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@edlars53 Scripture is revelation. But I have never heard the audible voice of G

@edlars53 Scripture is revelation. But I have never heard the audible voice of God nor seen a physical manifestation of the Holy Spirit confirming God’s revelation. What John experienced was greater

@BeanofChrist No, God revealed Himself and convicted me of sin but scripture doesn’t say He gives me faith to believe and passes over the rest who also hear the word and are convicted by the Holy Spirit. God doesn’t save people before they are saved...

@BeanofChrist No, God revealed Himself and convicted me of sin but scripture doesn’t say He gives me faith to believe and passes over the rest who also hear the word and are convicted by the Holy Spir

@ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo I’m denying the faith? Faith didn’t buy you—Jesus did. His death bought all humans, especially believers (1Ti 4:10). Taking personal responsibility for my faith is not worshipping the creature! You are jus...

@ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo I’m denying the faith? Faith didn’t buy you—Jesus did. His death bought all humans, especially believers (1Ti 4:10). Taking personal responsibility for my

1Ti 4:10 question

@AletheiaHS @ManassehRJones @subq @immrbloo One I would agree with would be: Eph 2:8 “For by grace are you saved through [your the] faith; and that [salvation is] not of yourselves: it is the grace of God.” The bracketed words are not in the Greek ...

@AletheiaHS @ManassehRJones @subq @immrbloo One I would agree with would be: Eph 2:8 “For by grace are you saved through [your the] faith; and that [salvation is] not of yourselves: it is the grace o

Eph 2:8 debate

@cothran_tom @MrKrabsKachow The debt is paid even for those who go to Hell. Scripture compares Jesus' work with the impact of Adam's one act. We did nothing to inherit sin and death. In the same way, Jesus' work gives life to all. But God has determi...

@cothran_tom @MrKrabsKachow The debt is paid even for those who go to Hell. Scripture compares Jesus' work with the impact of Adam's one act. We did nothing to inherit sin and death. In the same way,

@AletheiaHS @ManassehRJones @subq @immrbloo The Bible assumes that we are the originators of our own belief or unbelief, though God does get involved to blind or harden someone in their unbelief because of their persistence. Salvation is grace given...

@AletheiaHS @ManassehRJones @subq @immrbloo The Bible assumes that we are the originators of our own belief or unbelief, though God does get involved to blind or harden someone in their unbelief becau

@stablecross Jesus didn't give John any new information but simply repeated what

@stablecross Jesus didn't give John any new information but simply repeated what He clearly was doing in fulfillment of scripture and then said "blessed is anyone who does not take offence at Me" (Mt

Mt 11:6 debate

@stablecross I’m afraid it seems it is you who is missing the context of the scriptures you are referring to. What is the “it” in “it does not depend on human will or effort”? When God chooses Pharoah, was it because of his effort? When Jesus chooses...

@stablecross I’m afraid it seems it is you who is missing the context of the scriptures you are referring to. What is the “it” in “it does not depend on human will or effort”? When God chooses Pharoah

@Glory2God777 @ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo On what basis do you make the claim that I'm just giving lip service & living in unbelief? I am simply saying that your claim doesn't match up with scripture. That Christ's faith is give...

@Glory2God777 @ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo On what basis do you make the claim that I'm just giving lip service & living in unbelief? I am simply saying that your claim doesn't mat

@AletheiaHS @ManassehRJones @subq @immrbloo That’s right but he’s twisting scrip

@AletheiaHS @ManassehRJones @subq @immrbloo That’s right but he’s twisting scripture to try to use it to support his view and then says “why can’t you see my view right there in the Bible?” Saying Im

@joseph_tenuto @GregCha67942091 @sparkobuzzer @Ashleyhays2089 Just to reply to w

@joseph_tenuto @GregCha67942091 @sparkobuzzer @Ashleyhays2089 Just to reply to what Greg said, that’s not true that I’m not interested in the truth! Challenging his view doesn’t mean rejecting scriptu

@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

@ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo The scripture says "your faith" not

@ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo The scripture says "your faith" not "His faith." https://t.co/khbvV22nsk

@ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo Well, yes, that's Calvinism. You are

@ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo Well, yes, that's Calvinism. You are born again and then you believe. Not according to scripture. Faith precedes regeneration.

@GregCha67942091 @sparkobuzzer @Ashleyhays2089 How did JESUS use scripture and w

@GregCha67942091 @sparkobuzzer @Ashleyhays2089 How did JESUS use scripture and what interpretation did He put on it? Why did He stop in the middle of a verse and say that it was fulfilled without read

Is 61:2 Lk 4:16-21 question

@GregCha67942091 @sparkobuzzer @Ashleyhays2089 Jesus never delineated between His first coming and His second coming? Surely you accept that, right? Why did Jesus stop in the middle of Is 61:2 and say "today this scripture has been fulfilled" (Lk 4:1...

@GregCha67942091 @sparkobuzzer @Ashleyhays2089 Jesus never delineated between His first coming and His second coming? Surely you accept that, right? Why did Jesus stop in the middle of Is 61:2 and say

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

@ScottCross_8 @covapologetics That’s interesting. So his marriage covenant is “until death do us part” and scripture is clear that a widow(et) is free to remarry (Ro 7:2-3 applies to both), Paul even encouraging younger widows to remarry (1Ti 5:14), ...

@ScottCross_8 @covapologetics That’s interesting. So his marriage covenant is “until death do us part” and scripture is clear that a widow(et) is free to remarry (Ro 7:2-3 applies to both), Paul even

1Ti 5:14 Ro 7:2-3 debate

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii Why? We have scripture. Any tradi

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii Why? We have scripture. Any traditions that the apostles thought were important were recorded in scripture. What more do we need?

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii My pastor is not inspired when preaching and writing,

@voyavolver1 @MikeWingerii My pastor is not inspired when preaching and writing, at least not in the sense of scripture.

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

@RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic I’m sorry, where does scripture s

@RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic I’m sorry, where does scripture say “an elder must not be a woman”?

@chris_jolliff I do think that there is a time in the next age where God hardens

@chris_jolliff I do think that there is a time in the next age where God hardens our decision but I believe the only way to resolve the scriptures in this age is that there is still freedom to leave.

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace I'm saying that what you are asserting as Paul's instructions are not in alignment with scripture. What you stated is perfectly coherent. I'm simply asking you to show me what this looks like. Are you serio...

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace I'm saying that what you are asserting as Paul's instructions are not in alignment with scripture. What you stated is perfectly coherent. I'm simply asking

@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

@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

@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

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 2024-12-26

@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

@LoriAnnArt @ScottRoberts Those that "love to hate"? I'm just showing what the s

@LoriAnnArt @ScottRoberts Those that "love to hate"? I'm just showing what the scripture teaches. Why presume my motives are hate?

@ChadRutter_ @ScottRoberts I've read it quite carefully, especially on this subj

@ChadRutter_ @ScottRoberts I've read it quite carefully, especially on this subject. Is there a challenge you have from scripture?

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts Thanks for praying for me, but I don't think that Satan has me confused. I never said it is a "contractual agreement"⎯I simply shared scriptures that showed a different view from what it appears you are suggesting. Yes⎯it...

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts Thanks for praying for me, but I don't think that Satan has me confused. I never said it is a "contractual agreement"⎯I simply shared scriptures that showed a different vie

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts As for the "I will never leave nor forsake you," we have to take the basis for this statement in what God has said in scripture. In Deut 31, we have both the promise not to leave or forsake and shortly after God stating He...

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts As for the "I will never leave nor forsake you," we have to take the basis for this statement in what God has said in scripture. In Deut 31, we have both the promise not to

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-23

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts RE: "for He cannot deny Himself" in 2Ti 2:13⎯this does not mean God overlooks unfaithfulness or that unrepentant sinners automatically share in His promises. That is inconsistent with many scriptures. Rather, this indicate...

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts RE: "for He cannot deny Himself" in 2Ti 2:13⎯this does not mean God overlooks unfaithfulness or that unrepentant sinners automatically share in His promises. That is incons

2Ti 2:13 commentary

@StevenMKestner @ScottRoberts Notice in the following passage the "if...then" constructions. If we deny Him means if we no longer have faith. Does He then preserve us? Scripture says that He will deny us. For the last one, our faithlessness will not ...

@StevenMKestner @ScottRoberts Notice in the following passage the "if...then" constructions. If we deny Him means if we no longer have faith. Does He then preserve us? Scripture says that He will deny

@carol66944 @DelaKram75 @MikeWingerii My basis for how I act has to be founded i

@carol66944 @DelaKram75 @MikeWingerii My basis for how I act has to be founded in an accurate understanding of God’s will as revealed in scripture. It does not however dictate every action or circumst

@carol66944 @DelaKram75 @MikeWingerii What do you mean by “social theory identities”? Any specific label is just a way of representing what is thought that scripture teaches. The Holy Spirit inspired the scripture for our benefit, so we should defini...

@carol66944 @DelaKram75 @MikeWingerii What do you mean by “social theory identities”? Any specific label is just a way of representing what is thought that scripture teaches. The Holy Spirit inspired

@MikeWingerii Also, if the only way to access the interpretation is some esoteric literature accessible only to a PhD professor, you should also be wary. Scripture was inspired for our benefit and therefore meant to be understood by all, though not w...

@MikeWingerii Also, if the only way to access the interpretation is some esoteric literature accessible only to a PhD professor, you should also be wary. Scripture was inspired for our benefit and the

@MikeWingerii If there is any one detail that seems out of place or a force fit,

@MikeWingerii If there is any one detail that seems out of place or a force fit, then you should at minimum be more tentative on your interpretation. If the interpretation is a teaching that only occ

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell Well, you have to say that im twisting scripture, yet my view attempts to take all the details in the text—grammar and context. If I’m twisting anything, it will be evident by examining the grammar and cont...

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell Well, you have to say that im twisting scripture, yet my view attempts to take all the details in the text—grammar and context. If I’m twisting anything, it

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-18

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell I'm not encouraging them to disobey

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell I'm not encouraging them to disobey scripture! I'm encouraging them to obey what it says, that we are to be in mutual submission!

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.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-17

@mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 Scripture has to be rightly interpreted. Submitti

@mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 Scripture has to be rightly interpreted. Submitting “as to Christ”—in other words, not as a master-slave (the way the culture was already in that day) but out of love.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-14

Still, leaving a church is drastic. Scripture prioritizes correction and restora

Still, leaving a church is drastic. Scripture prioritizes correction and restoration. Paul, Jesus, and the apostles all called for endurance, repentance, and godly behavior—even when dealing with fla

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-14

However, there is one call to “come out” in Scripture— Rev 18:4 warns, “Come ou

However, there is one call to “come out” in Scripture— Rev 18:4 warns, “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins.” This isn’t directed at a local church but at Babylon—a corrupt sys

Rev 18:4 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-14

@eutychusnerd @MikeWingerii Your appeal to Polybius presumes human literary conventions as normative for scripture (divine inspiration). Since God inspired the letter to the Hebrews, He is not subject to the rhetorical constraints Polybius describes,...

@eutychusnerd @MikeWingerii Your appeal to Polybius presumes human literary conventions as normative for scripture (divine inspiration). Since God inspired the letter to the Hebrews, He is not subject

@BICBCI73 @RetailRudy @SladeTheGuy @abarefootmomma That we are adopted and consi

@BICBCI73 @RetailRudy @SladeTheGuy @abarefootmomma That we are adopted and considered brothers doesn’t not require that Jesus is created and had a beginning. And what “heavenly mother” are you referri

@rehboo_18 @abarefootmomma One God, three persons. The trinity is the only thing

@rehboo_18 @abarefootmomma One God, three persons. The trinity is the only thing that makes sense of the scripture.

@MikeWingerii The problem is that someone believes that it is most likely that a woman wrote it, if they were complementarian, they would quite likely no longer be a complementarian as scripture by definition is authoritative. So I’m not sure what p...

@MikeWingerii The problem is that someone believes that it is most likely that a woman wrote it, if they were complementarian, they would quite likely no longer be a complementarian as scripture by de

@RusticSudz @HomelyHearth @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma And therein lies the problem. 2Ti 3:16-17 should have therefore read: “All Scripture <and oral tradition passed on only by authorized agents> is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, f...

@RusticSudz @HomelyHearth @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma And therein lies the problem. 2Ti 3:16-17 should have therefore read: “All Scripture <and oral tradition passed on only by authorized agents>

2Ti 3:16-17 general