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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 3:2, but Paul never forbids women. He uses a the male

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 3:2, but Paul never forbids women. He uses a the male form generically. https://t.co/VI2qbiI67E

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Ah, you are going to try to claim that he couldn't be a 'highly respected' pharisee without being married, right? So is the requirement in 1Ti 3:2 "Must have been married at some point in time"? Paul says he is single and ne...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Ah, you are going to try to claim that he couldn't be a 'highly respected' pharisee without being married, right? So is the requirement in 1Ti 3:2 "Must have been married at

1Ti 3:2 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Interesting…you are one of very few who call Paul a pastor. Because 1Ti 3:2 appears to disqualify singles and females from serving as elder/pastor. Nowhere does scripture say that Priscilla was under the authority of her hu...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Interesting…you are one of very few who call Paul a pastor. Because 1Ti 3:2 appears to disqualify singles and females from serving as elder/pastor. Nowhere does scripture sa

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-29

Many people think egalitarians are rejecting the “plain meaning” of 1Ti 2:12 and 1Ti 3:2. At the same time they have no problem recognizing that what the text first sounds like elsewhere is frequently different after checking the context. I give lot...

Many people think egalitarians are rejecting the “plain meaning” of 1Ti 2:12 and 1Ti 3:2. At the same time they have no problem recognizing that what the text first sounds like elsewhere is frequently

1Ti 2:12 1Ti 3:2 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@Gates_of_Derry @colinsmo Someone who advocates for plural marriages is clearly doing something that is not promoted in the New Testament. 1Ti 3:2 can’t mean that an overseer must be married (Paul was single) or male but it certainly means monogamous...

@Gates_of_Derry @colinsmo Someone who advocates for plural marriages is clearly doing something that is not promoted in the New Testament. 1Ti 3:2 can’t mean that an overseer must be married (Paul was

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JonByers186054 1Ti 3:2 says "one woman man" or "one wife husband"⎯the male form is clear. I never said Paul wasn't using the male form of this idiom. But it doesn't mean male only is what I'm saying. Just like it doesn't mean married. Unless Paul is...

@JonByers186054 1Ti 3:2 says "one woman man" or "one wife husband"⎯the male form is clear. I never said Paul wasn't using the male form of this idiom. But it doesn't mean male only is what I'm saying.

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JackmanRobert That said, no where in scripture is a woman "forbidden" to be a pastor/elder/overseer. You are obviously reading this into the text. We don't have anything like that "an elder must not be a woman" for example. 1Ti 3:2 is using the male...

@JackmanRobert That said, no where in scripture is a woman "forbidden" to be a pastor/elder/overseer. You are obviously reading this into the text. We don't have anything like that "an elder must not

1Ti 3:2 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 2025-02-12

@cjhormes @Eric_Conn The same place as a man’s because they are not specific. They are referring to character and godliness and ability. The “one woman man” in 1Ti 3:2 doesn’t mean must not be a woman any more than must be married else Paul is disqua...

@cjhormes @Eric_Conn The same place as a man’s because they are not specific. They are referring to character and godliness and ability. The “one woman man” in 1Ti 3:2 doesn’t mean must not be a woman

1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-11

@SavedbygraceIII @JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn Yes, indeed, I know the scriptures.

@SavedbygraceIII @JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn Yes, indeed, I know the scriptures. No, I am not twisting them. No, I am not opposed to God and His Word, but want to follow it precisely. Let’s start wit

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-11

@theOutlawJW1 @Eric_Conn Qualifications are related to godliness and character,

@theOutlawJW1 @Eric_Conn Qualifications are related to godliness and character, not things that you cannot change like whether you are male or female, Jewish or Gentile, slave or free, etc. Further,

1Ti 3:2 general
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 2025-02-04

@onedayatatimeLB @ymmotrojam @smashbaals I think that some biblical instructions like this are less explicit to test our discernment. Take 1Ti 3:2—those who insist “an elder must be male” overlook that just a few verses later (1Ti 3:4-5), elders are...

@onedayatatimeLB @ymmotrojam @smashbaals I think that some biblical instructions like this are less explicit to test our discernment. Take 1Ti 3:2—those who insist “an elder must be male” overlook th

1Ti 3:2 1Ti 3:4-5 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-23

@deensreggin @smashbaals On what basis are you making that claim? 1Ti 3:2 is not

@deensreggin @smashbaals On what basis are you making that claim? 1Ti 3:2 is not saying “must not be a woman” any more than it is saying “must be a married man” as even Paul himself wasn’t married. ht

1Ti 3:2 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Paul’s focus in 1Ti 3:2 is on character, developed by anyone regardless of immut

Paul’s focus in 1Ti 3:2 is on character, developed by anyone regardless of immutable characteristics⎯leaders being faithful and above reproach. The cultural idiom "a one-woman man" reflects this. It’s

1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

If 1Ti 3:2 were about gender, it would also disqualify single men, widowers, and

If 1Ti 3:2 were about gender, it would also disqualify single men, widowers, and even Paul himself, who advocated for singleness in 1Co 7:7–8. Clearly, the focus here is on faithfulness, not prescribi

1Co 7:7 1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

The phrase "husband of one wife" in 1Ti 3:2 comes from the Greek μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄ

The phrase "husband of one wife" in 1Ti 3:2 comes from the Greek μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα ("mias gunaikos andra"). This idiom emphasizes marital fidelity—not gender. Let’s explore why. /2

1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-25

@pudgenet @MikeWingerii I suspected that. Where does the Bible say that women ca

@pudgenet @MikeWingerii I suspected that. Where does the Bible say that women cannot be elders? Are you thinking of 1Ti 3:2? https://t.co/4GUOXr1fL9

1Ti 3:2 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-08

@SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Sam, that’s how the English reads, but the Greek has no male pronouns, uses the generic τὶς (someone/anyone), and doesn’t explicitly exclude women. The idiom you underlined in 1Ti 3:2 means monogamous and faith...

@SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Sam, that’s how the English reads, but the Greek has no male pronouns, uses the generic τὶς (someone/anyone), and doesn’t explicitly exclude women. The idiom yo

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-13

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Paul is advocating for singleness as he himself is in 1Co 7:7-8,32-34,38 and suggesting it is better. Yet translations all have 1Ti 3:2 as saying husband or “faithful to his wife.” The text is clear—it is refe...

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Paul is advocating for singleness as he himself is in 1Co 7:7-8,32-34,38 and suggesting it is better. Yet translations all have 1Ti 3:2 as saying husband or “f

1Co 7:7-8 1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-09

@StevenMKestner 1Ti 3:2 says husband. If married isn’t required then how do you

@StevenMKestner 1Ti 3:2 says husband. If married isn’t required then how do you justify that this means must not be a woman?

1Ti 3:2 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-19

@OrthodoxBarbie This interpretation seems contingent on “domineering and pressuring” being the translation for authentein. So Paul had to use a super rare word to convey this kind of “lording it over” type of authority? Isn’t there a common term for...

@OrthodoxBarbie This interpretation seems contingent on “domineering and pressuring” being the translation for authentein. So Paul had to use a super rare word to convey this kind of “lording it over

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii You have to side with the word of God? I have news for you, so do I. I guess you've now heard only one side, Mike's side, right? There is no prohibition on female pastors/elders/overseers. That is not the intent by Paul...

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii You have to side with the word of God? I have news for you, so do I. I guess you've now heard only one side, Mike's side, right? There is no prohibition on female pastor

1Ti 3:2 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii "one wife husband" is the literal interpretation of 1Ti 3:2. But it doesn't mean husband (clearly) and so it doesn't mean "must be male" or "must not be female." To think this and then turn it into a commandment...

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii "one wife husband" is the literal interpretation of 1Ti 3:2. But it doesn't mean husband (clearly) and so it doesn't mean "must be male" or "must not be female."

1Ti 3:2 debate