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Scripture Commentary article 2024-08-09

Women in Places of Power in the Old Testament

Research clippings examining the Proverbs 31 woman as a public figure praised at the city gates — the seat of legal and civic authority. Argues that King Lemuel's mother was a prophet whose oracle comprises the chapter, and that the Proverbs 31 woman exercised judgment and public leadership, not merely domestic roles.

2 Kings 10:8–9 Amos 5:10 Amos 5:15 Genesis & Creation Women in Leadership Egalitarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2019-12-26

Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry (Fresh Perspectives on Women in Ministry)

Kathy Keller — Kindle highlights from '>-'. 6 highlights.

1 Timothy 2:11-12 1 Timothy 5:17–18 Luke 4:24 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Egalitarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2018-04-20

Was God’s Wrath Satisfied in Christ or Paid in Hell?

Was God’s wrath satisfied in Christ? If so then how can sinners suffer God’s wrath in hell? This question is one that is often asked by Calvinists to those who do not hold to the teaching of Calvinism.

1 Corinthians 2:14 Colossians 1:21 Colossians 3:3 Soteriology Calvinism Atonement
Scripture Commentary article 2018-03-10

No man left behind: Jesus died for all

Did Jesus’ death leave no man left behind that was not covered by His death on the cross? For many Christians who identify as Calvinists, the gospel includes the conclusion that Jesus died only for a select group of people who were predetermined by God before the world was created.

John 5:14–16 Luke 10:31–32 Luke 10:36–37 Soteriology Calvinism Atonement
Scripture Commentary article 2015-05-29

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels

Kenneth E. Bailey — Kindle highlights from 'Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels'. 19 highlights.

Lev 20:12 Luke 2:7 Mt 28:18-20 Biblical Authority Christology
Scripture Commentary article 2015-05-29

Questioning the Bible: 11 Major Challenges to the Bible''s Authority

Jonathan Morrow — Kindle highlights from 'Questioning the Bible: 11 Major Challenges to the Bible''s Authority'. 39 highlights.

2 Corinthians 5:7 2 Peter 1:20–21 2 Timothy 3:14–15 Biblical Authority Apologetics
Scripture Commentary article 2012-11-16

Was John the Baptist predestined to be saved?

In the teaching of Calvinism, there is an election to salvation for some men while the rest of mankind are created without a hope of eternal life. In this understanding God has pre-determined from eternity past that all but the elect would remain in their sin and be lost forever.

Isaiah 40:3 John 1:15 John 1:29 Soteriology Calvinism Predestination & Election
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 2010-06-21

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 2010-05-23

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 2010-03-21

Eve Usurped Adam Authority

In our continuing topic of common objections to women in ministry, we come to the claim that Eve usurped Adam’s authority when she spoke to the serpent. To deal with this claim, we will be looking at both the claim that Eve rebelled against Adam in the garden and the claim that God gave Adam a respo

Acts 5:1-10 Daniel 6:7 Genesis 1:26 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2009-11-14

Does God Prefer Men

## Is God prejudiced against women while preferring men

Hebrews 66 Leviticus 33 Proverbs 50 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-07-24

Jimmy Carter Leaves Sbc

## What made Jimmy Carter leave the SBC

1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-05-03

7 Paul Adam Accountability

This is the seventh 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

1 Timothy 1:12 1 Timothy 1:13 2 Corinthians 11:3 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-02-17

Adams Sin Imputed To Eve

One of the most bizarre teachings of CBMW is the one taught in Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood in chapter 3 written by Raymond C. Ortlund Jr

Ecclesiastes 3 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-26

Matt Slicks Radio Station To Host Women In Ministry Silenced Or Set Free

Below is what I posted on Matt Slick’s discussion board. I will add the day and time of the airing of “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free

Hosea 4 Isaiah 12 Isaiah 4 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-01-20

Discrimination Of Women In The Sbc Can They Teach Men At All

I have been following a blog documenting the injustice done to Dr. Sheri Klouda a professor of Hebrew who was forced out of her teaching position at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Southwestern Theological Seminary because the new President, Paige Patterson, does not believe that women should be t

Complementarianism Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-27

Why Was Adams Sin More Serious Than The Sin Of Eve Part Two

While we have seen from part one that Adam’s sin was said to have been a deliberate transgression of the covenant and as a result it was a treacherous act against God (Hosea 6:7) where does that leave the seriousness of Eve’s sin

1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 2:14 Genesis 1 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-16

@Dundada63093 @davidmn316 @restoredkgdm @rightresponsem That’s not exactly true because Roman Catholicism also introduces a lot of errors which distract from the gospel. Back to the topic: scripture teaches that God gave government the responsibilit...

@Dundada63093 @davidmn316 @restoredkgdm @rightresponsem That’s not exactly true because Roman Catholicism also introduces a lot of errors which distract from the gospel. Back to the topic: scripture

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-15

@MarinaRohr2012 @ExtraSaltedNuts @FoxWayward @rightresponsem Right…but justice is that Jesus took our shame and guilt on himself. So if someone comes to Christ, I don’t think that forgiveness and mercy is immediately followed by execution. Now you ma...

@MarinaRohr2012 @ExtraSaltedNuts @FoxWayward @rightresponsem Right…but justice is that Jesus took our shame and guilt on himself. So if someone comes to Christ, I don’t think that forgiveness and merc

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

Feminism seeks to correct injustice. Egalitarianism goes further: it’s not a re

Feminism seeks to correct injustice. Egalitarianism goes further: it’s not a reversal of power but a rejection of domination altogether. It calls both men and women to give and serve one another, not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-26

@smashbaals …in a Christian church you mean. No reason why they can’t do that at

@smashbaals …in a Christian church you mean. No reason why they can’t do that at the Justice of the peace. Trump supports their freedom to do that b/c Trump isn’t the pastor and America isn’t the chur

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-02

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Regarding capitalism…private property, free markets driven by supply and demand, profit and limited government intervention seem to me to be Biblical principles. The Bible also encourages the rich to be generous and ens...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Regarding capitalism…private property, free markets driven by supply and demand, profit and limited government intervention seem to me to be Biblical principles. The Bib

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-26

@DMurzea @natgrace79 First, that has to do with personal vengeance. I am not advocating for that. Second, this is not a “game”—why is this a game to you? God has given government the right to administer justice. Do you disagree with this? “Submit ...

@DMurzea @natgrace79 First, that has to do with personal vengeance. I am not advocating for that. Second, this is not a “game”—why is this a game to you? God has given government the right to admini

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-09

@revjeffvox @ScottCross_8 @Sean_M_Dennis @DrSampler @andreacavie @RevChrisDavis Accurately dividing scripture is also important, and to conflate female pastors with liberal social justice and DEI is unjustified. The only way that happens is when peop...

@revjeffvox @ScottCross_8 @Sean_M_Dennis @DrSampler @andreacavie @RevChrisDavis Accurately dividing scripture is also important, and to conflate female pastors with liberal social justice and DEI is u

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-06

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and th...

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gide

Hebrews 11:32-33 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-03

@revjeffvox @William_E_Wolfe I don’t think these zones cover me… - I’m with zone 1 on social Justice, but not militant - I’m with Zone 3a in regards to grounding egalitarian views in the Bible and being cooperative with complementarians since it’s a ...

@revjeffvox @William_E_Wolfe I don’t think these zones cover me… - I’m with zone 1 on social Justice, but not militant - I’m with Zone 3a in regards to grounding egalitarian views in the Bible and bei

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-20

@ianfranklin @JeyButBased @MikeWingerii Not “having authority” but a very unique

@ianfranklin @JeyButBased @MikeWingerii Not “having authority” but a very unique word so the English “exercising authority” doesn’t do it justice. There’s a lot going on here so it’s worth examining.

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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 John 2:2

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 John 2:2 soteriology,atonement,unlimited atonement,propitiation,Calvinism,scope of atonement,hilasmos
Theology verse entry

Exodus 2:1-10

Sections: exegesis

Exodus 2:1-10 jochebed,miriam,moses,female agency,women leadership,exodus
Theology verse entry

Judges 4:1-24

Sections: exegesis

Judges 4:1-24 deborah,judge,prophetess,general,jael,women leadership,sisera
Theology greek term

ἱλασμός (hilasmos)

propitiation, atoning sacrifice

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Craig Blomberg's nuanced view: 'ezer' means the one being helped bears primary responsibility -- Mike disagrees, citing Psalm 146:3-7 as a counter-example.

Blomberg's complementarian take on 'ezer'

Two Views on Women in Ministry ezer Craig Blomberg
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Both egalitarians and complementarians can learn from surveying OT women in leadership; complementarians tend to minimize these women.

Setting up the survey of OT examples

John Piper John Piper Deborah complementarianism
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Egalitarians treat their position as a moral mission, not just a theological view

Mike describes the activist nature of egalitarian scholarship.

egalitarianism scholarly methodology social justice
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-14

Bill Johnson's 'superior and inferior truths' teaching: the judgment of God is true but the mercy of God is 'more true'; anything not seen in Jesus is an inferior truth

Mike plays and deconstructs a specific Johnson video on the hierarchy of truths

Psalms 85:10 Bill Johnson hermeneutics superior and inferior truths
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-17

The 'eye for an eye' passage (Exodus 21:22) establishes proportional justice, not revenge, and further proves that sins are not equal in God's legal framework.

Mike unpacks the lex talionis principle, which is commonly misquoted as a license for personal revenge.

Exodus 21 sin Old Testament law eye for an eye
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-17

Deuteronomy 25 provides a catch-all principle: punishment is to be 'in proportion to the offense,' explicitly grounding proportional justice in God's law.

Mike examines a general sentencing passage in Deuteronomy to show that the proportionality principle is not limited to specific crimes but is a foundational legal principle.

Deuteronomy 25 sin Old Testament law hierarchy of sin
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Q&A: Having favorites is not the same as favoritism — favoritism is the sinful distortion of justice based on preference, not the innocent preference itself

Question from Christian Harold Harrison about favorites and favoritism in sports

sin ethics Christian living
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-20

Q&A: Salvation of severely mentally handicapped people — accountability proportional to awareness

Q&A segment begins; first question about soteriological edge cases.

Matthew 11:21-24 salvation mental disability and accountability Matthew 11:21-24
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

Why mainline churches are dying: no meaningful difference from wider culture gives people no reason to attend

McDowell gives the bottom-line diagnosis for mainline church decline

biblical authority cultural accommodation church attendance
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

The prior probability of the resurrection cannot be assessed by counting how many people have naturally risen — category error

Mike drills into the specific error of applying natural-process probability to a theistic miracle claim.

Resurrection of Jesus Miracles Prior probability
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-05

Why was Jesus bound to the law? God's holiness requires punishment for sin; Jesus satisfies both justice and mercy

Q&A: Christina Hunt about why Jesus had to die

Psalm 85:10 atonement Jesus under the law holiness of God
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Objection 5 stated: double jeopardy / double payment

If Christ paid for everyone's sins, it is unjust to punish anyone further.

hell divine justice limited atonement
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Double jeopardy objection answered: Ephesians 2 proves the elect were under wrath after the cross, i.e., already "double payment" on limited atonement

Mike turns the double payment argument against limited atonement.

Ephesians 2:1-3 divine justice limited atonement double jeopardy / double payment
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Legal pardon analogy: a rejected pardon does not eliminate the sentence

Mike uses a legal illustration to support his double payment response.

divine justice unlimited atonement double jeopardy / double payment
Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Conclusion: Jesus is the only way because he alone paid the full price for sin; Christianity makes real sense of human suffering

Final summary and invitation

Holy Spirit atonement grace
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-11

Christians are called to non-retaliation; violent protest contradicts following Jesus

Continuing the discussion on whether Jesus clearing the temple justifies violent protest.

Matthew 5:38-48 Romans 12:14-21 Christian ethics nonviolence retaliation
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