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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-10

@BaptistClips A bishop/elder has to be married with kids? So Paul himself was di

@BaptistClips A bishop/elder has to be married with kids? So Paul himself was disqualified? And he advocated for others to remain single in 1Co 7 and likely Timothy wasn’t married either.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-09

@dalepartridge Also…Paul was childless and advocated for singleness. Populating

@dalepartridge Also…Paul was childless and advocated for singleness. Populating the planet isn’t the calling of the church; discipling the nations is.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad An elder (pastor) doesn’t need to be married, but if so, then must be monogamous. If not, must advocate for monogamy. An elder doesn’t have to have children, but if so, the child/children should be obedient and believers. Th...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad An elder (pastor) doesn’t need to be married, but if so, then must be monogamous. If not, must advocate for monogamy. An elder doesn’t have to have children, but if so, the c

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad You are hypothesizing. Nowhere does he identify as a widower. That would be an important detail. It would also be important to know if he was married but his wife left him. But Paul advocates for everyone (if possible) to be...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad You are hypothesizing. Nowhere does he identify as a widower. That would be an important detail. It would also be important to know if he was married but his wife left him. B

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

“…Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advo

“…Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix.” (CCC 969) A ‘mediatrix’ is a mediator, which is more than an intercessor. I

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@Gates_of_Derry @colinsmo Someone who advocates for plural marriages is clearly doing something that is not promoted in the New Testament. 1Ti 3:2 can’t mean that an overseer must be married (Paul was single) or male but it certainly means monogamous...

@Gates_of_Derry @colinsmo Someone who advocates for plural marriages is clearly doing something that is not promoted in the New Testament. 1Ti 3:2 can’t mean that an overseer must be married (Paul was

1Ti 3:2 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JoeAdrian256 I referenced 1Co 7 because Paul clarifies that he is single and advocates for others to desire to be single which would mean that if they all followed his advice, there would be no elders whatsoever! But see, you note as I did "...but *...

@JoeAdrian256 I referenced 1Co 7 because Paul clarifies that he is single and advocates for others to desire to be single which would mean that if they all followed his advice, there would be no elder

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JoeAdrian256 Therefore, whether a person is single, married, with children, or with no children, is female or male is not part of the requirements or else Paul himself would be excluded, and likely Timothy, not to mention Paul advocates for everyone...

@JoeAdrian256 Therefore, whether a person is single, married, with children, or with no children, is female or male is not part of the requirements or else Paul himself would be excluded, and likely T

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The reason Paul uses this language is as an idiom

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The reason Paul uses this language is as an idiom for both faithful if married and someone who advocates for monogamy. The male form of a phrase or terms is used as the d

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Paul is not requiring one to be a husband or else he is himself disqualified! And the fact that he advocates for people to be single in 1Co 7 would have to have had a clear note that this makes one disqualified for leade...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Paul is not requiring one to be a husband or else he is himself disqualified! And the fact that he advocates for people to be single in 1Co 7 would have to have had a cle

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@Dankrightanon @LordFerguson09 No, a woman cannot be a husband. The idiom is in the male form as a generic characteristic that can apply to anyone regardless of gender. Else it requires one to be married and have 2 or more children and Paul was neith...

@Dankrightanon @LordFerguson09 No, a woman cannot be a husband. The idiom is in the male form as a generic characteristic that can apply to anyone regardless of gender. Else it requires one to be marr

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@path1_one @rightresponsem I am a mutualist⎯mutual cooperation and service, not an advocate of chaos. “He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning (archē), the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have fi...

@path1_one @rightresponsem I am a mutualist⎯mutual cooperation and service, not an advocate of chaos. “He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning (archē), the firstborn from

Col 1:18 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon You sound like you are presuming your conclusion. If Paul is using an idiom to describe character (which is the case for all the other things Paul lists), then this isn't about being married or male. Paul wasn't marrie...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon You sound like you are presuming your conclusion. If Paul is using an idiom to describe character (which is the case for all the other things Paul lists), then this isn'

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-23

Pope Francis made some comments before he died on Monday. He calls everyone children of God, doesn’t seem concerned with the imminent return of Christ and advocates for human induced peace when the Bible says that wars and rumours of wars continue un...

Pope Francis made some comments before he died on Monday. He calls everyone children of God, doesn’t seem concerned with the imminent return of Christ and advocates for human induced peace when the Bi

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-18

@Crystalisives @rightresponsem Yeah, it's always a bit shocking to hear people a

@Crystalisives @rightresponsem Yeah, it's always a bit shocking to hear people actually say this. I think it would have been much better to just say "I have no idea what this passage means" than to sa

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-18

@ShamarYall @rightresponsem Except Joel is most certainly wrong on this, albeit he is consistent in his view. And yes, 1Ti 2:15 is there and yes, we have to explain it. Yet remaining single is what Paul advocates for in 1Co 7, so Joel's interpretatio...

@ShamarYall @rightresponsem Except Joel is most certainly wrong on this, albeit he is consistent in his view. And yes, 1Ti 2:15 is there and yes, we have to explain it. Yet remaining single is what Pa

1Ti 2:15 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-14

@rightresponsem @TinaFoughty What? The evidence of salvation is having children

@rightresponsem @TinaFoughty What? The evidence of salvation is having children and being a mother? Paul advocates for singleness in 1Co 7. And you make this a matter of salvation? Yikes. 😬

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning This is X! Are you not an advocate of free speech? If you want to respond to Laura only that’s up to you. But if what you are saying is truth then you shouldn’t need to fear someone cor...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning This is X! Are you not an advocate of free speech? If you want to respond to Laura only that’s up to you. But if what you are saying is

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

If 1Ti 3:2 were about gender, it would also disqualify single men, widowers, and

If 1Ti 3:2 were about gender, it would also disqualify single men, widowers, and even Paul himself, who advocated for singleness in 1Co 7:7–8. Clearly, the focus here is on faithfulness, not prescribi

1Co 7:7 1Ti 3:2 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-20

@JacobPaul432 @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii I can grant that more than just Calvi

@JacobPaul432 @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii I can grant that more than just Calvinists believe it. However, it doesn’t really matter where it comes from or who primarily advocates for it. The question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-17

@harmonizedgrace @mtnhousewife Also, I speak to men all the time…constantly. Now

@harmonizedgrace @mtnhousewife Also, I speak to men all the time…constantly. Now I see a community of women who advocate for this view I’m interacting with and I’m interested also in your views on it

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-14

Paul’s plea wasn’t for separation but for restoration. He says, “I am again in t

Paul’s plea wasn’t for separation but for restoration. He says, “I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!” (Gal 4:19). Even when the church drifted badly, he advocated f

Gal 4:19 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-20

@dan_cameron99 @pauldirks @BillboardChris Well, that sure would be nice and I’d be quite happy if they did. What would debating this with Paul and Chris achieve? They are not involved in setting the curriculum nor trustees or board members. You jus...

@dan_cameron99 @pauldirks @BillboardChris Well, that sure would be nice and I’d be quite happy if they did. What would debating this with Paul and Chris achieve? They are not involved in setting the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-23

What I noticed is that pastors that speak on male female relationships and advoc

What I noticed is that pastors that speak on male female relationships and advocate for the complementarian view spend a lot of time warming the audience up for what they are about to hear. Howerton d

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-19

@curtisschlepp @JollyStine Except that qualifications should apply individually as one spouse may not have a teaching gift or the fortitude to correct false teaching. And also, Paul was single (and likely Timothy) and advocated for singleness so one...

@curtisschlepp @JollyStine Except that qualifications should apply individually as one spouse may not have a teaching gift or the fortitude to correct false teaching. And also, Paul was single (and l

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-08

@PastorMark Well, not that getting married is bad. It’s good. But then Paul advocated for singleness. "I wish that all were as I myself am." (1Co 7:7) "To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am." (1Co 7...

@PastorMark Well, not that getting married is bad. It’s good. But then Paul advocated for singleness. "I wish that all were as I myself am." (1Co 7:7) "To the unmarried and the widows I say that it

1Co 7:7 1Co 7:8 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-06

@Spenc59045Jason I don’t know much about Zahnd but I will look into whether Mike

@Spenc59045Jason I don’t know much about Zahnd but I will look into whether Mike misrepresents people he says to avoid. If he gets egalitarians so wrong and advocates for division in egalitarian churc

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-04

@MikeWingerii I also find it interesting how those who advocate for male-only leadership in the church label themselves 'complementarians.’ This term suggests inclusion of both due to the complementarity of strengths rather than excluding women. I...

@MikeWingerii I also find it interesting how those who advocate for male-only leadership in the church label themselves 'complementarians.’ This term suggests inclusion of both due to the complement

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-22

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn Paul advocated for singleness for those wh

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn Paul advocated for singleness for those who were able. If only married women are able to fully obey scripture then this goes against Paul’s commendations. https:/

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-15

@JimmyParker87 @RevChrisDavis Also, we do know that Paul wasn’t married from 1Co

@JimmyParker87 @RevChrisDavis Also, we do know that Paul wasn’t married from 1Co 7. He advocated for singleness and given the reasons—to allow complete focus on ministry—why would he have changed his

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-02

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 I am of course referring to the churches Paul was speaking of in the first century, not the ones that came later. To deny that Paul advocated for the practice of not covering one’s head while praying or...

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 I am of course referring to the churches Paul was speaking of in the first century, not the ones that came later. To deny that Paul advocated for the pr

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-25

@BlueGiant42 @MikeWingerii Mike is considered by a pastor by many of his audience of nearly 700k on YouTube. He is the most popular level advocate today for complementarian teaching. That in itself is fine—he is allowed to hold his own views on thing...

@BlueGiant42 @MikeWingerii Mike is considered by a pastor by many of his audience of nearly 700k on YouTube. He is the most popular level advocate today for complementarian teaching. That in itself is