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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 2022-11-25

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART B)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 4 on women leaders in the New Testament (Part B)

1 Chronicles 29:6 1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 15:32 Women in Leadership Debates
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 2008-10-03

Women Leaders To Judge Sinful Men

It is very common for hierarchists to explain away Deborah’s position as Judge in the nation of Israel as merely a judgment by God

Isaiah 11:32 Isaiah 3:1 Isaiah 3:12 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-04

From Bobbed Hair Bossy Wives And Women Preachers To Woman Be Free

I am very pleased that Stan Gundry has given me permission to post his story about how he changed his view from a staunch complementarian to an egalitarian. I would also request that if you have a story about your own journey from prejudice to freedom in Christ regarding women in ministry that you e

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 1 Corinthians 7:4 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-12-07

Laying A False Argument To Rest

One of the arguments that complementarians employ against women in ministry is the argument that God only used women as prophets and leaders in the Bible when there were no men available at the time. Is this really a valid argument

2 Kings 22:12 2 Kings 22:13 2 Kings 22:14 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-09

@Tailfeathers_WA @GwenSci @dalepartridge Huldah’s example also shows a prophetes

@Tailfeathers_WA @GwenSci @dalepartridge Huldah’s example also shows a prophetess with authority. In 2Ki 22:14-20, the king’s men seek her guidance rather than that of any male prophet. This demonstra

2Ki 22:14-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-24

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn If you are “going off scripture” then where does scripture say anything negative about Deborah’s leadership? You are interpreting and spinning it that way but that is not what scripture says. Isa 3 is not at all...

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn If you are “going off scripture” then where does scripture say anything negative about Deborah’s leadership? You are interpreting and spinning it that way but tha

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-24

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley Surely you realize there are things that are actually sin and then there are debatable matters, right? How can a godly woman teaching truth to a man or pastoring be a sin when it’s not stated as such and when you have clear e...

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley Surely you realize there are things that are actually sin and then there are debatable matters, right? How can a godly woman teaching truth to a man or pastoring be a sin when

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@AVER735 @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii It shows that Deborah was not in sin though she was even telling the King what to do showing she was in the highest position of authority as Israel’s judge in a theocracy. It shows that instead of consulting male...

@AVER735 @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii It shows that Deborah was not in sin though she was even telling the King what to do showing she was in the highest position of authority as Israel’s judge in a th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@BraxHunter @MikeWingerii Mike appears to have scripture on his side but he overlooks some pretty basic things to get there. Like how is God so against women in leadership when even in the Old Testament, He sends Miriam, Deborah and Huldah? These are...

@BraxHunter @MikeWingerii Mike appears to have scripture on his side but he overlooks some pretty basic things to get there. Like how is God so against women in leadership when even in the Old Testame

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks There are certainly those who ignore scripture to get to this view. That isn’t good. I’d say a lot look at women in the Bible like Miriam, Deborah and Huldah and find it puzzling that th...

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks There are certainly those who ignore scripture to get to this view. That isn’t good. I’d say a lot look at women in the Bible like Miria

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy So if I understand your point, the fact that the proverbs 31 woman isn’t stated as sitting in the gate with her husband means that he is an authority over her and tells her what she can and cannot do? The fact that Deborah ...

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy So if I understand your point, the fact that the proverbs 31 woman isn’t stated as sitting in the gate with her husband means that he is an authority over her and tells her

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