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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-04

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii But one thinks ‘male headship’ is simply mapping back to Adam being the source material for Eve, headship being about source relationships. The other thinks it’s about power or authority over a person (more like how the wo...

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii But one thinks ‘male headship’ is simply mapping back to Adam being the source material for Eve, headship being about source relationships. The other thinks it’s about powe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-26

@DrFrankTurek Always be ready to give a reason for the hope that you have and be able to defend the truth of the claims of Christianity and the gospel. Questions help to bring out the things where they believe differently. Asking where they find thei...

@DrFrankTurek Always be ready to give a reason for the hope that you have and be able to defend the truth of the claims of Christianity and the gospel. Questions help to bring out the things where the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-26

@JamesPelton18 @The_Sig_ @TinaFoughty Perhaps there is some application in the context of a church in that you do not support your adult children who are living in unrepentant sin. A person who refuses to judge their children simply b/c they are thei...

@JamesPelton18 @The_Sig_ @TinaFoughty Perhaps there is some application in the context of a church in that you do not support your adult children who are living in unrepentant sin. A person who refuse

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-26

@Calebclind231 @JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 James, please provide me a list of people explicitly identified as pastor or elder or overseer in the New Testament. What I am looking for is the name of a person and a statement clearly identifying them ...

@Calebclind231 @JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 James, please provide me a list of people explicitly identified as pastor or elder or overseer in the New Testament. What I am looking for is the name of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-26

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 We have to read 1Tim 2:11-15 in context. Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop anyone from teaching the truth or arbitrarily all...

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 We have to read 1Tim 2:11-15 in context. Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop

1Tim 2:11-15 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@HollandGreig @YouVersion Actually, if you read 1Tim in context, Paul writes thi

@HollandGreig @YouVersion Actually, if you read 1Tim in context, Paul writes this personal letter to Timothy to remain in Ephesus to stop false teachers, not to stop anyone from teaching truth. Try ag

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@Zach_Allgood @Damayfield89 @StuartAmidon It's not about trumping a verse as 1Ti 2:12 is scripture. The problem is that it is often taken out of context as Paul's purpose in writing this personal letter to Timothy was to exhort him to remain in Ephes...

@Zach_Allgood @Damayfield89 @StuartAmidon It's not about trumping a verse as 1Ti 2:12 is scripture. The problem is that it is often taken out of context as Paul's purpose in writing this personal lett

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-24

@ArthurMooreIV @ronhenzel No, that’s not what I’m saying whatsoever. Ron is importing ideas into the text which are foreign to the text. The text explains itself. That doesn’t mean that the Bible doesn’t teach that God is one being and three persons...

@ArthurMooreIV @ronhenzel No, that’s not what I’m saying whatsoever. Ron is importing ideas into the text which are foreign to the text. The text explains itself. That doesn’t mean that the Bible doe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-24

@ronhenzel You still don’t see it? God teaches all, but not all hear and learn.

@ronhenzel You still don’t see it? God teaches all, but not all hear and learn. Those who do listen—who believe the Father through Moses and the Prophets (Jn 5:46)—are drawn and come to the Son.

Jn 5:46 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-24

@ronhenzel Therefore these verses are not talking about a revelation, but a teac

@ronhenzel Therefore these verses are not talking about a revelation, but a teaching that a person must learn themselves. God does not plant “learning” into a persons heart. The person themselves mus

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-21

@ronhenzel want it would reoffend to get back in prison. It would be pointless. Perhaps the one who didn’t want to be freed changes his mind once freed and is glad but we don’t see this progression in scripture. Even in the case of the demoniacs, it ...

@ronhenzel want it would reoffend to get back in prison. It would be pointless. Perhaps the one who didn’t want to be freed changes his mind once freed and is glad but we don’t see this progression in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-21

@ronhenzel What I see scripture teaching is that we are captured in a prison to sin and death. We can want out of this prison but we can’t free ourselves. We are helpless. Some don’t want out. But some do. If someone came and freed everyone—even thos...

@ronhenzel What I see scripture teaching is that we are captured in a prison to sin and death. We can want out of this prison but we can’t free ourselves. We are helpless. Some don’t want out. But som

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@MikeWingerii What I encountered is a termination w/o cause (official statement)

@MikeWingerii What I encountered is a termination w/o cause (official statement) and used a non-disparagement clause for both parties before releasing severance. When asked why the pastor was let go,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ That's not his teaching. The only place you find this is in 1Ti 2:12 and it is in a personal letter address to Timothy with the purpose of stopping strange doctrines (1Ti 1:3). Paul's purpose f...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ That's not his teaching. The only place you find this is in 1Ti 2:12 and it is in a personal letter address to Timothy with the purpose of stop

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@JonByers186054 My view is that the scripture teaches that in Christ, there is no longer a dividing wall of hostility between male and female. We are all "sons" in Christ and therefore have the benefit of sons. God created equal counterparts (Ge 1:28...

@JonByers186054 My view is that the scripture teaches that in Christ, there is no longer a dividing wall of hostility between male and female. We are all "sons" in Christ and therefore have the benefi

Ge 1:28 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Many Christians agree with my conclusions...just not always with the same reasons I use. I don't bring in Artemis as I don't see Paul referring to this cult but to Jewish myths. It matters not...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Many Christians agree with my conclusions...just not always with the same reasons I use. I don't bring in Artemis as I don't see Paul referring

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JoeAdrian256 Paul uses the male form of nouns and of the idiom "one woman man"

@JoeAdrian256 Paul uses the male form of nouns and of the idiom "one woman man" but that does not require that he means male only. There are a number of verses that use aner and clearly mean any perso

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JonByers186054 A woman teaching the truth doesn't lead to the occult. How is th

@JonByers186054 A woman teaching the truth doesn't lead to the occult. How is that a reasonable conclusion? Let me say it again. A woman teaching *THE TRUTH* does not lead to the occult.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JonByers186054 Two questions: 1. Are you suggesting women were not saved before

@JonByers186054 Two questions: 1. Are you suggesting women were not saved before the church? 2. Are women now called sons?

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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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JoeAdrian256 Thanks for continuing to discuss. I appreciate you pushing back and clarifying your position again. "...a married woman to be a pastor to one man..."⎯this is a curious framing of what I'm saying. I'm actually saying the person doesn't ...

@JoeAdrian256 Thanks for continuing to discuss. I appreciate you pushing back and clarifying your position again. "...a married woman to be a pastor to one man..."⎯this is a curious framing of what I

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@StandAndKnox The purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy was to stop the s

@StandAndKnox The purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy was to stop the spread of strange doctrines. Paul recognizes that there are those who are deceived and those who are in willful rebellion

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@Flyoverland22 Paul wrote a personal letter to Timothy (which he was aware the c

@Flyoverland22 Paul wrote a personal letter to Timothy (which he was aware the church would read and benefit from) which exhorts Timothy to remain in Ephesus to stop the teaching of strange doctrines,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@Tako1Fall A woman of godly character who is able to teach and teaches the truth

@Tako1Fall A woman of godly character who is able to teach and teaches the truth with patient instruction and desires to serve as an elder should not be forbidden from doing so. God doesn’t forbid thi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@RevBCD God is no respect or of persons and if He gifts someone and they have th

@RevBCD God is no respect or of persons and if He gifts someone and they have the requisite character and ability then they should be allowed to serve. Equal consideration is what egalitarian means.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony Excellent point. If God is no repertory of persons then why is whether they are female a problem? If women will judge angels too one day (1Co 6:2-3), then why is serving an elder in this life a sin for someone especially i...

@_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony Excellent point. If God is no repertory of persons then why is whether they are female a problem? If women will judge angels too one day (1Co 6:2-3), then why is serving an

1Co 6:2-3 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@fishercatMaine Absolutely. Such a distraction to focus on a title or position a

@fishercatMaine Absolutely. Such a distraction to focus on a title or position as being a sin rather than what such a person is teaching or doing.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@FavaAnthony You cannot make up what sin is. In no sense is someone who is teaching the truth but doing so as an elder or pastor sinning merely because of their position or title. Titles are not sins when applied to certain persons and positions are ...

@FavaAnthony You cannot make up what sin is. In no sense is someone who is teaching the truth but doing so as an elder or pastor sinning merely because of their position or title. Titles are not sins

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-18

@HollandGreig 'A symbol of' is not in the Greek text. This is inserted to make i

@HollandGreig 'A symbol of' is not in the Greek text. This is inserted to make it seem like the woman has authority over her. But the text reads simply that She has authority over her own head (to dec

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-18

@The_Sig_ @The_Home_Six The Father and the Son are equal in all eternity, but what happened in the incarnation is Jesus set aside His glory and the right to act on His own initiative. Unless you are like the glorified Father and your wife is like the...

@The_Sig_ @The_Home_Six The Father and the Son are equal in all eternity, but what happened in the incarnation is Jesus set aside His glory and the right to act on His own initiative. Unless you are l

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-17

@pastor_brock Yeah, sigh. However, scripture paints a different picture. Jesus wants us all to grow into mature sons: “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God” (Ro 8:14). “Until we all attain to the unity of the faith,...

@pastor_brock Yeah, sigh. However, scripture paints a different picture. Jesus wants us all to grow into mature sons: “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God” (Ro 8:14)

Ro 8:14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-16

The Calvinist system can’t make sense of this: • A person is first forgiven by

The Calvinist system can’t make sense of this: • A person is first forgiven by God • but later faces judgment. Why? • Because their lack of mercy showed that they despised the grace they received

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-13

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals Teaching, yes. But monologues where only one person pre

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals Teaching, yes. But monologues where only one person prepares to share? Not how the early church worked. Are you suggesting that I divide from my church if it isn’t perfect?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-12

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals This is clearly atypical of Paul spurred on by the urgency to pass on as many details as possible before his journey. It is over a meal in the evening. And the words include discussion and reasoning showing it’s not a one-way...

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals This is clearly atypical of Paul spurred on by the urgency to pass on as many details as possible before his journey. It is over a meal in the evening. And the words include d

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-12

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals The Greek word used is dialegomai (διελέγετο) — often t

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals The Greek word used is dialegomai (διελέγετο) — often translated “reasoned,” “discussed,” or “dialogued.” It suggests mutual exchange, not a monologue or sermon (cf. Ac 17:2,

Ac 20:9 Ac 17:2 Ac 18:4 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-12

@My_Lord_Grant @smashbaals Note how that passage is in a personal letter to Timo

@My_Lord_Grant @smashbaals Note how that passage is in a personal letter to Timothy where Paul is explicit that he wants Timothy to stop the teaching of strange doctrines. Why then would he also want

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-11

@oliviakrolczyk_ Paul was not writing a personal letter to Timothy to stop half

@oliviakrolczyk_ Paul was not writing a personal letter to Timothy to stop half of the church or anyone from teaching truth. He was writing to stop the teaching of heresy. You are properly reacting ag

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-06

@masonmennenga And Mason reads the Bible carefully enough to know what Jesus mea

@masonmennenga And Mason reads the Bible carefully enough to know what Jesus meant by ‘turn the other cheek’ was about when someone insults and shames you, right?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua I see. So are you ignoring what I presented and just moving on to the next point? In Paul’s personal letter to Timothy regarding his appeal to him to remain in Ephesus to stop the spread of strange teachings (1Ti 1:3)...

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua I see. So are you ignoring what I presented and just moving on to the next point? In Paul’s personal letter to Timothy regarding his appeal to him to remain in Ephesus

1Ti 1:3 question
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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@JamesGi27467089 1 Timothy is a personal letter telling Timothy how to deal with

@JamesGi27467089 1 Timothy is a personal letter telling Timothy how to deal with false teachers—not to stop truth-tellers: “remain on at Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to teach

1Ti 1:3 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

He doesn’t say “God forbids” or “It is written” or “Let the church not allow…”

He doesn’t say “God forbids” or “It is written” or “Let the church not allow…” If Paul were laying down a universal creation-based principle, then why use such a personal and situational term? I thi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Hey, do you also make sure the women in your chur

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Hey, do you also make sure the women in your church cover their heads?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Paul is referring to “tis”—ie anyone male or fema

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Paul is referring to “tis”—ie anyone male or female. https://t.co/JRoL0zDyNn

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon If Paul isn’t using head (Kephale) to denote auth

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon If Paul isn’t using head (Kephale) to denote authority or leadership than the popular argument you (and many others) espouse falls apart. But whatever you want I guess…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon What does what you posted prove? Notice the prono

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon What does what you posted prove? Notice the pronoun Paul used, “tis”. Why didn’t Paul say “if any male…”—why does he use a generic pronoun? https://t.co/d1GHTrzMu7

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-01

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Who said the whole church is wrong? Clearly there

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Who said the whole church is wrong? Clearly there are and were churches who allow women to minister and lead.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The thread was about Kephale and your question wa

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The thread was about Kephale and your question wasn’t specific. Truth is not determined by what people thought or did outside of scripture. History is not an infallible

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon This thread was about ‘head’ and your question was non specific. Tell me if you can, where is anyone let alone a male called a pastor (poimen) in the New Testament? And we only have Peter and John who self identify as ...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon This thread was about ‘head’ and your question was non specific. Tell me if you can, where is anyone let alone a male called a pastor (poimen) in the New Testament? And

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There’s a difference between using generic pronouns like ‘tis’ in 1Ti 3:1 and male forms of words and explicitly calling out “must be a man” or “must not be a woman.” Paul clearly isn’t intending to restrict based on wh...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There’s a difference between using generic pronouns like ‘tis’ in 1Ti 3:1 and male forms of words and explicitly calling out “must be a man” or “must not be a woman.” Pa

1Ti 3:1 general
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