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Scripture Commentary article 2008-04-12

Helpful Sites For Research On Egalitarian Views

I was also asked to have a place where we could list good blogs/web sites that promote godly views about women in ministry or issues of egalitarian marriage, etc. This post will be the permanent place to place links

Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-03-27

To Diane Sellner Of Carm

**October 2008 addition Note: A public statement regarding Diane Sellner’s role in the public attacks against me is at

Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-02-17

Radio Update And Whats Up In Ministry

It’s time for an update especially since I have been so busy that I haven’t been able to post much for awhile

Isaiah 4 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-26

Matt Slicks Radio Station To Host Women In Ministry Silenced Or Set Free

Below is what I posted on Matt Slick’s discussion board. I will add the day and time of the airing of “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free

Hosea 4 Isaiah 12 Isaiah 4 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-22

The Husband As King Over The Wife

In part two of this discussion we asked whether God has ordained that a woman must have a priest in the home to represent her to God and God to her. Today we continue our discussion about whether a husband is to have the position of king over his wife in their marriage

Acts 4 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:24 Headship & Kephale Authority & Submission Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-20

Gods Woman Is She Needy Of A Representative Priest Part 2

In part one, ( click here to read ) we discussed whether God created the woman as needed or needy. In this continuing discussion we ask whether God has ordained that a woman must have a priest in the home to represent her to God and God to her

1 Peter 3:10 1 Peter 3:11 1 Peter 3:7 Authority & Submission Complementarianism
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 2007-12-21

Jesus Unequal In Prayer

In my research for our new DVD on the Trinity I am amazed that the teaching that God has a hierarchy of “roles” has some convinced that it is the Father alone who hears and answers prayer. This is Bruce Ware’s position in his book on the Trinity called “Father, Son, & Holy Spirit”

1 Corinthians 1:2 Acts 7:59 John 14:13 Trinity
Scripture Commentary article 2007-10-31

Spiritual Gifts A Means For Obedience

This is the last in our series about spiritual gifts and here we discover that spiritual gifts are a means for our obedience

1 Corinthians 14:1 Matthew 25:14 Matthew 25:15 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2007-10-26

Prayer Request

While freeing women to minister with their God-given to the entire body of Christ has been a very strong passion for me, it has not been the main focus of my ministry. In 1988 God called me to give of my time, my money and my talents to help Jehovah’s Witnesses find the truth about the real Jesus Ch

Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-19

Debate Audio Between Matt Slick And Cheryl Schatz

If you didn’t get a chance to hear the debate regarding women Pastors between Matt Slick of CARM and myself, you can hear it at this link

1 Timothy 2:12 Esther 18 Hosea 1 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-29

Are Gods Gifts Segregated

Segregation is the policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups. The question for this post – are God’s gifts meant to be segregated into races, classes or ethnic groups

1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 12:25 1 Corinthians 12:7 Spiritual Gifts
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 2007-03-24

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 2007-01-28

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 2006-12-07

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 2006-11-22

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 2006-11-20

Adam As Head Of The Family

It is common for hierarchists to say that Adam was Eve’s head not because he was her source, but because he had authority over her. While the teaching that Adam was Eve’s ruler before the fall of man is unsubstantiated, the fact that Adam was the source of Eve is foundational to the doctrine of the

Headship & Kephale 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 2006-09-23

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 article 2006-07-02

Wasnt Adam The Only One Given Gods Prohibition In The Garden

> Q: Does the fact that Adam was the only one given God’s prohibition in the garden prove that he was given a role of authority that the women was not given

Genesis 3:3 Proverbs 30:6 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-11

Introduction

“Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” (WIM) is a very visual way to learn to understand the hard passages of scripture concerning women in ministry

Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-11

Recommendations For Wim

> Women in Ministry: Silenced or Set Free. ” as a whole is a very well produced and presented multi-media teaching series on the legitimacy and freedom of women to be in any ministry that God should call them to

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

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-23

@ronhenzel Hodge equates “made alive” with “justified unto eternal life” Hodge collapses resurrection into salvation Hodge treats “in Christ” as a technical soteriological union rather than a representative, mediatorial one But Paul explicitly disti...

@ronhenzel Hodge equates “made alive” with “justified unto eternal life” Hodge collapses resurrection into salvation Hodge treats “in Christ” as a technical soteriological union rather than a represen

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-15

@MarinaRohr2012 @ExtraSaltedNuts @FoxWayward @rightresponsem Right…but justice is that Jesus took our shame and guilt on himself. So if someone comes to Christ, I don’t think that forgiveness and mercy is immediately followed by execution. Now you ma...

@MarinaRohr2012 @ExtraSaltedNuts @FoxWayward @rightresponsem Right…but justice is that Jesus took our shame and guilt on himself. So if someone comes to Christ, I don’t think that forgiveness and merc

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@BronWen727104 So someone serving by leading the kitchen crew or managing the distribution to the widows is a pastoring function? I don’t think we are looking at English wording but what terms and contexts the biblical authors used this word for. T...

@BronWen727104 So someone serving by leading the kitchen crew or managing the distribution to the widows is a pastoring function? I don’t think we are looking at English wording but what terms and co

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@PhoGroyper @dianahenryart @BeSaintly What Paul would say to those who think wom

@PhoGroyper @dianahenryart @BeSaintly What Paul would say to those who think women should be silent in the church: “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] only?” (1C

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

@AF_Tugboater @MegHunterKilmer Yes, 1Ti 2:12, Paul identifying a specific deceiv

@AF_Tugboater @MegHunterKilmer Yes, 1Ti 2:12, Paul identifying a specific deceived wife who needs to stop teaching heresy. But Paul is not stopping anyone from sharing their opinion on social media.

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 “…what I am writing is the Lord’s command” —but this is not v34-35. If it was, it would be in the law (Gen—Deut) and there is no law that silences women in the assembly. But it is part of the oral t...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 “…what I am writing is the Lord’s command” —but this is not v34-35. If it was, it would be in the law (Gen—Deut) and there is no law that silences w

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Paul is introducing her to the church at Rome so they will immediately accept her and support her by serving under her leadership as normally it takes time to recognize leaders. I don’t see how you get the idea she wasn’t a...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Paul is introducing her to the church at Rome so they will immediately accept her and support her by serving under her leadership as normally it takes time to recognize leade

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-28

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay If you believe (as I do) that James is describing the kind of faith and not adding works to faith, then you should be appalled by the statement “…after all we can do.” You should demand your church to rescin...

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay If you believe (as I do) that James is describing the kind of faith and not adding works to faith, then you should be appalled by the statement “…after all we

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

By elevating its own interpretive and declarative authority, the RCC can introdu

By elevating its own interpretive and declarative authority, the RCC can introduce teachings that are not only extra-biblical but sometimes anti-biblical. Mary as Mediatrix, the Immaculate Conception

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

“…Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advo

“…Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix.” (CCC 969) A ‘mediatrix’ is a mediator, which is more than an intercessor. I

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-20

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz Yes, wives are subject to their own husbands in everything. However, given that all are to be subject reciprocally to one another out of a fear of Christ (Eph 5:21), then whatever Paul means in...

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz Yes, wives are subject to their own husbands in everything. However, given that all are to be subject reciprocally to one another out of a fear

Eph 5:1-2 Eph 5:21 debate
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
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-27

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek I’m saying they are not Christians beca

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek I’m saying they are not Christians because they don’t follow the Biblical definition of a Christian defined by the Bible and reflected in the Nicene Creed.

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-27

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek No, I’m not the gate keeper. The Bible

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek No, I’m not the gate keeper. The Bible is the standard.

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-27

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek No, that’s not quite it. This council did not define for the first time what Christians believed up to 325 AD. They are presenting on paper what was already believed by all Christians. There were those who did...

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek No, that’s not quite it. This council did not define for the first time what Christians believed up to 325 AD. They are presenting on paper what was already be

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-27

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek All Christians adhere to the Nicene Cre

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek All Christians adhere to the Nicene Creed. JWs and Mormons do not, BTW. The same can be said of some other cult groups like the Christadelphians. These are cul

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-12

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals The Greek word used is dialegomai (διελέγετο) — often t

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals The Greek word used is dialegomai (διελέγετο) — often translated “reasoned,” “discussed,” or “dialogued.” It suggests mutual exchange, not a monologue or sermon (cf. Ac 17:2,

Ac 20:9 Ac 17:2 Ac 18:4 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-07

@rightresponsem And who watches over husbands' activity on social media?

@rightresponsem And who watches over husbands' activity on social media?

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-26

@PrayTheRosary12 If by ‘Catholic’ you mean following Christ and His teachings, a

@PrayTheRosary12 If by ‘Catholic’ you mean following Christ and His teachings, absolutely. But if you mean praying to saints, treating Mary as a mediatrix, or worshipping the Eucharist, that’s another

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-21

@dianahenryart If she was sinless, then why did she need a saviour? “And my spir

@dianahenryart If she was sinless, then why did she need a saviour? “And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior” (Lk 1:47). If they were chaste, then how did they have other children? We’ve been re

Lk 1:47 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-17

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Second, the immediate context: In Ro 11:1

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Second, the immediate context: In Ro 11:17, Paul says some (τινες, tines) branches (Jews) were “broken off” due to unbelief. Then he addresses the individual Ge

Ro 11:17 commentary
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