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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 @IssacharsNexus Well, you can move on. As you wish. Stop responding to me anytime. No one is forcing you to keep going. PS> I’m in a reformed church with elders. I was an elder at my previous Baptist church. You can call me ...

@JohnMoo26668690 @IssacharsNexus Well, you can move on. As you wish. Stop responding to me anytime. No one is forcing you to keep going. PS> I’m in a reformed church with elders. I was an elde

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@JohnHar63885981 @DickSaban1 Paul starts out "Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task" not "males that aspire" but "whoever" which is the word τις You cannot take a statement about monogamy and then apply "must be male" as Paul says "...

@JohnHar63885981 @DickSaban1 Paul starts out "Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task" not "males that aspire" but "whoever" which is the word τις You cannot take a statement about mon

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Yes, the difference between deacons and elders is that elders must be able to teach. Surely you agree that women are also gifted to teach. So you must think they can teach children and other women? What makes men so un...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Yes, the difference between deacons and elders is that elders must be able to teach. Surely you agree that women are also gifted to teach. So you must think they can tea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 If the requirement "one wife husband" is the same for both elders and deacons and females can be deacons, then on that basis there is no restriction females cannot be elders. Leadership leads to Christ and His Word; it i...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 If the requirement "one wife husband" is the same for both elders and deacons and females can be deacons, then on that basis there is no restriction females cannot be elde

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Is it a sin for a woman to pastor (shepherd) other women? Where is this sin listed in any list of sins? Regardless of the title, if she is able to shepherd her children and she can shepherd other women, why is...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Is it a sin for a woman to pastor (shepherd) other women? Where is this sin listed in any list of sins? Regardless of the title, if she is able to shepherd her

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@JohnHar63885981 @trentonpastor I don’t believe it is a contradiction to the int

@JohnHar63885981 @trentonpastor I don’t believe it is a contradiction to the intent of what Paul meant in these passages. https://t.co/EBzpnqIOus

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@DickSaban1 The phrase “one wife husband” repeated for deacons and also in Titus 1 and in 1 Tim 5:9 as “one husband wife” is an idiom for faithful to one’s spouse if married. Paul was not married and advocated for singleness so this cannot mean must...

@DickSaban1 The phrase “one wife husband” repeated for deacons and also in Titus 1 and in 1 Tim 5:9 as “one husband wife” is an idiom for faithful to one’s spouse if married. Paul was not married and

1 Tim 5:9 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek It is not clear throughout scripture that

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek It is not clear throughout scripture that women cannot be elders and deacons. I trust the scriptures too. You are free to agree with John MacArthur.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Hi Glenn, it would appear that Phoebe was already a Deaconness at Cenchreae. Paul appears to be commending her to the church at Rome and describing her as a woman of means who has been a benefactor to many, as ...

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Hi Glenn, it would appear that Phoebe was already a Deaconness at Cenchreae. Paul appears to be commending her to the church at Rome and describing her as a wom

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Yes, we are all servants, but not all hold the office of deacon. Same word, whether it’s the office or just service depends on the context. Scripture nowhere contradicts itself. I completely agree. Paul writ...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Yes, we are all servants, but not all hold the office of deacon. Same word, whether it’s the office or just service depends on the context. Scripture nowhere c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Hi Glen. Paul wasn't a permanent pastor in a congregation. But he is most certainly an overseer. Overseers often oversee multiple congregations, helping with issues and assisting other pastors. It's the same...

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Hi Glen. Paul wasn't a permanent pastor in a congregation. But he is most certainly an overseer. Overseers often oversee multiple congregations, helping with

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Maybe you can teach me then. What does “

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Maybe you can teach me then. What does “husband of one wife” mean for deacons since the same Paul calls Phoebe a deaconness in Rom 16:1? Did Paul forget that d

Rom 16:1 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@Robert_S_Morley @FearlessExpress @autocorrect2_0 Here’s a thread I created on 1 Tim 2:11-15 showing that this passage is dealing with a specific woman and her husband. The woman is deceived so Paul doesn’t name her but it’s a personal letter to Tim...

@Robert_S_Morley @FearlessExpress @autocorrect2_0 Here’s a thread I created on 1 Tim 2:11-15 showing that this passage is dealing with a specific woman and her husband. The woman is deceived so Paul

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck Well, what happens to single women who don't have a husband? I think this passage refers to how the wife often sticks with an abusive, controlling husband even though it doesn't make sense. I could be wrong, bu...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck Well, what happens to single women who don't have a husband? I think this passage refers to how the wife often sticks with an abusive, controlling husband even t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The English translations insert male pronouns likely because of the phrase "one wife husband" but the passage is not intending to say an elder must not be a woman or must not be single or must have children. Ta...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The English translations insert male pronouns likely because of the phrase "one wife husband" but the passage is not intending to say an elder must not be a woma

1 Tim 2:15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Can Paul who appoints elders not meet the

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Can Paul who appoints elders not meet the same standard? He is single and doesn't have children.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek “One wife husband” is written in the male form and the default would be to follow the male form but it doesn’t require “must be male” or “must not be female” just like elders are not required to be married and h...

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek “One wife husband” is written in the male form and the default would be to follow the male form but it doesn’t require “must be male” or “must not be female” jus

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Both forms are used so I summarized as “faithful to one’s spouse”. 1 Tim 3:2,12; Tit 1:6 is the husband form and 1 Tim 5:9 the wife form. The “he’s” are following the default but the male pronoun isn’t there. ...

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Both forms are used so I summarized as “faithful to one’s spouse”. 1 Tim 3:2,12; Tit 1:6 is the husband form and 1 Tim 5:9 the wife form. The “he’s” are follow

1 Tim 3:2 1 Tim 5:9 Tit 1:6 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek This is implied. If the person is a man and is married, he must be faithful to his spouse. If married and having kids then must have the kids under control. This does not imply that a person cannot be an elder ...

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek This is implied. If the person is a man and is married, he must be faithful to his spouse. If married and having kids then must have the kids under control. Thi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-09

@ronhenzel @IsKing333 You are right that the WCF does say you can have an infallible assurance of faith. It would seem that they think that no one that God has passed by would be able to do the things stated in the WCF here. RC however said in his ...

@ronhenzel @IsKing333 You are right that the WCF does say you can have an infallible assurance of faith. It would seem that they think that no one that God has passed by would be able to do the thing

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@outcatching @TomBuck The apostles were selected before the church began and they are unique as there are only 12 and they must have been with Jesus. Paul is certainly unique in that his claim to being with Jesus was after His resurrection. Most el...

@outcatching @TomBuck The apostles were selected before the church began and they are unique as there are only 12 and they must have been with Jesus. Paul is certainly unique in that his claim to bei

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@ronhenzel While predestination is taught in scripture, predestination of indivi

@ronhenzel While predestination is taught in scripture, predestination of individuals to be given the faith to believe and others to be passed over and not given the faith to believe in s not taught i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@RobertZ60423932 @NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt Plain English? But it’s Greek. Further, it cannot mean “must be married” (Paul himself wasn’t married), and this doesn’t say “must not be a woman”. Given no male pronouns are used in this passage a...

@RobertZ60423932 @NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt Plain English? But it’s Greek. Further, it cannot mean “must be married” (Paul himself wasn’t married), and this doesn’t say “must not be a woman”.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@rightresponsem I think your view is one of many that complementarians have to navigate as the Bible doesn’t give guidance and when, where and how a woman can teach, what to do if men are present, how an overseer oversees without violating these rule...

@rightresponsem I think your view is one of many that complementarians have to navigate as the Bible doesn’t give guidance and when, where and how a woman can teach, what to do if men are present, how

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris You are right that it is dangerous to say that you don't like what the Bible says and then come up with your own way. But what if we've been reading these passages on women wrong in the first place and one can be faithful to...

@RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris You are right that it is dangerous to say that you don't like what the Bible says and then come up with your own way. But what if we've been reading these passages on women w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@reformedrandy @thatssocheeky @lagracelaverite Maybe you need to take another lo

@reformedrandy @thatssocheeky @lagracelaverite Maybe you need to take another look at these passages. Here's a thread on 1 Tim 2:11-15 https://t.co/LPisirHz38

1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-04

@laurchas22 This is abuse. An elder should sit down with this man and tell him that how he is shaming the congregation is not good. What if a single mom who catches the bus is late because the bus was late? Surely there must be acceptable reasons ...

@laurchas22 This is abuse. An elder should sit down with this man and tell him that how he is shaming the congregation is not good. What if a single mom who catches the bus is late because the bus w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-04

@masonmennenga @peterben_mn @blanchardJRB Yeah, I'm not a Calvinist and I am pat

@masonmennenga @peterben_mn @blanchardJRB Yeah, I'm not a Calvinist and I am patiently working with pastors (and others) who treat me this way.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-03

@YouHaveFought @ronhenzel But then they are treating Calvinism as the gospel and not believing it as meaning you are not a Christian. I shudder to think what Jesus will say to such pastors… 1 Cor 11:29 says “those who eat and drink WITHOUT DISCERNIN...

@YouHaveFought @ronhenzel But then they are treating Calvinism as the gospel and not believing it as meaning you are not a Christian. I shudder to think what Jesus will say to such pastors… 1 Cor 11:

1 Cor 11:29 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-03

@ronhenzel @YouHaveFought It’s good to be passionate and of course we wouldn’t hold to a belief if we didn’t really think it was true. It’s also hard to change your beliefs. Further, one may have a lot of followers or may get removed from your chur...

@ronhenzel @YouHaveFought It’s good to be passionate and of course we wouldn’t hold to a belief if we didn’t really think it was true. It’s also hard to change your beliefs. Further, one may have a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-03

@YouHaveFought @ronhenzel Wow…he won’t baptize you until you believe in Calvinism? That doesn’t sound very healthy. I also spoke to pastors of two churches who wouldn’t allow me to be a leader because I’m not a Calvinist, but they certainly would a...

@YouHaveFought @ronhenzel Wow…he won’t baptize you until you believe in Calvinism? That doesn’t sound very healthy. I also spoke to pastors of two churches who wouldn’t allow me to be a leader becau

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-02

@ronhenzel @SonicReformati1 Also...who is the pastor guarding the table from? Sinners? Unbelievers? Jesus died for us while we were yet in our sin and most were unbelievers. The Lord's table should be an open invitation. It is the gospel message...

@ronhenzel @SonicReformati1 Also...who is the pastor guarding the table from? Sinners? Unbelievers? Jesus died for us while we were yet in our sin and most were unbelievers. The Lord's table shoul

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@DilbeckPhd @TheGayPastorTom @RupZip @RickWarren But this statement causes unnec

@DilbeckPhd @TheGayPastorTom @RupZip @RickWarren But this statement causes unnecessary division. My understanding was that this was previously interpreted as only applying to the senior pastor role,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Chad4328 As a church leader, I wanted to find another Biblically faithful church, so I looked for it amongst my reformed brethren. They wouldn’t allow me to lead in their church. These pastors wouldn’t claim it was a primary issue, but a level “1....

@Chad4328 As a church leader, I wanted to find another Biblically faithful church, so I looked for it amongst my reformed brethren. They wouldn’t allow me to lead in their church. These pastors woul

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Tim_Tripod @ofispeaks @pastordmack @RickWarren The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." As for 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1... The Bible is written in Greek, not English. There are no male pronouns there and the refere...

@Tim_Tripod @ofispeaks @pastordmack @RickWarren The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." As for 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1... The Bible is written in Greek, not English

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@MegaChurchMouse You are taking these passages out of context. The key to 1 Cor

@MegaChurchMouse You are taking these passages out of context. The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." https://t.co/0UJxaSEb7U

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@SMAMnstr39246 @FordhamOrthodox But why would Paul keep all the women silent whe

@SMAMnstr39246 @FordhamOrthodox But why would Paul keep all the women silent when in the rest of the chapter he talks about everyone using their gifts for the benefit of all? The key to this passage

1 Cor 7:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@HammadAcc2 @AmyMek @jihadwatchRS Some of these are quite difficult passages. Here's an explanation for 1 Tim 2:11-15 that makes sense of this passage, the grammar, the nature of the letter and its context (stopping false teaching), the back referen...

@HammadAcc2 @AmyMek @jihadwatchRS Some of these are quite difficult passages. Here's an explanation for 1 Tim 2:11-15 that makes sense of this passage, the grammar, the nature of the letter and its c

in 2:15 1 Tim 2:11-15 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@ben_809 @pastorpilgrim @AliciaRushton7 No, you are misunderstanding this passag

@ben_809 @pastorpilgrim @AliciaRushton7 No, you are misunderstanding this passage. https://t.co/LPisirHz38

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Shshshahawn @pearlythingz You need to read this passage in context and make sen

@Shshshahawn @pearlythingz You need to read this passage in context and make sense of the grammar, the personal details Paul shares with Timothy, the reference to Adam and Eve and "she (singular) will

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Snuggernaut1 @chadlyrose @sovereignbrah You need to read this passage in context and make sense of the grammar. Paul's difficult grammar is because of what he tells Timothy in the first chapter. And the reference to Adam and Eve is not about hiera...

@Snuggernaut1 @chadlyrose @sovereignbrah You need to read this passage in context and make sense of the grammar. Paul's difficult grammar is because of what he tells Timothy in the first chapter. An

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@coramdeo1 @mbird12 @ivpacademic I doubt this passage has anything to do with Artemis. Well, at least Paul doesn't explain what the false teaching is. But he also doesn't tell Timothy to stop women from teaching true doctrine. The grammar is also ...

@coramdeo1 @mbird12 @ivpacademic I doubt this passage has anything to do with Artemis. Well, at least Paul doesn't explain what the false teaching is. But he also doesn't tell Timothy to stop women

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@AliciaRushton7 I totally agree. Unfortunately, it seems it is because people a

@AliciaRushton7 I totally agree. Unfortunately, it seems it is because people are misinterpreting some very tricky passages like 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/LPisirHz38

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@SamanthaAsia2 This passage has been taken out of context. Paul's personal letter to Timothy was to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching the truth. And the grammar is very specific for reasons provided in Chapter 1. And verse 15 sa...

@SamanthaAsia2 This passage has been taken out of context. Paul's personal letter to Timothy was to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching the truth. And the grammar is very specific f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@MiaGoss44 @MariaPIreland @_foryeshua Or perhaps you should learn to rightly div

@MiaGoss44 @MariaPIreland @_foryeshua Or perhaps you should learn to rightly divide scripture. I don't fault you though as this is a tricky passage and the English translations make it trickier. http

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@TheBerean777 What if you are taking these passages out of context? Most seem t

@TheBerean777 What if you are taking these passages out of context? Most seem to forget this was a personal letter to Timothy to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. ht

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Maxwellian2001 @GnosisRevelator @WWUTTcom Not quite. That passage is being mis

@Maxwellian2001 @GnosisRevelator @WWUTTcom Not quite. That passage is being misunderstood. The grammar is very specific and the context of the personal letter to Timothy and what Paul says in the fi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@NathanielJolly @pastorpilgrim https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@NathanielJolly @pastorpilgrim https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-24

@BogdanOancea77 According to 1 Cor 14:34-35, a woman should not speak in the assembly. Paul permitted women prophesying, but some in the Corinthian church were trying to put a stop to that. “Have two or three prophets speak, and have the others pas...

@BogdanOancea77 According to 1 Cor 14:34-35, a woman should not speak in the assembly. Paul permitted women prophesying, but some in the Corinthian church were trying to put a stop to that. “Have tw

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 14:29 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-24

@BogdanOancea77 Wait…so women can only read from the Bible if men are not present? What are men so scared of? So if a man walks into such a group so they stop and wait for him to leave? How can women be under a male overseer if a man would then ne...

@BogdanOancea77 Wait…so women can only read from the Bible if men are not present? What are men so scared of? So if a man walks into such a group so they stop and wait for him to leave? How can wom

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