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@activity_no Great question! It certainly appears from this phrase that Paul is

@activity_no Great question! It certainly appears from this phrase that Paul is referring to males only. I deal with this question in the following. Hopefully it helps. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Genesis 2 is pretty clear that the man was made before the woman with a sufficient span of time to observe God in the act of creating both in relation to the plants and garden as well as likely the f...

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Genesis 2 is pretty clear that the man was made before the woman with a sufficient span of time to observe God in the act of creating both in relatio

@M_Jensen23 @aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr There is a certain patriarchal structure that seems to be inherent in the Old Testament and the law that is different from the man ruling over the woman. I believe the patriarchy we see was a result...

@M_Jensen23 @aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr There is a certain patriarchal structure that seems to be inherent in the Old Testament and the law that is different from the man ruling over the wo

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, and this is expressly what

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, and this is expressly what Timothy was to do with the false teachers at Ephesus which was also a problem with the church Titus was shepherding. Je

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, one should not pay attention to myths. In 1 Tim 1:3-4, Paul instructs Timothy to tell the Ephesian believers not to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies which promote controversies...

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, one should not pay attention to myths. In 1 Tim 1:3-4, Paul instructs Timothy to tell the Ephesian believers not to occupy themselves with myths a

1 Tim 1:3-4 commentary

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, I can back up my interpretation with scripture. My aim is to take all the details as important in the interpretation⎯the context (both within the letter as well as the audience and culture), the g...

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, I can back up my interpretation with scripture. My aim is to take all the details as important in the interpretation⎯the context (both within the

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@PastorSJCamp Thanks for sharing those reflections! Without seeing the film, I was thinking maybe they meant that there was no new revelation, as in adding to scripture. But it seems that they don't understand valid prophecy and tongues, which is p...

@PastorSJCamp Thanks for sharing those reflections! Without seeing the film, I was thinking maybe they meant that there was no new revelation, as in adding to scripture. But it seems that they don't

@AccurateCaption @smashbaals Lusting over what is not yours or what you cannot have (by law) is the 10th commandment. "You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male slave or his female slave, his ox,...

@AccurateCaption @smashbaals Lusting over what is not yours or what you cannot have (by law) is the 10th commandment. "You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor desire your neighbor’s house, his

@JollyStine Yes, that’s right! The context informs us what is going on that spurred this letter from Paul to Timothy. Further, Paul speaks of two kinds of false teachers: those who blaspheme against what they know and those who are ignorant. Only ...

@JollyStine Yes, that’s right! The context informs us what is going on that spurred this letter from Paul to Timothy. Further, Paul speaks of two kinds of false teachers: those who blaspheme against

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@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, it goes back further than you think. The Waldensiens which were pre-Luther welcomed both men and women ministers. But history is not the greatest guide. If you are a Protesta...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, it goes back further than you think. The Waldensiens which were pre-Luther welcomed both men and women ministers. But history

1 Cor 11:5 1 Cor 14:34-35 debate

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr In 1 Cor 14:34-35 we have something that says women cannot speak when it was clear that women could speak from a few chapters earlier (1 Cor 11:5), not to mention the rest of the incl...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr In 1 Cor 14:34-35 we have something that says women cannot speak when it was clear that women could speak from a few chapters earlier

@haymes_joshua I always appreciate when I hear a pastor admitting they had something wrong. It takes a lot of guts to admit when you confidently asserted something that you later recognized was unbiblical. However—these passages on women are hard p...

@haymes_joshua I always appreciate when I hear a pastor admitting they had something wrong. It takes a lot of guts to admit when you confidently asserted something that you later recognized was unbib

Can a person unpack hard passages of Scripture using the inspired words and gram

Can a person unpack hard passages of Scripture using the inspired words and grammar without having to be charged with doing theological gymnastics?

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@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr Egalitarian means treating people as human, equal and not based on the color of their skin, or their ethnicity, their socioeconomic status, or their sex. If someone was restricting p...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr Egalitarian means treating people as human, equal and not based on the color of their skin, or their ethnicity, their socioeconomic s

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@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr You are negatively framing my intentions and trying to discredit me by calling my efforts trash. But that’s not how you convince anyone of anything. How about actually engaging with...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr You are negatively framing my intentions and trying to discredit me by calling my efforts trash. But that’s not how you convince any

@sailemptyskies @aflawedmanofGod @tatmia1 @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Here

@sailemptyskies @aflawedmanofGod @tatmia1 @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Here’s hoping more and more people get it too! I’m gonna need help when Mike Winger releases his video on 1 Tim 2:11-15

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@aflawedmanofGod @tatmia1 @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm gunning for the top, so I'm aiming for the bottom 😏 "But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and those in high position...

@aflawedmanofGod @tatmia1 @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm gunning for the top, so I'm aiming for the bottom 😏 "But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “'You know that the rulers of the Genti

@OluImmanuel Thanks for the encouragement! I hope the needless suffering of women will perhaps cease in my lifetime. They are also those whom the Holy Spirit has chosen to gift with leadership and teaching gifts. Those men who won’t submit to gift...

@OluImmanuel Thanks for the encouragement! I hope the needless suffering of women will perhaps cease in my lifetime. They are also those whom the Holy Spirit has chosen to gift with leadership and t

@MniLA_ That’s the best complement I could receive—that you are checking what I’

@MniLA_ That’s the best complement I could receive—that you are checking what I’m saying against the scriptures! Thanks for your encouragement!

RT @ryanschatz: @E_C_Onugha @tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi I’m not lo

RT @ryanschatz: @E_C_Onugha @tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi I’m not looking for your confirmation. Mutual submission is all over…

@E_C_Onugha @tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi Many passages show Jesus as giving the ultimate example of submitting himself to die for sinners, even for Judas though he was lost! 11. 2 Cor 8:9 - "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Chri...

@E_C_Onugha @tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi Many passages show Jesus as giving the ultimate example of submitting himself to die for sinners, even for Judas though he was lost! 11. 2 Cor 8:

2 Cor 8:9 debate

@E_C_Onugha @tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi I’m not looking for your confirmation. Mutual submission is all over the New Testament. 1.Phil 2:3-4 - “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above...

@E_C_Onugha @tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi I’m not looking for your confirmation. Mutual submission is all over the New Testament. 1.Phil 2:3-4 - “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or va

Phil 2:3-4 debate

@tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi However, when someone lays their life down for others, this is the ultimate act of submission. "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than you...

@tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi However, when someone lays their life down for others, this is the ultimate act of submission. "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humili

Phil 2:3 debate

@JamesDa10599361 @BradyJBush @Stephen_Angliss In this passage, it is a noun prec

@JamesDa10599361 @BradyJBush @Stephen_Angliss In this passage, it is a noun preceded by the definite article, or "the childbearing." So its not a verb, but since Paul was referring to Eve earlier, I

Another thread on elders, overseers and pastors and whether gender is a factor.

Another thread on elders, overseers and pastors and whether gender is a factor. https://t.co/sy1fmBTHJq

@William_E_Wolfe Here’s a great thread on elders and whether there is a distinct

@William_E_Wolfe Here’s a great thread on elders and whether there is a distinction based on gender. https://t.co/sNDMY1pnpp

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the men that were called pastors (ποιμήν) in the New Testament.…

@William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the men that were called pastors (ποιμήν) in the New Testament. (Hint: the only one specifically identified as a shepherd is Jesus). When you are done looking for that, look for all the me...

@William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the men that were called pastors (ποιμήν) in the New Testament. (Hint: the only one specifically identified as a shepherd is Jesus). When

@Jamrocker4ever @MAClark85 Well, in the first appearance in Acts, it wasn't to reach unreached cultures or to reveal new revelations meant to be written down in the Bible, but to speak to God⎯and as a sign. It is also used by Paul privately, so that...

@Jamrocker4ever @MAClark85 Well, in the first appearance in Acts, it wasn't to reach unreached cultures or to reveal new revelations meant to be written down in the Bible, but to speak to God⎯and as a

@thunk_huda The reference to the law is part of the quote from what the Corinthians wrote. There were Judiazers infiltrating many of the churches at that time. The “law” is not found in scripture but in the Talmud which Jews consider the oral law—b...

@thunk_huda The reference to the law is part of the quote from what the Corinthians wrote. There were Judiazers infiltrating many of the churches at that time. The “law” is not found in scripture bu

@scribe_ezra @Sane__Thinker @godlywomanhood Paul is quoting from the letter from

@scribe_ezra @Sane__Thinker @godlywomanhood Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those who were trying to silence half the body. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

1 Cor 7:1 general

Here’s an explanation for what seems like Paul arguing for hierarchy of the man

Here’s an explanation for what seems like Paul arguing for hierarchy of the man over the woman in 1 Cor 11:3. https://t.co/y2W82K1RWH

1 Cor 11:3 general

@TheMcGloneCode @smashbaals Paul is elaborating on why wives have to consider their husbands in the matter of head coverings. "Now I praise you because you...hold firmly to the traditions:...but I want you to understand..." (1 Cor 11:1-3a). Paul is...

@TheMcGloneCode @smashbaals Paul is elaborating on why wives have to consider their husbands in the matter of head coverings. "Now I praise you because you...hold firmly to the traditions:...but I wa

1 Cor 11:1 debate

@randyjswife Really? Could people just be reading Paul wrong? 1 Cor 14:34-35–P

@randyjswife Really? Could people just be reading Paul wrong? 1 Cor 14:34-35–Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him and refuting the men who are trying to silence half the body

1 Cor 14:34-35 debate

@sisi_siki_ Many feel that 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 teach that elders or overseers must be men because it says “husband of one wife.” However, this is an idiom for faithful if married. It is clear Paul didn’t require marriage just as he didn’t require h...

@sisi_siki_ Many feel that 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 teach that elders or overseers must be men because it says “husband of one wife.” However, this is an idiom for faithful if married. It is clear Paul d

@BraunHB0 @BrotherRasheed The first verse is Paul explaining the reasons for the tradition to NOT wear head coverings (except that the woman has other considerations). He says that Christ is the source (not authority over) every man—males don’t have...

@BraunHB0 @BrotherRasheed The first verse is Paul explaining the reasons for the tradition to NOT wear head coverings (except that the woman has other considerations). He says that Christ is the sour

@BraunHB0 @BrotherRasheed I’m not sure why you brought this passage up in respon

@BraunHB0 @BrotherRasheed I’m not sure why you brought this passage up in response to something from the Koran, but Paul is actually quoting from a letter from the Corinthians and refuting the men who

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-27

@Nr1Account15078 @BradWilcoxIFS @pauldirks @pearlythingz I hear you. It’s a rea

@Nr1Account15078 @BradWilcoxIFS @pauldirks @pearlythingz I hear you. It’s a real problem.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-27

@BradWilcoxIFS @pauldirks @pearlythingz I think she is simply focusing on a systemic problem where women have an avenue to abuse their husbands and saying “caveat emptor”, buyer beware. However, discouraging marriage is a far bigger concern. Rather...

@BradWilcoxIFS @pauldirks @pearlythingz I think she is simply focusing on a systemic problem where women have an avenue to abuse their husbands and saying “caveat emptor”, buyer beware. However, disc

@bannedby Well, they are the ones separating from me…at least this particular person, especially if he treats me as an atheist. Most of my Calvinist pastor friends would let me be a member of their church, but just won’t let me be a leader. I’m als...

@bannedby Well, they are the ones separating from me…at least this particular person, especially if he treats me as an atheist. Most of my Calvinist pastor friends would let me be a member of their c

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Women preaching true doctrine or pastoring (making disciples according to Matt 28:18-20) is heresy?? I realize you believe it is wrong but heresy is usually reserved for things that make someone outside of the faith...

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Women preaching true doctrine or pastoring (making disciples according to Matt 28:18-20) is heresy?? I realize you believe it is wrong but heresy is usually reserved

Matt 28:18-20 debate

@murder_turd @jakebrodes That passage has to do with a deceived woman who has le

@murder_turd @jakebrodes That passage has to do with a deceived woman who has left orthodoxy and is leading others astray. It’s not a prohibition on women teaching truth. Not sure what this woman is

@Bellisima_2004 @Holistic_Voyeur You are welcome. It is unfortunate when people

@Bellisima_2004 @Holistic_Voyeur You are welcome. It is unfortunate when people are stuck in their traditions and don’t allow themselves or their church or denomination to recognize their misundersta

@RoxyWright0 @Holistic_Voyeur @Bellisima_2004 The fact that your grandmother was not allowed to speak at all pains me and reminds me that the misinterpretation and misapplication of these tough passages is very real and needs to be addressed widely a...

@RoxyWright0 @Holistic_Voyeur @Bellisima_2004 The fact that your grandmother was not allowed to speak at all pains me and reminds me that the misinterpretation and misapplication of these tough passag

@RobertMacD0nald @smashbaals Pastors and elders/bishop/overseer are synonymous. Deacons are leaders who are not required to teach. - Name one person in the NT church in scripture who was referred to as a shepherd. - Name one person in the NT church...

@RobertMacD0nald @smashbaals Pastors and elders/bishop/overseer are synonymous. Deacons are leaders who are not required to teach. - Name one person in the NT church in scripture who was referred to

1 Tim 3:1-2 general

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Sure, that’s fair that you don’t know me. The Bible doesn’t say we need to know thousands of years of theology, much of which has debated the meaning of this passage. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, ...

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Sure, that’s fair that you don’t know me. The Bible doesn’t say we need to know thousands of years of theology, much of which has debated the meaning of this passage

@TimHami97610674 Paul was single and advocated for others to be single like hims

@TimHami97610674 Paul was single and advocated for others to be single like himself (1 Cor 7:7). Paul was an overseer. How then does Paul meet his own requirements if it means must be married?

1 Cor 7:7 commentary

@ryancduff @cbankston7 @ManuelMencia11 @CherylSchatz I told my Calvinist pastor friend that we preach the same gospel, neither of us knows who is going to be saved or persevere, just that the Calvinist thinks that God determines this behind the scene...

@ryancduff @cbankston7 @ManuelMencia11 @CherylSchatz I told my Calvinist pastor friend that we preach the same gospel, neither of us knows who is going to be saved or persevere, just that the Calvinis

@OutOfThePocket Surely he knows of Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Thallus, Mara Bar Serapion, Lucian of Samosata, Josephus, and later apologists like Justin Martyr and Athenagoras? Also, regardless of Roman and Greek external sources, he int...

@OutOfThePocket Surely he knows of Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Thallus, Mara Bar Serapion, Lucian of Samosata, Josephus, and later apologists like Justin Martyr and Athenagoras? Also, rega

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@jhorraceo @ortrails @goteamcarr You should ask my wife whether she thinks I loo

@jhorraceo @ortrails @goteamcarr You should ask my wife whether she thinks I look at things emotionally or not.