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@jacelala Prove me wrong. Married women have two glories: the glory of God (sin

@jacelala Prove me wrong. Married women have two glories: the glory of God (since God created both male and female), and the glory of their husband (symbolically as all marriage points back to the fi

@BaconMore1 @InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 That is mixing up creator with father. Why is the man never said to be the glory of his earthly father? Hair is not someone's glory. John the Baptist never cut his hair as he...

@BaconMore1 @InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 That is mixing up creator with father. Why is the man never said to be the glory of his earthly father? Hair is not someone'

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@Crystalisives @Here4Now0829 Right, the persons in God don't have authority over

@Crystalisives @Here4Now0829 Right, the persons in God don't have authority over one another.

@industriousmom4 @InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 I think you are reading in our modern understanding of "headship" which means hierarchical authority. Adam was created in time sequence before Eve, but not in hierarchy. ...

@industriousmom4 @InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 I think you are reading in our modern understanding of "headship" which means hierarchical authority. Adam was created i

@industriousmom4 @elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 1. The two glories: She is the glory of God (since she is human like Adam), and she is the glory of her husband (as a symbolic reference to the creation of Eve from Adam'...

@industriousmom4 @elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 1. The two glories: She is the glory of God (since she is human like Adam), and she is the glory of her husband (as a sy

1Co 11:6 general

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii As far as demanding that egalitarians repent of their beliefs this would be like telling paedobaptists to repent of baptizing babies. This would fall under the category of grace for differences with the goal of teaching to...

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii As far as demanding that egalitarians repent of their beliefs this would be like telling paedobaptists to repent of baptizing babies. This would fall under the category of

@ymmotrojam @TarienCole Except you got Paul's question wrong. He didn't ask if it was proper to cover, but uncover. So fixing your post, we get the following. Rhetorical Question: 13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with...

@ymmotrojam @TarienCole Except you got Paul's question wrong. He didn't ask if it was proper to cover, but uncover. So fixing your post, we get the following. Rhetorical Question: 13 Judge for yourse

@InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul is not negating his own teaching on covering because he is advocating for not covering and giving women the freedom to decide what to do. Paul says in verse 6 that "If a woman does ...

@InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul is not negating his own teaching on covering because he is advocating for not covering and giving women the freedom to decide what t

@InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Yes, I am following Paul’s flow of thought. Since we will judge angels then we ought to be able to judge trivial matters of this life, such as whether to cover or not cover our heads whe...

@InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Yes, I am following Paul’s flow of thought. Since we will judge angels then we ought to be able to judge trivial matters of this life, s

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii I'm pretty confident that everyone has some amount of unbiblical or incorrect teaching that they believe and spread. Ultimately we should want to be fully accurate in every detail. But when someone holds a view that they ha...

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii I'm pretty confident that everyone has some amount of unbiblical or incorrect teaching that they believe and spread. Ultimately we should want to be fully accurate in every

@NBidnz I'm not sure I've heard angels referred to as spies before, but you are right that Judiazers especially were infiltrating the churches and trying to bring them under the law (see Galatians). The thing about angels and head coverings is that ...

@NBidnz I'm not sure I've heard angels referred to as spies before, but you are right that Judiazers especially were infiltrating the churches and trying to bring them under the law (see Galatians).

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii Also, I'm not asking him to repent of his complementa

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii Also, I'm not asking him to repent of his complementarian views. He can keep those. I have been part of complementarian churches like Calvary Chapel. What I am asking him t

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii Mack, when he says that the egalitarian view is a secondary issues, but then treats it like it is a sin to propagate it, this does harm to the body of Christ. If he is so concerned about harm done to the body, then why doe...

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii Mack, when he says that the egalitarian view is a secondary issues, but then treats it like it is a sin to propagate it, this does harm to the body of Christ. If he is so c

@InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Sure, feel free t

@InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Sure, feel free to block or ignore me. But please do tell me how it is eisegesis to use Paul's own words in the same letter to interpret

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii He could start be rescinding his call for egalitarian

@MackDonahue @MikeWingerii He could start be rescinding his call for egalitarians to repent of spreading the teaching and supporting female elders and pastors.

@Manny_Clay1 @TarienCole If other is implied (it is not in the Greek) then it wo

@Manny_Clay1 @TarienCole If other is implied (it is not in the Greek) then it would mean that since Paul is saying there is no custom to cover one's head, then any custom to cover is not practiced. A

Ro 4:8 1Co 11:13 1Co 11:3 commentary

@Here4Now0829 I don't think so as 1Co 11:13 shows the question is about head cov

@Here4Now0829 I don't think so as 1Co 11:13 shows the question is about head coverings. 1Co 11:3 says that Christ is the kephale of every man, not just husbands. Since Jesus is the creator of all peo

@lunarCelerity Hmm... in the NET they also add "a symbol of" and seem to have a very complementarian take on the passage. They state the following in regards to the reference to angels: "sn Paul does not explain this reference to the angels, and its...

@lunarCelerity Hmm... in the NET they also add "a symbol of" and seem to have a very complementarian take on the passage. They state the following in regards to the reference to angels: "sn Paul does

@JohnnyTani3 Ok, these are valid speculations. But Paul refers to angels in the

@JohnnyTani3 Ok, these are valid speculations. But Paul refers to angels in the same letter and I think it helps us to understand what he meant in 1Co 11:10. https://t.co/PKTXG8OmZW

1Co 11:10 debate

@SarahBatdorf In the sense you are referring to, angels would include people. Bu

@SarahBatdorf In the sense you are referring to, angels would include people. But Paul refers to angels in the same letter in a context that explains what he means in ch11. https://t.co/PKTXG8OmZW

@NBidnz That's a very interesting take. Fortunately, Paul gives us a reference i

@NBidnz That's a very interesting take. Fortunately, Paul gives us a reference in the same letter so we aren't left guessing. https://t.co/PKTXG8OmZW

1Co 11:10 1Co 6:2-3 question

What does "because of the angels" mean in 1Co 11:10? Many people are confused by Paul's mention of this. The answer lies in what Paul says earlier in 1Co 6:2-3: “Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you...

What does "because of the angels" mean in 1Co 11:10? Many people are confused by Paul's mention of this. The answer lies in what Paul says earlier in 1Co 6:2-3: “Or do you not know that the saints w

@JW_Lumley Feel free to correct this translation from the Greek if you think you can prove it got it wrong. BTW, how does nature teach you that there's a difference between the head hair on a male and a female? I can see that my arm and leg hair sto...

@JW_Lumley Feel free to correct this translation from the Greek if you think you can prove it got it wrong. BTW, how does nature teach you that there's a difference between the head hair on a male an

@travispatriarch @LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Question for you Trav

@travispatriarch @LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Question for you Travis, so the women in your church wear head coverings only while praying or prophesying, or at all times?

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@c_mosias Hm. Not sure if your reply is a joke or not given your Jamaican transl

@c_mosias Hm. Not sure if your reply is a joke or not given your Jamaican translation. 😂 If you think the ISV got it wrong, feel free to show how from the Greek. Hair doesn’t need to be very long to

@travispatriarch @LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 First: I am very frie

@travispatriarch @LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 First: I am very friendly, so you don't have to worry about that. Second, I am not advocating to violate any scripture for either men or wome

1Co 11:10 1Co 6:2-3 debate

@rofbethany 1Co 11:10 says that the woman should have authority on her own head because of the angels. Paul already spoke about what this has to do with in 1Co 6:2-3: “Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged b...

@rofbethany 1Co 11:10 says that the woman should have authority on her own head because of the angels. Paul already spoke about what this has to do with in 1Co 6:2-3: “Or do you not know that the sai

@TarienCole Other is not in the Greek. It should be translated “we have no such

@TarienCole Other is not in the Greek. It should be translated “we have no such practice.”

@RachelleMerle Please explain how NATURE teaches you there is a difference between males and females when it comes to head hair. Then explain how it is disgraceful for John the Baptist to have long hair (a Nazarite). Even Paul himself took a Nazarit...

@RachelleMerle Please explain how NATURE teaches you there is a difference between males and females when it comes to head hair. Then explain how it is disgraceful for John the Baptist to have long h

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 "Nature itself te

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 "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

1Co 11:14-15 general

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 The wife has two glories: God and her husband. Notice that Paul doesn’t say that woman ought to cover or not cover. The concern Paul is addressing is that of a wife who has an unbelievin...

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 The wife has two glories: God and her husband. Notice that Paul doesn’t say that woman ought to cover or not cover. The concern Paul is

RT @ryanschatz: As many of you rightly noted, Genesis 1:26-27 is unequivocal tha

RT @ryanschatz: As many of you rightly noted, Genesis 1:26-27 is unequivocal that both the man and the woman are created in God's image. L…

Genesis 1:26-27 general

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Women who don’t w

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Women who don’t wear a head covering compete with God? That’s an odd thing to say. Both the man and the woman share the same glory of Go

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 I am of course referring to the churches Paul was speaking of in the first century, not the ones that came later. To deny that Paul advocated for the practice of not covering one’s head while praying or...

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 I am of course referring to the churches Paul was speaking of in the first century, not the ones that came later. To deny that Paul advocated for the pr

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@LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 When I look at my arm hair, nature teaches me that certain kinds of hair grow to only a certain length. But when observing head hair on the scalp, this hair does not stop like arm hair. Nature does not teach ...

@LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 When I look at my arm hair, nature teaches me that certain kinds of hair grow to only a certain length. But when observing head hair on the scalp, this hair d

@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

@Brandon27614871 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Yes, and many thought similar t

@Brandon27614871 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Yes, and many thought similar to him. But Luther is not writing scripture and his suggestion women had to veil to show subjection to their husbands is

@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.

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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

@Luv_Is_Truth @DoulosDean68 This is a problem with how people interpret Paul as Paul’s behaviour doesn’t reflect male priority. "Consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom give...

@Luv_Is_Truth @DoulosDean68 This is a problem with how people interpret Paul as Paul’s behaviour doesn’t reflect male priority. "Consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; as also our

@HeGTiSunesis Paul’s identifying Eve as the one who was deceived had to do with the time creation order of Adam and Eve. Adam was created at a point in time where he was able to watch as God created other animals and plants/trees including the tree o...

@HeGTiSunesis Paul’s identifying Eve as the one who was deceived had to do with the time creation order of Adam and Eve. Adam was created at a point in time where he was able to watch as God created o

@HeGTiSunesis I agree with your assessment. My question is more posed to complem

@HeGTiSunesis I agree with your assessment. My question is more posed to complementarians who believe that Eve has authority over Eve because he “named” her. Yet all he seemed to be doing is identify

@TarienCole @EnoughLight Jews were given the scriptures and responsibility first

@TarienCole @EnoughLight Jews were given the scriptures and responsibility first; this does not make them over Gentile believers. Jesus is the second Adam and the first Adam is not over Jesus.

If Adam’s naming of the animals conveys his authority over them, on what basis d

If Adam’s naming of the animals conveys his authority over them, on what basis does he have authority over the fish, sea creatures, insects and plants which he didn’t name? 🤔

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RT @danae_hudlow: Even as a complementarian, I don't like the argument that "wom

RT @danae_hudlow: Even as a complementarian, I don't like the argument that "women aren't allowed to be elders because their empathy/gullib…

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Finally, you should recognize that aner is

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Finally, you should recognize that aner is also used to refer to people generically and not just males! https://t.co/WzYIT39W3X

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham And this: https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0