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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders need to be able to teach. They are character qua...

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr That’s a reasonable question to ask. However, we have scant evidence for any specifically named elders. Peter calls himself a “fellow elder” in 1 Pet 5:1 and John refers to himself as “the elder” in 2 John and...

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr That’s a reasonable question to ask. However, we have scant evidence for any specifically named elders. Peter calls himself a “fellow elder” in 1 Pet 5:1 and J

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@itsabentworld @pastordmack https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@itsabentworld @pastordmack https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@anahnemoo This is frankly ridiculous. All are commanded by the authority of God to make disciples of all nations...and women are included. If God gifts a woman with a pastoral heart and a gifting for teaching and she is sound in the faith and qual...

@anahnemoo This is frankly ridiculous. All are commanded by the authority of God to make disciples of all nations...and women are included. If God gifts a woman with a pastoral heart and a gifting f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@ortrails @goteamcarr Yes! It should be based on gifting and desire. If God gifted her in that fellowship and she desired the role of overseer, then she should not be prevented or else that would be working against the Holy Spirit who chooses to gi...

@ortrails @goteamcarr Yes! It should be based on gifting and desire. If God gifted her in that fellowship and she desired the role of overseer, then she should not be prevented or else that would be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont Elders are required to be able to teach,

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont Elders are required to be able to teach, not deacons. Deacons are appointed for works of service.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you...

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you he

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@JBenSimpson @DuletzkeMelanie @pastordmack Not even men are supposed to exercise

@JBenSimpson @DuletzkeMelanie @pastordmack Not even men are supposed to exercise 'authentein' over anyone. If the great commission applies to everyone, any believer can disciple anyone, male or femal

1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@obodo719 @andijen88 @Jesusmyoverseer Take another look at this passage. It's saying something different than what you think. Paul is addressing a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine in the church at Ephesus and her husband who is not d...

@obodo719 @andijen88 @Jesusmyoverseer Take another look at this passage. It's saying something different than what you think. Paul is addressing a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@merelyjwright I don’t think you are understanding. You encourage and work with others DESPITE the fact that they do things differently BECAUSE it is secondary. You are treating secondary like primary. I’m convinced that pastors see their role as ...

@merelyjwright I don’t think you are understanding. You encourage and work with others DESPITE the fact that they do things differently BECAUSE it is secondary. You are treating secondary like prima

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@ChristMount777 @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment Im not a paedo Baptist, though my pastor will baptise infants if requested. I will never request that nor recommend anyone to do that but I still go to this church. Do I think it has impac...

@ChristMount777 @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment Im not a paedo Baptist, though my pastor will baptise infants if requested. I will never request that nor recommend anyone to do that but I

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@JacobSpray5 Nothing in 1 Tim 3 says “must not be a female,” rather the phrase “

@JacobSpray5 Nothing in 1 Tim 3 says “must not be a female,” rather the phrase “one woman man” means faithful to one’s spouse…unless you think an overseer must be married with children which the apost

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-08

@JacobSpray5 @Believer1611KJV 1 Tim 2:11-15 is about false teaching, not about preventing women from teaching true doctrine. 1 Cor 14:34-36 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting it. As for the requirement...

@JacobSpray5 @Believer1611KJV 1 Tim 2:11-15 is about false teaching, not about preventing women from teaching true doctrine. 1 Cor 14:34-36 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1

1 Cor 14:34-36 1 Cor 7:1 1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-08

@HITlifter Those passages don't restrict pastoral, preaching and teaching work t

@HITlifter Those passages don't restrict pastoral, preaching and teaching work to only males. https://t.co/PWKFTEoOdx

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-07

@CovenantReform2 @Name_Unspoken_2 @SHoddeMiller @BethMooreLPM That is not “basic

@CovenantReform2 @Name_Unspoken_2 @SHoddeMiller @BethMooreLPM That is not “basic Bible.” Where does the Bible refer to senior pastor?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@EllaFlash @b161750 @TheMuppetPastor They both chose to sin, but Adam was not de

@EllaFlash @b161750 @TheMuppetPastor They both chose to sin, but Adam was not deceived because of his experience with God and observing Him creating prior to Eve who didn’t have this experience. https

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@DavidCShell1 @Emma41913442572 @p3_1415926i @TnShitStirrer @Eric_Conn What makes you think every Christian believed what you do? Even if all got it wrong, the apostles didn’t. Jesus picked 12 Jewish males but we don’t say only Jewish males can be p...

@DavidCShell1 @Emma41913442572 @p3_1415926i @TnShitStirrer @Eric_Conn What makes you think every Christian believed what you do? Even if all got it wrong, the apostles didn’t. Jesus picked 12 Jewish

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-04

@Softball_Nani @Robert_S_Morley @KaeleyT I was more disappointed that my pastor

@Softball_Nani @Robert_S_Morley @KaeleyT I was more disappointed that my pastor still met with us even though he admitted he wasn’t feeling 100%. He trusted the mask…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-30

@RenOfMen @Rach4Patriarchy @KnowlandKnows Scripture is not explicit about pastors being male only. Paul is dealing with a specific situation in Ephesus that he and Timothy whom he wrote his letter to would know about. It was not someone to name yet...

@RenOfMen @Rach4Patriarchy @KnowlandKnows Scripture is not explicit about pastors being male only. Paul is dealing with a specific situation in Ephesus that he and Timothy whom he wrote his letter to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@ChristianJComis @PastorMark Curiously I never read any of these books but of co

@ChristianJComis @PastorMark Curiously I never read any of these books but of course others explained this as Eve telling or leading Adam and you don’t see it until you read the text more carefully.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark This is a good point Chris. Most think that “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife” to mean that she told him to eat of the fruit. However, since that is not recorded in the text it may simply...

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark This is a good point Chris. Most think that “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife” to mean that she told him to eat of the fruit. However, si

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark https://t.co/81icySfgii

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark https://t.co/81icySfgii

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark I said that the serpent was including both by using the plural. Then my point being that you showed where it says that Satan speaks to Eve as if to suggest that this means Adam wasn’t there even though the o...

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark I said that the serpent was including both by using the plural. Then my point being that you showed where it says that Satan speaks to Eve as if to suggest t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark A few verses later God speaks to the w

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark A few verses later God speaks to the woman and then to the man…it doesn’t mean they are not both present listening while God is speaking to the other. https:/

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Got questions states three possible views: First view⎯Adam was there with her 1⃣"Traditional Jewish interpretation takes this phrase to mean that Adam was with Eve the whole time she was being tempted and th...

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Got questions states three possible views: First view⎯Adam was there with her 1⃣"Traditional Jewish interpretation takes this phrase to mean that Adam was wi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Not only does the text say that Adam w

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Not only does the text say that Adam was with her, but the serpent uses plural pronouns, verbs and participles when speaking to the woman. So the serpent was

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Yes, those are good points Chris. I would also add that if Adam wasn't there to hear the serpent and immediately Eve is handing him the fruit, wouldn't he immediately react and take it away from her? If the...

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Yes, those are good points Chris. I would also add that if Adam wasn't there to hear the serpent and immediately Eve is handing him the fruit, wouldn't he im

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-28

@PastorMark And would you describe a Jezebel as as a female leader?? Sounds a l

@PastorMark And would you describe a Jezebel as as a female leader?? Sounds a lot like the term "semi-Pelagian." Just another way of calling people names instead of dealing with real issues.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-28

@PastorMark Except the Bible says in 1 Tim 2 that Adam was not deceived though we know from Gen 3 that he was right beside her. Adam knew that the serpent’s words were a lie but did nothing about it. To whom much is given (ie. Adam saw God create a...

@PastorMark Except the Bible says in 1 Tim 2 that Adam was not deceived though we know from Gen 3 that he was right beside her. Adam knew that the serpent’s words were a lie but did nothing about it.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-28

@Andrew5tuff @PastorMark Totally tracking with you in agreement if you remove “r

@Andrew5tuff @PastorMark Totally tracking with you in agreement if you remove “roles.” What specific roles are you referring to? The role of decision maker for the husband and the role of submittor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-28

@revjeffvox @stillgray Is my pastor friend ok with shooting looters? 😕

@revjeffvox @stillgray Is my pastor friend ok with shooting looters? 😕

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-27

@PastorMark What about when the opposite happens? The husband is domineering an

@PastorMark What about when the opposite happens? The husband is domineering and the wife is passive…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-26

@DST_QA That is my point. We don’t take it literally. To think it would apply to sneezing is a little absurd though. There’s nothing in 1 Cor 14:34-35 that says it’s about a woman being a pastor. “If they [wives] want to inquire about anything th...

@DST_QA That is my point. We don’t take it literally. To think it would apply to sneezing is a little absurd though. There’s nothing in 1 Cor 14:34-35 that says it’s about a woman being a pastor.

1 Cor 14:34-35 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-26

@DST_QA Concerning prophesy in the church, this is presupposed in 1 Cor 11:5. O

@DST_QA Concerning prophesy in the church, this is presupposed in 1 Cor 11:5. On what basis would the church be gathered and all men be excluded? Often the pastor will call someone to read the morni

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-26

@PastorMark But being an independent thinking is good for everyone, right? You

@PastorMark But being an independent thinking is good for everyone, right? You don’t mean your wife needs to be dependent on you to think or make decisions, right?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica What does that mean “have authority over men”? You mean any man in the church, or even the pastor, can just tell you what to do? If it is due to order of creation, then the animals should rule over people as...

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica What does that mean “have authority over men”? You mean any man in the church, or even the pastor, can just tell you what to do? If it is due to order of cre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@Shakespreacher @Protestia But the Bible does not restrict a qualified and gifte

@Shakespreacher @Protestia But the Bible does not restrict a qualified and gifted woman from preaching true doctrine or overseeing, teaching or pastoral care. The Bible does not support men from teac

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@faithwillsaveu A qualified and gifted woman should not be prevented from preach

@faithwillsaveu A qualified and gifted woman should not be prevented from preaching true doctrine, overseeing or pastoral ministry. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgg1O

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@Paladin_Jack777 @KDuffRealtor @godlywomanhood That passage is not meant to stop

@Paladin_Jack777 @KDuffRealtor @godlywomanhood That passage is not meant to stop qualified women from preaching true doctrine, teaching anyone (including men), or overseeing or pastoral work. https://

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS I agree…stick to what it says. Don’t prevent qualified,

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS I agree…stick to what it says. Don’t prevent qualified, gifted women from preaching true doctrine and pastoral ministry.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@5Solas2 The Bible doesn’t restrict qualified women from preaching true doctrine

@5Solas2 The Bible doesn’t restrict qualified women from preaching true doctrine and pastoral work. Take another look. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-21

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark Appreciate the offer to help. Thanks for the conversa

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark Appreciate the offer to help. Thanks for the conversation. G’night.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-21

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark I do have an answer for each of the Calvinist proof texts. Are we going to go through them all? It’s late…I could continue after a sleep. If you are up for a while longer, take a look at a documentary I host about Judas. ...

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark I do have an answer for each of the Calvinist proof texts. Are we going to go through them all? It’s late…I could continue after a sleep. If you are up for a while longer,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-21

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark I almost agreed with your post except you said “How God chooses people is certainly a mystery.” That is of course what a good Calvinist believes but I believe that God chooses those who fear Him and gives these to Christ. ...

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark I almost agreed with your post except you said “How God chooses people is certainly a mystery.” That is of course what a good Calvinist believes but I believe that God choos

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-21

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark I see it differently. If we think that God chose us and passed over others, this can result in pride! That I boast in my weakness is the exact opposite of pride! And make no mistake, faith is an admission of weakness and ...

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark I see it differently. If we think that God chose us and passed over others, this can result in pride! That I boast in my weakness is the exact opposite of pride! And make

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-19

@PastorMark If you didn’t save yourself, know that the same faith that resulted

@PastorMark If you didn’t save yourself, know that the same faith that resulted in salvation means that if you don’t abide in Him you will be broken off (John 15, Rom 11).

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-19

@masonmennenga No, if your pastor destroys a Barbie house in church then perhaps

@masonmennenga No, if your pastor destroys a Barbie house in church then perhaps the focus has shifted from God to spectacle. Let’s embrace substance over show.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, I would assume that oversight means that an elder is considering what is being taught and guiding and also putting a stop to any serious false teaching. Elder oversight is for the benefit of the one teaching (and those being...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, I would assume that oversight means that an elder is considering what is being taught and guiding and also putting a stop to any serious false teaching. Elder oversight is fo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Agreed and just to be specific to get agreement from PaulD, he would say that a woman can teach women and children and can share the gospel or share prophecy, but she must remain under the judgment of the elders when doing so and ...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Agreed and just to be specific to get agreement from PaulD, he would say that a woman can teach women and children and can share the gospel or share prophecy, but she must remain u

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT One other point, if the plain reading is so clear, then why

@pauldirks @KaeleyT One other point, if the plain reading is so clear, then why do men interpret 1 Tim 3 that a pastor can be single and without children? Is that the plain meaning?

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