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@Grump_Old_Man Capturing sermons in the book of Acts is not how we determine pro

@Grump_Old_Man Capturing sermons in the book of Acts is not how we determine prohibitions. The early church was still working through accepting Gentiles. How many Gentile sermons does the Bible reco

Except fidelity to the Biblical instruction on a matter requires proper exegesis

Except fidelity to the Biblical instruction on a matter requires proper exegesis. It doesn’t matter how red your eyes glow, the Bible does not forbid godly women from serving as pastors, elders or te

@pastordmack Well said Dwight!

@jtdxn_ @914Ann "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? But those who are outside, God judges. Remove the evil person from among yourselves" (1Co 5:12-13) "First of all, then, I urge tha...

@jtdxn_ @914Ann "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? But those who are outside, God judges. Remove the evil person from among yourselv

1Co 5:12-13 debate

@jtdxn_ There was a certain woman caught in the act of adultery. Jesus said: ‘Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’ Then we have the following: "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not j...

@jtdxn_ There was a certain woman caught in the act of adultery. Jesus said: ‘Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’ Then we have the following: "For what busin

@jtdxn_ Abortion or worse, discarding babies was common in the early days of the church. What did the church do? Criminalize throwing out babies? Or did they go around and rescue them and raise them? Moses made divorce legal. Jesus said it was becau...

@jtdxn_ Abortion or worse, discarding babies was common in the early days of the church. What did the church do? Criminalize throwing out babies? Or did they go around and rescue them and raise them?

@ReformedCaio Please inform me then of the charges that could be laid against an infant. What are they guilty of? Further, I see scripture referring to them as innocent, not guilty. Jer 19:4 - “For they have forsaken me and made this a place of for...

@ReformedCaio Please inform me then of the charges that could be laid against an infant. What are they guilty of? Further, I see scripture referring to them as innocent, not guilty. Jer 19:4 - “For

Jer 19:4 question

@neecygrace @pastordmack It is certainly possible that Bathsheba had nothing to do with this whatsoever and her ritual bathing was private from literally everyone except the king and that all women were bathing in the nude visible to the king. David...

@neecygrace @pastordmack It is certainly possible that Bathsheba had nothing to do with this whatsoever and her ritual bathing was private from literally everyone except the king and that all women we

@jtdxn_ Stephen Wolfe is advocating for tighter integration of church and state.

@jtdxn_ Stephen Wolfe is advocating for tighter integration of church and state. The question is “which church”? What kinds of churches would be considered in “friendly co-operation” with the new stat

@jtdxn_ Well, Stephen Wolfe’s kind of legislation appears to block those who disagree with him since he blocked me. So he doesn’t act like someone who believes in freedom of speech. Would he legislate his own particular Christian beliefs and criminal...

@jtdxn_ Well, Stephen Wolfe’s kind of legislation appears to block those who disagree with him since he blocked me. So he doesn’t act like someone who believes in freedom of speech. Would he legislate

@nakedpastor There’s a difference though between what the truck driver is doing

@nakedpastor There’s a difference though between what the truck driver is doing and what you are doing. He is being obnoxious and you are affirming. Both are wrong. Share Jesus in love without affirm

@jtdxn_ @gxp11 @MikeWingerii Or how about “thou shalt not legislate Christianity”? The apostles were politically neutral. Paul says simply to pray for those in authority so that we might be able to lead a tranquil life. "2:1 First of all, then, I ur...

@jtdxn_ @gxp11 @MikeWingerii Or how about “thou shalt not legislate Christianity”? The apostles were politically neutral. Paul says simply to pray for those in authority so that we might be able to le

@jtdxn_ @gxp11 @MikeWingerii But the apostles were politically neutral. Were the

@jtdxn_ @gxp11 @MikeWingerii But the apostles were politically neutral. Were they ineffective?

@jtdxn_ @gxp11 @MikeWingerii I say our morality because it depends on a belief in and submission to the God of the Bible. It’s not subjective, but it’s not our job to legislate nonbelievers to repent. The government may or may not affirm LGBTQ. It s...

@jtdxn_ @gxp11 @MikeWingerii I say our morality because it depends on a belief in and submission to the God of the Bible. It’s not subjective, but it’s not our job to legislate nonbelievers to repent.

@dmichaelclary @bradstewart81 @jdgreear Taking the scriptures in their context u

@dmichaelclary @bradstewart81 @jdgreear Taking the scriptures in their context undermines every single verse? Wow. Have you ever witnessed to a Jehovah’s Witness? The errors are almost without fail b

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@neecygrace @pastordmack Why do you call one of the greatest kings a POS? I sus

@neecygrace @pastordmack Why do you call one of the greatest kings a POS? I suspect it was consensual. She didn’t have to bathe naked in full view of the king. That’s inviting problems.

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Yes but it’s referring to a specific wife who needs first to learn the truth before she teaches. Paul cannot meet his own qualifications. You think that’s the correct interpretation? “If a man” is “if anyon...

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Yes but it’s referring to a specific wife who needs first to learn the truth before she teaches. Paul cannot meet his own qualifications. You think that’s th

@ronhenzel @megbasham Yes, it is enough for my own church to have female leaders

@ronhenzel @megbasham Yes, it is enough for my own church to have female leadership without the world watching my brothers tell them it is so wrong that we can’t cooperate. Some witness that is. The

@gxp11 @jtdxn_ @MikeWingerii Yes to 1 and 3. For 2, start with the church. We ar

@gxp11 @jtdxn_ @MikeWingerii Yes to 1 and 3. For 2, start with the church. We are not trying to make non-Christians more moral, we want them to recognize their plight and come to Christ.

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Scripture is not pablum, it’s meat. It is meant to be chewed. You literally are swallowing without chewing. You appear unwilling to do the work of discernment. You have no answers to my questions. Theres no ...

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Scripture is not pablum, it’s meat. It is meant to be chewed. You literally are swallowing without chewing. You appear unwilling to do the work of discernment

@CherylSchatz @MatthewDoyle4 I mean you read it over literally when it was meant

@CherylSchatz @MatthewDoyle4 I mean you read it over literally when it was meant as an idiom. “One wife husband” is read as “must be a man” when it’s an idiom for faithful if married.

@CherylSchatz @MatthewDoyle4 You read his statement just like the complementaria

@CherylSchatz @MatthewDoyle4 You read his statement just like the complementarians read 1Tim 3:2! 😂

1Tim 3:2 debate

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii What translation is that? Verse 11 isn’t using the article “the woman.” At any rate, why doesn’t Paul continue using the plural as in v9-10? How does stopping women from teaching deal with the false teaching ...

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii What translation is that? Verse 11 isn’t using the article “the woman.” At any rate, why doesn’t Paul continue using the plural as in v9-10? How does stopping

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii I suppose you think I’ve never read this passage before? How does this passage exclude women? Does it forbid single men? Men without children (plural)? Even if you read that it’s referring to men (even thou...

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii I suppose you think I’ve never read this passage before? How does this passage exclude women? Does it forbid single men? Men without children (plural)? Even

@ronhenzel @megbasham There wasn’t another amenable Baptist church nearby so it was between a Calvary Chapel and an RCA church. The IFB church was great but the pastor seemed to be convinced I was a semi pelagian so I wouldn’t be allowed to continue...

@ronhenzel @megbasham There wasn’t another amenable Baptist church nearby so it was between a Calvary Chapel and an RCA church. The IFB church was great but the pastor seemed to be convinced I was a

@ronhenzel @megbasham Yeah, that’s not a statement of faith or the basis upon wh

@ronhenzel @megbasham Yeah, that’s not a statement of faith or the basis upon which Christians should divide or cooperate. Isn’t it enough to have it your way in your own church?

@josh_a_scott @FromZionsHill @NanbumHall The Bible doesn’t claim to be the Word

@josh_a_scott @FromZionsHill @NanbumHall The Bible doesn’t claim to be the Word of God? Bizarre…

@ronhenzel @megbasham No. Things got whacky during covid and I got forced out of

@ronhenzel @megbasham No. Things got whacky during covid and I got forced out of the leadership essentially for sharing my views about vax mandates in the church.

@PastorMikeStone Maybe someone can show me where in the Bible requirements for *

@PastorMikeStone Maybe someone can show me where in the Bible requirements for *senior* pastor are listed. I’ll wait.

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the ones who sugg

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the ones who suggest that it has to be a man are the ones who are confused and causing problems. https://t.co/6vKZuKKpYi

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the one’s who sug

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the one’s who suggest that it has to be a man are the ones who are confused and causing problems. https://t.co/6vKZuKKpYi

@SapientHetero @MikeWingerii Who says if it doesn’t matter? We are not called to judge the world; that’s God’s prerogative. And you call me a false Christian when I’m literally quoting scripture? 🧐 “For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders...

@SapientHetero @MikeWingerii Who says if it doesn’t matter? We are not called to judge the world; that’s God’s prerogative. And you call me a false Christian when I’m literally quoting scripture? 🧐 “

@saltyliberal74 I don’t know why people keep propping Trump up as “a man of God”

@saltyliberal74 I don’t know why people keep propping Trump up as “a man of God”—he just needs to be a competent politician serving the country. We don’t need a pastor or a pope or a perfect moral ch

@B_Christs_Amb @pastordmack Well stated.

1 Timothy 2:11-15 general

RT @ryanschatz: Creating a proper thread. Egalitarian and Biblically faithful e

RT @ryanschatz: Creating a proper thread. Egalitarian and Biblically faithful exposition of 1 Timothy 2:11-15. https://t.co/dvkKdPd1sy

@Wisdom2Lead @pastordmack Consequences for sin in leaders are clear.

@zorropundit @MikeWingerii According to my Greek dictionary, ethnic are the non

@zorropundit @MikeWingerii According to my Greek dictionary, ethnic are the non Jewish peoples.

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack So Trump—a confirmed racist (as you sai

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack So Trump—a confirmed racist (as you said)—received slightly more votes percentage wise from the black community (and with more turnout by far) than Bush?

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack It’s not the sense I’m getting but I’m

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack It’s not the sense I’m getting but I’m just a biased Canadian. What do I know.

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack Just wait until you see the turnout thi

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack Just wait until you see the turnout this time…

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack The polarization around Trump is certai

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack The polarization around Trump is certainly the most of any president in history.

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack https://t.co/BqumUC50cE

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack Joe Biden received 81 million votes whi

@ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @pastordmack Joe Biden received 81 million votes which is the record for a president, exceeding Obama.

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack https://t.co/BqumUC50cE

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack Sorry I shouldn’t have said majority as that’s obviously false. What Trump did was increase the black vote which for a republican candidate who apparently is racist is pretty interesting. Sorry to have said ma...

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack Sorry I shouldn’t have said majority as that’s obviously false. What Trump did was increase the black vote which for a republican candidate who apparently is r

@ScottCross_8 @pastordmack In the 2020 election, Trump who is so racist increase

@ScottCross_8 @pastordmack In the 2020 election, Trump who is so racist increased that to 12%. Just wondering why.

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack Executive Order 13526, signed by President Obama, states: “The authority to classify information originally may be exercised only by the President and, in the performance of executive duties, by the Vice Pres...

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @pastordmack Executive Order 13526, signed by President Obama, states: “The authority to classify information originally may be exercised only by the President and, in the

@ScottCross_8 @pastordmack Does non-biased mean trump=bad?

@LifeWithoutLack @pastordmack That’s not what I said. But twist on.

@ScottCross_8 @pastordmack Do you realize that a large part of the black communi

@ScottCross_8 @pastordmack Do you realize that a large part of the black community votes Trump? Why?