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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-15

@christsoldier5S @BrentCGuitar @RealDavidReece Paul doesn’t condemn a woman teac

@christsoldier5S @BrentCGuitar @RealDavidReece Paul doesn’t condemn a woman teaching truth to anyone. That is absurd. And Deborah was the highest authority in the land as both a prophet and judge so i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-15

@StefB722 @pauldirks @KaeleyT We both lead the family. Why does it have to be on

@StefB722 @pauldirks @KaeleyT We both lead the family. Why does it have to be only one person leading?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@HebronC777 @AJMxya @smashbaals Do you think women should be allowed to be pasto

@HebronC777 @AJMxya @smashbaals Do you think women should be allowed to be pastors? How about elders? How about leaders in the church? How about ruling their homes?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@pauldirks @KaeleyT We certainly have a lot of M/F confusion in our culture toda

@pauldirks @KaeleyT We certainly have a lot of M/F confusion in our culture today, but I don’t really see what vacuum you are referring to except perhaps how your church has a vacuum of female leaders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-09

@Glory2God777 @ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo The crown symbolizes honor, glory, and authority. It represents the dignity and blessings that God bestowed upon His people as His chosen nation. This verse conveys their sense of loss, humil...

@Glory2God777 @ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo The crown symbolizes honor, glory, and authority. It represents the dignity and blessings that God bestowed upon His people as His chosen nati

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-09

@ManassehRJones @subq And yet I believe. Strange, eh? The religious leaders could not believe⎯the scripture you shared with me in Jn 12 said that⎯yet I DO believe. How am I being hardened when I already believe? Are you sure you don't want to go to ...

@ManassehRJones @subq And yet I believe. Strange, eh? The religious leaders could not believe⎯the scripture you shared with me in Jn 12 said that⎯yet I DO believe. How am I being hardened when I alrea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-07

@0xV1RTUE @twigsally @JaydaBF @SimonJohn165066 We are to submit to one another i

@0xV1RTUE @twigsally @JaydaBF @SimonJohn165066 We are to submit to one another in the fear of Christ showing this has nothing to do with authority or hierarchy (Eph 5:21). Husbands and wives do so in

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

@Crystalisives @covapologetics Well, even Peter said his church doesn’t agree wi

@Crystalisives @covapologetics Well, even Peter said his church doesn’t agree with his view on these things, but I also have the same questions. Even the leadership of my church which is egalitarian c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

If women were entirely excluded from church leadership or service roles, Paul co

If women were entirely excluded from church leadership or service roles, Paul could have specified it. Instead, ‘likewise’ supports the idea that women are included in the qualifications being discuss

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

Church leadership isn’t about being the sole decision-maker, a *president* or restricting service if the person is only able to have one child. God gifts and calls people to serve, and they should be allowed and recognized by the body, not restricted...

Church leadership isn’t about being the sole decision-maker, a *president* or restricting service if the person is only able to have one child. God gifts and calls people to serve, and they should be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

I appreciate you allow for women in ministry, but you disallow them to be elders or deacons—leaders. And they cannot teach truth to males (adults only? What about teens?) Priscilla taught Apollos, so teaching men truth is not forbidden of women. An ...

I appreciate you allow for women in ministry, but you disallow them to be elders or deacons—leaders. And they cannot teach truth to males (adults only? What about teens?) Priscilla taught Apollos, so

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@ScottCross_8 I heard a church was focusing on making leadership proportionate t

@ScottCross_8 I heard a church was focusing on making leadership proportionate to the mix of ‘races’ in the congregation. Sounds like a great idea until you realize that by staring at race you inevita

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is an elder ever said to authentein anyone? The context is false teaching, not teaching truth. You are presuming that Paul isn’t allowing the teaching of truth but that contradict...

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is an elder ever said to authentein anyone? The context is false teaching, not teaching truth. You are presuming that Paul isn’t

Mt 28:18-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Scripture calls us to judge leaders by their character, not their gender. Women

Scripture calls us to judge leaders by their character, not their gender. Women are clearly among those who have been gifted by God and called to lead and not excluded based on their gender. Let's not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Paul’s focus in 1Ti 3:2 is on character, developed by anyone regardless of immut

Paul’s focus in 1Ti 3:2 is on character, developed by anyone regardless of immutable characteristics⎯leaders being faithful and above reproach. The cultural idiom "a one-woman man" reflects this. It’s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Let's not forget that the NT contains examples of women in ministry such as: Pho

Let's not forget that the NT contains examples of women in ministry such as: Phoebe: deacon (Ro 16:1), Junia: apostle (Ro 16:7), and Priscilla: a teacher of Apollos (Ac 18:26). In fact, Ro 16 lists 1

Ac 18:26 Ro 16:1 Ro 16:7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Paul’s main concern is the moral character of leaders. The phrase addresses mono

Paul’s main concern is the moral character of leaders. The phrase addresses monogamy and faithfulness to one’s spouse. It does not exclude women but ensures that leaders are above reproach in their re

1Ti 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-29

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote Hm. I thought family proceeded the church? At any rate, if what you are saying is the case, then we need to make sure that what we think is the way the church is setup is actually what God intended. Did God intend only Je...

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote Hm. I thought family proceeded the church? At any rate, if what you are saying is the case, then we need to make sure that what we think is the way the church is setup is a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So in this example from the "Totality of Scripture" we have a clear working example in how Paul treats Philemon and how he expects Onesimus⎯a Christian slave to be treated. And there is no authority or hierarchy in the ...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So in this example from the "Totality of Scripture" we have a clear working example in how Paul treats Philemon and how he expects Onesimus⎯a Christian slave to be treat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul commends Philemon for his love and and faith, emphasizing qualities of generosity and compassion rather than authority (Phm 1:4-7). He then appeals to Philemon "for love's sake" to receive Onesimus back. He *expli...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul commends Philemon for his love and and faith, emphasizing qualities of generosity and compassion rather than authority (Phm 1:4-7). He then appeals to Philemon "fo

Phm 1:4-7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace In fact, we have the example of Philemon and Ones

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace In fact, we have the example of Philemon and Onesimus. Paul does not emphasize authority or hierarchy even in this clear master-slave relationship, but rather, reframes

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Hm. I need to know what the scriptural principle and teaching looks like in your perspective or else your 'principles' appear to me as empty platitudes. In order to understand what it looks like to rule ove...

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Hm. I need to know what the scriptural principle and teaching looks like in your perspective or else your 'principles' appear to me as empty platitudes. In

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Where is unilateral authority here? You argue as

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Where is unilateral authority here? You argue as if authority inherently excludes mutual submission, but Paul’s words reject authoritarian patterns by focusing on servic

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Loving "as Christ loved the church" flips typical patriarchal authority on its head⎯Christ led by serving and dying for the church (Mk 10:42-45). You also point to the "totality of Scripture," yet mutual submission cle...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Loving "as Christ loved the church" flips typical patriarchal authority on its head⎯Christ led by serving and dying for the church (Mk 10:42-45). You also point to the

Mk 10:42-45 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Your claim that submission here flows from "lesser to greater" authority (wives to husbands, children to parents, slaves to masters) is inconsistent with Paul's pattern. The instruction to husbands to love their wives (...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Your claim that submission here flows from "lesser to greater" authority (wives to husbands, children to parents, slaves to masters) is inconsistent with Paul's pattern.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace The bridge doesn't contain hierarchy or authority

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace The bridge doesn't contain hierarchy or authority structures, and given v22 borrows the verb "submit" from v21, whatever follows must be consistent with mutuality. +

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Can you please give me several exampl

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Can you please give me several examples of how you have ruled or taken authority over your wife in the last month?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@Pogre @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s only clear if you assume head means

@Pogre @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s only clear if you assume head means authority or rule. So why doesn’t the Bible just say that plainly then? Why don’t we have a single instance of the scri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@Christi34606551 @ellechle9 @harmonizedgrace The bible is clear about headship,

@Christi34606551 @ellechle9 @harmonizedgrace The bible is clear about headship, but head is not a synonym for ruler or authority over.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@TruthCop1717 @harmonizedgrace Stop skipping verse 21! If submission is *recipro

@TruthCop1717 @harmonizedgrace Stop skipping verse 21! If submission is *reciprocal* how does that have anything to do with authority? https://t.co/zmIIpxlgNR

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So you get to make demands and I’m supposed to write you a 5000 word essay?? This is X. Since you don’t seem able to answer my question about 1Ti 2:12, let’s move on to Eph 5:21 where subjection is *reciprocal*—that me...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So you get to make demands and I’m supposed to write you a 5000 word essay?? This is X. Since you don’t seem able to answer my question about 1Ti 2:12, let’s move on to

Eph 5:21 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@carol66944 @pushforgorilla @subq @harmonizedgrace Israel isn’t mentioned there.

@carol66944 @pushforgorilla @subq @harmonizedgrace Israel isn’t mentioned there. All God said in Ge 3:15 is the seed of the woman. The solution to the problem should come from the man if this is about

Ge 3:15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Egalitarians argue against male headship b/c ‘headship’ = ruler/authority today, but Paul doesn’t use it that way for church or M/F rels. I cited 1Co 7:4 as the only positive mention of authority in M/F rels, besides 1...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Egalitarians argue against male headship b/c ‘headship’ = ruler/authority today, but Paul doesn’t use it that way for church or M/F rels. I cited 1Co 7:4 as the only po

1Co 7:4 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Who said male headship stems from the fall? Head doesn’t automatically mean ruler or the one in authority in scripture. If that’s what was meant, what’s wrong with using the word authority? The only time authority is us...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Who said male headship stems from the fall? Head doesn’t automatically mean ruler or the one in authority in scripture. If that’s what was meant, what’s wrong with using

1Co 7:4 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace If that is the case, that the husband serves his wi

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace If that is the case, that the husband serves his wife as a demonstration of how he lays his life down for her, then how is this exercising authority over her?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace Can a slave be exercising authority over the one they are serving? Isn't it obvious that if Jesus "empties Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant" and we (both men and women) are to emulate His posture, that we ough...

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace Can a slave be exercising authority over the one they are serving? Isn't it obvious that if Jesus "empties Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant" and we (both men a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@carol66944 @subq @harmonizedgrace …and kephale (head) doesn’t mean authority in

@carol66944 @subq @harmonizedgrace …and kephale (head) doesn’t mean authority in most Biblical contexts.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-26

@BdtKim There are no gender role differences related to submission or authority.

@BdtKim There are no gender role differences related to submission or authority. Both have equal authority as the only authority given by God was given equally to men and women. The only way to harm

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-21

@Crystalisives Yes, Paul was giving Timothy his apostolic authority in assistanc

@Crystalisives Yes, Paul was giving Timothy his apostolic authority in assistance for this task as it involved him ‘interfering’ between the silent husband and his wife who was teaching heresy.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-20

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 Whether he was egalitarian or not isn’t really material

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 Whether he was egalitarian or not isn’t really material. But to assert that this female was one of the apostles when many like yourself seem to acknowledge that being an apost

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-20

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii I have not seen Zahnd’s debate with Brown. I’m conce

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii I have not seen Zahnd’s debate with Brown. I’m concerned at what Mike says and how he frames things. He said I had to repent of spreading the teaching that women can be eld

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

RT @ryanschatz: Mike mentions the wife has authority over the husband’s body [1:

RT @ryanschatz: Mike mentions the wife has authority over the husband’s body [1:16:35]. Well now, who is the tiebreaker when there’s a sta…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@Matthew56193629 @BretArrigo @sher_qw @mtnhousewife “A believing man was sufficient for salvation of his entire household”?? You are kidding, right? No one could save anyone by himself believing. Also, just because you use the umbrellas doesn’t mea...

@Matthew56193629 @BretArrigo @sher_qw @mtnhousewife “A believing man was sufficient for salvation of his entire household”?? You are kidding, right? No one could save anyone by himself believing. Al

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@Matthew56193629 @sher_qw @BretArrigo @mtnhousewife There is no gender based aut

@Matthew56193629 @sher_qw @BretArrigo @mtnhousewife There is no gender based authority (at least in the church). That’s a made up notion.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@R5Y79 @BretArrigo @mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 I agree with you. I think the

@R5Y79 @BretArrigo @mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 I agree with you. I think the only "male" authority that exists has been made up by people. Even John the Baptist clearly said “...A person can recei

Jn 3:27 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@Matthew56193629 @R5Y79 @BretArrigo @mtnhousewife Oh please! You are ignorant if

@Matthew56193629 @R5Y79 @BretArrigo @mtnhousewife Oh please! You are ignorant if you don’t think that there is a such thing as team leadership! The leader gave us His mandate and we are all following

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell I didn’t say that men are not leader

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell I didn’t say that men are not leaders, I said that their wives lead with them!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@mtnhousewife @shastorra I don’t have an issue with someone saying that they cho

@mtnhousewife @shastorra I don’t have an issue with someone saying that they choose to follow their husband’s lead. My issue is when people say that the Bible commands it and anyone who thinks that t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell Teams consist of leaders taking on different responsibilities and then reporting back so collectively they can make decisions. Some have a CEO type leader. In the church, that leader’s will is accessed thro...

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell Teams consist of leaders taking on different responsibilities and then reporting back so collectively they can make decisions. Some have a CEO type leader.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell Have you ever heard of teams that le

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell Have you ever heard of teams that lead? Or is this a completely new concept to you?

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