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@Rach4Patriarchy There are certainly a lot of problems in the protestant church (well, most churches), but it would seem that your main issue is with egalitarian views on gender. Treating this as a major issue and not a secondary matter is serious. ...

@Rach4Patriarchy There are certainly a lot of problems in the protestant church (well, most churches), but it would seem that your main issue is with egalitarian views on gender. Treating this as a m

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy We must go back to scripture on these things. Yes

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy We must go back to scripture on these things. Yes, it is possible to misinterpret it, but it seems clear to me that the ideas you are proposing come from somewhere else

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy No one—not the apostle Paul, or John or Peter, not Mary…no one except Christ can claim to be without sin (whether by nature or by will). If they do, John is clear that such a person is deceived and the truth is not in ...

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy No one—not the apostle Paul, or John or Peter, not Mary…no one except Christ can claim to be without sin (whether by nature or by will). If they do, John is clear that s

@Rach4Patriarchy We get married to covenant together to be faithful in sexual intimacy which, though it is not a guarantee, is for the purpose of raising godly children. My wife and I treat one another as equals who are differently gifted and those ...

@Rach4Patriarchy We get married to covenant together to be faithful in sexual intimacy which, though it is not a guarantee, is for the purpose of raising godly children. My wife and I treat one anoth

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy I’m not saying Jesus is not God. So technically the one inside Mary was God. But to frame Mary as “The Mother of God” has lead to all sorts of bad teachings…that Mary had to be immaculate or a perpetual virgin…and see ...

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy I’m not saying Jesus is not God. So technically the one inside Mary was God. But to frame Mary as “The Mother of God” has lead to all sorts of bad teachings…that Mary h

@Rach4Patriarchy “Theotokos, the Holy Mother of God” - Mary is the mother of the body of Jesus. Yes Jesus is God but to say that Mary is the Mother of God who has no beginning is misleading. And the Bible never refers to her this way. “is the embo...

@Rach4Patriarchy “Theotokos, the Holy Mother of God” - Mary is the mother of the body of Jesus. Yes Jesus is God but to say that Mary is the Mother of God who has no beginning is misleading. And the

@ChristianJComis @PastorMark Curiously I never read any of these books but of co

@ChristianJComis @PastorMark Curiously I never read any of these books but of course others explained this as Eve telling or leading Adam and you don’t see it until you read the text more carefully.

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark This is a good point Chris. Most think that “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife” to mean that she told him to eat of the fruit. However, since that is not recorded in the text it may simply...

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark This is a good point Chris. Most think that “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife” to mean that she told him to eat of the fruit. However, si

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@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark I said that the serpent was including both by using the plural. Then my point being that you showed where it says that Satan speaks to Eve as if to suggest that this means Adam wasn’t there even though the o...

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark I said that the serpent was including both by using the plural. Then my point being that you showed where it says that Satan speaks to Eve as if to suggest t

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@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark A few verses later God speaks to the w

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark A few verses later God speaks to the woman and then to the man…it doesn’t mean they are not both present listening while God is speaking to the other. https:/

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Got questions states three possible views: First view⎯Adam was there with her 1⃣"Traditional Jewish interpretation takes this phrase to mean that Adam was with Eve the whole time she was being tempted and th...

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Got questions states three possible views: First view⎯Adam was there with her 1⃣"Traditional Jewish interpretation takes this phrase to mean that Adam was wi

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Not only does the text say that Adam w

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Not only does the text say that Adam was with her, but the serpent uses plural pronouns, verbs and participles when speaking to the woman. So the serpent was

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Yes, those are good points Chris. I would also add that if Adam wasn't there to hear the serpent and immediately Eve is handing him the fruit, wouldn't he immediately react and take it away from her? If the...

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Yes, those are good points Chris. I would also add that if Adam wasn't there to hear the serpent and immediately Eve is handing him the fruit, wouldn't he im

@PastorMark And would you describe a Jezebel as as a female leader?? Sounds a l

@PastorMark And would you describe a Jezebel as as a female leader?? Sounds a lot like the term "semi-Pelagian." Just another way of calling people names instead of dealing with real issues.

@PastorMark Except the Bible says in 1 Tim 2 that Adam was not deceived though we know from Gen 3 that he was right beside her. Adam knew that the serpent’s words were a lie but did nothing about it. To whom much is given (ie. Adam saw God create a...

@PastorMark Except the Bible says in 1 Tim 2 that Adam was not deceived though we know from Gen 3 that he was right beside her. Adam knew that the serpent’s words were a lie but did nothing about it.

@DST_QA The NASB has "submit" in italics because this is how the translators have decided to indicate that a word is not present in the Greek. κεφαλὴ (kephalē) can mean the head part of the body, the source of a stream like the headwaters, the corne...

@DST_QA The NASB has "submit" in italics because this is how the translators have decided to indicate that a word is not present in the Greek. κεφαλὴ (kephalē) can mean the head part of the body, the

@Andrew5tuff @PastorMark Totally tracking with you in agreement if you remove “r

@Andrew5tuff @PastorMark Totally tracking with you in agreement if you remove “roles.” What specific roles are you referring to? The role of decision maker for the husband and the role of submittor

@revjeffvox @stillgray Is my pastor friend ok with shooting looters? 😕

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-27

@PastorMark What about when the opposite happens? The husband is domineering an

@PastorMark What about when the opposite happens? The husband is domineering and the wife is passive…

@Rach4Patriarchy It's commendable to serve your husband and family. But isn't y

@Rach4Patriarchy It's commendable to serve your husband and family. But isn't your husband to serve you? Are not all believers to serve one another?

@Rach4Patriarchy @ABDada Well, every Christian is called to be subservient ("Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ" Eph 5:21 NIV). And keeping home and raising children is a commendable job. I think we forget that you can do a business ...

@Rach4Patriarchy @ABDada Well, every Christian is called to be subservient ("Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ" Eph 5:21 NIV). And keeping home and raising children is a commendable j

Eph 5:21 debate

@harmonizedgrace Also a great day for your husband to submit to you in the fear

@harmonizedgrace Also a great day for your husband to submit to you in the fear of Christ (Eph 5:21)! https://t.co/k3OyXdEihu

Eph 5:21 debate

@DST_QA That is my point. We don’t take it literally. To think it would apply to sneezing is a little absurd though. There’s nothing in 1 Cor 14:34-35 that says it’s about a woman being a pastor. “If they [wives] want to inquire about anything th...

@DST_QA That is my point. We don’t take it literally. To think it would apply to sneezing is a little absurd though. There’s nothing in 1 Cor 14:34-35 that says it’s about a woman being a pastor.

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

@DST_QA Concerning prophesy in the church, this is presupposed in 1 Cor 11:5. O

@DST_QA Concerning prophesy in the church, this is presupposed in 1 Cor 11:5. On what basis would the church be gathered and all men be excluded? Often the pastor will call someone to read the morni

1 Cor 11:5 question

@PastorMark But being an independent thinking is good for everyone, right? You

@PastorMark But being an independent thinking is good for everyone, right? You don’t mean your wife needs to be dependent on you to think or make decisions, right?

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica It doesn’t need to say that here. If everyone submits to everyone, then we know that Eph 5 cannot be encouraging one to rule over the other or a gender hierarchy. Everything goes back to Genesis, and there w...

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica It doesn’t need to say that here. If everyone submits to everyone, then we know that Eph 5 cannot be encouraging one to rule over the other or a gender hierar

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica What does that mean “have authority over men”? You mean any man in the church, or even the pastor, can just tell you what to do? If it is due to order of creation, then the animals should rule over people as...

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica What does that mean “have authority over men”? You mean any man in the church, or even the pastor, can just tell you what to do? If it is due to order of cre

@tonyarkles @cstewartyqr @merlasam @marleysask1 @tammyrobert It’s not a direct c

@tonyarkles @cstewartyqr @merlasam @marleysask1 @tammyrobert It’s not a direct contravention of scripture rightly divided. https://t.co/4tYGBakSjs

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica No, Paul is refuting some things from t

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica No, Paul is refuting some things from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him not contradicting his own commands in chapter 14. https://t.co/WHlrSQuDIp

@Shakespreacher @Protestia But the Bible does not restrict a qualified and gifte

@Shakespreacher @Protestia But the Bible does not restrict a qualified and gifted woman from preaching true doctrine or overseeing, teaching or pastoral care. The Bible does not support men from teac

@hotdogclit @Zombiemombie69 @HelpMePlsss9 @MalesInDisguise No, I’m taking the Bi

@hotdogclit @Zombiemombie69 @HelpMePlsss9 @MalesInDisguise No, I’m taking the Bible seriously, the context, the grammar, all the details. And the Bible teaches against all sexual activity outside of

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@faithwillsaveu A qualified and gifted woman should not be prevented from preach

@faithwillsaveu A qualified and gifted woman should not be prevented from preaching true doctrine, overseeing or pastoral ministry. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgg1O

@rothschild78989 @5Solas2 Paul is refuting things the Corinthians wrote to him.

@rothschild78989 @5Solas2 Paul is refuting things the Corinthians wrote to him. He is not contradicting his own inclusive commands in the rest of chapter 14. https://t.co/WHlrSQuDIp

@Paladin_Jack777 @KDuffRealtor @godlywomanhood That passage is not meant to stop

@Paladin_Jack777 @KDuffRealtor @godlywomanhood That passage is not meant to stop qualified women from preaching true doctrine, teaching anyone (including men), or overseeing or pastoral work. https://

@lesbian_gran @storyofndblake @5Solas2 Paul’s not restricting qualified and gift

@lesbian_gran @storyofndblake @5Solas2 Paul’s not restricting qualified and gifted women from serving as leaders or preaching truth. Take another look. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Start with the one you quoted. “A woman…a man…” why does Paul use the singular here? He used plural for all people, for all males and for all women in the prior verses. Why wouldn’t he say “women are not allowed to teach…”?...

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Start with the one you quoted. “A woman…a man…” why does Paul use the singular here? He used plural for all people, for all males and for all women in the prior verses. Why

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Well, you certainly have a right to believe what you wan

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Well, you certainly have a right to believe what you want. But where is that in scripture?

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS I agree…stick to what it says. Don’t prevent qualified,

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS I agree…stick to what it says. Don’t prevent qualified, gifted women from preaching true doctrine and pastoral ministry.

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS But what is the scripture saying? What about qualified

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS But what is the scripture saying? What about qualified and gifted women who speak true doctrine? Many men say things that are not right not as well.

@trapatonzi Take another look at this one too. Paul is quoting from the letter

@trapatonzi Take another look at this one too. Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and refuting them. Paul is not contradicting his own commands in chapter 14. https://t.co/WHlrSQvb

@Preacherrapper @seunosewa You are misunderstanding Paul’s intent in this person

@Preacherrapper @seunosewa You are misunderstanding Paul’s intent in this personal letter to Timothy. Take another look… https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@trapatonzi JWs love scripture too. You need to rightly divide it. Take anothe

@trapatonzi JWs love scripture too. You need to rightly divide it. Take another look. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@5Solas2 The Bible doesn’t restrict qualified women from preaching true doctrine

@5Solas2 The Bible doesn’t restrict qualified women from preaching true doctrine and pastoral work. Take another look. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-23

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Not defending actual rebellion but that’s not what 1 Tim

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Not defending actual rebellion but that’s not what 1 Tim 2:12 is referring to. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@gay_wuwei_love @RichardDawkins Well, it’s stuff like what he said that got me i

@gay_wuwei_love @RichardDawkins Well, it’s stuff like what he said that got me in trouble at my last church. This world is going crazy.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-22

@isabellarileyus I close doors and drawers after my wife too. I think the moral

@isabellarileyus I close doors and drawers after my wife too. I think the moral is that it’s better to serve than complain. And he should also serve you in your weaknesses too…not just go to work an

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-22

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I think that we were showing that leadership is best with both women and men together and that leadership qualities are not male only attributes. Aggression is not a leadership attribute. Logical thinking does not belong only to...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I think that we were showing that leadership is best with both women and men together and that leadership qualities are not male only attributes. Aggression is not a leadership at

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-21

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark Appreciate the offer to help. Thanks for the conversa

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark Appreciate the offer to help. Thanks for the conversation. G’night.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-21

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark I do have an answer for each of the Calvinist proof texts. Are we going to go through them all? It’s late…I could continue after a sleep. If you are up for a while longer, take a look at a documentary I host about Judas. ...

@KeiferStreet @PastorMark I do have an answer for each of the Calvinist proof texts. Are we going to go through them all? It’s late…I could continue after a sleep. If you are up for a while longer,