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@ImprecatoryOne I mean it is what it is and if he’s a brother in Christ it seems

@ImprecatoryOne I mean it is what it is and if he’s a brother in Christ it seems wrong to block another brother. Would he do that if we were attending the same church together? It does suggest that h

@CNistEnjoyer That passage says “a woman” and “a man,” connects them with another couple Adam and Eve, uses the article “the woman” in v14 as an anaphoric reference to identify “a woman” in v11-12 to be a particular woman and that woman will be saved...

@CNistEnjoyer That passage says “a woman” and “a man,” connects them with another couple Adam and Eve, uses the article “the woman” in v14 as an anaphoric reference to identify “a woman” in v11-12 to

@MythosMayhem @CherylSchatz @_KyleBerry Allegory is certainly used in scripture and many things that were done became like symbolic prophecy such as the exodus from Egypt having to be repeated by the Messiah. But Jesus didn’t lose His flesh. Where d...

@MythosMayhem @CherylSchatz @_KyleBerry Allegory is certainly used in scripture and many things that were done became like symbolic prophecy such as the exodus from Egypt having to be repeated by the

@BookmanKramer That’s certainly possible, but many other complementarians engage

@BookmanKramer That’s certainly possible, but many other complementarians engage with me even though they disagree.

@squidgy201 @SpecterAndBride I go into a bit more detail on how that verse is be

@squidgy201 @SpecterAndBride I go into a bit more detail on how that verse is being used by Paul in the following. https://t.co/HFu3esfHdR

@JDT030820 @ReformedCaio @Brian_Sauve @HwsEleutheroi @ZacharyGarris @MikeWingeri

@JDT030820 @ReformedCaio @Brian_Sauve @HwsEleutheroi @ZacharyGarris @MikeWingerii I never demanded a response from Brian. Mike Winger called me to repent for sharing my egalitarian views, so I called

@SpecterAndBride There’s no rule. "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is

@SpecterAndBride There’s no rule. "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, for hair is given as a substitute for coverin

1Co 11:14-15 general

@Chainsaw59598 @SpecterAndBride No, that’s not a proper translation since nature teaches you that head hair doesn’t stop unlike arm hair, etc. Put a boy beside a girl and don’t cut either’s hair and their hair will grow about as long. "Nature itself...

@Chainsaw59598 @SpecterAndBride No, that’s not a proper translation since nature teaches you that head hair doesn’t stop unlike arm hair, etc. Put a boy beside a girl and don’t cut either’s hair and t

@3GNRTX Ep 5:21 says “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” The “be subject” verb shown in the English you quoted from v22 is not in the Greek as it comes from v21. What does this mean? It means that whatever v22 and following are sayin...

@3GNRTX Ep 5:21 says “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” The “be subject” verb shown in the English you quoted from v22 is not in the Greek as it comes from v21. What does this mean?

Ep 5:21 debate

@3GNRTX Sometimes the Greek aner is used to refer to any person male or female, but most of the time it refers to males. As v9-10 refers to women, I see no reason to take v8 as anything other then men (plural). This doesn’t mean that the women weren’...

@3GNRTX Sometimes the Greek aner is used to refer to any person male or female, but most of the time it refers to males. As v9-10 refers to women, I see no reason to take v8 as anything other then men

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 Of course. Maybe a bit wordier than you asked for, but here goes. God loves everyone including sinners (of which you were one too before you repented and believed). But scripture is clear that any s3xual r...

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 Of course. Maybe a bit wordier than you asked for, but here goes. God loves everyone including sinners (of which you were one too before you repented and be

@3GNRTX Where does God command the man to rule over the wife?

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 I’m well known? Wow, I’m humbled. Wh

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 I’m well known? Wow, I’m humbled. Where on earth did you get that I’m a s0domite defender? I’m married for 27 years to one wife and have 3 adult children.

@3GNRTX The ‘naming’ of ‘woman’ (pre-fall) is simply an observation that Isha (woman) came out of Ish (man). That’s not a name, but an observation of what God did. And God used it first in the text. There is no indication of authority observed in th...

@3GNRTX The ‘naming’ of ‘woman’ (pre-fall) is simply an observation that Isha (woman) came out of Ish (man). That’s not a name, but an observation of what God did. And God used it first in the text.

@3GNRTX But you are taking order to mean hierarchy when Paul simply was referrin

@3GNRTX But you are taking order to mean hierarchy when Paul simply was referring to the sequential time sequence of creation and that this is why one wasn’t deceived but the other was.

@3GNRTX The word used in 1Ti 2:11-12 translated “a woman” can also be translated

@3GNRTX The word used in 1Ti 2:11-12 translated “a woman” can also be translated “a wife.” Since Paul is singling out a woman and a man and then tying these to Eve and Adam, it would seem he is referr

1Ti 2:11-12 general

@3GNRTX In 1Ti 2:14, Paul says “the woman” instead of Eve—while Eve as her prototype is closely connected with this particular wife, only this Ephesian woman could be saved in the future tense if both her and her husband continue in the true faith. E...

@3GNRTX In 1Ti 2:14, Paul says “the woman” instead of Eve—while Eve as her prototype is closely connected with this particular wife, only this Ephesian woman could be saved in the future tense if both

1Ti 2:14 general

@3GNRTX Paul only refers to the time sequence of creation in relation to deception. Adam was created first and saw God creating some animals and the garden plants and trees so he couldn’t be deceived to think that the fruit of a tree made from the sa...

@3GNRTX Paul only refers to the time sequence of creation in relation to deception. Adam was created first and saw God creating some animals and the garden plants and trees so he couldn’t be deceived

commentary

@3GNRTX Rather, it was Paul dealing with a specific wife who was in need of salv

@3GNRTX Rather, it was Paul dealing with a specific wife who was in need of salvation and giving the apple of false doctrine to her husband who was not deceived but silent and doing nothing—just like

@3GNRTX Rather, this is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teachers, deal with the consequences of the false teaching and setup the church to better manage false teaching. That statement wasn’t Paul instructing Timothy t...

@3GNRTX Rather, this is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teachers, deal with the consequences of the false teaching and setup the church to better manage false teaching.

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@3GNRTX Where was a hierarchy of authority of the man over the woman established

@3GNRTX Where was a hierarchy of authority of the man over the woman established before the temptation? The claim is that God’s prophecy to Eve that Adam would rule over her is a result of the fall (

@JoeAdrian256 @MikeWingerii It is great that he invited feedback and any correct

@JoeAdrian256 @MikeWingerii It is great that he invited feedback and any correction, but what he didn’t do is interact wth egalitarians like Terran Williams and Andrew Bartlett and others that provide

@PaulKM32 @ReformedCaio With Paul is explicit (1Co 7), with Timothy it is an inference. We know he is young (1Ti 4:12) and we have no instruction concerning any family or wife or any indication he was married. Paul is both an apostle and an overseer...

@PaulKM32 @ReformedCaio With Paul is explicit (1Co 7), with Timothy it is an inference. We know he is young (1Ti 4:12) and we have no instruction concerning any family or wife or any indication he was

1Ti 4:12 general

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Excellent! Now we are back to scripture. Paul links Adam and Eve with the time sequence of creation and deception. Since Adam was created first and God created some animals and plants and trees in front of ...

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Excellent! Now we are back to scripture. Paul links Adam and Eve with the time sequence of creation and deception. Since Adam was created first and God crea

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Ah, so now it’s a “because I said so”

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Ah, so now it’s a “because I said so” thing and has nothing to do with ability or character or skill? Except, there’s nothing forbidding women from serving

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 And not even 1% of all believers are

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 And not even 1% of all believers are elders and pastors, so what’s the problem here? Only those with the requisite character, maturity, demonstrated skill, s

@jshurmer @Brian_Sauve So you are balking at “all problems”? Right, so it’s just

@jshurmer @Brian_Sauve So you are balking at “all problems”? Right, so it’s just all the problems caused by women having their own Bible studies and pastoring and teaching. All those problems.

@PapaSmu69982356 It is annoying when people correct you from scripture. I guess

@PapaSmu69982356 It is annoying when people correct you from scripture. I guess if that’s the bar, you will block until all you have left is lap dogs.

@Tailfeathers_WA Q: “Why block me for critiquing?” A: Mt 7:6 — Ryan is a pig (unbeliever) so don’t teach him complementarian pearls or he will destroy you. How could anyone disagree with you?? A: Ep 5:11 — Ryan supporting godly women teaching truth...

@Tailfeathers_WA Q: “Why block me for critiquing?” A: Mt 7:6 — Ryan is a pig (unbeliever) so don’t teach him complementarian pearls or he will destroy you. How could anyone disagree with you?? A: Ep

Ep 5:11 Mt 7:6 debate

@Dayagent47 Ok, I just bought it and will take a look. That’s one I didn’t have

@Dayagent47 Ok, I just bought it and will take a look. That’s one I didn’t have and I have a LOT of commentary on 1 Timothy.

@CNistEnjoyer Why people think the Bible forbids women from serving as elders, o

@CNistEnjoyer Why people think the Bible forbids women from serving as elders, overseers, deacons, apostles, teachers (including of males)—and why stopping all women from these things solves any probl

@slow_down_Jess @ToweringHills @DelaKram75 Hi Gary. Why the face palming? This i

@slow_down_Jess @ToweringHills @DelaKram75 Hi Gary. Why the face palming? This is a very reasonable inference from the details complementarians overlook in Gen 2.

@Dayagent47 The only church history that matters is the prescriptive statements made in scripture. The rest is not inspired. You are overlooking why Jesus chose 12 male apostles and presuming it is because women are forbidden. This kind of binary th...

@Dayagent47 The only church history that matters is the prescriptive statements made in scripture. The rest is not inspired. You are overlooking why Jesus chose 12 male apostles and presuming it is b

@robdodsonson What’s that and are you referring to him or me? If me, I’m hammer

@robdodsonson What’s that and are you referring to him or me? If me, I’m hammering on this issue as it has personally affected me with churches I have been to or tried to join and is causing major di

@Dayagent47 One thing to add here is that I think there are in fact whole church

@Dayagent47 One thing to add here is that I think there are in fact whole churches and denominations who believe that the Bible clearly forbids women and they disregard it, even saying Paul didn’t wri

@dantheman278 @Thygar @MikeWingerii That’s a reasonable definition I can agree with. And that’s why women and men need to work together in leadership. It makes for decisions that have less blind spots, a more diverse set of skills and strengths among...

@dantheman278 @Thygar @MikeWingerii That’s a reasonable definition I can agree with. And that’s why women and men need to work together in leadership. It makes for decisions that have less blind spots

@Dayagent47 As much as I love JM, unless I’m convinced that the Bible forbids female pastors, I’m not rebelling against the Bible. Maybe I’m confused, maybe I’m wrong in my interpretation, but rebelling against the Bible is not a valid charge. The B...

@Dayagent47 As much as I love JM, unless I’m convinced that the Bible forbids female pastors, I’m not rebelling against the Bible. Maybe I’m confused, maybe I’m wrong in my interpretation, but rebelli

@MegaChurchMouse But if everytime someone corrects you with effective solid Biblical refutations, you treat it as “dissensions and stumblings” then how would you learn if you were wrong? Wouldn’t Paul be talking about something else? What behaviour...

@MegaChurchMouse But if everytime someone corrects you with effective solid Biblical refutations, you treat it as “dissensions and stumblings” then how would you learn if you were wrong? Wouldn’t Pa

@MegaChurchMouse Right. So then how do we solve this dilemma? Don’t we just have

@MegaChurchMouse Right. So then how do we solve this dilemma? Don’t we just have to be open and listen to each other’s perspectives without blocking and dividing from each other unnecessarily?

@MegaChurchMouse Curious you chose a verse in a passage that commends a bunch of female leaders. Question for you: could someone in a Pentecostal church quote the same verse if you try to correct their egalitarian teaching (that they have learned fo...

@MegaChurchMouse Curious you chose a verse in a passage that commends a bunch of female leaders. Question for you: could someone in a Pentecostal church quote the same verse if you try to correct the

@NathanCTrilogue @avyargo I attempted to join three different complementarian ch

@NathanCTrilogue @avyargo I attempted to join three different complementarian churches and they said that while I could be a member, I would never be a leader on account of my views even though I was

@NathanCTrilogue @avyargo Refuting false teaching is not stirring up division! T

@NathanCTrilogue @avyargo Refuting false teaching is not stirring up division! Treating a brother like he isn’t a Christian, blocking him for critiquing you, making false allegations about my motives—

@slow_down_Jess @DelaKram75 Why does Paul apply Eve’s deception to the whole chu

@slow_down_Jess @DelaKram75 Why does Paul apply Eve’s deception to the whole church including men? "But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astray fr

2Co 11:3 debate

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii So anyone who creates a point by point response t

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii So anyone who creates a point by point response to someone’s video is: - unable to understand their Bible - blind to the evidence that they are secretly unhinged Just

@Tailfeathers_WA I was surprised Mike said that women can be deacons given that

@Tailfeathers_WA I was surprised Mike said that women can be deacons given that the term “one wife husband” is stated for deacons as well as elders. https://t.co/ApHovjrnZw

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii Mike can’t refute me. Why don’t you personally reach out to him and ask him to? I’ve begged him many times already. I was reading my Bible in my teens and was serious in my 20s. None of this matters because this is exa...

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii Mike can’t refute me. Why don’t you personally reach out to him and ask him to? I’ve begged him many times already. I was reading my Bible in my teens and was serious i

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii I’ve gone through all of Mike’s 43 hours of videos on Women in Ministry and a number of the extra Q&As. And I’m still very much egalitarian. Mike’s unwillingness to engage with those that charitably disagree with hi...

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii I’ve gone through all of Mike’s 43 hours of videos on Women in Ministry and a number of the extra Q&As. And I’m still very much egalitarian. Mike’s unwillingness to

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii Hm. I’m 50 now and have been reading the Bible si

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii Hm. I’m 50 now and have been reading the Bible since I was a child. Where does that get us now? Why don’t you show me what I’m getting wrong?

@FrigidusMaximus @BibleBashed I can’t speak for X algorithms…but maybe I should

@FrigidusMaximus @BibleBashed I can’t speak for X algorithms…but maybe I should ask… how precisely is it that you KNOW that it is showing up in every thread pushing “feminism”? Are these threads some

@MikeWingerii I also find it interesting how those who advocate for male-only leadership in the church label themselves 'complementarians.’ This term suggests inclusion of both due to the complementarity of strengths rather than excluding women. I...

@MikeWingerii I also find it interesting how those who advocate for male-only leadership in the church label themselves 'complementarians.’ This term suggests inclusion of both due to the complement