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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-05

@JamesGi27467089 @carol66944 @MikeWingerii 'a woman' and 'a man' can also be 'a wife' and 'a husband'⎯and because of 'the woman' in 1Ti 2:14 which cannot refer to Eve because of 'she will be saved' in v15 which cannot apply to Eve who is dead⎯this is...

@JamesGi27467089 @carol66944 @MikeWingerii 'a woman' and 'a man' can also be 'a wife' and 'a husband'⎯and because of 'the woman' in 1Ti 2:14 which cannot refer to Eve because of 'she will be saved' in

1Ti 2:14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-05

@deadtosin610 I think this reminds us of how dependent we are on full time profe

@deadtosin610 I think this reminds us of how dependent we are on full time professional pastors. If we followed 1Cor 14 more closely, we would see the so often unused gifts the Holy Spirit has given f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@deadtosin610 I think at some point it makes more sense to start a church than t

@deadtosin610 I think at some point it makes more sense to start a church than to travel 2 hours a day round trip to go to one.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Is it disobeying God if you twist His words to mea

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Is it disobeying God if you twist His words to mean something He didn’t intend and then force that interpretation on others? 🤔 There isn’t even an office of pastor (poim

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring t

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring to people generically depending on the context. Paul uses the generic τις in 1Ti 3:1 which should be a strong hint. https

1Ti 3:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@janine_ped86302 @HeisenBurrrrrg @haymes_joshua Is this funny to you? You should

@janine_ped86302 @HeisenBurrrrrg @haymes_joshua Is this funny to you? You should take this more seriously as you are accusing some of sin where the scripture makes no such assertions.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua I see. So are you ignoring what I presented and just moving on to the next point? In Paul’s personal letter to Timothy regarding his appeal to him to remain in Ephesus to stop the spread of strange teachings (1Ti 1:3)...

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua I see. So are you ignoring what I presented and just moving on to the next point? In Paul’s personal letter to Timothy regarding his appeal to him to remain in Ephesus

1Ti 1:3 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua Paul is describing character traits. He uses the

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua Paul is describing character traits. He uses the male form as an example not as an exclusive requirement. https://t.co/VI2qbiHyi6

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The reason Paul uses this language is as an idiom

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The reason Paul uses this language is as an idiom for both faithful if married and someone who advocates for monogamy. The male form of a phrase or terms is used as the d

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Paul is not requiring one to be a husband or else he is himself disqualified! And the fact that he advocates for people to be single in 1Co 7 would have to have had a clear note that this makes one disqualified for leade...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Paul is not requiring one to be a husband or else he is himself disqualified! And the fact that he advocates for people to be single in 1Co 7 would have to have had a cle

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The only explicit pronoun in that passage is in v1 and is ‘tis’ which is generic. Why wouldn’t Paul be more explicit and state ‘must not be a female’? Rather, he uses character which any can attain to and not requirement...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The only explicit pronoun in that passage is in v1 and is ‘tis’ which is generic. Why wouldn’t Paul be more explicit and state ‘must not be a female’? Rather, he uses cha

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua I’m still confused… where is pastor (poimen) defined as male only such that any female serving as a shepherd is in unrepentant sin? Imagine, a female following Mt 28:16-20, teaching others to obey all that Jesus commande...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua I’m still confused… where is pastor (poimen) defined as male only such that any female serving as a shepherd is in unrepentant sin? Imagine, a female following Mt 28:16-2

Mt 28:16-20 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua That’s a very serious allegation. Where is a femal

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua That’s a very serious allegation. Where is a female pastor ever said to be in sin because of being a female?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua My opinion is based on the fact that the Bible d

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua My opinion is based on the fact that the Bible doesn’t exclude women from serving as pastors.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@haymes_joshua I have no issues with a female pastor who has exemplary character

@haymes_joshua I have no issues with a female pastor who has exemplary character and preaches the truth.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

My second question is: when does the wife get to grow up and share the responsib

My second question is: when does the wife get to grow up and share the responsibility of an adult?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

I'm just curious... what commands does the husband tell the wife that she has to

I'm just curious... what commands does the husband tell the wife that she has to obey? https://t.co/retdSJIFMD

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@JamesGi27467089 1 Timothy is a personal letter telling Timothy how to deal with

@JamesGi27467089 1 Timothy is a personal letter telling Timothy how to deal with false teachers—not to stop truth-tellers: “remain on at Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to teach

1Ti 1:3 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@JamesGi27467089 Yes, the Spirit inspired Paul, and it was preserved for the Chu

@JamesGi27467089 Yes, the Spirit inspired Paul, and it was preserved for the Church. But 1 Timothy was written to Timothy—some instructions are clearly specific to him, though we still learn from what

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Paul isn’t abstracting gender roles—he’s connecting Eve’s deception to her lack

Paul isn’t abstracting gender roles—he’s connecting Eve’s deception to her lack of experience and mapping that to a specific deceived woman in Ephesus. He doesn’t name her, but uses Eden as a parallel

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

The fact is that gyne means either woman or wife and we have to determine which

The fact is that gyne means either woman or wife and we have to determine which from the context. The same applies for aner and man or husband. Given the context and connection to Adam and Eve, I beli

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Since I see Paul addressing a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching heresy and her knowledgeable husband keeping silent, and since Paul links the situation with what happened in Eden connecting creation order with deception, this context str...

Since I see Paul addressing a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching heresy and her knowledgeable husband keeping silent, and since Paul links the situation with what happened in Eden connecti

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

While it is common for egalitarians to bring the Artemis cult into this situatio

While it is common for egalitarians to bring the Artemis cult into this situation, Paul doesn't make that explicit. I agree with Winger's critique of this point and I don't bring Artemis into my inter

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Winger’s lexical defense is weak because: - The word is rare, and his “neutral”

Winger’s lexical defense is weak because: - The word is rare, and his “neutral” example is non-parallel. - Paul uses it in a uniquely cautionary context. - The NT never commends men to authentein. - C

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Even if authentein can mean “exercise authority,” contextual clues in 1Ti 2:12—E

Even if authentein can mean “exercise authority,” contextual clues in 1Ti 2:12—Eve’s deception, Adam’s passivity, and the false teaching crisis in Ephesus—make a negative reading more plausible. /10

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Authentein (the verb form) is extremely rare. Winger cites one example (BGU 1208) as neutral or positive. But one document—especially a private business contract—does not establish how Paul uses the term in a pastoral, theological warning about decep...

Authentein (the verb form) is extremely rare. Winger cites one example (BGU 1208) as neutral or positive. But one document—especially a private business contract—does not establish how Paul uses the t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

My view differs from claim 4—I believe Paul wants this woman to stop teaching until she learns the truth. Her being silent is about her not teaching, which Winger would agree with. The difference is Winger sees it as a general rule, not a situation-s...

My view differs from claim 4—I believe Paul wants this woman to stop teaching until she learns the truth. Her being silent is about her not teaching, which Winger would agree with. The difference is W

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

The grammar and context suggest that Paul is not banning all women from teaching

The grammar and context suggest that Paul is not banning all women from teaching or leading men in every context, but is instead dealing with a specific woman teaching heresy, a situation reminiscent

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

This claim that Winger is responding to sets a problematic precedent by separating Paul’s inspired words from the authority of Scripture. However, I believe it is possible to honour Paul's authority and inspiration while examining what exactly Paul ...

This claim that Winger is responding to sets a problematic precedent by separating Paul’s inspired words from the authority of Scripture. However, I believe it is possible to honour Paul's authority

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

He doesn’t say “God forbids” or “It is written” or “Let the church not allow…”

He doesn’t say “God forbids” or “It is written” or “Let the church not allow…” If Paul were laying down a universal creation-based principle, then why use such a personal and situational term? I thi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Mike Winger rightly says that ἐπιτρέπω (“permit”) doesn’t inherently mean temporary or ongoing—it depends on context. I agree. But that’s exactly the issue: the context of 1Ti 2:12 shows this is not a universal law, but a situational application of ...

Mike Winger rightly says that ἐπιτρέπω (“permit”) doesn’t inherently mean temporary or ongoing—it depends on context. I agree. But that’s exactly the issue: the context of 1Ti 2:12 shows this is not

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in betwe

In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in between a husband and wife (the wife is teaching heresy and the husband, likely an elder, is silent). To assist Timothy, he

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

I disagree with the view that this was about Paul's opinion, so how can we inter

I disagree with the view that this was about Paul's opinion, so how can we interpret Paul's words in the context of dealing with false teaching as he outlines in 1Ti 1? /2 https://t.co/TFjtSmiuIY

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

As James requested, let's look at the summary chart he provided which lists 'Ega

As James requested, let's look at the summary chart he provided which lists 'Egalitarian Claims' and Mike Winger's refutation. 🧵 https://t.co/pmxAVu4Dj5

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-03

@5Solas2 What commands do you give to your wife that she must obey?

@5Solas2 What commands do you give to your wife that she must obey?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@texashodler2021 @Eric_Conn Who does her husband work for? Another man?

@texashodler2021 @Eric_Conn Who does her husband work for? Another man?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Hey, do you also make sure the women in your chur

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Hey, do you also make sure the women in your church cover their heads?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Paul is referring to “tis”—ie anyone male or fema

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Paul is referring to “tis”—ie anyone male or female. https://t.co/JRoL0zDyNn

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon If Paul isn’t using head (Kephale) to denote auth

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon If Paul isn’t using head (Kephale) to denote authority or leadership than the popular argument you (and many others) espouse falls apart. But whatever you want I guess…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon What does what you posted prove? Notice the prono

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon What does what you posted prove? Notice the pronoun Paul used, “tis”. Why didn’t Paul say “if any male…”—why does he use a generic pronoun? https://t.co/d1GHTrzMu7

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Who said the whole church is wrong? Clearly there

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Who said the whole church is wrong? Clearly there are and were churches who allow women to minister and lead.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The thread was about Kephale and your question wa

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The thread was about Kephale and your question wasn’t specific. Truth is not determined by what people thought or did outside of scripture. History is not an infallible

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon This thread was about ‘head’ and your question was non specific. Tell me if you can, where is anyone let alone a male called a pastor (poimen) in the New Testament? And we only have Peter and John who self identify as ...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon This thread was about ‘head’ and your question was non specific. Tell me if you can, where is anyone let alone a male called a pastor (poimen) in the New Testament? And

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There’s a difference between using generic pronouns like ‘tis’ in 1Ti 3:1 and male forms of words and explicitly calling out “must be a man” or “must not be a woman.” Paul clearly isn’t intending to restrict based on wh...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There’s a difference between using generic pronouns like ‘tis’ in 1Ti 3:1 and male forms of words and explicitly calling out “must be a man” or “must not be a woman.” Pa

1Ti 3:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There was never a female priest. Also, only those from one of the 12 tribes could be a priest, so not even David was a priest. But this is not the basis for elders as the priesthood is related to temples and there is no...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There was never a female priest. Also, only those from one of the 12 tribes could be a priest, so not even David was a priest. But this is not the basis for elders as th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek If “must be the husband of one wife” and “keeping his children (plural) under control” is what is literally required then every elder has to be married only once and must have 2 or more believing children. Th...

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek If “must be the husband of one wife” and “keeping his children (plural) under control” is what is literally required then every elder has to be married only o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon I’m citing my Bible software which shows me the source of the English translation. There is clearly and obviously no explicit pronoun here though it is inferred because of the male form of the words. But that doesn’t me...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon I’m citing my Bible software which shows me the source of the English translation. There is clearly and obviously no explicit pronoun here though it is inferred because

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@Dankrightanon @LordFerguson09 No, a woman cannot be a husband. The idiom is in the male form as a generic characteristic that can apply to anyone regardless of gender. Else it requires one to be married and have 2 or more children and Paul was neith...

@Dankrightanon @LordFerguson09 No, a woman cannot be a husband. The idiom is in the male form as a generic characteristic that can apply to anyone regardless of gender. Else it requires one to be marr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon 2. Athanasius 3. Basil 4. Theodore of Mopsuestia 5. Eusebius 6. John Chrysostom “The contemporary desire to find in 1 Corinthians 11:3 a basis for the subordination of the Son to the Father has ancient roots. In respon...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon 2. Athanasius 3. Basil 4. Theodore of Mopsuestia 5. Eusebius 6. John Chrysostom “The contemporary desire to find in 1 Corinthians 11:3 a basis for the subordination of

1 Corinthians 11:3 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon That image is from the interlinear ribbon in Logo

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon That image is from the interlinear ribbon in Logos Bible Software.

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