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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 2007-08-03

Is Short Hair A Sin For A Woman

Continuing on with our verse by verse discussion through the section of 1 Corinthians 11 about women, we come to verse 13:

1 Corinthians 11:13 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:15 1 Corinthians 11
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 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii "the husband does not submit to his wife in the same manner as she does" But how can you substantiate this given the Bible never says this and when we in fact we have statements to the contrary: 1. ...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii "the husband does not submit to his wife in the same manner as she does" But how can you substantiate this given the Bible never says this and when

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA “On the basis of the studies of George Knight (1984) and Leland Wilshire (1988) in NTS, the 2000 edition of BDAG eliminated ‘domineer over’ as a meaning of the Greek word αὐθεντέω and substituted...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA “On the basis of the studies of George Knight (1984) and Leland Wilshire (1988) in NTS, the 2000 edition of BDAG eliminated ‘domineer over’ as a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@slyoung687 Precisely. I’m not asking him to debate, but to discuss. And I’m asking him to substantiate his divisive calls to tell egalitarian teachers to repent and those who attend egalitarian churches to loudly leave and take as many others with t...

@slyoung687 Precisely. I’m not asking him to debate, but to discuss. And I’m asking him to substantiate his divisive calls to tell egalitarian teachers to repent and those who attend egalitarian churc

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-27

@JamesGi27467089 Hm. Women can only serve in subservient roles under male leadership, so what I heard them saying was how happy and blessed they were to see women contribute and serve and even how their mother’s instructed them as children—though suc...

@JamesGi27467089 Hm. Women can only serve in subservient roles under male leadership, so what I heard them saying was how happy and blessed they were to see women contribute and serve and even how the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@StanfieldBrent1 Well, yes, but that doesn’t mean subservient to. I help my wife

@StanfieldBrent1 Well, yes, but that doesn’t mean subservient to. I help my wife a lot too. And the Holy Spirit is called our helper. The one who is helped has a need and the one helping as the abili

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-24

@BornAgainMissy Now isn’t that interesting! “All scripture is God breathed…” —bu

@BornAgainMissy Now isn’t that interesting! “All scripture is God breathed…” —but He didn’t use his own hand and pen so God didn’t “write” it. This dear pastor already blocked me for asking him to su

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-22

RT @danitreweek: Dear Complementarian pastors, If you are outraged by Marion Ed

RT @danitreweek: Dear Complementarian pastors, If you are outraged by Marion Edgar Budde’s comments, be outraged at the substance of what…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@Heiserite @lutherananswers I agree. The ISV translates 11:14-15 as: “Nature its

@Heiserite @lutherananswers I agree. The ISV translates 11:14-15 as: “Nature itself teaches you *neither* that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair *nor* that hair is a woman’s glory, for hai

translates 11:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-20

@B_Christs_Amb @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii We could also say that in the spirit

@B_Christs_Amb @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii We could also say that in the spirit Jesus was in the Father in heaven because as God, the Son was omnipresent. They are two persons but the same substance t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-19

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii I see. I got the impression from his more recent stu

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii I see. I got the impression from his more recent stuff that he was strongly advocating for PSA and suggesting that if you don’t subscribe to PSA that you may not be a Chris

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-06

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace But before you scratch it off the list, you should recognize that it is an *explicit* statement of fully mutual authority in the relationship. There is no evidence whatsoever of a hierarchy, and *...

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace But before you scratch it off the list, you should recognize that it is an *explicit* statement of fully mutual authority in the relationship. The

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

William @16dubs argues churches falter by rejecting God’s Word for modernity. Ye

William @16dubs argues churches falter by rejecting God’s Word for modernity. Yet, some re-examined teachings against Scripture and found them to be pretexts seeking a text. https://t.co/o2YifgEam8

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

@16dubs In reality, it was a number of churches in the denomination that debated

@16dubs In reality, it was a number of churches in the denomination that debated this issue and prevented the General Synod from passing an amendment to the Book of Church Order to state that marriage

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

@16dubs Hi William. Your quotes do not reflect what was in my post. I said that

@16dubs Hi William. Your quotes do not reflect what was in my post. I said that the denomination that my church started with⎯the Reformed Church of America⎯went same s3x affirming. My church was neve

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-11

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals The text should read as follows: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is given as a subs...

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals The text should read as follows: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair

1Co 11:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-22

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I’m what do you mean “pretty much every use of the verb”? Yes, I get my interpretation from how Paul uses the word in context. Somehow you get the meaning that Paul is stopping people from teaching true doctrine. I don...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I’m what do you mean “pretty much every use of the verb”? Yes, I get my interpretation from how Paul uses the word in context. Somehow you get the meaning that Paul is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-04

RT @ryanschatz: Please take back calling for repentance for something Egalitaria

RT @ryanschatz: Please take back calling for repentance for something Egalitarians believe is right and have Biblical substantiation for; d…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-16

@KillmanBuck That’s a strange question. Normally I would ask whether the complem

@KillmanBuck That’s a strange question. Normally I would ask whether the complementarian thinks he is like God and his wife is like the human in the relationship, subservient to do all that the husban

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-14

@smashbaals "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man

@smashbaals "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is given as a substitute for coverings." (1Co 11:14-15, I

1Co 11:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@SpecterAndBride There’s no rule. "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is

@SpecterAndBride There’s no rule. "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, for hair is given as a substitute for coverin

1Co 11:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-14

@JerLeff @marduk_aza @paulogia0 Evolution as defined by variation within a species is well founded. Whether it really explains monkey->human kind of changes seems unsubstantiated. Natural selection doesn’t operate without life and reproduction wh...

@JerLeff @marduk_aza @paulogia0 Evolution as defined by variation within a species is well founded. Whether it really explains monkey->human kind of changes seems unsubstantiated. Natural selectio

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-14

@sadib100 @Simple_Shaman @paulogia0 That’s the substance of your scientific proo

@sadib100 @Simple_Shaman @paulogia0 That’s the substance of your scientific proof for the origin of life from rocks?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-13

@Robert_S_Morley @5cd5945b24ec495 @ronhenzel @GarOHoff @StanfieldBrent1 @Idolkiller Robert, He did not empty himself of his power. He emptied Himself of the right to use His power independently of the Father. What does that mean “an immutable mindse...

@Robert_S_Morley @5cd5945b24ec495 @ronhenzel @GarOHoff @StanfieldBrent1 @Idolkiller Robert, He did not empty himself of his power. He emptied Himself of the right to use His power independently of the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-04

@SpecterAndBride @LoammiCB @tigereyes1972 @Brian_Sauve First, the text doesn't say that a woman's long hair is her covering but that hair is given as a substitute for coverings (and both men and women generally have hair). Brian says that verse 6 gr...

@SpecterAndBride @LoammiCB @tigereyes1972 @Brian_Sauve First, the text doesn't say that a woman's long hair is her covering but that hair is given as a substitute for coverings (and both men and women

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 "Nature itself te

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is giv

1Co 11:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-02

Paul says that there is no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is given as a substitute for coverings...

Paul says that there is no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-02

@SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul says that he has no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, **since hair is giv...

@SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul says that he has no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-29

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham The Greek of 1Co 11:14 is not being translated correctly. Look at how the ISV translates it: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory,...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham The Greek of 1Co 11:14 is not being translated correctly. Look at how the ISV translates it: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man t

1Co 11:14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-22

@fuckolivegarden @CoreyJMahler So I have to agree with things I don’t find subst

@fuckolivegarden @CoreyJMahler So I have to agree with things I don’t find substantiated in scripture? I think not. But I am certainly open to the best challenges out there and was looking…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeW

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii It's important not that you agree but that you can see that many egalitarians have strong and substantiated bibl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii Whoops... haha. Sorry, read too fast. 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say "must not be a woman" but "I do not permit a woman to teach or authentein a man." Paul doesn't mean a woman cannot teach truth to a man as a Bere...

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii Whoops... haha. Sorry, read too fast. 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say "must not be a woman" but "I do not permit a woman to teach or authentein a man." Paul doesn't

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii James also appears to ignore 1T 1. Why does he start at chapter 2? He also fails to see how his view of Paul’s teaching would be substantiated in the Old Testamen...

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii James also appears to ignore 1T 1. Why does he start at chapter 2? He also fails to see how his view of Paul’s t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Torncurtainorg @Gabe_Torrez7 @MikeWingerii I do not follow Rick Warren. While I

@Torncurtainorg @Gabe_Torrez7 @MikeWingerii I do not follow Rick Warren. While I believe he is correct on the egalitarian issue, I also think that non-Christians get this one right too. Neither do I n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-10

Please take back calling for repentance for something Egalitarians believe is ri

Please take back calling for repentance for something Egalitarians believe is right and have Biblical substantiation for; do not call for dividing our churches! For the love of God and for the sake

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike You are presuming that the Bible substantiates your vie

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike You are presuming that the Bible substantiates your view. It is difficult to have a discussion when you are just right. Feel free to disagree but substantiate your claim.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@Carol52538896 @Revelation_14_7 No, I don’t think I’m the only one. Luther, Ambrose and other church fathers were not “midwits” but certainly can be wrong on various matters. Do you subscribe to Sola Scriptura or SS + non-apostolic church fathers? O...

@Carol52538896 @Revelation_14_7 No, I don’t think I’m the only one. Luther, Ambrose and other church fathers were not “midwits” but certainly can be wrong on various matters. Do you subscribe to Sola

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-25

@ReformedRant @PastorMark Really! So the verses before and after are referring to widows and how they should act in providing for their parents and other dependents (remember, they are widows so there’s no man involved) and you think v8 is talking ab...

@ReformedRant @PastorMark Really! So the verses before and after are referring to widows and how they should act in providing for their parents and other dependents (remember, they are widows so there

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-28

@Pastor_ChrisH @HwsEleutheroi @Soteriology101 @The_Idol_Killer You think he bloc

@Pastor_ChrisH @HwsEleutheroi @Soteriology101 @The_Idol_Killer You think he blocked me simply because I didn’t have any substance in my argument?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-27

@nouveau_merbe Right. That’s because you see women as a subspecies of human and

@nouveau_merbe Right. That’s because you see women as a subspecies of human and view authority as originating in the vessel rather than in the Word.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-12

@kelcy_lowry @JeremyMBauman @hamillaaron @MarkGrote You are free to share your opinions without substantiating them if you choose, but the fact that we disagree is already on the table. Also, treating women as equal in that those of godly character ...

@kelcy_lowry @JeremyMBauman @hamillaaron @MarkGrote You are free to share your opinions without substantiating them if you choose, but the fact that we disagree is already on the table. Also, treatin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-10

@NathanFinochio @MikeWingerii I think it’s a mischaracterization to say complementarians hate women. They see them as equals but treat them as having a subservient role to males at least while on this earth and believe that this is the Biblical mode...

@NathanFinochio @MikeWingerii I think it’s a mischaracterization to say complementarians hate women. They see them as equals but treat them as having a subservient role to males at least while on thi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Paul is most certainly an overseer! Seriously, on what basis can you substantiate your claim? He is probably the quintessential model of one⎯taking care over multiple churches, writing letters,...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Paul is most certainly an overseer! Seriously, on what basis can you substantiate your claim? He is probably the quintessential model of one⎯ta

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-30

@smashbaals This does not mean the authority over. Since marriage is defined by going back to the first marriage in Eden where the wife Eve was taken from the flesh and bone of her husband Adam, the husband is said to be the source or origin of the...

@smashbaals This does not mean the authority over. Since marriage is defined by going back to the first marriage in Eden where the wife Eve was taken from the flesh and bone of her husband Adam, the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals No, that’s not it either. But you are right it’s in the context. Here’s the ISV: 1 Corinthians 11:14–15 (ISV): “Nature itself teaches you **NEITHER** that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair **NOR** tha...

@JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals No, that’s not it either. But you are right it’s in the context. Here’s the ISV: 1 Corinthians 11:14–15 (ISV): “Nature itself teaches you **NEITHER** that it is d

1 Corinthians 11:14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@DavePosMil @smashbaals What…this Bible? 1 Corinthians 11:14–15 (ISV): “Nature

@DavePosMil @smashbaals What…this Bible? 1 Corinthians 11:14–15 (ISV): “Nature itself teaches you **NEITHER** that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair **NOR** that hair is a woman’s glory,

1 Corinthians 11:14 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-21

@herschelmiller7 @DBrimzim @smashbaals The only rainbow I recognize is the one God gave to Noah. How is treating women as fully human and not a subspecies of males flying the pride flag? I believe in the full inspiration of scripture and back up my...

@herschelmiller7 @DBrimzim @smashbaals The only rainbow I recognize is the one God gave to Noah. How is treating women as fully human and not a subspecies of males flying the pride flag? I believe i

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