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@LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 The fact that she shames her head assumes she has one, meaning this is referring to married women only. But this shaming that Paul refers to is not the same kind of spiritual shame from the garden, but someth...

@LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 The fact that she shames her head assumes she has one, meaning this is referring to married women only. But this shaming that Paul refers to is not the same k

@LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Covering for shame comes from shame for sin as we find in Genesis 3. If a man covers his head while prophesying showing shame for sin this shames Christ because he has dealt with sin once and for all. It says...

@LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Covering for shame comes from shame for sin as we find in Genesis 3. If a man covers his head while prophesying showing shame for sin this shames Christ becau

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 So, in the translation you provided, the translators inserted the word “other” but that’s not in the Greek. It simply says “no such practice.” The Greek is literally “practice not have.” And no, the chu...

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 So, in the translation you provided, the translators inserted the word “other” but that’s not in the Greek. It simply says “no such practice.” The Greek

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul is advocating for not coveri

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul is advocating for not covering one's head during praying or prophesying. So no other practice means no practice of covering.

Paul says that there is no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is given as a substitute for coverings...

Paul says that there is no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory,

@SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul says that he has no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, **since hair is giv...

@SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul says that he has no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-29

@KaeleyT @PastorRobMonroe @megbasham For example, the meaning of head… https://t

@KaeleyT @PastorRobMonroe @megbasham For example, the meaning of head… https://t.co/CQoDw1cZbP

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-26

@KatieWollan2 @ryancduff As for the idea of male headship, take a look at this c

@KatieWollan2 @ryancduff As for the idea of male headship, take a look at this clip from Leon Morris' commentary on kephale in 1Co 11:3 (and he is a complementarian). https://t.co/oiaep5VdVu

1Co 11:3 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-25

@lilyswaller Paul’s intention was to help the Corinthians to understand the basis for the tradition to not cover their heads. The reason for the complication is that the wife has two “heads” because she symbolically links back to the first woman and ...

@lilyswaller Paul’s intention was to help the Corinthians to understand the basis for the tradition to not cover their heads. The reason for the complication is that the wife has two “heads” because s

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-24

Leon Morris, a complementarian commentator, says in 1Cor 11:3 that κεφαλή (gr:ke

Leon Morris, a complementarian commentator, says in 1Cor 11:3 that κεφαλή (gr:kephale, or head in english) does *NOT* mean authority over or the controller in antiquity... 🤯 👇👇👇 https://t.co/CQoDw1dx1

1Cor 11:3 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-24

@PeterThreshwood @Almsivi7 Headship doesn’t mean authority over in this context.

@PeterThreshwood @Almsivi7 Headship doesn’t mean authority over in this context. And what you just noted is correct: naming someone doesn’t necessarily mean you have authority over them. Head of sim

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-24

@The_Sig_ You are importing a modern understand of what “head” means in the English. You have to investigate to understand what Paul means by using this term in context. Since both Jesus and the Father are the uncreated creator, there is no sense in ...

@The_Sig_ You are importing a modern understand of what “head” means in the English. You have to investigate to understand what Paul means by using this term in context. Since both Jesus and the Fathe

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-23

@Almsivi7 Adam observed her coming from his flesh and bone so he described it: Isha from Ish. Even later, Eve’s name means the mother of all living, so it’s an acknowledgment of her importance. Hagar called God “the God who sees” ⎯ does her ‘naming...

@Almsivi7 Adam observed her coming from his flesh and bone so he described it: Isha from Ish. Even later, Eve’s name means the mother of all living, so it’s an acknowledgment of her importance. Haga

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-23

@IxAMxLAMBO @DoulosDean68 You are interpreting head in our modern context. You n

@IxAMxLAMBO @DoulosDean68 You are interpreting head in our modern context. You need to consider how Paul is using the term kephale. https://t.co/IORdUu0ldY

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-23

@emery__bored I’m not shrinking from kephale. Paul uses that word to connect eve

@emery__bored I’m not shrinking from kephale. Paul uses that word to connect every marriage to the first marriage where Adam is the source or origin of Eve and the initiator. This is why the man is to

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-10

@MikeJGreiner @MikeWingerii I'm pretty sure that if we sat down and I asked you the questions raised by the text, I would have a faithful exegesis treating everything written as inspired and you would be left scratching your head with no answers and ...

@MikeJGreiner @MikeWingerii I'm pretty sure that if we sat down and I asked you the questions raised by the text, I would have a faithful exegesis treating everything written as inspired and you would

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-31

@B_Christs_Amb Yes, our inheritance which includes ruling and reigning with Christ on His throne (Rev 3:21), judging the nations and even judging angels (1Co 6:2-3; Rev 2:26-28). There is no gender-role hierarchy of authority of husband over wife. Y...

@B_Christs_Amb Yes, our inheritance which includes ruling and reigning with Christ on His throne (Rev 3:21), judging the nations and even judging angels (1Co 6:2-3; Rev 2:26-28). There is no gender-r

1Co 6:2-3 Rev 2:26-28 Rev 3:21 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-31

@Unashamed_Chuck @JamesDitto12 Yes, the man is the head, but not in the way that you think. This is not about authority over or rule over but, sourcing marriage back to the very first marriage and its basis in the origin of the woman from Adam’s fles...

@Unashamed_Chuck @JamesDitto12 Yes, the man is the head, but not in the way that you think. This is not about authority over or rule over but, sourcing marriage back to the very first marriage and its

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-29

@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal As for your comment about his “9 member

@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal As for your comment about his “9 member godhead” teaching which is obviously false, he retracted it and hasn’t taught it since. https://t.co/9fMLxNkC2s

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-29

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals You are presuming mal

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals You are presuming male headship means male primacy, that males must be the only ones who speak. Except that is not what Paul is intending. B

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-28

@ymmotrojam @EH_Esq @JayMallow3 You certainly are trying hard, Tom. I don't fault you for that. But this interpretation doesn't work because Paul is not advocating for any head covering tradition. Perhaps you can explain how it is shameful for a man...

@ymmotrojam @EH_Esq @JayMallow3 You certainly are trying hard, Tom. I don't fault you for that. But this interpretation doesn't work because Paul is not advocating for any head covering tradition. Pe

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-25

@ronhenzel @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @ewarner88 @JollyStine @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Male covenantal headship is being read into the account. All that the account states is that Adam was created first in time sequence and therefore expe...

@ronhenzel @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @ewarner88 @JollyStine @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Male covenantal headship is being read into the account. All that the account states is that Adam was

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-22

@ymmotrojam @Happy_AHeathen @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @ronhenzel @peace_got @MikeWingerii Ok, let me rephrase, you are the one who believes the Bible is forbidding, just like the Pharisees and the Jewish leaders in the time of Jesus who...

@ymmotrojam @Happy_AHeathen @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @ronhenzel @peace_got @MikeWingerii Ok, let me rephrase, you are the one who believes the Bible is forbidding, just like the Pharise

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-22

@AVER735 You think that nature—you know, the observable creation—teaches you the

@AVER735 You think that nature—you know, the observable creation—teaches you there is a difference between the head hair of a male and a female and that this is why God want us to uncover the man’s he

@jonedwardcroft It’s an argument that takes the text seriously. The idea that me

@jonedwardcroft It’s an argument that takes the text seriously. The idea that men’s hair must be shorter than their wives’ or only the women must cover their heads sounds like the cultural argument. N

@MariusM38610501 Everything flows from the start of Paul’s argument. He commends the Corinthians for following the traditions he has conveyed to them. In this case, the tradition to not cover their heads was in view. However, there was some problems ...

@MariusM38610501 Everything flows from the start of Paul’s argument. He commends the Corinthians for following the traditions he has conveyed to them. In this case, the tradition to not cover their he

@ortrails This isn’t about what happens to some men as if it was about losing ou

@ortrails This isn’t about what happens to some men as if it was about losing our hair covering then Paul would be advocating for the *men* to cover their bald heads. Here’s what this passage means. h

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

Thanks to everyone who voted on my poll on 1Co 11:14-15! Most rightly recognized that nature doesn’t teach us that there is any difference between the head hair on a boy and a girl. So what is Paul saying? This verse has a translation issue. Let’s l...

Thanks to everyone who voted on my poll on 1Co 11:14-15! Most rightly recognized that nature doesn’t teach us that there is any difference between the head hair on a boy and a girl. So what is Paul s

1Co 11:14-15 question

@ScottCross_8 @KyleYoakum Yes, I agree, but why involve the angels? How does thi

@ScottCross_8 @KyleYoakum Yes, I agree, but why involve the angels? How does this make Paul’s point if it is to show that she has the authority over her own head to make these decisions?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

What did Paul mean by "Therefore the woman should have authority on her head bec

What did Paul mean by "Therefore the woman should have authority on her head because of the angels" (1Co 11:10)?

1Co 11:10 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

Thinking of the meaning of 1Co 11:14-15, what does nature teach you concerning

Thinking of the meaning of 1Co 11:14-15, what does *nature* teach you concerning the difference between head hair on a boy and a girl (presuming you don’t cut it)?

1Co 11:14-15 question

@ScottCross_8 @JollyStine @MikeWingerii Now the question is why. Why do they wear them? Is it not to show shame for sin in God’s presence? As Christians, our shame for sin has been removed in Christ! Paul says we should NOT cover our heads. Covering...

@ScottCross_8 @JollyStine @MikeWingerii Now the question is why. Why do they wear them? Is it not to show shame for sin in God’s presence? As Christians, our shame for sin has been removed in Christ!

@rr74cm @JollyStine @MikeWingerii “A symbol of” is inserted in the English becau

@rr74cm @JollyStine @MikeWingerii “A symbol of” is inserted in the English because the translators are just as puzzled as you are. They shouldn’t have done that as it’s misleading. She should have au

@rr74cm @JollyStine @MikeWingerii No. All you need to do is go back to the same letter Paul made the reference in… 1Co 6:2-3. Just read it. It will make perfect sense. If women will judge angels, then SURELY they have the ability to decide whether to...

@rr74cm @JollyStine @MikeWingerii No. All you need to do is go back to the same letter Paul made the reference in… 1Co 6:2-3. Just read it. It will make perfect sense. If women will judge angels, then

1Co 6:2-3 general

@MikeWingerii @JollyStine Mike, you forgot to exegete the passage carefully. Paul is not advocating for head coverings, but says “we have no such practice.” Repeat: NO SUCH PRACTICE. "But if anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such pra...

@MikeWingerii @JollyStine Mike, you forgot to exegete the passage carefully. Paul is not advocating for head coverings, but says “we have no such practice.” Repeat: NO SUCH PRACTICE. "But if anyone

1Co 11:16 debate

@JollyStine @rr74cm @MikeWingerii Plus it’s based on the interpretation which ha

@JollyStine @rr74cm @MikeWingerii Plus it’s based on the interpretation which has Paul advocating FOR the use of head coverings which is the exact opposite of what Paul says.

@rr74cm @MikeWingerii @JollyStine No, you don’t go all the way back to Gen 6 and think that for 2 hours in a church service that a head covering keeps them from being tempted by the women. Can angels see them without their head coverings in their hom...

@rr74cm @MikeWingerii @JollyStine No, you don’t go all the way back to Gen 6 and think that for 2 hours in a church service that a head covering keeps them from being tempted by the women. Can angels

@TarienCole @MikeWingerii @JollyStine Yes, it stands on its head the traditional

@TarienCole @MikeWingerii @JollyStine Yes, it stands on its head the traditional interpretation of Paul advocating for head coverings. Let me ask you this: what does nature tell you is the difference

@TarienCole @JollyStine @MikeWingerii A woman who had an unbelieving husband was to have the authority over her own head to decide whether to wear a covering or not. The reason was because she has two heads, Christ and her husband, and Paul—by comm...

@TarienCole @JollyStine @MikeWingerii A woman who had an unbelieving husband was to have the authority over *her own* head to decide whether to wear a covering or not. The reason was because she has t

@apurpleshadow @JollyStine That simply means that a wife—especially one who has an unbelieving Jewish husband, can make up her own mind whether she wears a head covering or not. Why because of the angels? Because of 1Co 6:2-3. If women are going to j...

@apurpleshadow @JollyStine That simply means that a wife—especially one who has an unbelieving Jewish husband, can make up her own mind whether she wears a head covering or not. Why because of the ang

1Co 6:2-3 commentary

@ymmotrojam @JollyStine No, it means “he has NO such practice” (ie. head coverin

@ymmotrojam @JollyStine No, it means “he has NO such practice” (ie. head coverings) in any of the churches.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-18

@MikeWingerii @JollyStine Interesting. Paul said that he had NO such practice (i

@MikeWingerii @JollyStine Interesting. Paul said that he had NO such practice (ie. head coverings)… "But if anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor have the churches of Go

1Co 11:16 debate

@carol66944 @EkIesou @ronhenzel However, this is not “head speech”, it is instruction-to-Timothy speech which is the one who is commissioned to stop the false teaching and the false teachers at Ephesus. Would you at least grant that I have a grammat...

@carol66944 @EkIesou @ronhenzel However, this is not “head speech”, it is instruction-to-Timothy speech which is the one who is commissioned to stop the false teaching and the false teachers at Ephesu

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@ThomasPurell @sailemptyskies @andrewjritchie @MikeWingerii No. The church only has one head, that is Christ. The Waldensiens had female leaders and they were pre-Luther. But that doesn’t matter because you are making this a game about majority vote ...

@ThomasPurell @sailemptyskies @andrewjritchie @MikeWingerii No. The church only has one head, that is Christ. The Waldensiens had female leaders and they were pre-Luther. But that doesn’t matter becau

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@haymes_joshua @Blogsbloke Egalitarians don’t believe that the husband is not th

@haymes_joshua @Blogsbloke Egalitarians don’t believe that the husband is not the “head” of their wife. We understand kephale means source, not authority over. See the LSJ lexical entry 👇 https://t.co

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua Male headship has to do with Adam as the origin of

@SolaChristus7 @haymes_joshua Male headship has to do with Adam as the origin of Eve because she was made from him. This has nothing to do with authority.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@plumlee_ann @avyargo @MikeWingerii I'm not sure what your definition of leading

@plumlee_ann @avyargo @MikeWingerii I'm not sure what your definition of leading is, but leading is simply doing things ahead of others, showing by example. This is not about authority.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-13

@peace_got @JollyStine @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy

@peace_got @JollyStine @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Also, there is no concept of head pastor in scripture. You made that one up too.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-13

@JollyStine @peace_got @JoanBandy @CharmyRosewolf @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Just wondering, you think that the single young Timothy was asked by Paul to go up to a married woman and tell her to have s3x with her husband (who was silent)? That’s wha...

@JollyStine @peace_got @JoanBandy @CharmyRosewolf @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Just wondering, you think that the single young Timothy was asked by Paul to go up to a married woman and tell her to have

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-12

@Torncurtainorg @914Ann @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii No, that's not it. God is not interested in ranking people. I don't know where you get this idea from. Head can be used in that way (mostly how we use it in English today), but the meaning in scripture ...

@Torncurtainorg @914Ann @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii No, that's not it. God is not interested in ranking people. I don't know where you get this idea from. Head can be used in that way (mostly how we use i