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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 2023-01-19

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: The Head Covering Debates (1 Cor 11)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 10 on the head covering debates in 1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2023-01-17

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Male Headship: Is It Really Biblical?

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 8 on male headship and whether it is really biblical

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
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

Exploring the Origins of the Bible: Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)

Emanuel Tov and Craig A. Evans — Kindle highlights from '>-'. 14 highlights.

Lev. 19:18 Biblical Authority Apologetics
Scripture Commentary article 2012-12-03

Does God’s drawing mean that He drags people to Himself?

If we are to believe Calvinism, we would have to conclude that God is a “dragger.” Calvinists are quick to point out that in John 6:44 the term “draw” actually means “drag” and this is what God does to His elect who, in their unregenerate state, are both unwilling and unable to respond to Him in fai...

John 6:44 John 6:45 Soteriology Calvinism God's Sovereignty
Scripture Commentary article 2012-02-24

Stubble Straw And Scarecrows Diane Sellner

In 2006 my DVD Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free came out and since that time I have seen my share of scarecrows who are intent on destroying the message of women in ministry. One such scarecrow refuses to go away and it is time to create a blog post where others who have been hurt by the issue

1 Peter 4:11 Hebrews 4 1 Timothy 2 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
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 2012-01-08

Eph 5 Infected

In my last post, I presented one of the best sermons that I have ever heard on Ephesians 5, regarding the evidence of Spirit-filled lives for both men and women. This post is on the opposite of the Spirit-filled life which is an influx of worldly infection through male-centered pride

Luke 22:25 Ephesians 5 Authority & Submission Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2010-07-24

Cbmw Brought To Task For Misuse Of Scripture By Demand For Apology

Newsflash July 24, 2010

Ecclesiastes 2 Proverbs 2 Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2010-01-23

Another Christian Organization In Canada Has Charity Status Removed

The following article was sent to me this morning by Mabel, a follower of this blog. The pastor of the church that had its charity status removed in Canada also contacted our ministry as we went through the same kind of persecution from the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) regarding their disallowing as

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 2009-12-16

Putting Women In Their Place

The November 17, 2009 CBMW blog post by John Starke that we started to evaluate last post , is an amazing “piece of work” that exalts the 17th century writings of a Puritan named Richard Baxter who attempts to put women in their place. Starke continues to summarize Baxter’s writings:

1 Samuel 25:17-19 1 Samuel 25:20-28 1 Samuel 25:30-31 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2009-12-08

Comp Spiritual Abuse

Can complementarianism ever be considered spiritual abuse. Before we can discuss this, we need to know what spiritual abuse is

Acts 4:23 Hosea 1 Matthew 23:1-2 Authority & Submission Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-11-10

Comp View Of 1Cor11 Mark

This post is a first. I have never before taken the writing of a complementarian and posted it on my blog

1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:13-16 1 Corinthians 11:16 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-11-05

The Dark Side Of Submission

## The Dark Side of Submission

1 Peter 3:7 Isaiah 5:23 Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2009-10-27

Woman Need Spritual Covering

## Does a woman need a human spiritual “covering”

1 Corinthians 14:20 1 Peter 4:10 1 Timothy 2:14 Genesis & Creation Authority & Submission Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2009-09-02

Mike Seaver Cheryl Schatz 10

## Responses to question #5

1 Corinthians 10:15 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 14:36 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2009-08-21

John Piper On Submission In Abuse

## John Piper: “What should a wife’s submission to her husband look like if he’s an abuser. ”

Authority & Submission Complementarianism Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2009-08-14

Ask John Piper Do Some Complementarians Deny Women Opportunities

## Do Some Complementarians deny women opportunities

Colossians 14:7 Colossians 14:8 Colossians 14:9 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-07-24

Jimmy Carter Leaves Sbc

## What made Jimmy Carter leave the SBC

1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Complementarianism
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 2009-02-20

Did God Give Up On The Woman

Many people think that God was especially hard on Eve after she was deceived by the serpent in the garden. In fact hierarchists have determined that God was so hard on Eve by punishing her with a multitude of lashes for her sin, that some might get the idea that God punished the one who was deceived

Genesis 3:14 Genesis 3:16 Genesis 3:17 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-01-09

Recovering From Spiritual Abuse

Recently I was contacted by Dr. Barb Orlowski who has compiled her research on spiritual abuse into a manuscript that will form the basis of a yet unpublished book called “Ministering Restoration: Recovering Spiritual Harmony”

Leviticus 16 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2009-01-01

Reading The Scriptures Without A Male Bias

In the beginning God made male and female. Together they were to do God’s work on earth but unfortunately the fall happened and their work done together as equals was challenged by the man who took the sole rule for himself

1 Peter 3:3 1 Peter 3:4 1 Timothy 1:2 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary article 2008-09-11

Who Cares

I got a special hug today from Dr. Cynthia Kunsman a very brave lady who has been fighting a battle against authoritarian spiritual abuse

Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-19

Was The Man Given Authority To Rule The Woman

This is the fifth and final response to Matt Slick’s article called Genesis 2, Adam and Eve, and Authority

1 Timothy 2:11-15 2 Corinthians 11:3 Genesis 2:16 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2008-05-17

Should Comps Debate

While there has been some genuine, respectful dialog between complementarian and egalitarian scholars, more often than not, the emotions that are brought into the dialog have brought less than respectful debate. The body of Christ is meant to fight the enemy together but when some turn their weapons

1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:15 Exodus 1 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism Debates
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 2008-01-20

Gods Woman Is She Needy Of A Representative Priest Part 2

In part one, ( click here to read ) we discussed whether God created the woman as needed or needy. In this continuing discussion we ask whether God has ordained that a woman must have a priest in the home to represent her to God and God to her

1 Peter 3:10 1 Peter 3:11 1 Peter 3:7 Authority & Submission Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-04

@notabreadliner @TheRealJamieKay @waltercool11 @TheLaurenChen That's the most misquoted and most abused out of context passage in the entire Bible. How about reading it in context? Paul's stated purpose is for Timothy to instruct certain people to st...

@notabreadliner @TheRealJamieKay @waltercool11 @TheLaurenChen That's the most misquoted and most abused out of context passage in the entire Bible. How about reading it in context? Paul's stated purpo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@autocorrect2_0 @BronWen727104 Ah, that’s what you were getting at. Submission doesn’t mean unquestioning obedience. It also doesn’t mean you are supposed to subject yourself to physical abuse. It just means to serve his best interests. I serve my wi...

@autocorrect2_0 @BronWen727104 Ah, that’s what you were getting at. Submission doesn’t mean unquestioning obedience. It also doesn’t mean you are supposed to subject yourself to physical abuse. It jus

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-29

@LostinAusten27 It feels like this is what he’s doing. But perhaps he is concern

@LostinAusten27 It feels like this is what he’s doing. But perhaps he is concerned that some claim that complementarian men abuse their wives or are power hungry. That’s definitely not always the case

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-05

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii And the church initially rejected Gentiles and had to

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii And the church initially rejected Gentiles and had to be corrected. Paul said that after his departure, wolves would come into the church. Sounds like a setup for abuse and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@that_foot_is_me The concern is that this one-sided attitude tends to foster entitlement in the husband and keep him from maturing. They tend to stress that this doesn’t mean you abuse your wife—but the fact that needs to be stated is because of the ...

@that_foot_is_me The concern is that this one-sided attitude tends to foster entitlement in the husband and keep him from maturing. They tend to stress that this doesn’t mean you abuse your wife—but t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@JonByers186054 Also, Jesus explicitly bases His teaching on Gen 2, not Dt 24. H

@JonByers186054 Also, Jesus explicitly bases His teaching on Gen 2, not Dt 24. He sets God’s original intent above Moses’ accommodation. That’s not “reaffirming” Dt 24—it’s correcting the abuse of it

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-11

@rightresponsem These people are discussing abuse in the church and recovering f

@rightresponsem These people are discussing abuse in the church and recovering from it and because a man is weeping you want to burn the place down?? https://t.co/gbub4OlSvD

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

I appreciate William doesn't want to encourage abuse! But if he wants to reflect

I appreciate William doesn't want to encourage abuse! But if he wants to reflect Christ's relationship with His Bride, then he should probably become an egalitarian. 😊 https://t.co/gjfH09kG1i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 They merely recognized what was already being recognized by the body. The only reason they made it official canon was because abuse of challenges to recognized inspired scripture. People were adding to it. BTW, why all the special vest...

@Methodios007 They merely recognized what was already being recognized by the body. The only reason they made it official canon was because abuse of challenges to recognized inspired scripture. People

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-20

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii What authority was Eve taking over Adam? What does

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii What authority was Eve taking over Adam? What does her being deceived and him not being deceived have to do with her having authority or power? How is abuse of power or a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-18

@Crystalisives @Qesther216821 Of course they claim to serve while being submitte

@Crystalisives @Qesther216821 Of course they claim to serve while being submitted to. Definitely it can be word games for some as they honestly behave like mutualists while using the words of compleme

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 Yes, I’m

@ScottCross_8 @wolfeman2120 @NamedWar @TheMuppetPastor @KittyMitchell7 Yes, I’m calling into question whether there was a fair judgment. I have no interest in wanting an abuser to escape fair judgment

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-25

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie Wow that’s so crazy. Do you even submit to abuse?

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie Wow that’s so crazy. Do you even submit to abuse?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-18

@johnmarkallen @MikeWingerii You are correct that either can and have worked out. My question has to do with the fact that giving the husband a mandate to have authority over his wife creates the fertile ground for abuse. It’s probably why successfu...

@johnmarkallen @MikeWingerii You are correct that either can and have worked out. My question has to do with the fact that giving the husband a mandate to have authority over his wife creates the fert

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-12

@TheInvisibleDan @MikeWingerii So then why does Mike want to leave an egalitaria

@TheInvisibleDan @MikeWingerii So then why does Mike want to leave an egalitarian church, loudly, making waves and taking people with him seeding a possible church split? He said this in reaction to a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Crystalisives @RSCharlton @NarnianAttorney @MikeWingerii There's something special here because abuse of authority should a universal "no" for both males and females. Something is specific here to "a woman" which v14 specifies by "the woman" as a sp...

@Crystalisives @RSCharlton @NarnianAttorney @MikeWingerii There's something special here because abuse of authority should a universal "no" for both males and females. Something is specific here to "a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @914Ann @MikeWingerii A complementarian view that has males possessing complete authority over women⎯even if they are not supposed to abuse it⎯provides the fertile ground for abuse and denigrates the true equality of women. ...

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @914Ann @MikeWingerii A complementarian view that has males possessing complete authority over women⎯even if they are not supposed to abuse it⎯provides the fertile ground for

Gen 1:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@TentSpike @jsrrayburn @deadtosin610 A woman pastor is abuse? Surely Paul read his bible and understood that women have been appointed by God to places of highest authority like Deborah to know that women are not forbidden by God for such service as ...

@TentSpike @jsrrayburn @deadtosin610 A woman pastor is abuse? Surely Paul read his bible and understood that women have been appointed by God to places of highest authority like Deborah to know that w

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