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Scripture Commentary article 2008-05-09

Matt Slick She They

This is a continuation of my evaluation of Matt Slick’s articles on women in ministry. Matt has been working for weeks to try to refute my interpretations

1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:15 Amos 15 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-05-07

Answering Matt Slicks Agenda On 1 Timothy 2:12

This is part 2 of answering the complementarian objections of Matt Slick on 1 Timothy 2:11-15. See part one here

1 Peter 4:11 1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2008-03-17

Godly Complementarians And Elvis Has Left The Building

With all the hostile name-calling tactics against egalitarians rampant on the internet, godly, peace-loving complementarians may wonder what they can do in their current position to bring peace amongst the body of Christ. I am glad you asked

Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-03-10

Circumcision The Woman And The Kinsman Redeemer

In dealing with women in ministry, the question has been asked of me, isn’t circumcision a proof that God only wants men to minister through leading and teaching since God gave the sign of circumcision for males only to his people in the Old Testament. Did God give preferential treatment to males wh

Acts 7:51 Deuteronomy 10:16 Deuteronomy 30:6 Women in Leadership
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 2008-02-01

The Bayly Brothers And The Trinity

Awhile back I was asked to consider posting a comment on a very strong complementarian blog that is known to be rather unloving towards egalitarians. This particular blog, I found, was run by two pastors of a Presbyterian church who appear to think that egalitarians do not have the right Jesus or th

2 Timothy 2:24 2 Timothy 2:25 Ecclesiastes 2 Trinity 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 2007-12-05

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 2007-10-31

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 2007-10-03

Carm Alert Grace In Action

I got an email from Matt Slick today. In addition to saying that I misrepresented him (he said I was claiming that he believes I am unsaved

Debates
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 2007-09-08

Debating On Women Pastors

Did you ever feel pulled in a direction you really didn’t want to go in. Well, this has been my life for the last 3 1/2 years

Colossians 6 Isaiah 4 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Spiritual Gifts
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 2007-08-03

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 2007-07-21

Shaming The Head 3

Continuing our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we come to verse 6:

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11 Authority & Submission
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 2007-06-17

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 2007-03-24

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 2007-01-28

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 2006-12-27

Why Was Adams Sin More Serious Than The Sin Of Eve Part Two

While we have seen from part one that Adam’s sin was said to have been a deliberate transgression of the covenant and as a result it was a treacherous act against God (Hosea 6:7) where does that leave the seriousness of Eve’s sin

1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 2:14 Genesis 1 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
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 2006-11-07

What Is True Headship

With all of the talk on submission of a wife, we should at least grant that submission is not related to suppression of God’s gifts. In other words if a woman is gifted to teach, her submission to her husband and her desire to honor him should not be a means to stop her from using her God-given gift

Headship & Kephale Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2006-10-27

Godly Women Need To Repent

My heart goes out to Pastors who are so engrained in tradition that they can easily justify sending godly women to hell. This past weekend I spoke with a Pastor from a denomination that does not believe that women are allowed to teach the bible to men

Spiritual Abuse
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 2006-03-19

Isnt It A Sin For A Woman To Teach Men

> Q: Doesn’t Paul’s command in 1 Timothy 2:12 for women not to teach men show that to disobey this command is a sin

1 Timothy 2:12 Colossians 1 Ecclesiastes 1 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-22

Thankfully, the Bible doesn’t teach this. God elects what is to become of those

Thankfully, the Bible doesn’t teach this. God elects what is to become of those who trust in Christ but not who will have faith. Faith is not a work. It is an expression of weakness to save oneself an

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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

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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 2025-10-10

@Geeekaholic @rightresponsem No one is saved apart from faith in Christ. That Go

@Geeekaholic @rightresponsem No one is saved apart from faith in Christ. That God has future plans for unbelieving Israel is very clear in scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 You know better than the apostles and the early church? There's n

@HvacRoar24011 You know better than the apostles and the early church? There's no Jew/Gentile *IN CHRIST*.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 Paul calls the Israelites his "kinsmen ACCORDING TO THE FLESH" “I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. For I coul...

@HvacRoar24011 Paul calls the Israelites his "kinsmen ACCORDING TO THE FLESH" “I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 @mennodarren @smashbaals That's right, salvation is not based on your ethnic origin, not based on being a physical descendent of Abraham, but based on belief in Christ. You keep repeating the things we agree on and ignoring the script...

@HvacRoar24011 @mennodarren @smashbaals That's right, salvation is not based on your ethnic origin, not based on being a physical descendent of Abraham, but based on belief in Christ. You keep repeat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-28

RT @ryanschatz: @hyde62056 @FDellarosanera @ethercoast Paul keeps both truths: t

RT @ryanschatz: @hyde62056 @FDellarosanera @ethercoast Paul keeps both truths: the church = one body of Jew & Gentile in Christ (Eph 2:14–1…

Eph 2:14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-28

@hyde62056 @FDellarosanera @ethercoast So again, believers in Christ are one body, Jew and Gentile alike (Eph 2:14–16; Gal 3:28). There is no second way of salvation—only through Christ. The church is not outside God’s promises but grafted into the...

@hyde62056 @FDellarosanera @ethercoast So again, believers in Christ are one body, Jew and Gentile alike (Eph 2:14–16; Gal 3:28). There is no second way of salvation—only through Christ. The church

Eph 2:14 Gal 3:28 Ro 11:17 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-28

@hyde62056 @FDellarosanera @ethercoast Paul keeps both truths: the church = one body of Jew & Gentile in Christ (Eph 2:14–16), yet Israel remains distinct in God’s plan (Ro 11:25–29). That’s not ‘another gospel’. The gospel is Christ crucified &a...

@hyde62056 @FDellarosanera @ethercoast Paul keeps both truths: the church = one body of Jew & Gentile in Christ (Eph 2:14–16), yet Israel remains distinct in God’s plan (Ro 11:25–29). That’s not ‘

Eph 2:14 Ro 11:25 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-15

@restoredkgdm @rightresponsem Paul wasn’t referring to what Saul did to Christians before he believed. That’s my point. As a Christian you would know the change that comes by believing in Christ. Why would you want to put a new Christian to death fo...

@restoredkgdm @rightresponsem Paul wasn’t referring to what Saul did to Christians before he believed. That’s my point. As a Christian you would know the change that comes by believing in Christ. Why

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-11

@King_Brody @LukeBennerE On the latter, have you read the letter to Philemon? Paul doesn’t command Philemon as an apostle but appeals to him in love. His appeal is that, now that Onesimus is a brother in Christ, Philemon should treat him as he would ...

@King_Brody @LukeBennerE On the latter, have you read the letter to Philemon? Paul doesn’t command Philemon as an apostle but appeals to him in love. His appeal is that, now that Onesimus is a brother

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@rubes_stev863 Heresy is teaching that makes you non-Christian. Though I strongl

@rubes_stev863 Heresy is teaching that makes you non-Christian. Though I strongly disagree with them, Calvinists are my brothers and sisters in Christ.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@NicoSanchezUSA While I'm hoping for the theological system of Calvinism to fade

@NicoSanchezUSA While I'm hoping for the theological system of Calvinism to fade, Calvinists are still my brothers and sisters in Christ. The differences we have are no where near the differences pres

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Prov_Standards There is no hierarchy for leadership because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. Leaders are only those who demonstrate by example and are gifted and capable of teaching what was passed onto them, and correcting error. The auth...

@Prov_Standards There is no hierarchy for leadership because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. Leaders are only those who demonstrate by example and are gifted and capable of teaching what wa

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-29

Yet Mike clarified that egalitarianism is a secondary issue and that they should

Yet Mike clarified that egalitarianism is a secondary issue and that they should be treated as full brothers and sisters in Christ. https://t.co/qHN8zy3egl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@TryinDaily @BrandonABourg @sister_slay The term “Christian” is anachronistic in Alma. The Bible says the label first appeared in Antioch decades after Jesus’ resurrection. “…they were called the people of God. And they were called Christians, becau...

@TryinDaily @BrandonABourg @sister_slay The term “Christian” is anachronistic in Alma. The Bible says the label first appeared in Antioch decades after Jesus’ resurrection. “…they were called the peo

Alma 46:15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-24

@mtnhousewife Exactly! Ultimately, we should all want to know if we are wrong in

@mtnhousewife Exactly! Ultimately, we should all want to know if we are wrong in something since hopefully our mutual goal is full maturity in Christ.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

Instead of preserving the truth, it creates a parallel authority structure that

Instead of preserving the truth, it creates a parallel authority structure that can override Scripture. And this leads many sincere people to trust in a system rather than in Christ alone. This is w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Also, you should re-read your posts… “You’re disgusting. It’s truly sick” is not charitable and no way to speak with even unbelievers let alone a brother in Christ. I haven’t once called you such names! I’m even current...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Also, you should re-read your posts… “You’re disgusting. It’s truly sick” is not charitable and no way to speak with even unbelievers let alone a brother in Christ. I ha

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