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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@iheartJ37 @Pastor_Gabe @jerryzz2 That may be part of it, but I don’t think that “good reputation” meant that people didn’t think the church leader was crazy or has lost their minds or that sort of thing. So I don’t think he meant that the world acce...

@iheartJ37 @Pastor_Gabe @jerryzz2 That may be part of it, but I don’t think that “good reputation” meant that people didn’t think the church leader was crazy or has lost their minds or that sort of th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@CoreyJMahler Give me just one instance where a leader, apostle, prophet, elder,

@CoreyJMahler Give me just one instance where a leader, apostle, prophet, elder, bishop, pastor, deacon or anyone other than Jesus is called a kephale in the context of the church. Just one verse. It

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@CoreyJMahler Let me be very clear: I DO NOT DENY headship (properly defined). T

@CoreyJMahler Let me be very clear: I DO NOT DENY headship (properly defined). The husband is the kephale of his wife and Jesus is the kephale of the Church. But no leader, elder, bishop, deacon or ap

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-17

@autocorrect2_0 @Pastor_Gabe This presumes head in scripture means leader or ‘on

@autocorrect2_0 @Pastor_Gabe This presumes head in scripture means leader or ‘one with authority.’ In that case, why do we never see ANY leaders called kephale? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-17

@CrossPolitic The thing people have an issue with is when it is made to seem tha

@CrossPolitic The thing people have an issue with is when it is made to seem that subjection is only one way and not mutual. BTW, if 'head' means authority, why isn't it used of leaders? https://t.co

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-14

@Pastor_Gabe @megbasham What’s wrong with women being included in leadership?

@Pastor_Gabe @megbasham What’s wrong with women being included in leadership?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@GrownInFaith @churchtalkative Not does it say he shouldn’t…yet there is Eph 5:2

@GrownInFaith @churchtalkative Not does it say he shouldn’t…yet there is Eph 5:21 which applies to all to each other. What does the head mean? Curious how it doesn’t apply to leaders. https://t.co/L6

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@MariusM38610501 @faboIus Apparently that had to do with refuting those who saw God being the head of Christ as them not being of the same nature. Chrysostem is refuting that idea. There are people who see kephale as meaning leader over or boss of o...

@MariusM38610501 @faboIus Apparently that had to do with refuting those who saw God being the head of Christ as them not being of the same nature. Chrysostem is refuting that idea. There are people w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@WillYoungIII I don’t know if you have rain where you live, but where I live, on

@WillYoungIII I don’t know if you have rain where you live, but where I live, only the top umbrella matters. You can put the rest away. The husband and wife are equal leaders of their family.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith Imagine if the body was only female and the leadership was only male.

@ncksmith Imagine if the body was only female and the leadership was only male. That’s really where the thinking leads. Is that really the kind of thing that Paul has in mind here?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@uglygramb @instablog9ja What do you think Paul means by head? Does he mean boss

@uglygramb @instablog9ja What do you think Paul means by head? Does he mean boss or authority? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@bolajiayo @instablog9ja What do you think head means in this context? The autho

@bolajiayo @instablog9ja What do you think head means in this context? The authority? The boss? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@PatrickHen1776 @Jiwan_Ko_Pani @oliverburdick But head isn’t about being the bos

@PatrickHen1776 @Jiwan_Ko_Pani @oliverburdick But head isn’t about being the boss or the authority. If that’s what the word means, we’d see it all over with regards to leadership. https://t.co/L6ZiusB

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@gtheking03 @Rich_Cooper But head isn’t about authority or being the boss. Let’s

@gtheking03 @Rich_Cooper But head isn’t about authority or being the boss. Let’s consider a few questions. https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith Complementarians almost all believe that males alone are to be elders, pastors and overseers. Some go further. Some claim that a female elder is apostasy or on the way. That’s where their understanding is severely flawed. And the thinking ...

@ncksmith Complementarians almost all believe that males alone are to be elders, pastors and overseers. Some go further. Some claim that a female elder is apostasy or on the way. That’s where their un

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith If you see a leader simply as one who demonstrates by example and not

@ncksmith If you see a leader simply as one who demonstrates by example and not as someone who is meant to be ‘obeyed’ then yes. I know a lot of complementarians. So long as Jesus is their example, t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith Yes, but it’s not because of the system. God defined the marriage and the church as a one flesh source relationship so we would see and treat one another rightly. That’s the ‘why’ that’s often missing here. When a leader sees himself as the...

@ncksmith Yes, but it’s not because of the system. God defined the marriage and the church as a one flesh source relationship so we would see and treat one another rightly. That’s the ‘why’ that’s oft

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@StothersRyan @faboIus Thanks for highlighting these. However, even in these contexts, head can be understood to mean first or prominent—not necessarily authority or rule—which is why words for rule or governance often have to be added when authorit...

@StothersRyan @faboIus Thanks for highlighting these. However, even in these contexts, head can be understood to mean first or prominent—not necessarily authority or rule—which is why words for rule

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@jerryfourroux That’s actually the direction Bruce Ware took, the author of CBMW stuff and the following: One God in Three Persons: Unity of Essence, Distinction of Persons, Implications for Life (2015). It became known as Eternal Functional Subord...

@jerryfourroux That’s actually the direction Bruce Ware took, the author of CBMW stuff and the following: One God in Three Persons: Unity of Essence, Distinction of Persons, Implications for Life (20

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@faboIus As far as I can tell, the word ‘head’ didn’t start getting used for a l

@faboIus As far as I can tell, the word ‘head’ didn’t start getting used for a leader in church contexts until around 1000 AD when it was applied to the pope.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

No pastor, elder, overseer, apostle, deacon, prophet, or father is ever called head (kephalē) in the NT. If head simply means authority or boss, why is kephalē never used for any leader in the church? Why is a father never called the kephalē of hi...

No pastor, elder, overseer, apostle, deacon, prophet, or father is ever called head (kephalē) in the NT. If head simply means authority or boss, why is kephalē never used for any leader in the church

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@BiblicalBeauty @DwightsWordOTD This is a good question. Egalitarians don’t maintain that there are no distinctions between male and female. It is just that those distinctions are why they need to work together and they don’t justify having gender ro...

@BiblicalBeauty @DwightsWordOTD This is a good question. Egalitarians don’t maintain that there are no distinctions between male and female. It is just that those distinctions are why they need to wor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@megbasham Hm. It seems in this case that some churches believe that their leadership should be only male. Fine. I go to a church like that. But if a church reads the text and draws a different conclusion without rejecting the inspired text, why are ...

@megbasham Hm. It seems in this case that some churches believe that their leadership should be only male. Fine. I go to a church like that. But if a church reads the text and draws a different conclu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@SonOfManXY @smashbaals In a marriage, man is the head of his wife and Christ is the head of His church, both are one flesh relationships and the basis for marriage had Eve made from Adam’s flesh and bone and Jesus provide life to His church. But he...

@SonOfManXY @smashbaals In a marriage, man is the head of his wife and Christ is the head of His church, both are one flesh relationships and the basis for marriage had Eve made from Adam’s flesh and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@MarqueStuddock @smashbaals But you changed the text. First, it says “a woman” not “women”. Second, the usual word for authority is not authentein. By taking a snippet out of context and even misrepresenting the details you can turn any text into a p...

@MarqueStuddock @smashbaals But you changed the text. First, it says “a woman” not “women”. Second, the usual word for authority is not authentein. By taking a snippet out of context and even misrepre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@AndrewD82566840 @smashbaals Yes because no pastor is called the head of the church except Christ. The church doesn’t have many heads, only one. A head in scripture and in the contexts we are referring to doesn’t mean the authority over or boss of. I...

@AndrewD82566840 @smashbaals Yes because no pastor is called the head of the church except Christ. The church doesn’t have many heads, only one. A head in scripture and in the contexts we are referrin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@FNANVG @LionofJudah444 @oliverburdick The church obeys Christ…yes. But when it comes to subjection, this is mutual because it’s not about hierarchy. Jesus doesn’t say that He takes authority over His bride—His authority is for her benefit. She sits ...

@FNANVG @LionofJudah444 @oliverburdick The church obeys Christ…yes. But when it comes to subjection, this is mutual because it’s not about hierarchy. Jesus doesn’t say that He takes authority over His

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@LionofJudah444 @FNANVG @oliverburdick That’s right! The initiator doesn’t mean

@LionofJudah444 @FNANVG @oliverburdick That’s right! The initiator doesn’t mean in hierarchy over someone or in authority over them.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@FNANVG @LionofJudah444 @oliverburdick What is so wrong with a mutually submissi

@FNANVG @LionofJudah444 @oliverburdick What is so wrong with a mutually submissive relationship? It works just fine. In fact, it seems most of the complementarians practice it even though they claim t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@cgore @smashbaals A verse taken out of context is a pretext for a proof text. First, the grammar is indicating that this is not about all women (as in the prior verse) but 'a woman'... and from v14, 'the woman' is an anaphoric reference showing it ...

@cgore @smashbaals A verse taken out of context is a pretext for a proof text. First, the grammar is indicating that this is not about all women (as in the prior verse) but 'a woman'... and from v14,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii That is correct. So the husband is

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii That is correct. So the husband is missing this grace of his wife’s wisdom that could be his. This is not about authority but about grace.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii No, the explicit statement is that

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii No, the explicit statement is that her foolish vows can be annulled without her suffering the consequences which is a grace. This is not about having auth

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii You are reading that “the instruct

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii You are reading that “the instructions” to do what the Prov 31 woman did came from him but that is nowhere in this text. What she did was never qualified

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@truth_john_14_6 @smashbaals You are taking 1Ti 2:11-12 out of context. Paul’s purpose in writing his personal letter to Timothy was for Timothy to deal with the false teaching not the stopping of anyone teaching the truth to anyone. That conclusion ...

@truth_john_14_6 @smashbaals You are taking 1Ti 2:11-12 out of context. Paul’s purpose in writing his personal letter to Timothy was for Timothy to deal with the false teaching not the stopping of any

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@BronWen727104 @BaptistLeaders At minimum, they should leave this as a matter of

@BronWen727104 @BaptistLeaders At minimum, they should leave this as a matter of conscience for each church to decide and not divide from churches who they don't agree with on secondary matters.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii Leadership is about serving the team, not about authority over the team members. When it becomes about authority and hierarchy, it becomes about having to do what the leader wants rather than the leader organizing and he...

@yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii Leadership is about serving the team, not about authority over the team members. When it becomes about authority and hierarchy, it becomes about having to do what the lea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii Why do you think nothing gets done? We all have th

@yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii Why do you think nothing gets done? We all have the same instruction manual. Some are gifted to serve as administrators or leaders and help organize and motivate those wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge If you just repeat yourself and don’t respond to what I’m pointing out and asking, then you are not working to convince me. You are simply trying to “take authority” over me and force me to agree with your faulty interp...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge If you just repeat yourself and don’t respond to what I’m pointing out and asking, then you are not working to convince me. You are simply trying to “take authority” ove

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge I don’t “hate Christ’s authority” silly…I disagre

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge I don’t “hate Christ’s authority” silly…I disagree with your assertion that Jesus takes authority over His bride. Where is she said to be under His feet? Why does He sea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@BMcfonzie @MikeWingerii Well, why don’t you show me the passage where Jesus tak

@BMcfonzie @MikeWingerii Well, why don’t you show me the passage where Jesus takes authority *OVER* His church and we can talk about it.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Christ is King, yes. And where does He seat His church? Under His feet or together with Him on His throne? Nowhere does it say that Jesus takes authority OVER His bride, but that His authority is for the BENEFIT of His...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Christ is King, yes. And where does He seat His church? Under His feet or together with Him on His throne? Nowhere does it say that Jesus takes authority OVER His bride

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge No, scripture doesn’t say that the Father gives *

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge No, scripture doesn’t say that the Father gives *US* all authority, but Christ…*FOR* the benefit of the Church. We are not under His feet. This is clear! You cannot be w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge No I’m not living under satanic deception. You don’t know what you are even talking about! Good thing you are not the operator of the ovens! Yes, Christ is King! He has authority over all—FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHURCH...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge No I’m not living under satanic deception. You don’t know what you are even talking about! Good thing you are not the operator of the ovens! Yes, Christ is King! He ha

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge I appreciate you decided to not speak with sarcasm. And no, I have not rejected Christ in any way—I believe and follow His Word! Jesus is the uncreated creator and as such is in authority over all, but scripture is not ...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge I appreciate you decided to not speak with sarcasm. And no, I have not rejected Christ in any way—I believe and follow His Word! Jesus is the uncreated creator and as su

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Jesus uses His authority for the benefit of the c

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Jesus uses His authority for the benefit of the church not to subjugate the church! We will rule and reign with Him on His throne not under His feet. https://t.co/wpnaGb

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge kephale is not meant to convey Christ’s authority

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge kephale is not meant to convey Christ’s authority. It is mean to convey that He is the source of the life of His body just like Adam was the source material that Eve was

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Is Jesus not the greatest of them all? Yet He lived by example by becoming a slave of all. He always asked people before healing them. Why ask? When someone said to tell their brother to do something Jesus said “who mad...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Is Jesus not the greatest of them all? Yet He lived by example by becoming a slave of all. He always asked people before healing them. Why ask? When someone said to tell

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Submitting is something both do to one another. T

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Submitting is something both do to one another. The only verse that speaks of authority in the relationship is actually 1Co 7:3-4 and it is equal. Kind of messes with y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge The same things Jesus says to his Jewish-only, male-only apostles is to be taught to everyone. We are all to emulate Christ, not just males! There is no prescriptive text giving authority to husbands in the home. Kep...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge The same things Jesus says to his Jewish-only, male-only apostles is to be taught to everyone. We are all to emulate Christ, not just males! There is no prescriptive te

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@ryancduff @Duke_Danny_5 Well, he still draws the line on language which is unfo

@ryancduff @Duke_Danny_5 Well, he still draws the line on language which is unfortunate. He declares he is the authority of his wife but he never moves forward until there’s consensus—which is how eg

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