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@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There was never a female priest. Also, only those from one of the 12 tribes could be a priest, so not even David was a priest. But this is not the basis for elders as the priesthood is related to temples and there is no...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon There was never a female priest. Also, only those from one of the 12 tribes could be a priest, so not even David was a priest. But this is not the basis for elders as th

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek If “must be the husband of one wife” and “keeping his children (plural) under control” is what is literally required then every elder has to be married only once and must have 2 or more believing children. Th...

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek If “must be the husband of one wife” and “keeping his children (plural) under control” is what is literally required then every elder has to be married only o

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon I’m citing my Bible software which shows me the source of the English translation. There is clearly and obviously no explicit pronoun here though it is inferred because of the male form of the words. But that doesn’t me...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon I’m citing my Bible software which shows me the source of the English translation. There is clearly and obviously no explicit pronoun here though it is inferred because

@Dankrightanon @LordFerguson09 No, a woman cannot be a husband. The idiom is in the male form as a generic characteristic that can apply to anyone regardless of gender. Else it requires one to be married and have 2 or more children and Paul was neith...

@Dankrightanon @LordFerguson09 No, a woman cannot be a husband. The idiom is in the male form as a generic characteristic that can apply to anyone regardless of gender. Else it requires one to be marr

1 Corinthians 11:3 general

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon 2. Athanasius 3. Basil 4. Theodore of Mopsuestia 5. Eusebius 6. John Chrysostom “The contemporary desire to find in 1 Corinthians 11:3 a basis for the subordination of the Son to the Father has ancient roots. In respon...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon 2. Athanasius 3. Basil 4. Theodore of Mopsuestia 5. Eusebius 6. John Chrysostom “The contemporary desire to find in 1 Corinthians 11:3 a basis for the subordination of

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon That image is from the interlinear ribbon in Logo

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon That image is from the interlinear ribbon in Logos Bible Software.

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek No, I’m not changing the words of scripture. If it’s an idiom for monogamous and marital faithfulness as a characteristic, the male form can be used to refer to either a man or a woman. Just as I can show tha...

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek No, I’m not changing the words of scripture. If it’s an idiom for monogamous and marital faithfulness as a characteristic, the male form can be used to refer

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Notice "anyone" not "any male." "one woman man" is an idiom referring to character, not being married or male (Paul wasn't married nor did he have children and wasn't disqualified). Implied pronouns are male but this is...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Notice "anyone" not "any male." "one woman man" is an idiom referring to character, not being married or male (Paul wasn't married nor did he have children and wasn't di

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon A concordance is a fallible tool. The definitive source is the Bible and its context. The word kephale means head. It's used all over, so there's no debate on this. What that means in context is the question. And every ...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon A concordance is a fallible tool. The definitive source is the Bible and its context. The word kephale means head. It's used all over, so there's no debate on this. What

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@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Even if every single so-called church 'father' al

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Even if every single so-called church 'father' all agreed with you, that doesn't mean they are correct.

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon He is not in the Greek. There is no pronoun. http

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon He is not in the Greek. There is no pronoun. https://t.co/v8xK3zvWzH

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Where is that stated in scripture?

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Just because you pasted a resource that says keph

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Just because you pasted a resource that says kephale means head doesn't mean that it means authority over. The meaning of a word is defined by the context in which the a

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Thanks for being honest. I agree that the husband is head of his wife. Your use of over presumes it means boss or authority. Eve was made from Adam's flesh and bone⎯thus he is the source of his wife. And marriage sy...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Thanks for being honest. I agree that the husband is head *of* his wife. Your use of over presumes it means boss or authority. Eve was made from Adam's flesh and bone⎯

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Anger refers to male headship? How does anger hav

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Anger refers to male headship? How does anger have to do with male headship? I'm not a marcionite.

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@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Is the authority based on a popular vote? Sola Sc

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Is the authority based on a popular vote? Sola Scriptura, right?

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon You sound like you are presuming your conclusion. If Paul is using an idiom to describe character (which is the case for all the other things Paul lists), then this isn't about being married or male. Paul wasn't marrie...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon You sound like you are presuming your conclusion. If Paul is using an idiom to describe character (which is the case for all the other things Paul lists), then this isn'

@Dankrightanon @LordFerguson09 I’m a dummy for exegeting scripture to expose the

@Dankrightanon @LordFerguson09 I’m a dummy for exegeting scripture to expose the intended meaning?

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Paul is using “one woman man” idiomatically to re

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Paul is using “one woman man” idiomatically to refer to marital faithfulness (character) and not being married or one’s gender. See below for some scholars who support a

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The Greek does not use the explicit masculine personal pronouns αὐτός (he) or αὐτοῦ (his). In fact, a generic pronoun is used in 1Ti 3:1—Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, “If anyone aspires to oversight” - τις = “someone / a...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The Greek does not use the explicit masculine personal pronouns αὐτός (he) or αὐτοῦ (his). In fact, a generic pronoun is used in 1Ti 3:1—Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, “If

1Ti 3:1 general

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon What are you suggesting about “all authority”? A

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon What are you suggesting about “all authority”? Are you referring to the apostles? The scriptures are the foundation, not the views of later believers.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-28

@The_Under_Dog94 Well, given that the Holy Spirit is called our Ezer Kenegdo, that the helper is not a lesser position is clear. Jesus also served humanity. I help my wife...she helps me. The will of the Father and Son were aligned, yet if Jesus aske...

@The_Under_Dog94 Well, given that the Holy Spirit is called our Ezer Kenegdo, that the helper is not a lesser position is clear. Jesus also served humanity. I help my wife...she helps me. The will of

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-27

@graysonfxx38325 @rightresponsem Such generic statements like that suggests women are like animals that need to be tamed and subdued is precisely why I wrote my response to Joel Webbon. Many men also have born bad fruit. Maybe that tells us that the...

@graysonfxx38325 @rightresponsem Such generic statements like that suggests women are like animals that need to be tamed and subdued is precisely why I wrote my response to Joel Webbon. Many men also

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-26

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem @grok I’m not advocating for something unbiblica

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem @grok I’m not advocating for something unbiblical, so I’m curious why you call the egalitarian view (or better yet, mutualism) something I didn’t call it. No one refers

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-06

@JamesDitto12 @smashbaals 1. The LXX is an important witness to how the Hebrew was understood very early. 2. The inspired text has only the consonants; vowel markings were added in the 6-10th century AD. So there is a legitimate interpretive questio...

@JamesDitto12 @smashbaals 1. The LXX is an important witness to how the Hebrew was understood very early. 2. The inspired text has only the consonants; vowel markings were added in the 6-10th century

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-03

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Not necessarily. If they ask me and provide reasons

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Not necessarily. If they ask me and provide reasons I may choose to. If they are telling me to obey scripture and they are not mistaken in their interpretation, then of cou

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-03

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Unquestioning obedience (ie coercion)? No. Should you do things that you don’t want to do because it’s for the better of the other person? Yes. Look how Paul an apostle treats Philemon. Look how Paul commends the Bereans...

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Unquestioning obedience (ie coercion)? No. Should you do things that you don’t want to do because it’s for the better of the other person? Yes. Look how Paul an apostle tr

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-01

@Unique95185 @rightresponsem Oh, I didn’t mean just being a good person but lead

@Unique95185 @rightresponsem Oh, I didn’t mean just being a good person but leading means demonstrating what it means to be a Christian, to be an example, to do what is right even if no one else does

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-01

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Roughly yes, but not in the way that I believe you a

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Roughly yes, but not in the way that I believe you are implying. It is not submission to authority as you are a slave of another person or that they can command and you jus

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-24

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Well, I agree with that statement. Ho

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Well, I agree with that statement. How is it a “fact” that Paul’s switching from pl to sg and back is stylistic? Why do you presume your interpretation that

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-23

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Further, you said “a woman “ means women in general but why does Paul shift from the plural in the prior verses to the singular if he intends the plural for both? Can you find another place in Scripture wh...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Further, you said “a woman “ means women in general but why does Paul shift from the plural in the prior verses to the singular if he intends the plural for

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 Because you missed Paul’s purpose Im the letter which was for Timothy to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3). Here you have a certain person, ‘the woman’ (1Ti 2:14), whom Paul wants to s...

@covapologetics @MissionaryJC3 Because you missed Paul’s purpose Im the letter which was for Timothy to “instruct *certain people* not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3). Here you have a certain pe

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 2:14 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Paul is not being stylistic—we simply need to go back to his clear statement in 1Ti 1:3 that he is instructing Timothy to stop “certain people” to stop teaching strange doctrines—and here you have a certain ...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Paul is not being stylistic—we simply need to go back to his clear statement in 1Ti 1:3 that he is instructing Timothy to stop “certain people” to stop teach

1Ti 1:3 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-17

@pauldirks If he is able to conquer the desires of the flesh (which seems reason

@pauldirks If he is able to conquer the desires of the flesh (which seems reasonable from your comment) but doesn’t believe in Jesus, then what?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-17

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Third, Paul warns Gentiles in the same way

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Third, Paul warns Gentiles in the same way Jews were warned: Jews were “broken off” as individuals for personal unbelief (v20). Gentiles can likewise be “cut of

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-17

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals If Paul meant Gentile nations collectively

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals If Paul meant Gentile nations collectively, he would use plural pronouns. But he repeatedly uses singular, indicating he’s speaking to individuals—each Gentile be

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-15

@cathcrusader123 @Ruff681368 @IVudvudirina4 @CapturingChrist We know from script

@cathcrusader123 @Ruff681368 @IVudvudirina4 @CapturingChrist We know from scripture that there were those writing things that was not scripture and impersonating Paul as he had to show that his letter

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-15

@Bryan09282024 @CapturingChrist Jam 1:4 is about personal perseverance leading to spiritual maturity, not about the authority of scripture. 2Ti 3:16-17 is about scripture being sufficient to equip believers for every good work, meaning it contains a...

@Bryan09282024 @CapturingChrist Jam 1:4 is about personal perseverance leading to spiritual maturity, not about the authority of scripture. 2Ti 3:16-17 is about scripture being sufficient to equip be

Jam 1:4 2Ti 3:16-17 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-13

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Further, the Son is given all power and authority—He is the

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Further, the Son is given all power and authority—He is the one who judges the world, not the Father. Of course He doesn’t have authority over the Father but neither does the Fathe

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-13

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Yes the Son submits to the Father, but the Father also submits to and doesn’t overrule the Son. They are in perfect unity. The Son is equal to the Father in every way yet Im the incarnation, set aside his right to act independentl...

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Yes the Son submits to the Father, but the Father also submits to and doesn’t overrule the Son. They are in perfect unity. The Son is equal to the Father in every way yet Im the in

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-13

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Strange. Because Jesus Himself said that the Father would su

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Strange. Because Jesus Himself said that the Father would submit to the Son’s request showing that whatever the Son asked the Father would do. No damnable heresy here. Sorry to di

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning You can ask Jesus when you meet Him. But description is not prescription and we know that in the OT, there were 12 sons of Jacob who represented the 12 tribes of Israel. The apostles b...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning You can ask Jesus when you meet Him. But description is not prescription and we know that in the OT, there were 12 sons of Jacob who re

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning First, you are the one trying to stop discussion by filibustering. Your word. Second, you are prescribing something being described. Just because Jesus chose 12 male apostles prior to ...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning First, you are the one trying to stop discussion by filibustering. Your word. Second, you are prescribing something being described. J

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning The “they” can’

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning The “they” can’t refer to Adam and Eve as they are dead and can do nothing in the present. So you then have Paul referring to everyone

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Some assert this but I see no reason to reference Artemis since Paul doesn’t. Paul’s stated purpose is for Timothy to “instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines” (1Ti 1...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Some assert this but I see no reason to reference Artemis since Paul doesn’t. Paul’s stated purpose is for Timothy to “instruct certain

1Ti 1:3 debate

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, that’s up to you whether you will answer me or not since you seem to think I’m you regenerate. I guess I have nothing true to say, right? Just because Jesus chose 12 male apostle...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, that’s up to you whether you will answer me or not since you seem to think I’m you regenerate. I guess I have nothing true to say

@JacksonTarwater @EstablishingMan @Eric_Conn How are you a husband but not marri

@JacksonTarwater @EstablishingMan @Eric_Conn How are you a husband but not married? And in v4, how can you have 2 or more believing children without being married?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-10

@I_Been_Raptured @MikeWingerii Heresy? Heresy is related to the person and work of Jesus, the nature of God, the gospel—basically the fundamentals of the faith. Whether women can teach truth or serve as elders is not a fundamental and shouldn’t be re...

@I_Been_Raptured @MikeWingerii Heresy? Heresy is related to the person and work of Jesus, the nature of God, the gospel—basically the fundamentals of the faith. Whether women can teach truth or serve

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-05

My Q1 & Ron's post 2/8: Paul's purpose⎯1Ti 3:14-15 instead of 1Ti 1:3 ? "If you leave out everything leading up to 'charge certain persons' (or 'instruct certain people') it’s easier to twist this verse into a general statement about the epistle...

My Q1 & Ron's post 2/8: Paul's purpose⎯1Ti 3:14-15 instead of 1Ti 1:3 ? "If you leave out everything leading up to 'charge certain persons' (or 'instruct certain people') it’s easier to twist thi

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 3:14-15 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-05

@ymmotrojam @onedayatatimeLB @smashbaals Paul transitions from talking about women in the 3rd person to addressing “you” (2nd pers) in v36. This abrupt shift suggests he’s now directly challenging those responsible for the views expressed in v34-35. ...

@ymmotrojam @onedayatatimeLB @smashbaals Paul transitions from talking about women in the 3rd person to addressing “you” (2nd pers) in v36. This abrupt shift suggests he’s now directly challenging tho