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@john_hand83 @masonmennenga Please show me where the Bible says that being rich

@john_hand83 @masonmennenga Please show me where the Bible says that being rich is a sin? Notice that Paul does not command those who are rich to become materially poor to enter heaven, but to be gene

@pauldirks @KaeleyT And I say this with the greatest respect for you as I know y

@pauldirks @KaeleyT And I say this with the greatest respect for you as I know you personally and can attest that you are an exemplary pastor and person.

@masonmennenga What don’t they believe about what the Bible says about rich peop

@masonmennenga What don’t they believe about what the Bible says about rich people? Is being rich a sin?

@MikeWingerii Leading is encouraging your family to vote. How you vote should be

@MikeWingerii Leading is encouraging your family to vote. How you vote should be your personal conviction. Leading is not control or authority.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-24

@Tailfeathers_WA @StylesMcFiles @MikeWingerii There’s clearly one person explain

@Tailfeathers_WA @StylesMcFiles @MikeWingerii There’s clearly one person explaining scripture and another reacting. I’ll let the reader decide which is the pearls.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-23

@carol66944 @CherylSchatz @Crystalisives You seem willing to connect even the most remote texts with little direct connection except one word and then say someone is speculating by taking reasonable conclusions from Genesis while staying in Genesis...

@carol66944 @CherylSchatz @Crystalisives You seem willing to connect even the most remote texts with little direct connection except one word and then say someone is speculating by taking reasonable c

Ac 15:14 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-23

@carol66944 @Crystalisives @CherylSchatz It is not made up, it is a reasonable inference from the text. But what is not reasonable is when people think that it is because Adam is male that males alone are to protect or because he was created first o...

@carol66944 @Crystalisives @CherylSchatz It is not made up, it is a reasonable inference from the text. But what is not reasonable is when people think that it is because Adam is male that males alon

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-23

@carol66944 @Crystalisives @CherylSchatz That is correct. It is not an explicit statement. However, the scripture isn’t pablum, but rather meat and we are supposed to chew on it and draw reasonable conclusions from the text. This is a reasonable conc...

@carol66944 @Crystalisives @CherylSchatz That is correct. It is not an explicit statement. However, the scripture isn’t pablum, but rather meat and we are supposed to chew on it and draw reasonable co

@carol66944 The primary subject is given by Paul. We are learning by reading thi

@carol66944 The primary subject is given by Paul. We are learning by reading this personal letter from Paul to Timothy, which Paul understood would eventually be the case.

@carol66944 The subject of δεῖ is always 3rd person singular in the New Testamen

@carol66944 The subject of δεῖ is always 3rd person singular in the New Testament. The subject has to be determined by the context. δεῖ implies necessity or obligation. Paul uses it instead of "you"

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@carol66944 Government doesn't restrain evil? Really? The Christian may silence

@carol66944 Government doesn't restrain evil? Really? The Christian may silence the objections of foolish people, but it doesn't stop the thief from stealing. Only the government has the authority to

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-18

@carol66944 1Ti 3:14-15 is not talking about how "people" must conduct themselves. Paul is writing to Timothy using second person singular and "know" and "how one should" are singular. Paul is writing so that Timothy would know how to conduct hims...

@carol66944 1Ti 3:14-15 is not talking about how "people" must conduct themselves. Paul is writing to Timothy using second person singular and "know" and "how one should" are singular. Paul is writin

1Ti 3:14-15 general

@dantheman278 @MikeWingerii Why do you think I don't believe it? Paul explains that it was the time sequence of creation that was the reason why Adam was not deceived but Eve was. But Adam sinned by rebelling against what he did know and it was Adam ...

@dantheman278 @MikeWingerii Why do you think I don't believe it? Paul explains that it was the time sequence of creation that was the reason why Adam was not deceived but Eve was. But Adam sinned by r

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-17

@Robert_S_Morley @Protestia Hm. I think it’s more the other way around. I think you forget that it’s not about voting in a pastor or a morally perfect leader. Trump certainly has issues and a prickly personality (especially if you want him dead or sh...

@Robert_S_Morley @Protestia Hm. I think it’s more the other way around. I think you forget that it’s not about voting in a pastor or a morally perfect leader. Trump certainly has issues and a prickly

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 Or how about the Apostle John? Is there any reason why you defer t

@Methodios007 Or how about the Apostle John? Is there any reason why you defer to Ignatius of Antioch when you have John's testimony already (who was with Christ and an eye witness)?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 They merely recognized what was already being recognized by the body. The only reason they made it official canon was because abuse of challenges to recognized inspired scripture. People were adding to it. BTW, why all the special vest...

@Methodios007 They merely recognized what was already being recognized by the body. The only reason they made it official canon was because abuse of challenges to recognized inspired scripture. People

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Sure. Jesus Christ Simon Peter Andrew James (the Grea

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Sure. Jesus Christ Simon Peter Andrew James (the Greater, son of Zebedee) John (brother of James) Philip Bartholomew Matthew Thomas James (the Less, son of Alphaeus) Simon t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-08

@peace_got @Protestia 1. How do you know my personal desires? I alone know them and they are to be faithful to the intent of the text. 2. I spend most of my time explaining Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus. What are you talking about? 3. It is d...

@peace_got @Protestia 1. How do you know my personal desires? I alone know them and they are to be faithful to the intent of the text. 2. I spend most of my time explaining Paul’s letters to Timothy

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-08

@SKokenos @harkening @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Solid teachers I know of are Kay Arthur and Joni Eareckson Tada. My former pastor (who passed away), Ruth Blight. I think that the problem with women pastors is that in normal churches women are hel...

@SKokenos @harkening @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Solid teachers I know of are Kay Arthur and Joni Eareckson Tada. My former pastor (who passed away), Ruth Blight. I think that the problem with wome

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-08

@lilred28607 The only reason a woman should not teach is because she is teaching

@lilred28607 The only reason a woman should not teach is because she is teaching heresy, not because she is a woman! https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-07

@MikeWingerii You’re almost there, Mike! By the same reasoning, women are not ex

@MikeWingerii You’re almost there, Mike! By the same reasoning, women are not excluded from serving as elders.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-06

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve And by that very same reasonin

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve And by that very same reasoning women are not excluded in 1Ti 3 from being overseers or elders.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-06

@RhandzuM6 @ada3z3x Every reading of a text is an interpretation! This fundament

@RhandzuM6 @ada3z3x Every reading of a text is an interpretation! This fundamental principle is recognized in hermeneutics. No one approaches a text without some form of interpretation, influenced by

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Regarding capitalism…private property, free markets driven by supply and demand, profit and limited government intervention seem to me to be Biblical principles. The Bible also encourages the rich to be generous and ens...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Regarding capitalism…private property, free markets driven by supply and demand, profit and limited government intervention seem to me to be Biblical principles. The Bib

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga But I don’t think these positions should define w

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga But I don’t think these positions should define whether someone is evangelical or not—it’s about faith and biblical teachings, not political allegiances.

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Isn’t the right to bear arms part of the second amendment originally intended as a protection against out of control tyrannical government? Isn’t being a conservative about preserving basics like what a male and female...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Isn’t the right to bear arms part of the second amendment originally intended as a protection against out of control tyrannical government? Isn’t being a conservative a

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Not all Protestants are evangelical. For example, many Anglicans, Lutherans, and Presbyterians wouldn’t identify as evangelical. I’m not saying Catholics aren’t Christians—evangelicalism simply emphasizes personal faith...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Not all Protestants are evangelical. For example, many Anglicans, Lutherans, and Presbyterians wouldn’t identify as evangelical. I’m not saying Catholics aren’t Christia

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Hm. From where I come from, evangelical is contra

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Hm. From where I come from, evangelical is contrasted with the roots of Roman Catholicism, originating as a movement focused on personal faith and biblical authority ove

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-27

@yshmypk @dalepartridge No, that’s not what I’m doing. I’m rejecting Dale’s asse

@yshmypk @dalepartridge No, that’s not what I’m doing. I’m rejecting Dale’s assertion based on scripture and reason with ears open.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-26

@LostinAusten27 @taylorsschumann The laws concerning what one wears, eats and special days and seasons is done away with in Christ. Concerning morality, this depends on the government. Those who claim to be believers but who practice immorality, are...

@LostinAusten27 @taylorsschumann The laws concerning what one wears, eats and special days and seasons is done away with in Christ. Concerning morality, this depends on the government. Those who clai

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-26

@DMurzea @natgrace79 First, that has to do with personal vengeance. I am not advocating for that. Second, this is not a “game”—why is this a game to you? God has given government the right to administer justice. Do you disagree with this? “Submit ...

@DMurzea @natgrace79 First, that has to do with personal vengeance. I am not advocating for that. Second, this is not a “game”—why is this a game to you? God has given government the right to admini

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-26

@natgrace79 "For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you

@natgrace79 "For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring

Ro 13:4 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-25

@JCalebJones @Phil_Johnson_ Mt 18 is still not being followed here, IMO. The purpose of 1 or 2 witnesses is to 'confirm every fact' (Mt 18:16), & those witnesses are to stand before the entire church if he is unrepentant (Mt 18:17). Elders that a...

@JCalebJones @Phil_Johnson_ Mt 18 is still not being followed here, IMO. The purpose of 1 or 2 witnesses is to 'confirm every fact' (Mt 18:16), & those witnesses are to stand before the entire chu

1Ti 5:20 Mt 18:16 Mt 18:17 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-24

@JayMallow3 Perhaps some may be tempted to treat people the same way they treat the buildings. But how did the church then do it for the first 300 years of its existence? Maybe the reason we aren’t treating the people better is because we have negle...

@JayMallow3 Perhaps some may be tempted to treat people the same way they treat the buildings. But how did the church then do it for the first 300 years of its existence? Maybe the reason we aren’t t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-23

@masonmennenga It’s very easy to avoid “the situation” by not being an ass? He wasn’t, yet Potiphar’s wife came after him and he had no witnesses so her false allegations were believed by her husband. It’s wise to avoid compromising situations so yo...

@masonmennenga It’s very easy to avoid “the situation” by not being an ass? He wasn’t, yet Potiphar’s wife came after him and he had no witnesses so her false allegations were believed by her husband.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-23

@masonmennenga The purpose is to avoid a situation where you could be accused of

@masonmennenga The purpose is to avoid a situation where you could be accused of doing something immoral and have no witnesses. It’s more wisdom than a hard rule. For example, look what happened with

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-22

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Paul’s reference in 1Ti 2:13 emphasizes this chronological creation order—Adam first, then Eve—not in a genealogical sense, but in the context of explaining the reason behind his teaching. He’s pointing back to the order in w...

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Paul’s reference in 1Ti 2:13 emphasizes this chronological creation order—Adam first, then Eve—not in a genealogical sense, but in the context of explaining the reason behind

1Ti 2:13 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-22

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Again, I don't think I understand. Paul is using this r

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Again, I don't think I understand. Paul is using this reasoning in 1Ti 2:13-15 to promote speculation, the very thing he said not to do??

1Ti 2:13-15 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-22

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Is that why Paul said for in v13, an explanatory conjun

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Is that why Paul said for in v13, an explanatory conjunction to provide 'cause or reason'? So Paul used a myth to explain why he did not permit a woman to teach or authentein

@erniedavidson61 @masonmennenga The majority of Christians don't agree with the

@erniedavidson61 @masonmennenga The majority of Christians don't agree with the Bible?

@IlGreven @masonmennenga All English translations should be checked against the

@IlGreven @masonmennenga All English translations should be checked against the Hebrew and Greek. The KJV—although very good⎯ was translated before the discovery of many earlier manuscripts and some p

@AboutLungCancer @masonmennenga Further, I want to clarify that it is not possible to obey the law to become right before God! You have to acknowledge that you have failed, repent and then ask God for forgiveness. Then put your trust in Him, read you...

@AboutLungCancer @masonmennenga Further, I want to clarify that it is not possible to obey the law to become right before God! You have to acknowledge that you have failed, repent and then ask God for

@strykerdawn Actually, it does. I’m attaching a few resources as well as something from “The Expository Dictionary of Bible Words” below. The guards on the wall of a city were called to keep watch over the safety of the city. Guard In each case it ...

@strykerdawn Actually, it does. I’m attaching a few resources as well as something from “The Expository Dictionary of Bible Words” below. The guards on the wall of a city were called to keep watch ov

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-18

@lawson_speaks According to John the Baptist, authority must be given by God. W

@lawson_speaks According to John the Baptist, authority must be given by God. Where does God give Adam authority over Eve? https://t.co/KUObR40juq

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-15

@Song_Never_Ends @abigailswisdom @Eric_Conn No one said you can’t teach them wha

@Song_Never_Ends @abigailswisdom @Eric_Conn No one said you can’t teach them what you think the Bible teaches.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-08

@XChardain @masonmennenga So here’s the Hebrew texts showing there has to be two

@XChardain @masonmennenga So here’s the Hebrew texts showing there has to be two comings. https://t.co/pNaQYlrJNg

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-08

@XChardain @masonmennenga That is not true. Let me show you from the Hebrew Scriptures. 1. Isaiah 53 speaks of a figure often interpreted as the Messiah who would suffer and die for the sins of others. This chapter describes him being "pierced for o...

@XChardain @masonmennenga That is not true. Let me show you from the Hebrew Scriptures. 1. Isaiah 53 speaks of a figure often interpreted as the Messiah who would suffer and die for the sins of other

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-07

@XChardain @masonmennenga Do you accept the Greek Septuagint translation of the

@XChardain @masonmennenga Do you accept the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Scriptures before the time of Jesus?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-07

@CylonSaysNo @Synaptic_Rabbit @masonmennenga That’s quite convenient that the Roman Catholic leadership gave themselves sole rights to interpreting scripture. In scripture, what do we see? 1. We see the Bereans testing what Paul the apostle said ag...

@CylonSaysNo @Synaptic_Rabbit @masonmennenga That’s quite convenient that the Roman Catholic leadership gave themselves sole rights to interpreting scripture. In scripture, what do we see? 1. We see