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Scripture Commentary article 2009-06-14

Woman Called As Missionary Has Regrets

Recently, I received an email from a woman who purchased my 4 DVD set “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” and then wrote me about the impact that the DVDs had on her

Ecclesiastes 4 Hebrews 4 Malachi 13 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership
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 2009-05-13

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 2009-03-19

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 2009-03-08

Reaching Unity In The Faith Without Authoritarian Control

The picture above represents not only the “bride” of Christ held back and controlled, but women in the “bride” of Christ held back and controlled. It is a great concern to me that there are many in the body who think that authoritarian control is needed to keep people in line and to keep the unity o

Esther 15 Proverbs 18 Authority & Submission Complementarianism Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2009-01-30

Man Give Woman Self Understanding

Was the first man needed to give woman her self-understanding. According to Raymond C

Genesis 2:18 Genesis 2:22 Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-01-27

Ortlund Obscuring The Nature Of Male And Female

In our discussion of CBMW’s book Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood , continuing on in chapter 3 in the writings of Raymond C. Ortlund Jr

1 Timothy 2:13 1 Timothy 2:14 Colossians 3 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-01-22

Did The Serpent Have More Knowledge Than Man

The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has published a book called Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and on page 73, John Piper and Wayne Grudem write that Adam was ordained as the one responsible for the life of the garden. The reference is in response to a quote from 1 Timothy 2:14

1 Timothy 2:14 Hebrews 1 Isaiah 1 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2009-01-15

They Are Sinning Through Questioning

The issue of women in ministry allows us to the opportunity to ask questions about the hard passages of scripture and to work through these passages to discover God’s intended meaning through the inspired context. But in many quarters, questioning is a “sin” that will get a reprimand from a strong a

1 Peter 5:1-3 Jeremiah 23:1 Titus 1:7 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2009-01-09

Recovering From Spiritual Abuse

Recently I was contacted by Dr. Barb Orlowski who has compiled her research on spiritual abuse into a manuscript that will form the basis of a yet unpublished book called “Ministering Restoration: Recovering Spiritual Harmony”

Leviticus 16 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2008-10-30

1 Timothy 2 Authority And The Magical Pulpit

Many people feel that the pulpit is a place for authoritative proclamation. However many people also believe that the pulpit gives a man that authority and allowing someone into the “pulpit” who isn’t allowed to exercise authority over the sheep, an authority that the pulpit gives them, is seen as a

1 Kings 4:24 1 Kings 9:23 1 Peter 4:10 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary article 2008-10-24

Anne Graham Lotz And 800 Pastors Shame

CBMW relates a story told by Anne Graham Lotz in the Washington Post where Mrs Lotz writes:

1 Timothy 2:12 Ephesians 4:15 John 8:32 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-09-30

Three Spheres Of Subordination Shrinks To Two

In my last post I pointed to USA Today’s editorial that challenged complementarians who are willing to accept a woman as the Vice President of the country, that they should admit that they are full fledged egalitarians in the realm of society, the workplace and public life

Colossians 11:7-9 Genesis 2:18 Headship & Kephale Trinity Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-09-28

Semi Egalitarians

USA Today has an editorial written by David P Gushee in which Mr. Gushee challenges complementarians that they are actually semi-egalitarians and they should be willing to openly acknowledge this

Isaiah 5 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-08-14

Is Complementarianism Merely Personal Conviction

This post is a response to Randy Stinson’s article titled “ Is Complementarianism a Merely Personal Conviction. “

1 Corinthians 11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 7:14 Complementarianism 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 2008-05-07

Answering Matt Slicks Agenda On 1 Timothy 2:12

This is part 2 of answering the complementarian objections of Matt Slick on 1 Timothy 2:11-15. See part one here

1 Peter 4:11 1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2008-03-27

To Diane Sellner Of Carm

**October 2008 addition Note: A public statement regarding Diane Sellner’s role in the public attacks against me is at

Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-22

The Husband As King Over The Wife

In part two of this discussion we asked whether God has ordained that a woman must have a priest in the home to represent her to God and God to her. Today we continue our discussion about whether a husband is to have the position of king over his wife in their marriage

Acts 4 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:24 Headship & Kephale Authority & Submission Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-04

From Bobbed Hair Bossy Wives And Women Preachers To Woman Be Free

I am very pleased that Stan Gundry has given me permission to post his story about how he changed his view from a staunch complementarian to an egalitarian. I would also request that if you have a story about your own journey from prejudice to freedom in Christ regarding women in ministry that you e

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 1 Corinthians 7:4 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-24

Should Cbmw Fight Egalitarians

This week CBMW (the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood) released two audio tapes from the February 2007 “Different by Design” Conference held in Minneapolis Minnesota. ( ) I was amazed at the way that the gospel was connected to the gender issue in such a way that those who do not hold to pa

Exodus 4 Isaiah 1 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Debates
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 article 2006-12-29

The Case Of The Battling Proof Texts Part One

One of the things that bugs me when Christians have discussions about the women’s issue is the point when they are at loggerheads regarding “proof texts”. One person says they have their “proof text” scripture and so they are not willing to listen to what the other person has to say

Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-11

Husband As The Priest Of The Home

With the push towards defining biblical manhood and womanhood, often men are pressured into a leadership role where they feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities. Probably none more stressful than the title given to them as “Priest of the home”

1 Corinthians 6:3 1 Peter 2:5 1 Peter 2:9 Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2006-07-07

Isnt The Priesthood In The Ot Proof That God Uses Only Men

> Q: Isn’t the fact that God only chose men for the Priesthood in the Old Testament proof that God only uses men in leadership. After all the Priesthood is equivalent to the Pastorhood in the church

Exodus 19:5-8 Exodus 19:6 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-11

Recommendations For Wim

> Women in Ministry: Silenced or Set Free. ” as a whole is a very well produced and presented multi-media teaching series on the legitimacy and freedom of women to be in any ministry that God should call them to

1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

Leadership is about showing others by example, not necessarily having any author

Leadership is about showing others by example, not necessarily having any authority over others. Mike also seems to think the Bible speaks of role distinctions, but where is 'role' ever mentioned in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Well, your skill of analysis needs improving then. There is no complementarian (male only leadership) as divinely ordained. God makes that clear by giving the SAME commands to both male and female in Gen 1:28. Where...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Well, your skill of analysis needs improving then. There is no complementarian (male only leadership) as divinely ordained. God makes that clear by giving the SAME c

Gen 1:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-05

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Leading is demonstrating by example as Jesus said that no Christian is to ‘Lord it over’ another. So it’s not about a position of authority over others. Can you explain why women can be led by either but men seem to have ...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Leading is demonstrating by example as Jesus said that no Christian is to ‘Lord it over’ another. So it’s not about a position of authority over others. Can you explain wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-04

@TheLaurenChen @hellsitehero I'm not sure you have a proper view of what leaders

@TheLaurenChen @hellsitehero I'm not sure you have a proper view of what leadership means Biblically. It is not about taking authority over people...let's start there.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 Right. And how did the Jewish leadership see Jesus? Who kept trying to put Paul to death? Yet Paul still continued to pray for their salvation and to preach the gospel to them first. Stop focusing on being persecuted. Jesus said that ...

@HvacRoar24011 Right. And how did the Jewish leadership see Jesus? Who kept trying to put Paul to death? Yet Paul still continued to pray for their salvation and to preach the gospel to them first. S

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-16

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 Westfall seems to see the issue here being that the woman is forcefully taking over leadership; my view is that this is not about 'usurping authority' or anything of that sort, simply that those who kno...

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 Westfall seems to see the issue here being that the woman is forcefully taking over leadership; my view is that this is not about 'usurping authority' o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-09

@ChristOverChaos @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach What created order are you referring

@ChristOverChaos @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach What created order are you referring to? Where does scripture tell us women “aren’t meant for leadership”? Men also have other responsibilities…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-09

@McMuffin11111 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach How did I take 1Ti 2:12 out of context? 1Co 11:3 has nothing to do with authority but is all about origins. In Sarah’s day, calling someone ‘lord’ was like using the term ‘sir,’ a term of respect. If leader...

@McMuffin11111 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach How did I take 1Ti 2:12 out of context? 1Co 11:3 has nothing to do with authority but is all about origins. In Sarah’s day, calling someone ‘lord’ was like u

1Co 11:3 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA The biggest challenge is that people are creatures of habit and change feels like heresy, particularly in hotly debated issues such as leadership roles, gender and authority. Many feel like hiera...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA The biggest challenge is that people are creatures of habit and change feels like heresy, particularly in hotly debated issues such as leadership

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@smashbaals As I explored MacArthur’s teachings on Calvinism and women in leader

@smashbaals As I explored MacArthur’s teachings on Calvinism and women in leadership I was shocked at how off he was. His views about authority of leaders is also problematic. But his defence of the g

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@mr_shiplet I have been told by more than one church that either I’m not welcome into leadership given my non-Calvinist soteriology or worse, that I’m not saved as they claim I’m semi-Pelagian because I’m not a Calvinist. It is frequently divisive a...

@mr_shiplet I have been told by more than one church that either I’m not welcome into leadership given my non-Calvinist soteriology or worse, that I’m not saved as they claim I’m semi-Pelagian because

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Prov_Standards There is no hierarchy for leadership because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. Leaders are only those who demonstrate by example and are gifted and capable of teaching what was passed onto them, and correcting error. The auth...

@Prov_Standards There is no hierarchy for leadership because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. Leaders are only those who demonstrate by example and are gifted and capable of teaching what wa

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Paul is introducing her to the church at Rome so they will immediately accept her and support her by serving under her leadership as normally it takes time to recognize leaders. I don’t see how you get the idea she wasn’t a...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Paul is introducing her to the church at Rome so they will immediately accept her and support her by serving under her leadership as normally it takes time to recognize leade

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Prov_Standards All of the scripture is about Christ. So when you share and teach God's Word, you are 'preaching Christ'. Leadership is simply those who are of exemplary character and lead by example and able to train and correct others. The only o...

@Prov_Standards All of the scripture is about Christ. So when you share and teach God's Word, you are 'preaching Christ'. Leadership is simply those who are of exemplary character and lead by example

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

@Crystalisives I like to frame it as 'authority over' because that accurately de

@Crystalisives I like to frame it as 'authority over' because that accurately describes the problem. Leader just means going before and showing by example, but they seem to think it means having autho

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-29

@Saved5872 @MikeWingerii I carefully studied all the passages that appeared at first glance to restrict or prevent women from leadership, serving as elders or pastors or to prevent them from speaking ‘authoritatively’…but what I found is that in each...

@Saved5872 @MikeWingerii I carefully studied all the passages that appeared at first glance to restrict or prevent women from leadership, serving as elders or pastors or to prevent them from speaking

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-24

@MikeWingerii Excellent collection of scripture. Leaders being the slaves of all

@MikeWingerii Excellent collection of scripture. Leaders being the slaves of all shows that leadership is not about commanding or getting one’s way but about serving by example and that authority is f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-21

@AChristianLens @BibleInContext1 So basically, your authority is the bishops and

@AChristianLens @BibleInContext1 So basically, your authority is the bishops and the pope, not the Bible since if there is a disagreement between the two you will always choose the view of the pope an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@iheartJ37 @Pastor_Gabe @jerryzz2 That may be part of it, but I don’t think that “good reputation” meant that people didn’t think the church leader was crazy or has lost their minds or that sort of thing. So I don’t think he meant that the world acce...

@iheartJ37 @Pastor_Gabe @jerryzz2 That may be part of it, but I don’t think that “good reputation” meant that people didn’t think the church leader was crazy or has lost their minds or that sort of th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-14

@Pastor_Gabe @megbasham What’s wrong with women being included in leadership?

@Pastor_Gabe @megbasham What’s wrong with women being included in leadership?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith Imagine if the body was only female and the leadership was only male.

@ncksmith Imagine if the body was only female and the leadership was only male. That’s really where the thinking leads. Is that really the kind of thing that Paul has in mind here?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@PatrickHen1776 @Jiwan_Ko_Pani @oliverburdick But head isn’t about being the bos

@PatrickHen1776 @Jiwan_Ko_Pani @oliverburdick But head isn’t about being the boss or the authority. If that’s what the word means, we’d see it all over with regards to leadership. https://t.co/L6ZiusB

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@BiblicalBeauty @DwightsWordOTD This is a good question. Egalitarians don’t maintain that there are no distinctions between male and female. It is just that those distinctions are why they need to work together and they don’t justify having gender ro...

@BiblicalBeauty @DwightsWordOTD This is a good question. Egalitarians don’t maintain that there are no distinctions between male and female. It is just that those distinctions are why they need to wor

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