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@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Except Paul's inspired grammar says "a woman" not 'women' and 'a man' not 'men.' Then in verse 14 he says 'the woman' which either refers to Eve or 'a woman' from vs 11-12. It cannot refer to E...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Except Paul's inspired grammar says "a woman" not 'women' and 'a man' not 'men.' Then in verse 14 he says 'the woman' which either refers to Ev

@RoninOfChrist @RevKimWChafee Well, if we are going to talk about Roman Catholic practices, we will have a lot more to disagree with. Much of the things the RC church teaches today developed over a long period of time which makes sense because the RC...

@RoninOfChrist @RevKimWChafee Well, if we are going to talk about Roman Catholic practices, we will have a lot more to disagree with. Much of the things the RC church teaches today developed over a lo

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ LOL! So if we have male only leadership, look and how protective it was: “But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” (2Co...

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ LOL! So if we have male only leadership, look and how protective it was: “But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astr

2Co 11:3 debate

@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

@Forms_Respecter When people get baptized, do you think that they should have to

@Forms_Respecter When people get baptized, do you think that they should have to acknowledge Jesus as Lord...and that elders must only be males? If not, then how is this primary? Will all those who th

@Crystalisives @subq What’s curious is that Paul thought the entire Cori thuan church could be deceived like Eve. If the whole church was run by men that means men are deceived like Eve. Curious. “But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by...

@Crystalisives @subq What’s curious is that Paul thought the entire Cori thuan church could be deceived like Eve. If the whole church was run by men that means men are deceived like Eve. Curious. “Bu

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ This might give a hint on what happened after the apostles: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ This might give a hint on what happened after the apostles: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing

Ac 20:29 general

@LovesSardine Wow. So why didn’t God say “All female pastors will find their par

@LovesSardine Wow. So why didn’t God say “All female pastors will find their part in the lake of fire”? Wouldn’t that be clear?

@JonByers186054 A woman teaching "strange doctrines" (1Ti 1:3) needs to be silen

@JonByers186054 A woman teaching "strange doctrines" (1Ti 1:3) needs to be silent *and learn*. With full submission because she was teaching heresy! That's why Paul says "She will be saved..." because

1Ti 1:3 general

@JonByers186054 How else do we know anything of what scripture is without studying it and looking at it in detail? Asking questions of the text is not questioning God's clear meaning like Satan did! God said "you will die" and Satan said "you will no...

@JonByers186054 How else do we know anything of what scripture is without studying it and looking at it in detail? Asking questions of the text is not questioning God's clear meaning like Satan did! G

@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

@JoeAdrian256 Well, that's good. But it's probably not good to say "no one" as I have met many here on X that think so. Do you think that deliberately doing what you believe the Bible teaches is a problem? If the Bible says "all liars will have thei...

@JoeAdrian256 Well, that's good. But it's probably not good to say "no one" as I have met many here on X that think so. Do you think that deliberately doing what you believe the Bible teaches is a pr

@StandAndKnox Hang on, I was making brunch. So what you seem to be suggesting is that saying that women are not forbidden from serving as elders means that they are elevating themselves to be first? So any woman who ends up serving as an elder⎯say in...

@StandAndKnox Hang on, I was making brunch. So what you seem to be suggesting is that saying that women are not forbidden from serving as elders means that they are elevating themselves to be first? S

@_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

@JoeAdrian256 If a woman in Iran is serving as a pastor and leading many to Chri

@JoeAdrian256 If a woman in Iran is serving as a pastor and leading many to Christ and discipling them, will God send her to Hell because she is teaching the truth merely because she is serving as a p

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-18

@grungus_4 @McMuffin11111 @TinaFoughty @The_Sig_ When Jesus comes back He will r

@grungus_4 @McMuffin11111 @TinaFoughty @The_Sig_ When Jesus comes back He will reign together with His church from the throne of David in Jerusalem.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-18

@HollandGreig This takes us back to the same letter in 1Cor 6:2-3. Paul says the saints will judge the world and angels. Saints includes both men and women. If we will judge angels, then we ought to be able to judge matters of this life. Thus, "be...

@HollandGreig This takes us back to the same letter in 1Cor 6:2-3. Paul says the saints will judge the world *and angels*. Saints includes both men and women. If we will judge angels, then we ought to

1Cor 6:2-3 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-17

@n0lI73_7Im3r3 @morgonnm Obedience? I presume you are married. Can you tell me w

@n0lI73_7Im3r3 @morgonnm Obedience? I presume you are married. Can you tell me what things you command your wife that she must obey against her will?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-16

This isn’t a theoretical problem. It reveals a deep inconsistency between Calvi

This isn’t a theoretical problem. It reveals a deep inconsistency between Calvinism and the actual teaching of Jesus. So the question stands: What will you do with Jesus’ words? @ronhenzel

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-12

This is a bizarre take. If Jesus wants to preserve a remnant through the tribula

This is a bizarre take. If Jesus wants to preserve a remnant through the tribulation whom scripture prophesies they will all believe in one day at His second coming, what’s that to you? https://t.co/q

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-05

@JamesGi27467089 @carol66944 @MikeWingerii 'a woman' and 'a man' can also be 'a wife' and 'a husband'⎯and because of 'the woman' in 1Ti 2:14 which cannot refer to Eve because of 'she will be saved' in v15 which cannot apply to Eve who is dead⎯this is...

@JamesGi27467089 @carol66944 @MikeWingerii 'a woman' and 'a man' can also be 'a wife' and 'a husband'⎯and because of 'the woman' in 1Ti 2:14 which cannot refer to Eve because of 'she will be saved' in

1Ti 2:14 general

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 2025-04-28

@The_Under_Dog94 Well, given that the Holy Spirit is called our Ezer Kenegdo, that the helper is not a lesser position is clear. Jesus also served humanity. I help my wife...she helps me. The will of the Father and Son were aligned, yet if Jesus aske...

@The_Under_Dog94 Well, given that the Holy Spirit is called our Ezer Kenegdo, that the helper is not a lesser position is clear. Jesus also served humanity. I help my wife...she helps me. The will of

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-26

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem Then, in Gen 3:16, after the Fall, God says to E

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem Then, in Gen 3:16, after the Fall, God says to Eve, "your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you." This reads like a prophecy of what will happen

Gen 3:16 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-26

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem Where does scripture say “you will desire [to co

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem Where does scripture say “you will desire [to control] your husband”? Where is “to control” in the Hebrew? There was no hierarchy in God’s design in Genesis 1:28.

Genesis 1:28 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-23

The lasting peace promised in Scripture is tied to the reign of the Messiah: “A

The lasting peace promised in Scripture is tied to the reign of the Messiah: “And He will judge between the nations… And they will beat their swords into plowshares… Nation will not lift up a sword a

Is 2:4 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-23

Paul echoes this in his warning about false peace: “While they are saying, ‘Pea

Paul echoes this in his warning about false peace: “While they are saying, ‘Peace and safety!’ then sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not es

1Th 5:3 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-07

@Brandon27614871 @haymes_joshua @dalepartridge I will refute him on head coverin

@Brandon27614871 @haymes_joshua @dalepartridge I will refute him on head coverings which has nothing to do with my dispensational perspective. It doesn’t even directly relate to my egalitarian views,

1Co 11:1-16 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-28

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Biblical subjection is intended to be a willful plac

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Biblical subjection is intended to be a willful placing of oneself underneath of each other to work for what is best for them and lift them up. It has nothing to do with au

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-27

@riecker “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, n

@riecker “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock” (Ac 20:29) ⎯ the Apostle Paul to the Ephesians Elders, ~AD 57.

Ac 20:29 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-24

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi No, it’s not a pernicious fallacy. You said “there’s absolutely no remotely legitimate way” when there is a legitimate way since you have “she will be saved” all the way back to “a woman” in 2:12⎯ it seems...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi No, it’s not a pernicious fallacy. You said “there’s absolutely no remotely legitimate way” when there *is* a legitimate way since you have “she will be save

in 2:12 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-24

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi This is not a popularity contest. If none of the commentaries identify the option that Eve is symbolic of a specific woman teaching false doctrine and "the woman" of v14, the subject of "but she will be save...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi This is not a popularity contest. If none of the commentaries identify the option that Eve is symbolic of a specific woman teaching false doctrine and "the w

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@Ryan_Adair_A That’s close, except it cannot be Eve as Paul’s grammar has “will

@Ryan_Adair_A That’s close, except it cannot be Eve as Paul’s grammar has “will be saved” in the present tense at the time of writing and Eve can’t do anything to be saved in the future as she is dead

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-18

@BronWen727104 I actually don’t think a reference to Artemis is needed as Paul didn’t make an explicit connection. The childbearing is a definite noun and refers to the messiah. She will be saved if they <do things> refers to the deceived wife ...

@BronWen727104 I actually don’t think a reference to Artemis is needed as Paul didn’t make an explicit connection. The childbearing is a definite noun and refers to the messiah. She will be saved if t

@RobChristisKing @smashbaals Fourth, this is the same pattern we see in Ro 11: “They were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear… otherwise you too will be cut off” (Ro 11:20-22). Both passages teac...

@RobChristisKing @smashbaals Fourth, this is the same pattern we see in Ro 11: “They were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear… otherwise you too w

Ro 11:20-22 debate

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Fourth, Paul says “if (ἐὰν, ean) you conti

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Fourth, Paul says “if (ἐὰν, ean) you continue in His kindness.” This conditional clause shows that remaining in faith is required. The phrase “otherwise you too

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals If this passage only referred to nations,

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals If this passage only referred to nations, it would imply nations are saved or lost collectively. But salvation is *always* individual in Paul’s theology: “If you

Ro 10:9 debate

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Paul maintains this singular focus through

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Paul maintains this singular focus throughout Ro 11:20-22: “They were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear” (v.20)

Ro 11:20-22 debate

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals First, Paul directly addresses a singular

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals First, Paul directly addresses a singular “you” (σὺ, sy) in Greek: “You stand by your faith” (sy tē pistei hestēkas). “If you continue in His kindness, otherwis

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning You are making this up since Eve is never said to authentein Adam (and the LXX is the Greek OT). She didn’t even speak to Adam or teach him in the text of Genesis 3. That Adam is prophe...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning You are making this up since Eve is never said to authentein Adam (and the LXX is the Greek OT). She didn’t even speak to Adam or teach

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Regarding your argument, you assume that God’s selective revelation contradicts His universal salvific will. However, in Acts 17:26-27, Paul states that God determined the times and pla...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Regarding your argument, you assume that God’s selective revelation contradicts His universal salvific will. However, in Acts 17:26-27,

Acts 17:26-27 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, that’s up to you whether you will answer me or not since you seem to think I’m you regenerate. I guess I have nothing true to say, right? Just because Jesus chose 12 male apostle...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, that’s up to you whether you will answer me or not since you seem to think I’m you regenerate. I guess I have nothing true to say

@akn0187rmb @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii Repent of what? Teaching that women can

@akn0187rmb @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii Repent of what? Teaching that women can be elders and pastors?

@joyologi @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii It could appear that way but he makes it clear that it’s because of the teachings not that he is calling for repentance for those vilifying complementarians and saying they are all abusive. I think the following ...

@joyologi @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii It could appear that way but he makes it clear that it’s because of the teachings not that he is calling for repentance for those vilifying complementarians and s

@Tailfeathers_WA @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii Ok, so will my works be burned up b

@Tailfeathers_WA @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii Ok, so will my works be burned up but I’ll be saved or will I be cast into the lake of fire for teaching that women can teach truth to men and serve as pas

@Tailfeathers_WA @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii You are demonstrating exactly my po

@Tailfeathers_WA @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii You are demonstrating exactly my point. And what happens if I don’t repent of spreading egalitarian teaching?

@joyologi @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii No, Mike’s point was that just spreading t

@joyologi @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii No, Mike’s point was that just spreading the teaching was causing harm and those doing that need to repent. It’s not about how they are spreading it but the very

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-05

@MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii He told those who are spreading egalitarian teaching

@MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii He told those who are spreading egalitarian teaching to repent. Specifically the idea that women can be elders / pastors. https://t.co/8Uw6UHSvFE

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@CKron421 @smashbaals When Paul just used the plural and then shifts to the singular, you ought to be asking yourself why. Then when he refers to “the woman” (definite singular) in v14 which cannot be Eve because v15 says “she will be saved (future)…...

@CKron421 @smashbaals When Paul just used the plural and then shifts to the singular, you ought to be asking yourself why. Then when he refers to “the woman” (definite singular) in v14 which cannot be

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@Gates_of_Derry @brantleyrider @smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ So what you are saying

@Gates_of_Derry @brantleyrider @smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ So what you are saying is you cannot or will not answer questions to educate someone who doesn’t understand how to read or know much about scri