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Scripture Commentary article 2009-09-02

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## Responses to question #5

1 Corinthians 10:15 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 14:36 Women in Leadership Debates
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 2006-03-11

Recommendations For Wim

> Women in Ministry: Silenced or Set Free. ” as a whole is a very well produced and presented multi-media teaching series on the legitimacy and freedom of women to be in any ministry that God should call them to

1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-01

@lynne_catmom @Truth_matters20 In general, most protestant denominations (who are not 1 inch away from the RCC) teach scripture alone and don’t add tradition as authoritative. That they still fall into the trap of adding things at times happens but a...

@lynne_catmom @Truth_matters20 In general, most protestant denominations (who are not 1 inch away from the RCC) teach scripture alone and don’t add tradition as authoritative. That they still fall int

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-27

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s a major difference between churches and denominations that are right on the majors but sometimes wrong on the minors and the LDS who claim to be prophetically restoring back to the apostolic church but are wrong on the f...

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s a major difference between churches and denominations that are right on the majors but sometimes wrong on the minors and the LDS who claim to be prophetically restoring b

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-26

@Adminosaurus @schism There is no perfect church. I have attended 6 different ones over my years and they spanned different denominations: Pentecostal, Baptist, Calvary Chapel, non-denominational, Reformed Church of America, Mennonite Brethren. The c...

@Adminosaurus @schism There is no perfect church. I have attended 6 different ones over my years and they spanned different denominations: Pentecostal, Baptist, Calvary Chapel, non-denominational, Ref

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel I’m speaking from experience having attended many differen

@StothersRyan @Svigel I’m speaking from experience having attended many different churches in different denominations and been part of the elders council. My comment is to say that we got this one wro

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-18

@wichman_matthew That's funny. You do realize there were no denominations in the

@wichman_matthew That's funny. You do realize there were no denominations in the early church, right? https://t.co/EybPHST9ot

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-14

The early church had no denominations. Yet, forces threatened to divide them. One such force was the Judaizers, who pressured Gentile believers to follow Jewish ceremonial laws. Paul fought this battle fiercely in Galatia, where the church was stray...

The early church had no denominations. Yet, forces threatened to divide them. One such force was the Judaizers, who pressured Gentile believers to follow Jewish ceremonial laws. Paul fought this batt

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

If the denominations want to accept false teaching, let them be. Each church sho

If the denominations want to accept false teaching, let them be. Each church should aim to be faithful to God's Word. https://t.co/XWM9rC7hcC

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-14

@pbcmike98 @ronhenzel So are all denominations and churches other than the one y

@pbcmike98 @ronhenzel So are all denominations and churches other than the one you are in going to hell?

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-10

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Evangelical Free, PAOC, C

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Evangelical Free, PAOC, Calvary Chapel, non-denim, ACOP, Baptist, RCA are all denominations I have been involved in. I was appointed an elder in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-06

@BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Like I said, it only matters whether someone rejects what they think the scripture is clearly teaching. And there are not a lot of denominations not having issues these days. History doesn’t trump Biblical truth, and the ...

@BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Like I said, it only matters whether someone rejects what they think the scripture is clearly teaching. And there are not a lot of denominations not having issues these day

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-04

@Dayagent47 One thing to add here is that I think there are in fact whole church

@Dayagent47 One thing to add here is that I think there are in fact whole churches and denominations who believe that the Bible clearly forbids women and they disregard it, even saying Paul didn’t wri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-11

@onegospel2021 @NotTheBaptizer @MikeWingerii I see @NotTheBaptizer who has blocked me is still reading my comments, eh? I’m not super mad. I’m very concerned with Mike’s divisive stance on what he admits is a secondary issue but is currently in focu...

@onegospel2021 @NotTheBaptizer @MikeWingerii I see @NotTheBaptizer who has blocked me is still reading my comments, eh? I’m not super mad. I’m very concerned with Mike’s divisive stance on what he ad

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-27

@OnionPizza68693 In 3 cases, the church I was attending changed denominations.

@OnionPizza68693 In 3 cases, the church I was attending changed denominations.

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

By banning women…even from administering communion, churches have no choice but to leave these denominations. It is these denominations that are causing division. Jesus cares about the unity of His body and causing division over these matters is no...

By banning women…even from administering communion, churches have no choice but to leave these denominations. It is these denominations that are causing division. Jesus cares about the unity of His

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-26

@Bellisima_2004 @RoxyWright0 @Holistic_Voyeur You are right that there are many who try to interpret the Bible in various ways. This is why there are groups called cults which are considered non Christian and why there are various denominations who ...

@Bellisima_2004 @RoxyWright0 @Holistic_Voyeur You are right that there are many who try to interpret the Bible in various ways. This is why there are groups called cults which are considered non Chri

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@_nomadic_soul There weren't "denominations" back then. The church (ie. the believers) met in homes. A city probably had only one, so not like you had a choice like today. Heb 10:24-25: "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward ...

@_nomadic_soul There weren't "denominations" back then. The church (ie. the believers) met in homes. A city probably had only one, so not like you had a choice like today. Heb 10:24-25: "And let

Heb 10:24-25 general
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

How egalitarian ideas spread through churches: scholars to pastors to congregations

Mike describes the pipeline of egalitarian influence.

egalitarian denominations scholarly influence liberal theology
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Teaching on a Sunday morning — the hardest case; various approaches churches take

Mike tackles the most contested ministry question.

Sunday preaching Baptist tradition ordination
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Harold Camping's 1994 prediction: when it failed, he claimed it was 'spiritual' — the Holy Spirit left all denominations

Camping's first major public end-times prediction was 1994. His response to failure set a pattern.

false prophecy Holy Spirit Harold Camping
Mike Winger idea 2017-12-27

Church selection advice: evaluate a church by both its statement of faith and whether it actually lives out those beliefs

Q&A response to a viewer in the Bay Area asking how to find a good church.

Calvary Chapel church selection statement of faith
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-11

Reason 3 refuted: The '41,000 interpretations' claim is a sourcing error; difficulty of some passages ≠ general cryptic nature

The skeptic claims the Bible is cryptic and subject to 41,000 different interpretations, citing a Wikipedia article.

inspiration tests 41000 denominations Christian denominations
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Q&A: Diversity in Christianity is not the same as division — unity is a calling, but believers can disagree on secondary issues while remaining unified in primary ones through love

Question from Fred Baek about how to reconcile Christian diversity with the biblical call for unity

Christian unity love ecclesiology
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-27

Habermas's 2005 scholarly consensus paper on resurrection appearances

Academic consensus on resurrection appearances

Gary Habermas Resurrection appearances
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-18

Denominations — legitimate variety within Christianity vs. counterfeit groups

Question from Leonardo Borges about whether denominations are divisive and whether multiple Christian factions can be legitimate.

denominations ecclesiology heresy
Mike Winger idea 2021-09-10

About Denominations: Do you think denominations are a “concession” from God in that He knew we would disagree on doctrine, or is it more like differing members of the body reaching different people in different ways?

Q&A question: About Denominations
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-29

Why are Tongues Only Prevalent in Some Denominations?: Why is speaking in tongues so common in specific church denominations, but virtually never happens in others? What does this say about other spiritual gifts?

Q&A question: Why are Tongues Only Prevalent in Some Denominations?

spiritual gifts tongues
Mike Winger idea 2023-12-29

Which Denomination is True?: Why are there over 30,000 Christian denominations all claiming to be the “true Christians”? Which one should I follow, and why?

Q&A question: Which Denomination is True?
Pulpit research note

Commentary: "Counter-Cultural" Is Not a Truth Test — And His View Is Also Cultural

Ardavanis suggests that his complementarian view is counter-cultural, implying that its friction with modern culture validates it. But culture is not how we measure truth. A view being unpopular does

1 Corinthians 14:34-35