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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-19

@ZEvans_7 @andrewhebert86 What if Paul is not addressing a culture-specific issue but rather an issue in the church at Ephesus? Paul is identifying a deceived woman teaching heresy whose husband is not deceived but silent—a situation reminiscent of ...

@ZEvans_7 @andrewhebert86 What if Paul is not addressing a culture-specific issue but rather an issue in the church at Ephesus? Paul is identifying a deceived woman teaching heresy whose husband is n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@MAClark85 @BaptistBavinck @Soteriology101 How many times have I shared this fil

@MAClark85 @BaptistBavinck @Soteriology101 How many times have I shared this film, BTW? Since you know. And she's not my wife.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@dixon_maso90190 Yes! Why would you ask? Calvinism is often found to be dividing churches. By dealing with Calvinism, this hits at one of the roots causing needless division. For example, one Calvinist pastor friend claims I'm semi-Pelagian, so desp...

@dixon_maso90190 Yes! Why would you ask? Calvinism is often found to be dividing churches. By dealing with Calvinism, this hits at one of the roots causing needless division. For example, one Calvini

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@ChrisA553925529 I agree⎯not prevail against *the church*⎯that says nothing abou

@ChrisA553925529 I agree⎯not prevail against *the church*⎯that says nothing about issues with theologies causing issues in the church. In fact, if divisive ideologies become less prominent, then the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@paulsfam4 Calvinism has been around since the Old Testament? Wow, I haven’t he

@paulsfam4 Calvinism has been around since the Old Testament? Wow, I haven’t heard that one before. How do you know that I don’t know the scriptures? You mean because I disagree with you I don’t kno

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Trolling? Seriously? Why are you dismissing my arguments in this way? Maybe you are trolling, but that’s not what I’m doing. Paul continues describing deacons in the same way as elders using grammatically masculine forms as ...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Trolling? Seriously? Why are you dismissing my arguments in this way? Maybe you are trolling, but that’s not what I’m doing. Paul continues describing deacons in the same way

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@seizethatlife I sure hope not but I just find him down an endless rabbit hole l

@seizethatlife I sure hope not but I just find him down an endless rabbit hole lately admittedly by his own choice thinking he is going to single handedly save the church…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@carol66944 This is missing the point. The false teaching was causing arguments, foolish discussions, disputes and evil suspicions. Stopping the false teaching is meant to bring about the love and concern again for one another. "The purpose, then, o...

@carol66944 This is missing the point. The false teaching was causing arguments, foolish discussions, disputes and evil suspicions. Stopping the false teaching is meant to bring about the love and con

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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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Ah, you are going to try to claim that he couldn't be a 'highly respected' pharisee without being married, right? So is the requirement in 1Ti 3:2 "Must have been married at some point in time"? Paul says he is single and ne...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Ah, you are going to try to claim that he couldn't be a 'highly respected' pharisee without being married, right? So is the requirement in 1Ti 3:2 "Must have been married at

1Ti 3:2 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Really? From one comment you think I told you everything I know about Paul? If Paul meant an elder must be married, then Paul was disqualified himself. Therefore, he clearly didn’t mean this. Further, since he commended ever...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Really? From one comment you think I told you everything I know about Paul? If Paul meant an elder must be married, then Paul was disqualified himself. Therefore, he clearly

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Now if we look at 1Ti 3:1-7, we see: - Nothing forbidding women from serving, - Nothing forbidding singles or the childless, - There aren’t even any male pronouns. So I fail to understand why people forbid qualified, gifted ...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Now if we look at 1Ti 3:1-7, we see: - Nothing forbidding women from serving, - Nothing forbidding singles or the childless, - There aren’t even any male pronouns. So I fail

1Ti 3:1-7 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@ShawnWGillogly @ronhenzel This is one of the many arguments i make after exeget

@ShawnWGillogly @ronhenzel This is one of the many arguments i make after exegeting all the texts. The claim made was that since no woman is called ‘pastor’ this proves it’s only for men. I’m simply

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@slyoung687 It’s really unfortunate as I think we could have has a good discussi

@slyoung687 It’s really unfortunate as I think we could have has a good discussion on this. But he has hardened himself on women in ministry and strangely sees me harming my marriage by treating my wi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@NonEgalitarian @NaturalHierarch No it doesn't. It's dealing with a specific iss

@NonEgalitarian @NaturalHierarch No it doesn't. It's dealing with a specific issue in Ephesus. Why does Paul use the singular? https://t.co/XIjnmMzrMD

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

I noted that Mike seems to be trying to single-handedly fix the church by pulling the biggest weeds—despite Mt 13:24-30 warning us not to. Then he posts on his timeline, “We can’t remove tares…but we must remove wolves.” So… not pulling weeds, just...

I noted that Mike seems to be trying to single-handedly fix the church by pulling the biggest weeds—despite Mt 13:24-30 warning us not to. Then he posts on his timeline, “We can’t remove tares…but we

Mt 13:24-30 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA ...deceived, yet he needs to be part of her being brought to sa

@VirgilWalkerOMA ...deceived, yet he needs to be part of her being brought to salvation and staying in the true faith. Paul says the goal of this instruction is 'love from a pure heart...and a sincere

1Ti 1:5 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA I believe Paul is pulling on an older Attic meaning (kind of like using a KJV word today) as it connects what this deceived woman is doing by teaching heresy with her husband sitting silent⎯just like when Eve reasoned the fruit was g...

@VirgilWalkerOMA I believe Paul is pulling on an older Attic meaning (kind of like using a KJV word today) as it connects what this deceived woman is doing by teaching heresy with her husband sitting

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfering between a husband and wife, a sticky situatio...

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA Since this is a personal letter specifically to Timothy who has

@VirgilWalkerOMA Since this is a personal letter specifically to Timothy who has extensive experience with Paul and spent time together with him at Ephesus, then all that is required is that Timothy k

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA The text in 2:14 sure does make 'the woman' sound like Eve. I think that's precisely Paul's intent. He's using Eve (and Adam) as prototypes of a specific couple in Ephesus. How? Adam wasn't deceived but Eve was. This wife in Ephesus ...

@VirgilWalkerOMA The text in 2:14 sure does make 'the woman' sound like Eve. I think that's precisely Paul's intent. He's using Eve (and Adam) as prototypes of a specific couple in Ephesus. How? Adam

in 2:14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA The singular could be generic (all women) or specific. Since Paul just used the plural, a shift to the singular stands out if he means any individual woman. His use of the woman with the article in 2:14 means we must at least conside...

@VirgilWalkerOMA The singular could be generic (all women) or specific. Since Paul just used the plural, a shift to the singular stands out if he means any individual woman. His use of the woman with

in 2:14 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@sola_chad There’s also not a SINGLE male explicitly called ‘pastor’ in the New

@sola_chad There’s also not a SINGLE male explicitly called ‘pastor’ in the New Testament either. Is that it?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA as a means to point to which of them is godly and should be listened to. Paul says that this is not an appropriate response to false teaching, but rather godliness should be demonstrated by good works. Going from all people, to all ...

@VirgilWalkerOMA as a means to point to which of them is godly and should be listened to. Paul says that this is not an appropriate response to false teaching, but rather godliness should be demonstra

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA After addressing the central goal of a healthily functioning body, Paul deals with how the men were responding to the false teaching with anger. Rather, Paul wants the men to lift up holy hands in prayer and not anger. Similarly, the...

@VirgilWalkerOMA After addressing the central goal of a healthily functioning body, Paul deals with how the men were responding to the false teaching with anger. Rather, Paul wants the men to lift up

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-11

@BeingJustified @Ashleyhays2089 Before you presume to create a new sin which the

@BeingJustified @Ashleyhays2089 Before you presume to create a new sin which the Bible doesn't once indicate is a sin, you should probably first make sure you are reading this text in its context. htt

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-11

@Sovereign316 @sarahcstock The only thing you got right in that image was the first text and even that is wrong, since I provide the evidence for Paul not naming those who are deceived and haven’t yet been confronted. Since Paul worked closely with T...

@Sovereign316 @sarahcstock The only thing you got right in that image was the first text and even that is wrong, since I provide the evidence for Paul not naming those who are deceived and haven’t yet

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-11

@Natasha_Crain @MikeWingerii While I empathize with what Mike is currently doing and can agree with possibly much of it, his handling of egalitarians like myself has shown me that he seems to see himself as an isolated powerful hero that is going to ...

@Natasha_Crain @MikeWingerii While I empathize with what Mike is currently doing and can agree with possibly much of it, his handling of egalitarians like myself has shown me that he seems to see hims

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-11

@smashbaals Well Paul was certainly a pastor and was celibate and encouraged all

@smashbaals Well Paul was certainly a pastor and was celibate and encouraged all to be like he was and yet said that if one married they have not sinned. That should have settled it I would think.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@DrMJ_1580 @GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @PastorDeberny You're not even going to

@DrMJ_1580 @GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @PastorDeberny You're not even going to try? I believe every single word is inspired by God...even the grammar, and especially the context. ☺️

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@a_muqadashaql_i @SingAtTheGates @DavidEdgington Yes, the Bible is crystal clear. Paul wrote to Timothy to exhort him to instruct certain persons to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop the teaching of truth by anyone to anyone. Yep, I'm read...

@a_muqadashaql_i @SingAtTheGates @DavidEdgington Yes, the Bible is crystal clear. Paul wrote to Timothy to exhort him to instruct certain persons to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop the te

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@JanJansen1973 @haymes_joshua That example merely shows that it is not a restric

@JanJansen1973 @haymes_joshua That example merely shows that it is not a restriction. If only a few women end up being elders, that’s not a problem. But if we weren’t claiming they were sinning by ser

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@TommyMommy36056 @howard_kin71514 @Truth_matters20 “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” (Jn 2:10) The Greek phrase translated “drunk ...

@TommyMommy36056 @howard_kin71514 @Truth_matters20 “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until no

Jn 2:10 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The way we do our services today resembles nothing of the way meetings were in Paul’s day. It’s likely why few ever mature to become teachers or elders and few participate other than singing. BTW, ...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The way we do our services today resembles nothing of the way meetings were in Paul’s day. It’s likely why few ever mature to become teachers or eld

1Co 14:30 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Why should only the married women subject themselves? That makes no sense. If the problem was that people were asking questions and interrupting the pastor’s sermon, then Paul’s instruction would be...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Why should only the married women subject themselves? That makes no sense. If the problem was that people were asking questions and interrupting the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 First, it’s not conjecture if Paul himself says “Now for the matters you wrote about…” (7:1). I’m using Paul’s explicit statement and the fact we clearly see other places he quotes from their letter...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 First, it’s not conjecture if Paul himself says “Now for the matters you wrote about…” (7:1). I’m using Paul’s explicit statement and the fact we cl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Since the purpose of the gathering is for mutual edification, why silence questions, and second why silence only questions from married women? Paul also says “For you can all speak” but just 1 at a ...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Since the purpose of the gathering is for mutual edification, why silence questions, and second why silence only questions from married women? Paul

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@_Kadmos1 @OSRDwarf2 @DrCalumMiller Actually, the Bible is clear that while Eve

@_Kadmos1 @OSRDwarf2 @DrCalumMiller Actually, the Bible is clear that while Eve sinned, Adam was 100% at fault.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@carol66944 @OrinRomine That’s not how Greek works. The 3rd person singular σωθήσεται in v15 cannot refer back to Adam—he’s not the subject of v14, and v15 says “she will be saved if they continue.” Adam is male and singular; the plural “they” exclud...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine That’s not how Greek works. The 3rd person singular σωθήσεται in v15 cannot refer back to Adam—he’s not the subject of v14, and v15 says “she will be saved if they continue.” A

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 @WayneShaff60221 Thanks for repeating that since I am

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 @WayneShaff60221 Thanks for repeating that since I am muted. I wonder why she doesn’t mute you since we both believe the same thing more or less. Interesting…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@SonofCisco @5pur5y @swainslake @DBryanRhodes @TexasPreacher The OP invites speculation because it isn’t just addressing a purist focus on the ministry but on the idea that no woman should be allowed to prepare for serving in that way. And one wonder...

@SonofCisco @5pur5y @swainslake @DBryanRhodes @TexasPreacher The OP invites speculation because it isn’t just addressing a purist focus on the ministry but on the idea that no woman should be allowed

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@OldPhilos @smashbaals Well, Paul definitely was single and wished everyone was single like himself, which means that if everyone followed this advice, there’d be no elders or pastors? Naw. That’s not it. Jesus is also the chief shepherd and he als...

@OldPhilos @smashbaals Well, Paul definitely was single and wished everyone was single like himself, which means that if everyone followed this advice, there’d be no elders or pastors? Naw. That’s no

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@OldPhilos @smashbaals First, Timothy is having to deal with a deceived wife teaching false doctrine where her husband is not deceived and silent (similar to what happened in Eden in Gen 3). A sticky situation for young, single Timothy. So Paul gives...

@OldPhilos @smashbaals First, Timothy is having to deal with a deceived wife teaching false doctrine where her husband is not deceived and silent (similar to what happened in Eden in Gen 3). A sticky

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 That’s what a deacon is… a supportive role. They organize teams, host, weight on tables, distribute donations, etc. Not a single person in the NT aside from Christ is named as a pastor. Only two are named as elder, Peter an...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 That’s what a deacon is… a supportive role. They organize teams, host, weight on tables, distribute donations, etc. Not a single person in the NT aside from Christ is named

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@SingnRing Yes, it’s a big issue for women. Hopefully I can help move the needle

@SingnRing Yes, it’s a big issue for women. Hopefully I can help move the needle and if not, help women not feel condemned for allowing the Holy Spirit to use them in ways that their church may disall

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Interesting…you are one of very few who call Paul a pastor. Because 1Ti 3:2 appears to disqualify singles and females from serving as elder/pastor. Nowhere does scripture say that Priscilla was under the authority of her hu...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Interesting…you are one of very few who call Paul a pastor. Because 1Ti 3:2 appears to disqualify singles and females from serving as elder/pastor. Nowhere does scripture sa

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@SingnRing Absolutely! The misguided emphasis on authority seems to be core to the problem. There seems to be a desire to emphasize and not diminish Christ’s authority over His church but Jesus doesn’t present Himself that way, always elevating the c...

@SingnRing Absolutely! The misguided emphasis on authority seems to be core to the problem. There seems to be a desire to emphasize and not diminish Christ’s authority over His church but Jesus doesn’

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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 2025-07-06

When David sinned deeply against God by using his power as king to commit adulte

When David sinned deeply against God by using his power as king to commit adultery and then cover it up by sending her husband unsupported into battle so he would die, David rightly feared God would r

Ps 51:11 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@FlyingHowitzer You are referring to 1Ti 1:12. It’s not referring to pastors, the context of the letter is stopping false teaching, the grammar is explicitly singular and the ‘the woman’ gives us evidence that there’s a specific woman who is deceived...

@FlyingHowitzer You are referring to 1Ti 1:12. It’s not referring to pastors, the context of the letter is stopping false teaching, the grammar is explicitly singular and the ‘the woman’ gives us evid

1Ti 1:12 commentary
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