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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@MikeWingerii More questions… if a man is an overseer and a woman is teaching other women scripture, how is he to oversee her teaching without listening to it? To this a pastor I know concludes she is not allowed to teach authoritatively as he does,...

@MikeWingerii More questions… if a man is an overseer and a woman is teaching other women scripture, how is he to oversee her teaching without listening to it? To this a pastor I know concludes she i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@MikeWingerii The view that restricts a person from a position because of gender

@MikeWingerii The view that restricts a person from a position because of gender comes with all kinds of difficult to answer questions. So the response that you quoted from that all men should teach

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@MikeWingerii The problem is that the Bible doesn’t give any guidance. When is

@MikeWingerii The problem is that the Bible doesn’t give any guidance. When is it wrong for a mother to teach her male child? When he reaches 12? 18? If a woman is teaching women scripture and a m

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@PastorSJCamp @DaveSmith2019 @William_E_Wolfe Hi Steve. I am a long time fan of

@PastorSJCamp @DaveSmith2019 @William_E_Wolfe Hi Steve. I am a long time fan of your music. But taking these passages out of context isn’t an argument. JWs do this all the time to which the right r

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@William_E_Wolfe How is trying to follow the Bible as best as one can in a way t

@William_E_Wolfe How is trying to follow the Bible as best as one can in a way that doesn’t contradict the grammar, context and other scripture a sin? Where is women preaching/speaking/leading/pastor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii It's not just the SBC. Most complementarians I h

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii It's not just the SBC. Most complementarians I have discussed with, the subject goes that direction. If you can ignore such clear teaching, this issue is like a portal

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii Your summary here is a 1 minute synopsis of something Rick could state to show he is considering these texts. When he goes off to other texts⎯though they are helpful, they don't work for most complementarians as they a...

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii Your summary here is a 1 minute synopsis of something Rick could state to show he is considering these texts. When he goes off to other texts⎯though they are helpful, t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii You are right in the sense that he doesn't have to repeat the work of others, but he should explain he is not ignoring these passages and that there are other Biblically faithful interpretations which do not contradict ...

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii You are right in the sense that he doesn't have to repeat the work of others, but he should explain he is not ignoring these passages and that there are other Biblically

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@m_a_nilles @southernpresby @5pointsMckinley @AnnaGraceWood You do realize there is no marriage or giving in marriage in the next age, right? It is time for women to mature and take their place of shared responsibility to prepare them for the next a...

@m_a_nilles @southernpresby @5pointsMckinley @AnnaGraceWood You do realize there is no marriage or giving in marriage in the next age, right? It is time for women to mature and take their place of sh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@southernpresby @5pointsMckinley @AnnaGraceWood A text without a context is a pretext. And no, it is not clear as can be. 'A woman' is not 'women' (Paul knows grammar), and "A bishop cannot be a woman" would be as clear as it can be. Do you have u...

@southernpresby @5pointsMckinley @AnnaGraceWood A text without a context is a pretext. And no, it is not clear as can be. 'A woman' is not 'women' (Paul knows grammar), and "A bishop cannot be a wom

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@revjeffvox @5pointsMckinley Mike Winger responds to most of the egalitarian arguments which are poor. But the ones which are good he spends little time on and some he ignores. But he does not have an exegesis of the key passages which makes all th...

@revjeffvox @5pointsMckinley Mike Winger responds to most of the egalitarian arguments which are poor. But the ones which are good he spends little time on and some he ignores. But he does not have

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@rankheresy There are lots of Bibles you can get with built in mini-commentaries

@rankheresy There are lots of Bibles you can get with built in mini-commentaries. I’m not a big fan of these. A cross reference Bible is very helpful. The NET translator notes are also really usefu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii We can certainly agree with Warren’s points on th

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii We can certainly agree with Warren’s points on these passages, but he has to exegete the hard passages for women in leadership, namely 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 T

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer I am not denying Paul uses the words “husband” and “wife” yet you seem to understand that it doesn’t require marriage. You probably also agree that an elder doesn’t have to have children even though that is...

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer I am not denying Paul uses the words “husband” and “wife” yet you seem to understand that it doesn’t require marriage. You probably also agree that an elder

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer Whoops. I was commenting on 1 Tim 2:

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer Whoops. I was commenting on 1 Tim 2:11-15. Chapter 3 is non-specific. I don’t see a ‘couple’ in 1 Tim 1. 2:9 is plural not singular. 2:15 is singular no

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer 1 Tim 3:1—If τις (anyone/someone) aspires to the office of ἐπισκοπῆς (overseer, feminine). Then we get a list of requirements followed by "women likewise". μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα means monogamous. Nowhere is...

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer 1 Tim 3:1—If τις (anyone/someone) aspires to the office of ἐπισκοπῆς (overseer, feminine). Then we get a list of requirements followed by "women likewise".

1 Tim 3:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@Mark_MCRider @TomBuck So now being able to understand the Bible is relegated to

@Mark_MCRider @TomBuck So now being able to understand the Bible is relegated to old men??

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@WWUTTcom Surely Elevation and other churches have problems, but the fact that you would use the issue of women pastors as a means to get them out is abhorrent. If they have abhorrent doctrine then why not deal with that? You sound like a boy upset...

@WWUTTcom Surely Elevation and other churches have problems, but the fact that you would use the issue of women pastors as a means to get them out is abhorrent. If they have abhorrent doctrine then w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer So you believe women can use their te

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer So you believe women can use their teaching and preaching gift from the pulpit so long as they are not called elder or pastor?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@_nomadic_soul Yes. I feel that as a man who has an understanding of these pass

@_nomadic_soul Yes. I feel that as a man who has an understanding of these passages that it is my responsibility to defend women and try my best to convince these pastors of the truth.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@_nomadic_soul I consider myself a fundamentalist Christian but I believe in the

@_nomadic_soul I consider myself a fundamentalist Christian but I believe in the equality of men and women. I also believe the scripture is inspired and inerrant and that there are Biblically sound e

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer I agree that defying explicit instruction in scripture is a sin and is important. But these verses (1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15) are not clear in silencing all women. You need to hear out others who inte...

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer I agree that defying explicit instruction in scripture is a sin and is important. But these verses (1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15) are not clear in silencin

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@Mark_MCRider @TomBuck Don't forget that 1 Cor 7:1 starts with "Now for the thin

@Mark_MCRider @TomBuck Don't forget that 1 Cor 7:1 starts with "Now for the things you wrote..." There are no quotes in the Greek manuscripts, so you have to infer them by the context.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@ball_dummy @zechariah1680 @thebereanmillen What explicit instruction says "An elder must not be a woman"? In 1 Tim 3 you have "one wife husband" but this is simply monogamous. Paul wasn't married and surely he met his own requirements. Then later...

@ball_dummy @zechariah1680 @thebereanmillen What explicit instruction says "An elder must not be a woman"? In 1 Tim 3 you have "one wife husband" but this is simply monogamous. Paul wasn't married a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@Mark_MCRider @TomBuck What? Women cannot speak in the assembly? What? Their voices are shameful, dirty and filthy? If you don't recognize that the things I commanded (everything else in the chapter) are God's command, then you should be ignored!...

@Mark_MCRider @TomBuck What? Women cannot speak in the assembly? What? Their voices are shameful, dirty and filthy? If you don't recognize that the things I commanded (everything else in the chapt

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@DanielFarey @MattSwiftyPerry 1/ And you shouldn't rely on passages that you don

@DanielFarey @MattSwiftyPerry 1/ And you shouldn't rely on passages that you don't fully understand. In this personal letter from Paul to Timothy, he admonishes him to remain to stop false teachers (

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren The reason why many focus on 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Cor 11:1-16, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1, Gen 2-3, etc is because they seem to speak to the issue of women in leadership. I believe however, that if ...

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren The reason why many focus on 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Cor 11:1-16, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1, Gen 2-3, etc is because they seem to speak to the issue of

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@SchizoScout @adamwm89 So when the scripture says that in the church we are a ki

@SchizoScout @adamwm89 So when the scripture says that in the church we are a kingdom of priests, that refers only to the men?? Those passages are debated on very good Biblical grounds and if they ar

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@zechariah1680 @thebereanmillen Because both may have qualifications and calling

@zechariah1680 @thebereanmillen Because both may have qualifications and calling and they complement each other. Plus a female needing counselling doesn’t have to be alone with a male pastor, etc. R

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren 1 Tim 2:12 is plainly

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren 1 Tim 2:12 is plainly worded and has virtually universal agreement? You’ve got to be kidding. How many commentaries have your read my dear b

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren So let me see if I get this straight….Jesus wants His body to be divided by gender? And someone who reads his Bible and is convinced that women in his local church can be pastors is unfriendl...

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren So let me see if I get this straight….Jesus wants His body to be divided by gender? And someone who reads his Bible and is convinced that wom

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Yes Jesus made His preferences known and yes He spoke through Paul. Jesus said His church is a kingdom of priests, that men, women and children would prophesy. That the dividing wall between ...

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Yes Jesus made His preferences known and yes He spoke through Paul. Jesus said His church is a kingdom of priests, that men, women and childre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@foxes_on_fire @AmReformer Yet again, have you looked at 1 Tim 3? If τις (anyone/someone) aspires to the office of ἐπισκοπῆς (overseer, feminine). Then we get a list of requirements followed by "women likewise". μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα means monogamou...

@foxes_on_fire @AmReformer Yet again, have you looked at 1 Tim 3? If τις (anyone/someone) aspires to the office of ἐπισκοπῆς (overseer, feminine). Then we get a list of requirements followed by "wom

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@TomBuck But if you are going to make this about scripture, then at least preven

@TomBuck But if you are going to make this about scripture, then at least prevent 'a woman' who's teaching false doctrine and not women in general. Isn't it about the Word? Or is the authority in th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris I’m not trying to base my doctrine on this m

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris I’m not trying to base my doctrine on this most difficult verse…just trying to explain it how it is compatible with women being elders and pastors and teachers and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Correction.... "egalitarian churches" to be disfellowshipped. No matter what you think of Rick Warren, this decision means if you believe women can be pastors, you will not be tolerated in the SBC. Sad as its a secondar...

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Correction.... "egalitarian churches" to be disfellowshipped. No matter what you think of Rick Warren, this decision means if you believe women can be pastors, you will n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will be saved" but they don't reflect the Greek grammar. They do this because it doesn't make sense that the grammar is swit

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, it's the Greek that needs to be explain

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, it's the Greek that needs to be explained. It's the Greek that is inspired. If the Holy Spirit picked singular 'she' then we need to explain it without erasi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@RdHdSteppeson @mcadoojr @LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren Where is that listed in an

@RdHdSteppeson @mcadoojr @LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren Where is that listed in any list of sins again? Are we reading the same Bible? Or is this that one verse that no one seems to be able to explain

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@William_E_Wolfe Your phrasing of the comment of 'some pastors' is a nice straw

@William_E_Wolfe Your phrasing of the comment of 'some pastors' is a nice straw man. Enjoy your bonfire.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris But it doesn’t work because Paul uses both t

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris But it doesn’t work because Paul uses both the singular and plural in the same sentence. She will be saved if they. So one generic woman will be saved if all wome

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris What is a generic woman? Are you saying Pau

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris What is a generic woman? Are you saying Paul could have said women plural and even though he didn’t, a woman means the same thing?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, the key is that it takes into considera

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, the key is that it takes into consideration all the details of context and grammar and other scripture and makes an explanation that fits without contradiction

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@AntiochBaptist_ @kimslearning @Christocentrism Never build a doctrine on such a

@AntiochBaptist_ @kimslearning @Christocentrism Never build a doctrine on such a contested verse. It uses singular pronouns, it uses a word used only once in the NT just to start. It by no means is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren But this document isn’t the Bible!!!

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren But this document isn’t the Bible!!!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@William_E_Wolfe The #SBC should have never put male only pastors as a restricti

@William_E_Wolfe The #SBC should have never put male only pastors as a restriction. The can was placed by those who formed the document.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz But if the apex of creation is last one created, that would mean the woman is the apex. I think we have to stick with what Paul relates. The creation order has something to do with deception. And we all know bot...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz But if the apex of creation is last one created, that would mean the woman is the apex. I think we have to stick with what Paul relates. The creation order has so

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There were too much tongues so some Judaizers came in and tried to fix things by saying “women shouldn’t speak”. To them, having come from a Jewish context it would have been you heard of to have women speak. Paul...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There were too much tongues so some Judaizers came in and tried to fix things by saying “women shouldn’t speak”. To them, having come from a Jewish context it would

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz Why just women? Do only women want to speak

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz Why just women? Do only women want to speak? Why is it shameful, dirty or disgusting for a woman to speak in church?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@anahnemoo Funny. But that’s not the question. It was “what are the requiremen

@anahnemoo Funny. But that’s not the question. It was “what are the requirements for a pastor”

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