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Scripture Commentary article 2024-09-03

Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women

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

1 Cor 14:35-36 1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2024-08-08

What Mike Winger Gets Wrong on What Women Can’t Do

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 13 on what women can and can't do according to the Bible

1 Corinthians 7:5 1 Timothy 2:12 Ephesians 5:21-22 Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2024-02-07

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

1 Cor. 7:13 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2023-12-13

A First Response to Mike Winger’s 11½ Hrs Video on 1 Timothy 2

A first response to Mike Winger's 11.5-hour Women in Ministry Part 12 video on 1 Timothy 2

1 Peter 5:2 1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2023-03-09

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Apostles

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 5 on whether women were apostles in the New Testament

1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:7 1 Corinthians 15:5 Women in Leadership Debates
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 2022-11-25

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

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

1 Chronicles 29:6 1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 15:32 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2011-08-20

Recommendation For Wim

In July 2011, I was privileged to be a special speaker at the IMF MORE conference in Lakeville, MN. It has been an extremely busy time for me as we are still in construction of our new office and video studio, but God blessed the time we took away from our project to serve at the conference

Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2010-01-19

Spiritual Abuse Recovery

Last year I blogged about Dr. Barb Orlowski’s research on spiritual abuse

Nahum 16 Women in Leadership Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2009-03-08

Reaching Unity In The Faith Without Authoritarian Control

The picture above represents not only the “bride” of Christ held back and controlled, but women in the “bride” of Christ held back and controlled. It is a great concern to me that there are many in the body who think that authoritarian control is needed to keep people in line and to keep the unity o

Esther 15 Proverbs 18 Authority & Submission Complementarianism Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2009-01-15

They Are Sinning Through Questioning

The issue of women in ministry allows us to the opportunity to ask questions about the hard passages of scripture and to work through these passages to discover God’s intended meaning through the inspired context. But in many quarters, questioning is a “sin” that will get a reprimand from a strong a

1 Peter 5:1-3 Jeremiah 23:1 Titus 1:7 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JonByers186054 Not one female elder or pastor in 2000 years? You're kidding, ri

@JonByers186054 Not one female elder or pastor in 2000 years? You're kidding, right? More than half of the underground church leadership in Iran is female. But my first question is for you to show me

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-06

@scottspeig @MikeWingerii No. He made the spreading of the teaching a primary matter. To him it is the teaching itself that leads to harm against his view of church leadership and gender hierarchy in marriage. I’m not calling Mike to repent of sprea...

@scottspeig @MikeWingerii No. He made the spreading of the teaching a primary matter. To him it is the teaching itself that leads to harm against his view of church leadership and gender hierarchy in

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

If women were entirely excluded from church leadership or service roles, Paul co

If women were entirely excluded from church leadership or service roles, Paul could have specified it. Instead, ‘likewise’ supports the idea that women are included in the qualifications being discuss

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

Church leadership isn’t about being the sole decision-maker, a *president* or restricting service if the person is only able to have one child. God gifts and calls people to serve, and they should be allowed and recognized by the body, not restricted...

Church leadership isn’t about being the sole decision-maker, a *president* or restricting service if the person is only able to have one child. God gifts and calls people to serve, and they should be

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-10

@MikeWingerii Not for church leadership. Question: can you show a case where an

@MikeWingerii Not for church leadership. Question: can you show a case where an unbeliever with two wives is forced to divorce one if he becomes a Christian?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-17

@Flyoverland22 1Co 14:34-35, 1Co 11:1-16, 1Ti 2:11-15,3:1-13, etc all have reasonable explanations showing how these are not forbidding women or enforcing gender hierarchy or gender roles in church leadership. This is certainly not an issue where one...

@Flyoverland22 1Co 14:34-35, 1Co 11:1-16, 1Ti 2:11-15,3:1-13, etc all have reasonable explanations showing how these are not forbidding women or enforcing gender hierarchy or gender roles in church le

1Co 11:1-16 1Co 14:34-35 1Ti 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-01

@Reformed_Zoomer @j_robert_kirk @MolderAnna26649 @Brian_Sauve Leading her into what? The faith? If she is more spiritual than you, you must lead her? Is that how church leadership is determined? No consideration of gifting or skill, just what’s in on...

@Reformed_Zoomer @j_robert_kirk @MolderAnna26649 @Brian_Sauve Leading her into what? The faith? If she is more spiritual than you, you must lead her? Is that how church leadership is determined? No co

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-25

@JustinPickerel @MikeWingerii Justin, respectfully—no. Everyone has something incorrect. We need to be convinced that we are wrong, and this is a secondary doctrine just like Calvinism. Mike thinks it has greater impact because in his opinion it affe...

@JustinPickerel @MikeWingerii Justin, respectfully—no. Everyone has something incorrect. We need to be convinced that we are wrong, and this is a secondary doctrine just like Calvinism. Mike thinks it

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-09

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl If I was your boss and I commanded you to obey me, your complete obedience to me would certainly make things work. The measure of Biblical is not simply what works. But this is not how Jesus wants our relationship...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl If I was your boss and I commanded you to obey me, your complete obedience to me would certainly make things work. The measure of Biblical is not simply what works.

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-03

@ronhenzel @YouHaveFought It’s good to be passionate and of course we wouldn’t hold to a belief if we didn’t really think it was true. It’s also hard to change your beliefs. Further, one may have a lot of followers or may get removed from your chur...

@ronhenzel @YouHaveFought It’s good to be passionate and of course we wouldn’t hold to a belief if we didn’t really think it was true. It’s also hard to change your beliefs. Further, one may have a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-18

@William_E_Wolfe Does that include the radical gender ideology that places only

@William_E_Wolfe Does that include the radical gender ideology that places only men in church leadership?

question
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

Psalm 109:8

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

Psalm 109:8 apostolate,office,episkope,Matthias,Judas,replacement
Theology verse entry

Titus 2:3-5

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Titus 2:3-5 older women,teaching,presbutidas,domestic myths,egalitarian,women in ministry
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 5:14

Sections: exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 5:14 oikodespotein,household ruler,women authority,younger widows,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 3:1-4

Sections: greek_analysis

1 Timothy 3:1-4 elder,overseer,pastor,qualifications,women,tis,husband-of-one-wife,polygamy
Theology verse entry

Romans 5:12-19

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Romans 5:12-19 original sin,Adam,last Adam,representative,federal headship,sin through one man,egalitarian
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

Romans 12:4-8

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Romans 12:4-8 spiritual gifts,charismata,body of Christ,teaching,leading,proistemi,no gender restriction,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Acts 1:16-26

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Acts 1:16-26 Judas,betrayal,foreknowledge,sovereignty,prophecy fulfillment,predestination,free will,apostolate,Matthias,Paul,twelve,lot,human initiative
Theology greek term

ἐπισκοπή (episkopē)

office, oversight, supervision

greek
Theology greek term

προΐστημι (proistemi)

to lead, to manage, to be over, to care for

greek
Theology greek term

οἰκοδεσποτέω (oikodespoteo)

to rule the household, to be master of the house, to manage the home

greek
Theology greek term

πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)

elder, older man; church overseer/leader by seniority

greek
Theology greek term

הָפַכ לֶגּוֹמֵן (hapax legomenon)

a word used only once in the entire corpus; single-occurrence term

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Beth Allison Barr's 'The Making of Biblical Womanhood' as a prime example of story-driven theology — the book frames the entire discussion through personal pain and church hurt.

Mistake #5: Critique of Beth Allison Barr's book

church hurt story-driven theology Beth Allison Barr
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Definition of complementarian and egalitarian positions in the debate over women in ministry.

Framing the two sides of the debate

women in ministry complementarianism egalitarianism
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Nympha in Colossians 4:15 -- Lynn Cohick's claim she led a house church

Mike begins examining individual women named in the NT, starting with Nympha.

Colossians 4:15 Discovering Biblical Equality Nympha Lynn Cohick
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Belleville's defense: patronage of a house church was an authoritative role in Greco-Roman times

Mike reads Belleville's argument from Two Views on Women in Ministry (p. 37).

James Linda Belleville Two Views on Women in Ministry hosting vs. leading
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 2022-04-13

1 Corinthians 16:19 does not prove Priscilla and Aquila led a house church

Mike examines Keener's second reference for house church leadership.

1 Corinthians 16:19 Priscilla Aquila Craig Keener
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Mike's conclusion: no female apostles in the official high-leadership sense

Mike summarizes the positive data section.

women as apostles apostolic office egalitarian arguments refuted
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Argument 1 preview: The persecution argument from N.T. Wright

Mike introduces the first argument: N.T. Wright claims that Paul persecuting women (Acts 8) proves women were leaders in the early church.

Acts 8 N.T. Wright Acts 8 persecution argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Argument 3 introduced: Universal priesthood of believers

Mike introduces the argument: since all NT believers are priests, and priestly functions include teaching and leading, women should be able to be elders.

eldership universal priesthood of believers
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Prophecy is tested; the prophet has no authority over the evaluation of their own prophecy

Mike explains the testing process for prophecy per 1 Corinthians 14:29 and 1 John 4:1.

1 Corinthians 14:29 1 John 4:1 prophecy and authority 1 Corinthians 14:29 1 John 4:1
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Philip Payne's two-part argument: complementarians either assume God never gives women certain gifts OR they wrongly restrict those gifts

Mike presents Philip Payne's formulation of the gifts argument.

1 Corinthians 12:7 Philip Payne spiritual gifts argument 1 Corinthians 12:7
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Church leadership is service, not a prize for personal fulfillment

Mike addresses a pastoral concern about how leadership is framed in the debate.

servant leadership eldership pastoral theology
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Final conclusions: what Galatians 3:28 does and does not mean

Mike provides his summary conclusions.

Galatians 3:28 Galatians 3:28 role distinctions sonship status
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Hermeneutic principle: look at passages that actually teach on the topic

Mike states the final hermeneutical takeaway.

hermeneutics clear interprets unclear topical relevance
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