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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

@MargMowczko Since Paul was responding to the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and since we don't have quotation marks and have to infer them by the context, wouldn't it make sense that Paul was quoting from their letter which was from Jud...

@MargMowczko Since Paul was responding to the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and since we don't have quotation marks and have to infer them by the context, wouldn't it make sense that Pau

1 Cor 7:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-30

@Buzzsaws1990 @Rach4Patriarchy That point in BDAG is refuting that the Hebrew passages listed do NOT establish the meaning cousin. The Hebrew is used loosely in isolated cases, but this is the Greek and the context doesn't make sense of cousin. The...

@Buzzsaws1990 @Rach4Patriarchy That point in BDAG is refuting that the Hebrew passages listed do NOT establish the meaning cousin. The Hebrew is used loosely in isolated cases, but this is the Greek

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Got questions states three possible views: First view⎯Adam was there with her 1⃣"Traditional Jewish interpretation takes this phrase to mean that Adam was with Eve the whole time she was being tempted and th...

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Got questions states three possible views: First view⎯Adam was there with her 1⃣"Traditional Jewish interpretation takes this phrase to mean that Adam was wi

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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 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 @IssacharsNexus Well, you can move on. As you wish. Stop responding to me anytime. No one is forcing you to keep going. PS> I’m in a reformed church with elders. I was an elder at my previous Baptist church. You can call me ...

@JohnMoo26668690 @IssacharsNexus Well, you can move on. As you wish. Stop responding to me anytime. No one is forcing you to keep going. PS> I’m in a reformed church with elders. I was an elde

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Well, yes, the person with more experience is always correct. That’s how this works, right? Who was that pesky young 30 something Jesus to correct all those Jewish sages? Or young Timothy to correct the older...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Well, yes, the person with more experience is always correct. That’s how this works, right? Who was that pesky young 30 something Jesus to correct all those Je

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek “no grounding” “obsessed” “insistant woma

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek “no grounding” “obsessed” “insistant woman’s advocate” “NOT a Christ and truth advocate” “wish to bend scripture” I guess since we are no longer talking about s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@AbJrogg @FeralChristineB @Conservative_BC But my brother’s wife’s second cousin

@AbJrogg @FeralChristineB @Conservative_BC But my brother’s wife’s second cousin twice removed is a doctor who did research and published papers on the subject. Oh well…I guess I’ll rip up his resear

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The English translations insert male pronouns likely because of the phrase "one wife husband" but the passage is not intending to say an elder must not be a woman or must not be single or must have children. Ta...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The English translations insert male pronouns likely because of the phrase "one wife husband" but the passage is not intending to say an elder must not be a woma

1 Tim 2:15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Again, the apostles are chosen before the church is instituted. Just because men were chosen first doesn’t mean women cannot follow as apostles (though different than the foundational apostles). Just like chur...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Again, the apostles are chosen before the church is instituted. Just because men were chosen first doesn’t mean women cannot follow as apostles (though differen

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek I’m not dismissing anything. I’m exegeting this idiom in context. I think we need to first address your comment “That’s the behaviour of an egalitarian, not a Believer.” Are you suggesting I’m not a Christian...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek I’m not dismissing anything. I’m exegeting this idiom in context. I think we need to first address your comment “That’s the behaviour of an egalitarian, not a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The male pronouns you see in the English

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The male pronouns you see in the English are not in the Greek.

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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 2023-08-08

@ekkiet @ChrisHohnholz Ugh...I just spent 20 minutes answering this and the response disappeared! Ok, one more time...going to copy it elsewhere just in case! Ok, you are missing some things here which prove that "the woman" in v14 cannot refer to ...

@ekkiet @ChrisHohnholz Ugh...I just spent 20 minutes answering this and the response disappeared! Ok, one more time...going to copy it elsewhere just in case! Ok, you are missing some things here wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@ekkiet @ChrisHohnholz That’s correct. The idea being that she is deceived and so Paul is preserving her dignity until Timothy has a chance to deal with her. It’s a personal letter from Paul to Timothy so Timothy would know. This interpretation ma...

@ekkiet @ChrisHohnholz That’s correct. The idea being that she is deceived and so Paul is preserving her dignity until Timothy has a chance to deal with her. It’s a personal letter from Paul to Timo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-06

@ChrisHohnholz Except 1 Tim 2:11 says "a woman" not "women" and verse 15 says "she (singular) will be saved through the (definite) childbearing (noun) if they (the wife and husband that Paul was referring to)". One would expect verse 14 to say "but ...

@ChrisHohnholz Except 1 Tim 2:11 says "a woman" not "women" and verse 15 says "she (singular) will be saved through the (definite) childbearing (noun) if they (the wife and husband that Paul was refer

1 Tim 2:11 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-06

@ChrisHohnholz You make good points here. And clearly men can be deceived and women can rebel against what they know. However, there is no evidence of authority or leadership in the original creation. Yes, God's sovereign will was to create the ma...

@ChrisHohnholz You make good points here. And clearly men can be deceived and women can rebel against what they know. However, there is no evidence of authority or leadership in the original creatio

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-06

@rightresponsem @ChrisHohnholz Paul links the order of first creation with deception. Males can clearly be deceived too, so this isn't a comment about gender differences but relates to the specific creation order of Adam and Eve. Because Adam was c...

@rightresponsem @ChrisHohnholz Paul links the order of first creation with deception. Males can clearly be deceived too, so this isn't a comment about gender differences but relates to the specific c

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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

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii What stands is Paul’s statements in the beginning of chapter 14 up to verses 34-35 and Paul’s questions in verse 36 that contradict verses 34 & 35. My sources were the Exegetical Dictionary of the New Test...

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii What stands is Paul’s statements in the beginning of chapter 14 up to verses 34-35 and Paul’s questions in verse 36 that contradict verses 34 & 35. My sour

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Tim_Tripod @ofispeaks @pastordmack @RickWarren The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." As for 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1... The Bible is written in Greek, not English. There are no male pronouns there and the refere...

@Tim_Tripod @ofispeaks @pastordmack @RickWarren The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." As for 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1... The Bible is written in Greek, not English

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@MiaGoss44 @MariaPIreland @_foryeshua Or perhaps you should learn to rightly div

@MiaGoss44 @MariaPIreland @_foryeshua Or perhaps you should learn to rightly divide scripture. I don't fault you though as this is a tricky passage and the English translations make it trickier. http

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

21/23🧵1 Cor 14:36 starts with the Greek letter ἢ. The Exegetical Dictionary of the NT gives this as an example of a rhetorical question we are expected to answer 'no' to. The Concise Greek_English Dictionary agrees listing ἢ as a 'disjunctive conju...

21/23🧵1 Cor 14:36 starts with the Greek letter ἢ. The Exegetical Dictionary of the NT gives this as an example of a rhetorical question we are expected to answer 'no' to. The Concise Greek_English D

1 Cor 14:36 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

10/23🧵There is no denying the fact that the Jewish oral laws forbade women from

10/23🧵There is no denying the fact that the Jewish oral laws forbade women from speaking in the assembly. Paul never gave validity to these oral laws to form the basis of the church. https://t.co/Q2aI

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

7/23🧵There are Jewish oral rabbinical traditions (referred to as the oral law or traditions of the elders) which are captured in the Talmud. In the Talmud, women - are blamed for the fall of man - were to be heard and seen as little as possible - no...

7/23🧵There are Jewish oral rabbinical traditions (referred to as the oral law or traditions of the elders) which are captured in the Talmud. In the Talmud, women - are blamed for the fall of man - we

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-20

@ianfranklin @JeyButBased @MikeWingerii Not “having authority” but a very unique

@ianfranklin @JeyButBased @MikeWingerii Not “having authority” but a very unique word so the English “exercising authority” doesn’t do it justice. There’s a lot going on here so it’s worth examining.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-18

@TravelerChurch I think source fits with the description in Eph 5:22-25.  As I was studying this, I noticed that the NASB showed “submit” as in “Wives, submit…” in italics, which means it wasn’t in the original.  I looked at the NET (New English Tran...

@TravelerChurch I think source fits with the description in Eph 5:22-25.  As I was studying this, I noticed that the NASB showed “submit” as in “Wives, submit…” in italics, which means it wasn’t in th

Eph 5:22-25 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@BibleBashed 1Cor 11:14–15 (NASB2020) “Does even nature itself not teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him, but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For [her] hair is given to [her] as a covering.” How does NATURE t...

@BibleBashed 1Cor 11:14–15 (NASB2020) “Does even nature itself not teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him, but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For [her] hair is

1Cor 11:14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Also, see this resource which has the following st

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Also, see this resource which has the following statement: "Greek distinguishes between Number_Singular and Number_Plural, but not between Gender_Masculine and Gender_Fem

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck But you made up the requirement “women can’t

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck But you made up the requirement “women can’t be elders” as this is nowhere found in the text just as “elders must be Jewish” is nowhere found in the text.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin “After 2000 years of study”⎯ you realize that

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin “After 2000 years of study”⎯ you realize that the Jewish leaders had many years of study and they completely missed the Messiah? Paul didn’t have a wife or children.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@JustinPetersMin Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles and we don’t see Jewishness

@JustinPetersMin Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles and we don’t see Jewishness as a requirement for pastors. The apostles were chosen before the start of the church when the dividing wall was still

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@TomBuck In the same way we don’t appoint only Jewish pastors (after all, Jesus

@TomBuck In the same way we don’t appoint only Jewish pastors (after all, Jesus only appointed Jewish apostles), there should also be no barrier for qualified women.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@TomBuck The apostles were appointed before the start of the church. He also ap

@TomBuck The apostles were appointed before the start of the church. He also appointed 12 Jews and no Gentiles so maybe we should only have Jewish male pastors ?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-19

@MikeWingerii I’m afraid I don’t understand. You mean when I do dishes or chang

@MikeWingerii I’m afraid I don’t understand. You mean when I do dishes or change diapers or teach children that I lose my manliness? And if my daughter changes the tires and oil on the car or mows t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@MikeWingerii We could say that pastors should be Jewish males because Jesus onl

@MikeWingerii We could say that pastors should be Jewish males because Jesus only chose Jewish male apostles. And you can see where this is going…sounds a lot like the Judaizers who were spying on t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@southernpresby @5pointsMckinley @AnnaGraceWood A text without a context is a pretext. And no, it is not clear as can be. 'A woman' is not 'women' (Paul knows grammar), and "A bishop cannot be a woman" would be as clear as it can be. Do you have u...

@southernpresby @5pointsMckinley @AnnaGraceWood A text without a context is a pretext. And no, it is not clear as can be. 'A woman' is not 'women' (Paul knows grammar), and "A bishop cannot be a wom

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@5pointsMckinley A pastor is simply someone who guides and disciples a group of

@5pointsMckinley A pastor is simply someone who guides and disciples a group of believers. That this is relegated to males only and not based on character, gifting and skillset is like saying all pas

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@DanielFarey @MattSwiftyPerry 1/ And you shouldn't rely on passages that you don

@DanielFarey @MattSwiftyPerry 1/ And you shouldn't rely on passages that you don't fully understand. In this personal letter from Paul to Timothy, he admonishes him to remain to stop false teachers (

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There were too much tongues so some Judaizers came in and tried to fix things by saying “women shouldn’t speak”. To them, having come from a Jewish context it would have been you heard of to have women speak. Paul...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There were too much tongues so some Judaizers came in and tried to fix things by saying “women shouldn’t speak”. To them, having come from a Jewish context it would

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-11

@OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Warren is not giving exegesis on the difficult passages. I wish he was better at that. But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. How is he mangling God’s inerrant word exactly? Is it possible…I mean even if only 1% chance tha...

@OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Warren is not giving exegesis on the difficult passages. I wish he was better at that. But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. How is he mangling God’s inerrant word exactly?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-10

@revjeffvox @Protestia Hmm. It would appear that some may just hold onto a different form of patriarchy depending on how they interpret certain verses in the New Testament. But what if patriarchy was essentially abolished when Jesus instituted His ...

@revjeffvox @Protestia Hmm. It would appear that some may just hold onto a different form of patriarchy depending on how they interpret certain verses in the New Testament. But what if patriarchy wa

Gal 3:26 debate
Scripture Commentary debate point

Reading v22 as a hierarchy command breaks the semantic logic Paul established in v21. Two categorically different concepts cannot share the same governing verb.

[egalitarian_argument] From: Eph 5:22 and Mutual Submission

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