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Scripture Commentary article 2009-06-15

Semigalitariansim And Feminist Air

When does explaining God’s Word make one an enemy of the church. According to Mike Seaver, a woman who is allowed to teach the Word of God to men, even if she is under the authority of her husband and even if she has received authority from her pastor to teach the Bible (and assuming her pastor is m

1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:24 1 Corinthians 14:31 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-05-30

Neopatriarch Fails To Refute Cheryl

Some have wondered why “Chris” the complementarian stopped posting here. Apparently, he could not get his refutation of my work to stand in an interactive forum so he moved it over to a place where he could have the floor to himself

1 Timothy 2:10 1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:11-12 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2009-05-23

Paul As He Pleases 9

This is the ninth in a series of simulated interviews with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day

1 Corinthians 12:11 1 Corinthians 12:17 1 Corinthians 12:18 1 Corinthians 14 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-05-13

Paul Women Pastors 8

This is the eighth in a series of simulated interviews with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day

1 Timothy 3:1 1 Timothy 3:1-7 1 Timothy 3:2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-05-03

7 Paul Adam Accountability

This is the seventh in a series of simulated interviews with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day

1 Timothy 1:12 1 Timothy 1:13 2 Corinthians 11:3 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-04-19

Paul_And_Genesis

This is the sixth in a series of simulated interviews with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day

1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:13 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-04-02

5 Apostle Paul They

This post is the fifth one of a simulated interview with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day

1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:13 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-03-25

Round 4 Interview With The Apostle Paul

This post is the fourth one of a simulated interview with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day

1 Thessalonians 4:16 1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-03-20

Round 3 Interview With Paul On A Woman

This post is the third one of a simulated interview with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day. Doug, a strong complementarian has been given the opportunity to ask Paul about

1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:24 1 Corinthians 14:25 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-03-19

Round 2 Interview With Paul

This post is the second one of a simulated interview with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day. While Paul gets to experience life in the 21st century, Doug, a strong complem

1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:13 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-03-16

Interview With The Apostle Paul

This post will be a simulated interview with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day. We are interested in asking Paul his reasons for what he wrote about women and what he thin

1 Corinthians 14:34 1 Timothy 2:12 Hosea 16:2 1 Corinthians 14 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-02-13

King_Uzziah

In an interesting blog post on Pyromaniacs the February 10th post, author Dan Phillips tries to link the rebellion of King Uzziah and his punishment of leprosy with the “unfaithful” act of women who apparently are committing treachery against God by becoming pastors. Is this really true

2 Chronicles 25:1 2 Chronicles 25:14 2 Chronicles 25:15 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-01-07

Was 1 Timothy 2 Written To The Church

Complementarians claim that 1 Timothy 2:12 is universally applicable because they say it was written for the church to know how to behave. According to John MacArthur, in God’s High Calling for Women part 1 , 1 Timothy was written to “set the church in order”

1 Timothy 1:3 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:9 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-10-03

Women Leaders To Judge Sinful Men

It is very common for hierarchists to explain away Deborah’s position as Judge in the nation of Israel as merely a judgment by God

Isaiah 11:32 Isaiah 3:1 Isaiah 3:12 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-19

Was The Man Given Authority To Rule The Woman

This is the fifth and final response to Matt Slick’s article called Genesis 2, Adam and Eve, and Authority

1 Timothy 2:11-15 2 Corinthians 11:3 Genesis 2:16 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-11

Pauls Ordination

This post is a separation of the post called Is ordination a requirement for a female pastor. since it was brought to my attention that the two streams of thought were too much for one post

Ephesians 4:11 Ephesians 4:7 Ephesians 4:8 Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-09

Noodling With The Greek Grammar

While I have made a very strong point of the Greek grammar in 1 Timothy 2:15 with the singular “she” and the plural “they” (no specific gender for “they”), some have been trying hard to wiggle out of the implications that Paul is referring to a specific woman because the only living person at that t

1 Peter 4:11 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2 Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-07

Is Ordination A Requirement

Recently one of my blog posts has garnered some interesting comments regarding the issue of ordination. At the same time I received a request from a lady who believes that she has been called by God into ordained ministry

1 Peter 4:11 Ephesians 4:11 Ephesians 4:7 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-05-14

Scriptural Fences

One of the helpful things in interpreting scripture is to identify what I call “scriptural fences”. These special verses force us to interpret the passage within the limits set up by the “fence” line

1 Corinthians 14:34 1 Corinthians 14:36 1 Corinthians 7:1 1 Corinthians 11 Trinity Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-10-13

Gift Vs Office And Women In Ministry

Continuing in our series on the gifts and their use by men and women in the body of Christ, we come to an unusual passage where the gift seems not to be a thing but a person

2 Corinthians 11:13 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Corinthians 12:12 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
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 2007-09-10

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 2007-09-08

Debating On Women Pastors

Did you ever feel pulled in a direction you really didn’t want to go in. Well, this has been my life for the last 3 1/2 years

Colossians 6 Isaiah 4 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-09

Are Females Saved Just Like Males

Before we continue with our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, I wanted to share a question that Jen had who watched my clip of “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free” DVD on YouTube. She said:

1 Peter 3:7 Ephesians 2:14-19 Ephesians 2:19 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Galatians 3:28
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-30

Is There Support For Universal Male Headship

Before we continue with our verse by verse discussion through 1 Corinthians 11, I wanted to add a note about what some consider to be the universal role of male headship. In universal male headship the male is the head over every woman

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Colossians 11 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-09

Does God Have One Unique Law Part Three

In this part three of “Does God have one unique law. ” we will be discussing the last set of circumstances that set apart the “law” that complementarians say God made that forbids godly Christian women from teaching correct biblical doctrine to men

1 Corinthians 7:10 1 Corinthians 7:18 1 Corinthians 7:20 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 2006-03-13

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 2026-01-06

If what @jaredadairbell wrote is all true, this proves the LDS message false because the official LDS teaching is that the church was lost until Joseph Smith. The LDS Church teaches that: - After the death of the apostles, the original church establ...

If what @jaredadairbell wrote is all true, this proves the LDS message false because the official LDS teaching is that the church was lost until Joseph Smith. The LDS Church teaches that: - After the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-01-04

@ronhenzel The Israel of the Old Testament in part was the very beginning and origin of the New Testament church. All the apostles are of Israel and at Pentecost many Jews joined the church. In order for salvation to come to the Gentiles there was a ...

@ronhenzel The Israel of the Old Testament in part was the very beginning and origin of the New Testament church. All the apostles are of Israel and at Pentecost many Jews joined the church. In order

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-12-04

@madd_the_sane @defense_of_fam That the gospel Paul preached was not made up by Him. He received it from Christ, but he also confirmed that it was the same as the apostles. “The gospel which was preached by me is not of human invention… I received i...

@madd_the_sane @defense_of_fam That the gospel Paul preached was not made up by Him. He received it from Christ, but he also confirmed that it was the same as the apostles. “The gospel which was prea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-30

@BillArnoldTeach None of the apostles did this nor advocated for it.

@BillArnoldTeach None of the apostles did this nor advocated for it.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-27

@Emma506131772 @Vitus_oss @AskPerplexity The work of ministry is intended for all believers: “And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry...

@Emma506131772 @Vitus_oss @AskPerplexity The work of ministry is intended for all believers: “And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers, for th

Eph 4:11-12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-10

@PGRodriguez80 @Latterdaytruth No apostle or believer is said to baptize with th

@PGRodriguez80 @Latterdaytruth No apostle or believer is said to baptize with the Spirit or with fire. They can lay hands or pray and the Spirit may come (eg Ac 8:17; 19:6), but the baptism itself rem

Ac 8:17 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-03

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 The only thing that matters is the

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 The only thing that matters is the teaching of Jesus and His apostles as recorded in scripture. It matters not what anyone after them said if it disagrees

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@TheOmoAbake @Truth_matters20 There were women disciples - they were just not on

@TheOmoAbake @Truth_matters20 There were women disciples - they were just not one of the 12 apostles.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@Truth_matters20 For the same reason He didn’t have any Gentile apostles…

@Truth_matters20 For the same reason He didn’t have any Gentile apostles…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Head means source as Adam’s flesh and bone is the source material for Eve’s creation. Notice how in the NT no one is the head of anyone except the husband of the wife, so if head means the boss or authority over, th...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Head means source as Adam’s flesh and bone is the source material for Eve’s creation. Notice how in the NT no one is the head of anyone except the husband of the wif

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@RustyGremlin @NickHenderson79 @UncutDomination @dalepartridge Head doesn’t mean

@RustyGremlin @NickHenderson79 @UncutDomination @dalepartridge Head doesn’t mean boss. Why is no apostle, prophet, elder or leader called the head of anyone except his wife? Not is he even called the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@RustyGremlin @dalepartridge Hey, why are you importing your meaning for head in

@RustyGremlin @dalepartridge Hey, why are you importing your meaning for head into the Biblical text? Think about it. If head means boss, why is it only used of a husband to his wife? Why is no pastor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-27

@prayandfast2 Paul, the other apostles and Jesus (!) believed what I wrote… is that not enough for you? Remember what Paul said: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own sel...

@prayandfast2 Paul, the other apostles and Jesus (!) believed what I wrote… is that not enough for you? Remember what Paul said: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-27

@prayandfast2 My ancestors are Jesus and the apostles. Jesus is clearly not saying they were to eat His literal flesh and drink His literal blood. Not one person began chomping on his thighs… “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no ...

@prayandfast2 My ancestors are Jesus and the apostles. Jesus is clearly not saying they were to eat His literal flesh and drink His literal blood. Not one person began chomping on his thighs… “It is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-27

@TheGermanicist Except they all teach heresy. Nice guys who teach family values

@TheGermanicist Except they all teach heresy. Nice guys who teach family values but then also teach false things about what matters most make them false apostles.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-27

@Here_s_Hoping “Please trust us”… He seems like a nice man, but this is not why you follow someone. Even the apostle Paul never said such things and appealed to his volunteer hours as the basis of trust. “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, sh...

@Here_s_Hoping “Please trust us”… He seems like a nice man, but this is not why you follow someone. Even the apostle Paul never said such things and appealed to his volunteer hours as the basis of tr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-27

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s a major difference between churches and denominations that are right on the majors but sometimes wrong on the minors and the LDS who claim to be prophetically restoring back to the apostolic church but are wrong on the f...

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s a major difference between churches and denominations that are right on the majors but sometimes wrong on the minors and the LDS who claim to be prophetically restoring b

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-26

@GrandpaJoeSux “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising t

@GrandpaJoeSux “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” (2Co 11:13–14)

2Co 11:13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-26

@jayrugman @BotanicalGalaxy The fact that you acknowledge that LDS “do not get [their] theology from the Bible” shows that LDS do not believe scripture is sufficient as the apostle Paul proclaimed. And by examining LDS teaching it is clear it disagre...

@jayrugman @BotanicalGalaxy The fact that you acknowledge that LDS “do not get [their] theology from the Bible” shows that LDS do not believe scripture is sufficient as the apostle Paul proclaimed. An

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-24

@LatterdayNosh John was the last apostle alive long past Stephen. Do you believe

@LatterdayNosh John was the last apostle alive long past Stephen. Do you believe John’s words were in error?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-23

@jrdickens90 @Toneskeee If head means authority, why isn’t it used of any church

@jrdickens90 @Toneskeee If head means authority, why isn’t it used of any church leader, apostle or prophet? Why is it only used of husbands to their wives? In fact, it’s not even used of fathers to t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-23

@Nate_Dawg_64 @Toneskeee Head does not mean final authority. Notice how no pasto

@Nate_Dawg_64 @Toneskeee Head does not mean final authority. Notice how no pastor, apostle, elder, or prophet is called head of anything—only husbands. Why assume it means final authority?

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