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Scripture Commentary article 2024-09-03

Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women

Comprehensive response to the entire Mike Winger Women in Ministry video series (Parts 1-13)

1 Cor 14:35-36 1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2024-08-08

What Mike Winger Gets Wrong on What Women Can’t Do

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 13 on what women can and can't do according to the Bible

1 Corinthians 7:5 1 Timothy 2:12 Ephesians 5:21-22 Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2024-06-19

The Debates Over 1 Timothy 2

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the debates over 1 Timothy 2:11-15

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 10:11 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 1 Timothy 2 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2024-02-07

Why Mike Winger is Wrong About “Authenteō” in 1 Timothy 2:12 – and Why It Matters

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the meaning of authenteō in 1 Timothy 2:12

1 Cor. 7:13 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
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 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 2023-01-17

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Male Headship: Is It Really Biblical?

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 8 on male headship and whether it is really biblical

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
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 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 2012-01-10

Creation Rule

## What did God intend at creation

Genesis 1:26 Isaiah 49:15 Numbers 11:12 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2010-06-21

The Humble God

In our past discussions on Ephesians 5:21-22, we have been discussing the issues of mutual submission and whether there is authority in marriage. In this post, we will discuss the foundation of humility

1 Peter 3:7 1 Peter 3:8 1 Peter 5:5 Ephesians 5 Authority & Submission Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2010-02-17

Gods Design In Genesis

How is it that there are millions of Christians who all look to the same Genesis account yet find themselves with different and contradictory truth claims from the same account. While many conclude that man was designed in a special way that sets him above the woman with special God-given privileges

Genesis 1:26 Genesis 1:28 Genesis 3 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-12-11

Can A Wifes Authority Be Overruled

## Can a wife’s authority be overruled

1 Corinthians 11:3-16 1 Corinthians 7:1-5 1 Corinthians 7:1-7 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2009-11-10

Comp View Of 1Cor11 Mark

This post is a first. I have never before taken the writing of a complementarian and posted it on my blog

1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:13-16 1 Corinthians 11:16 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
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 2009-07-27

Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz 1

## Building Bridges on the Women in Ministry debate

1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 3:2 Acts 2:17 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Debates
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 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 article 2008-09-05

Two Heads One Master

While Paul said that the husband is the head of the wife (1 Cor. 11:3) with this metaphor implying that the wife is the body of the husband, scripture also tells us that Jesus is the head of the body of Christ and the believing wife is part of that body too

John 13:13 Matthew 23:10 Matthew 23:11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2008-08-14

Is Complementarianism Merely Personal Conviction

This post is a response to Randy Stinson’s article titled “ Is Complementarianism a Merely Personal Conviction. “

1 Corinthians 11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 7:14 Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-05-06

1Tim2Objections

My article laying out the original argument showing that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a specific woman that Paul forbids from teaching is here

1 Timothy 1:12 1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 1:14 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-04-25

Partriarchy

One of the key differences between an egalitarian and a patriarchal marriage is in the area of authority and will. In a patriarchal marriage, the man is set up as the final decision maker of the home and he is given the right to make a decision for his wife even if it overrules her will

1 Corinthians 7:4 1 Corinthians 7:5 Isaiah 1 Authority & Submission Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-22

The Husband As King Over The Wife

In part two of this discussion we asked whether God has ordained that a woman must have a priest in the home to represent her to God and God to her. Today we continue our discussion about whether a husband is to have the position of king over his wife in their marriage

Acts 4 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:24 Headship & Kephale Authority & Submission Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-11-03

Does Head Mean Boss When It Is Connected To The Body

This is the first in a series about marriage and the connection between marriage to women’s gifts in the church

Colossians 2:19 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:24 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-30

Is There Support For Universal Male Headship

Before we continue with our verse by verse discussion through 1 Corinthians 11, I wanted to add a note about what some consider to be the universal role of male headship. In universal male headship the male is the head over every woman

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Colossians 11 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-27

1 Corinthians 113 And Head

In the last post I summarized the foundational points from chapter 10 that is necessary to the understanding of chapter 11. If you haven’t read it already, it can be read by clicking here

1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Corinthians 11 Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-02-27

Catching Up

Well part one of the relocation of our ministry and the move of our household has occurred and we have a two week break before we go into phase two of the move

Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-02

What Does 1 Timothy 211 15 Mean

I was challenged to present my view of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 on another blog and I thought it would be good to summarize my view on my own blog. Here is the teaching from “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free

1 Timothy 1:11-15 1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-11

Husband As The Priest Of The Home

With the push towards defining biblical manhood and womanhood, often men are pressured into a leadership role where they feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities. Probably none more stressful than the title given to them as “Priest of the home”

1 Corinthians 6:3 1 Peter 2:5 1 Peter 2:9 Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-30

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Didaskein does not mean authoritative teaching! There’s no ‘or’ in the text. Authentein doesn’t mean dominion. You made women and men both plural. The grammar demands no such thing. Clearly Paul in his personal letter ...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Didaskein does not mean authoritative teaching! There’s no ‘or’ in the text. Authentein doesn’t mean dominion. You made women and men both plural. The grammar demands n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-09

@bbwoofield @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach I’m arguing that no one has authority over

@bbwoofield @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach I’m arguing that no one has authority over others. Even in 1Co 7, when a husband and wife’s authority over each other is actually mentioned, it is 100% mutual.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA If she is Eve, there is no sense in which Eve will be saved by the actions of those in the present. But we have a husband and wife in this passage. If she is the deceived wife and the they is her and her husband, then this makes sens...

@VirgilWalkerOMA If she is Eve, there is no sense in which Eve will be saved by the actions of those in the present. But we have a husband and wife in this passage. If she is the deceived wife and the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfering between a husband and wife, a sticky situatio...

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@dalepartridge Except for that pesky verse in Eph 5:21 that says that we all sub

@dalepartridge Except for that pesky verse in Eph 5:21 that says that we all subject ourselves to one another *in the fear of Christ*. This clearly has nothing to do with intimacy. For that we have e

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@WillYoungIII I don’t know if you have rain where you live, but where I live, on

@WillYoungIII I don’t know if you have rain where you live, but where I live, only the top umbrella matters. You can put the rest away. The husband and wife are equal leaders of their family.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-04

@wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii There are no commands about a hierarchy of author

@wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii There are no commands about a hierarchy of authority between the husband and wife or between an elder and any other Christian. The authority is in the Word of God not a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-26

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann In the only scripture that discusses the authorit

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann In the only scripture that discusses the authority between the husband and wife, the authority is equal. https://t.co/snVwBu74wI

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 Notice in the ONLY passage that discusses authori

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 Notice in the ONLY passage that discusses authority in the context of the relationship between the husband and wife, it says that each does NOT have authority. https://t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-24

The key to a joyful marriage is for both the husband and wife to prioritize each

The key to a joyful marriage is for both the husband and wife to prioritize each other’s needs above their own. Marriage is not meant to be one sided. https://t.co/FXNOUgxY47

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in betwe

In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in between a husband and wife (the wife is teaching heresy and the husband, likely an elder, is silent). To assist Timothy, he

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@Nixon72Reagan80 @iheartJ37 @TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem I’m guessing. Both t

@Nixon72Reagan80 @iheartJ37 @TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem I’m guessing. Both the husband and wife may have been elders. Nothing specifies either way.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT Both the husband and wife should submit to Christ and honor his word and love each other. So if they've done all that, why should either compromise that honor? Why is only the husband to submit to Christ? I'm confused because now I'm...

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT Both the husband and wife should submit to Christ and honor his word and love each other. So if they've done all that, why should either compromise that honor? Why is only the husband

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT So what does headship mean with respect to the husband and wife?

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT So what does headship mean with respect to the husband and wife? Maybe I'm confused on what you actually believe. What happens when the wife and husband disagree on something important

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-29

RT @gunsnrosesgirl3: Husband and wife https://t.co/M1D6dPxlrN

RT @gunsnrosesgirl3: Husband and wife https://t.co/M1D6dPxlrN

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@mtnhousewife @shastorra I don’t have an issue with someone saying that they cho

@mtnhousewife @shastorra I don’t have an issue with someone saying that they choose to follow their husband’s lead. My issue is when people say that the Bible commands it and anyone who thinks that t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-08

@ymmotrojam @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge On the other hand, with Song of Solomon 7:10, you have the idea of desire between the husband and wife drawing them together. This fits well as we see in Ge 3 that Adam alone is kicked out of the garden, bu...

@ymmotrojam @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge On the other hand, with Song of Solomon 7:10, you have the idea of desire between the husband and wife drawing them together. This fits well as we see in Ge

So 7:10 Solomon 7:10 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-23

@ronhenzel “relationships in the church” So how are Christians to treat one ano

@ronhenzel “relationships in the church” So how are Christians to treat one another once they step outside the Sunday meeting place? What if those two same Christians stepped into their home which th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-11

@JamMom89 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Kephale doesn’t mean authority or ruler over. God made Eve from Adam’s flesh and bone: he was her source. Every husband and wife after this are patterned after the first one-flesh couple. The woman isn’t inherently ...

@JamMom89 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Kephale doesn’t mean authority or ruler over. God made Eve from Adam’s flesh and bone: he was her source. Every husband and wife after this are patterned after the fi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-31

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii There is no 'womankind' separated from 'mankind'⎯there are no kinds of humans like kinds of animals. Both male and female are humankind or mankind. The grammar doesn't agree with your proposal. She will be saved [future...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii There is no 'womankind' separated from 'mankind'⎯there are no kinds of humans like kinds of animals. Both male and female are humankind or mankind. The grammar doesn't a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-20

@MarkGrote In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in between a husband and wife (the wife is teaching heresy and the husband, likely an elder, is silent). To assist Timothy, he gives him his apostolic authority to hel...

@MarkGrote In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in between a husband and wife (the wife is teaching heresy and the husband, likely an elder, is silent). To assist Ti

1Ti 2:12 debate
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