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

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

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...

Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz 7

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## Facing the spiritual “law” head-on from 1 Corinthians 14

Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz 1

## Building Bridges on the Women in Ministry debate

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

Does Husband Of One Wife Disqualify Women From Being A Pastor

I was listening to the January 26, 2007 radio program online by Matt Slick of carm. org

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC How did you get that someone can be

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC How did you get that someone can be single from “must be the husband of one wife”?

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I am not sure how much you know Greek, but while the Greek in 1Ti 3:1-7 uses masculine forms, this is often how one writes in Koine when speaking generically. There are no male pronouns in the text. Check for yourself. As I s...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I am not sure how much you know Greek, but while the Greek in 1Ti 3:1-7 uses masculine forms, this is often how one writes in Koine when speaking generically. There are no mal

RT @ryanschatz: A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3

RT @ryanschatz: A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer must be... the husband of one wife." Does…

@wife2sirhusband @BronWen727104 @MikeWingerii Husband of one wife doesn’t requir

@wife2sirhusband @BronWen727104 @MikeWingerii Husband of one wife doesn’t require one is married. Paul wasn’t married nor had children. So why do you think this means *must* not be female? https://t.c

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek If “must be the husband of one wife” and “keeping his children (plural) under control” is what is literally required then every elder has to be married only once and must have 2 or more believing children. Th...

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek If “must be the husband of one wife” and “keeping his children (plural) under control” is what is literally required then every elder has to be married only o

@ashestoashes80 Because the verse says literally “one wife husband” or “husband

@ashestoashes80 Because the verse says literally “one wife husband” or “husband of one wife”—if this is about being male, then it means that elders also have to be married. I argue against both.

@joyklaprade If it helps, I did a thread on what “husband of one wife” means. Yo

@joyklaprade If it helps, I did a thread on what “husband of one wife” means. You might find it helpful. https://t.co/VI2qbiI67E

@subq @covapologetics He is overliteralizing “must be the husband of one wife” t

@subq @covapologetics He is overliteralizing “must be the husband of one wife” to mean must be married and continue to be married or else be disqualified.

The phrase "husband of one wife" in 1Ti 3:2 comes from the Greek μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄ

The phrase "husband of one wife" in 1Ti 3:2 comes from the Greek μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα ("mias gunaikos andra"). This idiom emphasizes marital fidelity—not gender. Let’s explore why. /2

A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer

A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer must be... the husband of one wife." Does this exclude women from pastoral roles? Let’s unpack this. 🧵 https://t.co/IWl

@robertbrln @ClintHumfrey I think @ClintHumfrey is ok with women teaching just not holding office of elder. But if they can teach and correct (and have the requisite character and gifting) why can’t they lead? He even thinks they can be deacons who ...

@robertbrln @ClintHumfrey I think @ClintHumfrey is ok with women teaching just not holding office of elder. But if they can teach and correct (and have the requisite character and gifting) why can’t t

@deadtosin610 @will_servant Was Paul⎯an overseer and apostle⎯the husband of one

@deadtosin610 @will_servant Was Paul⎯an overseer and apostle⎯the husband of one wife?

Mike addresses “husband of one wife” and how women can be deacons and it not app

Mike addresses “husband of one wife” and how women can be deacons and it not apply to them. His answer?⎯ because it can only apply to men. Yup. He uses a translation that treats the reference to wome

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor You realize this was written in Greek, not English, right? All those male pronouns are not in the Greek text but inferred by the translators. If the statement is that an elder must be the “husband of one wife” and yo...

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor You realize this was written in Greek, not English, right? All those male pronouns are not in the Greek text but inferred by the translators. If the statement is that

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor Do you think the apostle Paul was “the husband o

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor Do you think the apostle Paul was “the husband of one wife”?

@TheMuppetPastor @MaSoleil @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 Thanks for explaining! Ok, the Greek translated as “husband of one wife” is literally “one wife husband.” It is also stated in 1 Tim 5:9 as “one husband wife” since it is referring to a wi...

@TheMuppetPastor @MaSoleil @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 Thanks for explaining! Ok, the Greek translated as “husband of one wife” is literally “one wife husband.” It is also stated in 1 Tim 5:9 a

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 But “must be the husband of on

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 But “must be the husband of one wife” is repeated for deacons. Curious how you get past that.

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Was Paul the husband of one wife?

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Was Paul the husband of one wife?

@sisi_siki_ Many feel that 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 teach that elders or overseers must be men because it says “husband of one wife.” However, this is an idiom for faithful if married. It is clear Paul didn’t require marriage just as he didn’t require h...

@sisi_siki_ Many feel that 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 teach that elders or overseers must be men because it says “husband of one wife.” However, this is an idiom for faithful if married. It is clear Paul d

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Maybe you can teach me then. What does “

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Maybe you can teach me then. What does “husband of one wife” mean for deacons since the same Paul calls Phoebe a deaconness in Rom 16:1? Did Paul forget that d

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer 1/ Let me get this straight. This passage clearly says “husband of one wife” but you say and elder doesn’t have to be married. It says clearly “one who manages his house” and “keeps his children under cont...

@PaineInTheNeck @foxes_on_fire @AmReformer 1/ Let me get this straight. This passage clearly says “husband of one wife” but you say and elder doesn’t have to be married. It says clearly “one who man

@Nkajunwa @HwsEleutheroi (2) Both elders and deacons are said to be the “husband

@Nkajunwa @HwsEleutheroi (2) Both elders and deacons are said to be the “husband of one wife” though Paul wasn’t married and in Rom 16:1 Phoebe (is referred to as a deaconess. “Husband of one wife” i

@cpa_dallas @MarvinMediocre @LauralovsJesus @HwsEleutheroi But Paul isn’t himsel

@cpa_dallas @MarvinMediocre @LauralovsJesus @HwsEleutheroi But Paul isn’t himself “the husband of one wife.” Can someone who doesn’t meet the requirement himself be in a higher position to appoint th

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi If “anyone” (Greek ‘tis’) desires to be an overseer (feminine), they desire a good thing. An overseer (masculine)… The phrase “husband of one wife” is literally “one woman husband” just like it says “one m...

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi If “anyone” (Greek ‘tis’) desires to be an overseer (feminine), they desire a good thing. An overseer (masculine)… The phrase “husband of one wife” is lite

1 Timothy 3:14-15

Sections: exegesis

Psalm 109:8

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

Titus 2:3-5

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 3:1-4

Sections: greek_analysis

Acts 1:16-26

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 3:8-13

Sections: exegesis

ἐπισκοπή (episkopē)

office, oversight, supervision

τις (tis)

anyone, someone (indefinite pronoun)

πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)

elder, older man; church overseer/leader by seniority

1 Timothy 3:1-7: elder requirements are distinctly masculine

Mike reads the definitive passage on elder qualifications.

1 Timothy 3:8-13: deacon requirements with the key question of verse 11 -- wives or women deacons?

Mike turns to the definitive passage on deacon qualifications.

Verses 12-13 are about men, verse 11 is about women — not gender neutral

Mike clarifies the structure of the 1 Timothy 3 passage on deacons.

1 Timothy 3:2 — 'husband of one wife' means only men can be elders

Mike argues the elder qualifications confirm male-only eldership.

Argument from 1 Timothy 3 structure: verse 11 about women confirms the rest is about men

Mike presents a structural argument from 1 Timothy 3 about elders and deacons.

Additional evidence: Titus 1:6, male-only apostles, biblical rules about NT prophecy

Mike stacks additional scriptural evidence for Pillar 2.

Husband of one wife (1 Timothy 3) refers to polygamy, not divorce

Q&A on the pastoral qualification "husband of one wife" in the pastoral epistles.

Q&A: Titus and 1 Timothy pastoral qualifications — "husband of one wife" and "having children"

Q&A on elder/bishop/pastor qualifications in the Pastoral Epistles.

1 Timothy 3 qualifications for overseers (bishops/pastors/elders — synonymous terms) flow directly from 2:11-12 and use masculine language.

Mike shows the literary connection between 1 Timothy 2 and 3.

Q&A: Polygamy is inherently sinful; one-flesh marriage precludes a second wife by definition

A viewer asks how to demonstrate that polygamy is sinful for Christians. Winger argues from the nature of marriage itself and from both Testaments.