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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-06

@sparkobuzzer @DriverXag @ZacharyGarris Most complementarians I have interacted

@sparkobuzzer @DriverXag @ZacharyGarris Most complementarians I have interacted with believe this passage is only about salvation. It doesn’t have anything to do with there here and now and the famil

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@ZacharyGarris This verse is a very strong correction to Patriarchalists and complementarians because all of us—men and women—are considered sons. The 2020 version is trying to point out that these sons include males and females (the NASB still show...

@ZacharyGarris This verse is a very strong correction to Patriarchalists and complementarians because all of us—men and women—are considered sons. The 2020 version is trying to point out that these s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @JohnHar63885981 @DickSaban1 No, I don’t know where you are getting this from! Any sexual relationship other than within the confines of marriage between one man and one woman is sin and would preclude someone from being qualified to...

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @JohnHar63885981 @DickSaban1 No, I don’t know where you are getting this from! Any sexual relationship other than within the confines of marriage between one man and one woman is sin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@realvamphours @IssaDegen @smashbaals On the other hand, when a complementarian “exegetes” it, it’s usually them just quoting it. Many don’t even seem to recognize that Paul’s grammar and word usage is complicated in this personal instruction to Tim...

@realvamphours @IssaDegen @smashbaals On the other hand, when a complementarian “exegetes” it, it’s usually them just quoting it. Many don’t even seem to recognize that Paul’s grammar and word usage

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII Are you suggesting that if you are a complementarian that you ar

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII Are you suggesting that if you are a complementarian that you are immune to moral failings? Do you need me to list them for you?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-03

@GlennDavies @KaeleyT @PrestonSprinkle I actually don’t think that the complementarian view leads to oppression of women *necessarily.* I have been part of several complementarian churches and they typically just reserved the lead pastoral role for a...

@GlennDavies @KaeleyT @PrestonSprinkle I actually don’t think that the complementarian view leads to oppression of women *necessarily.* I have been part of several complementarian churches and they ty

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve I actually don't think this, but many complementarians see this as the role of the "head" of the marriage and church. For context, I am an engineer and both lead and serve an individual contributor role on projects at a...

@ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve I actually don't think this, but many complementarians see this as the role of the "head" of the marriage and church. For context, I am an engineer and both lead and ser

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

Complementarians: "We are not gender confused!" Me: "But don't you think the 's

Complementarians: "We are not gender confused!" Me: "But don't you think the 'she' is a 'they' in 1 Tim 2:15?" Complementarians: "Uh...um..." Me: "I got your back!☺️ See my chart."👇 https://t.co/Y

1 Tim 2:15 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@DST_QA I don't make this a "hill to die on" as I have attended complementarian churches and am able to work within their restrictions. However, I find that most comp churches won't allow those who are convinced egalitarians into leadership, so it h...

@DST_QA I don't make this a "hill to die on" as I have attended complementarian churches and am able to work within their restrictions. However, I find that most comp churches won't allow those who a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@DST_QA I've believed this since around 2009 but didn't make it a big issue until the last 5 years. I was in a complementarian church (Calvary Chapel), then non-denom (egalitarian), then Baptist (mostly complementarian but shifting). In the Baptist...

@DST_QA I've believed this since around 2009 but didn't make it a big issue until the last 5 years. I was in a complementarian church (Calvary Chapel), then non-denom (egalitarian), then Baptist (mos

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-27

@Deigratia1985 @ymmotrojam @ich1ban123456 It does seem you are not very open to being convinced by scripture. You keep assuming your view is correct when you rebuke me. Of course if you are a complementarian you believe I have a false view! Everyo...

@Deigratia1985 @ymmotrojam @ich1ban123456 It does seem you are not very open to being convinced by scripture. You keep assuming your view is correct when you rebuke me. Of course if you are a comple

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-26

@ymmotrojam @ich1ban123456 As far as I know, complementarians all say that women are equal in worth, value and honor. But they don’t treat them that way because they act in a way that shows they value males more highly than females. You say it’s ju...

@ymmotrojam @ich1ban123456 As far as I know, complementarians all say that women are equal in worth, value and honor. But they don’t treat them that way because they act in a way that shows they valu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-26

@ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam If that is the case, why isn't church just for comple

@ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam If that is the case, why isn't church just for complementarian men and the rest of us can meet separately and call it a gathering so that the women can participate like the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning You are misinterpreting 1 Tim 2:12. You assume it's as clear as mud, but its just mud in the eye of the complementarians and Patriachists! Read chapter 1⎯how Paul refers to the purpose of stopp...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning You are misinterpreting 1 Tim 2:12. You assume it's as clear as mud, but its just mud in the eye of the complementarians and Patriachists! Read

1 Tim 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@Duke456521 @Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii @hashim_warren I don’t think he was c

@Duke456521 @Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii @hashim_warren I don’t think he was claiming Mike has to retain a complementarian view or risk losing money. He simply asked whether he has any known confli

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@ZacharyGarris I have a lot of complementarian books already. How is yours diff

@ZacharyGarris I have a lot of complementarian books already. How is yours different?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

Sorry….only complementarian options allowed. By authority of my male pastor.

Sorry….only complementarian options allowed. By authority of my male pastor.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-09

@IanReformed @igarglewithfire Out of context even for a complementarian! What d

@IanReformed @igarglewithfire Out of context even for a complementarian! What does this have to do with social media? https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-07

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Respectfully, I think calling Kaeley’s comments “vitriol” is over the top. I know you actually agreed with her objection and are nuanced on this and a sincere complementarian, but perhaps you might have a different perspective if...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Respectfully, I think calling Kaeley’s comments “vitriol” is over the top. I know you actually agreed with her objection and are nuanced on this and a sincere complementarian, but

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@fishercatMaine Thanks for the encouragement! It seems so obvious to me now but

@fishercatMaine Thanks for the encouragement! It seems so obvious to me now but I grew up complementarian too…so it took me time to unwind the knots so I have sympathy for others.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@BogdanOancea77 BTW, one wonders how you can ever be convinced the way you are arguing on this. I suppose you could say the same to me. Look, if you want to remain a complementarian, by all means⎯please do so. You need to follow your convictions. ...

@BogdanOancea77 BTW, one wonders how you can ever be convinced the way you are arguing on this. I suppose you could say the same to me. Look, if you want to remain a complementarian, by all means⎯pl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-01

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr In 1 Cor 14:34-35 we have something that says women cannot speak when it was clear that women could speak from a few chapters earlier (1 Cor 11:5), not to mention the rest of the incl...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr In 1 Cor 14:34-35 we have something that says women cannot speak when it was clear that women could speak from a few chapters earlier

1 Cor 11:5 1 Cor 14:34-35 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-26

@DickSaban1 @smashbaals I appreciate you getting to this conclusion. I’m certai

@DickSaban1 @smashbaals I appreciate you getting to this conclusion. I’m certainly more than ok being the last person in the kingdom in your eyes (and the eyes of every complementarian).

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-17

@DeeGoingsGirl Complementarian certainly means something specific. And the Danvers statement is probably a good summary of this perspective. I believe the Bible teaches an egalitarian theology for the Church and recognizes patriarchy in history. T...

@DeeGoingsGirl Complementarian certainly means something specific. And the Danvers statement is probably a good summary of this perspective. I believe the Bible teaches an egalitarian theology for t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-15

@CivicNatalist @jchasedavis Right, not everyone is a leader. There is considerable variation in complementarian circles. The point being that dividing churches because women occupy a pastoral or elder or overseer role harms the body of Christ. It ...

@CivicNatalist @jchasedavis Right, not everyone is a leader. There is considerable variation in complementarian circles. The point being that dividing churches because women occupy a pastoral or eld

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr Treating men and women as equally capable of leading is not feminism just as it is not masculism. That's why it is called egalitarian. Whether you are complementarian or egalitarian should not matter when it co...

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr Treating men and women as equally capable of leading is not feminism just as it is not masculism. That's why it is called egalitarian. Whether you are complemen

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@EKHyland The saving grace for complementarians is that they believe that the husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. So even though it is very easy to get out of balance, it can still work. For that reason, I think we can live in p...

@EKHyland The saving grace for complementarians is that they believe that the husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. So even though it is very easy to get out of balance, it can stil

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@Ro12Two @nickmobrien What if complementarians are wrong and are perverting God'

@Ro12Two @nickmobrien What if complementarians are wrong and are perverting God's original design for humanity and His intention for His church? https://t.co/LPisirHz38

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@CrankyKat @DeniedTitan @RevJacquiLewis There’s a soft side to this complementarian view that is certainly appealing, but it still misses some things about these passages and inserts authority and hierarchy and gender based roles that are not what th...

@CrankyKat @DeniedTitan @RevJacquiLewis There’s a soft side to this complementarian view that is certainly appealing, but it still misses some things about these passages and inserts authority and hie

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-19

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Yep, there’s that line again where what complementarians view as clear Biblical teaching gets applied in a remarkably varied fashion. Dr. Dani Treweek recently explained how wonderful of a reception women had at a conference of c...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Yep, there’s that line again where what complementarians view as clear Biblical teaching gets applied in a remarkably varied fashion. Dr. Dani Treweek recently explained how wonde

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I’m just finishing up your proelium series on Sex and Gender, so I am aware of your perspective and the ways in which you differ from other complementarians. I care little about the majority view as we don’t judge scripture based...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I’m just finishing up your proelium series on Sex and Gender, so I am aware of your perspective and the ways in which you differ from other complementarians. I care little about t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I hear the interpretive gymnastics response from many complementarians. The fact is that I’m just dealing with the complexities in the text that the apostle Paul himself put in there and Peter admits that Paul writes about things...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I hear the interpretive gymnastics response from many complementarians. The fact is that I’m just dealing with the complexities in the text that the apostle Paul himself put in th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-17

@danitreweek If I reflected (as an egalitarian) how cool it was to see males pri

@danitreweek If I reflected (as an egalitarian) how cool it was to see males prioritized over females you’d have every right to raise an eyebrow and suggest I sounded like a complementarian. The labe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-17

@danitreweek @jmmooreo That’s fair, though I was framing my comments more provoc

@danitreweek @jmmooreo That’s fair, though I was framing my comments more provocatively not to suggest untrue things or to accuse you of fakery but because I am honestly surprised by the wide variatio

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-16

@danitreweek It's genuinely heartening to hear about your experience with complementarians who demonstrated such respect and equality. Indeed, the very best complementarians are those who, in practice, embody an egalitarian approach. =) The challeng...

@danitreweek It's genuinely heartening to hear about your experience with complementarians who demonstrated such respect and equality. Indeed, the very best complementarians are those who, in practice

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 My conclusions align with scholars like Dr. Craig Keener, Dr. Nijay Gupta, Dr. Gordon Fee, etc. I know many complementarians who disagree with me but do not call me a false teacher. And all of us h...

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 My conclusions align with scholars like Dr. Craig Keener, Dr. Nijay Gupta, Dr. Gordon Fee, etc. I know many complementarians who disagree with me bu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-09

@GlennDavies @NancyRPearcey So the difference is that patriarchalists (P) assert women are subservient to males and complementarians (C) assert women don’t lead in the family and church because it doesn’t follow God’s order? So P says women are crea...

@GlennDavies @NancyRPearcey So the difference is that patriarchalists (P) assert women are subservient to males and complementarians (C) assert women don’t lead in the family and church because it doe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@rightresponsem I think your view is one of many that complementarians have to navigate as the Bible doesn’t give guidance and when, where and how a woman can teach, what to do if men are present, how an overseer oversees without violating these rule...

@rightresponsem I think your view is one of many that complementarians have to navigate as the Bible doesn’t give guidance and when, where and how a woman can teach, what to do if men are present, how

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-04

@Kdubtru You are just showing there’s a spectrum of male priority in leadership. If patriarchy seems too extreme you can be complementarian. If you don’t believe women speaking in church is shameful you can still believe that she is meant to not ju...

@Kdubtru You are just showing there’s a spectrum of male priority in leadership. If patriarchy seems too extreme you can be complementarian. If you don’t believe women speaking in church is shameful

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-02

@Schweinzig @HwsEleutheroi I realize we disagree…but even most complementarians

@Schweinzig @HwsEleutheroi I realize we disagree…but even most complementarians wont say that women are not able to lead. Most think it’s just what God requires (which I would contend with). There a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@NateSchlomann For much of history, male authority over their wives was commonpl

@NateSchlomann For much of history, male authority over their wives was commonplace. Could we say the same that complementarians were just imbibing from the cultural water tap?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@rightresponsem For much of history, male authority over their wives was commonp

@rightresponsem For much of history, male authority over their wives was commonplace. Could we say the same that complementarians were just imbibing from the cultural water tap?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-14

@MikeWingerii "What I can say is that, while the debates are confusing and complicated, the final result is not." You mean your specific complementarian result? The debate is there because the text is genuinely difficult and the desire is to find t...

@MikeWingerii "What I can say is that, while the debates are confusing and complicated, the final result is not." You mean your specific complementarian result? The debate is there because the text

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-07

@MikeWingerii @evanwickham However, your job—should you choose to accept it⎯is not to see whether all egalitarian guesses can be harmonized or not, but to find the truth. This means that many proposed views don’t hold up to scrutiny but doesn’t mean...

@MikeWingerii @evanwickham However, your job—should you choose to accept it⎯is not to see whether all egalitarian guesses can be harmonized or not, but to find the truth. This means that many propose

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-07

This is a great thread and clearly illustrates the strange land called complemen

This is a great thread and clearly illustrates the strange land called complementarian. https://t.co/YnnvLvDU0d

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-06

@MikeWingerii @cryptoviolinist This tells me something. It tells me Mike is wea

@MikeWingerii @cryptoviolinist This tells me something. It tells me Mike is wearing complementarian shades. 🤭 https://t.co/kwWKRWFmtF

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Maybe the complementarian interpretation of

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Maybe the complementarian interpretation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 and 1 Tim 3 is incorrect.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-19

@MikeWingerii You cannot really say what complementarians believe because it is

@MikeWingerii You cannot really say what complementarians believe because it is not monolithic. Some believe women cannot teach men, but they can teach women. I was discouraged from watching the wom

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@chimpchompchamp @MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 Complementarian leaders are doing what they believe is right, so I don't think they should be forced to allow women if they think it's not Biblical, but they shouldn't treat others as though they are in ...

@chimpchompchamp @MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 Complementarian leaders are doing what they believe is right, so I don't think they should be forced to allow women if they think it's not Biblical, but

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii It's not just the SBC. Most complementarians I h

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii It's not just the SBC. Most complementarians I have discussed with, the subject goes that direction. If you can ignore such clear teaching, this issue is like a portal

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