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

...more
All (61) Scripture Commentary (17) Theology (5) Mike Winger (39)
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 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 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 2011-12-27

Ephesians 5 Christian Liberty

This post is the essence of the sermon Spirit-Filled Living part 1 by Pastor Darrell Johnson of First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, Canada. If you would like to listen to the entire sermon, you can listen to the sermon here

Ecclesiastes 5 Ephesians 5:18 Ephesians 5:21 Ephesians 5 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2011-06-14

Repost Authority Vs Submission A Biblical View Of Ephesians 522

My original 2010 post crashed because there were too many comments for my blog to handle, so I am putting up this post again so that people can read the article which is no longer available because of the crash. Thanks to one of my readers who asked me to repost

Amos 21 Colossians 11 Colossians 3:18 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2010-05-23

Authority Vs Submission Biblical View

Yesterday I received two polar opposite views of Ephesians 5:22 by email. One was from “NN” who has responded here in the past

Amos 21 Colossians 11 Colossians 3:18 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
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 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 tweet 2024-10-20

@dan_cameron99 @pauldirks @BillboardChris Paul doesn't believe in secular evolut

@dan_cameron99 @pauldirks @BillboardChris Paul doesn't believe in secular evolution. Paul also supports private education where he can teach a proper perspective on it. What's the problem?

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-05

@SolSurvivor24 @SoberEvolutions @smashbaals @danielsilliman What does “usurp authority” mean? Are men allowed to do that? What authority does your pastor have specifically? When my pastor tells me something, I only listen a) if it’s benign and b) if...

@SolSurvivor24 @SoberEvolutions @smashbaals @danielsilliman What does “usurp authority” mean? Are men allowed to do that? What authority does your pastor have specifically? When my pastor tells me so

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-05

@SoberEvolutions @smashbaals @danielsilliman Because the authority was given to all believers to make disciples. And the authority has to do with the teaching not whether the vessel is male or female, rich or poor, Jewish or Gentile. What specificall...

@SoberEvolutions @smashbaals @danielsilliman Because the authority was given to all believers to make disciples. And the authority has to do with the teaching not whether the vessel is male or female,

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-05

@SoberEvolutions No I’m not. The world teaches asserting your rights and equal o

@SoberEvolutions No I’m not. The world teaches asserting your rights and equal outcomes. Scripture teaches mutual submission.

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-28

@iamjabberwacky @EsbenBrinck @paulogia0 Well, we all know evolution doesn’t even

@iamjabberwacky @EsbenBrinck @paulogia0 Well, we all know evolution doesn’t even occur until you have reproduction and natural selection. So I guess we can start with how we got first life? Frankly, i

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-15

@reverend_joey @RobertEJohnson5 @paulogia0 Nice. Well I can certainly understand the limitations of science and the problems with evolutionary biology. My daughter is also in her last year of biochemistry. Why don’t you present the scientific basis ...

@reverend_joey @RobertEJohnson5 @paulogia0 Nice. Well I can certainly understand the limitations of science and the problems with evolutionary biology. My daughter is also in her last year of biochemi

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-14

@JerLeff @marduk_aza @paulogia0 Evolution as defined by variation within a species is well founded. Whether it really explains monkey->human kind of changes seems unsubstantiated. Natural selection doesn’t operate without life and reproduction wh...

@JerLeff @marduk_aza @paulogia0 Evolution as defined by variation within a species is well founded. Whether it really explains monkey->human kind of changes seems unsubstantiated. Natural selectio

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-17

Finally, patriarchal structures are not part of God's original design, but are a

Finally, patriarchal structures are not part of God's original design, but are a result of human sin and societal evolution away from God's ideal (Gen 3:16). The return to God’s intended order is wha

2Cor 5:17 Gen 3:16 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@RiseRevolution5 @TeregianKunta Those are great texts. Ultimately we have ample proof that women occupied positions of authority, leadership and influence including over men. So what we need to do is explain these hard passages. And I believe I ha...

@RiseRevolution5 @TeregianKunta Those are great texts. Ultimately we have ample proof that women occupied positions of authority, leadership and influence including over men. So what we need to do i

debate
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 2:11-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 2:11-15 specific woman,deception,authenteo,grammar,perfect tense,future tense,anaphoric,egalitarian,ephesus,teknogonia,singular plural,historical perfect,verbal aspect,paul as pattern
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 1:13-16

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 1:13-16 mercy,ignorance,pattern,hybristEs,paul,blasphemer,persecutor,violent aggressor,deception,egalitarian,restoration
Theology verse entry

Ephesians 5:18-33

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Ephesians 5:18-33 mutual submission,kephale,source,marriage,kenosis,Spirit-filled,husbands love,wives submit,egalitarian,hupotasso,allelon,household code,head-body metaphor,agapao,self-sacrifice,great mystery,Christ and church,one flesh
Theology verse entry

Joel 2:28-29

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Joel 2:28-29 prophecy,Spirit outpouring,daughters,women prophets,Pentecost,egalitarian,Joel,Acts 2,Peter sermon,last days
Theology greek term

ὑβριστής (hybristEs)

insolent aggressor / violent transgressor

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Ben Witherington III changed his position between 1981 and 2009 without building a bridge

Mike traces the evolution of an important egalitarian scholar's views.

Ben Witherington III Rite and Rights for Women What's in the Word
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-18

Second Plato quote: the head is the most divine part, and the body is its servant

Mike presents another Plato passage that strongly supports head as authority.

Plato head as divine part body as servant of head
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Martin's later paper shifts: claims he can establish testicle meaning from 1 Corinthians alone

Mike traces the evolution of Martin's argument.

Mark Goodacre straw man argument Troy Martin Mark Goodacre
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Working at home (Titus 2:5) means taking care of home responsibilities, not being confined to the house

Mike addresses the 'women should work at home' argument.

Titus 2:5 Titus 2:5 working at home Industrial Revolution
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Feminism took unhealthy male self-advancement and transferred it to women

Mike critiques the progression from Industrial Revolution to feminism.

Industrial Revolution feminism critique LGBT
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Let a woman learn: the revolutionary positive command

Mike emphasizes that 1 Tim 2:11 ('let a woman learn') is a radical affirmation of women's right to theological education.

1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:11 women's education ancient Judaism
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Q&A: The LDS church is already beginning to change its doctrine — prioritizing organizational health over theological integrity, which started with polygamy and race issues.

Viewer question from 'Rob Donahue': Will the Utah LDS church change its doctrine due to the information age?

LDS doctrinal evolution LDS polygamy LDS and race
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

The LDS church is quietly distancing itself from past presidential statements and Journal of Discourses rather than formally changing doctrine — 'plausible deniability.'

Mike explains the mechanism by which Mormonism is changing: not reforming doctrine but retreating from its sources.

Pearl of Great Price Book of Mormon Doctrine and Covenants
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Classic Mormon saying: 'As man is, God once was; as God is, man may become' — recently soft-pedaled by LDS leadership claiming not to understand it.

Mike cites the traditional Mormon aphorism summarizing eternal progression and notes that recent LDS leadership has tried to distance itself from it.

eternal progression LDS doctrinal evolution as man is God once was
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-21

Q&A — Why didn't God send each country a Bible in their own language to prevent mistranslation?

Follow-up question on biblical reliability and translation

hermeneutics biblical inerrancy Bible translation
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

In a culture of moral relativism, presuppositionalism doesn't prove the Word is true — it shows that you can't make sense of truth without the Word

Audience question about moral relativism; Sye's key presup move

presuppositional apologetics moral relativism truth as borrowed concept
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-13

Hovind vs. Falk (BioLogos) debate moderated by Mike: the debaters talked past each other on different topics.

Justin Barnes asks Mike about the debate he moderated between Kent Hovind and a BioLogos evolutionist.

Kent Hovind BioLogos Young earth creationism
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

Apologetic mission trips: exposing youth to real intellectual and religious conflict as a discipleship strategy

McDowell describes the mission trip model developed with Brett Kunkle and J. Warner Wallace

Mormonism youth ministry Trinity
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

Top apologetic questions Gen Z is actually asking, per Barna research: science/faith, exclusivity of Christ, LGBTQ issues, problem of evil, injustice done in the name of Christianity

McDowell lists the specific apologetic questions Gen Z raises

inclusivism Generation Z Barna Research
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

Q&A: Has McDowell's strategy on LGBTQ issues changed since "A New Kind of Apologist" (2016)?

Audience question about McDowell's evolution on LGBTQ apologetics

sexuality nature vs. nurture LGBTQ
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-04

Communion/eucharist: real and important but not transubstantiation; early church writings are secondary to Scripture; John 6 is not about communion

Q from Chris Middleton about Mike's views on communion/eucharist and how much weight early church writings should carry.

John 6 Council of Trent doctrinal development communion
Mike Winger idea 2020-11-06

Francis Collins is cited as an example of a Christian who holds evolutionary creation yet is genuinely saved

Mike illustrates that believing in evolution does not automatically equal rejection of Christ

salvation evolution creation debate
Mike Winger idea 2018-09-26

Can a faithful Christian be an evolutionist? — Yes, but with complications

A viewer (biochem grad student) asks if a faithful Christian can be an evolutionist.

Genesis 1 Genesis 1 creation evolution
Mike Winger idea 2020-11-20

Death before the Fall: Romans 5 and 8 address human death, not animal death

Question about whether macro-evolution is consistent with Scripture given death entered through sin.

Romans 5:12 Romans 8:20-22 young earth creationism Fall of Man Romans 5:12
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-01

Bonus Q: Children's books on evolution — recommendations for teaching children multiple worldviews

Response to parent who received evolution children's books as Christmas gifts

Natasha Crain apologetics worldview
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-31

Mike discusses Old Earth Creationism and whether it is biblical, arguing that the age of the earth is not clearly specified in Scripture and that he holds a flexible position, though he finds an ancient Adam and Eve much harder to reconcile biblically.

Response to viewer question about Old Earth Creationism

Genesis 1 Genesis 1 Adam and Eve creation
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-31

Mike wrestles with whether the American Revolution violated Romans 13 (submission to government), concluding he cannot make a confident judgment but personally sympathizes with the revolutionaries and affirms his current submission to the established American government.

Response to viewer question about the American Revolution and Romans 13

1 Peter Romans 13 1 Peter just war Romans 13
Mike Winger idea 2021-02-19

Question: How do you interpret Genesis 1-2 given the evidence for evolution?

Viewer Johnny Quick cites the scientific consensus for evolution and asks how Mike interprets Genesis 1-2.

Genesis 1-2 Genesis 1-2 hermeneutics evolution
Mike Winger idea 2021-02-19

Interpretation of Genesis must be driven by hermeneutics, not science

Mike's methodological conclusion on the Genesis-evolution question.

Genesis 1-2 Genesis 1-2 hermeneutics young earth creationism
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-22

Dinosaurs and the age of the earth: three intra-Christian views summarized

Madison Torres asked how dinosaur fossils fit with Adam and Eve and the biblical timeline.

Genesis 1 Job 40-41 Genesis 1 young earth creationism age of the earth
Mike Winger idea 2021-03-05

Changing one's mind is not required for intellectual validity; core epistemic beliefs are foundational and need no further justification

Continuing the apologetics discussion about confirmation bias

confirmation bias knowledge epistemology
Mike Winger idea 2020-01-08

Drew claims religious people invented doctrines to morally justify killing animals. John turns this around: on Drew's evolutionary morality, survival-promoting beliefs ARE morality — so religion doing this would be moral by his own framework. Also, most non-religious people eat meat too, so religion isn't the explanation.

Response to Q3 — evolutionary morality is self-defeating

animal suffering evolutionary morality
Mike Winger idea 2020-01-08

Christianity would be the worst survival-promoting religion if it were invented for that purpose — it teaches loving enemies, not retaliating, turning the other cheek. Early Christians were pacifists for 300 years. This contradicts the "made up for survival" hypothesis.

Response to Q3 — Christianity is anti-survival by design

1 Peter 2:21-23 evolutionary morality early church pacifism 1 Peter 2:21-23
← Prev Page 1 of 2 Next →