-based roles Israel as chosen nation election
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Both Groothuis and Payne's philosophical arguments kill Bible study by leaving only two options: the Bible supports egalitarianism, or the Bible is wrong.

Mistake #4: Conclusion

bypassing scripture Philip Payne biblical authority
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Ministry positions should be shaped around people's gifts, not forcing people into existing roles

Mike offers a practical ministry philosophy digression.

ministry philosophy shaping roles around gifts
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Problem with the education view: women were not so education-deprived in Christian context

Mike challenges the assumption that Corinthian women were significantly less educated than men in matters relevant to church.

1 Corinthians 12:2 Priscilla Apollos apostolic doctrine
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Feminism took unhealthy male self-advancement and transferred it to women

Mike critiques the progression from Industrial Revolution to feminism.

Industrial Revolution feminism critique LGBT
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Philosophical Q&A: Why is infinite regression of gods illogical but an infinite God is not? — because infinite regression refers to an infinite series of events, not to God's nature.

Viewer question: 'Why is infinite regression illogical but an infinite God is not?'

Mormon cosmology infinite regression divine infinity
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Hilbert's Hotel: a philosophical thought experiment demonstrating the impossibility of an actual infinite series — recommended as a resource.

Mike points viewers to Hilbert's Hotel as a philosophical demonstration of why infinite regression is impossible.

infinite regression Hilbert's Hotel philosophy of religion
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Winger accuses Sye of reading his presup philosophy into the Genesis 3 text rather than reading it exegetically; notes Scripture distinguishes Adam (knowing) from Eve (deceived)

Winger's exegetical pushback on Sye's Genesis 3 reading

Genesis 3 1 Timothy 2:14 Genesis 3 1 Timothy 2:14 hermeneutics
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Question from Ben Thompson: which apologetic method does Jesus use? Sye says most consistent biblical apologetic is answering every objection with Scripture

Audience Q&A on New Testament apologetic methodology

presuppositional apologetics Jesus's apologetic method Scripture as foundation
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Colossians 2:8 and 1 Timothy 6:20 cited by Sye as warnings against 'false knowledge' not founded on Christ — supports the presup epistemological claim

Additional Pauline texts for presup epistemology

Colossians 2:8 1 Timothy 6:20 presuppositional apologetics Colossians 2:8 1 Timothy 6:20
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

The most consistent presuppositional approach is to answer every objection with Scripture; Sye admits he gets too bogged down in philosophy and wants to recover a more Scripture-centered approach

Sye's self-critique and practical apologetics

presuppositional apologetics Scripture as foundation street evangelism
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Evidence for Christianity spans multiple disciplines: Scripture, philosophy, history, science, and personal experience

Mike summarizes the scope of Christian evidential resources before moving to Q&A.

personal testimony evidence-based faith comparative religion
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-30

119 Ministries' Pauline Paradox series analyzed; its pre-Pauline argumentation is the real persuasive engine

Mike explains his analytical approach: the movement's rhetoric and philosophy before getting to Paul is what actually hooks people.

Hebrew Roots Movement 119 Ministries Pauline Paradox
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-30

Comparison of Hebrew Roots reasoning to Mother of God cult — both use oversimplified philosophical principles to override Scripture

Mike broadens his critique to identify a general pattern: movements that start with a simplistic principle and then force-fit Scripture to it.

Hebrew Roots Movement World Mission Society Church of God God the Mother heresy
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Aseity (divine self-existence) and abstract objects: Mike denies abstract objects truly exist, resolving the problem

Viewer asking about God's aseity and how God can exist prior to abstract objects like the number one

nominalism aseity abstract objects
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-20

Q&A: The historical-critical method — recommended response is Bauckham's Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

Q&A for a student in an early Christian philosophy course using the historical-critical method.

Richard Bauckham Jesus Seminar Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-13

Collaboration project: 20 videos with Cameron Bertuzzi (Capturing Christianity) and John McCrae (What Do You Meme) releasing daily.

Mike announces a collaborative YouTube project.

John McCrae Capturing Christianity Cameron Bertuzzi John McCrae
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Principle of Christian unity: partnering across doctrinal differences on non-essentials while agreeing on essentials

Mike articulates the philosophy behind the collaboration

Christian unity essentials vs non-essentials in doctrine ecumenical cooperation
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Mike's claim: philosophy rightly done points toward God and ultimately toward Christ

Mike's reflection on the relationship between philosophy and theism

apologetics theism philosophy and theism
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Etymology of "philosophy": love of wisdom; Christians need not fear it

Cameron's brief note on philosophy

philosophy etymology of philosophy
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

John McCrae's favored arguments: contingency, Kalam, J.P. Moreland's argument from consciousness; also finds psychological features of the Bible's content persuasive

John introduces himself and shares his apologetic focus

John McCrae Trinity John McCrae argument from contingency
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Tim McGrew and Lydia McGrew's paper on miracles and the resurrection as a sophisticated cumulative case for Christianity

Cameron recommends a freely available academic paper

resurrection of Jesus Tim McGrew Lydia McGrew
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Problem of evil as the strongest argument for atheism: suffering and evil as evidence (not logical disproof) against God's existence

Discussion of atheist arguments

problem of evil Cameron Bertuzzi logical problem of evil
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Closing message to skeptics from Cameron: dialogue doesn't have to be combative; take philosophy seriously; read atheist philosophers of religion (Paul Draper, Graham Oppy, John Schellenberg), not just popular atheists like Dawkins or Hitchens

Cameron's closing message to skeptic viewers

John Schellenberg Richard Dawkins Cameron Bertuzzi Paul Draper
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Recommended Christian philosophers: Richard Swinburne (The Existence of God; Is There a God?; The Resurrection of God Incarnate), Alvin Plantinga, William Lane Craig

Mike asks Cameron for top Christian philosopher recommendations

William Lane Craig Josh Rasmussen Richard Swinburne
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-27

Peter Boghossian's academic credentials: philosopher and assistant professor at Portland State University

Mike provides background on who Boghossian is

Peter Boghossian Portland State University Socratic method
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-27

Boghossian claims faith is an epistemology — a way of coming to know things — which Mike and his guests argue is fundamentally wrong

Mike identifies the second major pillar-error in the book

Stand to Reason Tim Barnett Peter Boghossian
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

Mike's rationale for being on YouTube: putting apologetics answers where people are already looking

Mike explains his YouTube ministry philosophy

evangelism apologetics Generation Z
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

Richard Swinburne has done serious academic work on the prior probability of the resurrection

Mike cites a scholar who has engaged the probability question rigorously.

Resurrection of Jesus Richard Swinburne Prior probability
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

Recommendation: Tim McGrew discussion on Capturing Christianity channel for deeper philosophical analysis of the slogan

Mike directs viewers to further study.

Capturing Christianity Tim McGrew Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-19

Methodological principle: dismissing miracle claims in historical sources reflects worldview bias, not following the evidence

Responding to the claim that miracle claims in historical sources can be safely dismissed

miracles epistemology naturalism
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-03

Evil is not a created substance — analogy of donut hole and shadow

Mike transitions to the broader philosophical question: where did evil come from?

Greg Koukl moral evil evil as privation
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-03

Euthyphro dilemma introduced: is something good because God wills it, or does God will it because it's good?

Mike introduces a classical philosophical challenge to theistic ethics

Euthyphro dilemma Socrates Euthyphro
Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Buddhism's fundamental claims contradict Christianity: impersonal reality, illusion, no enduring self, cessation as goal

Detailed comparative religion analysis of Buddhism vs. Christianity

imago Dei comparative religion suffering
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-04

Evidence for the Exodus exists and is growing; Inspiring Philosophy preparing a detailed video on the topic

Continued response on OT historical reliability, specifically the Exodus.

Exodus biblical inerrancy Exodus archaeology
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