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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 2007-06-23

Home At Last

We are in our new home, although we have not yet finished unloading our trailer and our new home is still full of boxes needing to be unpacked. We were one day late in arriving as the tires on our trailer were overheating and the first tire exploded within an hour after we started on our final move

Acts 1 Colossians 11 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-06-17

Shaming The Head 1

1 Corinthians 11:4-6 lists three “shames” and verse 7 lists two glories. Two of these shames and glories relate directly back to the “head” and one shame relates to the person themselves

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:4-6 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 2007-05-23

#More 110

One question that was posed to me last week was on 1 Corinthians 11:9 regarding the creation of woman for the man. Does this mean that the woman is somehow inferior to the man because she was created for him

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-23

Why Was The Woman Created For The Man

One question that was posed to me last week was on 1 Corinthians 11:9 regarding the creation of woman for the man. Does this mean that the woman is somehow inferior to the man because she was created for him

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-16

Paul And The Head From 1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11 has been a hotly disputed passage regarding the meaning of “head”

1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-08

An Update On Our Move

1 Corinthians 11 part two on the meaning of “head” is delayed for another week as our timeline for getting our home ready for sale has been pushed up. Today we signed the papers to list our home and we have until Monday to get everything in order as that is the day that the house goes on the market

Colossians 11 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-02

1 Corinthians 11 And Paul

1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult passage because of several elements that have been hard to interpret. Some of the disputed elements are the meaning of “head” in verse 3, whether head coverings are necessary in verse 5, the woman being the glory of the man in verse 7, the reference to angels i

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-04-17

Is God Male

Is God male in some way. Many Christians think that he is

1 Corinthians 11:12 Ephesians 3:14 Isaiah 66:13 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-04-01

Headcoverings And Authority

While I still intend to write an article about 1 Corinthians 11 – Head coverings and authority, the video clip below which is an excerpt of part 3 of “Women in M inistry Silenced or Set Free. ” is a good introduction to this controversial issue

Colossians 11 Exodus 1 Exodus 3 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-30

1 Corinthians 11 Should Women Be Silent

I have posted a third preview of my “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” DVD on YouTube

1 Timothy 2:11-15 Colossians 14 Exodus 1 1 Timothy 2 1 Corinthians 11 1 Corinthians 14
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 article 2007-01-09

Wim Video Preview On Youtube

I have posted a preview of my “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” DVD on YouTube

1 Timothy 2:11-15 Colossians 14 Proverbs 1 1 Timothy 2 1 Corinthians 14 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-13

Can Only Men Judge Right From Wrong In The Church

I read with interest Wayne Grudem’s claim that 1 Cor. 14:34 means that women are to “keep silent”regarding weighing of the oral prophecies in the assembly

1 Corinthians 6:2 1 Corinthians 6:3 Lamentations 1 1 Corinthians 14 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-09

Does God Have One Unique Law Part Three

In this part three of “Does God have one unique law. ” we will be discussing the last set of circumstances that set apart the “law” that complementarians say God made that forbids godly Christian women from teaching correct biblical doctrine to men

1 Corinthians 7:10 1 Corinthians 7:18 1 Corinthians 7:20 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-22

Could The Messiah Have Been A Woman

Since God is neither male nor female, some have suggested that the Messiah could have been born a female. I would respectfully like to differ with that view

1 Corinthians 15:45 1 Samuel 15:23 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-11

Husband As The Priest Of The Home

With the push towards defining biblical manhood and womanhood, often men are pressured into a leadership role where they feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities. Probably none more stressful than the title given to them as “Priest of the home”

1 Corinthians 6:3 1 Peter 2:5 1 Peter 2:9 Authority & Submission
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 2006-07-02

Is There A Law That Forbids Women From Teaching Men

> Q: Isn’t there a law in 1 Timothy 2:11-15 that forbids women from teaching the Bible to men. Why are you disregarding this law

1 Timothy 2:11-15 Deuteronomy 19:15 Esther 1 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Isnt A Woman From 1 Timothy 2 Clear That She Is Generic Woman

> Q: You say that “a woman” in 1 Timothy 2:11 & 12 is the same terminology as Paul calling “a man” living in sin in 1 Corinthians 5. Wouldn’t you have to admit that the normal grammatical reading in 1 Corinthians 5 which says that Paul is talking about a particular man, not “all men”, is clearer

1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii When I finally realized how Paul was already talking about angels in his letter to the Corinthians, it was the only thing that made sense to me of 1Co 11:10. I know we disagree, but I'm certainly no...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii When I finally realized how Paul was already talking about angels in his letter to the Corinthians, it was the only thing that made sense to me of 1C

1Co 11:10 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii First you claimed I was imputing my world view into the text. When I shared I was simply using Paul’s own clear statements earlier in the same letter you now claim I’m missing something else the Cori...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii First you claimed I was imputing my world view into the text. When I shared I was simply using Paul’s own clear statements earlier in the same letter

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@Truth_matters20 MacArthur was wrong on 1Cor 14:34-35. Paul is clearly quoting f

@Truth_matters20 MacArthur was wrong on 1Cor 14:34-35. Paul is clearly quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote then refuting it: “What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you on

1Co 14:36 1Cor 14:34-35 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge I’ll let you stew on what I said for a while…maybe you’ll figure it out. You seem to be softening your stance somewhat as if you don’t you really do seem thick headed. As for your comment on 1Cor 14:34-35, do you ackn...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge I’ll let you stew on what I said for a while…maybe you’ll figure it out. You seem to be softening your stance somewhat as if you don’t you really do seem thick headed.

1Cor 14:34-35 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-26

@Adminosaurus @schism First, if only Paul preached it, then how would the Bereans check his teaching against the other scriptures since this is nowhere else found in scripture? Second, Paul is not teaching baptism for the dead but is refuting the Co...

@Adminosaurus @schism First, if only Paul preached it, then how would the Bereans check his teaching against the other scriptures since this is nowhere else found in scripture? Second, Paul is not te

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-11

@Grump_Old_Man @LaughingBrook @Toneskeee Ah, hi again Grumpy! Paul said he was responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1Co 7:1). After quoting from their letter in 1Co 14:34-35, Paul writes: “What? came the word of God out from you ...

@Grump_Old_Man @LaughingBrook @Toneskeee Ah, hi again Grumpy! Paul said he was responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1Co 7:1). After quoting from their letter in 1Co 14:34-35, Paul

1Co 14:34-35 1Co 14:36 1Co 7:1 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-09

This is faulty interpretation. Paul is quoting from the Corinthians: “Now concer

This is faulty interpretation. Paul is quoting from the Corinthians: “Now concerning the things about which you wrote...” (1Co 7:1). Then after he quotes them, he writes: “What? came the word of God o

1Co 14:36 1Co 7:1 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-09

@Truth_matters20 The problem is that this is a misreading of the text. Paul said he is responding to what the Corinthians wrote to him: “Now concerning the things about which you wrote…” (1Co 7:1) After quoting them, Paul writes: “What? came the wor...

@Truth_matters20 The problem is that this is a misreading of the text. Paul said he is responding to what the Corinthians wrote to him: “Now concerning the things about which you wrote…” (1Co 7:1) Af

1Co 7:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

Or maybe he was thinking of 1Cor 14:34-35 that says women should be silent and that their speaking is shameful. But Paul was quoting from the Corinthians and refuting them: “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] onl...

Or maybe he was thinking of 1Cor 14:34-35 that says women should be silent and that their speaking is shameful. But Paul was quoting from the Corinthians and refuting them: “What? came the word of God

1Co 14:36 1Cor 14:34-35 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@Here4Now0829 He seems pretty clear in 14:36-37⎯ God doesn’t just give His Word

@Here4Now0829 He seems pretty clear in 14:36-37⎯ God doesn’t just give His Word to men or only speak through men. Paul’s commands in the rest of 1Co 14 shows that all are to participate not that some

in 14:36-37 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@Here4Now0829 Paul wasn’t correcting the women, he was correcting those Corinthi

@Here4Now0829 Paul wasn’t correcting the women, he was correcting those Corinthians who were trying to silence the women. There is no law commanding women to be silent in the congregation in scriptur

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-01

@washghost1 @Oilfield_Rando Deal with the false teaching as it doesn't matter who teaches it or whether they are female or male. Also, Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and refuting it: “What? came the word of God out from you [me...

@washghost1 @Oilfield_Rando Deal with the false teaching as it doesn't matter who teaches it or whether they are female or male. Also, Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and refutin

1Co 14:36 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-21

@carol66944 @ymmotrojam @MattSmethurst I have no resentment and sarcasm towards the verse. My view is that vs34-35 is a quote from the letter from the Corinthians and that Paul is refuting the silencing of women in v36. So the married women are as a...

@carol66944 @ymmotrojam @MattSmethurst I have no resentment and sarcasm towards the verse. My view is that vs34-35 is a quote from the letter from the Corinthians and that Paul is refuting the silenci

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-11

@113Nihonium @parryfencer @Mitchell0000 @HiFromMichaelV @VividProwess Did you just read those verses by themselves, or did you read them in context? Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote and refuting it: “What? came the word of God ...

@113Nihonium @parryfencer @Mitchell0000 @HiFromMichaelV @VividProwess Did you just read those verses by themselves, or did you read them in context? Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians w

1Cor 14:36 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-11

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife For 1Cor 14:34-35, Paul is continuing to deal with things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. Paul corrects the men silencing these women as follows: “What? came the word of God out from you [me...

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife For 1Cor 14:34-35, Paul is continuing to deal with things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. Paul corrects the men silencing these women as foll

1Cor 14:34-35 1Cor 14:36 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@Classicist9999 @nosoup4knowles And if you recall, Paul was responding to things the Corinthians wrote in their letter, a letter we don't have access to. He quotes from it, but there are no quotes in the original manuscripts. To the men who think th...

@Classicist9999 @nosoup4knowles And if you recall, Paul was responding to things the Corinthians wrote in their letter, a letter we don't have access to. He quotes from it, but there are no quotes in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@ProtestantFred @Protestia Paul's quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote

@ProtestantFred @Protestia Paul's quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote him (1 Cor 7:1) and refuting what they said in 14:34-35: “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unt

in 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 1Cor 14:36 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @DrMJ_1580 @PastorDeberny Paul is quoting from the

@GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @DrMJ_1580 @PastorDeberny Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1Cor 7:1). https://t.co/NGWOMj0PiQ

1Cor 7:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Since the purpose of the gathering is for mutual edification, why silence questions, and second why silence only questions from married women? Paul also says “For you can all speak” but just 1 at a ...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Since the purpose of the gathering is for mutual edification, why silence questions, and second why silence only questions from married women? Paul

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Carolyn, do you not acknowle

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Carolyn, do you not acknowledge that Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote in their prior letter to him? “Now for the matters you wrote

1Co 7:1 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The problem with that interpretation is that 14:34-35 contradicts what Paul has been saying in the rest of ch 14. Paul is describing how they can all participate in an orderly way which means speaki...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The problem with that interpretation is that 14:34-35 contradicts what Paul has been saying in the rest of ch 14. Paul is describing how they can al

that 14:34-35 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 For 1Cor 14:34-35, we know that Paul is responding to things that the Corinthians wrote to him in a prior letter (see 1Cor 7:1). There are no quotation marks in the original Greek so we have to infer what Paul ...

@KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 For 1Cor 14:34-35, we know that Paul is responding to things that the Corinthians wrote to him in a prior letter (see 1Cor 7:1). There are no quotation marks in

1Cor 14:34-35 1Cor 7:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 I go into all of these details and demonstrate clearly that Paul is q

@Paula_333 I go into all of these details and demonstrate clearly that Paul is quoting and refuting the Corinthians in 1Co 14:34-35. https://t.co/NGWOMj1n8o

1Co 14:34-35 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 No, that's not it. Paul is clearly responding to things that the Corinthians wrote (see 1Co 7:1), but there are not quotation marks in the Greek manuscript, so you have to infer the quotes. 1Co 14:34-35 clearly stand out from the rest of t...

@Paula_333 No, that's not it. Paul is clearly responding to things that the Corinthians wrote (see 1Co 7:1), but there are not quotation marks in the Greek manuscript, so you have to infer the quotes.

1Co 14:34-35 1Co 7:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-30

@BronzAgeLarper @KevinCanale24 @rightresponsem Where did you get that idea from? Paul’s letter was addressed “to the church of God which is at Corinth” (1Co 1:2). Further, his comments in 1Co 7:7 show he is speaking to “all people”: “Yet I wish that...

@BronzAgeLarper @KevinCanale24 @rightresponsem Where did you get that idea from? Paul’s letter was addressed “to the church of God which is at Corinth” (1Co 1:2). Further, his comments in 1Co 7:7 show

1Co 1:2 1Co 7:7 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-30

@MoonfireArt @rightresponsem He’s writing to the church at Corinth not to the pr

@MoonfireArt @rightresponsem He’s writing to the church at Corinth not to the priests at Corinth unless you see that as meaning everyone is a priest (since the temple is now the body of each individua

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-20

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz 1. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine and bringing her undeceived husband down with her (like Eve did with Adam). 2. Head doesn’t mean authority over but so...

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz 1. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine and bringing her undeceived husband down with her (like Eve did with

1Co 7:1 debate