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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 2008-12-29

A Soft Place To Land

As a woman in ministry, I have struggles like everyone else, wanting to do my best for the Lord Jesus, yet finding opposition from the enemy who tries to sap my strength and take away my passion. Sometimes there isn’t even a soft place to land when places/people which have been trusted as a safe pla

Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-12-04

How Many Men

Tradition has flavored a lot of things for us that causes us to see everything in terms of tradition instead of thinking outside the box

Matthew 2:1-12 1 Corinthians 11 Debates
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 2008-10-05

1 Cor14 Concludes

We have been going through 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, the passage that appears to silence women in the church to see how carefully Paul has constructed his words in 1 Corinthians 14:36 to contradict the silencing in verses 34 & 35. (For past articles on this topic, please see the 1 Corinthians 14 secti

1 Corinthians 14:1 1 Corinthians 14:12 1 Corinthians 14:13 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts
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 2008-09-24

Forbid Not

Paul said something profound in 1 Corinthians 14:39 that goes against the grain of the hierarchical mindset. Paul said “forbid not to speak…”

1 Corinthians 14:13 1 Corinthians 14:20 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14
Scripture Commentary article 2008-08-28

Irving Bible Church

In the news is Irving Bible Church who recently took 18 months to study the issue of women in ministry from the scriptures, and now they have implemented a clarification of their position on women regarding the use of their God-given gifts for the common good. They have produced a 24 page paper on W

Acts 15:28 Ecclesiastes 18 Hebrews 12 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-20

Was Adam A Type Of Christ

Recently I received a request to post my ideas on why Adam chose to sin when he was not deceived. The writer went on to ask:

1 Corinthians 10:11 1 Timothy 2:14 Genesis 3:12 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
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 2008-06-07

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 2008-05-12

Primogeniture

In the next of Matt Slick’s articles on women in ministry that I will be reviewing is his article called Primogeniture found at Matt gives what he considers to be the meaning of primogeniture:

Exodus 31:9 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-05-06

1Tim2Objections

My article laying out the original argument showing that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a specific woman that Paul forbids from teaching is here

1 Timothy 1:12 1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 1:14 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve 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 2008-01-20

Gods Woman Is She Needy Of A Representative Priest Part 2

In part one, ( click here to read ) we discussed whether God created the woman as needed or needy. In this continuing discussion we ask whether God has ordained that a woman must have a priest in the home to represent her to God and God to her

1 Peter 3:10 1 Peter 3:11 1 Peter 3:7 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 2008-01-01

The Original Woman Needed Or Needy

The foundation of the dispute between egalitarians and complementarians is the creation account found in the book of Genesis. How each side views the creation of woman defines the view of woman throughout the rest of scripture

Genesis 2:18 Genesis & Creation Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-12-07

Laying A False Argument To Rest

One of the arguments that complementarians employ against women in ministry is the argument that God only used women as prophets and leaders in the Bible when there were no men available at the time. Is this really a valid argument

2 Kings 22:12 2 Kings 22:13 2 Kings 22:14 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
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 2007-08-23

Are Womens Gifts To Be Used Outside The Church

In my blog entry called “ Are women’s gifts secondary. ” I documented the complementarian teaching that women’s gifts are secondary to men’s gifts and that women to use their gifts outside the church

1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14:31 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
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 2006-12-13

Can Only Men Judge Right From Wrong In The Church

I read with interest Wayne Grudem’s claim that 1 Cor. 14:34 means that women are to “keep silent”regarding weighing of the oral prophecies in the assembly

1 Corinthians 6:2 1 Corinthians 6:3 Lamentations 1 1 Corinthians 14 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-15

What Women Really Want

In Genesis chapter 3 God speaks to Eve about her future. Unfortunately God’s words have been interpreted by male expositors in a way that makes God out to be a false prophet

Genesis 3:16 Genesis 3:23 Genesis 4:7 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-28

@TheGermanicist Saying the Bible teaches contradictory doctrines and that this i

@TheGermanicist Saying the Bible teaches contradictory doctrines and that this is by new revelation makes one a false prophet. “To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak in accordance wi

Is 8:20 general
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

@GrandpaJoeSux Since his teaching contradicts the Bible, he would be called a fa

@GrandpaJoeSux Since his teaching contradicts the Bible, he would be called a false prophet. Nothing against the man himself, but his teachings are the issue.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-09

@Latterdaytruth He was a false prophet. I’m sure you won’t accept it but his tea

@Latterdaytruth He was a false prophet. I’m sure you won’t accept it but his teachings contradict the Bible in massive ways.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-09

@MattTestifies And by teaching contrary to the Bible, this makes him a false pro

@MattTestifies And by teaching contrary to the Bible, this makes him a false prophet.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@IllariaDiMar God doesn’t hate Mormons! He loves them and wants them to reject t

@IllariaDiMar God doesn’t hate Mormons! He loves them and wants them to reject the false teachings of the LDS prophets and come back to the truth.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist Of course that’s what LDS prophets teach. But this is nowhere found in the Bible. And Jesus is clear that there is no marriage in heaven (which is why I suppose LDS prophets have introduced this teaching). Not like Je...

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist Of course that’s what LDS prophets teach. But this is nowhere found in the Bible. And Jesus is clear that there is no marriage in heaven (which is why I suppose LDS pro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-31

@jimbolicious_c Prophets are ALL to be tested according to their prophecies and

@jimbolicious_c Prophets are ALL to be tested according to their prophecies and teachings. There’s no exception path for Joseph Smith Jesus fulfilled all the prophecies concerning him; the Holy Spiri

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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 2025-10-29

@J0nMormont @dalepartridge No it does not. Think about it. In Gen 1:28, God gave the same commands to both the man and the woman. Why would God restrict a woman from teaching truth to anyone? Did Deborah as the prophet and judge of Israel have to res...

@J0nMormont @dalepartridge No it does not. Think about it. In Gen 1:28, God gave the same commands to both the man and the woman. Why would God restrict a woman from teaching truth to anyone? Did Debo

Gen 1:28 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-28

@JosephTrimmer_ God told you? Are you sure? Because the LDS teaches doctrines that contradict God’s own Word and He would never do that. If the test of revelation is more direct revelation, then scripture would’ve made this clear. However, the story...

@JosephTrimmer_ God told you? Are you sure? Because the LDS teaches doctrines that contradict God’s own Word and He would never do that. If the test of revelation is more direct revelation, then scri

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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

@jaredadairbell In fact, a careful reading of the BOM shows Lehi was a false pro

@jaredadairbell In fact, a careful reading of the BOM shows Lehi was a false prophet, and the Bible is sufficient for every good work (2Tim 3:16-17). https://t.co/dhYEdUML8B

2Tim 3:16-17 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-24

@limedoorstudio The BOM early on in 1 Nephi has God telling Nehi and Lehi to flee Jerusalem to the Americas when Jeremiah’s prophecy was that all including the wild animals and even all the faithful prophets were to submit to the king of Babylon and ...

@limedoorstudio The BOM early on in 1 Nephi has God telling Nehi and Lehi to flee Jerusalem to the Americas when Jeremiah’s prophecy was that all including the wild animals and even all the faithful p

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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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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-21

@TeeplesCY Joseph Smith was a false prophet. His teachings are evidence. The Book of Mormon claims Lehi and Nehi were told to disobey the instruction of Jeremiah and flee to America and not to submit to Nebuchadnezzar when all people, good or bad, m...

@TeeplesCY Joseph Smith was a false prophet. His teachings are evidence. The Book of Mormon claims Lehi and Nehi were told to disobey the instruction of Jeremiah and flee to America and not to submit

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-20

@CS_Bodan @smashbaals No, head isn’t about authority or hierarchy but about source relationships. This is why a pastor or apostle or prophet or any kind of leader in the church is never called the head of anyone. It is only the husband to his wife. M...

@CS_Bodan @smashbaals No, head isn’t about authority or hierarchy but about source relationships. This is why a pastor or apostle or prophet or any kind of leader in the church is never called the hea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-19

RT @ryanschatz: @LdsLawyer2156 Joseph Smith was a false prophet because the Book

RT @ryanschatz: @LdsLawyer2156 Joseph Smith was a false prophet because the Book of Mormon teaches that Lehi obeyed God by fleeing Jerusale…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-19

@LdsLawyer2156 Joseph Smith was a false prophet because the Book of Mormon teaches that Lehi obeyed God by fleeing Jerusalem, while Jeremiah (God’s true prophet) declared that the Lord had given all nations (including all the true prophets), even the...

@LdsLawyer2156 Joseph Smith was a false prophet because the Book of Mormon teaches that Lehi obeyed God by fleeing Jerusalem, while Jeremiah (God’s true prophet) declared that the Lord had given all n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-19

@LdsLawyer2156 In that case, since the BOM contradicts the Bible, it is actually

@LdsLawyer2156 In that case, since the BOM contradicts the Bible, it is actually proof that Joseph Smith was a false prophet.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-06

@JanZizkasburner @rightresponsem Well, Heb 11:32 settles the question: “And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets…” Barak is listed among those who “through f...

@JanZizkasburner @rightresponsem Well, Heb 11:32 settles the question: “And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prop

Heb 11:32 Heb 11:33 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 Cretans are from Crete. Paul is speaking about those who are know

@HvacRoar24011 Cretans are from Crete. Paul is speaking about those who are known for poor character and false prophets. Also, that term "slow bellies" from the KJV is quite strange. Don't you think

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