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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 2023-09-13

@rightresponsem It is not the job of Christians to force Christian behaviour on unbelievers. This is the critical error of CN. "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? But those who are ...

@rightresponsem It is not the job of Christians to force Christian behaviour on unbelievers. This is the critical error of CN. "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-13

@GingerSnapKid Paul never treated women as liabilities or subordinates to all ma

@GingerSnapKid Paul never treated women as liabilities or subordinates to all males either. Consider the often misunderstood 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/zkbRDwQoSZ

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

@CovenantReform2 @ReyannaRice @BogdanOancea77 @lynna_listens 1 Cor 11:3 is referring to the origin of marriage in that the man (ie. Adam) was the source of Eve. Every marriage goes back to the source of the first marriage for its foundation, and so ...

@CovenantReform2 @ReyannaRice @BogdanOancea77 @lynna_listens 1 Cor 11:3 is referring to the origin of marriage in that the man (ie. Adam) was the source of Eve. Every marriage goes back to the source

1 Cor 11:3 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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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @ortrails @goteamcarr The main concern I have is when they come to this conclusion by ignoring or rejecting passages like 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-36, 1 Tim 3:1-13, and 1 Cor 11:1-16. I think other scriptures are positive towards ...

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @ortrails @goteamcarr The main concern I have is when they come to this conclusion by ignoring or rejecting passages like 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-36, 1 Tim 3:1-13, and 1 Cor 11:1-1

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 14:34-36 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders need to be able to teach. They are character qua...

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@CrtchtyMilenial @Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr I understand it as “spiritual murder” as this is based on its usage outside the Bible (it’s only used this one time in the New Testament) as I can see the linkage to what happened with Eve and Adam w...

@CrtchtyMilenial @Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr I understand it as “spiritual murder” as this is based on its usage outside the Bible (it’s only used this one time in the New Testament) as I can se

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@DST_QA I think that Paul was taking into consideration the difficulties and persecutions they would face and wanted to spare them. “But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face...

@DST_QA I think that Paul was taking into consideration the difficulties and persecutions they would face and wanted to spare them. “But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@J_Coriolanus You need to reconsider 1 Cor 14:34-35⎯Paul is refuting things the

@J_Coriolanus You need to reconsider 1 Cor 14:34-35⎯Paul is refuting things the Corinthians wrote in their letter to Paul (ref 1 Cor 7:1). https://t.co/4iAqpAlfC7

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 general
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 2023-09-01

@RichardDawkins To quote Twain about being dead for billions of years before you

@RichardDawkins To quote Twain about being dead for billions of years before you existed is not helping your case because Christians don’t think we existed before our birth. Are you thinking about Mo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-01

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @TheOtherPaul2 @RevKimWChafee @DissidentSouth @_matthewpearson

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @TheOtherPaul2 @RevKimWChafee @DissidentSouth @_matthewpearson @KinoCineaste Fair enough.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-01

@AntGrayLiving @skolvikings @KPalms21 @farmingandJesus Many people and cults can say that about many passages. The only way to know whether my interpretation is correct is to test it against the scripture. I’ve worked to take all details in the rel...

@AntGrayLiving @skolvikings @KPalms21 @farmingandJesus Many people and cults can say that about many passages. The only way to know whether my interpretation is correct is to test it against the scri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-01

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @TheOtherPaul2 @RevKimWChafee @DissidentSouth @_matthewpearson @KinoCineaste My take is close to Marg’s. I think the creation order and deception are related because Adam saw God creating so could not be deceived that the fruit from...

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @TheOtherPaul2 @RevKimWChafee @DissidentSouth @_matthewpearson @KinoCineaste My take is close to Marg’s. I think the creation order and deception are related because Adam saw God cre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

@kimberley_7_ @GillesPaling @BogdanOancea77 I don’t believe the Biblical text—when carefully considered—teaches there are gender restrictions on leadership. I’m also questioning what is meant by “authority over men.” The word used in 1 Tim 2 is aut...

@kimberley_7_ @GillesPaling @BogdanOancea77 I don’t believe the Biblical text—when carefully considered—teaches there are gender restrictions on leadership. I’m also questioning what is meant by “aut

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy I’m not saying Jesus is not God. So technically the one inside Mary was God. But to frame Mary as “The Mother of God” has lead to all sorts of bad teachings…that Mary had to be immaculate or a perpetual virgin…and see ...

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy I’m not saying Jesus is not God. So technically the one inside Mary was God. But to frame Mary as “The Mother of God” has lead to all sorts of bad teachings…that Mary h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Yes, those are good points Chris. I would also add that if Adam wasn't there to hear the serpent and immediately Eve is handing him the fruit, wouldn't he immediately react and take it away from her? If the...

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Yes, those are good points Chris. I would also add that if Adam wasn't there to hear the serpent and immediately Eve is handing him the fruit, wouldn't he im

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-28

@PastorMark Except the Bible says in 1 Tim 2 that Adam was not deceived though we know from Gen 3 that he was right beside her. Adam knew that the serpent’s words were a lie but did nothing about it. To whom much is given (ie. Adam saw God create a...

@PastorMark Except the Bible says in 1 Tim 2 that Adam was not deceived though we know from Gen 3 that he was right beside her. Adam knew that the serpent’s words were a lie but did nothing about it.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-28

@DST_QA Yes, when we submit to others, we are looking out for their interests above our own. We set aside what we want and we do what someone else wants. Husbands have a calling to do that too. "I believe that when a man submits to his wife, he is...

@DST_QA Yes, when we submit to others, we are looking out for their interests above our own. We set aside what we want and we do what someone else wants. Husbands have a calling to do that too. "I

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@hotdogclit @Zombiemombie69 @HelpMePlsss9 @MalesInDisguise No, I’m taking the Bi

@hotdogclit @Zombiemombie69 @HelpMePlsss9 @MalesInDisguise No, I’m taking the Bible seriously, the context, the grammar, all the details. And the Bible teaches against all sexual activity outside of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-23

@kevinmyoung 1 Corinthians 5:12–13 (NASB 2020): “For what business of mine is it

@kevinmyoung 1 Corinthians 5:12–13 (NASB 2020): “For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? But those who are outside, God judges. Remove th

1 Corinthians 5:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-22

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In your second lecture on Sex and Gender, you suggest that gender reflects the Trinity in that the Son submits to the Father and the Father loves the Son (an almost exact quote of (this is nearly word for word what Bruce Ware says...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In your second lecture on Sex and Gender, you suggest that gender reflects the Trinity in that the Son submits to the Father and the Father loves the Son (an almost exact quote of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, I would assume that oversight means that an elder is considering what is being taught and guiding and also putting a stop to any serious false teaching. Elder oversight is for the benefit of the one teaching (and those being...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, I would assume that oversight means that an elder is considering what is being taught and guiding and also putting a stop to any serious false teaching. Elder oversight is fo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Wives submitting to their husbands is in the context of the

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Wives submitting to their husbands is in the context of the body submitting one to another, leaders to congregants included. Submitting is not about authority structures but an at

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

In Ephesians 2:8, the Greek neuter term 'δῶρον' (gift) aligns in gender with 'ἔλεος' (mercy) from v4, not with 'πίστις' (faith) or 'χάρις' (grace). Considering Paul's complex sentences, could many be wrong about this well known verse and 'it is a gif...

In Ephesians 2:8, the Greek neuter term 'δῶρον' (gift) aligns in gender with 'ἔλεος' (mercy) from v4, not with 'πίστις' (faith) or 'χάρις' (grace). Considering Paul's complex sentences, could many be

Ephesians 2:8 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-15

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @CharmyRosewolf It’s tricky to write something comprehensively and concisely that captures everything. Here’s my attempt! The husband uses his gifts to serve his wife (as does the wife to her husband). Christ’s example of setti...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @CharmyRosewolf It’s tricky to write something comprehensively and concisely that captures everything. Here’s my attempt! The husband uses his gifts to serve his wife (as does th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-12

@JohnMoo26668690 I appreciate that you seem dedicated to Biblical faithfulness and how upsetting it is to see how culture has completely gone mad. However, in understanding these issues, it's also vital to consider the historical context. The patri...

@JohnMoo26668690 I appreciate that you seem dedicated to Biblical faithfulness and how upsetting it is to see how culture has completely gone mad. However, in understanding these issues, it's also vi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Paul nowhere says that Phoebe is an exception, so we have to consider whether our understanding of what Paul was intending in 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 is correct. Further, it's not just Phoebe we have to consider, but even mo...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Paul nowhere says that Phoebe is an exception, so we have to consider whether our understanding of what Paul was intending in 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 is correct. Further, it'

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck “No laws were given to Adam and Eve” - Asi

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck “No laws were given to Adam and Eve” - Aside from not eating fruit without seed? Ok I can agree with that. Not sure what else you are referring to. Sorry to sp

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@RobertZ60423932 @NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt Plain English? But it’s Greek. Further, it cannot mean “must be married” (Paul himself wasn’t married), and this doesn’t say “must not be a woman”. Given no male pronouns are used in this passage a...

@RobertZ60423932 @NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt Plain English? But it’s Greek. Further, it cannot mean “must be married” (Paul himself wasn’t married), and this doesn’t say “must not be a woman”.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-04

@transvangelical @masonmennenga Thanks for the civil conversation and sharing your views. 1. I'm not sure why you think I'm privileged. People increasingly hate Christians and in my country (Canada), even reading my Bible can be considered a hate c...

@transvangelical @masonmennenga Thanks for the civil conversation and sharing your views. 1. I'm not sure why you think I'm privileged. People increasingly hate Christians and in my country (Canada)

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-02

@katartizo75 @HwsEleutheroi No one said I want to follow foolishness. There are

@katartizo75 @HwsEleutheroi No one said I want to follow foolishness. There are competent and strong teachers and preachers without considering their gender.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@TheBerean777 @EllaFlash @Maranatha7774 1 Tim 2:11-15 has been taken out of context. I don't blame people, but if you carefully consider the grammar, the purpose of this personal letter to Timothy and the reference to Genesis 1-2, it will make much ...

@TheBerean777 @EllaFlash @Maranatha7774 1 Tim 2:11-15 has been taken out of context. I don't blame people, but if you carefully consider the grammar, the purpose of this personal letter to Timothy an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@GlennDavies @danitreweek Well, it is certainly a good question. The qualifications for deacon are the same as elder aside for "must be able to teach" and we know Phoebe is a deacon(ness). Do we know the names of the elders in Ephesus? No, they ar...

@GlennDavies @danitreweek Well, it is certainly a good question. The qualifications for deacon are the same as elder aside for "must be able to teach" and we know Phoebe is a deacon(ness). Do we kno

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

18/23🧵We must consider whether Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthi

18/23🧵We must consider whether Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking it. See the attached quote from the 1924 Montgomery translation of the New Testament which interpreted

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-22

@marauder34 @_nomadic_soul @AMS_Perkins Well…authorities on the other side were silenced. They said something and were fired, defrocked and kicked off social media. Which begs the question: when someone is willing to lose their job for speaking up ...

@marauder34 @_nomadic_soul @AMS_Perkins Well…authorities on the other side were silenced. They said something and were fired, defrocked and kicked off social media. Which begs the question: when som

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

Thanks for clarifying! I don't see Genesis 1-3 as fatal for an egalitarian view at all. There's certainly a lot of poor scholarship (though I see it on both sides), but if we focus only on the best arguments, Gen 1-3 is actually a critical foundati...

Thanks for clarifying! I don't see Genesis 1-3 as fatal for an egalitarian view at all. There's certainly a lot of poor scholarship (though I see it on both sides), but if we focus only on the best

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

Thanks for clarifying! I don't see Genesis 1-3 as fatal for an egalitarian view at all. There's certainly a lot of poor scholarship (though I see it on both sides), but if we focus only on the best arguments, Gen 1-3 is actually a critical foundati...

Thanks for clarifying! I don't see Genesis 1-3 as fatal for an egalitarian view at all. There's certainly a lot of poor scholarship (though I see it on both sides), but if we focus only on the best

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Does Paul say the woman is not also the glory of God? No. 2) No, rather since Eve was made from Adam's flesh and bone Adam's transgression applies to all humanity. Adam's sin was different than Eve's; God considered i...

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Does Paul say the woman is not also the glory of God? No. 2) No, rather since Eve was made from Adam's flesh and bone Adam's transgression applies to all humanity. Ada

Hosea 6:7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@MikeWingerii Central to the 'in house' debate on this issue has to do with whet

@MikeWingerii Central to the 'in house' debate on this issue has to do with whether one side sees the other as 'in sin' and creating division over this (ie. the SBC kicking out churches who allow wome

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-20

3/🧵 Exposition of 1 Tim 2:11-15 (part 2) Context in 1 Timothy 2:1-10 In Chapter

3/🧵 Exposition of 1 Tim 2:11-15 (part 2) Context in 1 Timothy 2:1-10 In Chapter 2 and following the context of false teaching, Paul gives instructions on dealing with various related issues. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:1-10 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@MikeWingerii Meeting with other believers in person is hugely important. Reading our Bibles and letting scripture shape us (rather than commentaries and even sermons) is primary. “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and ...

@MikeWingerii Meeting with other believers in person is hugely important. Reading our Bibles and letting scripture shape us (rather than commentaries and even sermons) is primary. “And let us consid

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@_nomadic_soul There weren't "denominations" back then. The church (ie. the believers) met in homes. A city probably had only one, so not like you had a choice like today. Heb 10:24-25: "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward ...

@_nomadic_soul There weren't "denominations" back then. The church (ie. the believers) met in homes. A city probably had only one, so not like you had a choice like today. Heb 10:24-25: "And let

Heb 10:24-25 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-15

@L_T_Pearson @Buffalo2Storm @JustinPetersMin "...then Paul meet Peter, who would have taught more to Paul." I don't see any evidence that Peter taught anything to Paul as Paul said "they added nothing to my message." Consider the evidence. Paul sp...

@L_T_Pearson @Buffalo2Storm @JustinPetersMin "...then Paul meet Peter, who would have taught more to Paul." I don't see any evidence that Peter taught anything to Paul as Paul said "they added nothin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-02

@masonmennenga In other words, if a ‘sinner’ is laying on the side of the road bleeding, stop and help them. Do to others as you would have them do to you. But this doesn’t mean redefining the Bible to affirm something it calls sin. “…while we wer...

@masonmennenga In other words, if a ‘sinner’ is laying on the side of the road bleeding, stop and help them. Do to others as you would have them do to you. But this doesn’t mean redefining the Bible

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@BibleBashed @Kohotek71 It’s a sin to work outside the home? You shouldn’t make up what is sin and what isn’t! Things are hard enough. What if there is sufficient support to manage things at home and work? For example, grand parents are around or...

@BibleBashed @Kohotek71 It’s a sin to work outside the home? You shouldn’t make up what is sin and what isn’t! Things are hard enough. What if there is sufficient support to manage things at home a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@dalepartridge What's a "male station"? If you think you have a "higher positio

@dalepartridge What's a "male station"? If you think you have a "higher position of authority" then be like Jesus and do not consider this position something to be grasped onto, but lower yourself to

Phil 2:5-8 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii Your summary here is a 1 minute synopsis of something Rick could state to show he is considering these texts. When he goes off to other texts⎯though they are helpful, they don't work for most complementarians as they a...

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii Your summary here is a 1 minute synopsis of something Rick could state to show he is considering these texts. When he goes off to other texts⎯though they are helpful, t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@_nomadic_soul I consider myself a fundamentalist Christian but I believe in the

@_nomadic_soul I consider myself a fundamentalist Christian but I believe in the equality of men and women. I also believe the scripture is inspired and inerrant and that there are Biblically sound e

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