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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@Grump_Old_Man @DBryanRhodes @ronhenzel @Gates_of_Derry @CalebDixonSmith Complementarians exist in quite a range. My last church only prevented women from the lead pastor role. Some prevent women from any leadership role. Others prevent them from ser...

@Grump_Old_Man @DBryanRhodes @ronhenzel @Gates_of_Derry @CalebDixonSmith Complementarians exist in quite a range. My last church only prevented women from the lead pastor role. Some prevent women from

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@landjax @Charb_izard Elders have the authority to build up not to tear down. Th

@landjax @Charb_izard Elders have the authority to build up not to tear down. They have a responsibility and a service to perform which is not to take all the important tasks for themselves. Matt 18:

Matt 18:15-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@pastherandie @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii @JohnPiper @waynegrudem I would say the authority for the man to rule over the woman wasn’t given by God, but both are equally commanded to rule. The problem with using head in English is we see it meaning ...

@pastherandie @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii @JohnPiper @waynegrudem I would say the authority for the man to rule over the woman wasn’t given by God, but both are equally commanded to rule. The proble

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@Protestia No statement of faith should contain debatable secondary matters in i

@Protestia No statement of faith should contain debatable secondary matters in it because that is needlessly divisive. No one—not even the SBC—should be redefining what unifies us as Christians. It i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@landjax No. You don’t divide as a cautionary against a possibility. But of cour

@landjax No. You don’t divide as a cautionary against a possibility. But of course you already assume that female pastors are in rebellion, so what does it matter to you what they do after that? This

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@sunbrightskills @JodyinKentucky @eorre_ecc Why is this the responsibility of th

@sunbrightskills @JodyinKentucky @eorre_ecc Why is this the responsibility of the elders? Elders are not supposed to control things, but to oversee things. They should only be concerned that what is b

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@JodyinKentucky @sunbrightskills @eorre_ecc Curriculum is simply to teach existi

@JodyinKentucky @sunbrightskills @eorre_ecc Curriculum is simply to teach existing doctrine not create new doctrine. No one should be establishing new doctrine including elders.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@sunbrightskills @eorre_ecc Actually, there should be no new doctrines established since what has been laid by Jesus and the apostles is sufficient. If you meant to uphold church doctrine, it would depend on which doctrine as only the fundamentals of...

@sunbrightskills @eorre_ecc Actually, there should be no new doctrines established since what has been laid by Jesus and the apostles is sufficient. If you meant to uphold church doctrine, it would de

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-11

@avyargo @FDMurphy1635 Men are fathers and women are mothers (only women bear ch

@avyargo @FDMurphy1635 Men are fathers and women are mothers (only women bear children), but what does that have to do with teaching, leading, overseeing, pastoral work?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-11

@CalebDixonSmith @opreterista That sounds eerily close to “what is a woman?” You mean “what kind of body?” The passage you are referring to is actually from Paul, not Jesus. It is found in 1 Corinthians 15:35-44: "But someone will ask, 'How are th...

@CalebDixonSmith @opreterista That sounds eerily close to “what is a woman?” You mean “what kind of body?” The passage you are referring to is actually from Paul, not Jesus. It is found in 1 Corinth

1 Corinthians 15:35-44 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-11

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals That passage also says el

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals That passage also says elders are to receive the same benefit of Matt 18 in that an accusation should not be entertained unless brought by 2 or 3

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-11

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals What is it with this idea

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals What is it with this idea of “authoritative capacity”? Pastors have a responsibility. They don’t have the authority to just make something up bec

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-11

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Ok, ignore the part about

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Ok, ignore the part about women. I’m a man. Would I be in sin to preach a sermon if I don’t hold the office of pastor?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-11

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Ok, there is a difference

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Ok, there is a difference between scattered interactive conversation and preparing a teaching sermon. Sure. But why is one a sin for women to per

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-11

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals That’s right! Speaking th

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals That’s right! Speaking the gospel—preaching. They didn’t really have such a single pastor centric model like we have today. 1Co 14 seems clear th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-10

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals There’s no example of pastors because no one is specifically identified as pastor. There’s no example of an elder because the only two explicitly stated are John and Peter and they are self proc...

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals There’s no example of pastors because no one is specifically identified as pastor. There’s no example of an elder because the only two explicitl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-10

@riemersonck Now you are getting my point. There were Romans and other Gentiles that feared God yet Jesus didn’t pick them. Maybe he had a reason for picking those 12 Jewish males and that has nothing to do with whether Gentiles or women are allowed...

@riemersonck Now you are getting my point. There were Romans and other Gentiles that feared God yet Jesus didn’t pick them. Maybe he had a reason for picking those 12 Jewish males and that has nothin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-10

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Evangelical Free, PAOC, C

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Evangelical Free, PAOC, Calvary Chapel, non-denim, ACOP, Baptist, RCA are all denominations I have been involved in. I was appointed an elder in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-10

@riemersonck He picked 12 Jewish males. Is your pastor a Jewish male?

@riemersonck He picked 12 Jewish males. Is your pastor a Jewish male?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-10

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Again, no one is saying i

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Again, no one is saying it has to be 50/50, just that it is not a sin for a woman to teach or pastor or oversee. Don’t be so grumpy.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@Just_A_Man67 @NicolasGold1 The issue here is you calling egalitarians prophets

@Just_A_Man67 @NicolasGold1 The issue here is you calling egalitarians prophets of Baal. When you were baptized, did you have to acknowledge the pastorate was solely for men?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Grumpy, not a single pers

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Grumpy, not a single person is specifically identified as “pastor” so your argument falls flat. https://t.co/WrhPnz2cIL

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals That there are more men d

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals That there are more men does nothing to show that a female pastor is sinning by serving in this capacity.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Again, you presume things: 1. That equal opportunity must mean we should see equal representation of M/F 2. That the NT explicitly names all pastors/elders 3. That God designates leadership to b...

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Again, you presume things: 1. That equal opportunity must mean we should see equal representation of M/F 2. That the NT explicitly names all pas

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-08

@NathanCTrilogue Yes, married. So the men of the past couldn’t extract themselv

@NathanCTrilogue Yes, married. So the men of the past couldn’t extract themselves from the culture of their day and then we egalitarians are being told that we are falling prey to our modern culture?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-08

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Where is a slave’s preach

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Where is a slave’s preaching highlighted? Where is a slave called an elder or pastor? The same questions you ask of women can be asked of slaves

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-08

@Grump_Old_Man @ronhenzel @smashbaals No my grumpy friend. Paul was counter cult

@Grump_Old_Man @ronhenzel @smashbaals No my grumpy friend. Paul was counter cultural. This passage is Paul’s personal instruction to Timothy whom he left behind to deal with the false teachers about h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-08

@Here4Now0829 @sssssss09775798 “One wife husband” is an idiom not a requirement for them to be married men. Paul wasn’t married and is most definitely an overseer, and Timothy doesn’t appear to be married either. “If a MAN desire…” is a bad translat...

@Here4Now0829 @sssssss09775798 “One wife husband” is an idiom not a requirement for them to be married men. Paul wasn’t married and is most definitely an overseer, and Timothy doesn’t appear to be mar

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@Here4Now0829 Oh that’s cute. Let’s start with the list of men called pastor in

@Here4Now0829 Oh that’s cute. Let’s start with the list of men called pastor in the New Testament. If you can’t find any, that might shed light on the answer to your question.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@Grump_Old_Man Why don’t you tell me how 1Ti 3:11 only speaks about the wives of

@Grump_Old_Man Why don’t you tell me how 1Ti 3:11 only speaks about the wives of deacons and not the wives of elders given that “one wife husband” is stated for both?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@Grump_Old_Man So the wives of elders have no restrictions? They can be filthy h

@Grump_Old_Man So the wives of elders have no restrictions? They can be filthy heathens?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@Grump_Old_Man If God’s intent was to accept Gentiles fully and have them being pastors and leaders and preachers, why wouldn’t he have captured one Gentile sermon? See how this works Grumpy? Name anyone who is called pastor? How about anyone spec...

@Grump_Old_Man If God’s intent was to accept Gentiles fully and have them being pastors and leaders and preachers, why wouldn’t he have captured one Gentile sermon? See how this works Grumpy? Name a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

Except fidelity to the Biblical instruction on a matter requires proper exegesis

Except fidelity to the Biblical instruction on a matter requires proper exegesis. It doesn’t matter how red your eyes glow, the Bible does not forbid godly women from serving as pastors, elders or te

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@pastordmack Well said Dwight!

@pastordmack Well said Dwight!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@neecygrace @pastordmack It is certainly possible that Bathsheba had nothing to do with this whatsoever and her ritual bathing was private from literally everyone except the king and that all women were bathing in the nude visible to the king. David...

@neecygrace @pastordmack It is certainly possible that Bathsheba had nothing to do with this whatsoever and her ritual bathing was private from literally everyone except the king and that all women we

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@jtdxn_ Well, Stephen Wolfe’s kind of legislation appears to block those who disagree with him since he blocked me. So he doesn’t act like someone who believes in freedom of speech. Would he legislate his own particular Christian beliefs and criminal...

@jtdxn_ Well, Stephen Wolfe’s kind of legislation appears to block those who disagree with him since he blocked me. So he doesn’t act like someone who believes in freedom of speech. Would he legislate

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@nakedpastor There’s a difference though between what the truck driver is doing

@nakedpastor There’s a difference though between what the truck driver is doing and what you are doing. He is being obnoxious and you are affirming. Both are wrong. Share Jesus in love without affirm

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@neecygrace @pastordmack Why do you call one of the greatest kings a POS? I sus

@neecygrace @pastordmack Why do you call one of the greatest kings a POS? I suspect it was consensual. She didn’t have to bathe naked in full view of the king. That’s inviting problems.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii I suppose you think I’ve never read this passage before? How does this passage exclude women? Does it forbid single men? Men without children (plural)? Even if you read that it’s referring to men (even thou...

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii I suppose you think I’ve never read this passage before? How does this passage exclude women? Does it forbid single men? Men without children (plural)? Even

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@ronhenzel @megbasham There wasn’t another amenable Baptist church nearby so it was between a Calvary Chapel and an RCA church. The IFB church was great but the pastor seemed to be convinced I was a semi pelagian so I wouldn’t be allowed to continue...

@ronhenzel @megbasham There wasn’t another amenable Baptist church nearby so it was between a Calvary Chapel and an RCA church. The IFB church was great but the pastor seemed to be convinced I was a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@PastorMikeStone Maybe someone can show me where in the Bible requirements for *

@PastorMikeStone Maybe someone can show me where in the Bible requirements for *senior* pastor are listed. I’ll wait.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the ones who sugg

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the ones who suggest that it has to be a man are the ones who are confused and causing problems. https://t.co/6vKZuKKpYi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the one’s who sug

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the one’s who suggest that it has to be a man are the ones who are confused and causing problems. https://t.co/6vKZuKKpYi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-06

@saltyliberal74 I don’t know why people keep propping Trump up as “a man of God”

@saltyliberal74 I don’t know why people keep propping Trump up as “a man of God”—he just needs to be a competent politician serving the country. We don’t need a pastor or a pope or a perfect moral ch

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-06

@B_Christs_Amb @pastordmack Well stated.

@B_Christs_Amb @pastordmack Well stated.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-06

@Wisdom2Lead @pastordmack Consequences for sin in leaders are clear.

@Wisdom2Lead @pastordmack Consequences for sin in leaders are clear.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-06

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack So Trump—a confirmed racist (as you sai

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack So Trump—a confirmed racist (as you said)—received slightly more votes percentage wise from the black community (and with more turnout by far) than Bush?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-06

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack It’s not the sense I’m getting but I’m

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack It’s not the sense I’m getting but I’m just a biased Canadian. What do I know.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-06

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack Just wait until you see the turnout thi

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack Just wait until you see the turnout this time…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-06

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack The polarization around Trump is certai

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack The polarization around Trump is certainly the most of any president in history.

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