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Scripture Commentary article 2023-01-19

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: The Head Covering Debates (1 Cor 11)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 10 on the head covering debates in 1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2018-03-28

What did the death of Jesus do for the world?

The death of Jesus for the world is a delicate question for Calvinists according to John Piper. Piper answers a question from one of his listeners in a post called “ In What Sense Did Jesus Die for the Non-Elect? ” In the audio transcript of an interview Piper says:

2 Timothy 2:13 John 10:16 John 10:17–18 Soteriology Calvinism Atonement
Scripture Commentary article 2017-12-08

What comes before the Giving? James White and John 6:37

What comes before the giving in John 6:37? Nothing according to Dr. James White on his October 23, 2017 podcast of the Dividing Line Program (segment starts at 1 hr 2 min 30 second mark).

1 Peter 3:15 Acts 10:1 Acts 16:14 Soteriology Calvinism John 6
Scripture Commentary article 2017-06-07

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Parts 1-2: The Designer Knows Best

[Music] oh [Music] Lord why would you give me gifts that you don't allow me to use in the church just because I'm a woman why does the bible always use the term man am I important to God [Music] too why do you love boys more than girls why am I told that I can't lead in public prayer why are there s...

1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Timothy 2:13 2 Timothy 3:16 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2017-06-07

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Part 3: Head Coverings and Authority - 1 Corinthians 11

[Music] 1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult chapter throughout church history there are some things that are hard to understand about this passage but using an understanding of the Jewish mindset will help us unravel Paul's reasoning let's start at verse three but I want you to understand that Chr...

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:16 1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2012-02-07

Masculine Christianity

This is part 2 of What God intended at creation and it is inspired by a recent lecture given by John Piper where he states that God’s intention for Christianity is for it to have a “ masculine feel “. After discussing John Piper’s Masculine Christianity, I will give my critique of his masculine argu

1 Corinthians 2:1 1 Timothy 2:12 2 Kings 22:3 Ephesians 5 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2011-04-14

1 Timothy 212 Prohibitions Revisited

I started a post months ago and then life became so complicated I had to set my blog aside to cope. This post will now be the new “home” on the discussion on whether 1 Timothy 2:12 has two prohibitions or one

1 Timothy 1:20 1 Timothy 1:3 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-11-10

Comp View Of 1Cor11 Mark

This post is a first. I have never before taken the writing of a complementarian and posted it on my blog

1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:13-16 1 Corinthians 11:16 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-02-02

Adam And His Ms Organ

The creation account has been used by many as a foundation to produce myths and stories. While this post will concentrate on modern day myths, it is also helpful to understand some of the historical myths about the creation of male and female

1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:7-8 1 Corinthians 11:8 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-10-30

1 Timothy 2 Authority And The Magical Pulpit

Many people feel that the pulpit is a place for authoritative proclamation. However many people also believe that the pulpit gives a man that authority and allowing someone into the “pulpit” who isn’t allowed to exercise authority over the sheep, an authority that the pulpit gives them, is seen as a

1 Kings 4:24 1 Kings 9:23 1 Peter 4:10 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary article 2008-08-14

Is Complementarianism Merely Personal Conviction

This post is a response to Randy Stinson’s article titled “ Is Complementarianism a Merely Personal Conviction. “

1 Corinthians 11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 7:14 Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-10

Is Pastor One Of The Spiritual Gifts

While some people consider a “Pastor” to be an office, scripture lists “Pastor” as a spiritual gift in Ephesians 4:8-11

Acts 18:25 Ephesians 4:11 Ephesians 4:8 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-17

Are Womens Gifts Secondary

Last post we referenced 1 Corinthians 12:7 teaching us that the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good of the body of Christ. But are women’s gifts somehow secondary

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 12:7 1 Corinthians 6:3 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-03

Is Short Hair A Sin For A Woman

Continuing on with our verse by verse discussion through the section of 1 Corinthians 11 about women, we come to verse 13:

1 Corinthians 11:13 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:15 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-12

Shaming The Head 2

Several posts back we talked about how Paul shows in 1 Corinthians 11 that the head covering shamed Christ. This post will discuss why a woman without her head covering shamed her head

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-04

Paul Refutes A Faulty Tradition

In the last post we discussed that the man is the image and glory of God and Christ is his head. Why does Paul emphasize that the man is the image and glory of God but he says nothing about the woman having God’s glory

1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-01

The Man Is The Image And Glory Of God

Last post we discussed how the head covering shamed Christ. Before we carry on with 1 Corinthians 11:5 in our verse by verse discussion, I want to skip over to verse 7 to discuss the second reason that a man is not to have his head covered and this has to do with honoring his head

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11:7 2 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-06-17

Shaming The Head 1

1 Corinthians 11:4-6 lists three “shames” and verse 7 lists two glories. Two of these shames and glories relate directly back to the “head” and one shame relates to the person themselves

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:4-6 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-23

#More 110

One question that was posed to me last week was on 1 Corinthians 11:9 regarding the creation of woman for the man. Does this mean that the woman is somehow inferior to the man because she was created for him

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-23

Why Was The Woman Created For The Man

One question that was posed to me last week was on 1 Corinthians 11:9 regarding the creation of woman for the man. Does this mean that the woman is somehow inferior to the man because she was created for him

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-07

Dale, a woman is both the glory of God and the glory of man because God made her in His image from the man. As for head coverings, Paul states clearly that “a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels” (1Co 7:10). Since...

Dale, a woman is both the glory of God and the glory of man because God made her in His image from the man. As for head coverings, Paul states clearly that “a woman ought to have authority over her o

1Co 7:10 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-14

@slyoung687 @PastorPompu Since Adam was created in God’s image by God from the d

@slyoung687 @PastorPompu Since Adam was created in God’s image by God from the dust of the earth, He is only the glory of God. Since Eve was created in God’s image by God from Adam’s flesh and bone,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-27

@HeGTiSunesis Part of the difficulty with Paul’s comments is that he doesn’t explicitly state woman as also the glory of God and with Christ also as her head—one is left to deduce this as Paul seems to be noting something that a wife uniquely has as ...

@HeGTiSunesis Part of the difficulty with Paul’s comments is that he doesn’t explicitly state woman as also the glory of God and with Christ also as her head—one is left to deduce this as Paul seems t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-27

@EManFleming @carol66944 A wife has two glories—as a human created in the image

@EManFleming @carol66944 A wife has two glories—as a human created in the image of God, she is the glory of God. Then referring back to the first creation being created from Adam’s side, she is the gl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-31

@EManFleming While it is true that man is the glory of God, the woman is also the glory of God since she is the same flesh as man. But the woman (ie. Eve) is also the glory of man (ie. Adam). Marriage always maps back to the first marriage, so we say...

@EManFleming While it is true that man is the glory of God, the woman is also the glory of God since she is the same flesh as man. But the woman (ie. Eve) is also the glory of man (ie. Adam). Marriage

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@jacelala Prove me wrong. Married women have two glories: the glory of God (sin

@jacelala Prove me wrong. Married women have two glories: the glory of God (since God created both male and female), and the glory of their husband (symbolically as all marriage points back to the fi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@industriousmom4 @elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 1. The two glories: She is the glory of God (since she is human like Adam), and she is the glory of her husband (as a symbolic reference to the creation of Eve from Adam'...

@industriousmom4 @elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 1. The two glories: She is the glory of God (since she is human like Adam), and she is the glory of her husband (as a sy

1Co 11:6 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Women who don’t w

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Women who don’t wear a head covering compete with God? That’s an odd thing to say. Both the man and the woman share the same glory of Go

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

@reformedwifey That the wife is the glory of man (as Eve came from the flesh and

@reformedwifey That the wife is the glory of man (as Eve came from the flesh and bone of Adam), she is also the glory of God the same as man! The woman has two glories.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-08

@woodsywomxn The woman is both the glory of God and the glory of man. Paul’s comment about women submitting to their husbands does not negate the instruction that all are to submit to one another in Eph 5:21 in the fear of Christ—that includes husba...

@woodsywomxn The woman is both the glory of God and the glory of man. Paul’s comment about women submitting to their husbands does not negate the instruction that all are to submit to one another in

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII In 1 Cor 11:7, Paul is not saying that a wife is not also the glory of God, but she is both the glory of God and of her husband. Paul is explaining the basis for the tradition of removing head coverings when prayin...

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII In 1 Cor 11:7, Paul is not saying that a wife is not also the glory of God, but she is both the glory of God and of her husband. Paul is explaining the basis for th

1 Cor 11:7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Does Paul say the woman is not also the glory of God? No. 2) No, rather since Eve was made from Adam's flesh and bone Adam's transgression applies to all humanity. Adam's sin was different than Eve's; God considered i...

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Does Paul say the woman is not also the glory of God? No. 2) No, rather since Eve was made from Adam's flesh and bone Adam's transgression applies to all humanity. Ada

Hosea 6:7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Both men and women were made in God's image! The woman, however, is both the glory of man and the glory of God since she was made from the man. 2) Adam's sin is important because he sinned with knowledge (Eve was decei...

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Both men and women were made in God's image! The woman, however, is both the glory of man and the glory of God since she was made from the man. 2) Adam's sin is importa

1 Tim 2:14 1 Tim 2:15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-12

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz Just because Paul didn’t mention it doesn’t mean it is

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz Just because Paul didn’t mention it doesn’t mean it isn’t also the case, that is that the woman is also the glory of God as God created her. She has two glories, two sources

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-12

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz Paul is trying to show the REASON for removing the head coverings and why a woman CAN choose to wear one or not. This is why he has to explain both the original created source relationships and our mutual interdep...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz Paul is trying to show the REASON for removing the head coverings and why a woman CAN choose to wear one or not. This is why he has to explain both the original cr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-12

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz Man is the glory of God, but woman is also t

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz Man is the glory of God, but woman is also the glory of her husband (she has two glories). She therefore has to consider both Christ and her husband.

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Theology verse entry

Genesis 1:26-28

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 1:26-28 creation,dominion,co-equal,image of God,male and female,egalitarian,gender roles,imago dei,equality
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:2-9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:2-9 kephale,head covering,source,origin,authority,man woman,glory,image,aner gyne,egalitarian,Trinity,hierarchy,husband,wife,creation
Theology verse entry

Romans 1:24-28

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

Romans 1:24-28 soteriology,sovereignty,hardening,Calvinism,provisionism,judicial hardening
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
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Paul's second argument: creation order supports head covering (verses 7-10)

Mike identifies the creation-based argument for head coverings.

Genesis 2 1 Corinthians 11:7-10 creation order primogeniture Genesis 2
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Does verse 7 imply women are not in God's image? No -- Genesis 1 clearly affirms both are

Mike addresses whether the passage teaches women are not in God's image.

1 Corinthians 11:7 Genesis 1:26-27 adam 1 Corinthians 11:7 Genesis 1:26-27
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Payne's view: 'glory of God' and 'glory of man' have different meanings for men vs. women

Mike critiques Payne's inconsistent interpretation of 'glory.'

Philip Payne doxa glory
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Question 10: How is woman the glory of man and man the glory of God?

Mike addresses the meaning of 'glory' (doxa) in this passage.

1 Corinthians 11:7 Genesis 1:26-27 image of God 1 Corinthians 11:7 Genesis 1:26-27
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Egalitarian interpretations of 'glory' all use two different meanings for the same word

Mike critiques egalitarian inconsistency with the term doxa.

Craig Keener doxa inconsistent interpretation
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Closing: both Winger and Sye agree Christianity is true and God is real; the debate is about how to honor God and be consistent with Scripture in presenting that to others

Mutual closing statements

biblical authority apologetics method evangelism motivation
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Summary verdict: the 'good person gospel' is a false gospel that does not save

Mike concludes his main argument

Romans 3:23-24 false gospel sola gratia justification
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-13

Hebrews 1 supports the distinction: Jesus is the radiance/imprint of God, not God the Father himself.

Mike cross-references Hebrews 1 to reinforce that seeing Jesus reveals the Father without Jesus being the Father.

Hebrews 1:1-3 Trinity Hebrews 1:1-3 Radiance of God
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Romans 3:21-24: The law leads to Christ — righteousness through faith for all who believe

The law's positive function: pointing to Christ

Romans 3:21-24 justification by faith grace righteousness of God
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-22

Why God creates people he foreknows will reject him

Our Fish asked why God would create people he knows will not choose him.

Matthew 13:24-30 free will theodicy problem of evil
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