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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @nakedpastor No one is called the “head” of any church. There is no lead pastor/shepherd indicated in scripture except Jesus (1 Peter 5:4). Also, Peter calls himself a fellow elder (1 Peter 5:1) so someone can be both an Apos...

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @nakedpastor No one is called the “head” of any church. There is no lead pastor/shepherd indicated in scripture except Jesus (1 Peter 5:4). Also, Peter calls himself a fellow

1 Peter 5:1 1 Peter 5:4 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-18

@BrotherBoaz @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Thanks for interacting and challenging me on this. The only person actually called a shepherd is Jesus and only two people self identify as elders: Peter and John. No one else is s...

@BrotherBoaz @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Thanks for interacting and challenging me on this. The only person actually called a shepherd is Jesus and only two people self ide

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-17

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Actually...I heard John Wick killed two people with a pencil😏 My point was that the danger is in the heart, for it is from the heart that evil comes. Art, music, wealth, authority, beauty or power are not dangerous if the person...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Actually...I heard John Wick killed two people with a pencil😏 My point was that the danger is in the heart, for it is from the heart that evil comes. Art, music, wealth, authorit

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-17

@DeeGoingsGirl There’s only two who are listed as elders in the New Testament: P

@DeeGoingsGirl There’s only two who are listed as elders in the New Testament: Peter identifies as a fellow elder (1 Peter 5:1-5) and John (2 John, 3 John). If this is the case, then we are not given

1 Peter 5:1-5 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@JohnPiper Judgment begins with the church. “For it is time for judgment to beg

@JohnPiper Judgment begins with the church. “For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of

1 Pet 4:17 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@AdamWilkes97 @ortrails @JohnAnders44464 @goteamcarr Well, because Jesus wants H

@AdamWilkes97 @ortrails @JohnAnders44464 @goteamcarr Well, because Jesus wants His church to be unified and show love. The world is watching. And this one is embarrassing.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Really?! Only two people call themselves el

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Really?! Only two people call themselves elders…Peter and John. No one else is called an elder in the NT. And the only one called a shepherd? Jesus.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders need to be able to teach. They are character qua...

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr That’s a reasonable question to ask. However, we have scant evidence for any specifically named elders. Peter calls himself a “fellow elder” in 1 Pet 5:1 and John refers to himself as “the elder” in 2 John and...

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr That’s a reasonable question to ask. However, we have scant evidence for any specifically named elders. Peter calls himself a “fellow elder” in 1 Pet 5:1 and J

1 Pet 5:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@nathanweisser @johnsstrickland @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment Is y

@nathanweisser @johnsstrickland @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment Is your source to learn what JESUS wants of His church artificial intelligence?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@johnsstrickland @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment If the church is Je

@johnsstrickland @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment If the church is Jesus’ DNA, why do we keep trying to make each one different? Are you going to segregate in heaven too? What makes you t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy No one—not the apostle Paul, or John or Peter, not Mary…no one except Christ can claim to be without sin (whether by nature or by will). If they do, John is clear that such a person is deceived and the truth is not in ...

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy No one—not the apostle Paul, or John or Peter, not Mary…no one except Christ can claim to be without sin (whether by nature or by will). If they do, John is clear that s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-21

@SonicReformati1 @1689caveman @ronhenzel 1. John 6:29 ⎯ "The work of God is...to believe..." The "of God" is in the genitive meaning that our faith is a result of His work in us. We believe because God is drawing us and teaching us. But it is we wh...

@SonicReformati1 @1689caveman @ronhenzel 1. John 6:29 ⎯ "The work of God is...to believe..." The "of God" is in the genitive meaning that our faith is a result of His work in us. We believe because G

John 6:29 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-19

@PastorMark If you didn’t save yourself, know that the same faith that resulted

@PastorMark If you didn’t save yourself, know that the same faith that resulted in salvation means that if you don’t abide in Him you will be broken off (John 15, Rom 11).

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-14

@JohnMoo26668690 @IssacharsNexus What do you define a false teacher to be?

@JohnMoo26668690 @IssacharsNexus What do you define a false teacher to be?

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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 2023-08-13

@IssacharsNexus @JohnMoo26668690 In Genesis 1:26-28, the rulership over creation is given to them both. “Let them rule”. “Multiply,” “subdue” and “rule” are all in the plural form. Nothing of this is stated in chapter 2. God nowhere says that Ada...

@IssacharsNexus @JohnMoo26668690 In Genesis 1:26-28, the rulership over creation is given to them both. “Let them rule”. “Multiply,” “subdue” and “rule” are all in the plural form. Nothing of this

Genesis 1:26-28 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@IssacharsNexus @JohnMoo26668690 God uses the term curse multiple times in Genes

@IssacharsNexus @JohnMoo26668690 God uses the term curse multiple times in Genesis 3. Does God not know how to say “cursed are you Eve?” He doesn’t do it.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 @ChristOverChaos The history of feminism is a fundamental of Christianity?? Wowzers. I merely suggested a possible reason for the reaction in our culture. I’m not denying feminism shares claims some things in common with egalitari...

@JohnMoo26668690 @ChristOverChaos The history of feminism is a fundamental of Christianity?? Wowzers. I merely suggested a possible reason for the reaction in our culture. I’m not denying feminism

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 My conclusions align with scholars like Dr. Craig Keener, Dr. Nijay Gupta, Dr. Gordon Fee, etc. I know many complementarians who disagree with me but do not call me a false teacher. And all of us h...

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 My conclusions align with scholars like Dr. Craig Keener, Dr. Nijay Gupta, Dr. Gordon Fee, etc. I know many complementarians who disagree with me bu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 That wasn’t Paul…he was quoting (and refuting) the Corinthians.

@JohnMoo26668690 That wasn’t Paul…he was quoting (and refuting) the Corinthians. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 @jones_shaun @M_Jensen23 You are misrepresenting Paul’s meaning

@JohnMoo26668690 @jones_shaun @M_Jensen23 You are misrepresenting Paul’s meaning… https://t.co/4tYGBalq90

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@IssacharsNexus @JohnMoo26668690 Yes, I read my Bible very carefully. I believe it is fully inspired even down to the grammatical details. I suggested another possible reason our culture is having gender issues is because abuse of patriarchy. What...

@IssacharsNexus @JohnMoo26668690 Yes, I read my Bible very carefully. I believe it is fully inspired even down to the grammatical details. I suggested another possible reason our culture is having g

Gen 3:16 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 “Paul would laugh at you” It’s actually the other way around. Paul writes in 1 Cor 14:36: “What? Came the word of God out from you [men]? Or came it unto you [men] only?” (KJV) Paul uses plural masculine for “you” in the above ve...

@JohnMoo26668690 “Paul would laugh at you” It’s actually the other way around. Paul writes in 1 Cor 14:36: “What? Came the word of God out from you [men]? Or came it unto you [men] only?” (KJV) Pa

1 Cor 14:36 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 Yes, I am aware of 1 Tim 2:11-15 and 1 Cor 11:1-16. I have exegeted 1 Tim 2:11-15 in the attached thread. I have already taught through 1 Cor 11:1-16…I just haven’t had time to put it up on Twitter yet. Coming soon. But it is cle...

@JohnMoo26668690 Yes, I am aware of 1 Tim 2:11-15 and 1 Cor 11:1-16. I have exegeted 1 Tim 2:11-15 in the attached thread. I have already taught through 1 Cor 11:1-16…I just haven’t had time to put

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 11:3 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 I don’t know where you are getting your assumptions from. 1. I don’t think males should act like females or females like males. Confusing the genders by cross dressing is forbidden by scripture (Deut 22:5 “A women must not wear men...

@JohnMoo26668690 I don’t know where you are getting your assumptions from. 1. I don’t think males should act like females or females like males. Confusing the genders by cross dressing is forbidden

Deut 22:5 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-12

@JohnMoo26668690 I appreciate that you seem dedicated to Biblical faithfulness and how upsetting it is to see how culture has completely gone mad. However, in understanding these issues, it's also vital to consider the historical context. The patri...

@JohnMoo26668690 I appreciate that you seem dedicated to Biblical faithfulness and how upsetting it is to see how culture has completely gone mad. However, in understanding these issues, it's also vi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-12

@JohnMoo26668690 That’s rediculous and completely false. Why would you fight ag

@JohnMoo26668690 That’s rediculous and completely false. Why would you fight against a Biblical worldview of the church? Don’t you know about feminism? Egalitarianism is not feminism! https://t.co/4

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-12

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 I may in fact be a fool. That has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the point I’m making. Do you think that I am advocating for those women that are teaching false doctrines today? Is that ...

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 I may in fact be a fool. That has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the point I’m making. Do you think that I am advocating for those women

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-12

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 So you agree that the husband

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 So you agree that the husband doesn’t have authority over his body? There is an exception, something he doesn’t explicitly have authority over. You

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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

@JohnHar63885981 @DickSaban1 The problem is that you assume the office is limited to men. But just as it is not limited to married men with children, it is also not limited to men. If you say husband must mean it's a man, then it must also mean he ...

@JohnHar63885981 @DickSaban1 The problem is that you assume the office is limited to men. But just as it is not limited to married men with children, it is also not limited to men. If you say husban

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@WillEhrendreich @JohnMoo26668690 @ElizabethOstli1 Think about this for a second…If the man doesn’t have authority over his own body…then what makes you think he has authority over his wife? I’m simply finding an example where the husband is said he...

@WillEhrendreich @JohnMoo26668690 @ElizabethOstli1 Think about this for a second…If the man doesn’t have authority over his own body…then what makes you think he has authority over his wife? I’m simp

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@JohnMoo26668690 @ElizabethOstli1 @WillEhrendreich Nowhere in Genesis 1-3 do we see any of the persons present acting as if they are aware of an authority hierarchy. God didn't tell Adam he had authority over Eve. Eve didn't behave like she underst...

@JohnMoo26668690 @ElizabethOstli1 @WillEhrendreich Nowhere in Genesis 1-3 do we see any of the persons present acting as if they are aware of an authority hierarchy. God didn't tell Adam he had autho

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Just for those who may not be aware of Jo

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Just for those who may not be aware of John's stance on women preaching, here it is. https://t.co/iVvDskeZ0d

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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

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Lots of people think people are wrong. Y

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Lots of people think people are wrong. Your insistence that they cannot be wrong is baffling. Is John MacArthur infallible? Are scholars inspired or is that o

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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

@JohnMoo26668690 The only reason given for why Eve was deceived was because Adam was created first. By examining Genesis 2, we can understand that God was creating animals in front of Adam so Adam has experience with God that Eve as the last one cre...

@JohnMoo26668690 The only reason given for why Eve was deceived was because Adam was created first. By examining Genesis 2, we can understand that God was creating animals in front of Adam so Adam ha

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@BogdanOancea77 Yes. Yes I am. If you don't believe me, listen to what John MacArthur says about this term in his message titled "Does the Bible Permit a Woman to Preach?" starting at around 2m 46s. He explains it means "disgraceful or shameful......

@BogdanOancea77 Yes. Yes I am. If you don't believe me, listen to what John MacArthur says about this term in his message titled "Does the Bible Permit a Woman to Preach?" starting at around 2m 46s.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-18

@MikeWingerii MikeW (Calvary Chapel)⎯where in the Bible do we find that God gives Adam authority over Eve? According to John the Baptist, "A person can receive only what is given them from heaven." (John 3:27) Where did God give Adam authority over...

@MikeWingerii MikeW (Calvary Chapel)⎯where in the Bible do we find that God gives Adam authority over Eve? According to John the Baptist, "A person can receive only what is given them from heaven." (

John 3:27 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-13

@masonmennenga Right, but I'm referring to Jesus in His ministry as recorded in the gospel accounts. One curious prisoner was John the Baptist who seemed to doubt that Jesus was the Messiah as John was rotting in prison while Jesus was preaching. O...

@masonmennenga Right, but I'm referring to Jesus in His ministry as recorded in the gospel accounts. One curious prisoner was John the Baptist who seemed to doubt that Jesus was the Messiah as John w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was instrumental in the growth of the church at Corinth. ...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was ins

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-11

@Nkajunwa @HwsEleutheroi After all of this discussion, you still haven’t demonst

@Nkajunwa @HwsEleutheroi After all of this discussion, you still haven’t demonstrated that Paul’s intent was to exclude women from the office of overseer. John 12:25 says “he who loves his life loses

John 12:25 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-08

@MikeWingerii I take a different stand based on the Biblical evidence. A good o

@MikeWingerii I take a different stand based on the Biblical evidence. A good overview of the mutual subjection calling (egalitarian but not asserting one’s rights) is well presented by Darrell Johns

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2019-12-05

RT @CherylSchatz: Are women pastor’s shameful? Answering John MacArthur’s charge

RT @CherylSchatz: Are women pastor’s shameful? Answering John MacArthur’s charge for women pastors to “Go home” https://t.co/qJIMmOJ0en #be…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2019-01-17

@RTB_HRoss @onceblindorg @aigkenham You are misreading the scripture and conflating contexts! John 5:17: “...My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” If it is still God’s rest day, why is He ‘working until now?’ Note Exod 31:15 is...

@RTB_HRoss @onceblindorg @aigkenham You are misreading the scripture and conflating contexts! John 5:17: “...My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” If it is still God’s rest day,

Exod 31:15 John 5:17 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2013-10-29

@JohnPiper 2 Pet 2:1 "...even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift

@JohnPiper 2 Pet 2:1 "...even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves." Jesus 'bought' false teachrs

2 Pet 2:1 general
Scripture Commentary debate point

## John Piper: “What should a wife’s submission to her husband look like if he’s an abuser. ”

[general] From: John Piper On Submission In Abuse

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Scripture Commentary debate point

The November 17, 2009 CBMW blog post by John Starke that we started to evaluate last post , is an amazing “piece of work” that exalts the 17th century writings of a Puritan named Richard Baxter who attempts to put women in their place. Starke continues to summarize Baxter’s writings:

[counterargument] From: Putting Women In Their Place

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