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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 2023-01-17

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 2011-04-14

1 Timothy 212 Prohibitions Revisited

I started a post months ago and then life became so complicated I had to set my blog aside to cope. This post will now be the new “home” on the discussion on whether 1 Timothy 2:12 has two prohibitions or one

1 Timothy 1:20 1 Timothy 1:3 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-12-13

@jonathanaplumb Tolerance is good but tolerating idolatry in those who profess to be believers is not. “But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel… who teaches and misleads My slaves so that they commit sexual immorality and ea...

@jonathanaplumb Tolerance is good but tolerating idolatry in those who profess to be believers is not. “But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel… who teaches and misleads My s

Re 2:20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-29

@Saved5872 @MikeWingerii 7. “You are gods” (Jn 10:34) 8. Are only men able to c

@Saved5872 @MikeWingerii 7. “You are gods” (Jn 10:34) 8. Are only men able to commit adultery since a woman isn’t mentioned as divorcing and remarrying? “Whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual

Jn 10:34 Mt 19:9 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@JonByers186054 Jesus was asked about divorce because Dt 24:1 wasn’t clear. That’s why the schools of Hillel and Shammai disagreed about it. Hillel said a man could divorce his wife for anything. Shammai said only for sexual immorality. Jesus said...

@JonByers186054 Jesus was asked about divorce because Dt 24:1 wasn’t clear. That’s why the schools of Hillel and Shammai disagreed about it. Hillel said a man could divorce his wife for anything. Sh

Dt 24:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-29

@DefendTheSheep In Matt 19:9, Jesus says, “I tell you that anyone who divorces h

@DefendTheSheep In Matt 19:9, Jesus says, “I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” I’m not sure that emotional abuse i

Matt 19:9 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-25

@The_Wry_Griot @Cadogan_Barde @Brian_Sauve Paul said that “because of sexual immorality” and “because of your lack of self control” each was to have their own spouse. In verse 7 Paul says “Yet I wish that all people were even as I myself am” and ag...

@The_Wry_Griot @Cadogan_Barde @Brian_Sauve Paul said that “because of sexual immorality” and “because of your lack of self control” each was to have their own spouse. In verse 7 Paul says “Yet I wis

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

14/23🧵Earlier in chapter 5 Paul noted the sexual immorality among them⎯so this is why he responded the way he does in ch 7. Paul shows how abstaining from things doesn't resolve the problem. See how Paul addresses this issue in the letter to the Co...

14/23🧵Earlier in chapter 5 Paul noted the sexual immorality among them⎯so this is why he responded the way he does in ch 7. Paul shows how abstaining from things doesn't resolve the problem. See how

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@tome708 @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin A woman preaching true doctrine or acting as a pastor/elder/deacon has absolutely nothing to do with sexual immorality. It is not cancer or the seed of cancer. However, you are right that if someone is del...

@tome708 @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin A woman preaching true doctrine or acting as a pastor/elder/deacon has absolutely nothing to do with sexual immorality. It is not cancer or the seed of canc

debate
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

Revelation 2:14

Sections: exegesis, greek_analysis

Revelation 2:14 Balaam false teaching didasko
Theology verse entry

Revelation 2:20

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

Revelation 2:20 Jezebel false prophetess didasko
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 14:33-37

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 14:33-37 interpolation,textual criticism,silence,quotation,Western text,women speaking,women silent,Corinthian quotation,oral law,Pharisees,rhetorical refutation,eta particle,women in ministry,egalitarian,complementarian debate
Theology greek term

διδάσκω (didasko)

to teach

greek
Theology greek term

ἐπιτρέπω (epitrepo)

to permit, to allow, to entrust

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The hairstyle view: Philip Payne's interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11

Mike presents the second of five interpretive approaches.

Philip Payne kephale source meaning
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Evidence that headship is transcultural: creation order, Ephesians 5, and the danger of cultural relativism

Mike builds his case that headship is not culturally bound.

Ephesians 5:22-24 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 Ephesians 5:22-24 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 cultural hermeneutics
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

The Watchtower's three main biblical proof texts for the blood ban are Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:13-14, and Acts 15:29.

Mike transitions from historical/medical arguments to direct biblical exegesis of the passages the Watchtower uses.

Genesis 9:4 Leviticus 17:13-14 Acts 15:29 Watchtower Genesis 9:4 Leviticus 17:13-14
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-24

Q&A: Ephesians 5:11 ('unfruitful works of darkness') refers to common sins, not specifically to Halloween or occult rituals

Viewer asks whether Ephesians 5:11 condemns Halloween participation

Ephesians 5:11 Ephesians 5:3-6 Halloween Ephesians 5:11 Ephesians 5:3-6
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-13

1 Corinthians 6:9 lists sins (including homosexual practice) that preclude inheriting the kingdom; false teaching on these sins subverts the gospel.

Leanne Waters asks whether those who teach homosexual relations are okay are rejecting the true Jesus and true gospel.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Homosexuality
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 is about sexual immorality in context, not primarily about diet/exercise/tobacco — but the moderation and mastery principles within the passage do apply broadly

Question from Grayson Fuller about whether 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 establishes a biblical basis for maintaining bodily health

1 Corinthians 6:12 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 6:12 body as temple
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

Sexual sin is uniquely grave — it is a sin against one's own body in a way other sins are not

Expounding on 1 Corinthians 6:18 within the broader passage study

1 Corinthians 6:18 sexual immorality body as temple fornication
Mike Winger idea 2020-12-18

1 Corinthians 5:11 — not associating with a so-called 'brother' guilty of ongoing sin — targets life-pattern behavioral sins, not theological disagreement; the context is likely the communion/love-feast meal.

Q: How should 1 Corinthians 5:11 affect relationships with liberal Christian friends with unbiblical beliefs and practices?

1 Corinthians 5:11 1 Corinthians 5:11 Church Discipline Fellowship vs. Outreach Mode
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-15

In a divorce caused by sexual immorality, the offended spouse may remarry immediately; the offending spouse should pursue reconciliation and may only remarry after clear rejection of all reconciliation attempts

Question from Giant Mushroom Tree about whether the offending (sexually immoral) spouse may remarry.

Matthew 5:32 Matthew 19:9 Marriage Divorce and remarriage Matthew 5:32
Mike Winger idea 2021-03-12

Free will does not mean freedom from consequences — the golden calf judgment illustrates this

Q15 from Jill Sworzel-Stix: If God gives us free will to worship him, why did he have Moses command the Levites to kill 3,000 people who chose not to (Exodus 32:28)?

Exodus 32 Moses Aaron covenant
Mike Winger idea 2020-04-15

Sex before marriage: Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:2 — the solution to sexual immorality is marriage, which means sex outside marriage IS sexual immorality. If premarital sex were acceptable, marriage wouldn't be needed to avoid sexual immorality. Marrying outside the faith: 1 Corinthians 7:39 — free to remarry "only in the Lord." 2 Corinthians 6:14 — unequally yoked.

Sex before marriage and interfaith marriage

1 Corinthians 7:2-4 1 Corinthians 7:39 unequally yoked 1 Corinthians 7:2-4 sex before marriage
Mike Winger idea 2020-06-19

Is pornography addiction grounds for divorce? Mike finds this intimidating given modern usage rates. His answer: pornography use IS sexual immorality (porneia), but not every instance should trigger divorce. Factors: scale, pattern, repentance, willingness to get help. A single failure vs an unrepentant lifestyle are very different situations. Mike recommends counseling before divorce in pornography cases.

Pornography as grounds for divorce — nuanced

divorce and remarriage porneia pornography as grounds for divorce
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-01

Guiding a Wayward Teen: How do I respond to my 17 year old daughter who is persistent in being with her boyfriend who is an unbeliever and has fallen into sexual immorality?

Q&A question: Guiding a Wayward Teen

Persis
Mike Winger idea 2024-04-26

Proper Interpretation of a Common Passage: What are your thoughts on 1 Corinthians 6: 19? I hear people use this Scripture to call anything they don’t like sin (tattoos, drugs, junk food, etc.). But it seems it’s mostly about sexual immorality.

Q&A question: Proper Interpretation of a Common Passage

1 Corinthians 6 1 Corinthians 6