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Scripture Commentary article 2008-10-24

Anne Graham Lotz And 800 Pastors Shame

CBMW relates a story told by Anne Graham Lotz in the Washington Post where Mrs Lotz writes:

1 Timothy 2:12 Ephesians 4:15 John 8:32 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-10-05

1 Cor14 Concludes

We have been going through 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, the passage that appears to silence women in the church to see how carefully Paul has constructed his words in 1 Corinthians 14:36 to contradict the silencing in verses 34 & 35. (For past articles on this topic, please see the 1 Corinthians 14 secti

1 Corinthians 14:1 1 Corinthians 14:12 1 Corinthians 14:13 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2008-09-28

Semi Egalitarians

USA Today has an editorial written by David P Gushee in which Mr. Gushee challenges complementarians that they are actually semi-egalitarians and they should be willing to openly acknowledge this

Isaiah 5 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-08-28

Irving Bible Church

In the news is Irving Bible Church who recently took 18 months to study the issue of women in ministry from the scriptures, and now they have implemented a clarification of their position on women regarding the use of their God-given gifts for the common good. They have produced a 24 page paper on W

Acts 15:28 Ecclesiastes 18 Hebrews 12 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-08-25

Satan The Liar 2

We have been looking at Jesus’ words in John 8:44 which says that there is no truth in satan. We are comparing this to satan’s words through the serpent in Genesis 3:5 and God’s words in Genesis 3:22

Genesis 3:22 Genesis 3:5 John 8:44 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-20

Was Adam A Type Of Christ

Recently I received a request to post my ideas on why Adam chose to sin when he was not deceived. The writer went on to ask:

1 Corinthians 10:11 1 Timothy 2:14 Genesis 3:12 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2008-03-10

Circumcision The Woman And The Kinsman Redeemer

In dealing with women in ministry, the question has been asked of me, isn’t circumcision a proof that God only wants men to minister through leading and teaching since God gave the sign of circumcision for males only to his people in the Old Testament. Did God give preferential treatment to males wh

Acts 7:51 Deuteronomy 10:16 Deuteronomy 30:6 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-04

From Bobbed Hair Bossy Wives And Women Preachers To Woman Be Free

I am very pleased that Stan Gundry has given me permission to post his story about how he changed his view from a staunch complementarian to an egalitarian. I would also request that if you have a story about your own journey from prejudice to freedom in Christ regarding women in ministry that you e

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 1 Corinthians 7:4 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-11-03

Mary As Gods Kind Of Woman

In conjunction with my new series on marriage started with my previous post and the question of whether a wife is to have a man take authority over her (as if her husband is required to rule her), click here to read an excellent blog article about the best example of a New Testament “God’s kind of w

Authority & Submission Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-10-26

Prayer Request

While freeing women to minister with their God-given to the entire body of Christ has been a very strong passion for me, it has not been the main focus of my ministry. In 1988 God called me to give of my time, my money and my talents to help Jehovah’s Witnesses find the truth about the real Jesus Ch

Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-30

The Rest Of The Story 1 Timothy 211 15 And Matt Slick

> Proverbs 18:17 (ESV) The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him

1 Peter 4:10 1 Peter 4:11 1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 2 Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-19

Debate Audio Between Matt Slick And Cheryl Schatz

If you didn’t get a chance to hear the debate regarding women Pastors between Matt Slick of CARM and myself, you can hear it at this link

1 Timothy 2:12 Esther 18 Hosea 1 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-10

Is Pastor One Of The Spiritual Gifts

While some people consider a “Pastor” to be an office, scripture lists “Pastor” as a spiritual gift in Ephesians 4:8-11

Acts 18:25 Ephesians 4:11 Ephesians 4:8 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-29

Are Gods Gifts Segregated

Segregation is the policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups. The question for this post – are God’s gifts meant to be segregated into races, classes or ethnic groups

1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 12:25 1 Corinthians 12:7 Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-23

Are Womens Gifts To Be Used Outside The Church

In my blog entry called “ Are women’s gifts secondary. ” I documented the complementarian teaching that women’s gifts are secondary to men’s gifts and that women to use their gifts outside the church

1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14:31 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-16

Are Womens Gifts For The Common Good

Today I am starting a new set of posts on the spiritual gifts which are given to each person in the body of Christ. I would like to start with 1 Corinthians 12:7

1 Corinthians 12:7 Acts 1:13 Acts 1:14 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-28

Interdependence In The Lord

In our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we now come to verse 11:

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-08

Is Adam The Representative Head Of The Human Race

Those who believe that God created a hierarchical relationship between men and women will usually state that God created Adam as the “federal head” of the human race. This “federal headship” is said to be not only physical in that all of humanity has its origin in Adam, but spiritual because of a di

1 Timothy 2:14 Colossians 2:11 Colossians 2:13 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-11

Why Was Adam Not Deceived

1 Timothy 2:13, 14 show that the first creation of Adam is connected to the fact that Adam was not deceived. Why was Adam not deceived

1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:13 Amos 1 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-07

Does God Have One Unique Law Part Two

Complementarians have stated that God has a law that forbids godly Christian women from teaching correct biblical doctrine to men. This law, they say, is revealed in 1 Timothy 2:12

1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-02

What Does 1 Timothy 211 15 Mean

I was challenged to present my view of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 on another blog and I thought it would be good to summarize my view on my own blog. Here is the teaching from “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free

1 Timothy 1:11-15 1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-20

Adam As Head Of The Family

It is common for hierarchists to say that Adam was Eve’s head not because he was her source, but because he had authority over her. While the teaching that Adam was Eve’s ruler before the fall of man is unsubstantiated, the fact that Adam was the source of Eve is foundational to the doctrine of the

Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Wasnt The Garden Created Before Adam Was Created

> Q: Doesn’t Genesis 2:8 simply say that God had already planted a garden and then put man into it after he was formed. Don’t the following verses then go on to describe what the garden was composed of, not a sequential account of the garden being formed after the man

Genesis 2:19 Genesis 2:8 Ruth 90 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-15

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Suggesting a woman cannot teach truth to men or pastor is not heresy. Heresy is stuff JWs and LDS teach—stuff related to primary matters of the faith, the nature of God, the deity of Jesus...

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Suggesting a woman cannot teach truth to men or pastor is not heresy. Heresy is stuff JWs and LDS teach—stuff related to primary matters o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge How did you decide between a specific woman and the anaphoric use of the article and a generic woman? How does your view tie the context together with Paul’s stated intent, writing specifically to Timothy to deal with ...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge How did you decide between a specific woman and the anaphoric use of the article and a generic woman? How does your view tie the context together with Paul’s stated int

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-28

@slc_saint That’s idolatry and pagan rituals. It’s a problem of practice. The Roman Catholic Church also has bad teachings like pergatory, praying to Mary and other deceased people, worship of a piece of wafer, and many other things. And the LDS tea...

@slc_saint That’s idolatry and pagan rituals. It’s a problem of practice. The Roman Catholic Church also has bad teachings like pergatory, praying to Mary and other deceased people, worship of a piece

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-20

@BishopJaxi I would never do that. If you want to pray to Mary and kiss her feet

@BishopJaxi I would never do that. If you want to pray to Mary and kiss her feet and touch her immaculate porcelain heart that’s on you.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-30

@ropnogi @khix32 @BasedMikeLee That would make Mary no longer a virgin, right? S

@ropnogi @khix32 @BasedMikeLee That would make Mary no longer a virgin, right? So when she gave birth to Jesus, she wasn’t a virgin making scripture false.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-11

@WellRedneck On the contrary, Mary’s instruction to the servants doesn’t read like ‘relenting.’ It actually shows her confidence that Jesus will do as she requested. If she has the authority or responsibility in the wedding to tell the servants what ...

@WellRedneck On the contrary, Mary’s instruction to the servants doesn’t read like ‘relenting.’ It actually shows her confidence that Jesus will do as she requested. If she has the authority or respon

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-08

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Are you suggesting that the crite

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Are you suggesting that the criteria should be their primary audience they are sharing the gospel with? Isn’t it that Jesus chose the 12?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Staying with the text of the Bible and not relying on commentaries. Always going back to treating the context as the primary determinant of authorial meaning and intent and treating the text incl...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Staying with the text of the Bible and not relying on commentaries. Always going back to treating the context as the primary determinant of autho

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC It’s not a primary issue to me. I to

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC It’s not a primary issue to me. I tolerate his view and he tolerates mine. The church is complementarian.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 No, it's not false doctrine in the sense of primary matters. Just bec

@Paula_333 No, it's not false doctrine in the sense of primary matters. Just because you have a different view on a secondary matter doesn't mean we classify every error as 'false doctrine.'

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@FireFromHeaven7 @The_War_Within_ The AI feature is really useful to find relevant books that speak on the subject. All it's doing is summarizing what they are saying. It doesn't mean the summary is correct. And AI is great at doing Bible searches as...

@FireFromHeaven7 @The_War_Within_ The AI feature is really useful to find relevant books that speak on the subject. All it's doing is summarizing what they are saying. It doesn't mean the summary is c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 Just because the husband is physically stronger doesn't mean that our protection comes from our physical strength. You are thinking in a worldly fashion, not a godly one. In the body of Christ there is no "primary lea...

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 Just because the husband is physically stronger doesn't mean that our protection comes from our physical strength. You are thinking in a worldly fashion, not a godly o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@BrandonABourg @PeterNDecker @sister_slay However, can he name one denomination that doesn’t believe that God is eternal? The question concerns primary matters not secondary ones. And what does the LDS church mean by eternal since everyone is eterna...

@BrandonABourg @PeterNDecker @sister_slay However, can he name one denomination that doesn’t believe that God is eternal? The question concerns primary matters not secondary ones. And what does the L

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

By elevating its own interpretive and declarative authority, the RCC can introdu

By elevating its own interpretive and declarative authority, the RCC can introduce teachings that are not only extra-biblical but sometimes anti-biblical. Mary as Mediatrix, the Immaculate Conception

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

What happens naturally then is that those who may tend to gravitate towards a mo

What happens naturally then is that those who may tend to gravitate towards a mother figure instead of a father or see Mary as a way to get Jesus to do things for you end up making her pivotal to thei

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

“The Church’s devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship”

“The Church’s devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship” but “This very special devotion… differs essentially from the adoration which is given to the incarnate Word…” (CCC 971)

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@megbasham But the ‘denomination’ which in this case is one of the largest co-op

@megbasham But the ‘denomination’ which in this case is one of the largest co-operation of churches, should not try to enforce a debatable matter that is not primary to the faith. Right?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@DennyBurk @TomBuck Baptists have a wide range of things that each church does differently. That’s because baptists are self governed. These differences are not primary which is why they can co-operate. Why do you think you have to force your underst...

@DennyBurk @TomBuck Baptists have a wide range of things that each church does differently. That’s because baptists are self governed. These differences are not primary which is why they can co-operat

1Ti 2:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@merelyjwright @Eric_Conn How did it move further to the left? The churches that

@merelyjwright @Eric_Conn How did it move further to the left? The churches that define their own polity are baptists who all disagree about things yet knew how to cooperate since these were not prima

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-05

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You misunderstand me. I never once asserted female headship. Female leaders and elders, yes. Headship refers to something else in scripture in most contexts. If it was primary for the faith it would be in the creeds. We do...

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You misunderstand me. I never once asserted female headship. Female leaders and elders, yes. Headship refers to something else in scripture in most contexts. If it was prim

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-26

@Jondaphemp @WayneShaff60221 The teaching of Calvinism damages the body of Christ, but I don’t believe RC is a false teacher. What he believes about what God does behind the scenes is not a primary matter of the faith even if he is wrong. Thankfully,...

@Jondaphemp @WayneShaff60221 The teaching of Calvinism damages the body of Christ, but I don’t believe RC is a false teacher. What he believes about what God does behind the scenes is not a primary ma

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@Forms_Respecter When people get baptized, do you think that they should have to

@Forms_Respecter When people get baptized, do you think that they should have to acknowledge Jesus as Lord...and that elders must only be males? If not, then how is this primary? Will all those who th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@AMalteseSailor A buffoon? So you are calling me names now? Yes, unrepentant sin is certainly a primary matter, but we don't list every sin one can commit in a statement of faith, a creed or confession. Perhaps you can educate me where a female is ...

@AMalteseSailor A buffoon? So you are calling me names now? Yes, unrepentant sin is certainly a primary matter, but we don't list every sin one can commit in a statement of faith, a creed or confessi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

Heresy has to do with primary matters of the Christian faith. Whether women can

Heresy has to do with primary matters of the Christian faith. Whether women can be elders is not in any creed or confession of the universal church. Believing women can be elders does not place you ou

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

As James requested, let's look at the summary chart he provided which lists 'Ega

As James requested, let's look at the summary chart he provided which lists 'Egalitarian Claims' and Mike Winger's refutation. 🧵 https://t.co/pmxAVu4Dj5

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-27

@The_Under_Dog94 I agree that scripture is primary which is precisely why we can

@The_Under_Dog94 I agree that scripture is primary which is precisely why we can disagree on less clear matters and still be brothers. https://t.co/3ni0hMgnP9

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-27

@The_Under_Dog94 The view that women have equal authority as men in alignment with God’s imperatives to both the man and woman in Gen 1:28 is not outside the pale of Christian teaching. What historical creed or confession unifying the church says th...

@The_Under_Dog94 The view that women have equal authority as men in alignment with God’s imperatives to both the man and woman in Gen 1:28 is not outside the pale of Christian teaching. What historic

Gen 1:28 debate
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