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Scripture Commentary article 2022-11-24

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong With Genesis 1–3: ‘Was Women’s Submission Just A Curse To Be Overturned?’

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 2 on Genesis 1-3 and whether women's submission was just a curse to be overturned

1 Corinthians 11:7-10 1 Corinthians 15:22 1 Corinthians 16:15-16 Genesis & Creation Authority & Submission Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2017-06-07

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Parts 1-2: The Designer Knows Best

[Music] oh [Music] Lord why would you give me gifts that you don't allow me to use in the church just because I'm a woman why does the bible always use the term man am I important to God [Music] too why do you love boys more than girls why am I told that I can't lead in public prayer why are there s...

1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Timothy 2:13 2 Timothy 3:16 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2015-05-29

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels

Kenneth E. Bailey — Kindle highlights from 'Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels'. 19 highlights.

Lev 20:12 Luke 2:7 Mt 28:18-20 Biblical Authority Christology
Scripture Commentary article 2015-03-24

Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

Gregory Koukl — Kindle highlights from 'Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions'. 123 highlights.

Luke 20:24 Luke 20:4 Mark 2:9 Apologetics
Scripture Commentary article 2012-02-07

Masculine Christianity

This is part 2 of What God intended at creation and it is inspired by a recent lecture given by John Piper where he states that God’s intention for Christianity is for it to have a “ masculine feel “. After discussing John Piper’s Masculine Christianity, I will give my critique of his masculine argu

1 Corinthians 2:1 1 Timothy 2:12 2 Kings 22:3 Ephesians 5 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2010-04-14

T4G Comp Tied To Gospel

The 2010 Together for the Gospel conference is on right now as I write this article. The conference this year is called The Unadjusted Gospel and according to J

Colossians 14:34-35 Ephesians 4:2 Exodus 1 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-05-03

7 Paul Adam Accountability

This is the seventh in a series of simulated interviews with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day

1 Timothy 1:12 1 Timothy 1:13 2 Corinthians 11:3 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-22

Could The Messiah Have Been A Woman

Since God is neither male nor female, some have suggested that the Messiah could have been born a female. I would respectfully like to differ with that view

1 Corinthians 15:45 1 Samuel 15:23 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-08

@sanderson1611 You cut off the first part of verse 14 which says that they are s

@sanderson1611 You cut off the first part of verse 14 which says that they are suffering the same things from their own countrymen (non-Jews) that the early church did from the Jews (ie those who reje

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-15

@restoredkgdm @rightresponsem Paul wasn’t referring to what Saul did to Christians before he believed. That’s my point. As a Christian you would know the change that comes by believing in Christ. Why would you want to put a new Christian to death fo...

@restoredkgdm @rightresponsem Paul wasn’t referring to what Saul did to Christians before he believed. That’s my point. As a Christian you would know the change that comes by believing in Christ. Why

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-14

@BKitten16 @ToupeeCostanza @rightresponsem Paul considered himself the h ce used of sinners because he was responsible for putting Christians to death and imprisonment. “Now Saul approved of putting him to death.” (Ac 8:1) As for the woman caught i...

@BKitten16 @ToupeeCostanza @rightresponsem Paul considered himself the h ce used of sinners because he was responsible for putting Christians to death and imprisonment. “Now Saul approved of putting

Ac 8:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-08

@3nDLEGEND @CherylSchatz But Jesus’ silence with Matthias is contrasted with His

@3nDLEGEND @CherylSchatz But Jesus’ silence with Matthias is contrasted with His clear intervention with Saul of Tarsus. I think Jesus clarified for us who He chose… why does this bother people so muc

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-08

@howiedoit299187 @CherylSchatz Saul (Paul) of Tarsus was a Jew trained by Gamaliel, a Jew of Jews. Further, when he went to a new area, he always went to the Jews first and only to the Gentiles when the Jews rejected his message. Third, 1Co 6:2-3 say...

@howiedoit299187 @CherylSchatz Saul (Paul) of Tarsus was a Jew trained by Gamaliel, a Jew of Jews. Further, when he went to a new area, he always went to the Jews first and only to the Gentiles when t

1Co 6:2-3 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-08

@TheLastDon222 @CherylSchatz Jesus didn’t provide the means by which Judas’ repl

@TheLastDon222 @CherylSchatz Jesus didn’t provide the means by which Judas’ replacement should be selected nor the criteria, nor did He affirm or deny Matthias. Jesus was silent on Matthias. Jesus was

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-08

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Who is arguing based on church tradition? The argument is based on the evidence in the text. Where does Jesus validate their choice by lot? He never confirmed nor denied their choice. But Jesus definitel...

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Who is arguing based on church tradition? The argument is based on the evidence in the text. Where does Jesus validate their choice by lot? He never conf

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

Some claim regeneration didn’t exist—or wasn’t permanent—before the church. Yet

Some claim regeneration didn’t exist—or wasn’t permanent—before the church. Yet Dt 30:6, Jer 31, and Saul’s changed heart show otherwise. What changed in the NT wasn’t the possibility of inner transf

Dt 30:6 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@KingRomans828 Interesting reflections. Thanks for sharing. I think there is a mixture here. Some truly believe that they are advocating for what the Bible teaches, much like how "Saul" was persecuting Christians thinking that God wanted him to clear...

@KingRomans828 Interesting reflections. Thanks for sharing. I think there is a mixture here. Some truly believe that they are advocating for what the Bible teaches, much like how "Saul" was persecutin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-11

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @look2Christ Because they⎯like Saul was before he enco

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @look2Christ Because they⎯like Saul was before he encountered Christ⎯were misled by the Judaizers and believed they were serving God by ejecting Paul and Barnabas.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-11-07

@JRowley11 @DustyDeevers You mean like laws against murder and theft? Traffic laws? Assault? Yes, of course. However, there should be no law against fornication, lust or even changing one’s gender or requiring belief in the God of the Bible. Laws ag...

@JRowley11 @DustyDeevers You mean like laws against murder and theft? Traffic laws? Assault? Yes, of course. However, there should be no law against fornication, lust or even changing one’s gender or

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Sure. Jesus Christ Simon Peter Andrew James (the Grea

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Sure. Jesus Christ Simon Peter Andrew James (the Greater, son of Zebedee) John (brother of James) Philip Bartholomew Matthew Thomas James (the Less, son of Alphaeus) Simon t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-17

@Flyoverland22 Jesus’ reason for choosing 12 Jewish males as his 12 apostles wasn’t communicated. It would be equally bad to presume that no Gentiles should be leaders because the first 12 were only Jewish or to limit to the first 12 when Jesus clear...

@Flyoverland22 Jesus’ reason for choosing 12 Jewish males as his 12 apostles wasn’t communicated. It would be equally bad to presume that no Gentiles should be leaders because the first 12 were only J

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-10

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Silent followers were a danger for Saul? “But Ananias answered, ‘Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. And here he has authority fro...

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Silent followers were a danger for Saul? “But Ananias answered, ‘Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your

Ac 9:13-14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-10

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals "But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house; and he would drag away men **and women** and put them in prison. Therefore, those who had been scattered went through places prea...

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals "But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house; and he would drag away men **and women** and put them in prison. Therefore, tho

Ac 8:3-4 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 Did I tel

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 Did I tell you who I want elected? I’m not even an American… I asked for your evidence about his admission to se*ual assault in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 Scott, please calm down. I’m not trying to promote a guilty person or claim him as totally innocent. Please listen to what I’m trying to say even if you dont’ agree with me. 1. ...

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 Scott, please calm down. I’m not trying to promote a guilty person or claim him as totally innocent. Please listen to what I’m t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 So he was charged with the assault in a public dressing room in a store where she claims he r@ped her? No one heard her screaming or banging on the wall, no one filed a police rep...

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 So he was charged with the assault in a public dressing room in a store where she claims he r@ped her? No one heard her screaming

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-28

@pjspartner @CWatermanTX @pauldirks @KaeleyT The assassination of Hitler might b

@pjspartner @CWatermanTX @pauldirks @KaeleyT The assassination of Hitler might be related to how David responded to God giving Saul into his hands: it is not David’s job to avenge himself; God should

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-09

@revjeffvox @DDunbear @RevChrisDavis S3xual assault and egalitarianism are not t

@revjeffvox @DDunbear @RevChrisDavis S3xual assault and egalitarianism are not the same thing! Show me where scripture says anywhere that a godly woman shepherding is a sin!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-18

@peace_got Saul was called a pastor? Matthew? Arguably Jesus told Peter to shepherd so you did find the only instance of a specific NT person given this task. Since the role of a pastor is what Smash seems to be concerned about, how is that proof th...

@peace_got Saul was called a pastor? Matthew? Arguably Jesus told Peter to shepherd so you did find the only instance of a specific NT person given this task. Since the role of a pastor is what Smash

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-10

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel Second question: why didn’t they consider replacing Judas with a woman? The apostles based their criteria on being with Jesus from the beginning and witnessing the resurrection. They didn’t specify “must be male.” As it tu...

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel Second question: why didn’t they consider replacing Judas with a woman? The apostles based their criteria on being with Jesus from the beginning and witnessing the resurrec

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-16

@Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel Yes, he was clearly mistaken. The claim was that Saul hated Jesus. I still see no evidence for this claim and plenty of evidence showing that he believed that what he was doing by persecuting the church was God’s will. ...

@Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel Yes, he was clearly mistaken. The claim was that Saul hated Jesus. I still see no evidence for this claim and plenty of evidence showing that he believed that what he was

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-16

There are some that say that Saul (later known as Paul) hated Jesus and this is why he was persecuting and killing Christians. However, this is a false claim that is not supported by the details of the account and what Paul reveals about his intenti...

There are some that say that Saul (later known as Paul) hated Jesus and this is why he was persecuting and killing Christians. However, this is a false claim that is not supported by the details of t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-16

@Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel But Saul DIDNT KNOW He was persecuting the Lord—he explicitly says this in Acts 22:8 and declares he was ignorant in 1 Tim 1:13. Jesus had to reveal this to him. And as soon as this happened, he obeyed. This is an accou...

@Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel But Saul DIDNT KNOW He was persecuting the Lord—he explicitly says this in Acts 22:8 and declares he was ignorant in 1 Tim 1:13. Jesus had to reveal this to him. And as s

Acts 22:8 1 Tim 1:13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-15

@ronhenzel What evidence do you have that Saul hated *Jesus*? All we have from Paul is that he was ignorant and the description where he asked who it was who was speaking to him. He clearly obeyed once Jesus interrupted him with no evidence he hate...

@ronhenzel What evidence do you have that Saul hated *Jesus*? All we have from Paul is that he was ignorant and the description where he asked who it was who was speaking to him. He clearly obeyed o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@Emma506131772 @SaulMelow @HamzahSsebunya @Mwembugaoficial @_Huza01 @faith_nabushawo @Abusengz In the church, we are called a kingdom of priests. This is for all believers. “And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to...

@Emma506131772 @SaulMelow @HamzahSsebunya @Mwembugaoficial @_Huza01 @faith_nabushawo @Abusengz In the church, we are called a kingdom of priests. This is for all believers. “And has made us to be a

1 Tim 2:11-15 Rev 1:6 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2012-03-10

To Paul Copan - How was Saul to understand God when He told him to utterly destr

To Paul Copan - How was Saul to understand God when He told him to utterly destroy the Amalakites? Wasn't God being literal #ApologeticsCC12

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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

1 Timothy 1:13-16

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 1:13-16 mercy,ignorance,pattern,hybristEs,paul,blasphemer,persecutor,violent aggressor,deception,egalitarian,restoration
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 verse entry

Joel 2:28-29

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Joel 2:28-29 prophecy,Spirit outpouring,daughters,women prophets,Pentecost,egalitarian,Joel,Acts 2,Peter sermon,last days
Theology greek term

ὑβριστής (hybristEs)

insolent aggressor / violent transgressor

greek
Theology greek term

κλῆρος (klēros)

lot, allotment, portion

greek
Theology greek term

יִנָּבְאוּ (yinnābe'û)

they will prophesy (niphal imperfect 3mp of נָבָא)

greek
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 1 detail: N.T. Wright's persecution argument from 'Surprised by Scripture'

Wright quotes Kenneth Bailey's cultural analysis to argue that women being targeted by Saul's persecution proves they were leaders and influential figures in the community.

Acts 8 N.T. Wright Surprised by Scripture Acts 8
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Acts 26:9-11 shows Paul persecuted 'many of the saints,' not leaders specifically

Mike reads Acts 26:9-11 where Paul describes persecuting 'many of the saints,' punishing them 'in every synagogue,' and compelling them to blaspheme.

Acts 26:9-11 persecution argument Acts 26:9-11 Paul/Saul
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Acts 8:3 — Saul went house to house dragging off men and women; this was general persecution, not targeting leaders

Mike reads Acts 8:3 which is the actual text Wright bases his argument on. Paul went to every house interrogating whether people were Christians.

Acts 8:3 persecution argument Acts 8:3
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Deuteronomy 17 describes the role of judge: deciding hard cases involving homicide, legal rights, and assault — with Levitical priests assisting.

Defining the judge's role from Deuteronomy 17

judges Deuteronomy 17 judges Deuteronomy 17 Levitical priests
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Deborah differs from every other judge in that she doesn't lead the military — is God deliberately restricting her authority?

Key distinction between Deborah and other judges

judges Deborah Barak judges
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Abigail in 1 Samuel 25 — a positive example of a wife righteously subverting her husband's authority

Mike uses Abigail as a biblical example showing limits on female submission.

1 Samuel 25 Acts 5:29 David Abigail 1 Samuel 25
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