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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

On what basis is a widower no longer qualified even if he has multiple believing children? A widower is able to more fully understand what others in his congregation are going through, but this disqualifies him? He loses his wife. Then he loses his...

On what basis is a widower no longer qualified even if he has multiple believing children? A widower is able to more fully understand what others in his congregation are going through, but this disqu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

This means if the pastor’s wife dies, he has to step down. He is no longer quali

This means if the pastor’s wife dies, he has to step down. He is no longer qualified! If his grown child decides to abandon the faith, the pastor has to step down. If he is married and only has one

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

You are at least consistent that you see the following requirements: - male - married (cannot be single or even a widower!) - must have more than one child - all children must believe So at *any* point that one or more of the above stops being true,...

You are at least consistent that you see the following requirements: - male - married (cannot be single or even a widower!) - must have more than one child - all children must believe So at *any* poi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

You are absolutely correct that while there is gender inclusive language, we cannot ignore any gender-specific qualifications and we have to read Paul carefully and precisely—this I have done as I am aiming to make sense of the syntax and all relevan...

You are absolutely correct that while there is gender inclusive language, we cannot ignore any gender-specific qualifications and we have to read Paul carefully and precisely—this I have done as I am

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

As stated previously, if ἄνδρα can apply to any person in certain contexts, then

As stated previously, if ἄνδρα can apply to any person in certain contexts, then given Paul’s gender-agnostic syntax in 1Ti 3 and Tit 1 and his own singleness, he is clearly not requiring marriage but

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

You can’t discount a prohibition that doesn’t exist, right? I’m not suggesting

You can’t discount a prohibition that doesn’t exist, right? I’m not suggesting that *any* information is being discounted. The question that needs to be asked is whether Paul is anywhere excluding o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@OrthodoxWario @heatheraaj78 @MikeWingerii What church dogmatics are you referri

@OrthodoxWario @heatheraaj78 @MikeWingerii What church dogmatics are you referring to specifically?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@heatheraaj78 @OrthodoxWario @MikeWingerii There would be less if they followed

@heatheraaj78 @OrthodoxWario @MikeWingerii There would be less if they followed the apostolic church outlined in the NT. It doesn’t occur to them somehow that secondary differences are not to cause di

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@ScottCross_8 I heard a church was focusing on making leadership proportionate t

@ScottCross_8 I heard a church was focusing on making leadership proportionate to the mix of ‘races’ in the congregation. Sounds like a great idea until you realize that by staring at race you inevita

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii So accepting the apostles means I

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii So accepting the apostles means I have to accept the current Orthodox veneration of dead saints and icons? You don’t see how this is a stretch?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii I’m not forgetting, but yes, the

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii I’m not forgetting, but yes, the New Testament was being written to preserve what the apostles were orally teaching and to capture the eye witness testim

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii The apostles? Yes.

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii The apostles? Yes.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii Why? We have scripture. Any tradi

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii Why? We have scripture. Any traditions that the apostles thought were important were recorded in scripture. What more do we need?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii It doesn’t require inspiration to determine what the

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii It doesn’t require inspiration to determine what the Bible teaches with respect to the triune nature of God, repentance from sin, the gospel and the bodily resurrection.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii Heresy has to do with serious deviation from foundati

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii Heresy has to do with serious deviation from foundational teachings of the faith, not just differences on non-essentials like the method of baptism, end times doctrines, whe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii My pastor is not inspired when preaching and writing,

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii My pastor is not inspired when preaching and writing, at least not in the sense of scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Paul isn’t addressing the millennium in 1Co 15:23-26

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Paul isn’t addressing the millennium in 1Co 15:23-26⎯he’s addressing the resurrection.

1Co 15:23-26 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@twitchypreacher It simply shows how a word used for male can be inclusive and g

@twitchypreacher It simply shows how a word used for male can be inclusive and given Paul isn’t married, married male is clearly inclusive of single men so this isn’t about being married or male.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@twitchypreacher Yet saying “must be a married male” would exclude Paul himself

@twitchypreacher Yet saying “must be a married male” would exclude Paul himself not to mention Jesus! And if you say that apostles have less requirements than elders, on what basis would such a claim

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@covapologetics Hm. Your response seems pretty boilerplate. What refutation make

@covapologetics Hm. Your response seems pretty boilerplate. What refutation makes sense of Paul not using any male pronouns or not explicitly excluding women? Did you also read the following? https://

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@flauridian The context of 1Ti is clearly stopping false teaching not true teaching. And the grammar of 1Ti 2:12 is singular, not plural. The explanation needs to be coherent of the grammar, the reference to Adam and Eve and the “she (sg) will be sav...

@flauridian The context of 1Ti is clearly stopping false teaching not true teaching. And the grammar of 1Ti 2:12 is singular, not plural. The explanation needs to be coherent of the grammar, the refer

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Conscientious43 @_jonbowlin However, that there is a great multitude of believers who come out of the tribulation does not mean that God doesn’t rapture the church prior to the tribulation. Both are true. Yet many come to belief in the tribulation a...

@Conscientious43 @_jonbowlin However, that there is a great multitude of believers who come out of the tribulation does not mean that God doesn’t rapture the church prior to the tribulation. Both are

Re 20:4 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@LostinAusten27 That’s a very literal rendering of the Greek. Yet the intent is

@LostinAusten27 That’s a very literal rendering of the Greek. Yet the intent is maybe more clear among those who think it means “must be male” if we use the description “faithful if married and monoga

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@slumbles @MattChancey @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic The Roman

@slumbles @MattChancey @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic The Roman Catholic Church has many things wrong. And who is Jim?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is an elder ever said to authentein anyone? The context is false teaching, not teaching truth. You are presuming that Paul isn’t allowing the teaching of truth but that contradict...

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is an elder ever said to authentein anyone? The context is false teaching, not teaching truth. You are presuming that Paul isn’t

Mt 28:18-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is elder m

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is elder mentioned in 1Ti 2:12?

1Ti 2:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Finally, Hebrews highlights Christ’s superior sacrifice and a heavenly temple but this doesn’t negate a future earthly temple in the Millennium. I believe it serves as a memorial to Christ’s work as there are still people ...

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Finally, Hebrews highlights Christ’s superior sacrifice and a heavenly temple but this doesn’t negate a future earthly temple in the Millennium. I believe it serves as a me

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@heatheraaj78 @OrthodoxWario @MikeWingerii The Bible is self-correcting. It's no

@heatheraaj78 @OrthodoxWario @MikeWingerii The Bible is self-correcting. It's not "majority rules" or interpretation only by popes and bishops who have frequently erred. The text read in context will

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic No, that doesn't work at all. You presume that elders are supposed to be doing what Paul says shouldn't be done in 1Ti 2:12. Further, since when was Paul saying that anyone wasn't to teach truth to anyon...

@RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic No, that doesn't work at all. You presume that elders are supposed to be doing what Paul says shouldn't be done in 1Ti 2:12. Further, since when was Paul

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic You need to lear

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic You need to learn to read in context. 1Ti 2:12 does not say that a woman cannot teach truth to a man or cannot be an elder. https://t.co

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Conscientious43 @_jonbowlin Absolutely. It's a misunderstanding of what dispens

@Conscientious43 @_jonbowlin Absolutely. It's a misunderstanding of what dispensationalists teach to say what he said. Here's the thread showing the problems. https://t.co/ttA72DlVRf

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Scripture calls us to judge leaders by their character, not their gender. Women

Scripture calls us to judge leaders by their character, not their gender. Women are clearly among those who have been gifted by God and called to lead and not excluded based on their gender. Let's not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Paul’s focus in 1Ti 3:2 is on character, developed by anyone regardless of immut

Paul’s focus in 1Ti 3:2 is on character, developed by anyone regardless of immutable characteristics⎯leaders being faithful and above reproach. The cultural idiom "a one-woman man" reflects this. It’s

1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Let's not forget that the NT contains examples of women in ministry such as: Pho

Let's not forget that the NT contains examples of women in ministry such as: Phoebe: deacon (Ro 16:1), Junia: apostle (Ro 16:7), and Priscilla: a teacher of Apollos (Ac 18:26). In fact, Ro 16 lists 1

Ac 18:26 Ro 16:1 Ro 16:7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Greek often uses male-specific terms generically to include women. Consider the

Greek often uses male-specific terms generically to include women. Consider the following: "Blessed is the man (ἀνήρ) whose sin the Lord will not take into account" (Ro 4:8). This clearly applies to

Ro 4:8 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

In the Greek text, τις (meaning "anyone/someone") is used generically in 1Ti 3:1

In the Greek text, τις (meaning "anyone/someone") is used generically in 1Ti 3:1: "If anyone aspires to the office of overseer..." This absence of gender-specific pronouns supports the idea that Paul

1Ti 3:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

If 1Ti 3:2 were about gender, it would also disqualify single men, widowers, and

If 1Ti 3:2 were about gender, it would also disqualify single men, widowers, and even Paul himself, who advocated for singleness in 1Co 7:7–8. Clearly, the focus here is on faithfulness, not prescribi

1Co 7:7 1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Paul’s main concern is the moral character of leaders. The phrase addresses mono

Paul’s main concern is the moral character of leaders. The phrase addresses monogamy and faithfulness to one’s spouse. It does not exclude women but ensures that leaders are above reproach in their re

1Ti 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

The phrase "husband of one wife" in 1Ti 3:2 comes from the Greek μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄ

The phrase "husband of one wife" in 1Ti 3:2 comes from the Greek μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα ("mias gunaikos andra"). This idiom emphasizes marital fidelity—not gender. Let’s explore why. /2

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer

A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer must be... the husband of one wife." Does this exclude women from pastoral roles? Let’s unpack this. 🧵 https://t.co/IWl

1 Timothy 3:2 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic I’m sorry, where does scripture s

@RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic I’m sorry, where does scripture say “an elder must not be a woman”?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@OrthodoxWario @MikeWingerii They only inform us of their hermeneutic. Also, ju

@OrthodoxWario @MikeWingerii They only inform us of their hermeneutic. Also, just as the Bible has to be interpreted, so do the church fathers.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@MikeWingerii ...and also, while the writings of the church fathers are helpful,

@MikeWingerii ...and also, while the writings of the church fathers are helpful, they are not what is inspired.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic And they were off on whether women could be elder

@MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic And they were off on whether women could be elders.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Re 20:4-6 speaks of the first resurrection of believ

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Re 20:4-6 speaks of the first resurrection of believers reigning with Christ during the millennium. This resurrection and reign have clearly not occurred as it requires th

Re 20:4-6 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Partially, yes. Salvation for the remaining Israelites and judgment for those gathered against them at Armageddon. However, in the Millennium when Jesus reigns from Jerusalem, there are still nations⎯and the church will be...

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Partially, yes. Salvation for the remaining Israelites and judgment for those gathered against them at Armageddon. However, in the Millennium when Jesus reigns from Jerusal

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-29

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote Hm. I thought family proceeded the church? At any rate, if what you are saying is the case, then we need to make sure that what we think is the way the church is setup is actually what God intended. Did God intend only Je...

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote Hm. I thought family proceeded the church? At any rate, if what you are saying is the case, then we need to make sure that what we think is the way the church is setup is a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-29

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote I don't think it was to establish a uniquely Gentile

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote I don't think it was to establish a uniquely Gentile church, but to extend the church to reach the Gentiles. Right? In the same way, males first doesn't mean males only.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-29

RT @gunsnrosesgirl3: Husband and wife https://t.co/M1D6dPxlrN

RT @gunsnrosesgirl3: Husband and wife https://t.co/M1D6dPxlrN

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@chris_jolliff I do think that there is a time in the next age where God hardens

@chris_jolliff I do think that there is a time in the next age where God hardens our decision but I believe the only way to resolve the scriptures in this age is that there is still freedom to leave.

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