Spiritual Gifts
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All content tagged with this topic across every database — articles, Mike Winger ideas, and verse entries on one screen.
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Articles (40)
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
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
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...
Stubble Straw And Scarecrows Diane Sellner
In 2006 my DVD Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free came out and since that time I have seen my share of scarecrows who are intent on destroying the message of women in ministry. One such scarecrow refuses to go away and it is time to create a blog post where others who have been hurt by the issue
Calling God To Account
While God is Sovereign, some men believe that they can set a limit on God’s gifts. In the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s doctrinal stand, they believe that God is allowed to distribute gifts to men and women alike with the gifts listed in 1 Cor
Womens Speaking Dishonors Men
Another common objection to women in ministry is the claim that when women speak and lead publicly it dishonors men
Two Gifts Or One
The bride of Christ has been given gifts but are teacher and pastor two gifts or one
Using Pauls Authority
Paul’s use of “I am not allowing” in 1 Timothy 2:12 has caused a lot of speculation regarding his reasons for disallowing certain activities. In this post, we are going to look at this phrase very carefully
Does God Torment Women
## Is it a sin for a woman
Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz Debate 8
Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz 7
Recovering From Spiritual Abuse
Recently I was contacted by Dr. Barb Orlowski who has compiled her research on spiritual abuse into a manuscript that will form the basis of a yet unpublished book called “Ministering Restoration: Recovering Spiritual Harmony”
A Christmas Post Does The Star Of Bethlehem Belong To Satan Or God
While this post isn’t exactly a “Women in Ministry” post, I think it does highlight the importance of men and women working together in complementary ways for the benefit of the body of Christ and for ministry to the lost. God often uses women in ways that are different than he uses men simply becau
Spiritually Different By Design
CBMW (Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood) puts on conferences called “Different by Design” and in these conferences they teach that God created men and women different for different purposes
Modern Myths About The Titus 2 Woman
When the issue of women in ministry is brought up, one of the scripture passages that is used as a slam-dunk women-must-stay-in-the-home passage is Titus 2:3-5. Is this passage really about women restricted to the area of the home with cooking, cleaning and raising children, or are women allowed by
1 Cor14 Concludes
We have been going through 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, the passage that appears to silence women in the church to see how carefully Paul has constructed his words in 1 Corinthians 14:36 to contradict the silencing in verses 34 & 35. (For past articles on this topic, please see the 1 Corinthians 14 secti
Public Statement Regarding Matt Slick
Public Statement regarding the Cheryl Schatz initiated Matthew 18 meeting with Matt Slick (CARM)
Ministry Produces Fear
Wade Burleson has produced a thought-provoking article about character assassination that comes as a result of fear. Wade writes :
Irving Bible Church
In the news is Irving Bible Church who recently took 18 months to study the issue of women in ministry from the scriptures, and now they have implemented a clarification of their position on women regarding the use of their God-given gifts for the common good. They have produced a 24 page paper on W
Pauls Ordination
This post is a separation of the post called Is ordination a requirement for a female pastor. since it was brought to my attention that the two streams of thought were too much for one post
Is Ordination A Requirement
Recently one of my blog posts has garnered some interesting comments regarding the issue of ordination. At the same time I received a request from a lady who believes that she has been called by God into ordained ministry
Helpful Sites For Research On Egalitarian Views
I was also asked to have a place where we could list good blogs/web sites that promote godly views about women in ministry or issues of egalitarian marriage, etc. This post will be the permanent place to place links
Godly Complementarians And Elvis Has Left The Building
With all the hostile name-calling tactics against egalitarians rampant on the internet, godly, peace-loving complementarians may wonder what they can do in their current position to bring peace amongst the body of Christ. I am glad you asked
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
Spiritual Gifts A Means For Obedience
This is the last in our series about spiritual gifts and here we discover that spiritual gifts are a means for our obedience
Spiritual Gifts And Authority
What has the spiritual gifts got to do with authority. It has plenty to do with God’s granting us all authority to use our gifts as representatives of God himself
Gift Vs Office And Women In Ministry
Continuing in our series on the gifts and their use by men and women in the body of Christ, we come to an unusual passage where the gift seems not to be a thing but a person
Spiritual Gifts A Means Of Unity
In Ephesians chapter four Paul gives us a glimpse of what the gifts of the Holy Spirit are meant for. Paul starts out with humility, tolerance and love:
Is Pastor One Of The Spiritual Gifts
While some people consider a “Pastor” to be an office, scripture lists “Pastor” as a spiritual gift in Ephesians 4:8-11
The Priority Of The Message Over The Messenger
While I am working on my next post about the spiritual gifts and the place of the Pastor, I would like to link to one more blog post this time by Pastor Paul Burleson. Lin brought attention to this wonderful article about the importance of God’s message over the messenger, called “ The foolishness o
Debating On Women Pastors
Did you ever feel pulled in a direction you really didn’t want to go in. Well, this has been my life for the last 3 1/2 years
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
Are Womens Gifts To Be Used Outside The Church
In my blog entry called “ Are women’s gifts secondary. ” I documented the complementarian teaching that women’s gifts are secondary to men’s gifts and that women to use their gifts outside the church
Witnessing On Worthy Boards
While I am working on the next post regarding spiritual gifts, have a look at a bulletin board where the majority of people are hierarchists. I have posted a topic on the need for two or three witnesses to establish a matter
Are Womens Gifts Secondary
Last post we referenced 1 Corinthians 12:7 teaching us that the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good of the body of Christ. But are women’s gifts somehow secondary
Are Womens Gifts For The Common Good
Today I am starting a new set of posts on the spiritual gifts which are given to each person in the body of Christ. I would like to start with 1 Corinthians 12:7
Should A Woman Fear Using Her Spiritual Gifts
Can a woman serve God with all her heart without fearing that somehow she is violating a commandment by God. This segment is a preview of part 7 of the 4th DVD of “Women in M inistry Silenced or Set Free
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
What Is True Headship
With all of the talk on submission of a wife, we should at least grant that submission is not related to suppression of God’s gifts. In other words if a woman is gifted to teach, her submission to her husband and her desire to honor him should not be a means to stop her from using her God-given gift
Pastor Has His Eyes Opened Regarding Faulty Traditions
I recently received this email from a Southern Baptist Pastor who watched the DVD “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” this summer:
Theology Entries (4)
Mike Winger Ideas (2)
A person with Asperger's who fears public speaking should identify what they are actually gifted at and build ministry around those strengths rather than forcing it through their weakness.
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 15)
Mike's own primary gift is teaching, not worship leading — he did worship leading for years out of necessity but recognized it was not his strongest gift; leaning into actual gifts maximizes ministry impact.
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 15)
Related Comments (20)
Tarun, I am glad that you popped by. You said: > True but on an examination of the relationship of Christ and the church , you must admit that Christ is the “High” Priest of the church… There are ...
Cheryl, I’m glad I popped by too 🙂 and lets use your style of response to clarify my stance, (C)There are many things that Jesus is to the Church that the husband is not. (T) I agree. (C)Althou...
Tarun, Two equal partners listening to and preferring one another – that’s marriage. God commanded Abraham to obey Sarah and if God’s command to obey is something that makes one the follower and the...
Mark @138 You quoted Kostenberger as saying: “. . . for 1 Tim 2:12 is . . . there are only two acceptable ways of rendering that passage: (1) “I do not permit a woman to teach (error) or to domineer ...
#57 Craig, you asked: > So do you think 1 Tim 3 is a passage that clearly shows comps to be wrong, or one that just shows that egals could have a valid interpretation that is worth investigating. >...
Cheryl, This is all so compelling! I just finished watching your WIM videos with tears rolling down my face. I grew up with the Assemblies of God’s standard for women, but I also observed continual r...
“Under Much Grace”, Yes, Amen! The fact that it was the sons who inherited in the Old Testament and Christ has made us all sons gives us the reason that we all are joint heirs with Christ. Those who ...
Lin, In my next post you will see clearly how women’s gifts are downgraded by complementarians. The Titus 2 passage is not applicable to the spiritual gifts that we are talking about since the “teach...
Debroah Gill has a DVD on Spiritual Gifts, which I found very insightful....
Cheryl, I have been familiar with Matt Slick’s ministry for years. I share many of his views regarding the sovereignty of God, spiritual gifts, etc., but on this issue I have to demur. His condescend...
Ryan, Thanks son for the reminder that dealing with Christians is sometimes akin to skillfully dealing with the cults where you must win them to truth in a loving and non-combative way. I do have to ...
You may wish to check out what Deborah Gill has to say on spiritual gifts. She has a DVD that is very good. My understanding is that the only “office” is one of the 12, which is why Judas needed to b...
Under Much Grace, Blessing dear sister for posting the links to these two films. It is so amazing to me that there are attacks and pressures coming from so many places. Many want to try to lump godly...
Zach, Those of us on this blog love God and we love his Word. None of us want to practice games with God’s word. There is no such thing as “church headship”. The only “head” of the church is Jesus C...
Cheryl, I listened to the debate earlier today while driving and I was absolutely appalled at Matt’s behavior towards you. In spite of his adamant disagreement with your biblical egalitarianism, such...
If I may… Nobody here is saying “Waaa, I wanna teach!” What we are saying is that one half of the Body is telling the other half what they cannot do, and it has nothing at all to do with the gifting ...
ccanuk said: > Paul wasn’t saying that if someone has a different view they shouldn’t be recognized, he was saying that if someone wants to be a prophet or speak in tongues they need to acknowledge w...
Dusman, As always, I appreciate your words of love and grace. That is really where it is all at. When it comes down to the bottom line – we are all missing out on God’s truth in some area. So how do ...
Charis, I mainly use e-sword, which is freeware and have many versions for free, some for money. I have ALT, ESV, GNB, KJV+ (w/ Strong’s numbering), KJVA (for apocrypha and KJV without Strongs), and ...
The main problem with the posters dedicated to carm is that they teach authority as domination whereas, egalitarians view authority among believers as a partnership between equals. To hierarchalists t...