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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@ZacharyGarris Let me know what creed says that women cannot occupy positions of leadership or serve as a pastor or preach or teach truth. Next, you can take a look at any list of sin in scripture and you won’t find women speaking, teaching, leading...

@ZacharyGarris Let me know what creed says that women cannot occupy positions of leadership or serve as a pastor or preach or teach truth. Next, you can take a look at any list of sin in scripture an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@eclctve @Lovecraftian12 @smashbaals I like your response, I just don't think do

@eclctve @Lovecraftian12 @smashbaals I like your response, I just don't think dogmatic teaching is in view here. I don't listen to someone because they are dogmatic, I listen because they are communi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@brianwhitecc @autocorrect2_0 The Bible also says you should not misuse God’s wo

@brianwhitecc @autocorrect2_0 The Bible also says you should not misuse God’s word. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctl

2 Tim 2:15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-29

@ymmotrojam @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning 1 Timothy 3:15 (NASB95) 15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the...

@ymmotrojam @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning 1 Timothy 3:15 (NASB95) 15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household

1 Timothy 3:15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-29

@3HillsMinor @Deigratia1985 Why would God want His church to split over something so trivial as whether true doctrine was spoken by a godly female vessel? I am on side with you about the acceptance of sin being a problem, but I’m just saying I don’t...

@3HillsMinor @Deigratia1985 Why would God want His church to split over something so trivial as whether true doctrine was spoken by a godly female vessel? I am on side with you about the acceptance o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-27

@3HillsMinor @Deigratia1985 Loving Mormons, JW’s and Muslims means patiently helping them come to the knowledge of the truth, showing it from different angles, asking different questions…explaining things. If you think 1 Tim 2:12 is so clear then pl...

@3HillsMinor @Deigratia1985 Loving Mormons, JW’s and Muslims means patiently helping them come to the knowledge of the truth, showing it from different angles, asking different questions…explaining th

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

@cosmoofprague While testifying to the truth of something like the resurrection and the facts forming the basis is not the same as explaining new concepts (ie. teaching), one might say that testifying is more authoritative since teaching is giving so...

@cosmoofprague While testifying to the truth of something like the resurrection and the facts forming the basis is not the same as explaining new concepts (ie. teaching), one might say that testifying

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@graceforprize @sympatheticNPC While testifying to the truth of something like the resurrection and the facts forming the basis is not the same as explaining new concepts (ie. teaching), one might say that testifying is more authoritative since teach...

@graceforprize @sympatheticNPC While testifying to the truth of something like the resurrection and the facts forming the basis is not the same as explaining new concepts (ie. teaching), one might say

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@ich1ban123456 @sailemptyskies @B_Christs_Amb The truth of the resurrection is surely a doctrine we must believe; it is fundamental to the Christian faith! Doctrine is truth and simply refers to the teachings of Christ. We see no specific person (a...

@ich1ban123456 @sailemptyskies @B_Christs_Amb The truth of the resurrection is surely a doctrine we must believe; it is fundamental to the Christian faith! Doctrine is truth and simply refers to the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@ich1ban123456 @TemAleSaEliTa @Kdubtru That passage—read in context and taking Paul’s grammar seriously—is referring to a deceived woman at the church of Ephesus who was teaching false doctrine. Paul only names blasphemers who know the truth but don...

@ich1ban123456 @TemAleSaEliTa @Kdubtru That passage—read in context and taking Paul’s grammar seriously—is referring to a deceived woman at the church of Ephesus who was teaching false doctrine. Paul

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

Why did Jesus send only women with the doctrine of the resurrection? Was He bre

Why did Jesus send only women with the doctrine of the resurrection? Was He breaking the rule that women cannot teach truthful doctrine to men?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@ZacharyGarris Quick question for you. Why did Jesus send only women with the d

@ZacharyGarris Quick question for you. Why did Jesus send only women with the doctrine of the resurrection? Was He breaking the rule that women cannot teach truthful doctrine to men? They didn’t be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@burly_ernie @Magpie_Hunter @firefighter4u @smashbaals This is what the Bible says: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me." (John 14:6) When you go through Mary to get to Jesus ...

@burly_ernie @Magpie_Hunter @firefighter4u @smashbaals This is what the Bible says: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me." (Joh

Isaiah 42:8 John 14:6 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@Cassidy4Truth @TheEcho13 Is this church? Is she teaching you theology? If not

@Cassidy4Truth @TheEcho13 Is this church? Is she teaching you theology? If not, why are you being so sloppy with the Bible? Besides…that’s not what this verse teaches. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-19

@DezGroves “Christianity” doesn’t hate women. There have always been those who

@DezGroves “Christianity” doesn’t hate women. There have always been those who propagate false teaching in the church. The key is to read your Bible and discern the truth.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-09

@nevermindlind @smashbaals You are assuming the conclusion. The great commission is to make disciples and the early churches were not mega church buildings with special pulpits but house churches. In what sense is a woman who has the requisite char...

@nevermindlind @smashbaals You are assuming the conclusion. The great commission is to make disciples and the early churches were not mega church buildings with special pulpits but house churches. I

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Ah, so you agree then that you don’t have to

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Ah, so you agree then that you don’t have to be married to be an overseer? I will listen to the truth of God’s word even if it is spoken by a donkey. Because it i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@wbigs2001 @eltrucker87 @smashbaals I fear that you are going to be surprised. First, you are falsely accusing me of things I didn’t even say or support. Second, people disagree on many secondary matters. Where is a woman who preaches or teaches t...

@wbigs2001 @eltrucker87 @smashbaals I fear that you are going to be surprised. First, you are falsely accusing me of things I didn’t even say or support. Second, people disagree on many secondary ma

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Brother, I’m simply using the wording you used. I’m pushing for rightly dividing truth and Biblical faithfulness. Is that a sin? Qualifications are not based on ethnicity (even though all 12 apostles were Jewish...

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Brother, I’m simply using the wording you used. I’m pushing for rightly dividing truth and Biblical faithfulness. Is that a sin? Qualifications are not based on

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-05

@haymes_joshua @Robert_S_Morley Qualified and gifted women are not prevented fro

@haymes_joshua @Robert_S_Morley Qualified and gifted women are not prevented from teaching the truth. The example you shared was that of a woman teaching error.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-31

@The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals I wouldn’t talk about God’s Word this way, since this is what God’s word actually means. I am merely advocating for the truth. Is it a sin for a man to learn to serve and subject himself to the needs of others (Eph 5:21)?...

@The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals I wouldn’t talk about God’s Word this way, since this is what God’s word actually means. I am merely advocating for the truth. Is it a sin for a man to learn to serve and

Eph 5:21 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-23

@KaeleyT I’m as frustrated as you by this response. But it is a sure sign that your opponent doesn’t have a strong Biblical response if they lead with pejoratives. I take it as a complement of job well done and move on to someone who actually cares...

@KaeleyT I’m as frustrated as you by this response. But it is a sure sign that your opponent doesn’t have a strong Biblical response if they lead with pejoratives. I take it as a complement of job w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-20

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be pr

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be prevented from preaching in Calvinist churches but they will continue to do so in home groups and in missions. You cannot

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-13

@DivinaSilentium @sanothomas That passage is referring to a specific woman in Ep

@DivinaSilentium @sanothomas That passage is referring to a specific woman in Ephesus who was teaching false doctrine such that she had left orthodoxy. But it doesn’t apply to a woman teaching the tr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-09

@No3spera @LivingGodsTruth I’m just reading it carefully. 20th century views would have us believe that the Bible bocal account of creation could not possibly be historical, or creation was over billions of years, or that this is only a myth. I’m t...

@No3spera @LivingGodsTruth I’m just reading it carefully. 20th century views would have us believe that the Bible bocal account of creation could not possibly be historical, or creation was over bill

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-09

@MediatorsGate @Brian_Sauve @CovenantReform2 That passage is not about stopping

@MediatorsGate @Brian_Sauve @CovenantReform2 That passage is not about stopping all women from teaching the truth to anyone. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-08

@RealCaloJones @KeturahAbigail Not so. Paul was referring to a specific woman w

@RealCaloJones @KeturahAbigail Not so. Paul was referring to a specific woman who was teaching heresy, not women who are commenting on X and definitely not women who are teaching the truth! https://t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-08

@biblethumperr @autocorrect2_0 You are taking that passage out of context. It’s

@biblethumperr @autocorrect2_0 You are taking that passage out of context. It’s dealing with a specific woman teaching false doctrine, not with women who are teaching the truth. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@40tons70mph @Brian_Sauve @CovenantReform2 Whether it was the hotbed of gender egalitarianism or not, the truth stands. It doesn’t matter if currently the culture gets some things correct. You don’t judge something by the current cultural backdrop ...

@40tons70mph @Brian_Sauve @CovenantReform2 Whether it was the hotbed of gender egalitarianism or not, the truth stands. It doesn’t matter if currently the culture gets some things correct. You don’t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@Brian_Sauve The purpose of learning theology is to teach others everything Jesus taught his disciples. “In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You nee...

@Brian_Sauve The purpose of learning theology is to teach others everything Jesus taught his disciples. “In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the eleme

Heb 5:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@playoncrutches @hfjohnsen @votemichelleppc You may think it’s stupid, but kids are like sponges taking in as gospel truth whatever they are told by teachers. They also respond to encouragement and peer pressure. Puberty is also a confusing time; i...

@playoncrutches @hfjohnsen @votemichelleppc You may think it’s stupid, but kids are like sponges taking in as gospel truth whatever they are told by teachers. They also respond to encouragement and p

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 I cover 1 Tim 2:11-15 in the following short summa

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 I cover 1 Tim 2:11-15 in the following short summary. See the link at the bottom for a full thread with more details and references backing up this view. https://t.co/rB

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 Paul wasn’t silencing women, but quoting from the

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 Paul wasn’t silencing women, but quoting from the Judiazers in the Corinthian church who wrote what Paul quoted in vv34-35 and then Paul rebuked these men for silencing h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@IanThom01 @SamuelJJack2 Well, no, women (and men) are not supposed to teach false doctrine…God doesn’t stop anyone from speaking truth. That passage in 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting form the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the men silenci...

@IanThom01 @SamuelJJack2 Well, no, women (and men) are not supposed to teach false doctrine…God doesn’t stop anyone from speaking truth. That passage in 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting form the letter

1 Cor 14:34-35 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god Wow, where did you get that? Surely not from 1 Ti

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god Wow, where did you get that? Surely not from 1 Tim 2:12! That has to do with a specific deceived woman in Ephesus teaching false doctrine. Where is anyone EVER in sin

1 Tim 2:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-02

@MozzieStark Ugh…Paul is NOT stopping anyone from teaching truth. Hopefully tha

@MozzieStark Ugh…Paul is NOT stopping anyone from teaching truth. Hopefully that was obvious.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-02

@MozzieStark Hmm. You may want to re-read these passages. Starting with 1 Tim

@MozzieStark Hmm. You may want to re-read these passages. Starting with 1 Tim 2:12, this is about a deceived woman in Ephesus teaching false doctrine. Paul is stopping anyone from teaching the trut

1 Tim 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-01

Take a look at this thread—is it dancing around the clear teaching or trying to

Take a look at this thread—is it dancing around the clear teaching or trying to get at the truth? https://t.co/lgcMmpxHCq

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-28

@sisi_siki_ In 1 Tim 2:11-15, Paul’s instruction to Timothy included dealing with false teachers like a specific deceived woman who was outside of the essentials. He wasn’t instructed to stop anyone from teaching the truth. This woman’s husband was...

@sisi_siki_ In 1 Tim 2:11-15, Paul’s instruction to Timothy included dealing with false teachers like a specific deceived woman who was outside of the essentials. He wasn’t instructed to stop anyone

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-26

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Women preaching true doctrine or pastoring (making disciples according to Matt 28:18-20) is heresy?? I realize you believe it is wrong but heresy is usually reserved for things that make someone outside of the faith...

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Women preaching true doctrine or pastoring (making disciples according to Matt 28:18-20) is heresy?? I realize you believe it is wrong but heresy is usually reserved

Matt 28:18-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-26

@murder_turd @jakebrodes That passage has to do with a deceived woman who has le

@murder_turd @jakebrodes That passage has to do with a deceived woman who has left orthodoxy and is leading others astray. It’s not a prohibition on women teaching truth. Not sure what this woman is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@pauldirks @Eric_Conn Hm. I’m not sure what was so terribly offensive. My daug

@pauldirks @Eric_Conn Hm. I’m not sure what was so terribly offensive. My daughters are both in university and they are not getting drunk and becoming well used mattresses. Sounds like another one

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-21

@mad_gnatter @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals Paul says “I do not permit”—why would he phrase it that way? The truth is that some circumstance that both he and Timothy are aware of is going on and Paul is addressing it. This is not general instructions f...

@mad_gnatter @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals Paul says “I do not permit”—why would he phrase it that way? The truth is that some circumstance that both he and Timothy are aware of is going on and Paul is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-19

@wgrapperhaus By secondary I don’t mean unimportant but things we can disagree on without dividing. For instance, the age of the universe—it is important as it impacts on what we think of the truthfulness of Genesis 1 and 2, about evil, disease and ...

@wgrapperhaus By secondary I don’t mean unimportant but things we can disagree on without dividing. For instance, the age of the universe—it is important as it impacts on what we think of the truthfu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-19

As we consider the ongoing debate over lifting restrictions on women in leadersh

As we consider the ongoing debate over lifting restrictions on women in leadership roles, especially within Christian churches, it’s worth asking: At which stage are we at in the journey toward recogn

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-16

@UmbarCorsair @Catholicizm1 @kennedyhall Is this about false teaching or about t

@UmbarCorsair @Catholicizm1 @kennedyhall Is this about false teaching or about teaching the truth as a woman? Jesus is not against anyone teaching truth. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@witchontrial @slowchemicaljpg No need to. But make sure you teach the truth. h

@witchontrial @slowchemicaljpg No need to. But make sure you teach the truth. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@parcel_gary Well, because 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not a general command for all women.

@parcel_gary Well, because 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not a general command for all women. There is no restriction on women teaching truth—it’s right there in the great commission. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-13

@TKFTGuillotine @NEAT0QUEEN 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not about stopping all women from s

@TKFTGuillotine @NEAT0QUEEN 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not about stopping all women from speaking truth to men. https://t.co/rBGS8FnHhq

1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@CalebDixonSmith The truth is that scripture doesn't restrict godly, gifted and

@CalebDixonSmith The truth is that scripture doesn't restrict godly, gifted and qualified women from preaching true doctrine. For those on either side of this issue, let's work together and not let t

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