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Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:10-16

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:10-16 exousia,woman authority,angels,interdependence,mutual dependence,egalitarian,hair,covering,creation order,corrective,in the Lord
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:2-9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:2-9 kephale,head covering,source,origin,authority,man woman,glory,image,aner gyne,egalitarian,Trinity,hierarchy,husband,wife,creation
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 14:33-37

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 14:33-37 interpolation,textual criticism,silence,quotation,Western text,women speaking,women silent,Corinthian quotation,oral law,Pharisees,rhetorical refutation,eta particle,women in ministry,egalitarian,complementarian debate
Theology verse entry

John 6:64-65

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 6:64-65 soteriology,unbelief,foreknowledge,granting,connection,Calvinism,provisionism
Theology verse entry

Romans 8:28-30

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Romans 8:28-30 golden chain,foreknowledge,predestination,calling,justification,glorification,soteriology,Calvinist proof text
Theology verse entry

Acts 17:30

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

Acts 17:30 repentance,universal call,Mars Hill,soteriology
Theology verse entry

Colossians 1:15-18

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

Colossians 1:15-18 kephale,head,source,origin,creator,firstborn,preeminence,christology,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Colossians 2:16-19

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

Colossians 2:16-19 kephale,head,source,nourishment,body,growth,heresy,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Genesis 2:10

Sections: cross_references, exegesis

Genesis 2:10 rosh,headwater,source,rivers,Eden,kephale background,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Hebrews 5:9-10

Sections: exegesis

Hebrews 5:9-10 source,aitios,archegos,salvation,christ,origin
Theology verse entry

Philippians 2:5-11

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Philippians 2:5-11 kenosis,incarnation,Christ hymn,self-emptying,EFS,Trinity,morphē theou,equality with God,exaltation
Theology greek term

διδάσκω (didasko)

to teach

greek
Theology greek term

κεφαλή (kephalē)

head; source/origin; preeminent one

greek
Theology greek term

προβολεύς (proboleus)

progenitor, originator, one who projects or sends forth; used as an interpretation of kephalē

greek
Theology greek term

αἴτιος (aitios)

cause, source, author; responsible

greek
Theology greek term

μορφή (morphē)

form, essential nature (Phil 2:6-7)

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Mike's stated goal is to teach people how to think biblically rather than just declaring what is true, enabling independent biblical reasoning.

Series introduction — Mike's teaching philosophy

thinking biblically Mike Winger
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Women in ministry is a secondary issue — not about the gospel or salvation — but tensions are extremely high because of these pre-biblical mistakes.

Framing the central thesis of this video

women in ministry secondary issue church hurt
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Mike will address seven huge mistakes people make that prevent biblical thinking on women in ministry.

Framing the central thesis — overview of seven mistakes

seven mistakes feminism patriarchy
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Mike transitions to the main content: many people bypass the Bible on women in ministry, holding views based on philosophical beliefs rather than scripture.

Transition to main content — bypassing the Bible

bypassing scripture presuppositions
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Analogy to Trinity denial: some reject the Trinity not from scripture but from a philosophical conviction that 'three in one' is impossible, then read the Bible through that lens.

Bypassing the Bible — analogy

hermeneutics Trinity philosophical presuppositions
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Mistake #4: Believing that equality of personhood philosophically rules out differences in roles. Mike introduces Rebecca Merrill Groothuis and her work.

Mistake #4: Equality of personhood rules out role differences

Rebecca Merrill Groothuis equality of personhood role differences
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Israel as God's chosen nation is another example: other nations could not qualify no matter how faithful, yet this does not make them less human.

Mistake #4: Chosen nation analogy

nature-based roles Israel as chosen nation election
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Even if Groothuis is right philosophically, her conclusion explicitly blocks Bible reading — she says there can be 'no biblical or theological warrant' for women's submission, which pre-determines what the Bible is allowed to say.

Mistake #4: How Groothuis's argument bypasses scripture

bypassing scripture biblical authority Rebecca Merrill Groothuis
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Philip Payne's related argument in 'Man and Woman, One in Christ': if we are equal in Christ, we cannot exclude anyone from leadership based on gender.

Mistake #4: Payne's variant of the philosophical argument

Philip Payne Man and Woman, One in Christ equality in Christ
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Both Groothuis and Payne's philosophical arguments kill Bible study by leaving only two options: the Bible supports egalitarianism, or the Bible is wrong.

Mistake #4: Conclusion

bypassing scripture Philip Payne biblical authority
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Ministry positions should be shaped around people's gifts, not forcing people into existing roles

Mike offers a practical ministry philosophy digression.

ministry philosophy shaping roles around gifts
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Series recap: Videos 1-2 summary

Mike reviews the previous videos in the Women in Ministry series.

Genesis 1-3 Genesis 1-3 pre-fall role differences extra-biblical assumptions
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

The assumption that limiting women inherently wrongs women bypasses Scripture

Mike identifies a presupposition he considers question-begging.

presuppositions bypassing Scripture philosophical commitments
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Westfall's two problems: exegetical (changing Paul's focus) and philosophical (importing modern concepts)

Mike identifies the twin errors in Westfall's application.

Cynthia Long Westfall critical theory feminism
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Feminist/liberation theology reading of Scripture as anachronistic eisegesis

Mike labels the broader methodological issue.

anachronism feminist reading of Scripture liberation theology
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Critical theory lens produces egalitarianism because that is what it starts with

Mike summarizes the causal relationship between presuppositions and conclusions.

circular reasoning critical theory presuppositions driving conclusions
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Mike's thesis: role differences do not violate status in Christ

Mike states his main conclusion from the video.

philosophical presuppositions role differences status in Christ
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Philo of Alexandria: the head is the 'master limb,' the 'chief' part, like a citadel where the sovereign mind dwells

Mike cites Philo, a Jewish contemporary of Paul, on the function of the head.

Philo of Alexandria head as master limb citadel of the king
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Egalitarian scholars selectively use historical quotes — Bedale's article echoed uncritically

Mike summarizes the pattern of misrepresentation in egalitarian medical arguments.

Stephen Bedale medical argument rebuttal Aristotle
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Cervin uses only author-specific lexicons (Plato, Thucydides) from much earlier periods of Greek — not Koine Greek

Mike critiques Cervin's substitution of classical Greek lexicons for NT lexicons.

Plato Wayne Grudem Richard Cervin
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Philo uses akatakalupto coupled with kephale to refer to cloth coverings

Mike provides first-century textual evidence for cloth covering meaning.

kephale akatakalupto Philo
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Question 8: What does 'nature' (physis) mean in verse 14?

Mike examines the meaning of Paul's appeal to nature.

1 Corinthians 11:14 F.F. Bruce Plutarch physis
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Exceptions to hair length rules: Nazirite vows, philosophers, and the principle behind exceptions

Mike discusses how exceptions to the general rule were understood.

Numbers 6 Craig Keener Samson Epictetus
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Problem with the education view: women were not so education-deprived in Christian context

Mike challenges the assumption that Corinthian women were significantly less educated than men in matters relevant to church.

1 Corinthians 12:2 Priscilla Apollos apostolic doctrine
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Feminism took unhealthy male self-advancement and transferred it to women

Mike critiques the progression from Industrial Revolution to feminism.

Industrial Revolution feminism critique LGBT
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-14

Q&A — Recommended teachers for biblical thinking: James White, Michael Brown, RC Sproul, John MacArthur, Leighton Flowers, Greg Koukl

Q&A question from Judah Matthews

John MacArthur James White John MacArthur RC Sproul James White
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

The Mormon cosmology of exaltation implies an infinite regression of gods — each God had a god before him who was once a man — which Mike argues is a philosophical impossibility.

Mike draws out the logical implications of the Mormon exaltation cycle: an infinite backwards chain of gods with no first cause.

eternal progression infinite regression of gods Mormon cosmology
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Philosophical Q&A: Why is infinite regression of gods illogical but an infinite God is not? — because infinite regression refers to an infinite series of events, not to God's nature.

Viewer question: 'Why is infinite regression illogical but an infinite God is not?'

Mormon cosmology infinite regression divine infinity
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Hilbert's Hotel: a philosophical thought experiment demonstrating the impossibility of an actual infinite series — recommended as a resource.

Mike points viewers to Hilbert's Hotel as a philosophical demonstration of why infinite regression is impossible.

infinite regression Hilbert's Hotel philosophy of religion
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-21

Tim Staples' argument: 'you can't separate the person from the works' — and Mike's rebuttal

Engaging a specific Catholic apologist's defense of the 1 Corinthians 3 reading

1 Corinthians 3 eisegesis Catholic Answers purgatory
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-21

Q&A — Why didn't God make the Bible's message so clear that everyone interprets it the same way?

Philosophical/theological question about biblical clarity and interpretive diversity

hermeneutics Jesus biblical clarity
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

David Hume's argument: miracles are impossible, therefore no testimony can ever establish a miracle

Beginning of the skeptics section; examination of David Hume's philosophical objection

resurrection miracles David Hume
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Winger accuses Sye of reading his presup philosophy into the Genesis 3 text rather than reading it exegetically; notes Scripture distinguishes Adam (knowing) from Eve (deceived)

Winger's exegetical pushback on Sye's Genesis 3 reading

Genesis 3 1 Timothy 2:14 Genesis 3 1 Timothy 2:14 hermeneutics
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Question from Ben Thompson: which apologetic method does Jesus use? Sye says most consistent biblical apologetic is answering every objection with Scripture

Audience Q&A on New Testament apologetic methodology

presuppositional apologetics Jesus's apologetic method Scripture as foundation
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