Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women

Comprehensive response to the entire Mike Winger Women in Ministry video series (Parts 1-13)

The Debates Over 1 Timothy 2

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the debates over 1 Timothy 2:11-15

Why Mike Winger is Wrong About “Authenteō” in 1 Timothy 2:12 – and Why It Matters

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the meaning of authenteō in 1 Timothy 2:12

A 14-Point Biblical Case for Women Leaders and Teachers And Why Mike Winger, The Gospel Coalition, and the Southern Baptists Are Wrong About This

A 14-point biblical case for women leaders and teachers, responding to Mike Winger, The Gospel Coalition, and the Southern Baptists

Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz Debate 8

Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz 2

## Facing the spiritual “law” head-on from 1 Corinthians 14

Three Spheres Of Subordination Shrinks To Two

In my last post I pointed to USA Today’s editorial that challenged complementarians who are willing to accept a woman as the Vice President of the country, that they should admit that they are full fledged egalitarians in the realm of society, the workplace and public life

@yxm84 @LilaGraceRose As for 1 Tim 2:12-14, take a look at the following which e

@yxm84 @LilaGraceRose As for 1 Tim 2:12-14, take a look at the following which explains this text in context. https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw

@DoreenVirtue @lovesickscribe Hi Doreen! People who see 1 Tim 2:12 as forbidding godly women from teaching true doctrine to anyone whether in the pulpit or out of the pulpit (does that matter? was there a pulpit in the early church?)⎯these misinterpr...

@DoreenVirtue @lovesickscribe Hi Doreen! People who see 1 Tim 2:12 as forbidding godly women from teaching true doctrine to anyone whether in the pulpit or out of the pulpit (does that matter? was the

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC 1. Paul uses the singular for gune and aner in 1 Tim 2:12 when he has been using the plural just before this. Why? 2. Paul uses the genitive for aner which means the man belongs to someone. Why would Paul use the...

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC 1. Paul uses the singular for gune and aner in 1 Tim 2:12 when he has been using the plural just before this. Why? 2. Paul uses the genitive for aner which means

@AlexioBasinium @jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, I sum

@AlexioBasinium @jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, I summarize my view on that one below. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@JohnsonJeffro @RationalMale Maybe start by reading 1 Tim 2:12 in context. https

@JohnsonJeffro @RationalMale Maybe start by reading 1 Tim 2:12 in context. https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw

@LapisRobustus For 1 Tim 2:12, you might find the following helpful. https://t.c

@LapisRobustus For 1 Tim 2:12, you might find the following helpful. https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw

@militeschr87363 Yes I do. I believe the authority belongs to God and His word a

@militeschr87363 Yes I do. I believe the authority belongs to God and His word and assuming the person teaching is simply a messenger of God, I can learn from them. I think we are all interpreting 1

@UpTambourine Soft comps are the best kind 😊 I can see you intend well. I guess

@UpTambourine Soft comps are the best kind 😊 I can see you intend well. I guess it all comes down to whether 1 Tim 2:12 means what many believe it means?

@pauldirks Interesting! So a man can only be blessed by a woman teacher if he believes 1 Tim 2:12 doesn’t refer to women teaching true doctrine and doesn’t think that teaching him means taking authority over him. Is that an accurate statement? But so...

@pauldirks Interesting! So a man can only be blessed by a woman teacher if he believes 1 Tim 2:12 doesn’t refer to women teaching true doctrine and doesn’t think that teaching him means taking authori

@laurel_prolife I don’t disagree with you, and it’s good to see you observing from actions to help understand what is written. But then how do you parse 1 Tim 2:12? It’s a pity Paul wasn’t more clear by using pastor or shepherd in this verse because ...

@laurel_prolife I don’t disagree with you, and it’s good to see you observing from actions to help understand what is written. But then how do you parse 1 Tim 2:12? It’s a pity Paul wasn’t more clear

@Non_Toxic_Man Sorry I didn’t have your response listed. How would you handle th

@Non_Toxic_Man Sorry I didn’t have your response listed. How would you handle this situation? Or how do you interpret 1 Tim 2:12?

@ToweringHills @carlaskaufel You are right, I’m finding there are a range of res

@ToweringHills @carlaskaufel You are right, I’m finding there are a range of responses on this one. It seems many interpret 1 Tim 2:12 quite differently.

@lurioosi From what I’m hearing from a number of complementarian and Patriarchal

@lurioosi From what I’m hearing from a number of complementarian and Patriarchalists, it seems many have different takes on 1 Tim 2:12 and I should have given other options. Sorry if missing options

@laurel_prolife Thanks for sharing. My question came from 1 Tim 2:12. Do you bel

@laurel_prolife Thanks for sharing. My question came from 1 Tim 2:12. Do you believe it should have said pastor and not teach?

@staleyexpress Thanks for sharing! That’s a good answer! How then do you underst

@staleyexpress Thanks for sharing! That’s a good answer! How then do you understand 1 Tim 2:12?

@BoneD0C Thanks for sharing. Good choice! I’m assuming you are a complementarian

@BoneD0C Thanks for sharing. Good choice! I’m assuming you are a complementarian. How do you interpret 1 Tim 2:12?

@carlaskaufel This is a dilemma caused by how Complementarians and Patriarchalis

@carlaskaufel This is a dilemma caused by how Complementarians and Patriarchalists interpret 1 Tim 2:12.

@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru

@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I doubt you can either. How is 1 Tim 2:12 applying to all women when the text clearly says “a woman”?

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Ephesians 5:21 says to submit one to another in the fear of the Lord. All of us. To each other. Which has to include husbands to their wives. And about 1 Tim 2:12, the...

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Ephesians 5:21 says to submit one to another in the fear of the Lord. All of us. To each other. Which has to include h

Is there any consideration that this may be a misreading of 1 Tim 2:12? @sbcamen

Is there any consideration that this may be a misreading of 1 Tim 2:12? @sbcamendment https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw https://t.co/wiAUGbFdMd

@ThreePercentage @scouts_sel41169 @ramzpaul Prov 9:13 simply talks about a fooli

@ThreePercentage @scouts_sel41169 @ramzpaul Prov 9:13 simply talks about a foolish woman, just like how Prov 10:1 talks about a foolish son. There are all kinds of foolish people. Like those who mis

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Isn't it interesting that none of the churches I have attende

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Isn't it interesting that none of the churches I have attended that take a strict, literal reading of 1 Tim 2:12, no wom…

Here's a more recent response specific to 1 Tim 2:12 that summarizes the meaning

Here's a more recent response specific to 1 Tim 2:12 that summarizes the meaning that Paul was intending, drawing on the context and specific grammar he uses. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@CSavedByGrace18 Here’s a piece specific to 1 Tim 2:12. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@CSavedByGrace18 Here’s a piece specific to 1 Tim 2:12. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@WomanExploder69 @WomnOfValor FWIW, an interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12 that takes c

@WomanExploder69 @WomnOfValor FWIW, an interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12 that takes context into consideration. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

RT @ryanschatz: @kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not

RT @ryanschatz: @kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not what 1 Tim 2:12 means. One has to base their interpretatio…

@kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not what 1 Tim 2:12 means. One has to base their interpretation on the context. Every time I deal with someone from a cult—almost without fail—their bad readings of scripture come from rea...

@kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not what 1 Tim 2:12 means. One has to base their interpretation on the context. Every time I deal with someone from a cult—almost without

@Omniisnotbussin @MarkGrote Do you have a Jewish male pastor, or are Gentiles allowed? By the same reasoning, women also are not excluded. Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, Paul left Timothy behind in Ephesus to stop false teaching not to stop females from t...

@Omniisnotbussin @MarkGrote Do you have a Jewish male pastor, or are Gentiles allowed? By the same reasoning, women also are not excluded. Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, Paul left Timothy behind in Ephesus

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE Now that’s interesting. So either your husband has the a

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE Now that’s interesting. So either your husband has the authority to give you a pass on obeying 1 Tim 2:12 and/or he is scared to rebuke me himself. Which is it?

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE So outright lies…about scripture? Again, curious that yo

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE So outright lies…about scripture? Again, curious that you grant yourself the right to expose my purported lies about scripture given your view of 1 Tim 2:12.

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE That is certainly convenient. Even though 1 Tim 2:12 say

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE That is certainly convenient. Even though 1 Tim 2:12 says you are to remain quiet…

@ZacharyGarris I have your book—do you want me to refute it here? There is no where that says teaching men is a sin. That is not stated in 1 Tim 2:12 nor anywhere else. Teaching itself is not authoritative, the Word of God is the authority. The i...

@ZacharyGarris I have your book—do you want me to refute it here? There is no where that says teaching men is a sin. That is not stated in 1 Tim 2:12 nor anywhere else. Teaching itself is not autho

@3HillsMinor @Deigratia1985 Loving Mormons, JW’s and Muslims means patiently helping them come to the knowledge of the truth, showing it from different angles, asking different questions…explaining things. If you think 1 Tim 2:12 is so clear then pl...

@3HillsMinor @Deigratia1985 Loving Mormons, JW’s and Muslims means patiently helping them come to the knowledge of the truth, showing it from different angles, asking different questions…explaining th

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning You are misinterpreting 1 Tim 2:12. You assume it's as clear as mud, but its just mud in the eye of the complementarians and Patriachists! Read chapter 1⎯how Paul refers to the purpose of stopp...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning You are misinterpreting 1 Tim 2:12. You assume it's as clear as mud, but its just mud in the eye of the complementarians and Patriachists! Read

@graceforprize @sympatheticNPC 1 Tim 2:12⎯taken completely out of context⎯can appear clear. Don't skip the hard work of reading in context. No one is supposed to "lord it over" anyone. So if your view of having superior authority over another pers...

@graceforprize @sympatheticNPC 1 Tim 2:12⎯taken completely out of context⎯can appear clear. Don't skip the hard work of reading in context. No one is supposed to "lord it over" anyone. So if your v

@thatlandinotho False teachers and deception is not limited to one biological se

@thatlandinotho False teachers and deception is not limited to one biological sex. That verse in 1 Tim 2:12 has to do with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine in the church at Ephesus w

@smashbaals Impugning motives is not really what we ought to be doing. Do you h

@smashbaals Impugning motives is not really what we ought to be doing. Do you have a problem with her qualifications? Or is it just your interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12? If the latter, see below.👇 htt

@dmichaelclary This is progress back to the original intent of the Biblical text. It is not progressive away from the text. 1 Tim 2:12 isn’t an imperative, it uses the singular and it references a word related to authority that isn’t used in a posi...

@dmichaelclary This is progress back to the original intent of the Biblical text. It is not progressive away from the text. 1 Tim 2:12 isn’t an imperative, it uses the singular and it references a w

@JakeRainwater 1 Tim 2:12 is one of the most misused passages in the New Testament these days. Without addressing the specific context of Paul’s letter, the grammar and his references in their context, how can one claim to understand what Paul is me...

@JakeRainwater 1 Tim 2:12 is one of the most misused passages in the New Testament these days. Without addressing the specific context of Paul’s letter, the grammar and his references in their contex

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god Wow, where did you get that? Surely not from 1 Ti

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god Wow, where did you get that? Surely not from 1 Tim 2:12! That has to do with a specific deceived woman in Ephesus teaching false doctrine. Where is anyone EVER in sin

@MozzieStark Hmm. You may want to re-read these passages. Starting with 1 Tim

@MozzieStark Hmm. You may want to re-read these passages. Starting with 1 Tim 2:12, this is about a deceived woman in Ephesus teaching false doctrine. Paul is stopping anyone from teaching the trut

@OBXnationalism Being a woman in and of itself doesn’t disqualify someone. 1 Ti

@OBXnationalism Being a woman in and of itself doesn’t disqualify someone. 1 Tim 2:12 is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine in Ephesus. Paul was telling Timothy to stop f

@DiggingInTheDi1 @BasedTorba 1 Tim 2:12 is referring to a specific deceived woma

@DiggingInTheDi1 @BasedTorba 1 Tim 2:12 is referring to a specific deceived woman in Ephesus, not all women. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y