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@Am1argento @dalepartridge Would you die for the idea that Paul invented Jesus?

@MoonfireArt @rightresponsem Why doesn’t Paul say “so that those of you who are selected to proselytize like me”? Instead he says all people: “Yet I wish that all people (πάντας ἀνθρώπους, all people) were even as I myself am. However, each has his ...

@MoonfireArt @rightresponsem Why doesn’t Paul say “so that those of you who are selected to proselytize like me”? Instead he says all people: “Yet I wish that all people (πάντας ἀνθρώπους, all people

@Am1argento @dalepartridge I see, so Jesus never existed but Paul did? And Paul fabricated Jesus so that he could get himself killed for preaching this Jesus who he claimed was raised bodily from the dead? “For the resurrection of the dead I am on t...

@Am1argento @dalepartridge I see, so Jesus never existed but Paul did? And Paul fabricated Jesus so that he could get himself killed for preaching this Jesus who he claimed was raised bodily from the

Ac 24:21 debate

@dalepartridge Would your advice work to the apostle Paul? Does it align with hi

@dalepartridge Would your advice work to the apostle Paul? Does it align with his advice in 1Cor 7? If many Muslims accept Christ, do you need to populate the earth with physical children?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-24

@emily_breiten @turnedwife I’m not arguing that it wasn’t common for women to wear head coverings until they didn’t. For many, I suspect they were just doing what they thought they were required to do and stopped when they weren’t required. Others ...

@emily_breiten @turnedwife I’m not arguing that it wasn’t common for women to wear head coverings until they didn’t. For many, I suspect they were just doing what they thought they were required to d

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

@AlaynePearl @BronWen727104 @turnedwife No, that’s not it. Read 1Co 6:2-3. Women are also saints, and that means they will also judge angels one day. So following Paul’s earlier argument then, women should have authority over their own head to deci...

@AlaynePearl @BronWen727104 @turnedwife No, that’s not it. Read 1Co 6:2-3. Women are also saints, and that means they will also judge angels one day. So following Paul’s earlier argument then, women

1Co 6:2-3 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-23

Paul warns not to go beyond what is written (1Co 4:6) and says even if he himsel

Paul warns not to go beyond what is written (1Co 4:6) and says even if he himself an angel preaches another gospel, it is to be rejected (Ga 1:8). Therefore, the RCC distinctives prove themselves fal

1Co 4:6 Ga 1:8 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-21

@pauldirks I agree! I’ve noticed the same thing too.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-20

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz Yes, wives are subject to their own husbands in everything. However, given that all are to be subject reciprocally to one another out of a fear of Christ (Eph 5:21), then whatever Paul means in...

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz Yes, wives are subject to their own husbands in everything. However, given that all are to be subject reciprocally to one another out of a fear

Eph 5:1-2 Eph 5:21 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-20

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz 1. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine and bringing her undeceived husband down with her (like Eve did with Adam). 2. Head doesn’t mean authority over but so...

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz 1. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine and bringing her undeceived husband down with her (like Eve did with

1Co 7:1 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-19

@Ryan_Adair_A My comments were very much focused on 1Ti 2:12 and it’s context. Is there anywhere where someone is not permitted to teach truth to someone? Also, I don’t think there is a rule that “teach” has to always be one way for the whole letter....

@Ryan_Adair_A My comments were very much focused on 1Ti 2:12 and it’s context. Is there anywhere where someone is not permitted to teach truth to someone? Also, I don’t think there is a rule that “tea

1Ti 2:12 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-19

@pauldirks Hey @Grok, what do you think about these conclusions?

@Reneechop So you quoted 2Ti 3:13 at me and didn’t mean that it applied to me? P

@Reneechop So you quoted 2Ti 3:13 at me and didn’t mean that it applied to me? Paul is not speaking about those who disagree on disputable matters. So then you are misapplying the texts to me. This c

2Ti 3:13 debate

In the thread starting from the following post, I go through the basis for Paul’s reference to Adam and Eve in 1Ti 2:13-14, the order of creation and how this relates to Eve’s being deceived by examining Genesis 2 in detail. It’s not gymnastics; it’...

In the thread starting from the following post, I go through the basis for Paul’s reference to Adam and Eve in 1Ti 2:13-14, the order of creation and how this relates to Eve’s being deceived by examin

1Ti 2:13-14 general

@Reneechop MacArthur for all his learning overlooks how Paul since ch7 has been responding to things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. Paul quotes them and then refutes them: “What? came the word of God out from you[men]? or came i...

@Reneechop MacArthur for all his learning overlooks how Paul since ch7 has been responding to things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. Paul quotes them and then refutes them: “What?

1 Cor 14:36 question

@Reneechop A text taken out of context is a pretext for a proof text. Paul is n

@Reneechop A text taken out of context is a pretext for a proof text. Paul is not writing Timothy to stop anyone from teaching true doctrine to anyone. Stop ignoring the context!

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@Reneechop @sparkobuzzer Whether God’s Word clearly teaches something first depends on whether you have rightly divided what it says in the first place. A text out of its context is a pretext for a proof text. Why do you suppose that even Peter ack...

@Reneechop @sparkobuzzer Whether God’s Word clearly teaches something first depends on whether you have rightly divided what it says in the first place. A text out of its context is a pretext for a p

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@Reneechop But Paul doesn’t say Eve was deceived because she was made *different

@Reneechop But Paul doesn’t say Eve was deceived because she was made *differently* but because of the time sequence order of creation—because she was made last. Scripture doesn’t say what you are sa

@Reneechop Going back to 1Ti 2:11-15, we now can see how Paul uses the creation order as a parallel account to a situation in Ephesus where a deceived wife teaching false doctrine and her undeceived husband is being silent and not correcting her seri...

@Reneechop Going back to 1Ti 2:11-15, we now can see how Paul uses the creation order as a parallel account to a situation in Ephesus where a deceived wife teaching false doctrine and her undeceived h

1Ti 2:11-15 general

@Reneechop Paul connects the time sequence order of creation with Eve’s deception. What we know from a careful reading of Gen 2 is that god creates Adam (2:7), then plants a garden and puts Adam in it (2:8). Then God causes the trees to supernatural...

@Reneechop Paul connects the time sequence order of creation with Eve’s deception. What we know from a careful reading of Gen 2 is that god creates Adam (2:7), then plants a garden and puts Adam in i

@Reneechop Note that Paul also says that an entire church consisting of men and women can be deceived like Eve. Yes, men can be deceived too. What causes one to be deceived and another not to? Paul tells us the reason in 1Ti 2:13⎯ ”For it was Adam...

@Reneechop Note that Paul also says that an entire church consisting of men and women can be deceived like Eve. Yes, men can be deceived too. What causes one to be deceived and another not to? Paul

1Ti 2:13 question

@derekgilbert What Paul said 👇 https://t.co/0UJyrihpUM

@Ryan_Adair_A Hi Ryan! From one Ryan to another, great name 😉 I see both as negative since Paul's purpose in writing this personal letter to Timothy is to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to stop the spread of strange doctrines (ie. false teaching). ...

@Ryan_Adair_A Hi Ryan! From one Ryan to another, great name 😉 I see both as negative since Paul's purpose in writing this personal letter to Timothy is to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to stop the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-17

@MutamboHangford @Pastor_Gabe On the other hand, a text taken out of context can be a pretext for a proof text. Paul is clearly responding to a prior letter from the Corinthians (see 1Cor 7:1). He is quoting from it in other areas, so you need to co...

@MutamboHangford @Pastor_Gabe On the other hand, a text taken out of context can be a pretext for a proof text. Paul is clearly responding to a prior letter from the Corinthians (see 1Cor 7:1). He is

1Cor 7:1 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-17

And with a little bit of thought and careful examination of the text, one see Pa

And with a little bit of thought and careful examination of the text, one see Paul is not forbidding women from being elders. https://t.co/VI2qbiI67E

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-16

@ladies4pd The best assessment I have on this is by taking what Paul wrote in 1Ti 2:13-14 and apply this to a carefule review of the wording in Gen 2. In that case, we see animals were created, Adam was created, a garden was made to grow before Adam...

@ladies4pd The best assessment I have on this is by taking what Paul wrote in 1Ti 2:13-14 and apply this to a carefule review of the wording in Gen 2. In that case, we see animals were created, Adam

1Ti 2:13-14 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-14

@TulipPatriot Don’t forget what Paul wrote… https://t.co/z5nFU9ZwO5

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-14

@doqholliday What about what Paul says in Romans? https://t.co/blECJ4aqej

@BronWen727104 @lagracelaverite That’s right! μονογαμικός (monogamikos) is a modern Greek term that didn’t exist in NT times. Paul wasn’t describing a married person but one who promoted monogamy and if married was faithful to one wife. Kind of an i...

@BronWen727104 @lagracelaverite That’s right! μονογαμικός (monogamikos) is a modern Greek term that didn’t exist in NT times. Paul wasn’t describing a married person but one who promoted monogamy and

@ncksmith Imagine if the body was only female and the leadership was only male.

@ncksmith Imagine if the body was only female and the leadership was only male. That’s really where the thinking leads. Is that really the kind of thing that Paul has in mind here?

@etdpl Great passage though you should start with verse 21 which speaks of mutua

@etdpl Great passage though you should start with verse 21 which speaks of mutual subjection in the fear of Christ. Do you know what Paul means by calling the husband the head of his wife? What does

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@uglygramb @instablog9ja What do you think Paul means by head? Does he mean boss

@uglygramb @instablog9ja What do you think Paul means by head? Does he mean boss or authority? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY

@ncksmith I don’t see women “mimicking the church” as if men aren’t also the bride of Christ—they are. Paul calls husbands to imitate Christ and wives to submit as they do to Christ, but this isn’t rigid role coding. Paul isn’t saying husbands don’t ...

@ncksmith I don’t see women “mimicking the church” as if men aren’t also the bride of Christ—they are. Paul calls husbands to imitate Christ and wives to submit as they do to Christ, but this isn’t ri

@ncksmith In order to know how to apply this passage, we need to follow Paul’s a

@ncksmith In order to know how to apply this passage, we need to follow Paul’s argument through the whole chapter and even why he’s raising this in the first place.

@cgore @smashbaals Well, since this was a personal letter to Timothy whom Paul spent years with at Ephesus, all that matters is that Timothy understood who Paul was referring to. Paul writes in ch 1 that some are deceived and are shown mercy (1:13,16...

@cgore @smashbaals Well, since this was a personal letter to Timothy whom Paul spent years with at Ephesus, all that matters is that Timothy understood who Paul was referring to. Paul writes in ch 1 t

@PtrCHSturgeon @WesleyLHuff Paul was deceived and thought he was serving God by

@PtrCHSturgeon @WesleyLHuff Paul was deceived and thought he was serving God by killing Christians. Because He thought He was serving God, when God revealed Himself, he submitted himself. He wasn’t be

@DwightsWordOTD Egalitarianism is only a slippery slope if you believe it by rejecting what Paul wrote. I am not rejecting anything Paul wrote. I believe every word and all the grammar is inspired. Denial of Christ the Creator? Since when did I do t...

@DwightsWordOTD Egalitarianism is only a slippery slope if you believe it by rejecting what Paul wrote. I am not rejecting anything Paul wrote. I believe every word and all the grammar is inspired. D

@JohnMar98888097 @smashbaals But you take it too far to say God commands the pastor be male. There is no command here, and in Koine Greek, the male form can be used in a generic way of both male and female depending on the context. To clarify, Paul w...

@JohnMar98888097 @smashbaals But you take it too far to say God commands the pastor be male. There is no command here, and in Koine Greek, the male form can be used in a generic way of both male and f

@JohnMar98888097 @smashbaals That’s a misreading of the idiom Paul is using sinc

@JohnMar98888097 @smashbaals That’s a misreading of the idiom Paul is using since taken literally, it means you have to be married which would disqualify Paul himself and he was most definitely an ove

@MarqueStuddock @BronWen727104 @smashbaals Paul says it was because he wasn’t de

@MarqueStuddock @BronWen727104 @smashbaals Paul says it was because he wasn’t deceived not because of being the boss. Culpability goes to the one who knows better but does nothing, not because he was

@Gates_of_Derry @colinsmo This statement is only in a single verse in a personal letter to Timothy with the purpose of stopping false teaching not the purpose of stopping anyone from teaching truth to anyone. Notice Paul shifts from the plural in v9...

@Gates_of_Derry @colinsmo This statement is only in a single verse in a personal letter to Timothy with the purpose of stopping false teaching not the purpose of stopping anyone from teaching truth to

@CalebDugan7 @paulogia0 We are given this life to seek God and put our faith in

@CalebDugan7 @paulogia0 We are given this life to seek God and put our faith in Him. When you die, you find out whether you got it right as you now see behind the curtain. No one in that realm is unsu

@Gates_of_Derry @colinsmo Someone who advocates for plural marriages is clearly doing something that is not promoted in the New Testament. 1Ti 3:2 can’t mean that an overseer must be married (Paul was single) or male but it certainly means monogamous...

@Gates_of_Derry @colinsmo Someone who advocates for plural marriages is clearly doing something that is not promoted in the New Testament. 1Ti 3:2 can’t mean that an overseer must be married (Paul was

1Ti 3:2 debate

@Patriot_Angler @smashbaals What does Paul say exactly?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@cgore @smashbaals A verse taken out of context is a pretext for a proof text. First, the grammar is indicating that this is not about all women (as in the prior verse) but 'a woman'... and from v14, 'the woman' is an anaphoric reference showing it ...

@cgore @smashbaals A verse taken out of context is a pretext for a proof text. First, the grammar is indicating that this is not about all women (as in the prior verse) but 'a woman'... and from v14,

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@truth_john_14_6 @smashbaals You are taking 1Ti 2:11-12 out of context. Paul’s purpose in writing his personal letter to Timothy was for Timothy to deal with the false teaching not the stopping of anyone teaching the truth to anyone. That conclusion ...

@truth_john_14_6 @smashbaals You are taking 1Ti 2:11-12 out of context. Paul’s purpose in writing his personal letter to Timothy was for Timothy to deal with the false teaching not the stopping of any

1Ti 2:11-12 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@AdamDurham45945 @GenZCrusaders @smashbaals My 2cents here… I don’t think religion is for people who can’t think for themselves, though that seems to be the way it sometimes plays out unfortunately. Absolutely not the way it should be at all. The apo...

@AdamDurham45945 @GenZCrusaders @smashbaals My 2cents here… I don’t think religion is for people who can’t think for themselves, though that seems to be the way it sometimes plays out unfortunately. A

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@50ten3 @dalepartridge Today it’s all about the pastor. It reminds be a bit of s

@50ten3 @dalepartridge Today it’s all about the pastor. It reminds be a bit of some things that were already in the church at Corinth who were following individuals… see 1Cor 1…. “I follow Paul…” or “

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Then why are you twisting my words? 🧐 Paul was n

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Then why are you twisting my words? 🧐 Paul was not a misogynist. Never said that. I don’t reject or deny anything he wrote. It was all inspired of God—every word includ

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge It’s called being a Berean. Remember those who ch

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge It’s called being a Berean. Remember those who checked up on Paul’s teaching to make sure it aligned with scripture before accepting it?