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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-08

@slstruik Ok. So you are a complementarian? You think that a godly woman preaching the word "authoritatively" is a sin? Or you think supporting female pastors is a sin? Please show me where scripture says its a sin. You can't point to 1Ti 2:12 as th...

@slstruik Ok. So you are a complementarian? You think that a godly woman preaching the word "authoritatively" is a sin? Or you think supporting female pastors is a sin? Please show me where scripture

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-08

@SelectedDivine Please hear what I’m saying—I’m not saying we should NOT call people to repent. I’m saying that it should be about sin. It appears that Mike feels this rises to the level of sin, but I’d like him (or someone) to prove that a woman spe...

@SelectedDivine Please hear what I’m saying—I’m not saying we should NOT call people to repent. I’m saying that it should be about sin. It appears that Mike feels this rises to the level of sin, but I

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

Isn't it interesting how Mike is concerned about theologically weak women, when

Isn't it interesting how Mike is concerned about theologically weak women, when the idea that only men can speak authoritatively leads to women shying away from speaking with any boldness or certainty

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

@Grump_Old_Man Egalitarian doesn't mean equal outcomes. It simply means not considering their sex when looking at their character and competence and desire. If they are qualified to lead, they should be permitted. This isn't a numbers game suggestin...

@Grump_Old_Man Egalitarian doesn't mean equal outcomes. It simply means not considering their sex when looking at their character and competence and desire. If they are qualified to lead, they should

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

When you cast doubt on whether a woman is allowed to speak with boldness (authority?⎯what does this even mean exactly?), the effect is that they will draw back and may lose courage, preferring that a man should do it instead of possibly crossing a li...

When you cast doubt on whether a woman is allowed to speak with boldness (authority?⎯what does this even mean exactly?), the effect is that they will draw back and may lose courage, preferring that a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

All one needs to do to control a woman is to tell her she is being too authoritative and she has stepped across the line. Then she will think that she is in sin while she is not actually sinning from a boundary set in the Bible, but instead from one ...

All one needs to do to control a woman is to tell her she is being too authoritative and she has stepped across the line. Then she will think that she is in sin while she is not actually sinning from

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

@AverageSc0t Before you try to correct me that he meant authority over, I don't believe we are to "Lord it over" other believers, whether you are a male leader or a female one. And teaching authoritatively? The authority is in the word, not the vesse...

@AverageSc0t Before you try to correct me that he meant authority over, I don't believe we are to "Lord it over" other believers, whether you are a male leader or a female one. And teaching authoritat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

@JoanBandy @SelectedDivine @elonmusk Wait... Daniel said that the entirety of the Bible says that men are the head, and by this I presume he means that men are the authority over all matters and over their wives? Which Bible is this? I don't see tha...

@JoanBandy @SelectedDivine @elonmusk Wait... Daniel said that the entirety of the Bible says that men are the head, and by this I presume he means that men are the authority over all matters and over

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

@DMurzea @JosiahHawthorne Mike does focus on being Christlike ⎯ he believes that this is what tempers the thinking that the husband is to control and rule his wife harshly. But you have a good point—referring to being Biblical assumes what you belie...

@DMurzea @JosiahHawthorne Mike does focus on being Christlike ⎯ he believes that this is what tempers the thinking that the husband is to control and rule his wife harshly. But you have a good point—

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-06

@CharmyRosewolf @MikeWingerii It is pretty difficult to fact check Mike as you h

@CharmyRosewolf @MikeWingerii It is pretty difficult to fact check Mike as you have to go buy a bunch of books to see if what he is saying about an author is properly in context, etc. But what we can

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-06

@slow_down_Jess So you got your answer? Yes, I believe the Bible does not prohib

@slow_down_Jess So you got your answer? Yes, I believe the Bible does not prohibit godly women from teaching true doctrine, pastoring or leading a church. https://t.co/k7jgeStWmx

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@AVER735 @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii It shows that Deborah was not in sin though she was even telling the King what to do showing she was in the highest position of authority as Israel’s judge in a theocracy. It shows that instead of consulting male...

@AVER735 @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii It shows that Deborah was not in sin though she was even telling the King what to do showing she was in the highest position of authority as Israel’s judge in a th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@ReformedRant Also, in Ex 15:20, Miriam is identified as a “prophetess,” and she leads the women in song and dance after the crossing of the Red Sea, further demonstrating her leadership and influence. In Num 12:1-2, Miriam and Aaron speak against M...

@ReformedRant Also, in Ex 15:20, Miriam is identified as a “prophetess,” and she leads the women in song and dance after the crossing of the Red Sea, further demonstrating her leadership and influence

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@Eric_Conn @BenjaminPDixon I challenge you to refute my exegesis of the passages

@Eric_Conn @BenjaminPDixon I challenge you to refute my exegesis of the passages supposedly prohibiting women from leadership and teaching men. We can start with the following challenge I gave to @Ri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@TheMuppetPastor @BackItUp1990 @SquatchyWildMan @JenResistedAGN Precisely. The c

@TheMuppetPastor @BackItUp1990 @SquatchyWildMan @JenResistedAGN Precisely. The content. The authority is in the word itself, not the vessel bearing it.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@TheMuppetPastor @BackItUp1990 @SquatchyWildMan @JenResistedAGN And a good case

@TheMuppetPastor @BackItUp1990 @SquatchyWildMan @JenResistedAGN And a good case can be made for the anonymous author of Hebrews was a woman.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@BraxHunter @MikeWingerii Mike appears to have scripture on his side but he overlooks some pretty basic things to get there. Like how is God so against women in leadership when even in the Old Testament, He sends Miriam, Deborah and Huldah? These are...

@BraxHunter @MikeWingerii Mike appears to have scripture on his side but he overlooks some pretty basic things to get there. Like how is God so against women in leadership when even in the Old Testame

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks I think that a reasonable outcome is that complementarians keep going but don’t preach against egalitarians or divide from them like in the SBC where they make this a statement of faith....

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks I think that a reasonable outcome is that complementarians keep going but don’t preach against egalitarians or divide from them like in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks There are certainly those who ignore scripture to get to this view. That isn’t good. I’d say a lot look at women in the Bible like Miriam, Deborah and Huldah and find it puzzling that th...

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks There are certainly those who ignore scripture to get to this view. That isn’t good. I’d say a lot look at women in the Bible like Miria

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@InterwebsLurker @MikeWingerii There’s neither the term nor the concept of gende

@InterwebsLurker @MikeWingerii There’s neither the term nor the concept of gender roles or authority structures taught in the New Testament.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-04

@MikeWingerii In that case, you’ll want to review your views on restriction of w

@MikeWingerii In that case, you’ll want to review your views on restriction of women in leadership, whether there really is any hierarchy of authority between husband and wife and in the church. To be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-04

@CharmyRosewolf He does encourage people to check him and says several times tha

@CharmyRosewolf He does encourage people to check him and says several times that he is not the authority, but it sure doesn't seem this way in his conclusions. The last video made this really clear t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

@mvpompa First, he said it was a secondary issue. You only repent of sins. If I

@mvpompa First, he said it was a secondary issue. You only repent of sins. If I sincerely hold to a conviction based on scripture that the Bible doesn’t restrict women and that there is no hierarchy o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

@914Ann I think Mike would agree with you. But having a position of authority on

@914Ann I think Mike would agree with you. But having a position of authority only really matters when it comes time to force your will, when there’s a disagreement. The trump card only solves the pro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Egalitarians are appealing to scripture. The only thing that they are throwing u

Egalitarians are appealing to scripture. The only thing that they are throwing under the bus is the idea that the Bible teaches there is authority hierarchy between male and female. And that is on scr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Yet time after time in this video, Mike has shown example after example of women

Yet time after time in this video, Mike has shown example after example of women who did things that appear to be authoritative to which the scripture does not even comment in any negative way about.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

If there is even one instance where a woman can speak with authority, then Mike'

If there is even one instance where a woman can speak with authority, then Mike's argument absolutely breaks down. /93

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Can a woman not speak with authority that if you repent and believe the gospel,

Can a woman not speak with authority that if you repent and believe the gospel, you will be saved? Does she have to continually defer to a pastor for such things? We have to think about what that spea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike says, “women should be involved in everything that isn’t functioning as an

Mike says, “women should be involved in everything that isn’t functioning as an elder does in teaching authority” [4:06:43] /90

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike lists a bunch of influential Biblical women acknowledging that they were ve

Mike lists a bunch of influential Biblical women acknowledging that they were very influential but then says that influence is not the same as Eldership. He says that women should teach and lead but

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike says, “It is interesting that the New Testament doesn’t give us clear polic

Mike says, “It is interesting that the New Testament doesn’t give us clear policies (ie. on when women can’t speak)” [3:47:50] Indeed. Does it not occur that it might be b/c there is no gender author

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Why then is he so hard on Egalitarians who really only slightly differ with him

Why then is he so hard on Egalitarians who really only slightly differ with him in not limiting women from speaking the Word of God as it truly is? Look at what confusion arises when you make authori

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike asks, "what about women leading in prayer? As long as it is done in a way t

Mike asks, "what about women leading in prayer? As long as it is done in a way that is not 'elderly like'" [3:22:47] Well Mike has a problem here, because if a woman can prophecy, is he going to limi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Now isn't this interesting! So he is admitting that one of the impacts of comps

Now isn't this interesting! So he is admitting that one of the impacts of comps is that women don't get practice if they are afraid of sinning by speaking, teaching, praying publicly, or spiritually l

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

I'm not sure what this looks like. Usually, authors are appealing to their reade

I'm not sure what this looks like. Usually, authors are appealing to their readers to try to convince them, not to take authority over them, because they may not even know them or their circumstances.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike convinces himself that men can learn from female exegetes who write books.

Mike convinces himself that men can learn from female exegetes who write books. His reason? Because of Priscilla. [3:09:00] Mike then comments, "Don’t write in such a way as you are taking authority

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike gives an example of a large crowd evangelism event where the focus is on th

Mike gives an example of a large crowd evangelism event where the focus is on the speaker "and them speaking authoritatively," saying that this should not be done by women. Seems to overlap into elder

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

But where is he getting this from? The Bible says that when we are speaking the

But where is he getting this from? The Bible says that when we are speaking the words of God we should not be speaking them as though they are tentative or unsure, but boldly (1Pet 4:11). How is thi

1Pet 4:11 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

For him it seems to come down to simply acting the part of an elder which he doe

For him it seems to come down to simply acting the part of an elder which he doesn't fully define. If teaching theology, then don't do it with authority; if correcting, then speak what you think but t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike asks whether a woman can be an usher, etc. Mike says yes, because it is not

Mike asks whether a woman can be an usher, etc. Mike says yes, because it is nothing like what an elder does. That instructing someone how to get involved in a ministry is not teaching scripture ‘auth

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

I think scripturally a deacon should be reserved for leaders, not just volunteer

I think scripturally a deacon should be reserved for leaders, not just volunteers. Otherwise, I'd be inclined to agree with Mike on this point as it does confuse people to think that pastor is above a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike says that he is trying to be consistent with the fact that the bible seems

Mike says that he is trying to be consistent with the fact that the bible seems to show that women can be in the highest position of authority, but rarely and not ideally (in his opinion). Mike seems

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

So although Mike agrees that a woman can lead and correct a king and judge matte

So although Mike agrees that a woman can lead and correct a king and judge matters of doctrine and settle disputes over anyone in Israel, somehow that still makes her less of an authority than a husba

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike reasons that women can be in positions of authority because those positions

Mike reasons that women can be in positions of authority because those positions are not as important as marriage or church. [1:52:00] So Mike makes distinctions based on how he values positions in s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike talks about Abigail being in the right to subvert Nabal’s authority [1:42:0

Mike talks about Abigail being in the right to subvert Nabal’s authority [1:42:00] So Mike doesn't see it as unquestioning authority which is good. However, women will think 2x or 3x before they do t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

However, vessel applies to our human body, not to things like authority. Is he m

However, vessel applies to our human body, not to things like authority. Is he making this up as he goes along? /30

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike offers a correction to those who would take advantage of their greater auth

Mike offers a correction to those who would take advantage of their greater authority: “You should not think of this as a way to degrade women and think of them as less, but to treat them with underst

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike talks about 1Pe 3:7, how women are the "weaker vessel" and how they are mor

Mike talks about 1Pe 3:7, how women are the "weaker vessel" and how they are more delicate (he says his wife’s hands are small "like a child’s"). Mike goes on to say, “But also weaker in that they hav

1Pe 3:7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike says that women will inherit the authority of sons and will be full heirs.

Mike says that women will inherit the authority of sons and will be full heirs. [1:22:35] I recall him saying elsewhere that he thinks that the roles we are playing here on earth are temporary, and t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

“Fast-forward to the future age, and we are all ruling and reigning with Christ,

“Fast-forward to the future age, and we are all ruling and reigning with Christ,” Mike says. So at least he acknowledges that there will be no difference in the next age and that both men and women wi

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