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@LutheranLifter So the context is that Paul told Timothy to stop people from tea

@LutheranLifter So the context is that Paul told Timothy to stop people from teaching true doctrine? Or did you forget to actually read the rest of the letter?

@frankly_will @LutheranLifter It was the Apostle Paul in his personal letter addressed to Timothy urging him to remain in Ephesus so that he could instruct "certain people" to not teach "strange doctrines" (1Ti 1:3). He wrote so that Timothy would "k...

@frankly_will @LutheranLifter It was the Apostle Paul in his personal letter addressed to Timothy urging him to remain in Ephesus so that he could instruct "certain people" to not teach "strange doctr

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 3:15 general

@Bedech_ @MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Huh? Hatred of Christ? I b

@Bedech_ @MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Huh? Hatred of Christ? I believe scripture is fully inspired in the original autographs even to the grammatical details. I desire to fully underst

@BlackPatriarch1 @princess_dee95 Those who promoted slavery using the Bible were doing the same kind of thing that people today are doing by using the Bible to forbid women from leadership and teaching roles. The only way to know if you got it right ...

@BlackPatriarch1 @princess_dee95 Those who promoted slavery using the Bible were doing the same kind of thing that people today are doing by using the Bible to forbid women from leadership and teachin

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn So are you going to respond to my e

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn So are you going to respond to my exegesis of Eph 5 or talk about politics? Cause I didn't come here for politics...hope you didn't either.

@ChristOverChaos @Eric_Conn Ready to talk about scripture, or you only into the

@ChristOverChaos @Eric_Conn Ready to talk about scripture, or you only into the Reformers?

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn People like me? I think you are ass

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn People like me? I think you are assuming things about me that you don't know. I am a Biblicist and believe in the full inspiration of scripture and follow

@lylgrymy A book club? I was referring to the Bible...not an ordinary book.

@Ollieman42023 @pearlythingz Take a look at the context of that passage. It's no

@Ollieman42023 @pearlythingz Take a look at the context of that passage. It's not talking about godly women not teaching men truth. https://t.co/zkbRDwQWIx

@Zealots2022 Those women are very talented. And that passage doesn't mean women

@Zealots2022 Those women are very talented. And that passage doesn't mean women cannot teach men. https://t.co/zkbRDwQWIx

@chris_jolliff @xTheGoodNews You're kidding! How did the pastor interpret v15? W

@chris_jolliff @xTheGoodNews You're kidding! How did the pastor interpret v15? Who is the she? Who is the they? What did Paul mean by using a definite noun, "the childbearing"?

@lylgrymy That's quite the attitude. But maybe brush up on what the Bible means

@lylgrymy That's quite the attitude. But maybe brush up on what the Bible means by that passage before you make a fool of yourself. https://t.co/zkbRDwQWIx

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Great, we are back to talking about scripture again. It's not hard to find a commentator that agrees with you, but of course, we both adhere to Sola Scriptura, so whatever they say has to be tested agains...

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Great, we are back to talking about scripture again. It's not hard to find a commentator that agrees with you, but of course, we both adhere to Sola Scrip

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I have no disagreement with that. P

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I have no disagreement with that. Paul doesn't contradict Jesus.

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Uh...you quoted 1Ti 2:11-15 which w

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Uh...you quoted 1Ti 2:11-15 which was written by Paul. I'm not questioning Jesus' words. I'm asking YOU why you think Paul used the grammar that he used.

1Ti 2:11-15 general

@MartinMarkLuth1 I only mentioned them because you seemed to think women preache

@MartinMarkLuth1 I only mentioned them because you seemed to think women preachers only came about in the last 50 years. I am not saying we test doctrine by church history. We test it by scripture. I

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Luther was an anti-semite who also

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Luther was an anti-semite who also thought James was an "epistle of straw" and both it and Revelation shouldn't be in the Bible. Luther wasn't perfect.

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn A heretic, huh? So a godly woman teaching truth to someone is damnable heresy? Where do you find this "sin" in any list of sins? Go ahead and look for it. You are misinterpreting the scripture. You are fr...

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn A heretic, huh? So a godly woman teaching truth to someone is damnable heresy? Where do you find this "sin" in any list of sins? Go ahead and look for it.

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Both my wife and I are joint leaders of our family. Figuratively as her husband and given that marriage always sources back to its definition in the first marriage, I as the husband am the source of my wif...

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Both my wife and I are joint leaders of our family. Figuratively as her husband and given that marriage always sources back to its definition in the first

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Women were elders and preachers eve

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Women were elders and preachers even before Luther as part of the Waldensiens. Church history is not how we judge truth. You have to go back to scripture.

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Boys know how to parrot and quote. Show me you actually understand what this passage means in context. Why does Paul use singular "she"? Why does he then use plural "they"? Why does Paul use a definite no...

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Boys know how to parrot and quote. Show me you actually understand what this passage means in context. Why does Paul use singular "she"? Why does he then

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Name me one Gentile that Jesus orda

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Name me one Gentile that Jesus ordained? Is your pastor a Jew? There may be another reason we are not given that Jesus selected 12 male apostles. But just

1Co 7:1 1Cor 14:36 question

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Paul is quoting from the letter the

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote (see 1Co 7:1). He ends with: “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [me

@TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Thanks for the link. Almost 4 hours of audio to go through as your response to my Biblical exegesis. Nice. I am listening to these now as I'm always looking to see if anyone has anything new to say that I have...

@TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Thanks for the link. Almost 4 hours of audio to go through as your response to my Biblical exegesis. Nice. I am listening to these now as I'm always looking to

There are protestants who hold to the same belief, but it's not Biblical. Unfortunately, the Roman Catholic Church is wrong on this one too. The church is the body of Christ. "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it" (1C...

There are protestants who hold to the same belief, but it's not Biblical. Unfortunately, the Roman Catholic Church is wrong on this one too. The church is the body of Christ. "Now you are the body o

1Co 12:27 general

@ChristOverChaos @Eric_Conn Yes, we don't want to be appealing to culture over scripture. This is an important point. If it turns out that Paul is appealing to specific circumstances⎯which depends on the context⎯then if similar circumstances exist, ...

@ChristOverChaos @Eric_Conn Yes, we don't want to be appealing to culture over scripture. This is an important point. If it turns out that Paul is appealing to specific circumstances⎯which depends on

@powerisnotmine @joyklaprade Causing any division⎯if it is unnecessary (which means it is related to primary issues)⎯harms the body. Are you the kind of person that is into cutting off healthy body parts? Excluding churches over secondary disagreem...

@powerisnotmine @joyklaprade Causing any division⎯if it is unnecessary (which means it is related to primary issues)⎯harms the body. Are you the kind of person that is into cutting off healthy body p

1Co 14:34 1Co 7:1 commentary

@TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Related to 1Co 14:34, we already know that Paul was responding to things the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him (see 1Co 7:1). Except we don't have quotation marks in the Greek manuscripts. You have to in...

@TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Related to 1Co 14:34, we already know that Paul was responding to things the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him (see 1Co 7:1). Except we don't have quotat

@TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn First, you didn't answer my question. Rather, you listed two verses that don't say anywhere that a godly woman teaching truth to men is a sin. Further, you didn't explain how they affirm that such is in fact a ...

@TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn First, you didn't answer my question. Rather, you listed two verses that don't say anywhere that a godly woman teaching truth to men is a sin. Further, you didn

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn You guys are pretty funny. You obviously don't know me very well as I extensively deal with those passages. If it were up to me and my wife would allow it, I'd spend even more time explaining them...

@EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn You guys are pretty funny. You obviously don't know me very well as I extensively deal with those passages. If it were up to me and my wife would

@EddieBucha10986 But my belief that God doesn’t forbid women is on Biblical grounds. I’m not ignoring anything in the Bible. To block godly, qualified and gifted women from serving as leaders would go against what I believe the Bible teaches and ther...

@EddieBucha10986 But my belief that God doesn’t forbid women is on Biblical grounds. I’m not ignoring anything in the Bible. To block godly, qualified and gifted women from serving as leaders would go

@ReformedRant @PastorMark Really! So the verses before and after are referring to widows and how they should act in providing for their parents and other dependents (remember, they are widows so there’s no man involved) and you think v8 is talking ab...

@ReformedRant @PastorMark Really! So the verses before and after are referring to widows and how they should act in providing for their parents and other dependents (remember, they are widows so there

@Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn That’s some curious exegetical work there. Mind show

@Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn That’s some curious exegetical work there. Mind showing me where the Bible lists godly women teaching men the truth as a sin?

@joyklaprade The thing is that many do arrive at this view sincerely. Sometimes I find my goal is simply to convince complementarians that I'm not in rebellion against God's word. For them to change their view is such a major overhaul that a more mod...

@joyklaprade The thing is that many do arrive at this view sincerely. Sometimes I find my goal is simply to convince complementarians that I'm not in rebellion against God's word. For them to change t

@SpecterAndBride I've read them, but if you have one in particular we can go through it. If you get Genesis wrong, it taints your view of all these passages. Instead of viewing them as source relationships, you see everything in terms of authority an...

@SpecterAndBride I've read them, but if you have one in particular we can go through it. If you get Genesis wrong, it taints your view of all these passages. Instead of viewing them as source relation

@FeedingThe53741 Yet, the Bible doesn't contradict itself. So then what do these

@FeedingThe53741 Yet, the Bible doesn't contradict itself. So then what do these passages that seem to restrict women mean? That's why I address them. But feel free to draw your own conclusions.

@PestyMerc @activity_no You know what, let me give you a chance since you seem to know what you are talking about. Please explain 1Ti 2:15 to me. Just one verse. Please tell me: 1. Who is the she 2. Who are the they 3. What is Paul referring to by sa...

@PestyMerc @activity_no You know what, let me give you a chance since you seem to know what you are talking about. Please explain 1Ti 2:15 to me. Just one verse. Please tell me: 1. Who is the she 2. W

1Ti 2:15 general

@activity_no @PestyMerc I quote that text from Peter all the time. You realize that Peter says Paul writes some things that are hard to understand? Yet are you actually suggesting that one of the most debated passages in the Bible is "plain." It's so...

@activity_no @PestyMerc I quote that text from Peter all the time. You realize that Peter says Paul writes some things that are hard to understand? Yet are you actually suggesting that one of the most

1Co 7:8 1Ti 5:14 question

@Eric_Conn @mikeCAburritos On the one hand, Paul says he wants all to remain single as he is (1Co 7:8), and in 1Ti 5:14 he is encouraging young widows to get remarried? Why do you think that is? Notice Paul says "manage their households" which is one...

@Eric_Conn @mikeCAburritos On the one hand, Paul says he wants all to remain single as he is (1Co 7:8), and in 1Ti 5:14 he is encouraging young widows to get remarried? Why do you think that is? Notic

@Eric_Conn @mikeCAburritos Eric, why don't you explain 1Ti 2:15 instead of just quoting literally one of the most debated verses in all the Bible? - Who is the she? Who are the they? - Why did Paul say "She...they"? - Why did Paul use "the childbeari...

@Eric_Conn @mikeCAburritos Eric, why don't you explain 1Ti 2:15 instead of just quoting literally one of the most debated verses in all the Bible? - Who is the she? Who are the they? - Why did Paul sa

1Ti 2:15 question

@ile3000gt @brunodelconte @PastorMark To be honest...what would he say? "I was w

@ile3000gt @brunodelconte @PastorMark To be honest...what would he say? "I was wrong"? Frankly, I would have much more respect for someone who says that. Because we are all wrong from time to time.

Do you want to know where the Bible speaks of primary and secondary doctrines? C

Do you want to know where the Bible speaks of primary and secondary doctrines? Check the following out.👇 https://t.co/zp6kfpOpUY

@Jrjacks123 @PastorMark Exactly. Maybe pastor Mark needs to learn to read script

@Jrjacks123 @PastorMark Exactly. Maybe pastor Mark needs to learn to read scripture in context since he quoted a passage that's all about widows providing for their family...or take off his patriarchy

@ScottCross_8 @PastorMark Don't let Mark shame you for this. He cannot even seem

@ScottCross_8 @PastorMark Don't let Mark shame you for this. He cannot even seem to read scripture in context... He quotes a passage all about WIDOWS to shame men into being required to work outside t

It's honestly frightening to see how pastors who have taken extensive seminary training and have pastored congregations for years regularly take scripture so out of context. @PastorMark says here that if a man isn't the one out in the workforce, then...

It's honestly frightening to see how pastors who have taken extensive seminary training and have pastored congregations for years regularly take scripture so out of context. @PastorMark says here that

@PastorMark Mark, you quoted from 1Ti 5:8 like it was talking about men providing for their families. Did you not read the context? First, the text says "But if anyone does not provide for their own..." The word used in Greek is τις which means anyon...

@PastorMark Mark, you quoted from 1Ti 5:8 like it was talking about men providing for their families. Did you not read the context? First, the text says "But if anyone does not provide for their own..

1Ti 5:8 debate

@SpecterAndBride Adam is the origin of the human race of which Eve was the mother of all the living (except for Adam). Through Adam we all die, even if we don't sin in the likeness of Adam if that's what you mean by "federal headship." But the accou...

@SpecterAndBride Adam is the origin of the human race of which Eve was the mother of all the living (except for Adam). Through Adam we all die, even if we don't sin in the likeness of Adam if that's w

@beherleader Yikes. I treat my wife as an equal and we lead together, and by no

@beherleader Yikes. I treat my wife as an equal and we lead together, and by no means does she "mother" me. https://t.co/vsUEIFzlmE

@KaiaRichelle Who is the she? Can't be Eve because she cannot do anything at the

@KaiaRichelle Who is the she? Can't be Eve because she cannot do anything at the time of this writing to affect her future salvation. Who is the they? If it is all women, they why didn't Paul write "T

@markjamesadams @AKBrews You might want to learn to read in context, because tha

@markjamesadams @AKBrews You might want to learn to read in context, because that is not what Paul intended by that statement. https://t.co/zkbRDwQWIx