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Scripture Commentary article 2023-03-10

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: “Women Keep Silent” (1 Cor 14:34–35)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 11 on 'women keep silent' in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

1 Cor 14:35-36 1 Cor. 14:21 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2023-03-09

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Apostles

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 5 on whether women were apostles in the New Testament

1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:7 1 Corinthians 15:5 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2022-11-25

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART B)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 4 on women leaders in the New Testament (Part B)

1 Chronicles 29:6 1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 15:32 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2010-05-14

Calling God To Account

While God is Sovereign, some men believe that they can set a limit on God’s gifts. In the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s doctrinal stand, they believe that God is allowed to distribute gifts to men and women alike with the gifts listed in 1 Cor

1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 12:7 1 Peter 4:10 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-12-12

How A Passion For Ministry Almost Cost C Michael Patton His Marriage

Today I read a blog post that really touched my heart because it showed the importance of mutual decision-making instead of unilateral decisions by the husband (the male trump card). I have asked and received permission from Michael Patton to post this on my blog

1Tim. 5:8 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-08-20

Beth Grant Elected

## First woman elected to Executive Presbytery of AOG

Isaiah 28 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-06-14

Woman Called As Missionary Has Regrets

Recently, I received an email from a woman who purchased my 4 DVD set “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” and then wrote me about the impact that the DVDs had on her

Ecclesiastes 4 Hebrews 4 Malachi 13 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Interesting. I wonder what else Paul could get away with which he doesn’t have to abide by but everyone else does. Also curious that he encourages everyone else to be single like he is (1Co 7:8). If everyone listened, n...

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Interesting. I wonder what else Paul could get away with which he doesn’t have to abide by but everyone else does. Also curious that he encourages everyone else to be si

1Co 7:8 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann I see. In that case, is Paul qualified to be an el

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann I see. In that case, is Paul qualified to be an elder given he is unmarried and has no physical children?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Where are you getting that from? Pastors (poimen)?

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Where are you getting that from? Pastors (poimen)? Which males are specifically called poimen in the New Testament?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-20

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 Umm… how are they to love their husband if they d

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 Umm… how are they to love their husband if they don’t have a husband? Genuinely curious…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-20

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 Where are you getting that Paul was a widower? W

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 Where are you getting that Paul was a widower? What do you mean “God literally makes more men”? Does He not also make more women? 🤔 Paul’s comments about remaining sin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 If 1Co 7:2 means that all should be married, then why wasn’t Paul married and why did he desire that they be like him, single? It would seem that if you are fornicating it would be better to marry than sin—this is the p...

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 If 1Co 7:2 means that all should be married, then why wasn’t Paul married and why did he desire that they be like him, single? It would seem that if you are fornicating

1Co 7:2 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 So you think that 1Co 14:35 instructs women to marry so that they can get their questions answered? So no other woman can answer their questions? Of course, Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote (1Co 7...

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 So you think that 1Co 14:35 instructs women to marry so that they can get their questions answered? So no other woman can answer their questions? Of course, Paul is qu

1Co 14:35 1Co 7:1 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 As for 2Ti 2:4, Paul’s admonition that a soldier

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 As for 2Ti 2:4, Paul’s admonition that a soldier remain completely focused and unentangled with the affairs of this life is precisely the argument he makes for remaining

1Co 7:32-35 2Ti 2:4 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 Because you missed Paul’s purpose Im the letter which was for Timothy to “instruct *certain people* not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3). Here you have a certain person, ‘the woman’ (1Ti 2:14), whom Paul wants to s...

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 Because you missed Paul’s purpose Im the letter which was for Timothy to “instruct *certain people* not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3). Here you have a certain pe

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 2:14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 I have an agenda? And you are just neutral? lol.

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 I have an agenda? And you are just neutral? lol. The only place Paul says for a woman to marry is if she is a widow and young or in the case of either gender can’t cont

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@JRowley11 @MissionaryJC3 First, there was no ‘church’ yet though there was syna

@JRowley11 @MissionaryJC3 First, there was no ‘church’ yet though there was synagogue and yes Jesus went to synagogue.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-18

@MissionaryJC3 God didn't command marriage or else Paul's advocating for singlen

@MissionaryJC3 God didn't command marriage or else Paul's advocating for singleness in 1Cor 7 is a sin.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-30

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii How do you know Corinth didn't have elders? It was started by Paul, and Paul and Barnabas appointed elders in each church on their first missionary journey (Ac 14...

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii How do you know Corinth didn't have elders? It was started by Paul, and Paul and Barnabas appointed elders in ea

Ac 14:23 Ti 1:5 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-12

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning There are also female leaders mentioned in his epistles. Read Rom 16 again. Priscilla taught Apollos and had a church in her home and went on missionary journeys with Paul. Sure she...

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning There are also female leaders mentioned in his epistles. Read Rom 16 again. Priscilla taught Apollos and had a church in her home a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote Junia was praised among the apostles, Priscilla led her house church together with her husband and they both went on missionary journeys with Paul. Phoebe was a deacon whom Paul commended to the believers at Rome because s...

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote Junia was praised among the apostles, Priscilla led her house church together with her husband and they both went on missionary journeys with Paul. Phoebe was a deacon whom

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-29

@dr_andywoods Why isn’t one of the options Priscilla who taught Apollos and joined Paul on his missionary journeys together with her husband Aquila? Given how Paul constantly identified himself in his letters to try to fend off those who were writin...

@dr_andywoods Why isn’t one of the options Priscilla who taught Apollos and joined Paul on his missionary journeys together with her husband Aquila? Given how Paul constantly identified himself in hi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@DavidAlWilliams @hallelujahtwit @smashbaals Paul spent extended time at several churches during his missionary journeys. Not only did he spend considerable time guiding, teaching, preaching and overseeing at these churches, but he continued to foll...

@DavidAlWilliams @hallelujahtwit @smashbaals Paul spent extended time at several churches during his missionary journeys. Not only did he spend considerable time guiding, teaching, preaching and over

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Theology verse entry

Acts 1:16-26

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Acts 1:16-26 Judas,betrayal,foreknowledge,sovereignty,prophecy fulfillment,predestination,free will,apostolate,Matthias,Paul,twelve,lot,human initiative
Theology greek term

κλῆρος (klēros)

lot, allotment, portion

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Apostle must mean highest leadership for egalitarian argument to work

Mike emphasizes a key logical requirement of the egalitarian argument.

apostolic authority apostolos
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Majority of scholars who affirm Junia as apostle think she was not highest-rank apostle

Mike makes a crucial distinction within the scholarly consensus.

Romans 16:7 Junia Romans 16:7 apostolic office
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Option 2: Junia as missionary/church planter (lower sense of apostle)

Mike explores the second option for interpreting Junia's apostleship.

Romans 16:7 Philip Payne apostolos Romans 16:7
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Linda Belleville thinks Junia was a missionary saved at Pentecost

Mike cites another egalitarian scholar's view.

Acts 2 Linda Belleville Junia Pentecost
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Craig Blomberg's soft complementarian view: missionaries with temporary authority

Mike presents Blomberg's nuanced position from Two Views on Women in Ministry.

soft complementarianism Two Views on Women in Ministry Craig Blomberg
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Women were missionaries in the early church; 'co-workers' means missionary partners

Mike affirms women's roles in early church missions.

co-workers in Paul women in missions Paul's missionary teams
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Tom Schreiner's view: Junia as missionary focused on women's ministry

Mike introduces Schreiner's nuanced addition to the discussion.

Junia Tom Schreiner women's ministry
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Ancient gender-separated society created distinct need for female missionaries

Mike develops the historical-cultural argument for gender-specific ministry.

women's ministry ancient gender roles missionary partnerships
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Mike's conclusion assuming Junia was an apostle: she was a missionary, not highest-rank

Mike summarizes his 'fallback' position if Junia was indeed an apostle.

Romans 16:7 Acts 2 Linda Belleville Junia Romans 16:7
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Mike's conclusion: Junia was probably not an apostle; if she was, she was a missionary

Mike states his overall conclusion on the Junia question.

Romans 16:7 Junia women's ministry Romans 16:7
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Elders as the only universal biblical ongoing office with authority

Mike provides scriptural evidence for the elder/overseer role as the primary authority structure in the church.

Acts 14:23 Titus 1:5 Acts 14:23 Titus 1:5 elder/overseer/bishop
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-07

Q&A: Mark 7:32-34 and Jesus spitting/making mud — Mike lacks a definitive interpretation but shares a missionary anecdote about a tribe that attributed magical powers to shamans' spit, making Jesus' spitting highly significant for them.

Viewer question from TruthandGrace about the theological significance of Jesus using spit in healing.

Mark 7:32-34 John 9 hermeneutics Mark 7:32-34 John 9
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Q&A: Can someone who made false prophecies be restored to vocational ministry after genuine repentance?

Question from Ryan Tanner.

church leadership false prophecy repentance
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

The word 'apostle' has two meanings in Scripture: one who walked with Jesus, and the broader sense of a sent-out missionary

Q&A — response to George Cook's question about which apostles met Jesus in person

apostolos the Twelve New Testament
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Why send missionaries if everyone already knows God? Sye: sufficient knowledge for condemnation is not sufficient knowledge for salvation — missionaries bring saving knowledge through the gospel

Audience Q&A on unreached peoples and missionary purpose

Romans 1 general revelation Romans 1 unreached peoples
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-10

Idea

McDaniels's direct quote as reported by Winger: 'there was already a Wycliffe missionary in country already actively working on a translation and it wasn't Brian.'

Daniel Daniel
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Paul preaches in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:14) -- his standard method is synagogue first, then the broader city. His message presents Jesus as fulfillment of the law and prophets.

Survey of Acts 13:14, Paul's first missionary journey

Acts 13:14 Paul the Apostle fulfillment theology Acts 13:14
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Acts 16:1-3 -- Timothy is circumcised by Paul, despite delivering the decree that Gentiles need not be circumcised. His circumcision is for missionary effectiveness among Jews.

Survey of Acts 16, Timothy's circumcision

Acts 16:1-3 Timothy Paul the Apostle circumcision
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

1 Corinthians 9:19-22 -- Paul becomes as a Jew to win Jews, as under the law to win those under the law, as without law to win those without law. Timothy's circumcision fits this pattern.

Cross-reference to 1 Corinthians 9 to explain Timothy's circumcision

1 Corinthians 9:19-22 Timothy Paul the Apostle law of Christ
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Timothy was not circumcised because he was Jewish -- he was circumcised for ministry effectiveness. This distinction is critical: it is fulfillment theology, not law-keeping.

Clarification on Timothy's circumcision motivation

Timothy Jewish identity fulfillment theology
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-05

1 Corinthians 9:20-21 — Paul uses "under the law" four times, clearly meaning Jews/Jewish law observance

Surveying Pauline uses — third instance

1 Corinthians 9:20-21 Law of Moses law of Christ under the law
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-26

Winger's own position: open but not normative — he agrees with cessationists on apostleship and a likely reduction of healing gifts, but rejects full cessationism.

Having refuted the cessationist use of 1 Cor 13, Winger clarifies his own nuanced view to avoid being read as a rampant charismatic.

apostolic office cessationism continuationism
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Global flood traditions across disconnected cultures support the historicity of a major flood event

Q&A question from Lindsay Pinkert about helping a friend who doubts biblical historical accuracy (flood and Exodus)

Genesis flood apologetics Inspiring Philosophy Genesis flood
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-15

Pentecost was a divine missionary strategy — God gathered diaspora Jews to Jerusalem so the gospel could radiate back to every nation

Continued Acts 2 discussion on why the miracle happened when and where it did.

Acts 2 Romans 1:16 Acts 2 Romans 1:16 Pentecost as missionary event
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