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@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

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@ronhenzel @carol66944 My egalitarian church formerly part of the RCA just left

@ronhenzel @carol66944 My egalitarian church formerly part of the RCA just left because they continued to ordain those who don’t hold to marriage between a man and a woman for life.

@ronhenzel @carol66944 The difference between us is that I just think you are wrong, but you think I’m a liberal, disingenuous, and need to repent of my egalitarianism. I believe that you are free to remain a complementarian. I’m egalitarian, or a m...

@ronhenzel @carol66944 The difference between us is that I just think you are wrong, but you think I’m a liberal, disingenuous, and need to repent of my egalitarianism. I believe that you are free to

@Reformed_Zoomer @enidways Did the men in Deborah’s time submit to her as God’s

@Reformed_Zoomer @enidways Did the men in Deborah’s time submit to her as God’s judge and prophet?

@GetoD6812 Yes. And I’m not “lefttoid”—I believe scripture is inspired in all th

@GetoD6812 Yes. And I’m not “lefttoid”—I believe scripture is inspired in all that it says including the grammar and specific word choices.

@ronhenzel @carol66944 Ron, take off your patriarchy glasses so you can see the context of each of those passages clearly. At minimum, engaging with those who take scripture seriously but disagree with you based on Biblical precedent should give you...

@ronhenzel @carol66944 Ron, take off your patriarchy glasses so you can see the context of each of those passages clearly. At minimum, engaging with those who take scripture seriously but disagree wi

@ronhenzel All you have shown is that liberalism also rejects patriarchy. Egali

@ronhenzel All you have shown is that liberalism also rejects patriarchy. Egalitarian views are not themselves the “gateway drug”—rather, a liberal handling of scripture that says “X is the clear tea

@ronhenzel This is not necessarily true. As an egalitarian, I believe I am following inspired scripture more closely than when I was a comp. That said, if the belief is that the Bible is clearly against women in leadership and one purposely goes aga...

@ronhenzel This is not necessarily true. As an egalitarian, I believe I am following inspired scripture more closely than when I was a comp. That said, if the belief is that the Bible is clearly agai

@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

@anonaletheia I was too busy reading my Bible during Sunday School…

@USNVetDad @DoulosDean68 Did you not notice that the same verse you used to show

@USNVetDad @DoulosDean68 Did you not notice that the same verse you used to show that racial segregation has no basis in scripture also says “no male and female”?

@EManFleming Eve was described as a help to Adam which means he was the one with the need. This does not mean she was created for one way service to him. God is also described as our helper using the same Hebrew word ("ezer") used for Eve. This term...

@EManFleming Eve was described as a help to Adam which means he was the one with the need. This does not mean she was created for one way service to him. God is also described as our helper using the

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@The_Under_Dog94 @Altheia_01 Did you know that many also quoted the Bible in sup

@The_Under_Dog94 @Altheia_01 Did you know that many also quoted the Bible in support of racial segregation?

@vizini8 @baltinerdist @DoulosDean68 When Paul said husbands are to love their w

@vizini8 @baltinerdist @DoulosDean68 When Paul said husbands are to love their wives were wives not also to love their husbands?

@IiiPaulus @sailemptyskies @rr74cm Gen 1:28 has God commanding in the imperative

@IiiPaulus @sailemptyskies @rr74cm Gen 1:28 has God commanding in the imperative both Adam and Eve and the commands are in the plural. Further, Adam recognized her source in him by calling her Isha (

Gen 1:28 general

@ronhenzel A creative way of getting around the text. Why is this not an option for married women? Should half the church (if all single women) all line up one by one to speak with an elder after? How inefficient is that? What if the question she ask...

@ronhenzel A creative way of getting around the text. Why is this not an option for married women? Should half the church (if all single women) all line up one by one to speak with an elder after? How

@C_J_Ely Yes. Willingly submitting onesself (which even Jesus did to us) is far

@C_J_Ely Yes. Willingly submitting onesself (which even Jesus did to us) is far different than being forcefully subjected to (like the animals and other creatures are to humans).

@ronhenzel Is Paul’s reference to the Berean believers and how they tested his words spoken only to the elders? Are only the elders to examine and test? If a non elder finds an inconsistency, should they be silenced simply because they are not servin...

@ronhenzel Is Paul’s reference to the Berean believers and how they tested his words spoken only to the elders? Are only the elders to examine and test? If a non elder finds an inconsistency, should t

@ronhenzel Women in general or just married women (since they alone have husbands to ask at home)? You must make sense of what the text specifically states. Rather than holding back the spirit, Paul encourages speaking and even interrupting another ...

@ronhenzel Women in general or just married women (since they alone have husbands to ask at home)? You must make sense of what the text specifically states. Rather than holding back the spirit, Paul

1Co 1:13 1Co 4:21 question

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor In the following I clearly mark Paul’s usage of the contrastive ‘or’ (Greek: ἢ) in 1 Cor: 1Co 1:13 - "Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? ἢ were you baptized in the name of Paul?" 1Co 4:21 - "What do you wish...

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor In the following I clearly mark Paul’s usage of the contrastive ‘or’ (Greek: ἢ) in 1 Cor: 1Co 1:13 - "Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? *ἢ* were you baptized i

@ronhenzel I’ve also repeated my explanation multiple times and you seem unwilli

@ronhenzel I’ve also repeated my explanation multiple times and you seem unwilling to acknowledge that Paul uses various rhetorical techniques and is not limited to one only. That much is crystal clea

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor Here's the list of verses where Paul uses rhetorical questions and contrastive statements to address or correct ideas and behaviors within the early Christian communities showing that this is also a way of identifying forei...

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor Here's the list of verses where Paul uses rhetorical questions and contrastive statements to address or correct ideas and behaviors within the early Christian communities sh

1Co 14:34-35 general

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor While it is true that Paul often introduces quotations or topics from the Corinthians with “Περὶ δὲ” (Peri de, “Now concerning…”), he also employs rhetorical questions and contrastive arguments to distinguish his views from...

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor While it is true that Paul often introduces quotations or topics from the Corinthians with “Περὶ δὲ” (Peri de, “Now concerning…”), he also employs rhetorical questions and c

@thecrazypastor @ronhenzel This is especially since Paul clearly instructed that

@thecrazypastor @ronhenzel This is especially since Paul clearly instructed that: "For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted..." (1Co 14:31). All may learn, b

1Co 14:31 debate

@thecrazypastor @ronhenzel The only view that makes sense of this text is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1Co 7:1)⎯this is for the reasons you noted. There is no such law which could ever be reasonably interpreted to suggest th...

@thecrazypastor @ronhenzel The only view that makes sense of this text is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1Co 7:1)⎯this is for the reasons you noted. There is no such law which

1Co 7:1 general

@ronhenzel Gen 1-3 doesn't teach women subjecting themselves in the congregation

@ronhenzel Gen 1-3 doesn't teach women subjecting themselves in the congregation and thereby not being permitted to speak. Gen 3:16's "he shall rule over you" is not in the imperative, is not spoken t

Gen 3:16 general

@ronhenzel Your comment that 1Co 14:34 is not forbidding speaking but is about s

@ronhenzel Your comment that 1Co 14:34 is not forbidding speaking but is about submission (Gen 1-3) is misleading. Verse 34 clearly says the following 3 things: - Women are to keep silent in the chur

1Co 14:34 debate

@ronhenzel 1. Paul writes in 1Co 7:1, "Now concerning the things about which you wrote..." ⎯ since there are no quotation marks in the Greek manuscripts, any quotations are determined by the details in the context. Your statement that there's nothin...

@ronhenzel 1. Paul writes in 1Co 7:1, "Now concerning the things about which you wrote..." ⎯ since there are no quotation marks in the Greek manuscripts, any quotations are determined by the details i

1Co 7:1 debate

The idea that a woman’s vocalizing is considered as shame or like nakedness is w

The idea that a woman’s vocalizing is considered as shame or like nakedness is what is conveyed by 1Co 14:34-35—a quote from the Corinthian Judiazers which Paul is refuting. https://t.co/tJLVsd40Yy

1Co 14:34-35 general

@ymmotrojam The 144,000 are also Jewish male virgins: “They sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those w...

@ymmotrojam The 144,000 are also Jewish male virgins: “They sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who h

@FreeAme19691836 Hi Russell, I am using X to address specific issues, and at this time, the forbidding of women as elders and pastors is on the forefront for me. Your assumption that I care little for the salvation of others is misjudged. I ask the...

@FreeAme19691836 Hi Russell, I am using X to address specific issues, and at this time, the forbidding of women as elders and pastors is on the forefront for me. Your assumption that I care little fo

@BaptizeFeminism What if no one was taking authority over the family? Is equalit

@BaptizeFeminism What if no one was taking authority over the family? Is equality satanic? Oh Driscoll….

Terran Williams in his article on Gen 1-3 writes: "The meaning of the word ‘mashal’ in 3:16 is...‘rule’. ...some complementarian scholars argue that it means ‘oppress’ or ‘rule harshly’. Rather, in its 81 occurrences in the Old Testament, it means r...

Terran Williams in his article on Gen 1-3 writes: "The meaning of the word ‘mashal’ in 3:16 is...‘rule’. ...some complementarian scholars argue that it means ‘oppress’ or ‘rule harshly’. Rather, in i

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The problem is that if the man was supposed to rule the woman before the fall, t

The problem is that if the man was supposed to rule the woman before the fall, then why is this a new statement made in Gen 3:16? Some complementarians believe that Gen 3:16 is an oppressive rule. Ho

Gen 3:16 debate

In context, Lewis writes that the push for equality is a safeguard against tyran

In context, Lewis writes that the push for equality is a safeguard against tyranny because of sin. He believes that authority and obedience are part of the divine order but because of the fall, got co

2Cor 5:17 Gen 3:16 debate

Finally, patriarchal structures are not part of God's original design, but are a

Finally, patriarchal structures are not part of God's original design, but are a result of human sin and societal evolution away from God's ideal (Gen 3:16). The return to God’s intended order is wha

The Bible nowhere argues that the authority that parents have over children extends into adulthood. Gen 2:24 clearly shows that a man leaves his mother and father and cleaves to his wife showing that there is a clear break from parental authority and...

The Bible nowhere argues that the authority that parents have over children extends into adulthood. Gen 2:24 clearly shows that a man leaves his mother and father and cleaves to his wife showing that

Gen 2:24 debate

Even still, dominion in Genesis is about stewardship and care, not exploitation

Even still, dominion in Genesis is about stewardship and care, not exploitation or unbridled authority. Human life, created in God's image, has inherent dignity, which contradicts absolute authority o

Gen 9:6 debate

🧵In his Space Trilogy, Lewis 'imagines' a pre-Fall patriarchal order. 🫡 What wa

🧵In his Space Trilogy, Lewis 'imagines' a pre-Fall patriarchal order. 🫡 What was Lewis smoking? Here's why this concept is biblically flawed.👇 https://t.co/ws3dMbZngz https://t.co/K7FJUQSK3n

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@Praise_Yah_ @jrjoplin So women are not allowed to learn in church? Why is it sh

@Praise_Yah_ @jrjoplin So women are not allowed to learn in church? Why is it shameful or morally depraved for them to vocalize in church?

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@kaywolsten How about act courageously even if you are a boy? Like David did wit

@kaywolsten How about act courageously even if you are a boy? Like David did with Goliath or Isaac did when he submitted himself on mount Moriah.

@ronhenzel BTW, those bishops became very angry at the insistence that God booby trapped humanity in order that they would fall so that they would be dependent on Him to rescue them. But this is exactly the setup they created. LDS teaching requires...

@ronhenzel BTW, those bishops became very angry at the insistence that God booby trapped humanity in order that they would fall so that they would be dependent on Him to rescue them. But this is exac

@ronhenzel As I told the LDS bishops, this would be like God placing a trap, pointing it out (so they would be tempted to go near it), so that when they got trapped, He could be their saviour and get them out of it. How would you perceive a human fa...

@ronhenzel As I told the LDS bishops, this would be like God placing a trap, pointing it out (so they would be tempted to go near it), so that when they got trapped, He could be their saviour and get

@ronhenzel Ron, God predestining the fall—that is that He ordained that man should fall means that God desired man to fall. That God preferred man to sin. That He booby-trapped him so that he would commit sin. That is very different than foreseeing ...

@ronhenzel Ron, God predestining the fall—that is that He ordained that man should fall means that God desired man to fall. That God preferred man to sin. That He booby-trapped him so that he would co

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@pauldirks I'm with you on this one, Paul.

@kjvchurches @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii The LXX is mythological? It was the Greek

@kjvchurches @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii The LXX is mythological? It was the Greek text that the disciples and early church used and many of the NT quotes from the OT are from the LXX.

@DriverXag @TulipPatriot Hebrews is not referring to the second Advent. You cann

@DriverXag @TulipPatriot Hebrews is not referring to the second Advent. You cannot confuse what Christ is doing now with what He intends to do later.

@carol66944 @CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii We can let Caiden decide when he has had

@carol66944 @CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii We can let Caiden decide when he has had enough. I’m not in this for “the win”—I’m fully happy when complementarians do what they think is right without condemni

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii I am not a liberal and I’m not smuggling anything. Where does the text clearly forbid women? If “one wife husband” doesn’t forbid single males then it isn’t meant to specify marriage or maleness. Paul is intent...

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii I am not a liberal and I’m not smuggling anything. Where does the text clearly forbid women? If “one wife husband” doesn’t forbid single males then it isn’t mea

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii Yes, you’ve learned something from someon

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii Yes, you’ve learned something from someone else. Not from scripture.