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Scripture Commentary article 2008-09-19

Is A Womans Voice Filthy

In the last post we talked about how there is no “law” in the Old Testament scriptures that forced women to be silent in the assembly so the reference in 1 Corinthians 14:34, 35 had to be some other “law” that forced silence on women. The “law” that silences women is found not in God’s law, but in t

1 Corinthians 14:34 1 Corinthians 14:35 Acts 14 1 Corinthians 14 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-08-28

The Sin Of The Man

We have been looking at Genesis 3 and the fall of man. In this post I want to concentrate on Genesis 3:22-24 to see what we can understand from God’s words that result in God’s actions and why God judges differently between the man and the woman by bringing sin into the world only through the man

Genesis 2:15 Genesis 3:22-24 Genesis 3:23 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
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 2008-08-07

Was Eve Mistaken

In our continuing discussions on the fall of man we have dealt with the issue of Adam as guardian of the garden and the charge against Eve that she added to God’s word. In this post I will deal with the position that Eve did not sin by adding to God’s word but she was merely mistaken regarding what

Deuteronomy 12:32 Deuteronomy 4:2 Genesis 1:28 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2008-07-20

Adam Eve Fruit Inspectors

In my last post I showed how in Genesis 1:29 God spoke to both the man and the woman directly and told them both what they were given permission to eat. This effectively destroys the argument that Adam was the one delegated to give direction to the woman regarding what she could and couldn’t eat

Genesis 1:29 Genesis 2:16 Genesis 2:9 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
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 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 2007-10-31

Spiritual Gifts A Means For Obedience

This is the last in our series about spiritual gifts and here we discover that spiritual gifts are a means for our obedience

1 Corinthians 14:1 Matthew 25:14 Matthew 25:15 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts
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 2007-09-08

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 2007-08-03

Is Short Hair A Sin For A Woman

Continuing on with our verse by verse discussion through the section of 1 Corinthians 11 about women, we come to verse 13:

1 Corinthians 11:13 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:15 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-28

Interdependence In The Lord

In our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we now come to verse 11:

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-21

Shaming The Head 3

Continuing our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we come to verse 6:

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11 Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-04

Paul Refutes A Faulty Tradition

In the last post we discussed that the man is the image and glory of God and Christ is his head. Why does Paul emphasize that the man is the image and glory of God but he says nothing about the woman having God’s glory

1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-01

The Man Is The Image And Glory Of God

Last post we discussed how the head covering shamed Christ. Before we carry on with 1 Corinthians 11:5 in our verse by verse discussion, I want to skip over to verse 7 to discuss the second reason that a man is not to have his head covered and this has to do with honoring his head

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11:7 2 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 11
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 2007-05-27

1 Corinthians 113 And Head

In the last post I summarized the foundational points from chapter 10 that is necessary to the understanding of chapter 11. If you haven’t read it already, it can be read by clicking here

1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Corinthians 11 Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-26

Verse By Verse Through 1 Corinthians 11

Because I have received several questions posed to me on 1 Corinthians 11, I think it best that we go through the passage verse by verse and that should help deal with each question in context. As we go through each set of verses, please feel free to comment or ask questions on the section that we a

1 Corinthians 10:23 1 Corinthians 10:24 1 Corinthians 10:32 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-08

Is Adam The Representative Head Of The Human Race

Those who believe that God created a hierarchical relationship between men and women will usually state that God created Adam as the “federal head” of the human race. This “federal headship” is said to be not only physical in that all of humanity has its origin in Adam, but spiritual because of a di

1 Timothy 2:14 Colossians 2:11 Colossians 2:13 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
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 2006-09-23

Another Complementarian Pastor Responds

I am preparing a talk on women in ministry partly based on questions and challenges presented to me by a complementarian Pastor from a large denomination which restricts women from teaching the bible to men. Here are excerpts that he gave regarding our DVD teaching series on Women in Ministry:

1 Corinthians 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 14 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-08-19

Pastor Has His Eyes Opened Regarding Faulty Traditions

I recently received this email from a Southern Baptist Pastor who watched the DVD “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” this summer:

Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-07-02

Wasnt Adam The Only One Given Gods Prohibition In The Garden

> Q: Does the fact that Adam was the only one given God’s prohibition in the garden prove that he was given a role of authority that the women was not given

Genesis 3:3 Proverbs 30:6 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
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 2025-11-02

@BKsupre @Truth_matters20 The only valid traditions that are binding are those i

@BKsupre @Truth_matters20 The only valid traditions that are binding are those in scripture. Tradition or habit is not itself bad. It’s when it becomes God’s law, and especially in contradiction to th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@mrsbrightly @Truth_matters20 The only tradition is that written in scripture.

@mrsbrightly @Truth_matters20 The only tradition is that written in scripture. “So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth

2Th 2:15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@lynne_catmom @Truth_matters20 In general, most protestant denominations (who are not 1 inch away from the RCC) teach scripture alone and don’t add tradition as authoritative. That they still fall into the trap of adding things at times happens but a...

@lynne_catmom @Truth_matters20 In general, most protestant denominations (who are not 1 inch away from the RCC) teach scripture alone and don’t add tradition as authoritative. That they still fall int

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@Truth_matters20 Once you make tradition an authority separate from scripture th

@Truth_matters20 Once you make tradition an authority separate from scripture the sky is the limit.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-20

@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi Regional councils were influential, but not universally binding. Their authority extended only to their regions, not to the entire Church. The councils of Hippo and Carthage reflected the North African tradition, while the ...

@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi Regional councils were influential, but not universally binding. Their authority extended only to their regions, not to the entire Church. The councils of Hippo and Carthage

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-14

RT @ryanschatz: @TheMuppetPastor The NT preserves the earliest church traditions

RT @ryanschatz: @TheMuppetPastor The NT preserves the earliest church traditions—handed down before the NT was even complete: “They were c…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-14

@TheMuppetPastor The NT preserves the earliest church traditions—handed down before the NT was even complete: “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Ac 2:42)—l...

@TheMuppetPastor The NT preserves the earliest church traditions—handed down before the NT was even complete: “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, t

Ac 2:42 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-08

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Who is arguing based on church tradition? The argument is based on the evidence in the text. Where does Jesus validate their choice by lot? He never confirmed nor denied their choice. But Jesus definitel...

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Who is arguing based on church tradition? The argument is based on the evidence in the text. Where does Jesus validate their choice by lot? He never conf

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 “…what I am writing is the Lord’s command” —but this is not v34-35. If it was, it would be in the law (Gen—Deut) and there is no law that silences women in the assembly. But it is part of the oral t...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 “…what I am writing is the Lord’s command” —but this is not v34-35. If it was, it would be in the law (Gen—Deut) and there is no law that silences w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

This inconsistency is itself an outcome of the teaching that the RCC has the aut

This inconsistency is itself an outcome of the teaching that the RCC has the authority to develop doctrine. The Magisterium (teaching office) claims it can define doctrine not explicitly found in Scr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-31

RT @OutOfThePocket: Denominationalism forces leaders to interpret Scripture thro

RT @OutOfThePocket: Denominationalism forces leaders to interpret Scripture through the lens of tradition and frameworks. Don’t be a denomi…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@StevenG57428175 Not "All scripture and the magisterium..." Not "All scripture a

@StevenG57428175 Not "All scripture and the magisterium..." Not "All scripture and forthcoming tradition..." Not "All scripture but only with the interpretation of the RCC church..."

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-27

@BronWen727104 @RenewedReformed @sola_chad It is nowhere in scripture. But we do

@BronWen727104 @RenewedReformed @sola_chad It is nowhere in scripture. But we do find laws in the Jewish oral traditions in the Talmud. https://t.co/CBNFSu2B8z

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-25

@KennyBurchard All that proves is that you have fallible humans who are not read

@KennyBurchard All that proves is that you have fallible humans who are not reading the text carefully enough. It says nothing about whether the text is sufficient for every good work or not, or wheth

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-15

@jcgrange @CapturingChrist They didn’t have the ability to make a copy of the le

@jcgrange @CapturingChrist They didn’t have the ability to make a copy of the letters for everyone to have. So the traditions written down were also given by word of mouth. That’s why Paul says “or.”

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-03

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless you verify that it is in full agreement with scriptu...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless yo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-03

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Sorry typo. Scripture is completely sufficient for

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Sorry typo. Scripture is completely sufficient for every good work (2Ti 3:16). Why doesn’t Paul refer to scripture and unwritten traditions? He simply says "all scripture

2Ti 3:16 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-03

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Scripture is completely sufficient for every good w

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Scripture is completely sufficient for every good work (2Ti 3:16). Why doesn’t Paul refer to scripture and you written and differing traditions?

2Ti 3:16 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-25

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Finally, the NT’s use of Greek wasn’t a deviation from

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Finally, the NT’s use of Greek wasn’t a deviation from Jewish tradition but an extension of it. Like the LXX, it ensured that God’s message could reach the world, a key goal

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-24

@Autumn_Armyworm @ImRevAlan @BornAgainMissy I’m not a progressive though. But I

@Autumn_Armyworm @ImRevAlan @BornAgainMissy I’m not a progressive though. But I am also more interested in knowing and following scripture than some tradition that is followed simply because grandpa t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-24

In Paul’s day, there may have only been a handful of copies of his letters, so t

In Paul’s day, there may have only been a handful of copies of his letters, so they would have to memorize what was written and share the contents by word of mouth. Prior to that, Paul would have been

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-23

@BornAgainMissy Great! Now challenge him on one of his RC dogmas and he will mak

@BornAgainMissy Great! Now challenge him on one of his RC dogmas and he will make sure you understand that tradition is the only way we can know for sure what scripture teaches. PS: i disagree with hi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-23

@prejoal @smashbaals No, Paul isn’t emphasizing the Jewish traditions of subjecting their wives but ensuring that in the congregation people weren’t all speaking at the same time and that they were not speaking in foreign tongues without interpretati...

@prejoal @smashbaals No, Paul isn’t emphasizing the Jewish traditions of subjecting their wives but ensuring that in the congregation people weren’t all speaking at the same time and that they were no

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-21

@OrtiztheBrown @autocorrect2_0 @darwintojesus The traditions that are being refe

@OrtiztheBrown @autocorrect2_0 @darwintojesus The traditions that are being referenced are what was written down. But I presume that you are suggesting that the RC or Orthodox (insert your church here

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-21

@FrLillie @ismeansis Scripture also says not to go beyond what is written. Isn't

@FrLillie @ismeansis Scripture also says not to go beyond what is written. Isn't tradition by definition something beyond what is written? https://t.co/e79KSHmlza

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