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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 2008-05-17

Should Comps Debate

While there has been some genuine, respectful dialog between complementarian and egalitarian scholars, more often than not, the emotions that are brought into the dialog have brought less than respectful debate. The body of Christ is meant to fight the enemy together but when some turn their weapons

1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:15 Exodus 1 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-02-01

The Bayly Brothers And The Trinity

Awhile back I was asked to consider posting a comment on a very strong complementarian blog that is known to be rather unloving towards egalitarians. This particular blog, I found, was run by two pastors of a Presbyterian church who appear to think that egalitarians do not have the right Jesus or th

2 Timothy 2:24 2 Timothy 2:25 Ecclesiastes 2 Trinity 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 2007-12-05

Women Teaching Mens Prejudice And Gods Glory

Many complementarians have been so used to hearing what women are not allowed to do in the body of Christ rather than what scripture says women should do as followers of Christ, that the focus has become automatically set to see restrictions when the subject of women in ministry is discussed. With t

1 Peter 2:15 1 Peter 3:10 1 Peter 3:10-12 Women in Leadership Complementarianism 1 Peter 3
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 2007-09-23

Debating Women In Ministry Round 2

On Wednesday September 26, 2007 I will be having round number 2 with Matt Slick on the issue of women in ministry. We will be dealing with 1 Timothy 2 and the issues of whether “a woman” is a specific woman in Ephesus or whether Paul is prohibiting all Christian women from teaching men (or some vari

Isaiah 5 Numbers 2 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-19

Debate Audio Between Matt Slick And Cheryl Schatz

If you didn’t get a chance to hear the debate regarding women Pastors between Matt Slick of CARM and myself, you can hear it at this link

1 Timothy 2:12 Esther 18 Hosea 1 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
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 2007-09-10

Debate With Matt Slick Scheduled

Regarding my previous post about debating with Matt Slick about women in ministry, I spoke to the producer of his radio program (Faith and Reason) tonight and she has set the date of Wednesday, September 19th for me to call in for the debate

Isaiah 6 Women in Leadership Debates
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 2007-09-07

Honesty And Consistency

Kerryn sent me a link to Pastor Wade Burleson’s blog regarding being intellectually honest and consistent in our beliefs

Genesis & Creation Women in Leadership
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 2006-10-27

Godly Women Need To Repent

My heart goes out to Pastors who are so engrained in tradition that they can easily justify sending godly women to hell. This past weekend I spoke with a Pastor from a denomination that does not believe that women are allowed to teach the bible to men

Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Would Your Arguments Have Strength Without 1 Timothy 215

> Q: It also seems that 1 Timothy 2:15 is crucial for your interpretation. The word ‘she’ is a definite point in your favor

1 Timothy 2:15 Exodus 1 Hebrews 15 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
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 2025-11-01

RT @abbythelibb_: My entire feed is right wing men, even pastors, trashing Allie

RT @abbythelibb_: My entire feed is right wing men, even pastors, trashing Allie Beth for saying porn is destructive. What a gut punch to G…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge LOL…silence on women pastors? Good grief, @grok, how many individuals are called pastor in the New Testament? Surely you jest. Paul doesn’t ground his “I do not permit” in Adam’s precedence but in the fact that he ...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge LOL…silence on women pastors? Good grief, @grok, how many individuals are called pastor in the New Testament? Surely you jest. Paul doesn’t ground his “I do not per

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@dalepartridge The Bible doesn’t forbid women from serving as: pastors, elders,

@dalepartridge The Bible doesn’t forbid women from serving as: pastors, elders, or deacons, police officers, soldiers, firemen, judges, or politicians.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-04

@TheLaurenChen I know nothing of this woman in the OP you are replying to, but y

@TheLaurenChen I know nothing of this woman in the OP you are replying to, but your statement is not Biblically faithful. Where does the Bible ever say 'women cannot be pastors'?

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

But the apostle Paul didn’t say that women can’t be pastors… I guess smash will

But the apostle Paul didn’t say that women can’t be pastors… I guess smash will never learn. 🤷‍♂️ https://t.co/QOPVABta5w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Thanks! I understand your resistance. I appreciate your concern as I’m sure you are just wanting to do what is right and not support sin. Also, I appreciate your apology—apology accepted. 😊 Many who believ...

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Thanks! I understand your resistance. I appreciate your concern as I’m sure you are just wanting to do what is right and not support sin. Also, I appreciate

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Thanks for the question. I don’t believe it’s necessary to produce a list of qualified women pastors any more than it is to produce a list of qualified men to affirm what scripture teaches. I think that th...

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Thanks for the question. I don’t believe it’s necessary to produce a list of qualified women pastors any more than it is to produce a list of qualified men

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC I’m not sure how you got to “women a

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC I’m not sure how you got to “women are not to be pastors” in the same way I don’t understand how you got that pastors don’t have to be married.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-19

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Women are not forbidden by God to be

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Women are not forbidden by God to be pastors or to teach people including men. https://t.co/VI2qbiI67E

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Well, the epistles don’t forbid women from serving as elders or teaching truth to anyone. I asked the question b/c of the claim that the NT doesn’t list any F pastors so clearly they weren’t allowed. My response was there ar...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Well, the epistles don’t forbid women from serving as elders or teaching truth to anyone. I asked the question b/c of the claim that the NT doesn’t list any F pastors so clea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@LukeBennerE @sola_chad Yes, pastors are overseers. Now what about the question

@LukeBennerE @sola_chad Yes, pastors are overseers. Now what about the question I asked? What specific males are called ‘pastor’ in the New Testament so we can know whether it is meaningful if no woma

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@BronWen727104 “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, for the building up of the body of Christ…” (Eph 4:11–12) If all are equippe...

@BronWen727104 “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, for the building up of the

Eph 4:11 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@ronhenzel Ron, thanks for the reply. It’s been a while. I want to clarify what I meant: There is not one instance in the New Testament where an individual is directly called by the title pastor (ποιμήν). Eph 4:11 uses the noun ποιμένας (pastors) in...

@ronhenzel Ron, thanks for the reply. It’s been a while. I want to clarify what I meant: There is not one instance in the New Testament where an individual is directly called by the title pastor (ποι

Eph 4:11 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@megbasham @Romans8Shaman You do realize, don't you, that 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say a

@megbasham @Romans8Shaman You do realize, don't you, that 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say anything about pastors...?

1Ti 2:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

RT @ryanschatz: A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3

RT @ryanschatz: A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer must be... the husband of one wife." Does…

1 Timothy 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@OldPhilos @smashbaals Well, Paul definitely was single and wished everyone was single like himself, which means that if everyone followed this advice, there’d be no elders or pastors? Naw. That’s not it. Jesus is also the chief shepherd and he als...

@OldPhilos @smashbaals Well, Paul definitely was single and wished everyone was single like himself, which means that if everyone followed this advice, there’d be no elders or pastors? Naw. That’s no

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@FlyingHowitzer You are referring to 1Ti 1:12. It’s not referring to pastors, the context of the letter is stopping false teaching, the grammar is explicitly singular and the ‘the woman’ gives us evidence that there’s a specific woman who is deceived...

@FlyingHowitzer You are referring to 1Ti 1:12. It’s not referring to pastors, the context of the letter is stopping false teaching, the grammar is explicitly singular and the ‘the woman’ gives us evid

1Ti 1:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@dalepartridge @ZacharyConover I don't understand. Why wouldn't you baptize ever

@dalepartridge @ZacharyConover I don't understand. Why wouldn't you baptize everyone then...like have pastors in every hospital doing infant baptisms for every child to make sure they are in the coven

question
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

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@Pastor_Gabe Do you allow Gentiles to be pastors? Also, can you point to a spec

@Pastor_Gabe Do you allow Gentiles to be pastors? Also, can you point to a specific named person in the NT who is called pastor?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-17

@sparkobuzzer Personally, when pastors or those advocating strongly for their vi

@sparkobuzzer Personally, when pastors or those advocating strongly for their views block others for disagreeing with them, this IMO is weak. I know people use blocking to manage their feed, but that’

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith Complementarians almost all believe that males alone are to be elders, pastors and overseers. Some go further. Some claim that a female elder is apostasy or on the way. That’s where their understanding is severely flawed. And the thinking ...

@ncksmith Complementarians almost all believe that males alone are to be elders, pastors and overseers. Some go further. Some claim that a female elder is apostasy or on the way. That’s where their un

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@megbasham It’s not progressive to continue allowing independent Baptist churche

@megbasham It’s not progressive to continue allowing independent Baptist churches to appoint female pastors based on no scriptural ban. Can’t speak to the rest of the disagreements, but keep the main

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@smashbaals Many women agree that they should not be pastors or elders and would

@smashbaals Many women agree that they should not be pastors or elders and would vote for only men to be pastors. Many men like myself believe that women can be elders and pastors. Why do you think

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

RT @KaeleyT: Quite pleased that enough people in the SBC are discerning enough t

RT @KaeleyT: Quite pleased that enough people in the SBC are discerning enough to reject the proposed ban on female pastors three years in…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@smashbaals The SBC is not God nor the Bible. The Bible doesn’t have a problem w

@smashbaals The SBC is not God nor the Bible. The Bible doesn’t have a problem with godly women who are able to teach the truth from serving as pastors and teaching truth to anyone. The Bible has a p

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@megbasham Why is this wonderful news? Why should the issue of female pastors be

@megbasham Why is this wonderful news? Why should the issue of female pastors be in any statement of faith? We shouldn't be separating from other churches because we disagree on secondary issues.

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@50ten3 @dalepartridge I see. Well, earlier in 1Cor 14 it says that if another p

@50ten3 @dalepartridge I see. Well, earlier in 1Cor 14 it says that if another prophet has something to share the first should be silent. So maybe if the pastors followed this and were silent if someo

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@smashbaals God would be glorified if they stopped being so divisive about churc

@smashbaals God would be glorified if they stopped being so divisive about churches in their fellowship that have female pastors and start focusing on things that actually matter.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-05

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii Yes, elders and pastors and overseers all require the

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii Yes, elders and pastors and overseers all require the same things and are basically the same function. It is not about headship. Where is an elder referred to as the head of

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Where are you getting that from? Pastors (poimen)?

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Where are you getting that from? Pastors (poimen)? Which males are specifically called poimen in the New Testament?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@LovesSardine Wow. So why didn’t God say “All female pastors will find their par

@LovesSardine Wow. So why didn’t God say “All female pastors will find their part in the lake of fire”? Wouldn’t that be clear?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@ChrisGalanek @subq PS> You seem to be presbyterian. I happen to know others

@ChrisGalanek @subq PS> You seem to be presbyterian. I happen to know others in the PCA and they are very hostile to those who think women can be pastors. If you changed your view, you may be in se

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@Bigfoot_253 What do you mean? They missed this for 2000 years? It's a fundament

@Bigfoot_253 What do you mean? They missed this for 2000 years? It's a fundamental of the faith. "I believe in Jesus, fully God and fully man, born of a virgin, died on a cross...and in male only past

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