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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 2007-08-03

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 2007-07-09

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 2007-05-30

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 2007-03-31

Should A Woman Fear Using Her Spiritual Gifts

Can a woman serve God with all her heart without fearing that somehow she is violating a commandment by God. This segment is a preview of part 7 of the 4th DVD of “Women in M inistry Silenced or Set Free

Exodus 3:28 Proverbs 7 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2007-01-19

What Law Does Satan Agree With

I should call this post Part Four of “Does God have one unique law. ” but instead I chose to make it a “unique” post of its own

1 Timothy 1:3 1 Timothy 2:12 Proverbs 1 1 Timothy 2
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 2006-12-11

Why Was Adam Not Deceived

1 Timothy 2:13, 14 show that the first creation of Adam is connected to the fact that Adam was not deceived. Why was Adam not deceived

1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:13 Amos 1 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve
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 2006-12-02

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 2006-11-29

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 2006-08-19

Pastor Has His Eyes Opened Regarding Faulty Traditions

I recently received this email from a Southern Baptist Pastor who watched the DVD “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” this summer:

Spiritual Gifts 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

Would Your Arguments Have Strength Without 1 Timothy 215

> Q: It also seems that 1 Timothy 2:15 is crucial for your interpretation. The word ‘she’ is a definite point in your favor

1 Timothy 2:15 Exodus 1 Hebrews 15 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
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 When interpreting the Bible,

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii When interpreting the Bible, we first must go to the context of the author’s own letter before we go anywhere else. Why do you think Paul wasn’t refe

1Cor 11:10 1Cor 6:2-3 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-23

@ronhenzel “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.” (1Co 15:22) Paul does not limit the “made alive” to the elect here. In context (1Co 15:23–24), he speaks of order and outcome, not limitation of scope. The resurrection o...

@ronhenzel “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.” (1Co 15:22) Paul does not limit the “made alive” to the elect here. In context (1Co 15:23–24), he speaks of order and ou

1Co 15:22 1Co 15:23 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-15

@uncledando @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Except kephale (head)

@uncledando @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Except kephale (head) has nothing to do with authority in these Biblical contexts…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@Truth_matters20 Taken in context, Paul’s personal letter to Timothy was so that Timothy would remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines. Not wanting to name the deceived woman teaching heresy since she hadn’t been c...

@Truth_matters20 Taken in context, Paul’s personal letter to Timothy was so that Timothy would remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines. Not wanting to name the dece

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge How did you decide between a specific woman and the anaphoric use of the article and a generic woman? How does your view tie the context together with Paul’s stated intent, writing specifically to Timothy to deal with ...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge How did you decide between a specific woman and the anaphoric use of the article and a generic woman? How does your view tie the context together with Paul’s stated int

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge You are not doing exegesis. Repeating talking po

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge You are not doing exegesis. Repeating talking points is not Biblical analysis of the text alone in its context and grammar. Don’t claim you are doing exegesis when you

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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 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 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Sorry, @Grok, you are going to have to do better. Summarizing what commentaries say is not how we interpret the Bible. Stick to just the text, the grammar and the context or you will mess this one up every time. The...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Sorry, @Grok, you are going to have to do better. Summarizing what commentaries say is not how we interpret the Bible. Stick to just the text, the grammar and the co

1Ti 2:11-12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge Since you are now trying to argue

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge Since you are now trying to argue by simply quoting the scripture I explained in context, here are some questions for you…because you clearly are much sma

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge No it doesn’t Sherlock. The contex

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge No it doesn’t Sherlock. The context is stopping false teachers. You need to read more than one verse…sigh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@ThokGrararah @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge That’s correct. Paul’s context of 1Tim which is a personal letter to Timothy is that he wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyon...

@ThokGrararah @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge That’s correct. Paul’s context of 1Tim which is a personal letter to Timothy is that he wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@UncutDomination @dalepartridge You might do well to learn in silence since you

@UncutDomination @dalepartridge You might do well to learn in silence since you like many others struggle to read in context. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-11

@rfl3tcher @Toneskeee If context is key, then how can you ignore that Paul was writing about false teachers? And Paul speaks about women (pl) in 2:9-10 and then uses the singular in 2:11-12. He doesn’t say “women are not to teach…men” but refers to ‘...

@rfl3tcher @Toneskeee If context is key, then how can you ignore that Paul was writing about false teachers? And Paul speaks about women (pl) in 2:9-10 and then uses the singular in 2:11-12. He doesn’

in 2:11-12 in 2:9-10 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-11

@Toneskeee @SuzanneLucy78 As for 1Ti 3:11-15, you have to read this passage in context. Paul wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching false doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching anyone else the truth. That...

@Toneskeee @SuzanneLucy78 As for 1Ti 3:11-15, you have to read this passage in context. Paul wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching false doctrines, not to sto

1Ti 2:15 1Ti 3:11-15 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-10

@LaughingBrook @Toneskeee Only if you read it completely out of context, miss that Paul was writing this in a personal letter to Timothy, miss his grammatical cues showing he was referring to a specific deceived wife teaching heresy and don’t know wh...

@LaughingBrook @Toneskeee Only if you read it completely out of context, miss that Paul was writing this in a personal letter to Timothy, miss his grammatical cues showing he was referring to a specif

1Ti 2:15 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-10

@REFINED_DIRT @sola_chad So you read Romans 3 and thought that there is no one who did good and didn’t wonder whether that idea would mean Paul was quoting Ps 14 out of context? Was your pastor or those you were listening to (aka the commentaries) n...

@REFINED_DIRT @sola_chad So you read Romans 3 and thought that there is no one who did good and didn’t wonder whether that idea would mean Paul was quoting Ps 14 out of context? Was your pastor or th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-05

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Finding an interpretation that makes sense of all the details in the context, the grammar and the rest of scripture is not looking for loopholes. I prefer the scripture over man’s infallible interpretation. If you want to...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Finding an interpretation that makes sense of all the details in the context, the grammar and the rest of scripture is not looking for loopholes. I prefer the scripture ov

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-05

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen You are using a similar argument to what I am except I am combining the clear reading “I do not permit a woman to teach” with the context about stopping false teaching and drawing the only reasonable logical conclusion. I...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen You are using a similar argument to what I am except I am combining the clear reading “I do not permit a woman to teach” with the context about stopping false teaching and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-04

@notabreadliner @TheRealJamieKay @waltercool11 @TheLaurenChen That's the most misquoted and most abused out of context passage in the entire Bible. How about reading it in context? Paul's stated purpose is for Timothy to instruct certain people to st...

@notabreadliner @TheRealJamieKay @waltercool11 @TheLaurenChen That's the most misquoted and most abused out of context passage in the entire Bible. How about reading it in context? Paul's stated purpo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 When Jesus sent out the 12 and the 72, He explicitly told them to not bring anything with them and to stay with someone who would feed them and give them lodging so they could share the gospel with that town. That is the context of wha...

@HvacRoar24011 When Jesus sent out the 12 and the 72, He explicitly told them to not bring anything with them and to stay with someone who would feed them and give them lodging so they could share the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 The context of Ro 2:28-29 is Jews who were preaching one thing and doing another: “you, therefore, who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one is not to steal, do you steal? You who say that one is not t...

@HvacRoar24011 The context of Ro 2:28-29 is Jews who were preaching one thing and doing another: “you, therefore, who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one is not to

Ro 2:28-29 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 The background of 2 John is itinerant teachers who traveled from house to house in the early church. Hospitality in that context often meant giving them lodging, food, and sometimes financial support, effectively endorsing them and hel...

@HvacRoar24011 The background of 2 John is itinerant teachers who traveled from house to house in the early church. Hospitality in that context often meant giving them lodging, food, and sometimes fin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-12

@HypothesisOnly @CarlBads69 @rightresponsem I’m afraid I don’t fully understand myself. Most of the differences within the Christian church have to do with people interpreting and applying the Bible’s text differently. Often the problem stems from ta...

@HypothesisOnly @CarlBads69 @rightresponsem I’m afraid I don’t fully understand myself. Most of the differences within the Christian church have to do with people interpreting and applying the Bible’s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-06

@PastorJWScott There’s no hermeneutical issue with my interpretation. The proble

@PastorJWScott There’s no hermeneutical issue with my interpretation. The problem is that you are not taking context into account in 1Ti 2:11-12. Paul wrote to Timothy to instruct ‘certain ones’ to st

1Ti 2:11-12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-03

Context. This is from Winfield Community Church in Dover, Ohio. The pastor’s nam

Context. This is from Winfield Community Church in Dover, Ohio. The pastor’s name is Josh Davis. Incident is at 36:40 of the following video. https://t.co/tQ6fhWQrEA

at 36:40 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-18

@Gbackupx The Bible nowhere says that women shouldn’t preach. 1Ti 2:12 is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach ‘strange doctrines’—but this has nothing to do with anyone preaching the truth to any...

@Gbackupx The Bible nowhere says that women shouldn’t preach. 1Ti 2:12 is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach ‘strange doctrines’—but this has no

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-18

@iheartJ37 @JoeAdrian256 @dalepartridge @ostrachan Hi @iheartJ37, apologies for the delayed response. I think that the sense of the word used depends on the context, so yes, it can shift. However, what in the context of Eph 5 leads you to believe tha...

@iheartJ37 @JoeAdrian256 @dalepartridge @ostrachan Hi @iheartJ37, apologies for the delayed response. I think that the sense of the word used depends on the context, so yes, it can shift. However, wha

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-16

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 1Co 11:3 is probably the strongest evidence for head meaning source especially in the context of 11:1-16. Paul is talking about source relationships and interdependence not gender hierarchy. Further, he...

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 1Co 11:3 is probably the strongest evidence for head meaning source especially in the context of 11:1-16. Paul is talking about source relationships and

of 11:1-16 1Co 11:3 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-16

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 That verse literally says “He is

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 That verse literally says “He is the ἀρχή” —which is source or beginning/origin. There we see the concept of preeminence or prominence. I still don’t s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-16

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 Grok, you may be quick, but your skill in reading in context needs some improving. Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy with the express purpose for him to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain pe...

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 Grok, you may be quick, but your skill in reading in context needs some improving. Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy with the express purpose f

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