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@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Have you been programmed to favor a complementar

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Have you been programmed to favor a complementarian view over one that makes more sense of all the details?

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge How did you decide between a specific woman and the anaphoric use of the article and a generic woman? How does your view tie the context together with Paul’s stated intent, writing specifically to Timothy to deal with ...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge How did you decide between a specific woman and the anaphoric use of the article and a generic woman? How does your view tie the context together with Paul’s stated int

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge First, I’m not being creative, Paul is. And he has to in order to make this couple clear to Timothy without naming them. Why does it matter what most exegetes think? Desiring God and Crossway are committed to the comp...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge First, I’m not being creative, Paul is. And he has to in order to make this couple clear to Timothy without naming them. Why does it matter what most exegetes think? D

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ok, so if I’m following you now, womenkind is guaranteed to be saved through the sovereignly promised messiah, so Paul creates a motivational bridge by using a conditional statement to exhort women to keep themselves f...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ok, so if I’m following you now, womenkind is guaranteed to be saved through the sovereignly promised messiah, so Paul creates a motivational bridge by using a conditio

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ok so let’s see if I’m tracking: a typical woman

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ok so let’s see if I’m tracking: a typical woman from Genesis 3 will be saved by the faithful perseverance of nontypical women as a means to eschatological vindication

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ok, but it’s not speaking about the salvation of

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ok, but it’s not speaking about the salvation of the they. So your answer is: Women will be saved if women do something? So Paul uses the singular in error? He should

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Didaskein does not mean authoritative teaching! There’s no ‘or’ in the text. Authentein doesn’t mean dominion. You made women and men both plural. The grammar demands no such thing. Clearly Paul in his personal letter ...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Didaskein does not mean authoritative teaching! There’s no ‘or’ in the text. Authentein doesn’t mean dominion. You made women and men both plural. The grammar demands n

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge You are not doing exegesis. Repeating talking po

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge You are not doing exegesis. Repeating talking points is not Biblical analysis of the text alone in its context and grammar. Don’t claim you are doing exegesis when you

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ah, I see. So as long as women instruct men during the other 167 hours during the week and be unofficial about it…like at Bible studies or any context outside of that 1 hour. That’s what God wants. Clearly you know not...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ah, I see. So as long as women instruct men during the other 167 hours during the week and be unofficial about it…like at Bible studies or any context outside of that 1

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Well, you said that women can’t teach truth to m

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Well, you said that women can’t teach truth to men so I was pretty sure you weren’t reading the Bible anyways.

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge 1Tim 3 and Titus 1 don’t even have explicit male pronouns let alone a prohibition against women. For the way you are treating this, Paul ought to have said it clearly, “an elder must not be a woman.” Rather you have...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge 1Tim 3 and Titus 1 don’t even have explicit male pronouns let alone a prohibition against women. For the way you are treating this, Paul ought to have said it clearl

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge LOL…silence on women pastors? Good grief, @grok, how many individuals are called pastor in the New Testament? Surely you jest. Paul doesn’t ground his “I do not permit” in Adam’s precedence but in the fact that he ...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge LOL…silence on women pastors? Good grief, @grok, how many individuals are called pastor in the New Testament? Surely you jest. Paul doesn’t ground his “I do not per

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Well, your skill of analysis needs improving then. There is no complementarian (male only leadership) as divinely ordained. God makes that clear by giving the SAME commands to both male and female in Gen 1:28. Where...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Well, your skill of analysis needs improving then. There is no complementarian (male only leadership) as divinely ordained. God makes that clear by giving the SAME c

Gen 1:28 debate

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge I need to know @Grok, are you getting your response purely from the text alone and its context and grammar or are you integrating ideas from commentaries and things others have written from a complementarian and/or ...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge I need to know @Grok, are you getting your response purely from the text alone and its context and grammar or are you integrating ideas from commentaries and things

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Again, all you are doing is copying and pasting from typical complementarian and patriarchal talking points. You are not dealing with the text itself in its context. Your arguments fail when taken without your compl...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Again, all you are doing is copying and pasting from typical complementarian and patriarchal talking points. You are not dealing with the text itself in its context.

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge First, you are wrong. Paul’s comments in 1Ti 2:13-14 are using the fact of the time sequence of creation and the fact that only Eve was deceived to relate to a married couple who were going through a similar thing i...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge First, you are wrong. Paul’s comments in 1Ti 2:13-14 are using the fact of the time sequence of creation and the fact that only Eve was deceived to relate to a marri

1Ti 2:13-14 debate

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Sorry, @Grok, you are going to have to do better. Summarizing what commentaries say is not how we interpret the Bible. Stick to just the text, the grammar and the context or you will mess this one up every time. The...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge Sorry, @Grok, you are going to have to do better. Summarizing what commentaries say is not how we interpret the Bible. Stick to just the text, the grammar and the co

1Ti 2:11-12 commentary

@DanKellyHope @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge I see. So you found a woman that teachings things you disagree with. Congratulations. If you are concerned about her prosperity gospel teaching, you will find her in good company with men who taught it l...

@DanKellyHope @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge I see. So you found a woman that teachings things you disagree with. Congratulations. If you are concerned about her prosperity gospel teaching, you will

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge To think that after God gives auth

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge To think that after God gives authority to all believers to preach and teach all nations that here in A SINGLE VERSE God decides to stop all women from te

@stone_c45 @dalepartridge Phenomenal logic there… being a deacon is like working

@stone_c45 @dalepartridge Phenomenal logic there… being a deacon is like working on a high voltage line or welding underwater. So women should never do anything dangerous…like leading, serving as a de

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge Since you are now trying to argue

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge Since you are now trying to argue by simply quoting the scripture I explained in context, here are some questions for you…because you clearly are much sma

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge No it doesn’t Sherlock. The contex

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge No it doesn’t Sherlock. The context is stopping false teachers. You need to read more than one verse…sigh

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge Oh my goodness. That is not logical whatsoever. You think all women are more easily deceived? Why then does Paul say that he’s concerned that an entire church might be deceived like Eve (2Co 11:3)? You re...

@DanielleMc24097 @ThokGrararah @dalepartridge Oh my goodness. That is not logical whatsoever. You think all women are more easily deceived? Why then does Paul say that he’s concerned that an entire ch

2Co 11:3 question

@ThokGrararah @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge That’s correct. Paul’s context of 1Tim which is a personal letter to Timothy is that he wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyon...

@ThokGrararah @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge That’s correct. Paul’s context of 1Tim which is a personal letter to Timothy is that he wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to

@UncutDomination @dalepartridge You might do well to learn in silence since you

@UncutDomination @dalepartridge You might do well to learn in silence since you like many others struggle to read in context. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@dalepartridge The Bible doesn’t forbid women from serving as: pastors, elders,

@dalepartridge The Bible doesn’t forbid women from serving as: pastors, elders, or deacons, police officers, soldiers, firemen, judges, or politicians.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-28

@LatterDayBean The second statement may be correct but the first and third state

@LatterDayBean The second statement may be correct but the first and third statements are clearly wrong. Early on in the BOM, Lehi claims God tells him he can disobey Jeremiah’s word that everyone is

@TheGermanicist Yes, of course scripture is true, including Jn 5:19. However, this verse does not mean that Jesus lacks power or ability apart from the Father. The Greek construction (“οὐ δύναται… ποιεῖν ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ”) expresses moral impossibility, no...

@TheGermanicist Yes, of course scripture is true, including Jn 5:19. However, this verse does not mean that Jesus lacks power or ability apart from the Father. The Greek construction (“οὐ δύναται… ποι

Jn 5:19 debate

@Sola_GPT You are right to point out problems in the Christian church. But the i

@Sola_GPT You are right to point out problems in the Christian church. But the issue with LDS teaching is fundamental divergence from core teachings about the nature of God, man, who Jesus is and the

@prayandfast2 Paul, the other apostles and Jesus (!) believed what I wrote… is that not enough for you? Remember what Paul said: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own sel...

@prayandfast2 Paul, the other apostles and Jesus (!) believed what I wrote… is that not enough for you? Remember what Paul said: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you,

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s a major difference between churches and denominations that are right on the majors but sometimes wrong on the minors and the LDS who claim to be prophetically restoring back to the apostolic church but are wrong on the f...

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s a major difference between churches and denominations that are right on the majors but sometimes wrong on the minors and the LDS who claim to be prophetically restoring b

@Adminosaurus @schism There is no perfect church. I have attended 6 different ones over my years and they spanned different denominations: Pentecostal, Baptist, Calvary Chapel, non-denominational, Reformed Church of America, Mennonite Brethren. The c...

@Adminosaurus @schism There is no perfect church. I have attended 6 different ones over my years and they spanned different denominations: Pentecostal, Baptist, Calvary Chapel, non-denominational, Ref

@GrandpaJoeSux “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising t

@GrandpaJoeSux “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” (2Co 11:13–14)

2Co 11:13 general

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s zero record of any New Testament or early post-apostolic church performing proxy baptisms. Early writers like Tertullian and Chrysostom explicitly condemned the idea as a heretical misunderstanding of Paul’s words. They ...

@Adminosaurus @schism There’s zero record of any New Testament or early post-apostolic church performing proxy baptisms. Early writers like Tertullian and Chrysostom explicitly condemned the idea as a

@schism Joseph Smith’s statement sounds humble, but unfortunately it is rebellio

@schism Joseph Smith’s statement sounds humble, but unfortunately it is rebellion cloaked as curiosity. Yes, the church makes mistakes but Smith mistook God’s boundaries for human ones. https://t.co/2

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-25

@LatterdayNosh “We call this event the First Vision because it was the first time God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to a person in modern times.” — Gospel Topics: First Vision. However, it would seem that LDS teachings today interpre...

@LatterdayNosh “We call this event the First Vision because it was the first time God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to a person in modern times.” — Gospel Topics: First Vision. Howeve

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-24

@clementinetown @Toneskeee Being aligned in your beliefs to your spouse is very important. If my spouse was Roman Catholic or Orthodox (or not a Christian or even part of a cult group) I would not be going to the same church which would be confusing ...

@clementinetown @Toneskeee Being aligned in your beliefs to your spouse is very important. If my spouse was Roman Catholic or Orthodox (or not a Christian or even part of a cult group) I would not be

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-24

@clementinetown @Toneskeee I’ve now gone to 6 different churches from Pentecostal, Calvary Chapel, non denominational, Baptist, Reformed Church of America, and Mennonite Brethren. They’ve all had their ups and downs and had issues. None of them were...

@clementinetown @Toneskeee I’ve now gone to 6 different churches from Pentecostal, Calvary Chapel, non denominational, Baptist, Reformed Church of America, and Mennonite Brethren. They’ve all had the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-23

@jrdickens90 @Toneskeee Yes, the husband is the head of his wife just as Christ is the head of His church. My argument is not that this isn’t the case but that it doesn’t mean authority over—it means source. Adam flesh and bone what Eve was created f...

@jrdickens90 @Toneskeee Yes, the husband is the head of his wife just as Christ is the head of His church. My argument is not that this isn’t the case but that it doesn’t mean authority over—it means

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-23

@clementinetown @Toneskeee Why does it matter who is trying to get who to go to

@clementinetown @Toneskeee Why does it matter who is trying to get who to go to church?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-23

@Toneskeee @SpenceBrown3 What makes you think that only women are tempted to go

@Toneskeee @SpenceBrown3 What makes you think that only women are tempted to go to an lgbtq affirming church?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-21

@ElifNull @Vizini7 @smashbaals Yes, a Jew must be one “inwardly”. But Paul is speaking about individual salvation, not the abolition of Israel’s ethnic distinction. If “Israel” no longer meant ethnic Jews according to the flesh, then Ro 9:3-4 (“my k...

@ElifNull @Vizini7 @smashbaals Yes, a Jew must be one “inwardly”. But Paul is speaking about individual salvation, not the abolition of Israel’s ethnic distinction. If “Israel” no longer meant ethnic

Ro 9:3-4 debate

@azuritian What does the Book of Mormon add to the Bible? It contains no doctrinal statements. And how does one explain how Lehi and Nehi were told to disobey a direct command of God through Jeremiah, that all—including Jeremiah and Daniel and Ezeki...

@azuritian What does the Book of Mormon add to the Bible? It contains no doctrinal statements. And how does one explain how Lehi and Nehi were told to disobey a direct command of God through Jeremiah

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals I don’t know if you usually read the KJV, but the English wording here is misleading. The phrase “obedient to their own husbands” in Titus 2:5 (KJV) translates the Greek ὑποτασσομένας τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν (hypotassomenas ...

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals I don’t know if you usually read the KJV, but the English wording here is misleading. The phrase “obedient to their own husbands” in Titus 2:5 (KJV) translates the Greek ὑ

Titus 2:5 debate

@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi It’s true that regional councils such as Hippo (393 AD) and Carthage (397, 419 AD) affirmed a list of 73 books, matching what later became the Roman Catholic canon. But these were regional councils, not ecumenical ones. The...

@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi It’s true that regional councils such as Hippo (393 AD) and Carthage (397, 419 AD) affirmed a list of 73 books, matching what later became the Roman Catholic canon. But thes

@BishopJaxi @jimexploring Was jesting since anyone knows almost every opinion is

@BishopJaxi @jimexploring Was jesting since anyone knows almost every opinion is represented by some sect. Clearly they were included in the Greek LXX. How about the Masoretes who maintained the OT s

@BishopJaxi If your argument is that early codices determine the canon, then you’ll need to be consistent: - Codex Sinaiticus includes The Shepherd of Hermas and The Epistle of Barnabas. - Codex Alexandrinus adds Psalm 151 and 1–4 Maccabees. - Codex ...

@BishopJaxi If your argument is that early codices determine the canon, then you’ll need to be consistent: - Codex Sinaiticus includes The Shepherd of Hermas and The Epistle of Barnabas. - Codex Alexa

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-19

@annelikok @smashbaals Everyone is to follow the example of Jesus who submitted to us by laying down His life, setting aside His rights and privileges, and doing what served our best interests. Jesus’ example in Phil 2 is for women and men to follow....

@annelikok @smashbaals Everyone is to follow the example of Jesus who submitted to us by laying down His life, setting aside His rights and privileges, and doing what served our best interests. Jesus’

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-19

@BishopJaxi You’re conflating manuscripts with canon. The codices (Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, etc) are early collections, not authoritative lists. They include disputed writings (Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, Psalm 151), showing usage, not definition. F...

@BishopJaxi You’re conflating manuscripts with canon. The codices (Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, etc) are early collections, not authoritative lists. They include disputed writings (Barnabas, Shepherd of Her

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-19

@BishopJaxi That’s not my argument. No complete Bible before the 15th century had exactly 66 books, but that’s because no bound Bible of any kind existed in a single, standardized volume yet. And the canon wasn’t invented later; it was affirmed from ...

@BishopJaxi That’s not my argument. No complete Bible before the 15th century had exactly 66 books, but that’s because no bound Bible of any kind existed in a single, standardized volume yet. And the