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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-05

@KevinCanale24 @JRowley11 I have never heard asking questions a "poison gas cloud"! How is it indefensible? Ron Henzel took a stab and answered each one of my questions. So it's not indefensible. Of course I feel I have answers to those questions, b...

@KevinCanale24 @JRowley11 I have never heard asking questions a "poison gas cloud"! How is it indefensible? Ron Henzel took a stab and answered each one of my questions. So it's not indefensible. Of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@Keith83361 Sorry, are you saying that asking why Paul gives general instruction

@Keith83361 Sorry, are you saying that asking why Paul gives general instructions for the church in a personal letter to Timothy rather than in a letter to the church—that the question itself is HERES

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-03

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Where are you getting this from? There isn't a

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Where are you getting this from? There isn't a single person called "Lead Pastor" except Christ Himself (actually called the Chief Shepherd, 1Pe 5:4). Further, no one

1Pe 5:4 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-02

@Sububran_Cowboy @smashbaals Cool. I see you know how to quote a verse. Did that take you more than 5 seconds? Do you have any idea what the purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy is? How does stopping half the body from teaching truth to the o...

@Sububran_Cowboy @smashbaals Cool. I see you know how to quote a verse. Did that take you more than 5 seconds? Do you have any idea what the purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy is? How does s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-02

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced you that this was Paul's point of his personal lett...

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-02

@NSReicher @ronhenzel I don't care how many Reformers all came to the same conclusion. I repeat the words of one reformer in particular, Luther: “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason—I do not accept the authority of [many Reformers], ...

@NSReicher @ronhenzel I don't care how many Reformers all came to the same conclusion. I repeat the words of one reformer in particular, Luther: “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason—I

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-01

@SoNotBettyOK @Elder_Barry_ Exactly.

@SoNotBettyOK @Elder_Barry_ Exactly.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@Son_of_Most_Hi @Chainsaw59598 In Mt 19:3-9, the Pharisees ask Jesus if it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason. Jesus responds by pointing back to Ge 1:27 and Ge 2:24, emphasizing that God created marriage as a lifelong union. He t...

@Son_of_Most_Hi @Chainsaw59598 In Mt 19:3-9, the Pharisees ask Jesus if it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason. Jesus responds by pointing back to Ge 1:27 and Ge 2:24, emphasizing t

Ge 1:27 Ge 2:24 Mt 19:3-9 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@rightresponsem @calvinrobinson What does your comment about gynocracy have to d

@rightresponsem @calvinrobinson What does your comment about gynocracy have to do with Robinson getting his ministry license revoked after his joke?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@StothersRyan I might even offer a kidney to get older manuscripts…especially if

@StothersRyan I might even offer a kidney to get older manuscripts…especially if there was any doubt in what we have. But we have no reason to doubt what we have in 1 Tim. I’m not doubting scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@StothersRyan All of church history?? Where do you get that from? Are you saying no churches had female pastors or elders until modern times? Or that the ones who did always did so for the wrong reasons? The following slide is from a presentation do...

@StothersRyan All of church history?? Where do you get that from? Are you saying no churches had female pastors or elders until modern times? Or that the ones who did always did so for the wrong reaso

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@RonaldTill13475 @KaeleyT Here’s a few reasons why: 1. Given Paul’s stated purpose was to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3), why did it shift to “instruct all women to not teach true doctrine to any male over 17”? 2...

@RonaldTill13475 @KaeleyT Here’s a few reasons why: 1. Given Paul’s stated purpose was to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3), why did it shift to “instruct all women t

1Ti 1:3 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-29

@Grump_Old_Man @Peacemaker811 Paul didn’t need to name her as Paul spent years in Ephesus and related a situation he left unaddressed for Timothy and in his personal letter he only needed to provide enough information for Timothy to clearly identify ...

@Grump_Old_Man @Peacemaker811 Paul didn’t need to name her as Paul spent years in Ephesus and related a situation he left unaddressed for Timothy and in his personal letter he only needed to provide e

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-28

@aheartforgod @HootenWilson It’s more like “can you read the Bible jn context or

@aheartforgod @HootenWilson It’s more like “can you read the Bible jn context or are you only into taking texts out of their context to support your pretext making them into a proof text?”

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-28

@PubliusJosephus @MWWatHome Well, I’ve most certainly considered the context and it seems Paul explicitly tells us that it was for Timothy to stop “certain ones from teaching strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3) not to stop half the body from teaching the ot...

@PubliusJosephus @MWWatHome Well, I’ve most certainly considered the context and it seems Paul explicitly tells us that it was for Timothy to stop “certain ones from teaching strange doctrines” (1Ti 1

1Ti 1:3 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-24

@SolaScripturaT @BornAgainMissy Why shame on me? Do you know what Paul’s reasons

@SolaScripturaT @BornAgainMissy Why shame on me? Do you know what Paul’s reasons mean? If you do, tell me what time sequence order of creation has to do with why Adam wasn’t deceived but Eve was. Do

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-24

@BornAgainMissy Why anyone thinks that Paul’s purpose was to stop the teaching of truth from one half of the body to the other half is beyond me. Paul’s instruction in his personal letter to Timothy was to remain in Ephesus to stop certain ones from...

@BornAgainMissy Why anyone thinks that Paul’s purpose was to stop the teaching of truth from one half of the body to the other half is beyond me. Paul’s instruction in his personal letter to Timothy

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-23

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals I linked to a post above where I explained the context

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals I linked to a post above where I explained the context. I’ll include another one here too as I added more details about the reason Paul gives Timothy his authority. https://

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-23

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals Paul explained in his personal letter to Timothy that he left him in Ephesus to stop false teachers, not so that he would instruct half the church not to teach truth to the other half. You are misreading the text by not cons...

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals Paul explained in his personal letter to Timothy that he left him in Ephesus to stop false teachers, not so that he would instruct half the church not to teach truth to the o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-22

@average_R_W_E @smashbaals John? That’s a personal letter from Paul to Timothy t

@average_R_W_E @smashbaals John? That’s a personal letter from Paul to Timothy to support him in stopping false teaching not to stop half the church from teaching the other half! https://t.co/ZQizsThB

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-22

@Vysler @smashbaals That passage is in the context of Paul writing a personal letter to Timothy telling him he was leaving him in Ephesus to stop certain people from teaching false doctrine not to stop half the church from teaching the truth to the o...

@Vysler @smashbaals That passage is in the context of Paul writing a personal letter to Timothy telling him he was leaving him in Ephesus to stop certain people from teaching false doctrine not to sto

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-21

@rightresponsem No. Having empathy is not a reason to leave a church!

@rightresponsem No. Having empathy is not a reason to leave a church!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-21

@smashbaals I wasn’t aware that empathy with those who are suffering for whateve

@smashbaals I wasn’t aware that empathy with those who are suffering for whatever reason is cause for division. Is Smash not aware of the following scripture from Titus 3:10-11? https://t.co/FxAWkkyG

Titus 3:10-11 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@middletondrew28 @Ashleyhays2089 I’m not saying I disagree with what you wrote here, though I’m not sure about the comparison of Trump with David. David was the least and Trump came to the position as a billionaire. My question was why would he swea...

@middletondrew28 @Ashleyhays2089 I’m not saying I disagree with what you wrote here, though I’m not sure about the comparison of Trump with David. David was the least and Trump came to the position as

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Actually, it is for the very reasons Paul outlines that he is giving women a choice. If covering one’s head shames Christ, then surely this applies to women also. Thus married women have a dilemma as they have essentially...

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Actually, it is for the very reasons Paul outlines that he is giving women a choice. If covering one’s head shames Christ, then surely this applies to women also. Thus mar

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Let me re-explain Paul's reasoning. If she will judge angels, then surely she has the authority over her own head to decide whether to cover her head while praying or prophesying. It explains it quite clearly and complet...

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Let me re-explain Paul's reasoning. If she will judge angels, then surely she has the authority over her own head to decide whether to cover her head while praying or prop

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-17

@thebibleismetal What was the reason you left that denomination to go non-denomi

@thebibleismetal What was the reason you left that denomination to go non-denominational?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-17

@twitchypreacher Have you remained in the same church the whole time or changed

@twitchypreacher Have you remained in the same church the whole time or changed different churches? Was it because you moved or for other reasons?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-17

@ReformedSteven @Christianous100 @RevKimWChafee Hey, if your version of authority is to serve the other person’s needs and desires (ie. the one who is first is the slave of all), then I’m all for that kind of authority. Can you show me where Jesus t...

@ReformedSteven @Christianous100 @RevKimWChafee Hey, if your version of authority is to serve the other person’s needs and desires (ie. the one who is first is the slave of all), then I’m all for that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-16

@ReformedSteven @Christianous100 @RevKimWChafee Also, for point 1, the complicat

@ReformedSteven @Christianous100 @RevKimWChafee Also, for point 1, the complication here is that Jesus is also God. The comparison is not between God and man, male and female. You are not the pope of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-16

@dalepartridge Please. Is correcting you by scripture and plain reason also bein

@dalepartridge Please. Is correcting you by scripture and plain reason also being a snake?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-15

@Godson7800 @MB74466440 @RealDavidReece What about Lappidoth, Deborah’s husband?

@Godson7800 @MB74466440 @RealDavidReece What about Lappidoth, Deborah’s husband?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-15

@StefB722 @pauldirks @KaeleyT We both lead the family. Why does it have to be on

@StefB722 @pauldirks @KaeleyT We both lead the family. Why does it have to be only one person leading?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Well, that’s why we have two teachers—a mother and a father.

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Well, that’s why we have two teachers—a mother and a father. And that we both are examples of what is similar and what is different and the kinds of things that are just unique to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@Vibeauxs @smashbaals Did Jesus and the apostles demonstrate that they knew or u

@Vibeauxs @smashbaals Did Jesus and the apostles demonstrate that they knew or used physical defence the many times they were attacked or imprisoned? Can you give me some kind of evidence for this in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-12

@BeanofChrist Verses that don’t make the point? My point was about God fearers and whether God gives these to Christ or God haters. If we take your ‘clear passages’ in their immediate and the greater context of scripture, regenerating a person befor...

@BeanofChrist Verses that don’t make the point? My point was about God fearers and whether God gives these to Christ or God haters. If we take your ‘clear passages’ in their immediate and the greater

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-11

@ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo I’m denying the faith? Faith didn’t buy you—Jesus did. His death bought all humans, especially believers (1Ti 4:10). Taking personal responsibility for my faith is not worshipping the creature! You are jus...

@ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo I’m denying the faith? Faith didn’t buy you—Jesus did. His death bought all humans, especially believers (1Ti 4:10). Taking personal responsibility for my

1Ti 4:10 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-09

@AletheiaHS @ManassehRJones @subq @immrbloo The Bible does not explicitly state that humans have faith in things because they are made in God’s image. However, several passages imply that being created in God’s image which means that humans possess u...

@AletheiaHS @ManassehRJones @subq @immrbloo The Bible does not explicitly state that humans have faith in things because they are made in God’s image. However, several passages imply that being create

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

@covapologetics I see. Would you like me to change it? If so and before I do, are you suggesting that you are merely claiming your personal opinion on this issue and admit that it is sufficiently unclear so that most Baptist churches don’t agree wit...

@covapologetics I see. Would you like me to change it? If so and before I do, are you suggesting that you are merely claiming your personal opinion on this issue and admit that it is sufficiently unc

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

Church leadership isn’t about being the sole decision-maker, a *president* or restricting service if the person is only able to have one child. God gifts and calls people to serve, and they should be allowed and recognized by the body, not restricted...

Church leadership isn’t about being the sole decision-maker, a *president* or restricting service if the person is only able to have one child. God gifts and calls people to serve, and they should be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

As stated previously, if ἄνδρα can apply to any person in certain contexts, then

As stated previously, if ἄνδρα can apply to any person in certain contexts, then given Paul’s gender-agnostic syntax in 1Ti 3 and Tit 1 and his own singleness, he is clearly not requiring marriage but

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Many highlight the fact that wives are to submit and respect, and that husbands are to love. But in no way can a reasonable person assert that husbands are not also to respect their wives or that wives are not also to l...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Many highlight the fact that wives are to submit and respect, and that husbands are to love. But in no way can a reasonable person assert that husbands are not also to r

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@stevebward I don't think there was consensus. The question came from my son who

@stevebward I don't think there was consensus. The question came from my son who had been watching Cliffe Knechtle who gave an answer that confused him. My wife and middle daughter agreed with Cliffe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@Grump_Old_Man I think my son asked a great question and I grew up being taught

@Grump_Old_Man I think my son asked a great question and I grew up being taught exactly what he heard from the teacher he was listening to. I give more context in the following. https://t.co/cmHybcwpt

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-24

@TwiisterPlays @ScottRoberts Are they part of the body? What does it mean “remov

@TwiisterPlays @ScottRoberts Are they part of the body? What does it mean “remove the evil person from among yourselves”? Send them to the church down the street? See them in heaven?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-23

@ymmotrojam The Greek ἐν αὐτῷ places the focus on union with Christ, not a mutua

@ymmotrojam The Greek ἐν αὐτῷ places the focus on union with Christ, not a mutual decision between Father and Son. I’m not sure where you are getting that from. This passage is about God’s plan for b

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-20

@B_Christs_Amb @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii We could also say that in the spirit

@B_Christs_Amb @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii We could also say that in the spirit Jesus was in the Father in heaven because as God, the Son was omnipresent. They are two persons but the same substance t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-20

@B_Christs_Amb @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii The body is the temple of God, not th

@B_Christs_Amb @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii The body is the temple of God, not the spirit. More than one person of God can indwell a person’s body which is what is said of us who believe in Jn 14:23. h

Jn 14:23 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-20

@JacobPaul432 @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii I can grant that more than just Calvi

@JacobPaul432 @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii I can grant that more than just Calvinists believe it. However, it doesn’t really matter where it comes from or who primarily advocates for it. The question

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-20

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii From a high level, PSA seems to be a Calvinistic doctrine where the Father punishes the Son. I reject this and I am not one of the liberals that Mike refers to. Rather, the Father was IN Christ reconciling the world to Hi...

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii From a high level, PSA seems to be a Calvinistic doctrine where the Father punishes the Son. I reject this and I am not one of the liberals that Mike refers to. Rather, th

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