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Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-13

Can Only Men Judge Right From Wrong In The Church

I read with interest Wayne Grudem’s claim that 1 Cor. 14:34 means that women are to “keep silent”regarding weighing of the oral prophecies in the assembly

1 Corinthians 6:2 1 Corinthians 6:3 Lamentations 1 1 Corinthians 14 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-11

Why Was Adam Not Deceived

1 Timothy 2:13, 14 show that the first creation of Adam is connected to the fact that Adam was not deceived. Why was Adam not deceived

1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:13 Amos 1 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve
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 2006-12-07

Does God Have One Unique Law Part Two

Complementarians have stated that God has a law that forbids godly Christian women from teaching correct biblical doctrine to men. This law, they say, is revealed in 1 Timothy 2:12

1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-02

What Does 1 Timothy 211 15 Mean

I was challenged to present my view of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 on another blog and I thought it would be good to summarize my view on my own blog. Here is the teaching from “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free

1 Timothy 1:11-15 1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-29

Does God Have One Unique Law Part One

If complementarians are right in their interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:12, then God must have one completely unique law. This “law” forbidding women from teaching the bible to men is not like any other law in the bible

1 Timothy 1:3 1 Timothy 2:12 Acts 17:11 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-22

Could The Messiah Have Been A Woman

Since God is neither male nor female, some have suggested that the Messiah could have been born a female. I would respectfully like to differ with that view

1 Corinthians 15:45 1 Samuel 15:23 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
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 2006-11-15

What Women Really Want

In Genesis chapter 3 God speaks to Eve about her future. Unfortunately God’s words have been interpreted by male expositors in a way that makes God out to be a false prophet

Genesis 3:16 Genesis 3:23 Genesis 4:7 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-11

Husband As The Priest Of The Home

With the push towards defining biblical manhood and womanhood, often men are pressured into a leadership role where they feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities. Probably none more stressful than the title given to them as “Priest of the home”

1 Corinthians 6:3 1 Peter 2:5 1 Peter 2:9 Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2006-10-27

Godly Women Need To Repent

My heart goes out to Pastors who are so engrained in tradition that they can easily justify sending godly women to hell. This past weekend I spoke with a Pastor from a denomination that does not believe that women are allowed to teach the bible to men

Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2006-09-23

Another Complementarian Pastor Responds

I am preparing a talk on women in ministry partly based on questions and challenges presented to me by a complementarian Pastor from a large denomination which restricts women from teaching the bible to men. Here are excerpts that he gave regarding our DVD teaching series on Women in Ministry:

1 Corinthians 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 14 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-09-23

Can Complementarians Agree To Disagree

I sent a copy of our DVD “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” to the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood in February of 2006 and this summer I finally received a response

John 3:4 John 3:6 Lamentations 6:1 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-08-19

Pastor Has His Eyes Opened Regarding Faulty Traditions

I recently received this email from a Southern Baptist Pastor who watched the DVD “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” this summer:

Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-07-07

Isnt The Priesthood In The Ot Proof That God Uses Only Men

> Q: Isn’t the fact that God only chose men for the Priesthood in the Old Testament proof that God only uses men in leadership. After all the Priesthood is equivalent to the Pastorhood in the church

Exodus 19:5-8 Exodus 19:6 Women in Leadership
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 2006-07-02

Is There A Law That Forbids Women From Teaching Men

> Q: Isn’t there a law in 1 Timothy 2:11-15 that forbids women from teaching the Bible to men. Why are you disregarding this law

1 Timothy 2:11-15 Deuteronomy 19:15 Esther 1 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary article 2006-04-06

Doesnt 1 Timothy 13 List Only Males As False Teachers

> Q: In WIM you say that 1 Timothy 1:3 “charge some that they teach no other doctrine” means people male or female. However isn’t the technical grammar of “some” as singular masculine

1 Timothy 1:3 2 Timothy 3:17 Acts 1 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-19

Isnt It A Sin For A Woman To Teach Men

> Q: Doesn’t Paul’s command in 1 Timothy 2:12 for women not to teach men show that to disobey this command is a sin

1 Timothy 2:12 Colossians 1 Ecclesiastes 1 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Wasnt The Garden Created Before Adam Was Created

> Q: Doesn’t Genesis 2:8 simply say that God had already planted a garden and then put man into it after he was formed. Don’t the following verses then go on to describe what the garden was composed of, not a sequential account of the garden being formed after the man

Genesis 2:19 Genesis 2:8 Ruth 90 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Would Your Arguments Have Strength Without 1 Timothy 215

> Q: It also seems that 1 Timothy 2:15 is crucial for your interpretation. The word ‘she’ is a definite point in your favor

1 Timothy 2:15 Exodus 1 Hebrews 15 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Why Do You Say That Animals Were Created After Adam

> Q: In your section on 1 Timothy 2, you state that Adam saw some of the animals being created, perhaps the mates of the animals already created on day six. However, says that God had formed “all of the beasts” (NIV) or “every beast” (NASB)

Daniel 6 Ecclesiastes 1 Genesis 2:19 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Isnt A Woman From 1 Timothy 2 Clear That She Is Generic Woman

> Q: You say that “a woman” in 1 Timothy 2:11 & 12 is the same terminology as Paul calling “a man” living in sin in 1 Corinthians 5. Wouldn’t you have to admit that the normal grammatical reading in 1 Corinthians 5 which says that Paul is talking about a particular man, not “all men”, is clearer

1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2
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 article 2006-03-11

Introduction

“Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” (WIM) is a very visual way to learn to understand the hard passages of scripture concerning women in ministry

Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-11

Scriptures Showing Women In The Ministry Are Missing

> Q: Why did you not list in WIM all the scriptures that show women properly leading and serving God in both the New Testament and the Old Testament

Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-11

Recommendations For Wim

> Women in Ministry: Silenced or Set Free. ” as a whole is a very well produced and presented multi-media teaching series on the legitimacy and freedom of women to be in any ministry that God should call them to

1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-22

“Reformed theology does teach double predestination…it’s double or nothing really, you can’t have single predestination and just ignore the non-elect unless you are a universalist.” —RC Sproul Yes, electing only some to receive faith to be saved mea...

“Reformed theology does teach double predestination…it’s double or nothing really, you can’t have single predestination and just ignore the non-elect unless you are a universalist.” —RC Sproul Yes, e

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii The Greek is not giving a command for her to cut her hair short. It should be the imperative of permission, something that Dr. Daniel Wallace talks about in his book Beyond the Basics. If Numbers 6 ...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii The Greek is not giving a command for her to cut her hair short. It should be the imperative of permission, something that Dr. Daniel Wallace talks a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii First you claimed I was imputing my world view into the text. When I shared I was simply using Paul’s own clear statements earlier in the same letter you now claim I’m missing something else the Cori...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii First you claimed I was imputing my world view into the text. When I shared I was simply using Paul’s own clear statements earlier in the same letter

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii "the husband does not submit to his wife in the same manner as she does" But how can you substantiate this given the Bible never says this and when we in fact we have statements to the contrary: 1. ...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii "the husband does not submit to his wife in the same manner as she does" But how can you substantiate this given the Bible never says this and when

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Whether it comes from NRSVUE

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Whether it comes from NRSVUE or NASB or any translation doesn't matter as it is absent from the Greek manuscripts. Another question on v10 then: why

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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

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Ok. Is the wife not also to l

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Ok. Is the wife not also to love her husband as Jesus loves his church? Isn't she also to love God and her neighbour as herself? What makes loving un

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@amacarthur @ryancduff @bwillems1000 @MikeWingerii Yes, there are women who beli

@amacarthur @ryancduff @bwillems1000 @MikeWingerii Yes, there are women who believe their husbands should rule over them and that women should be quiet. Maybe this is why they aren't here arguing thei

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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

@mennodarren @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I agree. Paul can’t mean one to another an

@mennodarren @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I agree. Paul can’t mean one to another and then in the next sentence mean one over the other. https://t.co/n1oPrQHwIh

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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 2026-02-23

@ronhenzel Hodge equates “made alive” with “justified unto eternal life” Hodge collapses resurrection into salvation Hodge treats “in Christ” as a technical soteriological union rather than a representative, mediatorial one But Paul explicitly disti...

@ronhenzel Hodge equates “made alive” with “justified unto eternal life” Hodge collapses resurrection into salvation Hodge treats “in Christ” as a technical soteriological union rather than a represen

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-22

@GloryIsGods777 @ronhenzel @GatorRob777 Scripture doesn’t word it quite that way

@GloryIsGods777 @ronhenzel @GatorRob777 Scripture doesn’t word it quite that way, but if God states that it is through faith that one is saved and then one has faith, then it is simply God living up t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-04

Hey @haymes_joshua, ever gone to the grocery store at the request of your wife? Done some heavy lifting for her? Generally been a ‘helper’ to your wife? Lots more examples. That’s called mutual submission. Because wives were generally treated as prop...

Hey @haymes_joshua, ever gone to the grocery store at the request of your wife? Done some heavy lifting for her? Generally been a ‘helper’ to your wife? Lots more examples. That’s called mutual submis

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-01-08

@ronhenzel @ReformedDoc I am not setting up a false dichotomy. I am not saying it is either prophecy or plan. I am saying that prophecy does not automatically equal God’s decretive will. Scripture itself makes that distinction. Jesus prophesied Jeru...

@ronhenzel @ReformedDoc I am not setting up a false dichotomy. I am not saying it is either prophecy or plan. I am saying that prophecy does not automatically equal God’s decretive will. Scripture its

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-01-04

In his recent 10Qs stream (Ep 67), @MikeWingerii said that while he was previous

In his recent 10Qs stream (Ep 67), @MikeWingerii said that while he was previously open to egalitarian arguments—to being persuaded by scripture—he no longer is because he’s done ~3 years of “thorough

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-27

@Emma506131772 @Vitus_oss @AskPerplexity The work of ministry is intended for all believers: “And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry...

@Emma506131772 @Vitus_oss @AskPerplexity The work of ministry is intended for all believers: “And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers, for th

Eph 4:11-12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-15

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Sorry, where does

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Sorry, where does scripture say women cannot be elders? https://t.co/VI2qbiI67E

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-09

@TheGermanicist The Trinity is the logical conclusion of what the scripture stat

@TheGermanicist The Trinity is the logical conclusion of what the scripture states. Also, “No one has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.” (Jn 6:46) https://t.co/9

Jn 6:46 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-09

@pseino @Mormonger Scripture is very clear that there is only one God. So how th

@pseino @Mormonger Scripture is very clear that there is only one God. So how then do you have scriptures clearly showing there are three who are God yet there is only one God? https://t.co/QZ6iEkdzcg

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist That is quite a wild misinterpretation of Malach

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist That is quite a wild misinterpretation of Malachi’s prophecy! The idea of eternal marriage is nowhere hinted in scripture and is expressly contradicted. However, LDS c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist Of course that’s what LDS prophets teach. But this is nowhere found in the Bible. And Jesus is clear that there is no marriage in heaven (which is why I suppose LDS prophets have introduced this teaching). Not like Je...

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist Of course that’s what LDS prophets teach. But this is nowhere found in the Bible. And Jesus is clear that there is no marriage in heaven (which is why I suppose LDS pro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist I’m not saying many people believe this, I’m quo

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist I’m not saying many people believe this, I’m quoting the scripture to you. Does scripture hold any weight with LDS?

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