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Scripture Commentary article 2022-11-25

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART A)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 4 on women leaders in the New Testament (Part A)

1 Cor. 12:1–30 1 Corinthians 1:11 1 Corinthians 1:16 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Debates

Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-29

Does God Have One Unique Law Part One

If complementarians are right in their interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:12, then God must have one completely unique law. This “law” forbidding women from teaching the bible to men is not like any other law in the bible

1 Timothy 1:3 1 Timothy 2:12 Acts 17:11 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Regarding your argument, you assume that God’s selective revelation contradicts His universal salvific will. However, in Acts 17:26-27, Paul states that God determined the times and pla...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Regarding your argument, you assume that God’s selective revelation contradicts His universal salvific will. However, in Acts 17:26-27,

Acts 17:26-27 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-18

@Isis233305 @Alex7Shiro Well, you certainly point out a valid and important point because there are clear passages that not only use “adam” to refer to mankind but “aner” or “andros” (the Greek for male or husband) to refer generally to people. For ...

@Isis233305 @Alex7Shiro Well, you certainly point out a valid and important point because there are clear passages that not only use “adam” to refer to mankind but “aner” or “andros” (the Greek for ma

Acts 17:34 Jas 1:20 Jas 1:8 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-24

@HabitualLinest @Based_Byzantine @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals Acts 17:10-11⎯"The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Th...

@HabitualLinest @Based_Byzantine @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals Acts 17:10-11⎯"The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogu

Acts 17:10-11 general

Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 2:11-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 2:11-15 specific woman,deception,authenteo,grammar,perfect tense,future tense,anaphoric,egalitarian,ephesus,teknogonia,singular plural,historical perfect,verbal aspect,paul as pattern

Theology verse entry

Romans 16:1-7

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Romans 16:1-7 Phoebe,Junia,deacon,apostle,prostatis,patron,women leaders,egalitarian,episemos,women apostles

Theology verse entry

Ephesians 2:1-5

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Ephesians 2:1-5 soteriology,predestination,total depravity,free will,Calvinism,provisionism,spiritual death

Theology verse entry

Romans 8:28-30

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Romans 8:28-30 golden chain,foreknowledge,predestination,calling,justification,glorification,soteriology,Calvinist proof text

Theology verse entry

Acts 17:30

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

Acts 17:30 repentance,universal call,Mars Hill,soteriology

Theology verse entry

John 5:18-23

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 5:18-23 Son equal to Father,John 5,EFS,Trinity,divine prerogatives,honor Son as Father,isos,subordinationism

Theology greek term

οὐκ...οὐδέ (ouk...oude)

neither...nor

greek

Theology greek term

ἀνήρ/γυνή (aner/gyne)

man/woman OR husband/wife

greek

Theology greek term

ἀνδρὲς Ἀθηναῖοι (andres athenaioi)

men of Athens (Acts 17:22); plural of anēr used generically for a mixed audience

greek

Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Jason in Acts 17:5-9 does not prove host-as-leader; shows external cultural accountability only

Mike addresses the one passage egalitarians use to support host-as-leader.

Acts 17:5-9 hosting vs. leading Jason Acts 17:5-9

Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Paul's actual behavior toward persecution shows he didn't strategically accommodate Roman sensibilities

Mike uses Paul's track record to refute the cultural-defense theory.

Acts 19 Acts 17 Emperor Trajan Acts 19 Acts 17

Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Acts 17:31 — Paul cites the resurrection as giving 'assurance' that Jesus will be judge; Winger argues this is evidence-for-deity, not just evidence-for-resurrection

Winger's Acts 17 argument

Acts 17:31 resurrection general revelation Paul's apologetic method

Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Discussion of Acts 17 Areopagus sermon: Paul makes a historical argument from resurrection to Christ's authority, not an argument for the existence of God

Extended analysis of Acts 17 and Paul's apologetic at Athens

Acts 17 Romans 1-2 Acts 17 resurrection general revelation

Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Why are miracles acceptable as evidence but not other things? Sye: he's a cessationist, so miracles as evidence is tongue-in-cheek — if you believe in miracles today, go do them; otherwise that evidence is unavailable

Audience question on consistency of Sye's position on miracles

Acts 17 Acts 17 resurrection evidential apologetics

Mike Winger idea 2021-04-30

The gospel presentation should be adapted to the individual; the content stays constant but the approach changes.

Question 13 from Steph T about how to summarize the gospel with strangers or those from different religions.

Acts 17 Paul Acts 17 evangelism

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-29

The historical problem of racism in the US is genuinely appalling — race is a social construct invented to justify white dominance, US chattel slavery was predicated on the anti-gospel act of man-stealing, and legalized racism lasted ~340 years (1619-1964).

Honest accounting of US racial history before critiquing CRT

1 Timothy 1:10 Acts 17:26 1 Timothy 1:10 racism history US Acts 17:26

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-29

Biblical framework: impartiality in judgment (no favoritism for rich or poor), all humans of one blood in God's image, individual sin/accountability, Scripture as the authority over lived experience. CRT is incompatible with Christianity on every core tenet.

The biblical response to CRT

Leviticus 19:15 image of God image of God biblical justice

Mike Winger idea 2024-05-24

Does God Overlook Ignorance?: In Acts 17: 30, what does Paul mean by God overlooking the times of ignorance? Was He more lenient toward idolatry before the time of Christ? Or did He stop trying to save the idolaters of that time?

Q&A question: Does God Overlook Ignorance?

Acts 17 Acts 17

Mike Winger idea 2024-08-23

Jesus’ Deity in Scripture: Where does the Bible teach that the deity of Jesus is a salvation/damnation issue? For example, in Athens (Acts 17), it seems weird that Paul didn't explicitly teach this. John 8, perhaps?

Q&A question: Jesus’ Deity in Scripture

Acts 17 John 8 Acts 17 Jesus salvation

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART A)

Does God Have One Unique Law Part One

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Regarding your argument, you assume that God’s selective revelation contradicts His universal salvific will. However, in Acts 17:26-27, Paul states that God determined the times and pla...

@Isis233305 @Alex7Shiro Well, you certainly point out a valid and important point because there are clear passages that not only use “adam” to refer to mankind but “aner” or “andros” (the Greek for male or husband) to refer generally to people. For ...

@HabitualLinest @Based_Byzantine @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals Acts 17:10-11⎯"The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Th...

1 Timothy 2:11-15

Romans 16:1-7

Ephesians 2:1-5

Romans 8:28-30

Acts 17:30

John 5:18-23

οὐκ...οὐδέ (ouk...oude)

ἀνήρ/γυνή (aner/gyne)

ἀνδρὲς Ἀθηναῖοι (andres athenaioi)

Jason in Acts 17:5-9 does not prove host-as-leader; shows external cultural accountability only

Paul's actual behavior toward persecution shows he didn't strategically accommodate Roman sensibilities

Acts 17:31 — Paul cites the resurrection as giving 'assurance' that Jesus will be judge; Winger argues this is evidence-for-deity, not just evidence-for-resurrection

Discussion of Acts 17 Areopagus sermon: Paul makes a historical argument from resurrection to Christ's authority, not an argument for the existence of God

Why are miracles acceptable as evidence but not other things? Sye: he's a cessationist, so miracles as evidence is tongue-in-cheek — if you believe in miracles today, go do them; otherwise that evidence is unavailable

The gospel presentation should be adapted to the individual; the content stays constant but the approach changes.

The historical problem of racism in the US is genuinely appalling — race is a social construct invented to justify white dominance, US chattel slavery was predicated on the anti-gospel act of man-stealing, and legalized racism lasted ~340 years (1619-1964).

Biblical framework: impartiality in judgment (no favoritism for rich or poor), all humans of one blood in God's image, individual sin/accountability, Scripture as the authority over lived experience. CRT is incompatible with Christianity on every core tenet.

Does God Overlook Ignorance?: In Acts 17: 30, what does Paul mean by God overlooking the times of ignorance? Was He more lenient toward idolatry before the time of Christ? Or did He stop trying to save the idolaters of that time?

Jesus’ Deity in Scripture: Where does the Bible teach that the deity of Jesus is a salvation/damnation issue? For example, in Athens (Acts 17), it seems weird that Paul didn't explicitly teach this. John 8, perhaps?

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