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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-11

@Toneskeee @SuzanneLucy78 As for 1Ti 3:11-15, you have to read this passage in context. Paul wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching false doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching anyone else the truth. That...

@Toneskeee @SuzanneLucy78 As for 1Ti 3:11-15, you have to read this passage in context. Paul wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching false doctrines, not to sto

1Ti 2:15 1Ti 3:11-15 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@Here4Now0829 Nice catch on Judas! Indeed the word used is the same as in 1Ti 3:1 and Tit 1:7, though this was before the church. However, from this you could infer that all of the 12 apostles were overseers (and thus elders). However, that you had ...

@Here4Now0829 Nice catch on Judas! Indeed the word used is the same as in 1Ti 3:1 and Tit 1:7, though this was before the church. However, from this you could infer that all of the 12 apostles were ov

Tit 1:7 1Ti 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I already explained to you that the descriptions in 1Ti 3:1-7 use the male form of the words, but no actual explicit pronouns except ‘tis’ in 3:1 which means anyone/someone. This is how you would word it in Koine Greek if you...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I already explained to you that the descriptions in 1Ti 3:1-7 use the male form of the words, but no actual explicit pronouns except ‘tis’ in 3:1 which means anyone/someone. T

1Ti 3:1-7 in 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I am not sure how much you know Greek, but while the Greek in 1Ti 3:1-7 uses masculine forms, this is often how one writes in Koine when speaking generically. There are no male pronouns in the text. Check for yourself. As I s...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I am not sure how much you know Greek, but while the Greek in 1Ti 3:1-7 uses masculine forms, this is often how one writes in Koine when speaking generically. There are no mal

1Ti 3:1-7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Now if we look at 1Ti 3:1-7, we see: - Nothing forbidding women from serving, - Nothing forbidding singles or the childless, - There aren’t even any male pronouns. So I fail to understand why people forbid qualified, gifted ...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Now if we look at 1Ti 3:1-7, we see: - Nothing forbidding women from serving, - Nothing forbidding singles or the childless, - There aren’t even any male pronouns. So I fail

1Ti 3:1-7 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring t

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring to people generically depending on the context. Paul uses the generic τις in 1Ti 3:1 which should be a strong hint. https

1Ti 3:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There’s a difference between using generic pronouns like ‘tis’ in 1Ti 3:1 and male forms of words and explicitly calling out “must be a man” or “must not be a woman.” Paul clearly isn’t intending to restrict based on wh...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There’s a difference between using generic pronouns like ‘tis’ in 1Ti 3:1 and male forms of words and explicitly calling out “must be a man” or “must not be a woman.” Pa

1Ti 3:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The Greek does not use the explicit masculine personal pronouns αὐτός (he) or αὐτοῦ (his). In fact, a generic pronoun is used in 1Ti 3:1—Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, “If anyone aspires to oversight” - τις = “someone / a...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The Greek does not use the explicit masculine personal pronouns αὐτός (he) or αὐτοῦ (his). In fact, a generic pronoun is used in 1Ti 3:1—Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, “If

1Ti 3:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-02

@Unique95185 @rightresponsem Yes and aspiring to serve as an overseer is a good

@Unique95185 @rightresponsem Yes and aspiring to serve as an overseer is a good thing. “It is a trustworthy statement: if anyone aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work they desire to do

1Ti 3:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-13

@Vibeauxs @Eric_Conn Both 1Ti 3:1-7 and Tit 1:5-9 are listing the same requirements which are based on character and proven faithfulness. Paul doesn’t use male pronouns or say “must not be a female” but “women likewise” (1Ti 3:11). The verse many str...

@Vibeauxs @Eric_Conn Both 1Ti 3:1-7 and Tit 1:5-9 are listing the same requirements which are based on character and proven faithfulness. Paul doesn’t use male pronouns or say “must not be a female” b

Tit 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1-7 1Ti 3:11 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-11

@EstablishingMan @Eric_Conn The first qualification is being a man? 1Ti 3:1 uses τὶς (anyone, someone) which is not clearly male only. 1Ti 3:2 does say “one wife husband” but seems to be clearly used as an idiom as even Paul himself wasn’t married. N...

@EstablishingMan @Eric_Conn The first qualification is being a man? 1Ti 3:1 uses τὶς (anyone, someone) which is not clearly male only. 1Ti 3:2 does say “one wife husband” but seems to be clearly used

1Ti 3:1 1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-05

My Q1 & Ron's post 2/8: Paul's purpose⎯1Ti 3:14-15 instead of 1Ti 1:3 ? "If you leave out everything leading up to 'charge certain persons' (or 'instruct certain people') it’s easier to twist this verse into a general statement about the epistle...

My Q1 & Ron's post 2/8: Paul's purpose⎯1Ti 3:14-15 instead of 1Ti 1:3 ? "If you leave out everything leading up to 'charge certain persons' (or 'instruct certain people') it’s easier to twist thi

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 3:14-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-13

@smashbaals This is the most ridiculous thing I hear. What matters is the Word and truth not whether you are male, a certain height or ethnicity or whether you are slave or free. 1Ti 3:1-13 nor Titus 1:5-9 say “must not be a woman” or that a woman ...

@smashbaals This is the most ridiculous thing I hear. What matters is the Word and truth not whether you are male, a certain height or ethnicity or whether you are slave or free. 1Ti 3:1-13 nor Titu

Titus 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

I’m merely suggesting that in order to clearly restrict elders to only males, the text should explicitly exclude women which it doesn’t. 1Ti 3:11 says “Women likewise…”—Even if we presume v1-10 is for males, this statement shows the same requirement...

I’m merely suggesting that in order to clearly restrict elders to only males, the text should explicitly exclude women which it doesn’t. 1Ti 3:11 says “Women likewise…”—Even if we presume v1-10 is fo

1Ti 3:11 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

In the Greek text, τις (meaning "anyone/someone") is used generically in 1Ti 3:1

In the Greek text, τις (meaning "anyone/someone") is used generically in 1Ti 3:1: "If anyone aspires to the office of overseer..." This absence of gender-specific pronouns supports the idea that Paul

1Ti 3:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Paul’s main concern is the moral character of leaders. The phrase addresses mono

Paul’s main concern is the moral character of leaders. The phrase addresses monogamy and faithfulness to one’s spouse. It does not exclude women but ensures that leaders are above reproach in their re

1Ti 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-06

@JasonAlexa12387 @rightresponsem No, this is not true. (1) There are no male pronouns in 1Ti 3:1-13 for example. Why is that? (2) The requirements for deacons is the same as elders—still no “must be male” or “must not be female.” (3) 1Co 14:34-35 is ...

@JasonAlexa12387 @rightresponsem No, this is not true. (1) There are no male pronouns in 1Ti 3:1-13 for example. Why is that? (2) The requirements for deacons is the same as elders—still no “must be m

1Co 14:34-35 1Ti 3:1-13 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-20

@carol66944 I think I'm now convinced that Paul is indeed explaining why he is w

@carol66944 I think I'm now convinced that Paul is indeed explaining why he is writing the requirements listed in 1Ti 3:1-13 concerning overseers and deacons⎯how that one ought to behave. Thanks for

1Ti 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-20

@carol66944 1Ti 3:14-15 is not talking about how "people" must conduct themselves. Paul is writing to Timothy using second person singular and "know" and "how one should" are singular. Paul is writing so that *Timothy* would know how to conduct hims...

@carol66944 1Ti 3:14-15 is not talking about how "people" must conduct themselves. Paul is writing to Timothy using second person singular and "know" and "how one should" are singular. Paul is writin

1Ti 3:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-07

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Ok then, please show me who was explicitly called an elder? I'll help you: Peter and John are the only two and they self identify as elders. So out of 2 who self-identify you claim we don't have a woman mentioned as...

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Ok then, please show me who was explicitly called an elder? I'll help you: Peter and John are the only two and they self identify as elders. So out of 2 who self-ide

1Ti 3:1 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-04

@TarienCole @Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii You have to first understand Paul’s comments in the context of specific instructions to Timothy about how he (second person singular) ought to act (1Ti 3:14-15). If Paul meant to generalize, he would...

@TarienCole @Calvinator8000 @avyargo @MikeWingerii You have to first understand Paul’s comments in the context of specific instructions to Timothy about how he (second person singular) ought to act (1

1Ti 3:14-15 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-20

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Who is saying “did God really say?” Let me ask you this: was Paul disqualifying himself in 1Ti 3:1-13? He said “husband” and referring to managing one’s home with multiple believing children. Paul ...

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Who is saying “did God really say?” Let me ask you this: was Paul disqualifying himself in 1Ti 3:1-13? He said “husband” and referring to managing

1Ti 3:1-13 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-18

@slow_down_Jess @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale Yes, and I spent time explaining "one wife husband" and how it is an idiom. Gary, I don't know where you were trained or what Greek you took, but the "he"'s in the entirety of 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 ar...

@slow_down_Jess @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale Yes, and I spent time explaining "one wife husband" and how it is an idiom. Gary, I don't know where you were trained or what Greek you took, but the "he"'

Titus 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-18

@slow_down_Jess @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale Hi Gary. I'm not sure why you highlighted 1Ti 3:1. It uses the pronoun τις (tis) which means anyone or someone, not "any man" (like the NASB translates) or "a man" (as the NKJV translates). As for μιᾶς γυν...

@slow_down_Jess @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale Hi Gary. I'm not sure why you highlighted 1Ti 3:1. It uses the pronoun τις (tis) which means anyone or someone, not "any man" (like the NASB translates) or

1Ti 3:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-15

Wolfe claims that churches are “proudly disobeying God’s clear commands for who

Wolfe claims that churches are “proudly disobeying God’s clear commands for who can be a pastor,” but last I checked, ‘pastor’ isn’t even mentioned in 1Ti 2:12 and 1Ti 3:1-13 has to do with elders who

1Ti 2:11-15 1Ti 2:12 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-13

@BenZeisloft 1Ti 3:1 ⎯ "...Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble tas

@BenZeisloft 1Ti 3:1 ⎯ "...Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task." Yet you make it out that if a woman wants to be an overseer she should repent. Notice how Paul doesn't say "aner"

1Ti 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@LoblollyPine73 @Eric_Conn The qualifications are listed in 1Ti 3:1-13. There are specific things highlighted for women in v11, but otherwise, the same character qualifications apply to all. there are no male pronouns, a neuter one in v1 “tis” and th...

@LoblollyPine73 @Eric_Conn The qualifications are listed in 1Ti 3:1-13. There are specific things highlighted for women in v11, but otherwise, the same character qualifications apply to all. there are

1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-07

@Grump_Old_Man Why don’t you tell me how 1Ti 3:11 only speaks about the wives of

@Grump_Old_Man Why don’t you tell me how 1Ti 3:11 only speaks about the wives of deacons and not the wives of elders given that “one wife husband” is stated for both?

1Ti 3:11 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@Cooper9DL You are taking 1Ti 2:12 out of context and are treating “head” in the sense of authority or master over which is not the sense in which Paul was using the word kephale. Your comment about 1Ti 3:1-13 being directed at only men is likely due...

@Cooper9DL You are taking 1Ti 2:12 out of context and are treating “head” in the sense of authority or master over which is not the sense in which Paul was using the word kephale. Your comment about 1

1Ti 2:12 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-30

@casey1167 @kdclaunch "I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one should act in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and sup...

@casey1167 @kdclaunch "I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one should act in the household of God, which i

1Ti 3:14-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-30

1Ti 2:11-15 addresses a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching false doctrine and her undeceived husband (likely an elder) being silent and doing nothing. What about the qualification for overseers? 1Ti 3:1-13 does not explicitly forbid wom...

1Ti 2:11-15 addresses a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching false doctrine and her undeceived husband (likely an elder) being silent and doing nothing. What about the qualification for ove

1Ti 2:11-15 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-24

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn Right, so its not by scripture and church history nor by the majority of those who hold a particular viewpoint. Everything comes down to scripture and must be tested by it. 1Ti 3:16-17 tells us that scripture is ...

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn Right, so its not by scripture and church history nor by the majority of those who hold a particular viewpoint. Everything comes down to scripture and must be tes

1Ti 3:16-17 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-29

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Your posts should be chained as I don’t know what this one is the continuation of. 1Ti 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9 in no way restrict elders to be male. You likely get there by reading the English not realizing that the...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Your posts should be chained as I don’t know what this one is the continuation of. 1Ti 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9 in no way restrict elders to be male. You likely get t

Tit 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-11

@Sim_Cekiso @MikeWingerii I didn’t claim that. My comment could have been worded

@Sim_Cekiso @MikeWingerii I didn’t claim that. My comment could have been worded clearer. My point being he agrees with women deacons because of Pheobe without any requirements for them since he think

1Ti 3:11-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-11

@th3muse Sorry I wasn’t more. clear. I’m egalitarian. Mike is complementarian. M

@th3muse Sorry I wasn’t more. clear. I’m egalitarian. Mike is complementarian. Mike and I agree that women can be deacons. But Mike does so because of Pheobe not because of 1Ti 3:11-13.

1Ti 3:11-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-11

@KylePierce96 @th3muse Hmm. I knew that Mike believes women can be deacons and didn’t say he didn’t. But my response given @th3muse’s question wasn’t as clear as it could have been. Sorry for the confusion. Mike believes women can be deacons because...

@KylePierce96 @th3muse Hmm. I knew that Mike believes women can be deacons and didn’t say he didn’t. But my response given @th3muse’s question wasn’t as clear as it could have been. Sorry for the conf

1Ti 3:11-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-11

@MikeWingerii @th3muse Question for @MikeWingerii: if 1Ti 3:1-13 doesn’t apply t

@MikeWingerii @th3muse Question for @MikeWingerii: if 1Ti 3:1-13 doesn’t apply to female deacons then where are the requirements for female deacons? Genuinely curious.

1Ti 3:1-13 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-11

@MikeWingerii What I find curious is what you think are the requirements for fem

@MikeWingerii What I find curious is what you think are the requirements for female deacons since as I understand you believe that the requirements listed in 1Ti 3:1-10,12-13 don’t apply to women and

1Ti 3:1-10 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-10

@th3muse I wouldn't go as far as suggesting that he is creating his own religion. I was surprised how he agreed women could be deacons given that 1Ti 3:12 has the same "one wife husband" requirement as for elders. But Mike thinks its only the male d...

@th3muse I wouldn't go as far as suggesting that he is creating his own religion. I was surprised how he agreed women could be deacons given that 1Ti 3:12 has the same "one wife husband" requirement

1Ti 3:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-19

@SwordMasterPub @Trish_NI Leadership roles are roles of submitting to serve the

@SwordMasterPub @Trish_NI Leadership roles are roles of submitting to serve the needs of others by helping them mature in Christ. They are not "lording over" roles. And, BTW, the function of episkopē

1Ti 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-19

@GlennDavies @SwordMasterPub Hi Glenn! Nice to see you back. I agree that Paul was commissioned by Christ. But Paul also met the qualifications of 1Ti 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9. The qualifications are clearly written in a way that includes either male or ...

@GlennDavies @SwordMasterPub Hi Glenn! Nice to see you back. I agree that Paul was commissioned by Christ. But Paul also met the qualifications of 1Ti 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9. The qualifications are clea

Tit 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@jhkrantz @pastherandie @ronhenzel @Christ_like_ish @JollyStine @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Paul gives the proper order for dealing with false doctrine. A properly functioning leadership will curb false teaching by gently dealing with it. As...

@jhkrantz @pastherandie @ronhenzel @Christ_like_ish @JollyStine @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Paul gives the proper order for dealing with false doctrine. A properly functioning leadership will

1Ti 3:15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@IceBucketsIBCM Here's a rough idea how I parse out 1Ti 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9 loo

@IceBucketsIBCM Here's a rough idea how I parse out 1Ti 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9 looking for Paul's intended meaning. https://t.co/QkexDUhLnJ

Tit 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii He also said 1Ti 3:15 was about how “one ought to behave” but the context shows clearly that Paul is showing Timothy how *he* ought to behave to deal with the fal...

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii He also said 1Ti 3:15 was about how “one ought to behave” but the context shows clearly that Paul is showing Tim

1Ti 3:15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@deadtosin610 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 are often mistakenly thought to forbid women from being overseers. However, the only phrase that people base this on is the idiom "one-wife-husband" used for elders and deacons. A neutral pronoun is used, "tis...

@deadtosin610 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 are often mistakenly thought to forbid women from being overseers. However, the only phrase that people base this on is the idiom "one-wife-husband" used for e

Titus 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@OperHealAmerica 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 do not prohibit women from being eld

@OperHealAmerica 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 do not prohibit women from being elders or overseers. https://t.co/QkexDUhLnJ

Titus 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike says women can be deacons (and notes he has had pushback on this). His rea

Mike says women can be deacons (and notes he has had pushback on this). His reasons are because: 1. Pheobe was one 2. 1Ti 3:11 "Wives" a. No qual for elder's wives in first part of 1Ti 3 b. Many

1Ti 3:11 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-02

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Absolutely. Timothy wasn't in a church by himself. Paul was instructing Timothy on "how he should behave" (1Ti 3:15) but this would have impacts to and application to others. Eve...

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Absolutely. Timothy wasn't in a church by himself. Paul was instructing Timothy on "how he should behave" (1Ti 3:15) but this wo

1Ti 3:15 Mat 28:18-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-02

@ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @KaeleyT @MikeWingerii 1Ti 3:1-13 and "one wife husb

@ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @KaeleyT @MikeWingerii 1Ti 3:1-13 and "one wife husband" or "one woman man". https://t.co/QkexDUhLnJ

1Ti 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-27

@Revelation_14_7 The letter is written to a specific person, a man named Timothy

@Revelation_14_7 The letter is written to a specific person, a man named Timothy, about stopping “specific people” from teaching “strange doctrines.” As Paul says in 1Ti 3:15, he wrote Timothy to show

1Ti 3:15 general
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