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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-20

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Qualifications are based on character, not one’s sex, skin color, whether they are married or not or their social status. You are reading into the requirements what you were brought up to believe. Not sur...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Qualifications are based on character, not one’s sex, skin color, whether they are married or not or their social status. You are reading into the requirem

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-19

@PastorObscure @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference Not sure how you are defining your terms, but here’s the way I’m using them: ⎯ feminism/Matriarchy: female priority —masculinism/Patriarchy: male priority —egalitarianism: merit based, skills and qualific...

@PastorObscure @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference Not sure how you are defining your terms, but here’s the way I’m using them: ⎯ feminism/Matriarchy: female priority —masculinism/Patriarchy: male priority

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-19

@LovesSardine @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference I’m simply pointing out that egalit

@LovesSardine @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference I’m simply pointing out that egalitarianism is not female primacy. It is equal treatment based on merit, qualifications, gifting and ability, not based on

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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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-30

@godlywomanhood Those qualifications in 1 Tim 3 do not only apply to males…unles

@godlywomanhood Those qualifications in 1 Tim 3 do not only apply to males…unless you believe that it’s only married males with children? https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

1 Tim 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9 ⎯ Character qualifications for leadership; Paul doesn'

1 Tim 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9 ⎯ Character qualifications for leadership; Paul doesn't forbid the single, the childless or women https://t.co/SMUaKrLevt

1 Tim 3:1-13 Titus 1:5-9 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@GlennDavies @danitreweek Well, it is certainly a good question. The qualifications for deacon are the same as elder aside for "must be able to teach" and we know Phoebe is a deacon(ness). Do we know the names of the elders in Ephesus? No, they ar...

@GlennDavies @danitreweek Well, it is certainly a good question. The qualifications for deacon are the same as elder aside for "must be able to teach" and we know Phoebe is a deacon(ness). Do we kno

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer The qualifications in Titus 1 are very similar to 1 Tim 3. Faithfulness to one's spouse (if they have one) is a character quality. Paul doesn't make ethnicity, socioeconomic status or gender a qualificatio...

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer The qualifications in Titus 1 are very similar to 1 Tim 3. Faithfulness to one's spouse (if they have one) is a character quality. Paul doesn't make ethnic

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@zechariah1680 @thebereanmillen Because both may have qualifications and calling

@zechariah1680 @thebereanmillen Because both may have qualifications and calling and they complement each other. Plus a female needing counselling doesn’t have to be alone with a male pastor, etc. R

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Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 2:11-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 2:11-15 specific woman,deception,authenteo,grammar,perfect tense,future tense,anaphoric,egalitarian,ephesus,teknogonia,singular plural,historical perfect,verbal aspect,paul as pattern
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 3:14-15

Sections: exegesis

1 Timothy 3:14-15 letter purpose conduct church
Theology verse entry

Philippians 1:15-18

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Philippians 1:15-18 teaching,motive,truth,preaching,paul,egalitarian,complementarian
Theology verse entry

Psalm 109:8

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

Psalm 109:8 apostolate,office,episkope,Matthias,Judas,replacement
Theology verse entry

Ephesians 4:11-13

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Ephesians 4:11-13 spiritual gifts,Christ distributes,pastors,teachers,apostles,prophets,evangelists,equipping,unity,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Titus 2:3-5

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Titus 2:3-5 older women,teaching,presbutidas,domestic myths,egalitarian,women in ministry
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 3:1-4

Sections: greek_analysis

1 Timothy 3:1-4 elder,overseer,pastor,qualifications,women,tis,husband-of-one-wife,polygamy
Theology verse entry

Galatians 5:1-6

Sections: exegesis, greek_analysis

Galatians 5:1-6 circumcision,freedom,bondage,yoke,faith working through love,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Romans 16:1-7

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Romans 16:1-7 Phoebe,Junia,deacon,apostle,prostatis,patron,women leaders,egalitarian,episemos,women apostles
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 2:8-10

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 2:8-10 prayer,men,women,anger,dissension,modesty,good works,kosmios,sophrosyne,aidos,likewise,Ephesus,false teaching,egalitarian,plural to singular transition
Theology verse entry

Romans 12:4-8

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Romans 12:4-8 spiritual gifts,charismata,body of Christ,teaching,leading,proistemi,no gender restriction,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Acts 1:16-26

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Acts 1:16-26 Judas,betrayal,foreknowledge,sovereignty,prophecy fulfillment,predestination,free will,apostolate,Matthias,Paul,twelve,lot,human initiative
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 3:8-13

Sections: exegesis

1 Timothy 3:8-13 deacons,women deacons,gynaikas,likewise,hosautos,diakonos,phoebe,women leadership,huebner
Theology verse entry

Numbers 12:1-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Numbers 12:1-15 Miriam,Aaron,tsaraat,prophetess,female leadership,WIM,egalitarian,Moses unique mediator,Deborah,Huldah,Micah 6:4
Theology greek term

ἐπισκοπή (episkopē)

office, oversight, supervision

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Theology greek term

πρεσβύτιδας (presbutidas)

older women, female elders

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τις (tis)

anyone, someone (indefinite pronoun)

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Theology greek term

προΐστημι (proistemi)

to lead, to manage, to be over, to care for

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Theology greek term

σωφροσύνη (sophrosyne)

sound-mindedness, self-control, discretion

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Theology greek term

ποιμαίνω (poimaino)

to shepherd, to tend a flock, to pastor, to rule

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Theology greek term

πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)

elder, older man; church overseer/leader by seniority

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Theology greek term

צָרַעַת (ṣāraʿat)

skin disease / ritual leprosy (Lev 13-14)

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Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Groothuis's three qualifications — permanent, comprehensive, ontologically grounded — do not describe what complementarians actually believe or what the Bible teaches.

Mistake #4: Rebutting Groothuis's qualifications

complementarianism Rebecca Merrill Groothuis permanent subordination
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Belleville's claim that widow requirements parallel elder qualifications -- they don't

Mike addresses Belleville's second argument for widows as elders.

1 Timothy 5:9-10 1 Timothy 3 Linda Belleville 1 Timothy 5:9-10 elder qualifications
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

1 Timothy 3:1-7: elder requirements are distinctly masculine

Mike reads the definitive passage on elder qualifications.

1 Timothy 3:1-7 overseer elder qualifications able to teach
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

1 Timothy 3:8-13: deacon requirements with the key question of verse 11 -- wives or women deacons?

Mike turns to the definitive passage on deacon qualifications.

1 Timothy 3:11 1 Timothy 3:8-13 women deacons 1 Timothy 3:11 1 Timothy 3:8-13
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

'Faithful in all things' as a catch-all summarizing remaining deacon requirements for women

Mike explains why the women's requirements are slightly shorter.

1 Timothy 3:11 women deacons 1 Timothy 3:11 faithful in all things
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Egalitarian contradiction: if 1 Timothy 3:11 has women deacons, it proves women are excluded from elders in 3:1-7

Mike identifies an internal contradiction in egalitarian argumentation.

1 Timothy 3:1-7 1 Timothy 3:11 women deacons internal contradiction eldership
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Complementarian views on women apostles

Mike summarizes the complementarian positions on the question.

complementarianism elder qualifications missionaries vs apostles
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Pushback from previous video on female deacons and 1 Timothy 3:8-13

Mike responds to viewer objections about women as deacons.

1 Timothy 3:8-13 1 Timothy 3:8-13 deacon qualifications female deacons
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Grenz's positive case: whoever is a priest should be able to be an elder

After Grenz dismantles the complementarian argument, he builds his own: women are priests, therefore they can be elders.

Discovering Biblical Equality universal priesthood of believers Stanley Grenz
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Priesthood is necessary but not sufficient for eldership

Mike proposes replacing 'irrelevant' with 'insufficient for' in Grenz's claim.

eldership qualifications necessary but not sufficient
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Pushback 1: Not all priests can be elders — eldership has requirements beyond being a Christian

Mike's first rebuttal to Grenz: the Bible pragmatically refutes the argument by listing elder qualifications beyond priesthood.

1 Timothy 3 Titus 1 1 Timothy 3 eldership qualifications Titus 1
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Pushback 2: If the Holy Spirit is the source of the gender limitation, then ignoring it removes the Spirit's sovereign call

Grenz claims gender restrictions remove the Spirit's sovereign call. Mike flips this argument.

Stanley Grenz eldership qualifications sovereignty of the Spirit
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Pushback 3: Grenz's argument assumes priesthood + gifts are the ONLY factors for eldership — they are not

Grenz's case rests on two factors: being a priest and having gifts. Mike argues these are not the only factors.

1 Timothy 3 Titus 1 1 Timothy 3 Stanley Grenz eldership qualifications
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Mike argues for obedience even if God's reasons seem offensive to culture

If one of the elder qualifications is being male, that may be offensive to our culture, but God has the right to set up His church as He sees fit.

divine authority cultural offense
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Anticipated objection: if women could not be OT priests but are NT priests, why can't they hold the highest roles?

Mike addresses the challenge to his view: if women's exclusion from OT priesthood was about gender, and now they are priests, doesn't that prove they can have any role?

1 Timothy 3 Titus 1 1 Timothy 3 Levitical priesthood eldership qualifications
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

What was uniquely priestly was the mediating function, which now belongs to all believers

Mike clarifies the distinction between priestly mediation and teaching.

1 Timothy 2 1 Timothy 3 Titus 1 1 Timothy 2 1 Timothy 3 eldership qualifications
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Eldership is radically different from prophecy: anyone could prophesy instantly, but elders must meet extensive qualifications

Mike begins a detailed list of differences between prophecy and eldership.

1 Timothy 3 Titus 1 1 Timothy 3 eldership qualifications Titus 1
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Prophecy and eldership are very different: prophecy is passive, requires no qualifications or appointment, and the prophet has no ongoing authority

Mike summarizes the key differences that undermine the prophecy-equals-eldership argument.

prophecy vs. eldership
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Grenz presumes (2) gifts are the ONLY requirement for eldership — Scripture clearly gives additional requirements including gender

Mike identifies the second false premise.

1 Timothy 3 Titus 1 1 Timothy 3 Stanley Grenz eldership qualifications