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@AmericanAccolon @BonifaceOption History of the mainline churches is not what determines proper interpretation on these matters. However, the Waldensians (late 12th century) believed in Salvation by Faith alone (pre Luther) and believed in the pries...

@AmericanAccolon @BonifaceOption History of the mainline churches is not what determines proper interpretation on these matters. However, the Waldensians (late 12th century) believed in Salvation by

@VeiledGlory I’m a man and I quote Gal 3:26-29 to show this. And I know hermene

@VeiledGlory I’m a man and I quote Gal 3:26-29 to show this. And I know hermeneutics. The Bible doesn’t forbid women to pastor a church. At the very least, it is not a sin. Where is it listed in a

Gal 3:26-29 question

@eXLMPrince100 @PstrAThomas @RSBNetwork @DonnieDarkened That’s not even in a church… So women are not allowed to pray anywhere? How about another take? Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian’s own letter and refuting those who are silencing w...

@eXLMPrince100 @PstrAThomas @RSBNetwork @DonnieDarkened That’s not even in a church… So women are not allowed to pray anywhere? How about another take? Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian’s

@Rach4Patriarchy Except that’s not what Paul is saying in this passage. He is not silencing women, rather, he is rebuking those who are silencing women. This is a quote from some Judiazers who infiltrated the churches and wrote what Paul quoted in ...

@Rach4Patriarchy Except that’s not what Paul is saying in this passage. He is not silencing women, rather, he is rebuking those who are silencing women. This is a quote from some Judiazers who infil

@Protestia What does the Bible say is the weight range for each individual where you can be considered not in sin? I don’t see it. I don’t see this specified in any list of sins. Further, how does one account for the impacts of cancer treatments, ...

@Protestia What does the Bible say is the weight range for each individual where you can be considered not in sin? I don’t see it. I don’t see this specified in any list of sins. Further, how does

@RatusCatholicam Thanks for coming over here and sharing your perspective! Perhaps this will help you understand me a bit better. I have a Bible study at my work where those from an Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed, Alliance, charismatic an...

@RatusCatholicam Thanks for coming over here and sharing your perspective! Perhaps this will help you understand me a bit better. I have a Bible study at my work where those from an Orthodox, Roman

@pauldirks @PerinDana I am glad that you agree there is mutual submission as that is there in the text. As for the asymmetry, I certainly see it also. I think the reason for the asymmetry is because of the cultural asymmetry that’s already there wh...

@pauldirks @PerinDana I am glad that you agree there is mutual submission as that is there in the text. As for the asymmetry, I certainly see it also. I think the reason for the asymmetry is because

@LovesSardine @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference That’s a different issue and I’m in

@LovesSardine @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference That’s a different issue and I’m in agreement with you. Did you know that in the first century church when babies were thrown in the trash it was Christia

@wgrapperhaus By secondary I don’t mean unimportant but things we can disagree on without dividing. For instance, the age of the universe—it is important as it impacts on what we think of the truthfulness of Genesis 1 and 2, about evil, disease and ...

@wgrapperhaus By secondary I don’t mean unimportant but things we can disagree on without dividing. For instance, the age of the universe—it is important as it impacts on what we think of the truthfu

@wgrapperhaus Where does Jesus command that women should not teach, pastor or ov

@wgrapperhaus Where does Jesus command that women should not teach, pastor or oversee congregations?

@pauldirks @PerinDana But my point is not that Sarah doesn't submit to Abraham,

@pauldirks @PerinDana But my point is not that Sarah doesn't submit to Abraham, but that they have a mututally submissive relationship.

@PerinDana @pauldirks Yes, those are good examples too. And yes, Sarah’s name means ‘princess’ or ‘noblewoman’ in Hebrew which denotes her status and her significant role in her relationship with Abraham, clearly denoted by times when he listened to...

@PerinDana @pauldirks Yes, those are good examples too. And yes, Sarah’s name means ‘princess’ or ‘noblewoman’ in Hebrew which denotes her status and her significant role in her relationship with Abr

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@PerinDana @pauldirks I think that if women were to call their husband’s “lord”

@PerinDana @pauldirks I think that if women were to call their husband’s “lord” in our modern time, it would not be seen as a term of respect. Whatever is the cultural way to show respect we should d

@PerinDana @pauldirks I’m glad you asked again about this verse, Paul. Many are hung up on this phrase as we consider this a term of subjugation. In their cultural context, this was simply an idiomatic expression denoting respect. And so Sarah’s ac...

@PerinDana @pauldirks I’m glad you asked again about this verse, Paul. Many are hung up on this phrase as we consider this a term of subjugation. In their cultural context, this was simply an idioma

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@pauldirks @PerinDana If all you want is an acknowledgement that there are differences between the genders, hasn’t that been stated already? If that’s all you wanted to achieve here, then I guess we’re done. I spent the time to exegete 1 Pet 3 in...

@pauldirks @PerinDana If all you want is an acknowledgement that there are differences between the genders, hasn’t that been stated already? If that’s all you wanted to achieve here, then I guess we’

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@pauldirks @PerinDana The Apostle’s teaching to each gender is not inseparably tethered to patriarchal hierarchy. Here’s what we see Peter aiming at in his first letter. The central theme of 1 Peter is the embodiment of faith in daily life, a faith...

@pauldirks @PerinDana The Apostle’s teaching to each gender is not inseparably tethered to patriarchal hierarchy. Here’s what we see Peter aiming at in his first letter. The central theme of 1 Peter

@madlabrador_ @The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf I believe in the Church founded by Chri

@madlabrador_ @The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf I believe in the Church founded by Christ and based on the teachings of the Apostles. I’m just going back further than you are…past the corruption.

@thiskidsgotball @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Well… I host a Bible study where I have Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed, Alliance, Pentecostal and Baptists coming. We obviously don’t agree on everything, but get alon...

@thiskidsgotball @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Well… I host a Bible study where I have Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed, Alliance, Pentecostal and Baptists coming. We

@pauldirks @PerinDana Why would you think that Kaeley thinks there is nothing particularly good about being a man or a women? Kaeley is battling the cultural mess and swinging her sword madly (haha), and—I think—doing a commendable job. I see no re...

@pauldirks @PerinDana Why would you think that Kaeley thinks there is nothing particularly good about being a man or a women? Kaeley is battling the cultural mess and swinging her sword madly (haha),

@The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf I don’t know what this picture is referring to or pro

@The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf I don’t know what this picture is referring to or proving, but are you suggesting this is evidence for women deacons/elders/bishops—women leaders?

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @PerinDana I don’t think she is fighting against God’s design, rather she is refuting the incorrect perceptions of God’s design. You are advocating for patriarchy which is where you and I and Kaeley (and her followers) keep bumpi...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @PerinDana I don’t think she is fighting against God’s design, rather she is refuting the incorrect perceptions of God’s design. You are advocating for patriarchy which is where y

@BrotherBoaz @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Thanks for interacting and challenging me on this. The only person actually called a shepherd is Jesus and only two people self identify as elders: Peter and John. No one else is s...

@BrotherBoaz @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Thanks for interacting and challenging me on this. The only person actually called a shepherd is Jesus and only two people self ide

@HeidiSchlumpf I’m not a Roman Catholic, but I think this still applies. Women in the church have been treated as a sub-species of man for too long. It’s time to not suppress them from roles just because of their gender. This should be about chara...

@HeidiSchlumpf I’m not a Roman Catholic, but I think this still applies. Women in the church have been treated as a sub-species of man for too long. It’s time to not suppress them from roles just be

@MarksSara72430 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, that’s exactly right. The danger is what lurks in the heart. A woman is not dangerous just because of her beauty. Further, attraction is also in the eye of the one observing, so not everyone responds equall...

@MarksSara72430 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, that’s exactly right. The danger is what lurks in the heart. A woman is not dangerous just because of her beauty. Further, attraction is also in the eye of

@indica_tee @cchukudebelu I appreciate the appeal to civil discussion. Amen to that! I spent a fair bit of time explaining this very passage, so you think I haven’t seen it? Strange. In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in...

@indica_tee @cchukudebelu I appreciate the appeal to civil discussion. Amen to that! I spent a fair bit of time explaining this very passage, so you think I haven’t seen it? Strange. In this first

@BrassVon @pauldirks @KaeleyT First, are you challenging my assertion of how women were treated in Paul’s day? Perhaps I should have said “often” as I’m sure there were exceptions. You’ve never known many men that would be willing to sacrifice thei...

@BrassVon @pauldirks @KaeleyT First, are you challenging my assertion of how women were treated in Paul’s day? Perhaps I should have said “often” as I’m sure there were exceptions. You’ve never know

@tradcathofwv @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Hmm. I can see why Martin Luther had to nail his protests to the door. If you cannot even challenge someone by scripture because of their tradition, that doesn’t leave a lot of op...

@tradcathofwv @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Hmm. I can see why Martin Luther had to nail his protests to the door. If you cannot even challenge someone by scripture because

@ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Hmm…but scripture says we are ALL priests (1 Pet 2:5,9), so the idea that women who are already priests can’t become priests is a non-issue. Rather, the real question is whether someone can serv...

@ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Hmm…but scripture says we are ALL priests (1 Pet 2:5,9), so the idea that women who are already priests can’t become priests is a non-issue. Rat

1 Pet 2:5 debate

@radical_monk @FlanaganLovesGA Actually, verses 34-35 are a quotation from the l

@radical_monk @FlanaganLovesGA Actually, verses 34-35 are a quotation from the letter from the Corinthians that Paul is refuting. Paul is not silencing women as is clear from the rest of the chapter

@StanleyGranden Except Paul was refuting the things he was quoting from the lett

@StanleyGranden Except Paul was refuting the things he was quoting from the letter from teh Corinthians in vv34-35 (ref 1 Cor 7:1). https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

1 Cor 7:1 general

@Neuma_Pereira1 This is a misreading of the text. That is not what Paul is sayi

@Neuma_Pereira1 This is a misreading of the text. That is not what Paul is saying. Take another look. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@WhyRWeHere99 Sorry you were raised with this perspective. This is really sad.

@WhyRWeHere99 Sorry you were raised with this perspective. This is really sad. They likely got this from misreading 1 Tim 2:11-15. Here’s what that passage is actually saying. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 Romans 16:3–5 (NIV): “Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. **Greet also the chu...

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 Romans 16:3–5 (NIV): “Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Ge

Romans 16:3 debate

@PastorMark What? Church was in someone’s home and they traveled to get there.

@DeeGoingsGirl There’s only two who are listed as elders in the New Testament: P

@DeeGoingsGirl There’s only two who are listed as elders in the New Testament: Peter identifies as a fellow elder (1 Peter 5:1-5) and John (2 John, 3 John). If this is the case, then we are not given

1 Peter 5:1-5 general

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In that way of viewing things, even a butter knife is danger

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In that way of viewing things, even a butter knife is dangerous as someone could use it to murder someone. No, rather, the proper way of thinking about these matters is that the d

@ryanvisconti I came across the following on the requirements of pastors and found it quite enlightening as well. "Such requirements disqualify from service not only women, but also all men who are single; all men married but childless; all men marr...

@ryanvisconti I came across the following on the requirements of pastors and found it quite enlightening as well. "Such requirements disqualify from service not only women, but also all men who are s

@XXMiskatonicXX @vozdecuervos @B1844Constance @PA_Daddoo @thatwitchyjess7 @chockabloc81139 @Sortaliber82248 @TalkDontInsult @cathworkingmom @BunchesOfStoats @EmmaJClemmons @Kaily_Bear @overload_animal @Kingfrenvii @AWULrusPL @MarchandSurgery @PLLiber...

@XXMiskatonicXX @vozdecuervos @B1844Constance @PA_Daddoo @thatwitchyjess7 @chockabloc81139 @Sortaliber82248 @TalkDontInsult @cathworkingmom @BunchesOfStoats @EmmaJClemmons @Kaily_Bear @overload_animal

@XXMiskatonicXX @vozdecuervos @B1844Constance @PA_Daddoo @thatwitchyjess7 @chockabloc81139 @Sortaliber82248 @TalkDontInsult @cathworkingmom @BunchesOfStoats @EmmaJClemmons @Kaily_Bear @overload_animal @Kingfrenvii @AWULrusPL @MarchandSurgery @PLLiber...

@prayforryan @JaydaBF Would you be ok if a man taught that to the children? Tea

@prayforryan @JaydaBF Would you be ok if a man taught that to the children? Teaching heresy is not gender specific. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:11-15 1 cor 14:34-36 general

@ortrails @goteamcarr Keener’s reasoning in this lecture is great. One day I ho

@ortrails @goteamcarr Keener’s reasoning in this lecture is great. One day I hope he can read my explanation for 1 cor 14:34-36 as he doesn’t seem to have considered the option of it being a quote.

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Gen 3:16 is not a command for Adam to rule over Eve. If it was, why did God say it to Eve? "To the woman He said..." - The word "rule" is in the imperfect. It could be considered future tense. God is sayin...

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Gen 3:16 is not a command for Adam to rule over Eve. If it was, why did God say it to Eve? "To the woman He said..." - The word "rule" is in the imperfect.

Gen 3:16 debate

@okpaulallen @hemantmehta And if she still gets pregnant and is intent on termin

@okpaulallen @hemantmehta And if she still gets pregnant and is intent on terminating the pregnancy because she feels trapped...he intends to give her the death penalty rather than adopt the unwanted

@JackSpa31473121 On what basis are you making these allegations about me? Because we disagree? I’m a conservative…what is this about New World Order? What is a ‘libtard’? That the idea that a woman can teach or act in the role of a pastor/elder i...

@JackSpa31473121 On what basis are you making these allegations about me? Because we disagree? I’m a conservative…what is this about New World Order? What is a ‘libtard’? That the idea that a woma

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack You are making statements and not givin

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack You are making statements and not giving evidence.

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Sorry, where does scripture COMMAND wom

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Sorry, where does scripture COMMAND women to be under the authority or rule of man?

@William_E_Wolfe The law amendment is divisive. How is he shaming and slanderin

@William_E_Wolfe The law amendment is divisive. How is he shaming and slandering? Am I missing something? The SBC needs to stop being so divisive on secondary issues. There is no list of sins in w

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Where is the law in the Bible that women were to be “completely silent” in the congregation? It doesn’t say “women should not lead” but “women should remain silent” and the reason that speaking in the assembl...

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Where is the law in the Bible that women were to be “completely silent” in the congregation? It doesn’t say “women should not lead” but “women should remain s

@megbasham It is fine for those who believe the pastorate should be males to keep on doing what they are doing. But they shouldn’t be kicking out other churches that disagree with their views on this. Why not? Because it’s not a primary matter of ...

@megbasham It is fine for those who believe the pastorate should be males to keep on doing what they are doing. But they shouldn’t be kicking out other churches that disagree with their views on this

@William_E_Wolfe The problem is that the SBC should never have made restricting leadership to males a statement of faith. Where is a qualified and gifted woman teaching true doctrine or pastoring called a sin in any list of sins? Or is it just a si...

@William_E_Wolfe The problem is that the SBC should never have made restricting leadership to males a statement of faith. Where is a qualified and gifted woman teaching true doctrine or pastoring cal