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Mike's advice for those who don’t want to have female deacons? Then they should

Mike's advice for those who don’t want to have female deacons? Then they should reserve the title only for positions you believe woman cannot have. /54

Mike says women can be deacons (and notes he has had pushback on this). His rea

Mike says women can be deacons (and notes he has had pushback on this). His reasons are because: 1. Pheobe was one 2. 1Ti 3:11 "Wives" a. No qual for elder's wives in first part of 1Ti 3 b. Many

1Ti 3:11 general

Mike thinks that "pastor" should be removed from use and there should only be "e

Mike thinks that "pastor" should be removed from use and there should only be "elders" and "deacons" so there is a 1-to-1 mapping with scripture. Mike suggests that everyone serving in some capacity c

Mike addresses “husband of one wife” and how women can be deacons and it not app

Mike addresses “husband of one wife” and how women can be deacons and it not apply to them. His answer?⎯ because it can only apply to men. Yup. He uses a translation that treats the reference to wome

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-01

Will be interesting where Mike draws the lines for his version of complementaria

Will be interesting where Mike draws the lines for his version of complementarianism. Will he allow female deacons even though the statement “one wife husband” is stated for both elders and deacons?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-20

@TarienCole @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @SimonReye I tend to agree that we don’t know whether Phoebe explained the letter to the Romans because it is not explicitly stated. However, the fact that you admit she is a deaconess is intriguing because 1Ti 3:12 s...

@TarienCole @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @SimonReye I tend to agree that we don’t know whether Phoebe explained the letter to the Romans because it is not explicitly stated. However, the fact that you admit s

1Ti 3:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-15

@iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii You are exactly right. I don’t understand how Mike allo

@iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii You are exactly right. I don’t understand how Mike allows female deacons and not elders. Perhaps he can’t deny that there were female deacons like Phoebe.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-09

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel How do you know that? Because that’s

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel How do you know that? Because that’s pretty easily disproven. Very few are explicitly named as elders or apostles or deacons for either men or women, but th

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-09

@Keith_J_Gaddy @ronhenzel What's out of context? Did I say that Timothy was all 3 or how he is to select elders and deacons applies to him? BTW, the text in 1 Tim 3:14 literally uses the singular "you." So if you have another explanation that fits t...

@Keith_J_Gaddy @ronhenzel What's out of context? Did I say that Timothy was all 3 or how he is to select elders and deacons applies to him? BTW, the text in 1 Tim 3:14 literally uses the singular "yo

1 Tim 3:14 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-06

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe There is no reason in 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe There is no reason in 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 that women cannot be overseers, bishops, shepherds/pastors or deacons. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

Titus 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-17

@TheMuppetPastor @MaSoleil @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 Ok, sounds like you don’t have a solid opinion on deacons yet. EVEN THOUGH 1 Tim 3:12 says “Deacons must be husbands of one wife”? So you can be convinced because some are called deacons i...

@TheMuppetPastor @MaSoleil @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 Ok, sounds like you don’t have a solid opinion on deacons yet. EVEN THOUGH 1 Tim 3:12 says “Deacons must be husbands of one wife”? So you

1 Tim 3:12 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 But “must be the husband of on

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 But “must be the husband of one wife” is repeated for deacons. Curious how you get past that.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@Generally_aware @RealStevenDC @ryancduff If you admit deacons, and deacons are

@Generally_aware @RealStevenDC @ryancduff If you admit deacons, and deacons are also described as “one wife husbands” (1 Tim 3:12), then why can’t they be elders?

1 Tim 3:12 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Even Mike Winger admits that women can be deacons and yet the term “one wife husband” is also a requirement of deacons. Was Paul married? No. And he advocated for singleness—since it removes d...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Even Mike Winger admits that women can be deacons and yet the term “one wife husband” is also a requirement of deacons. Was Paul married? No.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@VinhasTJ @Brian_Sauve The qualifications for deacons is the same as elders asid

@VinhasTJ @Brian_Sauve The qualifications for deacons is the same as elders aside from being able to teach. So if you think women can be deacons then they can also be elders. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-26

@RobertMacD0nald @smashbaals Pastors and elders/bishop/overseer are synonymous. Deacons are leaders who are not required to teach. - Name one person in the NT church in scripture who was referred to as a shepherd. - Name one person in the NT church...

@RobertMacD0nald @smashbaals Pastors and elders/bishop/overseer are synonymous. Deacons are leaders who are not required to teach. - Name one person in the NT church in scripture who was referred to

1 Tim 3:1-2 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-23

@OkieLibSherry @nakedpastor In this particular instance scripture says 7 men were chosen and gives their names. However, we have little details on specific people who are called deacons or elders in the New Testament. Only two (Peter and John) self...

@OkieLibSherry @nakedpastor In this particular instance scripture says 7 men were chosen and gives their names. However, we have little details on specific people who are called deacons or elders in

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-20

@Mockinglogos @DBrimzim @smashbaals It’s an idiom for monogomy. The same thing is said about deacons where we have women mentioned and Phoebe is a deaconness. If it means must be married, then Paul is disqualified given he is single and he wishes e...

@Mockinglogos @DBrimzim @smashbaals It’s an idiom for monogomy. The same thing is said about deacons where we have women mentioned and Phoebe is a deaconness. If it means must be married, then Paul

1 Cor 7:7 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-18

@The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf I don’t know what this picture is referring to or pro

@The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf I don’t know what this picture is referring to or proving, but are you suggesting this is evidence for women deacons/elders/bishops—women leaders?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders need to be able to teach. They are character qua...

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont Elders are required to be able to teach,

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont Elders are required to be able to teach, not deacons. Deacons are appointed for works of service.

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Yes, the difference between deacons and elders is that elders must be able to teach. Surely you agree that women are also gifted to teach. So you must think they can teach children and other women? What makes men so un...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Yes, the difference between deacons and elders is that elders must be able to teach. Surely you agree that women are also gifted to teach. So you must think they can tea

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 If the requirement "one wife husband" is the same for both elders and deacons and females can be deacons, then on that basis there is no restriction females cannot be elders. Leadership leads to Christ and His Word; it i...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 If the requirement "one wife husband" is the same for both elders and deacons and females can be deacons, then on that basis there is no restriction females cannot be elde

@DickSaban1 The phrase “one wife husband” repeated for deacons and also in Titus 1 and in 1 Tim 5:9 as “one husband wife” is an idiom for faithful to one’s spouse if married. Paul was not married and advocated for singleness so this cannot mean must...

@DickSaban1 The phrase “one wife husband” repeated for deacons and also in Titus 1 and in 1 Tim 5:9 as “one husband wife” is an idiom for faithful to one’s spouse if married. Paul was not married and

1 Tim 5:9 general

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek It is not clear throughout scripture that

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek It is not clear throughout scripture that women cannot be elders and deacons. I trust the scriptures too. You are free to agree with John MacArthur.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Maybe you can teach me then. What does “

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Maybe you can teach me then. What does “husband of one wife” mean for deacons since the same Paul calls Phoebe a deaconness in Rom 16:1? Did Paul forget that d

Rom 16:1 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Both forms are used so I summarized as “faithful to one’s spouse”. 1 Tim 3:2,12; Tit 1:6 is the husband form and 1 Tim 5:9 the wife form. The “he’s” are following the default but the male pronoun isn’t there. ...

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Both forms are used so I summarized as “faithful to one’s spouse”. 1 Tim 3:2,12; Tit 1:6 is the husband form and 1 Tim 5:9 the wife form. The “he’s” are follow

1 Tim 3:2 1 Tim 5:9 Tit 1:6 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-26

@SBC_JumpingWorm @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin V12 also says deacons must be “one wife husband” so why do you think women can be deacons but not elders? My reading is the requirements for deacons and elders is the same e...

@SBC_JumpingWorm @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin V12 also says deacons must be “one wife husband” so why do you think women can be deacons but not elders? My reading is the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@DennyBurk Ok, so if you agree women cannot be elders, deacons or pastors, can w

@DennyBurk Ok, so if you agree women cannot be elders, deacons or pastors, can women preach? Can they guide and counsel people? Can they lead a group to serve? In other words can they functionally

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I don't understand your objection. 1

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I don't understand your objection. 1 Tim 3 on elders and deacons doesn't say "fathers"...

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin After giving the requirements for elders and deacons (with no male pronouns, but using the male gender), Paul says “women likewise” or in the same way or identically. He then says another point about de...

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin After giving the requirements for elders and deacons (with no male pronouns, but using the male gender), Paul says “women likewise” or in the same way or

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I know that gyne can mean woman o

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I know that gyne can mean woman or wife. Here it is plural and accusative. If it referred to the wife of a husband, wouldn’t it be genitive? Your limi

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin Where does it say “his” wife or “

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin Where does it say “his” wife or “their” wives? It just says “women likewise…”. Why are the women to have the same requirements if they cannot be elders

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 That’s not a very open-minded response. I have a comple

@TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 That’s not a very open-minded response. I have a completely legitimate Biblical exegetical interpretation of 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9 that does

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 But there are no male pronouns in this passage. There’s no “must not be a woman” or “must be a man.” “One woman man” has to be one way or the other and the default would be male. This requirement is repeated for deacons an...

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 But there are no male pronouns in this passage. There’s no “must not be a woman” or “must be a man.” “One woman man” has to be one way or the other and the default would be

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@kitchenSvenk30 @MikeWingerii You want to disfellowship people who think that wo

@kitchenSvenk30 @MikeWingerii You want to disfellowship people who think that women should be able to preach true doctrine and serve as elders and deacons?