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@someguy0474 I’m not progressive, I’m a conservative and believe in the full inspiration of scripture even to the details of the grammar as well as the authority of scripture. Let me ask this: is Calvinism secondary? Mike disagrees with Calvinists. ...

@someguy0474 I’m not progressive, I’m a conservative and believe in the full inspiration of scripture even to the details of the grammar as well as the authority of scripture. Let me ask this: is Cal

@JollyStine @deadtosin610 It seems Priscilla and Aquila functioned as apostles t

@JollyStine @deadtosin610 It seems Priscilla and Aquila functioned as apostles traveling to help support the church at Ephesus as it was established, though they weren't explicitly called this.

@deadtosin610 @ServBotPhil @JollyStine Most certainly a woman can preach as Matt 28:18-20 applies to all believers. Whether you preach from a pulpit or in a house or out on the street is immaterial. There's nothing special about that 2'x2' square in ...

@deadtosin610 @ServBotPhil @JollyStine Most certainly a woman can preach as Matt 28:18-20 applies to all believers. Whether you preach from a pulpit or in a house or out on the street is immaterial. T

Matt 28:18-20 general

@deadtosin610 First, if the Bible doesn't "speak against" godly women pastoring, then they are not being encouraged to sin, right? I understand if you believe that men should be pastors and do it that way in your church, but you should not be thinki...

@deadtosin610 First, if the Bible doesn't "speak against" godly women pastoring, then they are not being encouraged to sin, right? I understand if you believe that men should be pastors and do it tha

@AnonyNonni @OperHealAmerica We can get very used to only seeing men in certain roles that when a woman does it, it can feel wrong or out of place. But our feelings are not what ultimately should guide us. If the Bible doesn't prohibit a woman from b...

@AnonyNonni @OperHealAmerica We can get very used to only seeing men in certain roles that when a woman does it, it can feel wrong or out of place. But our feelings are not what ultimately should guid

@KodeshStorm @MikeWingerii Anything that we believe that is not true has some level of negative impact. But not all untruths constitute sin. The way you demark between what is sin and what isn't is whether it is a primary matter or secondary. The Bi...

@KodeshStorm @MikeWingerii Anything that we believe that is not true has some level of negative impact. But not all untruths constitute sin. The way you demark between what is sin and what isn't is wh

@RoyGoorman @MikeWingerii Do you have your theology 100% perfect? I'd argue that everyone likely has some amount of false beliefs that they are just likely unaware of (or they'd fix them). In this case, I have studied it carefully. To say that egal ...

@RoyGoorman @MikeWingerii Do you have your theology 100% perfect? I'd argue that everyone likely has some amount of false beliefs that they are just likely unaware of (or they'd fix them). In this ca

@biblemarriages The standard for leaders is monogomy. If a man has two wives pr

@biblemarriages The standard for leaders is monogomy. If a man has two wives prior to accepting Christ and they all become believers, is he to divorce one?

@MackDonahue @Themostbased098 @MikeWingerii I do not believe that my egalitarian stance is unbiblical because I do not believe that "biblical marriage" is complementarian⎯which does not mean I'm erasing male and female, just that I don't believe the ...

@MackDonahue @Themostbased098 @MikeWingerii I do not believe that my egalitarian stance is unbiblical because I do not believe that "biblical marriage" is complementarian⎯which does not mean I'm erasi

@CherylSchatz @wichman_matthew I think he thinks he's trying to be nice to egali

@CherylSchatz @wichman_matthew I think he thinks he's trying to be nice to egalitarians... he did say we are fully family and this is a secondary issue. Just that he contradicted this by saying we nee

@tcs251 @MikeWingerii Hm. Balanced? Egalitarian is 'balanced'. Mike is a soft co

@tcs251 @MikeWingerii Hm. Balanced? Egalitarian is 'balanced'. Mike is a soft complementarian...though I didn't expect him to call all egalitarians to repent and evangelize tentative complementarians

@FreeAme19691836 I believe that any sexual relationship outside that of a lifelong commitment of marriage between one man and one woman is sin. However, I don’t believe the scripture prohibits godly women from teaching truth to men. To explore what ...

@FreeAme19691836 I believe that any sexual relationship outside that of a lifelong commitment of marriage between one man and one woman is sin. However, I don’t believe the scripture prohibits godly

@IkeLifeLike @CherylSchatz @levimkelly @MikeWingerii I cannot repent of what I’m convinced is true and Biblical for that would be to go against my studied convictions and conscience. I am wilfully obeying what the Bible teaches…though it appears I d...

@IkeLifeLike @CherylSchatz @levimkelly @MikeWingerii I cannot repent of what I’m convinced is true and Biblical for that would be to go against my studied convictions and conscience. I am wilfully ob

@AverageSc0t Before you try to correct me that he meant authority over, I don't believe we are to "Lord it over" other believers, whether you are a male leader or a female one. And teaching authoritatively? The authority is in the word, not the vesse...

@AverageSc0t Before you try to correct me that he meant authority over, I don't believe we are to "Lord it over" other believers, whether you are a male leader or a female one. And teaching authoritat

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii Your last statement is absolutely imperative. That said, I see absolutely no reason to "repent" of my egalitarian beliefs and I'm not calling complementarians to repent of theirs. I think, however, that when it results in ...

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii Your last statement is absolutely imperative. That said, I see absolutely no reason to "repent" of my egalitarian beliefs and I'm not calling complementarians to repent of

@Grump_Old_Man Hi Grumpy Old Man. Clearly, Mike thinks that what he believes is

@Grump_Old_Man Hi Grumpy Old Man. Clearly, Mike thinks that what he believes is what the Bible teaches. But I disagree. The KJV is a translation into English. We should always go back to the original

@DMurzea @JosiahHawthorne Mike does focus on being Christlike ⎯ he believes that this is what tempers the thinking that the husband is to control and rule his wife harshly. But you have a good point—referring to being Biblical assumes what you belie...

@DMurzea @JosiahHawthorne Mike does focus on being Christlike ⎯ he believes that this is what tempers the thinking that the husband is to control and rule his wife harshly. But you have a good point—

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-06

Mike says we should have grace on secondary topics, but then calls egalitarians

Mike says we should have grace on secondary topics, but then calls egalitarians to repent claiming their beliefs are causing great harm to his view of Biblical manhood? 🤨 https://t.co/8Uw6UHRXQ6 https

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-06

@slow_down_Jess So you got your answer? Yes, I believe the Bible does not prohib

@slow_down_Jess So you got your answer? Yes, I believe the Bible does not prohibit godly women from teaching true doctrine, pastoring or leading a church. https://t.co/k7jgeStWmx

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-06

Did you see this clip?👀 Mike claims supporting women pastors harms the church & that “egalitarians almost without fail vilify 'Biblical marriage’ as immoral and oppressive.” Yet, he himself called these secondary issues then calls us to repent...

Did you see this clip?👀 Mike claims supporting women pastors harms the church & that “egalitarians almost without fail vilify 'Biblical marriage’ as immoral and oppressive.” Yet, *he himself* cal

@Crystalisives @MikeWingerii Mike frequently has a lot of good things to say. It’s mainly just this one subject that he seems to have a chip on his shoulder about. He seems to want to take down egalitarians and is evangelistic about his complementari...

@Crystalisives @MikeWingerii Mike frequently has a lot of good things to say. It’s mainly just this one subject that he seems to have a chip on his shoulder about. He seems to want to take down egalit

@BackItUp1990 @TheMuppetPastor @SquatchyWildMan @JenResistedAGN "I will raise up

@BackItUp1990 @TheMuppetPastor @SquatchyWildMan @JenResistedAGN "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them

Deut 18:18 general

@BackItUp1990 @TheMuppetPastor @SquatchyWildMan @JenResistedAGN "And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, w...

@BackItUp1990 @TheMuppetPastor @SquatchyWildMan @JenResistedAGN "And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it **not as a human

1Thes 2:13 debate

@Grengoli @marshalldukat 2A) You only have a single verse. 1Ti 2:12: - doesn’t have a second witness confirming women should not even teach truth to men - violates the great commission where all believers are told to teach all nations everything Je...

@Grengoli @marshalldukat 2A) You only have a *single* verse. 1Ti 2:12: - doesn’t have a second witness confirming women should not even teach truth to men - violates the great commission where all bel

1Ti 2:12 general

@Grengoli @marshalldukat There’s only one passage that you could get that from and it’s singular, ‘a woman’ or ‘a wife.’ And there is no imperative in that verse. Anything that has to do with sin has at least two witnesses. I believe all scripture is...

@Grengoli @marshalldukat There’s only one passage that you could get that from and it’s singular, ‘a woman’ or ‘a wife.’ And there is no imperative in that verse. Anything that has to do with sin has

@Texas_Hokie @MikeWingerii Being more Biblical should be the goal of every belie

@Texas_Hokie @MikeWingerii Being more Biblical should be the goal of every believer. So I hope we all agree on that. ✅ When one believer tells another believer to repent (like Mike did to egalitarian

This is so incredible. When a man abuses his wife, Peterson suggests the reason

This is so incredible. When a man abuses his wife, Peterson suggests the reason is in the wife? So he can violate his marital vows, and when she calls him out for this, that’s her causing her own abus

@th3muse @ryancduff I think that Mike has made significant contributions, the vast majority of which I agree with him on. I just think he has a particular aim to take down egalitarians and evangelize them all back to complementarian. I just want him...

@th3muse @ryancduff I think that Mike has made significant contributions, the vast majority of which I agree with him on. I just think he has a particular aim to take down egalitarians and evangelize

@Markbhere2 @MikeWingerii I also appreciate Mike Winger. And I also agree with him on the vast majority of what he says. This issue is different and I’m not sure why. He does not treat egalitarians with the same grace and respect he treats others. An...

@Markbhere2 @MikeWingerii I also appreciate Mike Winger. And I also agree with him on the vast majority of what he says. This issue is different and I’m not sure why. He does not treat egalitarians wi

@mvpompa @ryancduff Mike's concern for wisdom and grace seems to be related to what he refers to as 'the difficult questions,' ie. whether a mom can continue to teach her now adult son, or whether a woman can teach on a Wednesday evening meeting, or ...

@mvpompa @ryancduff Mike's concern for wisdom and grace seems to be related to what he refers to as 'the difficult questions,' ie. whether a mom can continue to teach her now adult son, or whether a w

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@mvpompa Listen to the last 15 minutes—Mike is very evangelistic about his belie

@mvpompa Listen to the last 15 minutes—Mike is very evangelistic about his belief that heartily promoting complementarian views are the only way to be truly Biblical.

It is because in the evangelical church they are vilified and put down and accus

It is because in the evangelical church they are vilified and put down and accused of sin. It is amazing there are any women who would allow themselves to be in a position of being accused of sin. Man

Mike himself admits he leans more towards freedom in practice which is more egal

Mike himself admits he leans more towards freedom in practice which is more egalitarian, yet he believes egals are doing great harm. He doesn't like how egals view comp control. He feels that the wor

Can a woman not speak with authority that if you repent and believe the gospel,

Can a woman not speak with authority that if you repent and believe the gospel, you will be saved? Does she have to continually defer to a pastor for such things? We have to think about what that spea

Seems to me that men are responsible for women feeling restricted. Paul’s practi

Seems to me that men are responsible for women feeling restricted. Paul’s practice was never to restrict a godly woman. Instead, Paul restricted false teaching, never true teaching. /84

Mike gives an example of a large crowd evangelism event where the focus is on th

Mike gives an example of a large crowd evangelism event where the focus is on the speaker "and them speaking authoritatively," saying that this should not be done by women. Seems to overlap into elder

Mike's advice for those who don’t want to have female deacons? Then they should

Mike's advice for those who don’t want to have female deacons? Then they should reserve the title only for positions you believe woman cannot have. /54

It seems like he wouldn't celebrate Deborah, even though she occupied a God orda

It seems like he wouldn't celebrate Deborah, even though she occupied a God ordained role for her whole life with no criticism. Seems Mike goes on his feelings here, because “president” is not on the

Then Mike hedges by saying there may be circumstances that prevent this so he wa

Then Mike hedges by saying there may be circumstances that prevent this so he wasn’t making a hard and fast rule, just that the Bible tells women to take care of the home (says Mike). Interesting tha

Mike talks about 1Pe 3:7, how women are the "weaker vessel" and how they are mor

Mike talks about 1Pe 3:7, how women are the "weaker vessel" and how they are more delicate (he says his wife’s hands are small "like a child’s"). Mike goes on to say, “But also weaker in that they hav

1Pe 3:7 debate

Mike's complaint is against those who believe that women share equal authority w

Mike's complaint is against those who believe that women share equal authority with men because being a man means to him that you are supposed to have higher authority than women, and unless you occup

Mike quotes 1Ti 5:14 which uses the word translated "manage" and says that women

Mike quotes 1Ti 5:14 which uses the word translated "manage" and says that women are called “despots” who also manage the home. Mike uses this to show that he believes women also have some authority.

1Ti 5:14 debate

So you’d think this alone would mean that women would be allowed to teach from t

So you’d think this alone would mean that women would be allowed to teach from the pulpit or pastor as long as they are under a male head, but I don’t believe he thinks that as to Mike, it is about be

Mike says that wives have authority over the children. He critiques those who tr

Mike says that wives have authority over the children. He critiques those who treat wives as having no authority and those who claim that complementarians believe that wives have no authority. (They a

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-02

@SelectedDivine Well, right, I don't believe God predestines people to get the f

@SelectedDivine Well, right, I don't believe God predestines people to get the faith to believe, that's a Calvinist teaching. How did you get "chosen remnant" from the passage?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-02

@tjamesosborne @mc_kinnon5 @carolinecwilder @patrick10477 How do you know that Paul believed women were the property of their husbands? If he wrote that we should all subject ourselves to each other in Eph 5:21, then it cannot just be one way from wi...

@tjamesosborne @mc_kinnon5 @carolinecwilder @patrick10477 How do you know that Paul believed women were the property of their husbands? If he wrote that we should all subject ourselves to each other i

Eph 5:21 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-01

@ymmotrojam If you are going to hold to Calvinism, then you have to support the view that its about individuals even if the text is clear that it does not. You have to believe this is not two nations in the womb, but two brothers that God ordained to...

@ymmotrojam If you are going to hold to Calvinism, then you have to support the view that its about individuals even if the text is clear that it does not. You have to believe this is not two nations

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-29

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy Sorry you feel the need to mute the conversation. Wh

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy Sorry you feel the need to mute the conversation. When only one side must be submissive, this is subjugation. I believe in mutual submission (Eph 5:21).

Eph 5:21 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

RT @ryanschatz: 1/🧵In light of some who believe that female pastors (and those w

RT @ryanschatz: 1/🧵In light of some who believe that female pastors (and those who support them) are in high-handed rebellion against God,…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy That's right. My feelings are what kept me complement

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy That's right. My feelings are what kept me complementarian for so long. When I decided to disregard my feelings and really look into the scriptures, my understanding of the