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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 2007-07-21

Shaming The Head 3

Continuing our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we come to verse 6:

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11 Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-12

Shaming The Head 2

Several posts back we talked about how Paul shows in 1 Corinthians 11 that the head covering shamed Christ. This post will discuss why a woman without her head covering shamed her head

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-04

Paul Refutes A Faulty Tradition

In the last post we discussed that the man is the image and glory of God and Christ is his head. Why does Paul emphasize that the man is the image and glory of God but he says nothing about the woman having God’s glory

1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-01-28

Does Husband Of One Wife Disqualify Women From Being A Pastor

I was listening to the January 26, 2007 radio program online by Matt Slick of carm. org

1 Corinthians 7:24 1 Timothy 3:1 1 Timothy 3:12 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-02

@NotALibertar1an @HakamYaaqub @sola_chad I guess that just shows you have no ide

@NotALibertar1an @HakamYaaqub @sola_chad I guess that just shows you have no idea what you are talking about. In first century Judaism, only married women had to cover their heads. It also applied the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-19

@ZEvans_7 @andrewhebert86 What if Paul is not addressing a culture-specific issue but rather an issue in the church at Ephesus? Paul is identifying a deceived woman teaching heresy whose husband is not deceived but silent—a situation reminiscent of ...

@ZEvans_7 @andrewhebert86 What if Paul is not addressing a culture-specific issue but rather an issue in the church at Ephesus? Paul is identifying a deceived woman teaching heresy whose husband is n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@NickQuient @VirgilWalkerOMA Yes, the church culture is very against women, so t

@NickQuient @VirgilWalkerOMA Yes, the church culture is very against women, so the pressure there is strong. In his position, he would be treated very poorly if he changed his mind.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@WayneShaff60221 I think most people see it as a response to patriarchy. Did it

@WayneShaff60221 I think most people see it as a response to patriarchy. Did it go too far? Certainly. But this is culture we’re referring to not Christianity. The Christian ideal is mutual submissio

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

@Paula_333 That rule you state about "when the church recognizes young males to

@Paula_333 That rule you state about "when the church recognizes young males to have matured into manhood" is nowhere found in scripture. It also happens at different times in different places and cul

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@Reneechop @sparkobuzzer No. I’m simply taking the text as fully inspired in eve

@Reneechop @sparkobuzzer No. I’m simply taking the text as fully inspired in everything—the audience, the context, the grammar—and then challenging a popular teaching in church circles. Where have I m

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@contra__culture @realbethelquote What’s strange is that these men tend to be go

@contra__culture @realbethelquote What’s strange is that these men tend to be good at exegesis on other topics. Certain topics are handled very poorly somehow. Fundamentally though people need to do

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-05

@Keith83361 @Tazorius @smashbaals No, I'm egalitarian (perhaps mutualist is a better term as it emphasizes mutual subjection from Eph 5:21)⎯because I read my Bible. I don't embrace worldly culture. The Bible is not 'affirming' and there are only two...

@Keith83361 @Tazorius @smashbaals No, I'm egalitarian (perhaps mutualist is a better term as it emphasizes mutual subjection from Eph 5:21)⎯because I read my Bible. I don't embrace worldly culture. T

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-05

@Keith83361 @Tazorius @smashbaals I don’t follow the culture. I don’t care what

@Keith83361 @Tazorius @smashbaals I don’t follow the culture. I don’t care what they say as they have no bearing on the interpretation of the Bible. Our culture is a mess. But what you are proposing w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Scriptural context trumps culture, Jewish oral laws

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Scriptural context trumps culture, Jewish oral laws or Greek medicine⎯scriptural context trumps everything.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@pauldirks @KaeleyT We certainly have a lot of M/F confusion in our culture toda

@pauldirks @KaeleyT We certainly have a lot of M/F confusion in our culture today, but I don’t really see what vacuum you are referring to except perhaps how your church has a vacuum of female leaders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-17

@Matthew56193629 @mtnhousewife While Paul can quote Gk philosophers, in no instance does he use them as the basis for his teaching nor does he double down on the culture. “The Pharisees say the woman’s place is in the home, but I tell you ‘and also s...

@Matthew56193629 @mtnhousewife While Paul can quote Gk philosophers, in no instance does he use them as the basis for his teaching nor does he double down on the culture. “The Pharisees say the woman’

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-17

@Matthew56193629 @mtnhousewife Indeed! And Paul is not affirming the culture, ri

@Matthew56193629 @mtnhousewife Indeed! And Paul is not affirming the culture, right?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-17

@mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 Scripture has to be rightly interpreted. Submitti

@mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 Scripture has to be rightly interpreted. Submitting “as to Christ”—in other words, not as a master-slave (the way the culture was already in that day) but out of love.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-10

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace ✅ husband is head of his wife ✅ wife is to submit to him (like she does to Christ and not like those in the culture) ❌ head doesn’t mean leader or the one in authority. ❌ husbands are also to submit to their w...

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace ✅ husband is head of his wife ✅ wife is to submit to him (like she does to Christ and not like those in the culture) ❌ head doesn’t mean leader or the one in a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-09

@PatrickHen1776 @harmonizedgrace I don’t have any problem with the texts. I woul

@PatrickHen1776 @harmonizedgrace I don’t have any problem with the texts. I would just rather read them taking into consideration all the details in the text. I don’t care about the culture—I’m fully

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-06

@ExtraSaltedNuts @Calvinator8000 @rightresponsem No, culture within Christian co

@ExtraSaltedNuts @Calvinator8000 @rightresponsem No, culture within Christian communities that isn’t always based on careful study of the Bible.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-06

@RhandzuM6 @ada3z3x Every reading of a text is an interpretation! This fundament

@RhandzuM6 @ada3z3x Every reading of a text is an interpretation! This fundamental principle is recognized in hermeneutics. No one approaches a text without some form of interpretation, influenced by

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-06

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC Who gave you the ability to read my

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC Who gave you the ability to read my thoughts? I just want to follow the Bible, not culture. Whether they agree on somethings is immaterial.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-24

@martyrian_slave @ronhenzel Ch 5 is not about hierarchy. You are reading into th

@martyrian_slave @ronhenzel Ch 5 is not about hierarchy. You are reading into this because of how we understand the English word head. Kephale is not about authority like we view head in our culture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-13

@cattress511 @_nomadic_soul I made that list to show those that claim egalitarians are just following the culture that they have been following the culture for thousands of years. It certainly wasn't meant to depress you. For a cheer up, there's a se...

@cattress511 @_nomadic_soul I made that list to show those that claim egalitarians are just following the culture that they have been following the culture for thousands of years. It certainly wasn't

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@tom_barmadillo Well, I don’t think my take is unique. I think it’s the view of

@tom_barmadillo Well, I don’t think my take is unique. I think it’s the view of the apostles and the church of scripture that followed the apostles closely. And yes, many or most of the “great men” d

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@GarrettBWood You don’t get it, do you? Patriarchalists were just going with the

@GarrettBWood You don’t get it, do you? Patriarchalists were just going with the flow of the culture. Even other religions and atheists. Patriarchalists’ claim to be counter cultural wasn’t true for m

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@jladamsbrown That’s right. And the Patriarchalists presumably don’t support sla

@jladamsbrown That’s right. And the Patriarchalists presumably don’t support slavery which the culture doesn’t support either. So there’s that too.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@sethhezekiah No, silly. Heresy has to do with the fundamentals of the faith. No one has to repent of mutual submission to be a Christian. All of the people you listed went along with the culture when it came to women at least to some degree or anot...

@sethhezekiah No, silly. Heresy has to do with the fundamentals of the faith. No one has to repent of mutual submission to be a Christian. All of the people you listed went along with the culture whe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@RebeccaAVelo I'm not sure that the statement "hated most people" is an accurate

@RebeccaAVelo I'm not sure that the statement "hated most people" is an accurate representation. But you are right, their view of women is very depressing. Sorry⎯I had to show the patriachalists and c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-08

@geekyguyjay But God didn't curse the woman or the man. If you look at the test, He cursed the ground and the serpent (and the animals). The "patriarchy" culture I'm referring to isn't even from the Old Testament, it's from the time after Jesus. It'...

@geekyguyjay But God didn't curse the woman or the man. If you look at the test, He cursed the ground and the serpent (and the animals). The "patriarchy" culture I'm referring to isn't even from the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-08

@NathanCTrilogue Yes, married. So the men of the past couldn’t extract themselv

@NathanCTrilogue Yes, married. So the men of the past couldn’t extract themselves from the culture of their day and then we egalitarians are being told that we are falling prey to our modern culture?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-08

Some say that egalitarians are just letting the culture influence their view of

Some say that egalitarians are just letting the culture influence their view of scripture. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and see who is aligning more with culture, shall we? Aristotle: “Silence

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-08

@ronhenzel @smashbaals Well, all but the churches in scripture. But you are right. The church really was influenced by the culture. Let’s see just how culturally relevant your view is: Aristotle: “Silence is a woman’s glory.” Sophocles: "Silence gi...

@ronhenzel @smashbaals Well, all but the churches in scripture. But you are right. The church really was influenced by the culture. Let’s see just how culturally relevant your view is: Aristotle: “Si

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-03

@EvansWalt_human @smashbaals I don’t recall Jesus and the apostles running the g

@EvansWalt_human @smashbaals I don’t recall Jesus and the apostles running the government and making all the laws Christian either. They got killed for proclaiming Christ and not forcibly making the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-24

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn I didn't say you can't get principles from clear texts, but that the principle you got from it is in error. The culture has agreed with your patriarchal views for a long time; you are just trying to preserve you...

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn I didn't say you can't get principles from clear texts, but that the principle you got from it is in error. The culture has agreed with your patriarchal views fo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 The wife has two glories: God and her husband. Notice that Paul doesn’t say that woman ought to cover or not cover. The concern Paul is addressing is that of a wife who has an unbelievin...

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 The wife has two glories: God and her husband. Notice that Paul doesn’t say that woman ought to cover or not cover. The concern Paul is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-29

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Rob, the fact that the culture is confused may in fact be a result of the church being so hard nosed on gender-based restrictions. Think about it, if a girl understands that she can never be a leader because some ...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Rob, the fact that the culture is confused may in fact be a result of the church being so hard nosed on gender-based restrictions. Think about it, if a girl unders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

@jonedwardcroft The Bible should be understandable to all. But we need to be able to read in context. Nature is nature, it is what we can readily observe by just observing. Culture is everything that we do to change nature, like cutting hair. The IS...

@jonedwardcroft The Bible should be understandable to all. But we need to be able to read in context. Nature is nature, it is what we can readily observe by just observing. Culture is everything that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

@jonedwardcroft It’s an argument that takes the text seriously. The idea that me

@jonedwardcroft It’s an argument that takes the text seriously. The idea that men’s hair must be shorter than their wives’ or only the women must cover their heads sounds like the cultural argument. N

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

@lunarCelerity Here are a few reasons. In Greek, word ordering isn’t the same as in English. There is no boldface so by putting a word first you emphasize it like bolding. Most translators are men and they come to the text with a bias towards men and...

@lunarCelerity Here are a few reasons. In Greek, word ordering isn’t the same as in English. There is no boldface so by putting a word first you emphasize it like bolding. Most translators are men and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@haymes_joshua For me this has nothing to do with culture and everything to do w

@haymes_joshua For me this has nothing to do with culture and everything to do with a careful reading of the intent of scripture. I’m not a progressive. Only women can give birth and men are built mo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@TarienCole @ReformedRant @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii I made no argument from cu

@TarienCole @ReformedRant @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii I made no argument from culture. Paul's single status is nothing to do with culture. It tells me surely what he does not mean by what he writes. Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy I'm collecting the evidence to show people that the comment that Mike favoured the egalitarian position is false. Yeah, he preferred that it would be true because then he'd avoid trouble with the culture. But his bias is pr...

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy I'm collecting the evidence to show people that the comment that Mike favoured the egalitarian position is false. Yeah, he preferred that it would be true because then he'd

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-26

@MartinMarkLuth1 I’m not aiming for alignment with the culture though the cultur

@MartinMarkLuth1 I’m not aiming for alignment with the culture though the culture sometimes gets some things correct. I am most definitely going by scripture. Try me.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-26

@ChristOverChaos @Eric_Conn Yes, we don't want to be appealing to culture over scripture. This is an important point. If it turns out that Paul is appealing to specific circumstances⎯which depends on the context⎯then if similar circumstances exist, ...

@ChristOverChaos @Eric_Conn Yes, we don't want to be appealing to culture over scripture. This is an important point. If it turns out that Paul is appealing to specific circumstances⎯which depends on

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-21

@SansFollowers @ronhenzel @aaron_p_edwards They may be swayed by publishers, fellow colleagues, the culture, or even church culture which doesn’t like change. They may also be persuaded by other scriptures which appear to contradict the prevailing i...

@SansFollowers @ronhenzel @aaron_p_edwards They may be swayed by publishers, fellow colleagues, the culture, or even church culture which doesn’t like change. They may also be persuaded by other scri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-08

@freedom4alltime There is certainly an unhealthy feminism in the culture. No disagreement there. That’s why I think egalitarian is a better term. It speaks of freeing females to be whatever God calls and gifts them to, but it also means they are equa...

@freedom4alltime There is certainly an unhealthy feminism in the culture. No disagreement there. That’s why I think egalitarian is a better term. It speaks of freeing females to be whatever God calls

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-14

@NBidnz @JackAllLanterns @harmonizedgrace Ah, that makes sense now. Although it

@NBidnz @JackAllLanterns @harmonizedgrace Ah, that makes sense now. Although it is a pagan idea, it has also become part of church culture from early times.

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