Filter results by source database — Scripture Commentary, Theology, Mike Winger, or Pulpit. Click a tab to narrow to one database.

...more
All (45) Scripture Commentary (45)
Scripture Commentary article 2025-08-04

Women In Ministry Research Notes

Collection of 22 research notes from Cheryl Schatz's Logos notebook on women in ministry, covering head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11, kephale as source, Genesis creation narratives, Ephesians 5 mutual submission, and Craig Keener's lecture notes on women's ordination.

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-12 1 Timothy 5:21 Ephesians 5 1 Timothy 2 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2025-02-02

1 Timothy 1:3 — The Urgent Need for Timothy in Ephesus: False Teachers

Commentary clippings and research notes on 1 Timothy 1:3, establishing that Paul's primary concern in writing to Timothy was to combat false teaching in Ephesus. Multiple commentaries confirm the false teachers likely held leadership positions, and that Timothy was given Paul's own authority to command them to stop. This false-teaching context is foundational for understanding Paul's instructions in 1 Timothy 2:12.

1 Cor. 4:18 1 Tim 1:2 1 Tim 4:11 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Egalitarianism
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 2018-03-28

What did the death of Jesus do for the world?

The death of Jesus for the world is a delicate question for Calvinists according to John Piper. Piper answers a question from one of his listeners in a post called “ In What Sense Did Jesus Die for the Non-Elect? ” In the audio transcript of an interview Piper says:

2 Timothy 2:13 John 10:16 John 10:17–18 Soteriology Calvinism Atonement
Scripture Commentary article 2018-03-22

Was the death of Jesus evil? Calvinism and ordained evil

This question is often asked of those of us who do not believe that God initiates evil. If God predestined the death of Jesus, does this mean that God commanded or ordained the evil acts of men? A Calvinist website describes God’s ordaining of evil this way:

2 Corinthians 5:21 Acts 4:27-28 Acts 5:27–30 Soteriology Calvinism Atonement
Scripture Commentary article 2017-06-08

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Parts 5-7: 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Timothy 3, Galatians 3:28

[Music] the women are to keep silent in the churches for they are not permitted to speak but are to subject themselves just as the law also says if they desire to learn anything let them ask their own husbands at home for it is improper for a woman to speak in church 1 Corinthians 14 has been a diff...

1 Corinthians 14:12 1 Corinthians 14:13 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts 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 2017-06-07

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Part 4: 1 Timothy 2 Deception & the First Created

[Music] 1 Timothy Chapter 2 has been a difficult passage for Bible interpreters because of several hard to understand verses yet while Paul's reasoning is thought to be somewhat obscure this chapter has been seen by some as the clearest passage that says when women are not allowed to teach or to hav...

1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 2:1 1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2015-09-04

Purposeless evil?

Calvinists often talk about “purposeless evil.” In fact, Dr. James White, a Calvinist apologist from Alpha and Omega Ministries , has stated that if God did not ordain all things including the evil actions of men, then evil has no purpose. Dr.

Acts 2:22-23 Acts 2:23 Acts 4:27–28 Soteriology Calvinism God's Sovereignty
Scripture Commentary article 2013-01-03

All who are drawn come to Jesus? John 6:44

In my last post , I showed that Scripture must not be taken out of context by making the word “draw” mean “drag” in John 6:44.

Isaiah 54:13 Isaiah 55:1–3 John 3:16 Soteriology Calvinism John 6
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 2010-04-29

Why Let Women Lead Bible Studies

CBMW (Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood) has set itself up as a go-to organization for those complementarians who have not been able to figure out from the Bible which things are allowable for women and which things are not. But does their counsel exceed the Bible

Hebrews 14 1 Corinthians 14 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2010-03-26

Sin Nature Through Man

The question has come up on this blog about whether Adam had a sin nature at the fall that would have been passed on to all of us, and if this is an issue that is important regarding women in ministry. After all, we need to know why it is that only Adam would bring sin into the world and if all of u

1 Corinthians 15:22 1 Corinthians 15:45 1 Timothy 1:13 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2010-03-21

Eve Usurped Adam Authority

In our continuing topic of common objections to women in ministry, we come to the claim that Eve usurped Adam’s authority when she spoke to the serpent. To deal with this claim, we will be looking at both the claim that Eve rebelled against Adam in the garden and the claim that God gave Adam a respo

Acts 5:1-10 Daniel 6:7 Genesis 1:26 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2010-03-07

Why Was Eve Punished

In our discussions on Genesis, there has been one puzzling question. If Adam alone sinned willfully and the woman fell into sin through deception, then why did God punish Eve so severely for her sin

Colossians 2:15 Genesis 3:14 Genesis 3:15 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2010-03-01

Women More Easily Deceived

Another reason some complementarians claim for denying women opportunities to minister in the church is that it is said that women are more easily deceived than men so men alone are permitted to minister in the church. A good example of this kind of rationale is found here with this excerpt:

1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2 1 Corinthians 14 Genesis & Creation
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 2009-09-30

Neopatriarch Once Again Fails To Refute Cheryl Schatz

## Challenging my position that 1 Timothy 2:15 is a single woman

1 Timothy 2:10 1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:11-12 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-05-30

Neopatriarch Fails To Refute Cheryl

Some have wondered why “Chris” the complementarian stopped posting here. Apparently, he could not get his refutation of my work to stand in an interactive forum so he moved it over to a place where he could have the floor to himself

1 Timothy 2:10 1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:11-12 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2009-05-13

Paul Women Pastors 8

This is the eighth 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 3:1 1 Timothy 3:1-7 1 Timothy 3:2 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 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 2009-01-22

Did The Serpent Have More Knowledge Than Man

The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has published a book called Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and on page 73, John Piper and Wayne Grudem write that Adam was ordained as the one responsible for the life of the garden. The reference is in response to a quote from 1 Timothy 2:14

1 Timothy 2:14 Hebrews 1 Isaiah 1 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2008-08-28

The Sin Of The Man

We have been looking at Genesis 3 and the fall of man. In this post I want to concentrate on Genesis 3:22-24 to see what we can understand from God’s words that result in God’s actions and why God judges differently between the man and the woman by bringing sin into the world only through the man

Genesis 2:15 Genesis 3:22-24 Genesis 3:23 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-20

Was Adam A Type Of Christ

Recently I received a request to post my ideas on why Adam chose to sin when he was not deceived. The writer went on to ask:

1 Corinthians 10:11 1 Timothy 2:14 Genesis 3:12 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2008-06-15

Naming Of Eve From God

This is the third response to the article by Matt Slick called “ Genesis 2, Adam and Eve, and Authority “

1 Tim. 2:12-14 Gen. 3:20 Genesis & Creation Authority & Submission Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2007-04-23

Adam Was Blamed But Why Wasnt Eve

For those who have been following my comments on Wade Burleson’s post , the three blog articles that I refer to can be found here:

Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-08

Is Adam The Representative Head Of The Human Race

Those who believe that God created a hierarchical relationship between men and women will usually state that God created Adam as the “federal head” of the human race. This “federal headship” is said to be not only physical in that all of humanity has its origin in Adam, but spiritual because of a di

1 Timothy 2:14 Colossians 2:11 Colossians 2:13 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Emotionscoach @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii And Mike also misreads these scholars a number of times. And I disagree with a number of conclusions from egalitarians, but who can blame them as they are seeing legitimate problems with the complementarian...

@Emotionscoach @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii And Mike also misreads these scholars a number of times. And I disagree with a number of conclusions from egalitarians, but who can blame them as they are s

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-28

@b_r1009 @jscontino1 @kevinmyoung Yes, that’s right. But if you were reacting to

@b_r1009 @jscontino1 @kevinmyoung Yes, that’s right. But if you were reacting to Calvinist teaching that infants are sent to hell, then I don’t blame you. I think that teaching is horrible.

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-18

@TheVaxScene @ManiCompreshun2 @MikeWingerii It wasn't "after" and the scripture actually says that Adam "was" like God knowing good and evil. He doesn't say "they" but "the Adam." Eve didn't know evil before the fall, but Adam did. Adam not only did...

@TheVaxScene @ManiCompreshun2 @MikeWingerii It wasn't "after" and the scripture actually says that Adam "was" like God knowing good and evil. He doesn't say "they" but "the Adam." Eve didn't know evi

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-18

@ampersandohms Yes, that’s a good observation. God doesn’t speak to Adam (so how is He giving Him authority over Eve), doesn’t use the imperative and seems to speak prophetically of what their future relationship will be like. He already blamed her a...

@ampersandohms Yes, that’s a good observation. God doesn’t speak to Adam (so how is He giving Him authority over Eve), doesn’t use the imperative and seems to speak prophetically of what their future

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-07

@CherylSchatz Just Eve. Adam blamed her and he is the authority so she was kicke

@CherylSchatz Just Eve. Adam blamed her and he is the authority so she was kicked out.

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-09

@Robert_S_Morley @Grump_Old_Man @ronhenzel @smashbaals “He will rule over you” isn’t a curse though. It’s a prophecy. God didn’t say, “I will make sure that he rules over you” nor did He say to Adam “you must rule over your wife” to show He gave Adam...

@Robert_S_Morley @Grump_Old_Man @ronhenzel @smashbaals “He will rule over you” isn’t a curse though. It’s a prophecy. God didn’t say, “I will make sure that he rules over you” nor did He say to Adam “

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@3GNRTX Where was a hierarchy of authority of the man over the woman established

@3GNRTX Where was a hierarchy of authority of the man over the woman established before the temptation? The claim is that God’s prophecy to Eve that Adam would rule over her is a result of the fall (

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-27

@pastherandie @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals I don’t blame Ron and Tom for trying hard to find a way for the complementarian view to fit scripture. Hopefully one day they will see more clearly. Unfortunately, men don’t have a lot of mot...

@pastherandie @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals I don’t blame Ron and Tom for trying hard to find a way for the complementarian view to fit scripture. Hopefully one day they will see more c

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-10

@00strangeland @1whoconquers Except Hos 6:7 frames what Adam did as treason and scripture blames him for bringing sin and death to the human race. Jesus did not sin to save us. What God did to prepare Adam so that he wasn't deceived and to make Eve ...

@00strangeland @1whoconquers Except Hos 6:7 frames what Adam did as treason and scripture blames him for bringing sin and death to the human race. Jesus did not sin to save us. What God did to prepar

Hos 6:7 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-27

@Carol52538896 @Revelation_14_7 Yes, blame the devil or the boosters I never too

@Carol52538896 @Revelation_14_7 Yes, blame the devil or the boosters I never took. Whatever makes you feel better I guess… meanwhile, I’m in the doghouse awaiting torching of course unless you or Gobl

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 I’m all for more faithful men! Bring them on. But those men should be humble servants. You can’t blame society on the church. Unbelievers will be unbelievers. But if they see the church blindly doing ...

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 I’m all for more faithful men! Bring them on. But those men should be humble servants. You can’t blame society on the church. Unbelievers will be unbel

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@notofthischurch @Soteriology101 @IkeLifeLike @joel_budreau The woman sinned first but scripture says it is through one man that sin entered laying the blame on Adam, this because he sinned with knowledge and was not deceived like Eve. The reason is...

@notofthischurch @Soteriology101 @IkeLifeLike @joel_budreau The woman sinned first but scripture says it is through one man that sin entered laying the blame on Adam, this because he sinned with knowl

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-05

@DickSaban1 @YouMayCallMeV1 @BibleBashed I don’t have liberal beliefs on abortio

@DickSaban1 @YouMayCallMeV1 @BibleBashed I don’t have liberal beliefs on abortion, I said the solution isn’t blame chasing and throwing women in prison and provided solutions to prevent abortion. Why

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck What teachings of Paul, Peter, Moses and J

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck What teachings of Paul, Peter, Moses and Jesus do I reject? I claim to reject none. I hold Sarah and Ruth in contempt? On what basis? A HUSBAND who divorces h

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@TheBerean777 @EllaFlash @Maranatha7774 1 Tim 2:11-15 has been taken out of context. I don't blame people, but if you carefully consider the grammar, the purpose of this personal letter to Timothy and the reference to Genesis 1-2, it will make much ...

@TheBerean777 @EllaFlash @Maranatha7774 1 Tim 2:11-15 has been taken out of context. I don't blame people, but if you carefully consider the grammar, the purpose of this personal letter to Timothy an

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

7/23🧵There are Jewish oral rabbinical traditions (referred to as the oral law or traditions of the elders) which are captured in the Talmud. In the Talmud, women - are blamed for the fall of man - were to be heard and seen as little as possible - no...

7/23🧵There are Jewish oral rabbinical traditions (referred to as the oral law or traditions of the elders) which are captured in the Talmud. In the Talmud, women - are blamed for the fall of man - we

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-12

@CherylSchatz @brmorris It’s not really a mystery. It started at the fall when

@CherylSchatz @brmorris It’s not really a mystery. It started at the fall when the man blames the woman and God and God prophecies that he will rule over the woman. A consequence of the fall, but no

debate