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Scripture Commentary article 2023-03-10

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: “Women Keep Silent” (1 Cor 14:34–35)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 11 on 'women keep silent' in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

1 Cor 14:35-36 1 Cor. 14:21 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership

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 2017-06-07

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Part 3: Head Coverings and Authority - 1 Corinthians 11

[Music] 1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult chapter throughout church history there are some things that are hard to understand about this passage but using an understanding of the Jewish mindset will help us unravel Paul's reasoning let's start at verse three but I want you to understand that Chr...

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:16 1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale Authority & Submission

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 2014-08-10

For this reason – John 6:64-65

For this reason – John 6:64-65. I am jumping ahead in my verse by verse exegesis to John 6:64-65 because these are the verses that give the answer to Jesus’ words in John 6:37, 44-45. I will start with verse 65 first.

John 1:7 John 6:37 John 6:64-65 Soteriology Calvinism John 6

Scripture Commentary article 2012-11-16

Was John the Baptist predestined to be saved?

In the teaching of Calvinism, there is an election to salvation for some men while the rest of mankind are created without a hope of eternal life. In this understanding God has pre-determined from eternity past that all but the elect would remain in their sin and be lost forever.

Isaiah 40:3 John 1:15 John 1:29 Soteriology Calvinism Predestination & Election

Scripture Commentary article 2008-05-14

Scriptural Fences

One of the helpful things in interpreting scripture is to identify what I call “scriptural fences”. These special verses force us to interpret the passage within the limits set up by the “fence” line

1 Corinthians 14:34 1 Corinthians 14:36 1 Corinthians 7:1 1 Corinthians 11 Trinity Debates

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 article 2007-10-13

Gift Vs Office And Women In Ministry

Continuing in our series on the gifts and their use by men and women in the body of Christ, we come to an unusual passage where the gift seems not to be a thing but a person

2 Corinthians 11:13 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Corinthians 12:12 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership

Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-12

Spiritual Gifts A Means Of Unity

In Ephesians chapter four Paul gives us a glimpse of what the gifts of the Holy Spirit are meant for. Paul starts out with humility, tolerance and love:

Ephesians 4:12 Ephesians 4:13 Ephesians 4:2 Spiritual Gifts

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-10

@PGRodriguez80 @Latterdaytruth No apostle or believer is said to baptize with th

@PGRodriguez80 @Latterdaytruth No apostle or believer is said to baptize with the Spirit or with fire. They can lay hands or pray and the Spirit may come (eg Ac 8:17; 19:6), but the baptism itself rem

Ac 8:17 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 Well, yeah, that is RCC teaching.

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 Well, yeah, that is RCC teaching. But it’s not Biblical teaching. Baptism also doesn’t leave a mark!!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 Where does scripture say that bapt

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 Where does scripture say that baptism replaces circumcision? They also baptized in the OT—what do you think John the Baptist was doing?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-31

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 To obey what Jesus commanded. But it isn’t always possible. And RCC who grew up in the church are NEVER baptized when they believe so they clearly are not following the scripture since baptism always foll...

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 To obey what Jesus commanded. But it isn’t always possible. And RCC who grew up in the church are NEVER baptized when they believe so they clearly are not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-26

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s zero record of any New Testament or early post-apostolic church performing proxy baptisms. Early writers like Tertullian and Chrysostom explicitly condemned the idea as a heretical misunderstanding of Paul’s words. They ...

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s zero record of any New Testament or early post-apostolic church performing proxy baptisms. Early writers like Tertullian and Chrysostom explicitly condemned the idea as a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-26

@Adminosaurus @schism First, if only Paul preached it, then how would the Bereans check his teaching against the other scriptures since this is nowhere else found in scripture? Second, Paul is not teaching baptism for the dead but is refuting the Co...

@Adminosaurus @schism First, if only Paul preached it, then how would the Bereans check his teaching against the other scriptures since this is nowhere else found in scripture? Second, Paul is not te

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@dalepartridge @ZacharyConover I don't understand. Why wouldn't you baptize ever

@dalepartridge @ZacharyConover I don't understand. Why wouldn't you baptize everyone then...like have pastors in every hospital doing infant baptisms for every child to make sure they are in the coven

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-03

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals All 3 of those things⎯infant baptism, baptismal regeneration and a representation of the literal sacrifice in the 'eucharist' are all provably false teachings by what we have in scripture. Whatever they held ...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals All 3 of those things⎯infant baptism, baptismal regeneration and a representation of the literal sacrifice in the 'eucharist' are all provably false teachings

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-25

@Grump_Old_Man Well, if you are a Christian then you clearly changed your views unless you grew up always believing. Did you hold to infant baptism but changed your view? Did you hold patriarchal views and change to egalitarian (for example)? Wer...

@Grump_Old_Man Well, if you are a Christian then you clearly changed your views unless you grew up always believing. Did you hold to infant baptism but changed your view? Did you hold patriarchal v

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii Heresy has to do with serious deviation from foundati

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii Heresy has to do with serious deviation from foundational teachings of the faith, not just differences on non-essentials like the method of baptism, end times doctrines, whe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-19

@Matthew56193629 @BretArrigo @sher_qw @mtnhousewife Say what? Did you say “*they

@Matthew56193629 @BretArrigo @sher_qw @mtnhousewife Say what? Did you say “*they* believed”? What did Cornelius do? Did he preach to them? Baptized them? Or were they just saved because Cornelius bel

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-02

@914Ann Kind of. I don’t think I have ever heard this question about the water b

@914Ann Kind of. I don’t think I have ever heard this question about the water baptism of John and the 12 apostles before.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-02

@914Ann Yeah, I’m sorry for the confusion. I meant only to focus on water baptis

@914Ann Yeah, I’m sorry for the confusion. I meant only to focus on water baptism. My question on the apostles followed the one on John the Baptist and when he was baptized.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-02

@AverageSc0t Well technically Jesus was going around and having everyone get baptized by His disciples. Was that the baptism of John since Jesus was now right there and you could believe in Him? I think that scripture saying John “needed to” and the...

@AverageSc0t Well technically Jesus was going around and having everyone get baptized by His disciples. Was that the baptism of John since Jesus was now right there and you could believe in Him? I th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-02

@Ashwin_Vengayil @ryancduff John’s ministry was a baptism of repentance. Once Jesus was identified as the Messiah were the baptisms done “John’s Baptism,” a separate “disciples’ baptism” which needed re-baptism after Pentecost, or something else...

@Ashwin_Vengayil @ryancduff John’s ministry was a baptism of repentance. **Once Jesus was identified as the Messiah** were the baptisms done “John’s Baptism,” a separate “disciples’ baptism” which ne

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-02

@Ashwin_Vengayil So none of the apostles were baptized either? What was the bap

@Ashwin_Vengayil So none of the apostles were baptized either? What was the baptism that the apostles were performing? Were they performing “John’s Baptism” which required re-baptism after Pentecost?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-10

@Gates_of_Derry @MikeWingerii Right, secondary doesn't mean unimportant. But it also means it isn't sin, because sin is a primary matter we divide over. Does Mike call Calvinists to repent and divide from Calvinist churches? Does he call those who p...

@Gates_of_Derry @MikeWingerii Right, secondary doesn't mean unimportant. But it also means it isn't sin, because sin is a primary matter we divide over. Does Mike call Calvinists to repent and divide

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@Robert_S_Morley @peace_got @MargMowczko @AlistairRobert7 @JollyStine @pastheran

@Robert_S_Morley @peace_got @MargMowczko @AlistairRobert7 @JollyStine @pastherandie @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii Except Apollos was accurate in what he said. He was trained in the scriptur

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-15

@megbasham If a church holds that there is another way to be saved aside from re

@megbasham If a church holds that there is another way to be saved aside from repentance and faith (which require an act of the will), then this becomes a primary issue. I think there may be those wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-15

@GillesPaling @William_E_Wolfe @amconmag If you believe that infant baptism saves a child then you are saying that there is salvation conferred by baptism apart from faith in Christ. Seems more primary to me than whether a woman is allowed to teach ...

@GillesPaling @William_E_Wolfe @amconmag If you believe that infant baptism saves a child then you are saying that there is salvation conferred by baptism apart from faith in Christ. Seems more prima

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@rightresponsem @Kdubtru They are regenerate from the womb? Now I see why your

@rightresponsem @Kdubtru They are regenerate from the womb? Now I see why your wife was reading a book on paedobaptism...

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was instrumental in the growth of the church at Corinth. ...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was ins

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Ephesians 4:11-13

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Ephesians 4:11-13 spiritual gifts,Christ distributes,pastors,teachers,apostles,prophets,evangelists,equipping,unity,egalitarian

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