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Scripture Commentary article 2025-03-02

Communion & Lord's Supper — Research Notes (Cheryl Schatz)

Collection of 19 research notes on communion and the Lord's Supper, focusing on 1 Corinthians 10-11. Covers the body of Christ as the church (not transubstantiation), corporate vs. individual worship, discerning the body as recognizing fellow believers, the love feast/agape meal tradition, and self-examination.

1 Cor 10:16 1 Cor 10:17 1 Cor 11:17-22 Lord's Supper 1 Corinthians 10-11 Corporate Worship
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 2024-06-19

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 2023-03-10

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: “Women Keep Silent” (1 Cor 14:34–35)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 11 on 'women keep silent' in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

1 Cor 14:35-36 1 Cor. 14:21 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
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 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 2020-06-02

The Giving Part 2: Judas the Betrayer, a Balanced View of the Sovereignty of God

[Music] the giving is a balanced view of the sovereignty of God God's sovereignty is vitally important for us to know God yet it's God's sovereignty taught as a system of theological thought which can lead to a person reading into the biblical text an outside concept that is foreign to the writers i...

Luke 22:18 Luke 22:21 Luke 22:3 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 2015-04-10

Did Jesus guard the communion table?

In our discussion of Jesus, Judas, and the first communion, a Calvinist pointed me to an article by a Calvinist author. The article was said to refute the idea that Judas was commanded to partake of the first Lord’s Supper.

1 Corinthians 11:18 1 Corinthians 11:20 1 Corinthians 11:20–21 Soteriology Calvinism Communion
Scripture Commentary article 2015-04-08

Did Judas receive communion?

My post on Judas Was Judas Predestined to be Lost? has been challenged. This post is an answer to that challenge.

Jn. 13:1-30 John 13:26 Luke 1:3 Soteriology Calvinism Judas
Scripture Commentary article 2011-09-22

Eve Prototype

This post is the second part of an expansion on the reasons why I believe that 1 Timothy 2:11-15 is about one specific woman and why a general reference to women does not line up with the grammar within the surrounding context. The first points 1 – 4 are discussed here

1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 1:16 1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2011-06-25

Specific Or General Woman

This post will be an expansion on the reasons why I believe that 1 Timothy 2:11-15 is about one specific woman and why a general reference to women does not line up with the grammar within the surrounding context. I will also consider the challenge to my view from the new verbal aspect theory

1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 1:16 1 Timothy 2:10 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve 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 2010-03-28

John Piper Takes Leave Of Ministry To Work On His Marriage

On March 28, 2010, complementarian John Piper announced that he is leaving ministry for a time because of several issues of pride that were affecting his soul and had taken a toll on his relationship with his wife Noël. Below is what Piper has written about his issues and his next steps

Proverbs 22 Romans 1 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2010-01-19

Spiritual Abuse Recovery

Last year I blogged about Dr. Barb Orlowski’s research on spiritual abuse

Nahum 16 Women in Leadership Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2010-01-12

Pastor And Team In Haiti During Earthquake

I have a great concern tonight for my Pastor. Pastor Jim Reimer and two of our worship team along with a group of teens from our local high school flew into Haiti around noon today

Exodus 90 Hebrews 53 Hosea 20 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-10-01

Adam Rule Woman Animals

## Adam the ruler of the animals AND the woman

Colossians 3:16 Genesis 2:20 Genesis 2:21 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2009-08-05

Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz Discussdebate Women In Ministry 4

## Are Witnesses and Repetition needed to Prove Women may not teach the Bible

1 Corinthians 11:27 1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 12:7 1 Timothy 2 1 Corinthians 14 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-04-02

5 Apostle Paul They

This post is the fifth one of a simulated interview 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 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:13 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
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 2007-08-29

Are Gods Gifts Segregated

Segregation is the policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups. The question for this post – are God’s gifts meant to be segregated into races, classes or ethnic groups

1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 12:25 1 Corinthians 12:7 Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-07

Taking A Break

Hello all. I am leaving for a conference in Oregon and will be back in about a week

Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2007-01-15

The Case Of The Battling Proof Texts Part Two

In part one, we discussed the fact that the Bible does not contradict itself so when a complementarian has a “proof text” that is used to prove that women are not allowed to teach the Bible to men, they must also deal with the apparent contradictions of this view. Here are some of the contradiction

1 Timothy 2:12 Acts 18:26 1 Timothy 2 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-18

@Gbackupx The Bible nowhere says that women shouldn’t preach. 1Ti 2:12 is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach ‘strange doctrines’—but this has nothing to do with anyone preaching the truth to any...

@Gbackupx The Bible nowhere says that women shouldn’t preach. 1Ti 2:12 is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach ‘strange doctrines’—but this has no

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@SingnRing @Crystalisives Yes, and many are confused by scriptures that appear to restrict or even forbid them from participating or serving in various capacities, leaving them walking on eggshells wondering if they have transgressed some commandment...

@SingnRing @Crystalisives Yes, and many are confused by scriptures that appear to restrict or even forbid them from participating or serving in various capacities, leaving them walking on eggshells wo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@JoanBandy Your approach is of course a more humble and reasonable approach and

@JoanBandy Your approach is of course a more humble and reasonable approach and would never result in loudly leaving a church that takes a view on this that differs from yours.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-25

@TomBuck He’s making the point that these things are not primary. If your weaker

@TomBuck He’s making the point that these things are not primary. If your weaker brother is offended by you not wearing a mask, is it really the end of the world and worth leaving a church? The pastor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-22

@Vysler @smashbaals That passage is in the context of Paul writing a personal letter to Timothy telling him he was leaving him in Ephesus to stop certain people from teaching false doctrine not to stop half the church from teaching the truth to the o...

@Vysler @smashbaals That passage is in the context of Paul writing a personal letter to Timothy telling him he was leaving him in Ephesus to stop certain people from teaching false doctrine not to sto

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-14

What do you think? How do we balance unity with truth? When is leaving a church

What do you think? How do we balance unity with truth? When is leaving a church the right choice? Share your thoughts below. /end

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-14

When is leaving necessary? When a church: • Rejects the gospel (Gal 1:8-9). • T

When is leaving necessary? When a church: • Rejects the gospel (Gal 1:8-9). • Tolerates unrepentant sin (1Co 5:11-13). • Causes spiritual harm through toxic or abusive practices (1Pe 5:3). Even then

1Co 5:11-13 1Pe 5:3 Gal 1:8-9 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-14

Still, leaving a church is drastic. Scripture prioritizes correction and restora

Still, leaving a church is drastic. Scripture prioritizes correction and restoration. Paul, Jesus, and the apostles all called for endurance, repentance, and godly behavior—even when dealing with fla

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-10

@immrbloo @subq I’m attempting to bring peace where there currently is no peace, where complementarians are kicking out or leaving egalitarian churches or Reformed/Calvinists are treating non-Reformed as unsaved Pelagians. BTW, look at how he framed...

@immrbloo @subq I’m attempting to bring peace where there currently is no peace, where complementarians are kicking out or leaving egalitarian churches or Reformed/Calvinists are treating non-Reformed

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-11-30

@wrightdjohn @ProvisionistP Do you think leaving a church “loudly” like Mike sai

@wrightdjohn @ProvisionistP Do you think leaving a church “loudly” like Mike said is an issue? Is being “divisive” an issue?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-21

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii The thing is that anyone who isn’t willing to forgive is not a believer and there is no reason to assert this about Paul if it is not explicit in the text. Si...

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii The thing is that anyone who isn’t willing to forgive is not a believer and there is no reason to assert thi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@3GNRTX Rather, this is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teachers, deal with the consequences of the false teaching and setup the church to better manage false teaching. That statement wasn’t Paul instructing Timothy t...

@3GNRTX Rather, this is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teachers, deal with the consequences of the false teaching and setup the church to better manage false teaching.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-24

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn Do you have a scripture that says that men ruling is a blessing? Again, you are taking Is 3:12 out of its context. God’s judgment was to take all the faithful out of Israel leaving the incompetent and unfaithful...

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn Do you have a scripture that says that men ruling is a blessing? Again, you are taking Is 3:12 out of its context. God’s judgment was to take all the faithful ou

Is 3:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-24

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley When it comes to male only leadership and teachers, I a

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley When it comes to male only leadership and teachers, I and my wife can live at peace within this framework, but if it bothers us too much, certainly we can find another church

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-12

@pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii And I pray that if Mike is wrong that he

@pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii And I pray that if Mike is wrong that he would rescind his calling egalitarians to repent, his divisive comments about leaving loudly and making waves, and advis

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@CLSRoach Those are good comments. I (and you) not questioning Mike's salvation. I am concerned with the division he will create over what he himself stated is a secondary matter. He should have said that if people cannot tolerate female pastors, the...

@CLSRoach Those are good comments. I (and you) not questioning Mike's salvation. I am concerned with the division he will create over what he himself stated is a secondary matter. He should have said

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@AdelabuLawrence @MikeWingerii So you think that leaving "loudly," making waves and taking others with you is the right way to handle secondary differences? It won't take much to split a church this way. Why wouldn't you just leave peaceably if you ...

@AdelabuLawrence @MikeWingerii So you think that leaving "loudly," making waves and taking others with you is the right way to handle secondary differences? It won't take much to split a church this w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@SolaSisters @MikeWingerii Thanks Christine. As a quick summary, Mike says secondary but acts as though it's a primary issue. For example, he wouldn't recommend leaving "loudly," making waves and taking others with him because a church was Calvinist....

@SolaSisters @MikeWingerii Thanks Christine. As a quick summary, Mike says secondary but acts as though it's a primary issue. For example, he wouldn't recommend leaving "loudly," making waves and taki

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Guitardo7 @arnold7181 @MikeWingerii Not sure how you read that into my response. I said the advice is bad even for Calvinism which is also secondary. To be clear, leaving loudly, making waves, talking to people and suggesting they also leave should...

@Guitardo7 @arnold7181 @MikeWingerii Not sure how you read that into my response. I said the advice is bad even for Calvinism which is also secondary. To be clear, leaving loudly, making waves, talki

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-10

@arnold7181 @MikeWingerii I agree that Calvinism has caused more troubles, but i

@arnold7181 @MikeWingerii I agree that Calvinism has caused more troubles, but it is still bad advice. We don't advise leaving churches because of secondary issues...and trying to take people with you

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-10

Assuring his listeners that he's done this before, Mike says that leaving is "just the right thing to do... to go." Does God want us to divide over secondary disagreements? No! Jesus wants His church to be unified! This does NOT mean we always agr...

Assuring his listeners that he's done this before, Mike says that leaving is "just the right thing to do... to go." Does God want us to divide over secondary disagreements? No! Jesus wants His chur

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-08

@freedom4alltime I think you go too far here. Yes, we all should be willing to be like Ruth and just be faithful, though Ruth did step out in faith by leaving her own people and submitting herself to Naomi and her God and whatever Naomi wanted. Their...

@freedom4alltime I think you go too far here. Yes, we all should be willing to be like Ruth and just be faithful, though Ruth did step out in faith by leaving her own people and submitting herself to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@ronhenzel This is judicial hardening so that they will experience the result of their attitude. If this is how they were born, then why would God have to harden them? “And when they disagreed with one another, they began leaving after Paul said on...

@ronhenzel This is judicial hardening so that they will experience the result of their attitude. If this is how they were born, then why would God have to harden them? “And when they disagreed with

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-17

@kelcy_lowry @JeremyMBauman @MarkGrote @hamillaaron @MikeWingerii My parents are not the pastors nor do they attend my church. It was part of the Reformed Church of America denomination but is in process of leaving because the denomination doesn’t a...

@kelcy_lowry @JeremyMBauman @MarkGrote @hamillaaron @MikeWingerii My parents are not the pastors nor do they attend my church. It was part of the Reformed Church of America denomination but is in pro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-29

@3HillsMinor @ymmotrojam @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Of course I have a pastor, it's not Winger but I do appreciate much of his work. There are female elders in my church (as you might expect). We are leaving the Reformed Church of Am...

@3HillsMinor @ymmotrojam @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Of course I have a pastor, it's not Winger but I do appreciate much of his work. There are female elders in my church (as you might

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