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@onegospel2021 @MikeWingerii Yes, anything defying the Lord is a sin. But a godly woman gifted by God to pastor and who preaches the truth is not violating or ignoring any commandment. There is no such commandment. There is no imperative. It’s not l...

@onegospel2021 @MikeWingerii Yes, anything defying the Lord is a sin. But a godly woman gifted by God to pastor and who preaches the truth is not violating or ignoring any commandment. There is no su

@mythreesonsb @EtAbundatGratia @MikeWingerii Wow. That’s pretty strong. So a go

@mythreesonsb @EtAbundatGratia @MikeWingerii Wow. That’s pretty strong. So a godly woman preaching truth is sinning. That’s a first I read that anywhere in the Bible…

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii Whoops... haha. Sorry, read too fast. 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say "must not be a woman" but "I do not permit a woman to teach or authentein a man." Paul doesn't mean a woman cannot teach truth to a man as a Bere...

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii Whoops... haha. Sorry, read too fast. 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say "must not be a woman" but "I do not permit a woman to teach or authentein a man." Paul doesn't

1Ti 2:12 debate

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii The context to chapter 2 starts in the first chapter. Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy for a reason, and it was to stop "certain people" from teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from t...

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii The context to chapter 2 starts in the first chapter. Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy for a reason, and it was to stop "certain people" from tea

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@GyolaNevada @MikeWingerii It depends on why they went there. If they saw direct prohibitions on women and decided to disregard the Bible, then that bodes for more disregarding of the Bible. This is why it is important to for elders to really study a...

@GyolaNevada @MikeWingerii It depends on why they went there. If they saw direct prohibitions on women and decided to disregard the Bible, then that bodes for more disregarding of the Bible. This is w

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@onegospel2021 @MikeWingerii Pathetic? This is not about sin. It is secondary, like Calvinism. Where is a godly woman teaching truth or pastoring ever called a sin? Where is it listed in any list of sins? Your claim is thoroughly and completely unju...

@onegospel2021 @MikeWingerii Pathetic? This is not about sin. It is secondary, like Calvinism. Where is a godly woman teaching truth or pastoring ever called a sin? Where is it listed in any list of s

@peace_got @JollyStine @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Wh

@peace_got @JollyStine @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Who wrote Ruth? Esther? Hebrews?

@ronhenzel @peace_got @MikeWingerii Not freedom to sin. There is nowhere where a

@ronhenzel @peace_got @MikeWingerii Not freedom to sin. There is nowhere where a godly woman teaching truth or pastoring is stated to be a sin. Making sin up is egregious! Stop that!

@peace_got @JosiahHawthorne @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii Where is a godly woman forbidden from pastoring or teaching truth to others (inside or outside the church) including men? You literally are just making up rules because your bias is bli...

@peace_got @JosiahHawthorne @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii Where is a godly woman forbidden from pastoring or teaching truth to others (inside or outside the church) including men? You literally

@peace_got @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii You are treating egalitarians as though they are teaching equity. We don’t think it’s about equal outcomes. We just don’t think it’s a sin that a woman can lead. Just need one ...

@peace_got @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii You are treating egalitarians as though they are teaching equity. We don’t think it’s about equal outcomes. We just don’t thin

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-12

@mikeoffthemic @William34772026 @MikeWingerii That's cute. Tell me whether your pastor in your church is Jewish or not...cause all 12 disciples were Jewish males. So who wrote Ruth? Esther? Hebrews? Do you know? Why don't we know who wrote Hebrews? ...

@mikeoffthemic @William34772026 @MikeWingerii That's cute. Tell me whether your pastor in your church is Jewish or not...cause all 12 disciples were Jewish males. So who wrote Ruth? Esther? Hebrews?

@noahsflood_ @MikeWingerii I don't doubt that. But if he is interested in truth,

@noahsflood_ @MikeWingerii I don't doubt that. But if he is interested in truth, maybe he should go back and forth with egalitarians instead of just talking one way to a camera by himself.

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Timothy and Titus say essentially the same thing. Who wrote Ruth? Who wrote Esther? Who wrote Hebrews? Deborah was a judge and prophet. Junia was an ordinary (not foundational) apostle. No one is saying that ...

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Timothy and Titus say essentially the same thing. Who wrote Ruth? Who wrote Esther? Who wrote Hebrews? Deborah was a judge and prophet. Junia was an ordinary (

@Andwhit1249 @brianaxelm I'm not sinning. Where does the Bible say that a godly female pastor teaching the truth is a sin? What precisely does it damage? Your ego? Is God harmed by having His physically weaker vessels shepherding His church? Isn't i...

@Andwhit1249 @brianaxelm I'm not sinning. Where does the Bible say that a godly female pastor teaching the truth is a sin? What precisely does it damage? Your ego? Is God harmed by having His physica

@RSCharlton @NarnianAttorney @MikeWingerii Neat magic trick. So you just eliminated all secondary issues by quipping “sola scriptura”? I believe sola scriptura too. That verse is in the context of stopping false teaching, not stopping anyone from te...

@RSCharlton @NarnianAttorney @MikeWingerii Neat magic trick. So you just eliminated all secondary issues by quipping “sola scriptura”? I believe sola scriptura too. That verse is in the context of st

@Jet_Truth @MikeWingerii If a godly woman preaches the truth because she doesn't think that God forbids her, how is that pride? Why isn't a man preaching called pride then? You are presuming that the complementarian view that God has ordained a gend...

@Jet_Truth @MikeWingerii If a godly woman preaches the truth because she doesn't think that God forbids her, how is that pride? Why isn't a man preaching called pride then? You are presuming that the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-10

@NotTheBaptizer @KimberleeJayneW @deadtosin610 Well, keep on exposing me then I guess. And I’ll keep spreading what I believe is the truth because I have to be true to what I believe the Bible teaches. But a pro-tip for you; making a bunch of person...

@NotTheBaptizer @KimberleeJayneW @deadtosin610 Well, keep on exposing me then I guess. And I’ll keep spreading what I believe is the truth because I have to be true to what I believe the Bible teaches

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-10

@NotTheBaptizer @deadtosin610 @FancyABQ You have an odd way of showing love. To repent from what I believe would be to deny what I believe is the truth of scripture and to accept a view that I believe is not what scripture teaches. I would be sinning...

@NotTheBaptizer @deadtosin610 @FancyABQ You have an odd way of showing love. To repent from what I believe would be to deny what I believe is the truth of scripture and to accept a view that I believe

@TentSpike @jsrrayburn @ryancduff @deadtosin610 @CharmyRosewolf @AlanDMyattPhD S

@TentSpike @jsrrayburn @ryancduff @deadtosin610 @CharmyRosewolf @AlanDMyattPhD So Paul wants Timothy to stop people from teaching truth? Where do you get that from?

@TentSpike @deadtosin610 A difference of opinion on a secondary matter is not sin. Do you call Calvinists to repent? How about old earthers? Or perhaps amillennialists or pretribbers? Are they all sinning if they don’t agree with your interpretation?...

@TentSpike @deadtosin610 A difference of opinion on a secondary matter is not sin. Do you call Calvinists to repent? How about old earthers? Or perhaps amillennialists or pretribbers? Are they all sin

@OperHealAmerica @Gary5040390811 How is this a primary matter where you need to divide from your church? Where is a godly woman leading a church into truth ever considered a sin in scripture? Wasn't Paul writing to Timothy to stop "certain people" fr...

@OperHealAmerica @Gary5040390811 How is this a primary matter where you need to divide from your church? Where is a godly woman leading a church into truth ever considered a sin in scripture? Wasn't P

1Ti 1:3 question

@KodeshStorm @MikeWingerii Anything that we believe that is not true has some level of negative impact. But not all untruths constitute sin. The way you demark between what is sin and what isn't is whether it is a primary matter or secondary. The Bi...

@KodeshStorm @MikeWingerii Anything that we believe that is not true has some level of negative impact. But not all untruths constitute sin. The way you demark between what is sin and what isn't is wh

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-08

@rofbethany How is it not a secondary issue? You even disagree with Mike, a comp

@rofbethany How is it not a secondary issue? You even disagree with Mike, a complementarian. God's judgment is not heavy upon us because of God's gifting and calling on godly women to pastor churches

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-08

@ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii The scripture does not explicitly prohibit "women" from teaching others unless they are teaching "strange doctrines." Nowhere does Paul ever prohibit a godly woman from teaching truth to others including men. To do so would ...

@ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii The scripture does not explicitly prohibit "women" from teaching others unless they are teaching "strange doctrines." Nowhere does Paul ever prohibit a godly woman from teach

Matt 28:18-20 general

@rofbethany I’m going to be punished for suggesting God is ok with godly women p

@rofbethany I’m going to be punished for suggesting God is ok with godly women preaching truth? Seriously? 😒

@Christ_like_ish @SpkJayIII @onegospel2021 @NotTheBaptizer @ryancduff There has to be room for disagreement on scriptures that don't clearly identify something as a sin. If you think that a godly woman preaching the truth to groups which happens to ...

@Christ_like_ish @SpkJayIII @onegospel2021 @NotTheBaptizer @ryancduff There has to be room for disagreement on scriptures that don't clearly identify something as a sin. If you think that a godly wom

@FreeAme19691836 I believe that any sexual relationship outside that of a lifelong commitment of marriage between one man and one woman is sin. However, I don’t believe the scripture prohibits godly women from teaching truth to men. To explore what ...

@FreeAme19691836 I believe that any sexual relationship outside that of a lifelong commitment of marriage between one man and one woman is sin. However, I don’t believe the scripture prohibits godly

RT @ryanschatz: @AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii “All theological untruths harm the ch

RT @ryanschatz: @AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii “All theological untruths harm the church in some way”. That means that every christian harms th…

@AverageSc0t No, this is not what MW meant. Perhaps you should watch that video again and pretend for a moment that you were an egalitarian that had good, solid Biblical support for the idea that godly women are not prohibited from teaching truth to ...

@AverageSc0t No, this is not what MW meant. Perhaps you should watch that video again and pretend for a moment that you were an egalitarian that had good, solid Biblical support for the idea that godl

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii “All theological untruths harm the church in some way”. That means that every christian harms the church because all have some kind of misunderstanding as no one has a 100% correct view of everything. Everytime you preach o...

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii “All theological untruths harm the church in some way”. That means that every christian harms the church because all have some kind of misunderstanding as no one has a 100%

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@Grengoli @marshalldukat 2A) You only have a single verse. 1Ti 2:12: - doesn’t have a second witness confirming women should not even teach truth to men - violates the great commission where all believers are told to teach all nations everything Je...

@Grengoli @marshalldukat 2A) You only have a *single* verse. 1Ti 2:12: - doesn’t have a second witness confirming women should not even teach truth to men - violates the great commission where all bel

1Ti 2:12 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@FreeAme19691836 I don’t deny the truth of the Bible. Just because I disagree wi

@FreeAme19691836 I don’t deny the truth of the Bible. Just because I disagree with your interpretation doesn’t mean I deny the truth of the Bible.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-04

@marshalldukat I need you to provide me with some Biblical evidence: 1. Where in scripture is a godly woman teaching truth to anyone ever declared a sin? Where is it included in any list of sins so we can see that teaching which approves of godl...

@marshalldukat I need you to provide me with some Biblical evidence: 1. Where in scripture is a godly woman teaching truth to anyone ever declared a *sin*? Where is it included in any list of *sins*

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Why does Mike think that women could correct when there was false teaching, but

Why does Mike think that women could correct when there was false teaching, but not teach men in the context of laying down a foundation of the truth? /41

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-01

@FutureHOF3 Those that do not belong to Him are those who do not respond to the truth that He has revealed to them. Jacob and Esau represent two peoples (as God told Rebecca) and one day they will be reconciled. This idea culminates in the church whi...

@FutureHOF3 Those that do not belong to Him are those who do not respond to the truth that He has revealed to them. Jacob and Esau represent two peoples (as God told Rebecca) and one day they will be

@ThomisticRednek @KatKanada_TM @oliverburdick "A woman" is not in the plural. v14 says "the woman" which is an anaphoric use of the article showing that "a woman" is a specific woman. 1Ti 1:3 says that Paul left Timothy behind to stop "certain people...

@ThomisticRednek @KatKanada_TM @oliverburdick "A woman" is not in the plural. v14 says "the woman" which is an anaphoric use of the article showing that "a woman" is a specific woman. 1Ti 1:3 says tha

1Ti 1:3 general

@TDisputations Except Paul wasn't saying that godly women couldn't teach the tru

@TDisputations Except Paul wasn't saying that godly women couldn't teach the truth. https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw

@TomBuck Tom, 1Ti 2:12 is not referring to all women and Paul didn't direct Timo

@TomBuck Tom, 1Ti 2:12 is not referring to all women and Paul didn't direct Timothy to stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone. You have to read it in context. https://t.co/YjFKhdCvlY

1Ti 2:12 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@mmckoyis I don't know what exactly @SowUnique1of1 is saying, but 1Ti 2:12 is no

@mmckoyis I don't know what exactly @SowUnique1of1 is saying, but 1Ti 2:12 is not about preventing godly women from teaching truth to anyone⎯the letter to Timothy was about stopping "certain people" f

1Ti 2:12 debate

@Peepeepbirdy Do Christians speak like this? Oh...you might want to re-read 1Ti

@Peepeepbirdy Do Christians speak like this? Oh...you might want to re-read 1Ti 2:12 again, because you are taking it out of context. This has to do with false teaching, not godly women teaching truth

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@OnionPizza68693 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn False. Did you know that making false accusation is a sin? Show me where allowing godly women to teach truth to men is said to be a sin in scripture. Where is it listed in any list of sins? HINT: it isn’t...

@OnionPizza68693 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn False. Did you know that making false accusation is a sin? Show me where allowing godly women to teach truth to men is said to be a sin in scripture. Where

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I’m not in unrepentant sin. You cannot even point to a single passage showing that godly women teaching truth is a sin in any context at any time in history. Are th...

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I’m not in unrepentant sin. You cannot even point to a single passage showing that godly women teaching truth is a

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I disagree with people all the time. Believe me! We have strayed far from the text as you keep talking about how I’m sinning and rebelling against the Bible and sinn...

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I disagree with people all the time. Believe me! We have strayed far from the text as you keep talking about how I’

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn A seared conscience is with respect to sin. Where is a godly women teaching truth to men ever listed as a sin in an

@OnionPizza68693 @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_

@OnionPizza68693 @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Wow. How am I in serious error? Am I going to Hell? Where is supporting godly women teaching truth a sin that sends

@BlackPatriarch1 @princess_dee95 Those who promoted slavery using the Bible were doing the same kind of thing that people today are doing by using the Bible to forbid women from leadership and teaching roles. The only way to know if you got it right ...

@BlackPatriarch1 @princess_dee95 Those who promoted slavery using the Bible were doing the same kind of thing that people today are doing by using the Bible to forbid women from leadership and teachin

@Ollieman42023 @pearlythingz Take a look at the context of that passage. It's no

@Ollieman42023 @pearlythingz Take a look at the context of that passage. It's not talking about godly women not teaching men truth. https://t.co/zkbRDwQWIx

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn A heretic, huh? So a godly woman teaching truth to someone is damnable heresy? Where do you find this "sin" in any list of sins? Go ahead and look for it. You are misinterpreting the scripture. You are fr...

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn A heretic, huh? So a godly woman teaching truth to someone is damnable heresy? Where do you find this "sin" in any list of sins? Go ahead and look for it.

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Women were elders and preachers eve

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Women were elders and preachers even before Luther as part of the Waldensiens. Church history is not how we judge truth. You have to go back to scripture.