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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 2007-10-13

Gift Vs Office And Women In Ministry

Continuing in our series on the gifts and their use by men and women in the body of Christ, we come to an unusual passage where the gift seems not to be a thing but a person

2 Corinthians 11:13 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Corinthians 12:12 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
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 2007-09-10

Is Pastor One Of The Spiritual Gifts

While some people consider a “Pastor” to be an office, scripture lists “Pastor” as a spiritual gift in Ephesians 4:8-11

Acts 18:25 Ephesians 4:11 Ephesians 4:8 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-03

Is Short Hair A Sin For A Woman

Continuing on with our verse by verse discussion through the section of 1 Corinthians 11 about women, we come to verse 13:

1 Corinthians 11:13 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:15 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-28

Interdependence In The Lord

In our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we now come to verse 11:

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-12

Shaming The Head 2

Several posts back we talked about how Paul shows in 1 Corinthians 11 that the head covering shamed Christ. This post will discuss why a woman without her head covering shamed her head

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
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 2007-05-26

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 2007-05-02

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 2007-01-28

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 2006-12-29

The Case Of The Battling Proof Texts Part One

One of the things that bugs me when Christians have discussions about the women’s issue is the point when they are at loggerheads regarding “proof texts”. One person says they have their “proof text” scripture and so they are not willing to listen to what the other person has to say

Women in Leadership
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 2006-12-02

What Does 1 Timothy 211 15 Mean

I was challenged to present my view of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 on another blog and I thought it would be good to summarize my view on my own blog. Here is the teaching from “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free

1 Timothy 1:11-15 1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-04-06

Doesnt 1 Timothy 13 List Only Males As False Teachers

> Q: In WIM you say that 1 Timothy 1:3 “charge some that they teach no other doctrine” means people male or female. However isn’t the technical grammar of “some” as singular masculine

1 Timothy 1:3 2 Timothy 3:17 Acts 1 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Wasnt The Garden Created Before Adam Was Created

> Q: Doesn’t Genesis 2:8 simply say that God had already planted a garden and then put man into it after he was formed. Don’t the following verses then go on to describe what the garden was composed of, not a sequential account of the garden being formed after the man

Genesis 2:19 Genesis 2:8 Ruth 90 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-23

@AsherJacob23060 @AlistairMerrym1 Peter is an angel? You are linking English words when the text is Greek: Peter’s “bitter” tears (πικρῶς, pikros) describe sorrow, while “Wormwood” (Ἄψινθος, Apsinthos) is a specific named judgment in Rev 8:11—differ...

@AsherJacob23060 @AlistairMerrym1 Peter is an angel? You are linking English words when the text is Greek: Peter’s “bitter” tears (πικρῶς, pikros) describe sorrow, while “Wormwood” (Ἄψινθος, Apsintho

Rev 8:11 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii The Greek is not giving a command for her to cut her hair short. It should be the imperative of permission, something that Dr. Daniel Wallace talks about in his book Beyond the Basics. If Numbers 6 ...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii The Greek is not giving a command for her to cut her hair short. It should be the imperative of permission, something that Dr. Daniel Wallace talks a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Whether it comes from NRSVUE

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Whether it comes from NRSVUE or NASB or any translation doesn't matter as it is absent from the Greek manuscripts. Another question on v10 then: why

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I'll make a point and ask a q

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I'll make a point and ask a question. First, my point: the NASB adds "sign of authority" but this is not in the Greek. Question: why does it shame C

1Co 11:4 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-27

@TheGermanicist Yes, of course scripture is true, including Jn 5:19. However, this verse does not mean that Jesus lacks power or ability apart from the Father. The Greek construction (“οὐ δύναται… ποιεῖν ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ”) expresses moral impossibility, no...

@TheGermanicist Yes, of course scripture is true, including Jn 5:19. However, this verse does not mean that Jesus lacks power or ability apart from the Father. The Greek construction (“οὐ δύναται… ποι

Jn 5:19 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-20

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals I don’t know if you usually read the KJV, but the English wording here is misleading. The phrase “obedient to their own husbands” in Titus 2:5 (KJV) translates the Greek ὑποτασσομένας τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν (hypotassomenas ...

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals I don’t know if you usually read the KJV, but the English wording here is misleading. The phrase “obedient to their own husbands” in Titus 2:5 (KJV) translates the Greek ὑ

Titus 2:5 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-20

@BishopJaxi @jimexploring Was jesting since anyone knows almost every opinion is

@BishopJaxi @jimexploring Was jesting since anyone knows almost every opinion is represented by some sect. Clearly they were included in the Greek LXX. How about the Masoretes who maintained the OT s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 Except Paul went to the Jew 1st after the resurrection every time he went to a new town. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” ...

@HvacRoar24011 Except Paul went to the Jew 1st after the resurrection every time he went to a new town. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who b

Ro 1:16 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-15

@ISASaxonists What translation is that? The Greek doesn't say "no woman," but "a woman". In context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people from teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone. The term ...

@ISASaxonists What translation is that? The Greek doesn't say "no woman," but "a woman". In context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people from teaching strange doctrines, not to sto

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-12

@BronWen727104 @danitreweek The NIV translation of 1Co 11:10 is really close to the Greek. A woman should have authority *over her own* head (whether to cover/uncover, cut/shave, etc). The reason Paul gives is “because of the angels.” Now where do we...

@BronWen727104 @danitreweek The NIV translation of 1Co 11:10 is really close to the Greek. A woman should have authority *over her own* head (whether to cover/uncover, cut/shave, etc). The reason Paul

1Co 11:10 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose 1Co 11:3 refers to the head of ‘every man.’ The Greek word here is aner but I believe it is referring to everyone, male and female. Clearly, the head of every person is Jesus because Jesus is the creator of all...

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose 1Co 11:3 refers to the head of ‘every man.’ The Greek word here is aner but I believe it is referring to everyone, male and female. Clearly, the head of every p

1Co 11:3 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose Only a few spots are written in Aramaic.

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose Only a few spots are written in Aramaic. Are you suggesting that the Greek that the original authors wrote is flawed?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose That translation doesn’t reflect the Greek. It should be “let her” not “she should.” This is referred to as permissive imperative. κειράσθω is a 3rd person singular present middle imperative, hence: “let her c...

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose That translation doesn’t reflect the Greek. It should be “let her” not “she should.” This is referred to as permissive imperative. κειράσθω is a 3rd person sin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-02

@NotALibertar1an @HakamYaaqub @sola_chad I guess that just shows you have no ide

@NotALibertar1an @HakamYaaqub @sola_chad I guess that just shows you have no idea what you are talking about. In first century Judaism, only married women had to cover their heads. It also applied the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-01

@cpiisbs @MattWalshBlog That translation does not accurately reflect the Greek and therefore obfuscates Paul's meaning. The grammar is literally "She (singular) will be saved through the childbearing (definite noun) if they (plural) continue in faith...

@cpiisbs @MattWalshBlog That translation does not accurately reflect the Greek and therefore obfuscates Paul's meaning. The grammar is literally "She (singular) will be saved through the childbearing

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-01

@imnotderrek @MikeWingerii I’ll respond to your questions in sequence. The KJV English has ‘the woman’ in 2:11, but it is not in the Greek. Translators often make interpretive choices which don’t always reflect the original language. 2:14 has ‘the w...

@imnotderrek @MikeWingerii I’ll respond to your questions in sequence. The KJV English has ‘the woman’ in 2:11, but it is not in the Greek. Translators often make interpretive choices which don’t alw

language. 2:14 of 2:15 in 2:11 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA This isn’t a redefining but a going back to the source of marriage and the origin of the church as the focal point for each finding their ultimate purpose in these defining accounts. If you revi...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA This isn’t a redefining but a going back to the source of marriage and the origin of the church as the focal point for each finding their ultimat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA “On the basis of the studies of George Knight (1984) and Leland Wilshire (1988) in NTS, the 2000 edition of BDAG eliminated ‘domineer over’ as a meaning of the Greek word αὐθεντέω and substituted...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA “On the basis of the studies of George Knight (1984) and Leland Wilshire (1988) in NTS, the 2000 edition of BDAG eliminated ‘domineer over’ as a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Paul is known for his creative use of Greek. BDAG doesn’t take that into consideration here. But if this means authority, it is not used elsewhere in scripture positively. And Jesus explicitly te...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Paul is known for his creative use of Greek. BDAG doesn’t take that into consideration here. But if this means authority, it is not used elsewher

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@ErasmusIchthys @Sweetcinnaclr The Greek says "the childbearing"⎯it is a definit

@ErasmusIchthys @Sweetcinnaclr The Greek says "the childbearing"⎯it is a definite noun, not a verb. Plus it's referring to salvation, and no woman is saved by bearing children as some cannot bear chil

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-21

@wilson_mar11767 @AndyStanley Mark, you said “God gives distinct, complementary roles…” and “Roles are not oppressive—they’re ordained.” Where are you getting “role” from? It’s not even in the New Testament Greek text. Also, roles are fungible in no...

@wilson_mar11767 @AndyStanley Mark, you said “God gives distinct, complementary roles…” and “Roles are not oppressive—they’re ordained.” Where are you getting “role” from? It’s not even in the New Te

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-21

You’re right that the word ‘submit’ (ὑποτάσσεσθε) is omitted in Eph 5:22, which

You’re right that the word ‘submit’ (ὑποτάσσεσθε) is omitted in Eph 5:22, which is normal in Koine Greek, and that it is stated explicitly elsewhere (Col 3:18, Tit 2:4-5 and also 1Pe 3:5-6). However,

Eph 5:22 1Pe 3:5-6 Col 3:18 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@Shawnihensler 😂 You are right to point out that the English translations made i

@Shawnihensler 😂 You are right to point out that the English translations made interpretive decisions that one may miss if they don't read in context or look up the Greek.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Trolling? Seriously? Why are you dismissing my arguments in this way? Maybe you are trolling, but that’s not what I’m doing. Paul continues describing deacons in the same way as elders using grammatically masculine forms as ...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Trolling? Seriously? Why are you dismissing my arguments in this way? Maybe you are trolling, but that’s not what I’m doing. Paul continues describing deacons in the same way

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I already explained to you that the descriptions in 1Ti 3:1-7 use the male form of the words, but no actual explicit pronouns except ‘tis’ in 3:1 which means anyone/someone. This is how you would word it in Koine Greek if you...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I already explained to you that the descriptions in 1Ti 3:1-7 use the male form of the words, but no actual explicit pronouns except ‘tis’ in 3:1 which means anyone/someone. T

1Ti 3:1-7 in 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I am not sure how much you know Greek, but while the Greek in 1Ti 3:1-7 uses masculine forms, this is often how one writes in Koine when speaking generically. There are no male pronouns in the text. Check for yourself. As I s...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I am not sure how much you know Greek, but while the Greek in 1Ti 3:1-7 uses masculine forms, this is often how one writes in Koine when speaking generically. There are no mal

1Ti 3:1-7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@TommyMommy36056 @howard_kin71514 @Truth_matters20 “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” (Jn 2:10) The Greek phrase translated “drunk ...

@TommyMommy36056 @howard_kin71514 @Truth_matters20 “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until no

Jn 2:10 debate
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 2025-07-08

@iroquoisplskn87 The Greek does not say “a man” it uses the word τὶς which means

@iroquoisplskn87 The Greek does not say “a man” it uses the word τὶς which means anyone or someone. Both the wife and husband rule. Did you completely forget God’s command Im Gen 1:28? When did God un

Gen 1:28 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I’m sorry to say this, but your handling of this passage is a chaotic mix of eisegesis, grammatical confusion, and theological misdirection—jumping between metaphors (Adam, Gentiles, Christ) without any textual anchor. None of...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I’m sorry to say this, but your handling of this passage is a chaotic mix of eisegesis, grammatical confusion, and theological misdirection—jumping between metaphors (Adam, Gen

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Second, Greek doesn’t require repeating nouns when the subject is understood. The subject chain is: • Eve (v14) = “the woman” • σωθήσεται (v15) = “she will be saved” → clearly still the woman • ἐὰν μείνωσιν = “if they remain…...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Second, Greek doesn’t require repeating nouns when the subject is understood. The subject chain is: • Eve (v14) = “the woman” • σωθήσεται (v15) = “she will be saved” → clearly

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