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All (1941) Scripture Commentary (1941)
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-28

Interdependence In The Lord

In our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we now come to verse 11:

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-05

New Paganism

I want to draw attention to a blog article written by a ministry friend of mine Don Veinot President of Midwest Christian Outreach. His article is titled Doug Phillips – New Paganism

Colossians 11 Isaiah 1 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 2007-05-27

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 2007-05-23

#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 2007-05-16

Paul And The Head From 1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11 has been a hotly disputed passage regarding the meaning of “head”

1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-02

1 Corinthians 11 And Paul

1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult passage because of several elements that have been hard to interpret. Some of the disputed elements are the meaning of “head” in verse 3, whether head coverings are necessary in verse 5, the woman being the glory of the man in verse 7, the reference to angels i

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-04-01

Headcoverings And Authority

While I still intend to write an article about 1 Corinthians 11 – Head coverings and authority, the video clip below which is an excerpt of part 3 of “Women in M inistry Silenced or Set Free. ” is a good introduction to this controversial issue

Colossians 11 Exodus 1 Exodus 3 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership
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 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 2006-11-20

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 2006-07-02

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 2006-03-12

Is There No Distinction Between Male And Female

> Q: Some feminists say that there is no distinction to be made between male and female. Is this what you believe

Galatians 3:28
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-23

@sourpatchlyds @MikeWingerii That husband already is her head. God doesn’t tell

@sourpatchlyds @MikeWingerii That husband already is her head. God doesn’t tell him to be her head or lead her. 1Co 11:3 also isn’t about hierarchical relationships. https://t.co/IORdUu0T3w

1Co 11:3 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-23

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii The statement that Christ is the head of His church is

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii The statement that Christ is the head of His church is meant to convey that He is the source of her life not His authority over her.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Earlier in the same letter, Paul says in 1Co 6:2-3 that saints will judge the world and angels and since this is the case, are the saints then not competent to make decisions on matters of this life?...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Earlier in the same letter, Paul says in 1Co 6:2-3 that saints will judge the world and angels and since this is the case, are the saints then not co

1Co 11:10 1Co 6:2-3 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I'll make a point and ask a q

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I'll make a point and ask a question. First, my point: the NASB adds "sign of authority" but this is not in the Greek. Question: why does it shame C

1Co 11:4 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii My OP was meant to point out that the Bible is stating

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii My OP was meant to point out that the Bible is stating a fact and not commanding the husband to be the head. But my question is why do we think head means authority over? Lea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii So husbands are told to love their wives, where was it

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii So husbands are told to love their wives, where was it that they are told to lead them? And do you think that we are not all supposed to love like Christ loves the church? Or

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

No wonder he has such a problem with women leading! There is nothing in scriptur

No wonder he has such a problem with women leading! There is nothing in scripture which suggests that a woman was designed to not lead. Otherwise, what do we make of the women who did lead in scriptur

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

"...I am still a man and my wife is still a woman and you are supposed to behave

"...I am still a man and my wife is still a woman and you are supposed to behave like that, and that's why scripture's like 'you can't have a man laying with a man the way that he lays with a woman'..

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

Leadership is about showing others by example, not necessarily having any author

Leadership is about showing others by example, not necessarily having any authority over others. Mike also seems to think the Bible speaks of role distinctions, but where is 'role' ever mentioned in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

Mike claims that men are told to lead their families and to be the head, but the

Mike claims that men are told to lead their families and to be the head, but the text doesn't seem to say this. A husband just is the kephale, or head. There's nothing to be: he is by the fact that h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

"...men are still told to lead their families and [to] be the heads of their wives...only men can be leaders in the church and that distinction remains...we don't have the same roles" ⎯ @MikeWingerii Where are men told to lead their families? ...to...

"...men are still told to lead their families and [to] be the heads of their wives...only men can be leaders in the church and that distinction remains...we don't have the same roles" ⎯ @MikeWingerii

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-04

@KyleJezwinski @dalepartridge I merely repeated Paul’s statement at the end of the section concerning head coverings. What else do you want to talk about? That a woman has authority over her own head (to decide whether to cover or not)—because of the...

@KyleJezwinski @dalepartridge I merely repeated Paul’s statement at the end of the section concerning head coverings. What else do you want to talk about? That a woman has authority over her own head

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-01-04

When I pressed him on his conclusions using the biblical text and logic—without

When I pressed him on his conclusions using the biblical text and logic—without appealing to authority—I was blocked. That matters. This is especially relevant because he didn't find the arguments h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-12-13

@jonathanaplumb Tolerance is good but tolerating idolatry in those who profess to be believers is not. “But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel… who teaches and misleads My slaves so that they commit sexual immorality and ea...

@jonathanaplumb Tolerance is good but tolerating idolatry in those who profess to be believers is not. “But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel… who teaches and misleads My s

Re 2:20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-12-04

@Penjammin @Latterdaytruth The one who isn’t a created being. The one who wasn’t once “an intelligence” waiting to be organized. The one who never progressed to Godhood. The one who has eternally been God. The one who didn’t receive authority from me...

@Penjammin @Latterdaytruth The one who isn’t a created being. The one who wasn’t once “an intelligence” waiting to be organized. The one who never progressed to Godhood. The one who has eternally been

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-28

@Vitus_oss Mt 16:19 is spoken to Peter, but Mt 18:18 gives the exact same author

@Vitus_oss Mt 16:19 is spoken to Peter, but Mt 18:18 gives the exact same authority to all disciples. Jn 20:23 extends this authority to the entire gathered group of believers, not a single office. h

Mt 16:19 Mt 18:18 Jn 20:23 debate
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 2025-11-03

@Latterdaytruth The passage doesn’t say Stephen saw two separate beings with physical bodies—only that he saw Jesus, who is visibly distinct in His glorified, resurrected state, standing in a position of divine authority. The text never says Stephen...

@Latterdaytruth The passage doesn’t say Stephen saw two separate beings with physical bodies—only that he saw Jesus, who is visibly distinct in His glorified, resurrected state, standing in a position

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@PatrickSemani @DLepanto9801 @PrayTheRosary12 Notes are not a sin, but treating

@PatrickSemani @DLepanto9801 @PrayTheRosary12 Notes are not a sin, but treating them as high authority as scripture can be.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@PatrickSemani @DLepanto9801 @PrayTheRosary12 It does happen in Protestant churc

@PatrickSemani @DLepanto9801 @PrayTheRosary12 It does happen in Protestant churches too. Try challenging the authority of the elders on something and you may find similar behaviour even though they cl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@lynne_catmom @Truth_matters20 In general, most protestant denominations (who are not 1 inch away from the RCC) teach scripture alone and don’t add tradition as authoritative. That they still fall into the trap of adding things at times happens but a...

@lynne_catmom @Truth_matters20 In general, most protestant denominations (who are not 1 inch away from the RCC) teach scripture alone and don’t add tradition as authoritative. That they still fall int

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@Truth_matters20 Once you make tradition an authority separate from scripture th

@Truth_matters20 Once you make tradition an authority separate from scripture the sky is the limit.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@autocorrect2_0 Well…headship has nothing to do with male only authority.

@autocorrect2_0 Well…headship has nothing to do with male only authority.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-31

@dalepartridge @SecretCityChez So you lead the women’s Bible study? Women have n

@dalepartridge @SecretCityChez So you lead the women’s Bible study? Women have no capacity to teach themselves even? Good grief…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-31

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge You are not equal when someone has authority over you by fact of an immutable characteristic. And this contradicts Gen 1:28 where no such distinction was made in design. The Bible never says anything like source-derive...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge You are not equal when someone has authority over you by fact of an immutable characteristic. And this contradicts Gen 1:28 where no such distinction was made in design

Gen 1:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-31

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge No, you PRESUMING his reference transcends him using it only as a prototype for something going on in Ephesus is your problem. And you just combining source with must alone be the authority makes no sense of Gen 1:28 w...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge No, you PRESUMING his reference transcends him using it only as a prototype for something going on in Ephesus is your problem. And you just combining source with must a

Gen 1:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge I have never heard of Eve being called a federal head. In fact, no woman in scripture is ever called head. I would think your description here is a super minority view (maybe a view only @grok has by itself?). Unfortu...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge I have never heard of Eve being called a federal head. In fact, no woman in scripture is ever called head. I would think your description here is a super minority view

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Didaskein does not mean authoritative teaching! There’s no ‘or’ in the text. Authentein doesn’t mean dominion. You made women and men both plural. The grammar demands no such thing. Clearly Paul in his personal letter ...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Didaskein does not mean authoritative teaching! There’s no ‘or’ in the text. Authentein doesn’t mean dominion. You made women and men both plural. The grammar demands n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge The Bible also explicitly forbids AI to be used

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge The Bible also explicitly forbids AI to be used as a spiritual authority on anything. 😏

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Your logic is getting more contorted and harder to follow. What do you mean that male apostolic foundation sustains this design? Are only Jews leaders of the churches around the world? Because they were 12 Jewish ma...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Your logic is getting more contorted and harder to follow. What do you mean that male apostolic foundation sustains this design? Are only Jews leaders of the churche

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Well, your skill of analysis needs improving then. There is no complementarian (male only leadership) as divinely ordained. God makes that clear by giving the SAME commands to both male and female in Gen 1:28. Where...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Well, your skill of analysis needs improving then. There is no complementarian (male only leadership) as divinely ordained. God makes that clear by giving the SAME c

Gen 1:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Head means source as Adam’s flesh and bone is the source material for Eve’s creation. Notice how in the NT no one is the head of anyone except the husband of the wife, so if head means the boss or authority over, th...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Head means source as Adam’s flesh and bone is the source material for Eve’s creation. Notice how in the NT no one is the head of anyone except the husband of the wif

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@RustyGremlin @NickHenderson79 @UncutDomination @dalepartridge Head doesn’t mean

@RustyGremlin @NickHenderson79 @UncutDomination @dalepartridge Head doesn’t mean boss. Why is no apostle, prophet, elder or leader called the head of anyone except his wife? Not is he even called the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge To think that after God gives auth

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge To think that after God gives authority to all believers to preach and teach all nations that here in A SINGLE VERSE God decides to stop all women from te

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@stone_c45 @dalepartridge Phenomenal logic there… being a deacon is like working

@stone_c45 @dalepartridge Phenomenal logic there… being a deacon is like working on a high voltage line or welding underwater. So women should never do anything dangerous…like leading, serving as a de

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-29

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge Why doesn’t Paul use the normal wo

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge Why doesn’t Paul use the normal word for authority? Why does he use a term we find nowhere else in scripture and hardly anywhere in all antiquity? Think.

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