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Scripture Commentary article 2008-04-25

Partriarchy

One of the key differences between an egalitarian and a patriarchal marriage is in the area of authority and will. In a patriarchal marriage, the man is set up as the final decision maker of the home and he is given the right to make a decision for his wife even if it overrules her will

1 Corinthians 7:4 1 Corinthians 7:5 Isaiah 1 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 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 2007-09-30

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 2007-07-21

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 2007-07-09

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 2007-05-27

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 2007-01-28

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 tweet 2026-03-23

@Impactingright @MikeWingerii When he says that husbands are to love their wives

@Impactingright @MikeWingerii When he says that husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the church he is not saying that only husbands love in this way. We are all called to emulate Christ.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-22

@NicolasGold1 @MikeWingerii Ah, I see where you were going. Wives are not being

@NicolasGold1 @MikeWingerii Ah, I see where you were going. Wives are not being called kephale or “authorities over” but managers which is a servant role. A very similar thing is stated in 1Ti 3:4 of

1Ti 3:4 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@amacarthur @ryancduff @MikeWingerii I don't mind you going fishing and replying later. But are you suggesting that husbands ruling over their wives is correct because of survivorship bias? I just don't understand how you are connecting the analogy a...

@amacarthur @ryancduff @MikeWingerii I don't mind you going fishing and replying later. But are you suggesting that husbands ruling over their wives is correct because of survivorship bias? I just don

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii So husbands are told to love their wives, where was it

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii So husbands are told to love their wives, where was it that they are told to lead them? And do you think that we are not all supposed to love like Christ loves the church? Or

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

"...men are still told to lead their families and [to] be the heads of their wives...only men can be leaders in the church and that distinction remains...we don't have the same roles" ⎯ @MikeWingerii Where are men told to lead their families? ...to...

"...men are still told to lead their families and [to] be the heads of their wives...only men can be leaders in the church and that distinction remains...we don't have the same roles" ⎯ @MikeWingerii

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-04

Hey @haymes_joshua, ever gone to the grocery store at the request of your wife? Done some heavy lifting for her? Generally been a ‘helper’ to your wife? Lots more examples. That’s called mutual submission. Because wives were generally treated as prop...

Hey @haymes_joshua, ever gone to the grocery store at the request of your wife? Done some heavy lifting for her? Generally been a ‘helper’ to your wife? Lots more examples. That’s called mutual submis

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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 Yes, but all subject themselves to each other (Eph 5:21). Verse 24 can’t contradict mutual subjection by then saying it’s only one way for wives to husbands. Head means source not authority in NT usage. Christ is also God, a...

@Nate_Dawg_64 @Toneskeee Yes, but all subject themselves to each other (Eph 5:21). Verse 24 can’t contradict mutual subjection by then saying it’s only one way for wives to husbands. Head means sourc

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-20

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals Same as husbands to wives, as a straightforward read

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals Same as husbands to wives, as a straightforward reading of Eph 5:21 requires.

Eph 5:21 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-20

@electri29693332 @SayvilleDavid @smashbaals There is only one head, not two. Hea

@electri29693332 @SayvilleDavid @smashbaals There is only one head, not two. Head doesn’t mean leader else a pastor, apostle, elder or deacon would be called head but that isn’t the case. Only husband

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-19

@SayvilleDavid @smashbaals It’s referring to all believers so yes, that includes

@SayvilleDavid @smashbaals It’s referring to all believers so yes, that includes husbands and wives. I go through this in more detail in the following thread. https://t.co/4OFLov6G50

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-19

@smashbaals And husbands to their wives (Eph 5:21). Smash is afraid to acknowle

@smashbaals And husbands to their wives (Eph 5:21). Smash is afraid to acknowledge it.

Eph 5:21 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-12

@sl4Yahweh Except you are describing a military and not a church. And “head” lan

@sl4Yahweh Except you are describing a military and not a church. And “head” language isn’t even used regarding the church, but only for husbands. Husbands and wives are one flesh unions not mini mili

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-11

@StothersRyan I didn’t say “not spiritual”— the meme was a last->first, first->last reminder. Most guys think that God’s requirement is that they be in authority over their wives. My meme is simply warning these to be careful lest they place t...

@StothersRyan I didn’t say “not spiritual”— the meme was a last->first, first->last reminder. Most guys think that God’s requirement is that they be in authority over their wives. My meme is si

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

@american_d1ce Yes wives submit to your husbands! Yes the church submits to Chri

@american_d1ce Yes wives submit to your husbands! Yes the church submits to Christ following the example Christ laid for us.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-06

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose Why do you say ‘men’ only? The Bible does not stress that women cover up. 1Co 11:10 says that a wife should have authority over her own head to decide whether to cover or not. Wives should be in submission to...

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose Why do you say ‘men’ only? The Bible does not stress that women cover up. 1Co 11:10 says that a wife should have authority over her own head to decide whether

1Co 11:10 Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Yes, wives should be subject to their husbands. And husbands should also be to their wives (Eph 5:21). Being the head doesn’t mean being the boss of or authority over someone. If it means this, why is it o...

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Yes, wives should be subject to their husbands. And husbands should also be to their wives (Eph 5:21). Being the head doesn’t mean being the boss of or aut

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-22

@wilson_mar11767 @AndyStanley Mark, even in the comp framework, submission has clear limits—wives shouldn’t submit to sin. So why assume mutual submission means parents obey their child’s confusion? Submission in Eph 5 isn’t blind obedience. It’s Ch...

@wilson_mar11767 @AndyStanley Mark, even in the comp framework, submission has clear limits—wives shouldn’t submit to sin. So why assume mutual submission means parents obey their child’s confusion?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-21

@pjgurry Your argument is not even needed for your view because submit is elsewh

@pjgurry Your argument is not even needed for your view because submit is elsewhere explicitly use of wives to their husbands. But does it mean hierarchy and authority? That is the question. https://

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-21

Similarly, when Paul writes that husbands are to love their wives as Christ love

Similarly, when Paul writes that husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her, he is by no means excluding wives from the same calling since this is the call

Eph 5:1-2 Php 2:3-5 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@autocorrect2_0 As is “wives love your husbands”… As is “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus” (Phil 2:5) We are all to emulate Christ, not just the husband. We are all to love one another. We are all to “s...

@autocorrect2_0 As is “wives love your husbands”… As is “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus” (Phil 2:5) We are all to emulate Christ, not just the husband.

Phil 2:5 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

Complementarians say God gave Adam authority over Eve—and by extension, husbands over wives. But Adam was the one who failed (Ro 5:12). He wasn’t deceived, yet didn’t guard the garden or his own flesh, Eve. If failed shepherds are removed, why woul...

Complementarians say God gave Adam authority over Eve—and by extension, husbands over wives. But Adam was the one who failed (Ro 5:12). He wasn’t deceived, yet didn’t guard the garden or his own fles

Ro 5:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-03

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 What was the point that Paul was making? If it wasn’t that husbands are the only ones to love their wives like Christ, then maybe wives are also not the only ones to submit to their husbands…but husbands also to their...

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 What was the point that Paul was making? If it wasn’t that husbands are the only ones to love their wives like Christ, then maybe wives are also not the only ones to s

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-03

@BronWen727104 @autocorrect2_0 Also, we are ALL to emulate Christ—wives included

@BronWen727104 @autocorrect2_0 Also, we are ALL to emulate Christ—wives included. Christ is the model for all believers. It’s not just the husbands that are to emulate Christ.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-03

@autocorrect2_0 “In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands so

@autocorrect2_0 “In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands so that *even if any of them are disobedient to the word,* they may be won over without a word by the behavior of their wiv

1Pe 3:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-29

@LostinAusten27 It feels like this is what he’s doing. But perhaps he is concern

@LostinAusten27 It feels like this is what he’s doing. But perhaps he is concerned that some claim that complementarian men abuse their wives or are power hungry. That’s definitely not always the case

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-20

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz Yes, wives are subject to their own husbands in everything. However, given that all are to be subject reciprocally to one another out of a fear of Christ (Eph 5:21), then whatever Paul means in...

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz Yes, wives are subject to their own husbands in everything. However, given that all are to be subject reciprocally to one another out of a fear

Eph 5:1-2 Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-17

@harmon00000 “so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands,

@harmon00000 “so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children” (Tit 2:4) I guess they don't have to love their husbands? Does this command apply to wives? “

Jn 15:17 Tit 2:4 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith I don’t see women “mimicking the church” as if men aren’t also the bride of Christ—they are. Paul calls husbands to imitate Christ and wives to submit as they do to Christ, but this isn’t rigid role coding. Paul isn’t saying husbands don’t ...

@ncksmith I don’t see women “mimicking the church” as if men aren’t also the bride of Christ—they are. Paul calls husbands to imitate Christ and wives to submit as they do to Christ, but this isn’t ri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@LionofJudah444 @FNANVG @oliverburdick It is not even just husbands to wives and wives to husbands but each person in the body of Christ to each other person. To hypotasso means to work for the best of another which means not always doing what you wa...

@LionofJudah444 @FNANVG @oliverburdick It is not even just husbands to wives and wives to husbands but each person in the body of Christ to each other person. To hypotasso means to work for the best o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii This is a good question. I'm not sure I have all the answers on this one, but here is my thinking. One reason may be because many wives were much younger (sometimes teenagers) when married to older men. ...

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii This is a good question. I'm not sure I have all the answers on this one, but here is my thinking. One reason may be because many wives were much younger

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@AlanDMyattPhD That’s right! Even though they claim to have the power to trump their wives, they recognize in practice that this doesn’t work because she was created as his equal counterpart, not his slave. But they can’t shake the teaching because t...

@AlanDMyattPhD That’s right! Even though they claim to have the power to trump their wives, they recognize in practice that this doesn’t work because she was created as his equal counterpart, not his

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 This is why I asked the question in the way that I did. I asked why only husbands were said to love. Given that you now conclude that both husbands and wives are to love each other (duh!) why would you say that they don...

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 This is why I asked the question in the way that I did. I asked why only husbands were said to love. Given that you now conclude that both husbands and wives are to love

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@autocorrect2_0 At least someone who truly lives like he describes won’t overrule his wife because it’s not about him or his timing or his desires but about serving her. Yes, the husband is to love his wife but ever wonder why the same passage doesn...

@autocorrect2_0 At least someone who truly lives like he describes won’t overrule his wife because it’s not about him or his timing or his desires but about serving her. Yes, the husband is to love h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-24

@ChristKing79265 @oliverburdick I read the Bible. “They said to him, ‘Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?’ He said to them, ‘Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives,...

@ChristKing79265 @oliverburdick I read the Bible. “They said to him, ‘Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?’ He said to them, ‘Because of your hardness

Mt 19:7-8 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-04

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Husbands and wives should hypotasso each other. I do

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Husbands and wives should hypotasso each other. I don’t believe the scripture teaches that the husband is the authority over the wife.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-27

@dalepartridge - Husbands to wives (Eph. 5:21, Phil 2:3-8) There…fixed 😊

@dalepartridge - Husbands to wives (Eph. 5:21, Phil 2:3-8) There…fixed 😊

Eph. 5:21 Phil 2:3-8 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Indeed! No overseer should have “wives” either. Oh, and Paul was unmarried…so he who is making the requirements is disqualified. And also, elders must have at least 2 or more believing children, so all of you elders...

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Indeed! No overseer should have “wives” either. Oh, and Paul was unmarried…so he who is making the requirements is disqualified. And also, elders must have at least

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@RonaldTill13475 @KaeleyT @WayneShaff60221 What does equal treatment of women have to do with not having a husband? No one here is saying wives shouldn’t submit to and serve their husbands. Just that husbands should do the same Are men so proud in y...

@RonaldTill13475 @KaeleyT @WayneShaff60221 What does equal treatment of women have to do with not having a husband? No one here is saying wives shouldn’t submit to and serve their husbands. Just that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 Where do they say “authority of husbands over wives”?

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 Where do they say “authority of husbands over wives”? Are you presuming head means “authority over”? And “worldly leaders” of the Church?

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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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