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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@nevermindlind @smashbaals So the problem isn’t the biological sex of the pastor

@nevermindlind @smashbaals So the problem isn’t the biological sex of the pastor then, right?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@nevermindlind @smashbaals So there are no male pastors that teach the same thin

@nevermindlind @smashbaals So there are no male pastors that teach the same things?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals He’s just a local pastor. He doesn’t have a

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals He’s just a local pastor. He doesn’t have any worldwide fame. Shepherding a church is enough work on its own. If you feel the need to warn people, why not warn t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals We were taking about elders/overseers/bishops/pastors not apostles. But you said Paul was an apostle and not an elder. I showed you scripture that an apostle can be both an apostle and an elder. The text literal...

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals We were taking about elders/overseers/bishops/pastors not apostles. But you said Paul was an apostle and not an elder. I showed you scripture that an apostle can

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals But my pastor agrees with me. Or is it some

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals But my pastor agrees with me. Or is it something else you want to talk about?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Ah, so you agree then that you don’t have to

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Ah, so you agree then that you don’t have to be married to be an overseer? I will listen to the truth of God’s word even if it is spoken by a donkey. Because it i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals 1 Peter 5:1 (NASB 2020): “Therefore, I urge elders among you, as your fellow elder…” If Peter was both an apostle and elder, then we have a documented case of one being both. Paul was very obviously an overseer o...

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals 1 Peter 5:1 (NASB 2020): “Therefore, I urge elders among you, as your fellow elder…” If Peter was both an apostle and elder, then we have a documented case of one

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@m_james76997 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals It's a great question. Maybe the next question you ought to ask is why He only chose Jews as apostles. Are we only to have Jewish pastors and elders? What do you mean by "How does it work if she's married"? It...

@m_james76997 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals It's a great question. Maybe the next question you ought to ask is why He only chose Jews as apostles. Are we only to have Jewish pastors and elders? What do yo

Ephesians 5:21 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-05

@SadieMills19 @The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals Regarding the part from the commentary you provided regarding the law reference. Genesis 3:16 is not a commandment ("shall rule" is not in the imperative), it was spoken to the woman (so God wasn't giving Ada...

@SadieMills19 @The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals Regarding the part from the commentary you provided regarding the law reference. Genesis 3:16 is not a commandment ("shall rule" is not in the imperative), it

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-05

@The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals Which scripture is he citing? All I see is a claim.

@The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals Which scripture is he citing? All I see is a claim. Maybe you can show me who is called a pastor in the New Testament. Which specific male is given this title.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-04

@DenyAllHistory @DoodleBobGroypr @praisethechrist @autumngroyper Steven Anderson

@DenyAllHistory @DoodleBobGroypr @praisethechrist @autumngroyper Steven Anderson is incorrect. Thankfully we can go back to the Bible and don’t have to blindly trust these pastors. https://t.co/rBGS8

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-04

@GodsContractor Curious. How did the apostle Paul prove his leadership with a r

@GodsContractor Curious. How did the apostle Paul prove his leadership with a real family before he became an overseer?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-03

@Mosleya62Mosley @dannolane @Rach4Patriarchy Usually leaders are those who serve all and lead by example. They are mature, lead exemplary lives, are humble, Biblically faithful, and elders/overseers/pastors must be able to teach and correct false te...

@Mosleya62Mosley @dannolane @Rach4Patriarchy Usually leaders are those who serve all and lead by example. They are mature, lead exemplary lives, are humble, Biblically faithful, and elders/overseers/

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-02

@FrigidusMaximus @madmeyerguns @BobRothlovesyou @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @

@FrigidusMaximus @madmeyerguns @BobRothlovesyou @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol The scripture doesn’t teach that there are gender distinctions in roles like leadership or for the teaching a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-31

@Zari_Thustra @GavinMclnnes @onefootpicaday @marinasmigielsk This isn’t about feelings, but about consistency of the scriptures. These passages as frequently interpreted stand out in contrast to things that suggest otherwise. My only purpose was to...

@Zari_Thustra @GavinMclnnes @onefootpicaday @marinasmigielsk This isn’t about feelings, but about consistency of the scriptures. These passages as frequently interpreted stand out in contrast to thin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-31

@DaneTilley90581 @ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals There is no distinction made based on

@DaneTilley90581 @ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals There is no distinction made based on gender related to the office of elder/pastor/overseer. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-29

@BenZeisloft This “pastor” is facing the front probably because he came to the f

@BenZeisloft This “pastor” is facing the front probably because he came to the front to repent for using steroids and spending his entire week working out instead of studying the word to prepare for h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-27

@kennyinnes @PastorDaniel5x5 @smashbaals Bingo!

@kennyinnes @PastorDaniel5x5 @smashbaals Bingo!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-24

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Thanks for the response and clarifications. To answer your first questions: The Bible argues that God has instituted authorities to maintain order and serve the common good. Romans 13:1-7 is a central passage that addresses this...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Thanks for the response and clarifications. To answer your first questions: The Bible argues that God has instituted authorities to maintain order and serve the common good. Roma

Romans 13:1-7 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-24

@FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as follows: 1. Christ -> every man (ie. mankind) 2. Husband -> Wife 3. God -> Christ Taken strictly on its own, this passage does not appear to be listing hierarchies of authority a...

@FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as follows: 1. Christ -> every man (ie. mankind) 2. Husband -> Wife 3. God -> Christ Taken strictly on its own, this passage does n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-24

RT @blakecallens: Do you want to see what a real man looks like? It's Chinese ho

RT @blakecallens: Do you want to see what a real man looks like? It's Chinese house church pastor Wang Yi, who's peaceably serving a nine y…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-20

@pearlythingz If you want to talk about the passage everyone is confused about o

@pearlythingz If you want to talk about the passage everyone is confused about on this topic—it’s 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/UnZDiv7U35

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-19

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Two things: 1. Yes, if one burns with passion then it’s better to get married (1 Cor 7:9). 2. God commanded Adam and Eve to fill the earth and multiply. However, it is clear from Jesus’ and Paul’s example that marriage i...

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Two things: 1. Yes, if one burns with passion then it’s better to get married (1 Cor 7:9). 2. God commanded Adam and Eve to fill the earth and multiply. However, it is cl

1 Cor 7:9 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-13

@DivinaSilentium @sanothomas That passage is referring to a specific woman in Ep

@DivinaSilentium @sanothomas That passage is referring to a specific woman in Ephesus who was teaching false doctrine such that she had left orthodoxy. But it doesn’t apply to a woman teaching the tr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-11

@KaeleyT @pauldirks There’s a few passages in the NT and they both take the focus off of outward beauty: “Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— rather let it be the hidden person of...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks There’s a few passages in the NT and they both take the focus off of outward beauty: “Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-11

As many of you rightly noted, Genesis 1:26-27 is unequivocal that both the man and the woman are created in God's image. Let's take a look at this passage again to make this certain. Before we do, in Gen 5:2, we are told that "[God] created them ma...

As many of you rightly noted, Genesis 1:26-27 is unequivocal that both the man and the woman are created in God's image. Let's take a look at this passage again to make this certain. Before we do, i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-09

@MediatorsGate @Brian_Sauve @CovenantReform2 That passage is not about stopping

@MediatorsGate @Brian_Sauve @CovenantReform2 That passage is not about stopping all women from teaching the truth to anyone. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-08

@biblethumperr @autocorrect2_0 You are taking that passage out of context. It’s

@biblethumperr @autocorrect2_0 You are taking that passage out of context. It’s dealing with a specific woman teaching false doctrine, not with women who are teaching the truth. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-08

@_KililoBrian That’s not what that passage is saying. The Apostle Paul is quoti

@_KililoBrian That’s not what that passage is saying. The Apostle Paul is quoting from a letter that the Corinthians wrote to him and refuting those who are silencing half the church. So it’s the ex

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@ArmoryOC @Brian_Sauve You are factually incorrect because the Waldensiens from

@ArmoryOC @Brian_Sauve You are factually incorrect because the Waldensiens from the 12th century held that women could be pastors.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@ArmoryOC @Brian_Sauve The forefathers are the apostles whom the church is built upon. They did not require only men to be pastors. I respect the Holy Spirit who inspired the scriptures and conveyed that they are sufficient to be fully capable and ...

@ArmoryOC @Brian_Sauve The forefathers are the apostles whom the church is built upon. They did not require only men to be pastors. I respect the Holy Spirit who inspired the scriptures and conveyed

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@NijayKGupta Nijay, your book is great and its a wonderful start to the conversation. However, we still need to work together as there were still some things that we could improve on like how we explain the tough passages, such as 1 Tim 2:11-15. I ...

@NijayKGupta Nijay, your book is great and its a wonderful start to the conversation. However, we still need to work together as there were still some things that we could improve on like how we expl

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@VinhasTJ @Brian_Sauve I guess you didn’t read my post I linked. The Greek orders “one” in front so the emphasis is on oneness or fidelity to one’s spouse. But Paul wasn’t married. Would Jesus even be qualified as an overseer? I don’t think Paul ...

@VinhasTJ @Brian_Sauve I guess you didn’t read my post I linked. The Greek orders “one” in front so the emphasis is on oneness or fidelity to one’s spouse. But Paul wasn’t married. Would Jesus even

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@VinhasTJ @Brian_Sauve The qualifications for deacons is the same as elders asid

@VinhasTJ @Brian_Sauve The qualifications for deacons is the same as elders aside from being able to teach. So if you think women can be deacons then they can also be elders. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@Brian_Sauve @CovenantReform2 Just because you found a passage instructing about behaviour doesn’t mean that women are forbidden to teach theologically. In the great commission, all believers are commanded to make disciples of all peoples. There is...

@Brian_Sauve @CovenantReform2 Just because you found a passage instructing about behaviour doesn’t mean that women are forbidden to teach theologically. In the great commission, all believers are com

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@Brian_Sauve The Bible doesn’t restrict elders to men just like it doesn’t requi

@Brian_Sauve The Bible doesn’t restrict elders to men just like it doesn’t require elders to be married and have multiple children. https://t.co/4tYGBalq90

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-05

@DickSaban1 @YouMayCallMeV1 @BibleBashed What is the man’s role in the abortion?

@DickSaban1 @YouMayCallMeV1 @BibleBashed What is the man’s role in the abortion? Nothing? What about the doctor who agrees to do it? You seem to believe men are to be the leaders of women—the ones

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-04

@G3Conference The idea that teaching, preaching and oversight is limited to male

@G3Conference The idea that teaching, preaching and oversight is limited to males only is not Biblical. Here’s a quick summary of some key passages with a link to a thread with more details. https://

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-04

@revjeffvox @BibleBashed If Paul advocates for singleness (1 Cor 7:7) and was hi

@revjeffvox @BibleBashed If Paul advocates for singleness (1 Cor 7:7) and was himself single, then 1 Tim 2:15 cannot mean that women ought to be married and have children. We need to make sure we und

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-04

@LadyDemosthenes @OPRisely @pgklee @mark_petereit It’s in the grammar of the passage. I went through it in detail in that thread I attached…which should take much less time than even half of one of Mike Winger’s videos!! Paul left Timothy to stop f...

@LadyDemosthenes @OPRisely @pgklee @mark_petereit It’s in the grammar of the passage. I went through it in detail in that thread I attached…which should take much less time than even half of one of M

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-04

@LadyDemosthenes @OPRisely @pgklee @mark_petereit That passage in Timothy—vs 11-15⎯ is addressing a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine, and her husband who is not deceived but silent—just like their prototypes, Eve and Adam. I su...

@LadyDemosthenes @OPRisely @pgklee @mark_petereit That passage in Timothy—vs 11-15⎯ is addressing a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine, and her husband who is not deceived but sile

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 We have no record in the New Testame

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 We have no record in the New Testament of anyone said to be the pastor or shepherd (Greek “poimen”) of any local church. No one is specifically identified

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@IanThom01 @SamuelJJack2 Well, no, women (and men) are not supposed to teach false doctrine…God doesn’t stop anyone from speaking truth. That passage in 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting form the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the men silenci...

@IanThom01 @SamuelJJack2 Well, no, women (and men) are not supposed to teach false doctrine…God doesn’t stop anyone from speaking truth. That passage in 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting form the letter

1 Cor 14:34-35 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping That “disgrace

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping That “disgraceful” part comes from the Talmud… https://t.co/loAUSoc9aM

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping God is also a helper and that doesn’t mean He is underneath our authority. The creation order has to do with deception, not authority. There is no hierarchy displayed i...

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping God is also a helper and that doesn’t mean He is underneath our authority. The creation order has to do with deception,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@elizabethprata @Lily_Warrior @pastorpilgrim @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The reference to creation was to show that Adam and Eve were prototypes of this couple in Ephesus. The woman is deceived and ignorant and teaching false doctrine, but th...

@elizabethprata @Lily_Warrior @pastorpilgrim @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The reference to creation was to show that Adam and Eve were prototypes of this couple in Ephesus. The woman is deceive

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The creation order has to do with deception, not authority. Adam saw God in the act of creation of plants and animals…and likely Eve, but Eve herself was the last thing ...

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The creation order has to do with deception, not authority. Adam saw God in the act of creation of plants and animals…a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god In this passage, Paul is quoting from the letter t

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god In this passage, Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those men who were trying to silence half the body. https://t.c

1 Cor 7:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@Fallen_Punk @carolinecwilder @nosoup4knowles I sure hope you were not intending to tell her to be quiet because she asserted a Biblical fact! “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world…” (Rom 5:12, NASB). I go through the summa...

@Fallen_Punk @carolinecwilder @nosoup4knowles I sure hope you were not intending to tell her to be quiet because she asserted a Biblical fact! “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-02

@activity_no I explain that passage in the following thread. The quick summary is that Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). This is a quote from their letter. His rhetoric shows he is rebuking them for silenci...

@activity_no I explain that passage in the following thread. The quick summary is that Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). This is a quote from their letter.

1 Cor 7:1 general