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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 2008-01-01

The Original Woman Needed Or Needy

The foundation of the dispute between egalitarians and complementarians is the creation account found in the book of Genesis. How each side views the creation of woman defines the view of woman throughout the rest of scripture

Genesis 2:18 Genesis & Creation Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-12-07

Laying A False Argument To Rest

One of the arguments that complementarians employ against women in ministry is the argument that God only used women as prophets and leaders in the Bible when there were no men available at the time. Is this really a valid argument

2 Kings 22:12 2 Kings 22:13 2 Kings 22:14 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-12-05

Women Teaching Mens Prejudice And Gods Glory

Many complementarians have been so used to hearing what women are not allowed to do in the body of Christ rather than what scripture says women should do as followers of Christ, that the focus has become automatically set to see restrictions when the subject of women in ministry is discussed. With t

1 Peter 2:15 1 Peter 3:10 1 Peter 3:10-12 Women in Leadership Complementarianism 1 Peter 3
Scripture Commentary article 2007-11-23

Jesus Our Example Of A Godly Husband

What is the godly way for a husband to treat his wife. Should he take authority over her and make decisions for her by going against her will

John 13:10 John 13:4 John 13:5 Authority & Submission Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-11-10

The Trinity And The Womens Issue

Just a quick update to let you all know that our ministry is working on a DVD project on the Trinity. While it isn’t directly on the women’s issue, it will deal directly with the complementarian view of the Trinity and a biblical refutation of that view

Trinity Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-11-03

Mary As Gods Kind Of Woman

In conjunction with my new series on marriage started with my previous post and the question of whether a wife is to have a man take authority over her (as if her husband is required to rule her), click here to read an excellent blog article about the best example of a New Testament “God’s kind of w

Authority & Submission Women in Leadership Complementarianism
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 2007-08-23

Are Womens Gifts To Be Used Outside The Church

In my blog entry called “ Are women’s gifts secondary. ” I documented the complementarian teaching that women’s gifts are secondary to men’s gifts and that women to use their gifts outside the church

1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14:31 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-21

Witnessing On Worthy Boards

While I am working on the next post regarding spiritual gifts, have a look at a bulletin board where the majority of people are hierarchists. I have posted a topic on the need for two or three witnesses to establish a matter

Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-17

Are Womens Gifts Secondary

Last post we referenced 1 Corinthians 12:7 teaching us that the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good of the body of Christ. But are women’s gifts somehow secondary

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 12:7 1 Corinthians 6:3 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-06

Things Biblical Feminists Do Not Believe

Today I would like to refer you to a post by Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE) called “ Some things biblical feminists do not believe “. Although I do not like the term “feminists” or “feminism” because of the connection with secular feminism that complmenetarians try to read into the term “bib

Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-24

Should Cbmw Fight Egalitarians

This week CBMW (the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood) released two audio tapes from the February 2007 “Different by Design” Conference held in Minneapolis Minnesota. ( ) I was amazed at the way that the gospel was connected to the gender issue in such a way that those who do not hold to pa

Exodus 4 Isaiah 1 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-22

We Are In Our New Home

We are mostly moved into our new home and much of our time has been spent in unpacking boxes. Our living room now feels like home since six book cases of my research and bible study books have been unpacked

Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-08

Is Adam The Representative Head Of The Human Race

Those who believe that God created a hierarchical relationship between men and women will usually state that God created Adam as the “federal head” of the human race. This “federal headship” is said to be not only physical in that all of humanity has its origin in Adam, but spiritual because of a di

1 Timothy 2:14 Colossians 2:11 Colossians 2:13 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2007-01-15

The Case Of The Battling Proof Texts Part Two

In part one, we discussed the fact that the Bible does not contradict itself so when a complementarian has a “proof text” that is used to prove that women are not allowed to teach the Bible to men, they must also deal with the apparent contradictions of this view. Here are some of the contradiction

1 Timothy 2:12 Acts 18:26 1 Timothy 2 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
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 2006-12-07

Does God Have One Unique Law Part Two

Complementarians have stated that God has a law that forbids godly Christian women from teaching correct biblical doctrine to men. This law, they say, is revealed in 1 Timothy 2:12

1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-29

Does God Have One Unique Law Part One

If complementarians are right in their interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:12, then God must have one completely unique law. This “law” forbidding women from teaching the bible to men is not like any other law in the bible

1 Timothy 1:3 1 Timothy 2:12 Acts 17:11 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
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 2006-09-23

Can Complementarians Agree To Disagree

I sent a copy of our DVD “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” to the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood in February of 2006 and this summer I finally received a response

John 3:4 John 3:6 Lamentations 6:1 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@Crystalisives @fab1usger @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I understand why you block early. Social media is hard. I don’t think people either talk the way they write or would treat women the way they write here even for the ones who are strongly complementa...

@Crystalisives @fab1usger @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I understand why you block early. Social media is hard. I don’t think people either talk the way they write or would treat women the way they write h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Sorry you got blocked. Mike Winger blocked me when I challenged him to stop telling egalitarians to repent of spreading their views. He simply could have responded to my rebuttals of his position whi...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Sorry you got blocked. Mike Winger blocked me when I challenged him to stop telling egalitarians to repent of spreading their views. He simply could

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-01-04

I’ve been studying the complementarian/egalitarian texts since 2009. I’ve also w

I’ve been studying the complementarian/egalitarian texts since 2009. I’ve also watched all ~43 hours of Mike’s material on the topic. Despite that, I would never say I’m no longer open to my mind bei

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@DefiantBaptist She’s a complementarian you know, right? Speaking is not despisi

@DefiantBaptist She’s a complementarian you know, right? Speaking is not despising.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@AttorneyBrand Aside from no longer prohibiting those whom the Holy Spirit equips and selects, it is for the very reasons why complementarians use to disqualify them: women bring different gifting and approaches which men tend to lack or be weak in. ...

@AttorneyBrand Aside from no longer prohibiting those whom the Holy Spirit equips and selects, it is for the very reasons why complementarians use to disqualify them: women bring different gifting and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge ChatGPT is way more reasonable in its programmin

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge ChatGPT is way more reasonable in its programming. You are like a dog with a complementarian bone and like a dog’s instinct you just can’t let go.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Have you been programmed to favor a complementar

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Have you been programmed to favor a complementarian view over one that makes more sense of all the details?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge First, I’m not being creative, Paul is. And he has to in order to make this couple clear to Timothy without naming them. Why does it matter what most exegetes think? Desiring God and Crossway are committed to the comp...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge First, I’m not being creative, Paul is. And he has to in order to make this couple clear to Timothy without naming them. Why does it matter what most exegetes think? D

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ah, I see. So as long as women instruct men during the other 167 hours during the week and be unofficial about it…like at Bible studies or any context outside of that 1 hour. That’s what God wants. Clearly you know not...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ah, I see. So as long as women instruct men during the other 167 hours during the week and be unofficial about it…like at Bible studies or any context outside of that 1

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Well, your skill of analysis needs improving then. There is no complementarian (male only leadership) as divinely ordained. God makes that clear by giving the SAME commands to both male and female in Gen 1:28. Where...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Well, your skill of analysis needs improving then. There is no complementarian (male only leadership) as divinely ordained. God makes that clear by giving the SAME c

Gen 1:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge I need to know @Grok, are you getting your response purely from the text alone and its context and grammar or are you integrating ideas from commentaries and things others have written from a complementarian and/or ...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge I need to know @Grok, are you getting your response purely from the text alone and its context and grammar or are you integrating ideas from commentaries and things

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Again, all you are doing is copying and pasting from typical complementarian and patriarchal talking points. You are not dealing with the text itself in its context. Your arguments fail when taken without your compl...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Again, all you are doing is copying and pasting from typical complementarian and patriarchal talking points. You are not dealing with the text itself in its context.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-22

Charlie Kirk was quite an interesting complementarian. He agreed with Erica tha

Charlie Kirk was quite an interesting complementarian. He agreed with Erica that she wouldn’t get remarried if he lost his life. And with the agreement of her board, she is now a “woman without a he

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-15

@iheartJ37 @JoeAdrian256 @dalepartridge @ostrachan I probably should have stated where I agree with you. You are right that even if someone remains a complementarian, the scripture is clear in both what is said and the example of Jesus and His apostl...

@iheartJ37 @JoeAdrian256 @dalepartridge @ostrachan I probably should have stated where I agree with you. You are right that even if someone remains a complementarian, the scripture is clear in both wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-13

@ryancduff @DeeGoingsGirl And who knows…if he had a conversation with someone li

@ryancduff @DeeGoingsGirl And who knows…if he had a conversation with someone like myself or basically any actual scholar who holds egalitarian views, he might change his own views and have to drop hi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-09

@YesThatCollin @Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach I care only f

@YesThatCollin @Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach I care only for competence. I am currently attending a complementarian church so I’m completely willing for that to be a male.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@Here4Now0829 That’s totally fair. I wouldn’t ask any more than this. Further, if you remain a complementarian, that is fine by me. I’m here arguing my case, but you are free to disagree. That said, when complementarians treat egalitarians like they ...

@Here4Now0829 That’s totally fair. I wouldn’t ask any more than this. Further, if you remain a complementarian, that is fine by me. I’m here arguing my case, but you are free to disagree. That said, w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC It’s not a primary issue to me. I to

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC It’s not a primary issue to me. I tolerate his view and he tolerates mine. The church is complementarian.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC My pastor is a complementarian BTW.

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC My pastor is a complementarian BTW.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad It’s a real wonder to me why complementarians dont stru

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad It’s a real wonder to me why complementarians dont struggle with why God decided Adam needed a female partner and not a male one. God could have always solved the propagation

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

My dear complementarians and patriarchalists, please see some examples of mother

My dear complementarians and patriarchalists, please see some examples of mothers protecting and providing. Isn't that interesting?🤔 https://t.co/1ErAVWx0W5

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

Today I responded to @VirgilWalkerOMA who I thought posted a good article showing why he went from egalitarian to complementarian. Yes, it's not good to believe something on feelings alone. That's why we need to study 1Ti 2:12 in context. Hope you f...

Today I responded to @VirgilWalkerOMA who I thought posted a good article showing why he went from egalitarian to complementarian. Yes, it's not good to believe something on feelings alone. That's why

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@autocorrect2_0 Excellent! I always like it when complementarians and egalitaria

@autocorrect2_0 Excellent! I always like it when complementarians and egalitarians agree on things. 😊

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Emotionscoach The claim that egalitarian teaching harms marriage is a ridiculou

@Emotionscoach The claim that egalitarian teaching harms marriage is a ridiculous claim. Especially when he himself decides by consensus like we do. I would like to know in what way it harms marriage

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Emotionscoach @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii And Mike also misreads these scholars a number of times. And I disagree with a number of conclusions from egalitarians, but who can blame them as they are seeing legitimate problems with the complementarian...

@Emotionscoach @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii And Mike also misreads these scholars a number of times. And I disagree with a number of conclusions from egalitarians, but who can blame them as they are s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

Complementarians say God gave Adam authority over Eve—and by extension, husbands over wives. But Adam was the one who failed (Ro 5:12). He wasn’t deceived, yet didn’t guard the garden or his own flesh, Eve. If failed shepherds are removed, why woul...

Complementarians say God gave Adam authority over Eve—and by extension, husbands over wives. But Adam was the one who failed (Ro 5:12). He wasn’t deceived, yet didn’t guard the garden or his own fles

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-02

So how do you know that your deep understanding which has the ‘what’ and the ‘wh

So how do you know that your deep understanding which has the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ isn’t a misinterpretation due to your own ‘preconceived lens’? 🤔 Like Mike’s deep complementarian interpretation for

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