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Scripture Commentary article 2024-08-09

Women in Places of Power in the Old Testament

Research clippings examining the Proverbs 31 woman as a public figure praised at the city gates — the seat of legal and civic authority. Argues that King Lemuel's mother was a prophet whose oracle comprises the chapter, and that the Proverbs 31 woman exercised judgment and public leadership, not merely domestic roles.

2 Kings 10:8–9 Amos 5:10 Amos 5:15 Genesis & Creation Women in Leadership Egalitarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2014-08-11

Calvinism: Who chooses? The Shepherd or the sheep?

This post is in response to Dr. James White from his August 5, 2014 podcast where he gave several challenges about the answers I posted on my blog post “Why are people not coming to Jesus?” Dr.

Deuteronomy 30:19 Deuteronomy 31:12 John 6:37 Soteriology Calvinism Predestination & Election
Scripture Commentary article 2008-03-10

Circumcision The Woman And The Kinsman Redeemer

In dealing with women in ministry, the question has been asked of me, isn’t circumcision a proof that God only wants men to minister through leading and teaching since God gave the sign of circumcision for males only to his people in the Old Testament. Did God give preferential treatment to males wh

Acts 7:51 Deuteronomy 10:16 Deuteronomy 30:6 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-04

Hey @haymes_joshua, ever gone to the grocery store at the request of your wife? Done some heavy lifting for her? Generally been a ‘helper’ to your wife? Lots more examples. That’s called mutual submission. Because wives were generally treated as prop...

Hey @haymes_joshua, ever gone to the grocery store at the request of your wife? Done some heavy lifting for her? Generally been a ‘helper’ to your wife? Lots more examples. That’s called mutual submis

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-04

@haymes_joshua @Pharaoh615 Which is the greater act of submission? Oh, dying is

@haymes_joshua @Pharaoh615 Which is the greater act of submission? Oh, dying is daily not just when some possible robber might show up some day.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-04

RT @JoshuaBarzon: What’s a bad theological teaching that hurts people? https://t

RT @JoshuaBarzon: What’s a bad theological teaching that hurts people? https://t.co/OAhnNoF86J

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-26

@JoshuaBarzon Jesus has all authority, but the term ‘head’ is not used in script

@JoshuaBarzon Jesus has all authority, but the term ‘head’ is not used in scripture to refer to the CEO. It is not about authority but about origins or source relationships.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@JanJansen1973 @haymes_joshua That example merely shows that it is not a restric

@JanJansen1973 @haymes_joshua That example merely shows that it is not a restriction. If only a few women end up being elders, that’s not a problem. But if we weren’t claiming they were sinning by ser

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-21

@ronhenzel The scriptures you quoted below are all Old Testament. Caleb, Joshua,

@ronhenzel The scriptures you quoted below are all Old Testament. Caleb, Joshua, Abraham, David all had a different spirit despite some making mistakes and sinning. https://t.co/d0iuAVwHGh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@subq @haymes_joshua He's not talking about mutualism or egalitarianism. Why wou

@subq @haymes_joshua He's not talking about mutualism or egalitarianism. Why would I enter this debate?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-05

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Eph 4:11 says "And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers." Pastoring (or shepherding) is a function, not an office. And only Jesus is explicitly called a poimen in ...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Eph 4:11 says "And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers." Pastoring (or shepherding) is a function, not an office

Eph 4:11 1Pe 5:4 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Is it disobeying God if you twist His words to mea

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Is it disobeying God if you twist His words to mean something He didn’t intend and then force that interpretation on others? 🤔 There isn’t even an office of pastor (poim

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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 2025-05-04

@janine_ped86302 @HeisenBurrrrrg @haymes_joshua Is this funny to you? You should

@janine_ped86302 @HeisenBurrrrrg @haymes_joshua Is this funny to you? You should take this more seriously as you are accusing some of sin where the scripture makes no such assertions.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua I see. So are you ignoring what I presented and just moving on to the next point? In Paul’s personal letter to Timothy regarding his appeal to him to remain in Ephesus to stop the spread of strange teachings (1Ti 1:3)...

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua I see. So are you ignoring what I presented and just moving on to the next point? In Paul’s personal letter to Timothy regarding his appeal to him to remain in Ephesus

1Ti 1:3 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua Paul is describing character traits. He uses the

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua Paul is describing character traits. He uses the male form as an example not as an exclusive requirement. https://t.co/VI2qbiHyi6

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The reason Paul uses this language is as an idiom

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The reason Paul uses this language is as an idiom for both faithful if married and someone who advocates for monogamy. The male form of a phrase or terms is used as the d

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Paul is not requiring one to be a husband or else he is himself disqualified! And the fact that he advocates for people to be single in 1Co 7 would have to have had a clear note that this makes one disqualified for leade...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Paul is not requiring one to be a husband or else he is himself disqualified! And the fact that he advocates for people to be single in 1Co 7 would have to have had a cle

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The only explicit pronoun in that passage is in v1 and is ‘tis’ which is generic. Why wouldn’t Paul be more explicit and state ‘must not be a female’? Rather, he uses character which any can attain to and not requirement...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The only explicit pronoun in that passage is in v1 and is ‘tis’ which is generic. Why wouldn’t Paul be more explicit and state ‘must not be a female’? Rather, he uses cha

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua I’m still confused… where is pastor (poimen) defined as male only such that any female serving as a shepherd is in unrepentant sin? Imagine, a female following Mt 28:16-20, teaching others to obey all that Jesus commande...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua I’m still confused… where is pastor (poimen) defined as male only such that any female serving as a shepherd is in unrepentant sin? Imagine, a female following Mt 28:16-2

Mt 28:16-20 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua That’s a very serious allegation. Where is a femal

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua That’s a very serious allegation. Where is a female pastor ever said to be in sin because of being a female?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua My opinion is based on the fact that the Bible d

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua My opinion is based on the fact that the Bible doesn’t exclude women from serving as pastors.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@haymes_joshua I have no issues with a female pastor who has exemplary character

@haymes_joshua I have no issues with a female pastor who has exemplary character and preaches the truth.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-07

@Brandon27614871 @haymes_joshua @dalepartridge I will refute him on head coverin

@Brandon27614871 @haymes_joshua @dalepartridge I will refute him on head coverings which has nothing to do with my dispensational perspective. It doesn’t even directly relate to my egalitarian views,

1Co 11:1-16 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-26

@haymes_joshua @GregCha67942091 Greg writes “It’s a sin to isolate ourselves fro

@haymes_joshua @GregCha67942091 Greg writes “It’s a sin to isolate ourselves from Christians which is the manner of some” and yet he blocked me for discussing the Bible with him. 🤔

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-24

@haymes_joshua Church in that context was a group of believers meeting in a home

@haymes_joshua Church in that context was a group of believers meeting in a home. Do you recognize that as church?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-19

@haymes_joshua I think for you sacrifice and submission are secretly synonyms…ri

@haymes_joshua I think for you sacrifice and submission are secretly synonyms…right?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-24

@Chainsaw59598 @JoshuaSethSchu1 It’s a part of the meal when they stop and remember the Lord’s death. So it’s both. In 1Co 11:21-22, Paul isn’t simply telling people to eat at home because they are hungry; he's addressing the broader issue of selfis...

@Chainsaw59598 @JoshuaSethSchu1 It’s a part of the meal when they stop and remember the Lord’s death. So it’s both. In 1Co 11:21-22, Paul isn’t simply telling people to eat at home because they are h

1Co 11:21-22 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-24

@JoshuaSethSchu1 Maybe this is a good argument for female pastors. Think about t

@JoshuaSethSchu1 Maybe this is a good argument for female pastors. Think about the only avenue women have for counseling from a pastor is from a man.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-03

@JoshuaSethSchu1 Yes I have. For me it’s all about what the Bible says and means

@JoshuaSethSchu1 Yes I have. For me it’s all about what the Bible says and means.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-13

@MarnerJoshua How am I disobeying the instruction that person should not teach h

@MarnerJoshua How am I disobeying the instruction that person should not teach heresy? How am I blaspheming and attributing to God the works of Satan?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@MarnerJoshua Ok, well all the best to you and your church. Just don't treat your brothers and sisters who disagree on this issue as in rebellion to God. It's nowhere listed as a sin in any list of sins and we have women in positions of authority by ...

@MarnerJoshua Ok, well all the best to you and your church. Just don't treat your brothers and sisters who disagree on this issue as in rebellion to God. It's nowhere listed as a sin in any list of si

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@MarnerJoshua So women will rule on Jesus’ throne but God forbids them to teach

@MarnerJoshua So women will rule on Jesus’ throne but God forbids them to teach already revealed truth to men in the church?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-04

@thejoshualococo So you are saying Paul wants married women to cover their heads

@thejoshualococo So you are saying Paul wants married women to cover their heads so that messengers from other places won’t be offended?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-17

@DrZPl @haymes_joshua @Blogsbloke I think Payne lists something like 15 lexicons

@DrZPl @haymes_joshua @Blogsbloke I think Payne lists something like 15 lexicons that support source. Nevermind though because this isn’t a game of percentages. It is the *context* that determines Pau

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@johnmarkallen @SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua We have to note what specifically Paul is referring to about the first man and woman. He refers to the time sequence order and how it has something to do with one being deceived and one not deceived. This ...

@johnmarkallen @SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua We have to note what specifically Paul is referring to about the first man and woman. He refers to the time sequence order and how it has something to do w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@johnmarkallen @SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua That’s right but the problem is only there if you don’t understand that Paul was not prohibiting godly women from teaching truth but only those who were teaching serious error. Why would he ever prohibit ...

@johnmarkallen @SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua That’s right but the problem is only there if you don’t understand that Paul was not prohibiting godly women from teaching truth but only those who were te

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@johnmarkallen @SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua Not women, but “a woman/wife”.

@johnmarkallen @SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua Not women, but “a woman/wife”.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@SolaChristus7 @johnmarkallen @haymes_joshua "ALL Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work...

@SolaChristus7 @johnmarkallen @haymes_joshua "ALL Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God

2Ti 3:16-17 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@haymes_joshua @Blogsbloke Egalitarians don’t believe that the husband is not th

@haymes_joshua @Blogsbloke Egalitarians don’t believe that the husband is not the “head” of their wife. We understand kephale means source, not authority over. See the LSJ lexical entry 👇 https://t.co

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua Please show me where you see authority hiearchy in Gen 1-2. There is no evidence in the text for it; each person (God, Adam, Eve and the Serpent) don't seem to act like Adam is the authority over Eve. God commands both t...

@SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua Please show me where you see authority hiearchy in Gen 1-2. There is no evidence in the text for it; each person (God, Adam, Eve and the Serpent) don't seem to act like A

Gen 3:16 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua Male headship has to do with Adam as the origin of

@SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua Male headship has to do with Adam as the origin of Eve because she was made from him. This has nothing to do with authority.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@haymes_joshua For me this has nothing to do with culture and everything to do w

@haymes_joshua For me this has nothing to do with culture and everything to do with a careful reading of the intent of scripture. I’m not a progressive. Only women can give birth and men are built mo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-12

@AWoytuik @Torncurtainorg @MikeWingerii Maybe Joshua tells his wife to march in

@AWoytuik @Torncurtainorg @MikeWingerii Maybe Joshua tells his wife to march in the house. Hup 2 3 4...Hup 2 3 4...

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii You are not just reporting scripture, Jo

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii You are not just reporting scripture, Joshua. You are parroting complementarian teaching. Thanks for clarifying that women are amazing. Your comment that we do

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

@jacobawells @haymes_joshua Subjection doesn’t mean being obedient to, though Jesus did what many people asked/requested all the time. He subjected Himself to the disciples to teach them and show them how to behave, such as by washing their feet. H...

@jacobawells @haymes_joshua Subjection doesn’t mean being obedient to, though Jesus did what many people asked/requested all the time. He subjected Himself to the disciples to teach them and show the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@NaijaSkywalker @Needed2ReadPost @haymes_joshua Pastors are not soldiers with gu

@NaijaSkywalker @Needed2ReadPost @haymes_joshua Pastors are not soldiers with guns

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua That doesn't refer to all women teaching men. Us

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua That doesn't refer to all women teaching men. Usurping authority is also not really what that extremely rare word means. Are males allowed to usurp authority? https://

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua I understand the need to protect our freedoms and sovereignty as a nation, but the church is not defended by flesh and blood and the church is not weakened by women assisting defending the faith and leading as strong le...

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua I understand the need to protect our freedoms and sovereignty as a nation, but the church is not defended by flesh and blood and the church is not weakened by women assi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@haymes_joshua Patriarchy is not inevitable. Suppressing women from leadership

@haymes_joshua Patriarchy is not inevitable. Suppressing women from leadership roles in the church is not inevitable. The church doesn’t need men with muscles and swords but humble servants who subj

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