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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-26

@richardthenry @DennyBurk Why do you say women when the text says ‘a woman’? Paul knows how to use the plural, so why didn’t he? Why did he say ‘I‘ do not permit? Is this a command from God or guidance from Paul to Timothy? But it is not an imper...

@richardthenry @DennyBurk Why do you say women when the text says ‘a woman’? Paul knows how to use the plural, so why didn’t he? Why did he say ‘I‘ do not permit? Is this a command from God or guid

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@GCRiffey @DennyBurk I see. So women can teach but men (and their older male ch

@GCRiffey @DennyBurk I see. So women can teach but men (and their older male children) cannot be in their presence when doing so? Women can counsel but God thinks men shouldn’t learn from women? Al

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@_JustWriting @TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 Paul writes “I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man…”. Some questions: - Why does Paul say “I do not” instead of “God doesn’t”? - When Paul clearly knows how to use the plural of women in v...

@_JustWriting @TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 Paul writes “I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man…”. Some questions: - Why does Paul say “I do not” instead of “God doesn’t”? - When Paul

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@SBC_JumpingWorm @gmk_julie @TomBuck Do you believe only men are saved? “…who i

@SBC_JumpingWorm @gmk_julie @TomBuck Do you believe only men are saved? “…who is the saviour of all men…” 1 Tim 4:10. Gr:anthropon is plural masculine.

1 Tim 4:10 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@DennyBurk Ok, so if you agree women cannot be elders, deacons or pastors, can w

@DennyBurk Ok, so if you agree women cannot be elders, deacons or pastors, can women preach? Can they guide and counsel people? Can they lead a group to serve? In other words can they functionally

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@TomBuck These are idioms for the same thing, marital faithfulness. However, wh

@TomBuck These are idioms for the same thing, marital faithfulness. However, what you have in 1 Timothy 5 is it is referring to widows. In 1 Tim 3, the male gender is used but v11 says “Women likewi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@alexojeda78 @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @JustinPetersMin However, you cannot i

@alexojeda78 @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @JustinPetersMin However, you cannot ignore scripture that some believe excludes women.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin You don’t need a pass

@PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin You don’t need a passage that says “a woman must be a one man woman” as 1 Tim 3:11 says “Women likewise…” and doesn’t say “an elder must not

1 Tim 3:11 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@L_T_Pearson @AngelaGraceLOU @JustinPetersMin Daniel Wallace differs (if that ma

@L_T_Pearson @AngelaGraceLOU @JustinPetersMin Daniel Wallace differs (if that matters to you). This from Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, p.396 https://t.co/kxIpmn1X7k

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@Buffalo2Storm @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Here’s some interesting commentary

@Buffalo2Storm @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Here’s some interesting commentary on this from Daniel Wallace in Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics suggesting there may be more than 2 authors of Hebrews. h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Probably the most interesting comments I’ve read a

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Probably the most interesting comments I’ve read are from Daniel Wallace in his Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics to suggest there are at least two authors of Hebrews. http

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin From An Exegetical Summary of Hebrews, the GNC is

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin From An Exegetical Summary of Hebrews, the GNC is listed as giving a potential option of concealing her gender. https://t.co/zblLTMtElA

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@JosephConkle9 @L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I read Paul’s comments in the SAME letter where he says similar things about women ruling their homes to help understand that what he means in 1 Tim 3 can certainly include women (in Paul’...

@JosephConkle9 @L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I read Paul’s comments in the SAME letter where he says similar things about women ruling their homes to help understand that what he mean

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin No, not to leave out Aquil

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin No, not to leave out Aquila, but that particular comment was from something I read in the Lexham Bible Dictionary https://t.co/H5ZnAYJSKW

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@akorb034 @DeanWar72224151 @scottspeig @TomBuck Actually, the verse says "one wife (genitive) husband (accusative)"⎯it is using the default male description, but no male pronouns are used. v1 says "if anyone" (gr. τις). It doesn't say "an elder must...

@akorb034 @DeanWar72224151 @scottspeig @TomBuck Actually, the verse says "one wife (genitive) husband (accusative)"⎯it is using the default male description, but no male pronouns are used. v1 says "i

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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 2023-06-22

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin It’s in that order in the Greek in 5 out of 6 instances. The one where it isn’t is a Greeting in 1 Cor 16:19. It just seems odd to list the wife before the husband. Since the hypothesis is that...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin It’s in that order in the Greek in 5 out of 6 instances. The one where it isn’t is a Greeting in 1 Cor 16:19. It just seems odd to list the wife

1 Cor 16:19 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin The term deacon is in the male form as this is the default when including both men and women. Note there are no male pronouns and nothing stating “an elder/deacon must not be a woman.” Deborah was from the...

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin The term deacon is in the male form as this is the default when including both men and women. Note there are no male pronouns and nothing stating “an elder/

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 6. You forgot to indicate that the author of Hebre

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 6. You forgot to indicate that the author of Hebrews was part of an "us". Heb 13:18 says "pray for 'us'". P & A fit the bill for all the points including this last

Heb 13:18 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Also, see this resource which has the following st

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Also, see this resource which has the following statement: "Greek distinguishes between Number_Singular and Number_Plural, but not between Gender_Masculine and Gender_Fem

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin But then why wasn’t he named? Let me ask you a qu

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin But then why wasn’t he named? Let me ask you a question: if it turned out to be Prisca, would you accept the book of Hebrews or burn it?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin After giving the requirements for elders and deacons (with no male pronouns, but using the male gender), Paul says “women likewise” or in the same way or identically. He then says another point about de...

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin After giving the requirements for elders and deacons (with no male pronouns, but using the male gender), Paul says “women likewise” or in the same way or

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck 1. “Women likewise…” or in the same way (1Tim3:11) 2. 1Cor14:34-35 is Paul quoting from the Corinthians letter are refuting it (v36), see 1Cor7:1. 3. In 1Tim2:11-15, Paul refers to an ignorant woman teaching false d...

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck 1. “Women likewise…” or in the same way (1Tim3:11) 2. 1Cor14:34-35 is Paul quoting from the Corinthians letter are refuting it (v36), see 1Cor7:1. 3. In 1Tim2:11-15,

1Cor14:34-35 1Cor7:1 1Tim2:11-15 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I know that gyne can mean woman o

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I know that gyne can mean woman or wife. Here it is plural and accusative. If it referred to the wife of a husband, wouldn’t it be genitive? Your limi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck But you made up the requirement “women can’t

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck But you made up the requirement “women can’t be elders” as this is nowhere found in the text just as “elders must be Jewish” is nowhere found in the text.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I don’t know about your kids, but I teach mine to read in context. Paul was quoting from the letter from the Corinthians 1Cor7:1. 1Cor14:36 refutes the quote by saying, “What? Came the word of God out from you [men...

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I don’t know about your kids, but I teach mine to read in context. Paul was quoting from the letter from the Corinthians 1Cor7:1. 1Cor14:36 refutes the quote by say

1Cor14:36 1Cor7:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin “After 2000 years of study”⎯ you realize that

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin “After 2000 years of study”⎯ you realize that the Jewish leaders had many years of study and they completely missed the Messiah? Paul didn’t have a wife or children.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin Where does it say “his” wife or “

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin Where does it say “his” wife or “their” wives? It just says “women likewise…”. Why are the women to have the same requirements if they cannot be elders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@scottspeig @TomBuck Where does it teach that elders are not to be women?

@scottspeig @TomBuck Where does it teach that elders are not to be women?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin There are no male pronouns in 1 Tim 3. V11 sa

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin There are no male pronouns in 1 Tim 3. V11 says “Women likewise…”. Isn’t it possible that the male only leadership model you were taught wasn’t Biblical?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@JustinPetersMin Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles and we don’t see Jewishness

@JustinPetersMin Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles and we don’t see Jewishness as a requirement for pastors. The apostles were chosen before the start of the church when the dividing wall was still

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@TomBuck In the same way we don’t appoint only Jewish pastors (after all, Jesus

@TomBuck In the same way we don’t appoint only Jewish pastors (after all, Jesus only appointed Jewish apostles), there should also be no barrier for qualified women.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@BibleBashed I’m an egalitarian and don’t reject the Biblical anthropology in Ge

@BibleBashed I’m an egalitarian and don’t reject the Biblical anthropology in Gen 1-2. Unless you are referring to roles only for men or gender hierarchy or authority of the man over the woman, but t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@TomBuck Keep reading… 1 Tim 3:11 “Women likewise…”. Also, there’s no statement

@TomBuck Keep reading… 1 Tim 3:11 “Women likewise…”. Also, there’s no statement “an elder must not be a woman” and no male pronouns are used.

1 Tim 3:11 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 That’s not a very open-minded response. I have a comple

@TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 That’s not a very open-minded response. I have a completely legitimate Biblical exegetical interpretation of 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9 that does

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@jasonkeithallen I think Rick is referencing 1 Tim 2:11-12 here. You don’t think this means that women cannot teach or exercise authority over men? So the only thing that the SBC is standing for is that women cannot hold the position of pastor/elde...

@jasonkeithallen I think Rick is referencing 1 Tim 2:11-12 here. You don’t think this means that women cannot teach or exercise authority over men? So the only thing that the SBC is standing for is

1 Tim 2:11-12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Maybe the complementarian interpretation of

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Maybe the complementarian interpretation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 and 1 Tim 3 is incorrect.

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@naw_elbows @casey1167 @MikeWingerii There were many restrictions regarding the temple (Levite males with defects were also barred). These do not apply to the church. Jesus tore down the dividing walls for Gentiles who could not draw near either (E...

@naw_elbows @casey1167 @MikeWingerii There were many restrictions regarding the temple (Levite males with defects were also barred). These do not apply to the church. Jesus tore down the dividing wa

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 But there are no male pronouns in this passage. There’s no “must not be a woman” or “must be a man.” “One woman man” has to be one way or the other and the default would be male. This requirement is repeated for deacons an...

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 But there are no male pronouns in this passage. There’s no “must not be a woman” or “must be a man.” “One woman man” has to be one way or the other and the default would be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@sarahfaith316 It is commendable you want to serve God whatever He commands. It

@sarahfaith316 It is commendable you want to serve God whatever He commands. It’s important to make sure you’ve got the commands right. God nowhere says that a leader or elder must be male or must n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-20

@Mark_MCRider @MikeWingerii And if Paul in fact was instead quoting from the Cor

@Mark_MCRider @MikeWingerii And if Paul in fact was instead quoting from the Corinthians’ letter to refute this statement then you can see how treating it as Paul’s command is causing problems.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-19

@MikeWingerii I’m afraid I don’t understand. You mean when I do dishes or chang

@MikeWingerii I’m afraid I don’t understand. You mean when I do dishes or change diapers or teach children that I lose my manliness? And if my daughter changes the tires and oil on the car or mows t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-19

@MikeWingerii You cannot really say what complementarians believe because it is

@MikeWingerii You cannot really say what complementarians believe because it is not monolithic. Some believe women cannot teach men, but they can teach women. I was discouraged from watching the wom

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-19

@MikeWingerii @graceforprize @RickWarren You hold to the view that 'the childbea

@MikeWingerii @graceforprize @RickWarren You hold to the view that 'the childbearing' in 1 Tim2:15 in context of the back reference to Adam and Eve is the seed of the woman in Gen3:15 or that this is

Gen3:15 1 Tim2:15 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-18

@William_E_Wolfe Does that include the radical gender ideology that places only

@William_E_Wolfe Does that include the radical gender ideology that places only men in church leadership?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@chimpchompchamp @MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 But these passages are highly debated for good reasons. There is no statement "an elder must not be a woman." The grammar and wording and back ref to Adam and Eve, etc. and context are not properly tak...

@chimpchompchamp @MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 But these passages are highly debated for good reasons. There is no statement "an elder must not be a woman." The grammar and wording and back ref to A

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@chimpchompchamp @MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 Complementarian leaders are doing what they believe is right, so I don't think they should be forced to allow women if they think it's not Biblical, but they shouldn't treat others as though they are in ...

@chimpchompchamp @MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 Complementarian leaders are doing what they believe is right, so I don't think they should be forced to allow women if they think it's not Biblical, but

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 Except there seems to be a number who feel support

@MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 Except there seems to be a number who feel supporting women pastors or likely even being egalitarian as “high handed rebellion” https://t.co/PFGfoVyXTt

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@kitchenSvenk30 @MikeWingerii You want to disfellowship people who think that wo

@kitchenSvenk30 @MikeWingerii You want to disfellowship people who think that women should be able to preach true doctrine and serve as elders and deacons?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@MikeWingerii Unlike the other one you listed which was men should volunteer for

@MikeWingerii Unlike the other one you listed which was men should volunteer for teaching kids classes, this one is just ad hominem and can be safely ignored.

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