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@CherylSchatz Here's my open letter to Mike after he responded to a question on

@CherylSchatz Here's my open letter to Mike after he responded to a question on Friday about what to do if your church has a female lead pastor. https://t.co/a8WKS2YsxC

Please take back calling for repentance for something Egalitarians believe is ri

Please take back calling for repentance for something Egalitarians believe is right and have Biblical substantiation for; do not call for dividing our churches! For the love of God and for the sake

When @MikeWingerii says that this is a secondary issue yet calls for egalitarian

When @MikeWingerii says that this is a secondary issue yet calls for egalitarians to repent for their teachings, advising people to loudly leave their egalitarian churches, taking people with them if

Assuring his listeners that he's done this before, Mike says that leaving is "just the right thing to do... to go." Does God want us to divide over secondary disagreements? No! Jesus wants His church to be unified! This does NOT mean we always agr...

Assuring his listeners that he's done this before, Mike says that leaving is "just the right thing to do... to go." Does God want us to divide over secondary disagreements? No! Jesus wants His chur

@MikeWingerii @Crystalisives @CherylSchatz @ryancduff @will_servant @CharmyRosewolf @Ichthusproject @bkr8un @pastherandie @JollyStine @jdpritchett Further, you recommended people to leave their egalitarian churches and make waves (be vocal, tell the ...

@MikeWingerii @Crystalisives @CherylSchatz @ryancduff @will_servant @CharmyRosewolf @Ichthusproject @bkr8un @pastherandie @JollyStine @jdpritchett Further, you recommended people to leave their egalit

@FancyABQ @NotTheBaptizer @deadtosin610 We recently left the Baptist church. I grew up PAOC in my teen and young adult years. Was Calvary Chapel for a while and liked that. Now we are in a church that was RCA but left and is in the process of joining...

@FancyABQ @NotTheBaptizer @deadtosin610 We recently left the Baptist church. I grew up PAOC in my teen and young adult years. Was Calvary Chapel for a while and liked that. Now we are in a church that

@Crystalisives @JollyStine @pastherandie @CharmyRosewolf @will_servant @Ichthusp

@Crystalisives @JollyStine @pastherandie @CharmyRosewolf @will_servant @Ichthusproject @bkr8un @CherylSchatz @jdpritchett @MikeWingerii Exactly. Eve is here an overlay for the whole church, men and wo

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike What do you know about my participation? This is a Bibl

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike What do you know about my participation? This is a Bible believing church which I sit in⎯and participate⎯every week.

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike My comment was simply to point out that membership isn'

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike My comment was simply to point out that membership isn't required in all churches, so why does it matter to you whether I'm a member or not?

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike I've been to: - Evangelical Free - PAOC - Calvary Chape

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike I've been to: - Evangelical Free - PAOC - Calvary Chapel - Non-denom - ACOP - Baptist - RCA (but church left the denomination)

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike I only mentioned them because they don't have membershi

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike I only mentioned them because they don't have membership. I used to go there. And yes, I disagreed with their stance on this. I recently started going to an RCA church.

@onegospel2021 @NotTheBaptizer @joyklaprade @MikeWingerii Yeah, lately the topic

@onegospel2021 @NotTheBaptizer @joyklaprade @MikeWingerii Yeah, lately the topic has been a focus as I’d like to see a lot less division in the church and hope to somehow bring peace to the divide. I

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike Calvary Chapel doesn’t have membership so no one that c

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike Calvary Chapel doesn’t have membership so no one that calls those churches their home are members of that society.

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike Oh, so it’s because I don’t go to her specific church?

@deadtosin610 @TentSpike Oh, so it’s because I don’t go to her specific church? Dishonesty? Perhaps you can point that out. Last I checked, disagreement isn’t what dishonesty means.

@deadtosin610 @JollyStine It is evident from anyone who has served in church settings, that there are leaders that handle service ministries and manage the volunteers and direct actions and administrate. There is most definitely a difference between ...

@deadtosin610 @JollyStine It is evident from anyone who has served in church settings, that there are leaders that handle service ministries and manage the volunteers and direct actions and administra

@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 @JollyStine The "elect woman" is the church and the children is th

@deadtosin610 @JollyStine The "elect woman" is the church and the children is the church? That doesn't sound right.

@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

@OperHealAmerica @Gary5040390811 How is this a primary matter where you need to divide from your church? Where is a godly woman leading a church into truth ever considered a sin in scripture? Wasn't Paul writing to Timothy to stop "certain people" fr...

@OperHealAmerica @Gary5040390811 How is this a primary matter where you need to divide from your church? Where is a godly woman leading a church into truth ever considered a sin in scripture? Wasn't P

1Ti 1:3 question

@KimberleeJayneW I'm not sure I know anyone who sees pastoral work as a physical job of taking a stick to wolves. Are you suggesting that if a woman was the pastor, that a beefy male-wolf would force his way in the front door and take over the church...

@KimberleeJayneW I'm not sure I know anyone who sees pastoral work as a physical job of taking a stick to wolves. Are you suggesting that if a woman was the pastor, that a beefy male-wolf would force

@rofbethany How is it not a secondary issue? You even disagree with Mike, a comp

@rofbethany How is it not a secondary issue? You even disagree with Mike, a complementarian. God's judgment is not heavy upon us because of God's gifting and calling on godly women to pastor churches

@immrwatcher Treating women equally and fairly harms the church and society? Wha

@immrwatcher Treating women equally and fairly harms the church and society? What are you smoking? Ok, let's take a look at what Mike actually said and how I respond to it. https://t.co/fcFc4OQ7AX

@brianaxelm I appreciate that you are free to agree with Mike. What is unacceptable is to claim I'm sinning by disagreeing with him on something he stated was secondary. Mike is claiming that egalitarians are doing "great harm" to the church by the ...

@brianaxelm I appreciate that you are free to agree with Mike. What is unacceptable is to claim I'm sinning by disagreeing with him on something he stated was secondary. Mike is claiming that egalita

@ThomasPurell @MikeWingerii @sailemptyskies I’m also not ignoring apostolic teac

@ThomasPurell @MikeWingerii @sailemptyskies I’m also not ignoring apostolic teaching. However, I am not taking church history after the apostles as inspired and binding. #SolaScriptura

@veradearxh How is supporting godly female pastors who teach true doctrine hurti

@veradearxh How is supporting godly female pastors who teach true doctrine hurting the church?

@tpdanowski You're very welcome! ☺️ Sorry to hear about the division being cause

@tpdanowski You're very welcome! ☺️ Sorry to hear about the division being caused in your current church. It's on my heart to help if I can in some way.

Why are there so many disagreements in the church? Because people swallow before

Why are there so many disagreements in the church? Because people swallow before they chew. That summarizes probably 90+% of the disagreements.

RT @ryanschatz: @AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii “All theological untruths harm the ch

RT @ryanschatz: @AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii “All theological untruths harm the church in some way”. That means that every christian harms th…

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@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii Interesting church you go to. Normally, I would provide my interpretation and the reasons for my interpretation and let the listener decide whether it's convincing. Sometimes our misunderstanding is egregious and more in t...

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii Interesting church you go to. Normally, I would provide my interpretation and the reasons for my interpretation and let the listener decide whether it's convincing. Sometim

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-06

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii “All theological untruths harm the church in some way”. That means that every christian harms the church because all have some kind of misunderstanding as no one has a 100% correct view of everything. Everytime you preach o...

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii “All theological untruths harm the church in some way”. That means that every christian harms the church because all have some kind of misunderstanding as no one has a 100%

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@mmmirele @MikeWingerii Hey, that's not every church...not my church.

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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@Christ_like_ish @pastherandie When my church was on the verge of a split on this issue, I taught through all the hard passages on women in four 1.5 hour sessions including Q & A. Mike’s recent 4+ hour video is all about application—the compleme...

@Christ_like_ish @pastherandie When my church was on the verge of a split on this issue, I taught through all the hard passages on women in four 1.5 hour sessions including Q & A. Mike’s recent 4

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@Texas_Hokie @MikeWingerii FYI - I’m Canadian. And I’m still getting over my s

@Texas_Hokie @MikeWingerii FYI - I’m Canadian. And I’m still getting over my surprise at Mike’s saying that all his egalitarian brothers and sisters are causing great harm to the church and need to

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-04

@MikeWingerii In that case, you’ll want to review your views on restriction of w

@MikeWingerii In that case, you’ll want to review your views on restriction of women in leadership, whether there really is any hierarchy of authority between husband and wife and in the church. To be

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-04

@jdpritchett @MikeWingerii You are of course right, but you and I are men and whether we go to an egalitarian church or not, we are not personally affected. It's the women that I'm concerned about. But you are still right, that I don't need to list...

@jdpritchett @MikeWingerii You are of course right, but you and I are men and whether we go to an egalitarian church or not, we are not personally affected. It's the women that I'm concerned about.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-04

@JustinH31123559 You are welcome! I really want to bring peace to this issue, so

@JustinH31123559 You are welcome! I really want to bring peace to this issue, so I'm trying hard to fairly represent Mike on his points and highlight the inconsistencies. I really hope it helps the br

Mike says, “I wish there wasn’t such division and disagreement on this topic” [4

Mike says, “I wish there wasn’t such division and disagreement on this topic” [4:18:43] However, Mike is perpetuating the division by accusing egalitarians of causing great harm to the church and cal

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

Mike says, “Egalitarians are doing great harm to the church” and calls egalitari

Mike says, “Egalitarians are doing great harm to the church” and calls egalitarians to repent of spreading their views [4:10:30]. This is completely uncalled for! If this is a secondary issue, how c

Mike says “I don’t think husbands are to be seen as the priest of their wives” [

Mike says “I don’t think husbands are to be seen as the priest of their wives” [3:54:52] While this is a great point, in practice he makes husbands as the decision makers⎯the final decision makers⎯in

I think Mike overly complicates things and this results in much confusion and di

I think Mike overly complicates things and this results in much confusion and difference between what one comp church feels is right from another. It doesn't resolve all the problems. /55

Mike reasons that women can be in positions of authority because those positions

Mike reasons that women can be in positions of authority because those positions are not as important as marriage or church. [1:52:00] So Mike makes distinctions based on how he values positions in s

🧵In his final video on Women in Ministry, @MikeWingerii frames this as a 'secondary issue'⎯which is great. Then he paradoxically demands repentance from egalitarians, accusing them of inflicting profound harm on the church for sharing their views. M...

🧵In his final video on Women in Ministry, @MikeWingerii frames this as a 'secondary issue'⎯which is great. Then he paradoxically demands repentance from egalitarians, accusing them of inflicting profo

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-02

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Absolutely. Timothy wasn't in a church by himself. Paul was instructing Timothy on "how he should behave" (1Ti 3:15) but this would have impacts to and application to others. Eve...

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Absolutely. Timothy wasn't in a church by himself. Paul was instructing Timothy on "how he should behave" (1Ti 3:15) but this wo

1Ti 3:15 Mat 28:18-20 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-01

@Pilgrim_2023 Thanks for asking. Jacob and Esau represent two nations. God prefe

@Pilgrim_2023 Thanks for asking. Jacob and Esau represent two nations. God preferred Israel over the Gentiles yet they are reconciled into one new man in the church in the the end and are not kept sep

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-01

@MisterClip And what is the plain text? Jacob and Esau represent two peoples: Is

@MisterClip And what is the plain text? Jacob and Esau represent two peoples: Israel and the Gentiles. In the church, both groups become one new man. https://t.co/VrBJybh6H2