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Scripture Commentary article 2024-06-19

The Debates Over 1 Timothy 2

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the debates over 1 Timothy 2:11-15

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 10:11 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 1 Timothy 2 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-09-30

Three Spheres Of Subordination Shrinks To Two

In my last post I pointed to USA Today’s editorial that challenged complementarians who are willing to accept a woman as the Vice President of the country, that they should admit that they are full fledged egalitarians in the realm of society, the workplace and public life

Colossians 11:7-9 Genesis 2:18 Headship & Kephale Trinity Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-09-28

Semi Egalitarians

USA Today has an editorial written by David P Gushee in which Mr. Gushee challenges complementarians that they are actually semi-egalitarians and they should be willing to openly acknowledge this

Isaiah 5 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-22

The Husband As King Over The Wife

In part two of this discussion we asked whether God has ordained that a woman must have a priest in the home to represent her to God and God to her. Today we continue our discussion about whether a husband is to have the position of king over his wife in their marriage

Acts 4 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:24 Headship & Kephale Authority & Submission Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-29

Are Gods Gifts Segregated

Segregation is the policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups. The question for this post – are God’s gifts meant to be segregated into races, classes or ethnic groups

1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 12:25 1 Corinthians 12:7 Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-23

Are Womens Gifts To Be Used Outside The Church

In my blog entry called “ Are women’s gifts secondary. ” I documented the complementarian teaching that women’s gifts are secondary to men’s gifts and that women to use their gifts outside the church

1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14:31 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-16

Are Womens Gifts For The Common Good

Today I am starting a new set of posts on the spiritual gifts which are given to each person in the body of Christ. I would like to start with 1 Corinthians 12:7

1 Corinthians 12:7 Acts 1:13 Acts 1:14 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-05

New Paganism

I want to draw attention to a blog article written by a ministry friend of mine Don Veinot President of Midwest Christian Outreach. His article is titled Doug Phillips – New Paganism

Colossians 11 Isaiah 1 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-14

@TheMuppetPastor The NT preserves the earliest church traditions—handed down before the NT was even complete: “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Ac 2:42)—l...

@TheMuppetPastor The NT preserves the earliest church traditions—handed down before the NT was even complete: “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, t

Ac 2:42 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@smashbaals Many women agree that they should not be pastors or elders and would

@smashbaals Many women agree that they should not be pastors or elders and would vote for only men to be pastors. Many men like myself believe that women can be elders and pastors. Why do you think

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-11-06

@realadamlando @MikeWingerii @noahsflood_ I disagree. Participating in voting is something we should do, but rights are not obligations. And there’s no obligation in scripture that one must vote. It may result in a worse candidate getting in, but thi...

@realadamlando @MikeWingerii @noahsflood_ I disagree. Participating in voting is something we should do, but rights are not obligations. And there’s no obligation in scripture that one must vote. It m

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-17

@Robert_S_Morley @Protestia Hm. I think it’s more the other way around. I think you forget that it’s not about voting in a pastor or a morally perfect leader. Trump certainly has issues and a prickly personality (especially if you want him dead or sh...

@Robert_S_Morley @Protestia Hm. I think it’s more the other way around. I think you forget that it’s not about voting in a pastor or a morally perfect leader. Trump certainly has issues and a prickly

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-10

@ministrymisfit @JosiahHawthorne @pastherandie @JayMallow3 How was I spreading misinformation? Even if I was, a link to the law or an article showing how tight the voting regulations are should help anyone who thinks I’m right to draw the correct con...

@ministrymisfit @JosiahHawthorne @pastherandie @JayMallow3 How was I spreading misinformation? Even if I was, a link to the law or an article showing how tight the voting regulations are should help a

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-04

@ryancduff You may be thinking about this from the perspective of forbidding what God doesn’t forbid and therefore dividing the body of Christ. Paul refers to this as “doctrines of demons.” “Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some wil...

@ryancduff You may be thinking about this from the perspective of forbidding what God doesn’t forbid and therefore dividing the body of Christ. Paul refers to this as “doctrines of demons.” “Now the

commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@KittyMitchell7 @B_Christs_Amb @NamedWar @wolfeman2120 @ScottCross_8 @TheMuppetPastor Jurors were chosen in a region that is vastly majority democrat. The defence cannot simply reject democrat voting jurors until there is a political balance as they ...

@KittyMitchell7 @B_Christs_Amb @NamedWar @wolfeman2120 @ScottCross_8 @TheMuppetPastor Jurors were chosen in a region that is vastly majority democrat. The defence cannot simply reject democrat voting

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 To be fai

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 To be fair, I don’t think RFK is voting for him either. Christians put far too much emphasis on Trump but requiring someone to b

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-27

@JoelWBerry Married AND have kids? You realize that you would be excluding Paul

@JoelWBerry Married AND have kids? You realize that you would be excluding Paul and Jesus from voting if they were Americans…?

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-24

@pauldirks I think qualified citizens should be voting. Citizenship is conferred

@pauldirks I think qualified citizens should be voting. Citizenship is conferred by genetics but is individual, not corporal.

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-25

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie Actually, you don’t know what you are so confidently talking about. "Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, thro...

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie Actually, you don’t know what you are so confidently talking about. "Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves

general
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 greek term

προΐστημι (proistemi)

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

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Additional practical questions: interviewing women, women on church boards, women evangelists, conference speakers, voting for a woman president, women as bosses, stay-at-home dads.

Scope of practical questions raised by this debate

gender roles practical application women in leadership
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Influence is not the same as eldership — a governor has massive influence but is not your church elder

Mike uses analogies to distinguish influence from the specific authority of eldership.

eldership influence vs. authority
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Extended analysis of the Livy passage shows different concepts than 1 Corinthians 14

Mike reads the broader Livy context to show it concerns political lobbying, not learning.

Livy political lobbying learning vs. requesting
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Hard patriarchalist positions on restricting women

Mike describes the most extreme patriarchalist restrictions.

patriarchalism women voting women in education
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

The big question: how far do we draw the application beyond marriage and eldership?

Mike frames the central application question of the video.

soft complementarianism patriarchalism application spectrum
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Women voting: no biblical case for restricting it

Mike addresses whether women should be allowed to vote.

Deborah women voting Pharisee analogy
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-07

Todd White's leg-lengthening video analyzed: hand pivoting, body swinging, and foot angle changes account for the apparent growth — at a rental car location in Israel.

Third example video: Todd White performing a leg-lengthening healing.

Todd White healing fraud physical manipulation
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-07

Summary of the leg manipulation mechanism: pivoting feet, turning ankles outward, curving toes, turning ankles inward — multiple techniques combine to create the illusion of leg growth or shrinkage.

Consolidating the technical analysis across multiple leg-lengthening videos.

healing fraud physical manipulation leg lengthening
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-17

Mike has watched James White's response to his Calvinism video and appreciates the brotherly spirit; a formal response will have to wait until after his resurrection debate and additional study of the recommended reading.

Q&A section: a viewer asks about Mike's reaction to James White's response video on Calvinism.

James White resurrection Calvinism James White
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-17

Jeremiah 10:1-2 context: 'Don't learn the ways of the nations' is not a blanket prohibition

Reading the passage from the beginning

Jeremiah 10:1-2 Contextual interpretation Jeremiah 10:1-2 Ways of the nations
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Christians should engage in politics as salt and light; political views must be biblically tested

Viewer asking whether Christians should get involved in politics, referencing Martin Luther King Jr.

Christian worldview abortion Christians and politics
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-10

Poll manipulation: atheists voted fraudulently as Christians to skew results; example of Jen admitting it

Discussing poll integrity

poll methodology atheist activism
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-31

1 Corinthians 1:16 and 16:15 — Stephanas's household: all converts who devoted themselves to service, not infants

Examination of the Stephanas household baptism reference in Paul's Corinthian correspondence.

1 Corinthians 1:16 1 Corinthians 16:15 Stephanas infant baptism household baptism
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-17

Voting as a Christian moral obligation in a democracy

Q from Woolpack about whether it is a sin for a Christian not to vote.

Government Voting Civic Responsibility
Mike Winger idea 2020-02-19

Even if you're unsure about early-term abortion, the "maybe" should compel you to oppose it — you wouldn't demolish a building that "maybe" has people in it. And if you draw the line anywhere, you should be fighting for that line instead of voting for unrestricted abortion.

The building demolition analogy and fighting for your convictions

abortion Born-Alive Act
Mike Winger idea 2020-02-19

Q&A: Single-issue (pro-life) voting is legitimate because abortion is a deal-breaker moral issue. Mike would vote for a pro-life candidate with bad economic policies because saving lives outweighs financial pain.

Q&A — single-issue voting on abortion

abortion pro-life single-issue voting
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 2024-09-06

Voting for the “Lesser of 2 Evils”?: Is it biblical to vote for “the lesser of two evils”? Could you point to something in Scripture to help us understand why or why not?

Q&A question: Voting for the “Lesser of 2 Evils”?