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@JohnsonJeffro @RationalMale Maybe start by reading 1 Tim 2:12 in context. https

@JohnsonJeffro @RationalMale Maybe start by reading 1 Tim 2:12 in context. https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw

1 Tim 2:12 commentary

@abbymcculla @jakerattlesnk @whatever Both my wife and I have careers and we have 3 kids and we didn't use childcare. So whatever is being referred to in the initial post is not required for women to have choice. Then there's this quoting of 1 Tim 2...

@abbymcculla @jakerattlesnk @whatever Both my wife and I have careers and we have 3 kids and we didn't use childcare. So whatever is being referred to in the initial post is not required for women to

1 Tim 2:13-15 general

@ScottCross_8 Yes, another good point. Or given things started with the Jews (th

@ScottCross_8 Yes, another good point. Or given things started with the Jews (the apostles were all Jewish), we should have only Jewish pastors and leaders.

@ronhenzel @eXnihilO_ Ron, I’ve given some of the history below. It’s not monoli

@ronhenzel @eXnihilO_ Ron, I’ve given some of the history below. It’s not monolithic. Question: do you consider a female pastor to be in sin and she should repent and resign? Then who is creating div

@ronhenzel I’m saying it was the intention from the beginning. And I’m absolutely not spreading unbiblical views! Just because you disagree and that much of church history is behind your view doesn’t mean it’s Biblically correct. Ron, the one who is...

@ronhenzel I’m saying it was the intention from the beginning. And I’m absolutely not spreading unbiblical views! Just because you disagree and that much of church history is behind your view doesn’t

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel Second question: why didn’t they consider replacing Judas with a woman? The apostles based their criteria on being with Jesus from the beginning and witnessing the resurrection. They didn’t specify “must be male.” As it tu...

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel Second question: why didn’t they consider replacing Judas with a woman? The apostles based their criteria on being with Jesus from the beginning and witnessing the resurrec

Complementarians who desire to “preserve God’s order” better be mindful of the f

Complementarians who desire to “preserve God’s order” better be mindful of the following principles concerning God’s order: “For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble t

Luke 14:11 general

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel It’s a great observation and question. But we can’t infer doctrine from this observation. Some reflections: - There are 12 patriarchs of Israel, so 12 seems to be important. - This was done before the formation of the ch...

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel It’s a great observation and question. But we can’t infer doctrine from this observation. Some reflections: - There are 12 patriarchs of Israel, so 12 seems to be importa

@ronhenzel @JollyStine In 1 Tim 2:8, Paul is clearly inferring that there is something resulting in anger and dispute. Given the context of the letter, it seems more than reasonable that Paul’s instruction to Timothy relates to dealing with the false...

@ronhenzel @JollyStine In 1 Tim 2:8, Paul is clearly inferring that there is something resulting in anger and dispute. Given the context of the letter, it seems more than reasonable that Paul’s instru

1 Tim 2:8 commentary

@JollyStine @ronhenzel The thing is we don’t know much about what Alexander and Hymenaeus were teaching, just that it was very serious. In 2 Tim 2:17-18, Hymenaeus is mentioned again, this time with Philetus, and it is specified that they have “wand...

@JollyStine @ronhenzel The thing is we don’t know much about what Alexander and Hymenaeus were teaching, just that it was very serious. In 2 Tim 2:17-18, Hymenaeus is mentioned again, this time with

2 Tim 2:17-18 general

@eXnihilO_ @ronhenzel So I’m saying that this is a secondary issue and that egalitarians have valid exegetical reasons for women serving along with men in leadership. Some on the other side say that egalitarians are in sin and call people to leave eg...

@eXnihilO_ @ronhenzel So I’m saying that this is a secondary issue and that egalitarians have valid exegetical reasons for women serving along with men in leadership. Some on the other side say that e

@ronhenzel @NBidnz @SindlandOz34748 @TWFtrish You are right that we are not told that Phoebe is sent to exegete the text, but neither was it stated that she was simply sent to hand over the letter. Just because she was a deacon doesn’t mean that she ...

@ronhenzel @NBidnz @SindlandOz34748 @TWFtrish You are right that we are not told that Phoebe is sent to exegete the text, but neither was it stated that she was simply sent to hand over the letter. Ju

@cjonesaudio @MsLemon42 @paulogia0 Was I not very clear? For a Christian, the purpose of life is to love and serve God, follow Jesus Christ's teachings, spread the faith, and grow spiritually, all while enjoying God's blessings, fostering meaningful...

@cjonesaudio @MsLemon42 @paulogia0 Was I not very clear? For a Christian, the purpose of life is to love and serve God, follow Jesus Christ's teachings, spread the faith, and grow spiritually, all wh

@TWFtrish @ronhenzel @SindlandOz34748 @NBidnz Paul wasn’t writing Romans to an individual or just the leadership, but the whole congregation. He was dealing with issues surrounding the relationship of the law, the gospel and Christian liberty and iss...

@TWFtrish @ronhenzel @SindlandOz34748 @NBidnz Paul wasn’t writing Romans to an individual or just the leadership, but the whole congregation. He was dealing with issues surrounding the relationship of

@roydjaquez @DiscoverJesus3 @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii More details on Genesis 2 a

@roydjaquez @DiscoverJesus3 @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii More details on Genesis 2 are explained in the following. https://t.co/dwYNKIvLiF

@roydjaquez @DiscoverJesus3 @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii Unfortunately, Mike doesn’t understand why Paul is appealing to the created order and so there are many unanswered questions in Mike’s view. Mike believes that Paul’s intent is to support God’s des...

@roydjaquez @DiscoverJesus3 @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii Unfortunately, Mike doesn’t understand why Paul is appealing to the created order and so there are many unanswered questions in Mike’s view. Mike b

@Redsabr @cjonesaudio @paulogia0 It’s the immaterial conscious eternal entity that is put in your body by God at conception. That’s my belief based on Biblical statements, however, so I don’t expect you to agree. However, you can see evidence suppor...

@Redsabr @cjonesaudio @paulogia0 It’s the immaterial conscious eternal entity that is put in your body by God at conception. That’s my belief based on Biblical statements, however, so I don’t expect y

@JollyStine @ronhenzel Mike Winger spent 4 hours in his 1 Tim 2:11-15 video on authentein but he threw out the idea that Paul may have been reaching back to an older Attic word to more accurately convey the meaning he needed for this situation. This ...

@JollyStine @ronhenzel Mike Winger spent 4 hours in his 1 Tim 2:11-15 video on authentein but he threw out the idea that Paul may have been reaching back to an older Attic word to more accurately conv

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@vala_selene @paulogia0 There’s absolutely nothing wrong with an honest examin

@vala_selene @paulogia0 There’s absolutely nothing wrong with an *honest* examination. I have done it and don’t doubt.

@Cat_In_A_Box @vala_selene @paulogia0 Everyone experiences doubt in the small part…even atheists wonder at times, “what if I was wrong?” If that small part of your brain is currently asleep, don’t worry, when you are near death it will become wide a...

@Cat_In_A_Box @vala_selene @paulogia0 Everyone experiences doubt in the small part…even atheists wonder at times, “what if I was wrong?” If that small part of your brain is currently asleep, don’t wo

@MsLemon42 @cjonesaudio @paulogia0 That sounds like a shallow way of viewing life you described of your former self. Christians are not to seek death but to die to themselves to find true life in Christ and serving him. As the apostle Paul said “to l...

@MsLemon42 @cjonesaudio @paulogia0 That sounds like a shallow way of viewing life you described of your former self. Christians are not to seek death but to die to themselves to find true life in Chri

@MsLemon42 @Rkshuttleworth @paulogia0 You might want to take an honest re-study.

@MsLemon42 @Rkshuttleworth @paulogia0 You might want to take an honest re-study. Sometimes things are not what they appear to be on the surface or what others are saying considering their express inte

@sparkobuzzer @ronhenzel Also, when Ron quotes Titus 2:3-5 seemingly to suggest that the role of older women is solely to teach younger women, does he not forget that it was older women who taught Timothy? “For I am mindful of the sincere faith with...

@sparkobuzzer @ronhenzel Also, when Ron quotes Titus 2:3-5 seemingly to suggest that the role of older women is solely to teach younger women, does he not forget that it was older women who taught Tim

Titus 2:3-5 question

@ryancduff @TheMuppetPastor @elonmusk Hmm. I can see myself in search from my ac

@ryancduff @TheMuppetPastor @elonmusk Hmm. I can see myself in search from my account but still not from another account.

@MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe I see. So you can’t explain it yourself? Got questions has no idea either. They don’t even get the grammar right. This article concludes: “The most likely interpretation that takes into ...

@MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe I see. So you can’t explain it yourself? Got questions has no idea either. They don’t even get the grammar right. This article concludes:

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@JollyStine @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yep. If you can’t

@JollyStine @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yep. If you can’t explain the culmination of Paul’s statements in verse 15, how can you say you understand verses 11 and 12?

@ronhenzel @JollyStine ChatGPT gave an assessment of your reply, Ron. Seems it thinks you made a mistake.👇 It seems you have a misunderstanding regarding the function of the genitive case (ἀνδρός) in relation to an infinitive (αὐθεντεῖν): 1. *Direc...

@ronhenzel @JollyStine ChatGPT gave an assessment of your reply, Ron. Seems it thinks you made a mistake.👇 It seems you have a misunderstanding regarding the function of the genitive case (ἀνδρός) in

@ronhenzel @JollyStine In Greek a possessive pronoun isn’t required, right?

@ronhenzel @FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel Apostle - Junia Elder/pastor - Prisc

@ronhenzel @FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel Apostle - Junia Elder/pastor - Priscilla Deacon - Phoebe Just to name a few. First and last are explicit. Priscilla is clear from what she did, being liste

Act 18:2-3 Rom 16:1-2 Rom 16:3-4 general

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel These women all played significant roles. 1. Phoebe - a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae. (Rom 16:1-2) 2. Priscilla (Prisca) - taught Apollos and worked alongside Paul; had a church in her home(Act 18:...

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel These women all played significant roles. 1. Phoebe - a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae. (Rom 16:1-2) 2. Priscilla (Prisca) - taught Apollos and worke

@lyn_kidson @JollyStine @ronhenzel Do we need Augustine when we have 1 Cor 7? 1 Cor 7:3-5 “The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the...

@lyn_kidson @JollyStine @ronhenzel Do we need Augustine when we have 1 Cor 7? 1 Cor 7:3-5 “The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife

1 Cor 7:3-5 debate

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel How do you know that? Because that’s

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel How do you know that? Because that’s pretty easily disproven. Very few are explicitly named as elders or apostles or deacons for either men or women, but th

@Zlacher88 Yeah it tells me that he doesn’t agree with my conclusion, not that h

@Zlacher88 Yeah it tells me that he doesn’t agree with my conclusion, not that his grammatical argument somehow falls apart when applied to a scripture he interprets differently for other reasons.

@TBush1689 @DaxEverts @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @Doctrinesof

@TBush1689 @DaxEverts @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii Can those who are not pastors admonish someone? Correct someone? Counsel someone? Advise someone?

@DaxEverts @Ashwin_Vengayil @TBush1689 @pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @Doctrinesof

@DaxEverts @Ashwin_Vengayil @TBush1689 @pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii In that construction it has to do with marriage, ie. "one wife husband"⎯what is a one woman single man

@DaxEverts @TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii What authority does my pastor have over me that isn't already a command written in the Bible? Can he command me when to sit and stand? How much to give?...

@DaxEverts @TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii What authority does my pastor have over me that isn't already a command written in the Bible? Can he c

@MBurtwrites @ronhenzel Yes, it would be rather straightforward to say something

@MBurtwrites @ronhenzel Yes, it would be rather straightforward to say something like "it is forbidden" or something like this. I see Paul giving Timothy his authority to assist with the rather diffic

@JollyStine @ronhenzel @lyn_kidson Are you referring to 1 Tim 4:3? It says forbi

@JollyStine @ronhenzel @lyn_kidson Are you referring to 1 Tim 4:3? It says forbidding marriage and certain foods. If that means forbidding s*x outside of marriage that would be a good thing. I don't s

1 Tim 4:3 commentary

@Son_of_James_ @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii @pastherandie Thanks for saying that! This is a step in the right direction. I don't expect you to become egalitarian, but if you have a respect for the opposing view and that it has solid consistent argum...

@Son_of_James_ @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii @pastherandie Thanks for saying that! This is a step in the right direction. I don't expect you to become egalitarian, but if you have a respect for the op

@MikeWingerii @JonKismetCalvin @DoctrinesofRad @pastherandie I don't always get

@MikeWingerii @JonKismetCalvin @DoctrinesofRad @pastherandie I don't always get your memes, Mike. I don't think this has anything to do with the fertility goddess Artemis either, and I'm egalitarian,

1 Tim 2:15 commentary

@Keith_J_Gaddy @ronhenzel What's out of context? Did I say that Timothy was all 3 or how he is to select elders and deacons applies to him? BTW, the text in 1 Tim 3:14 literally uses the singular "you." So if you have another explanation that fits t...

@Keith_J_Gaddy @ronhenzel What's out of context? Did I say that Timothy was all 3 or how he is to select elders and deacons applies to him? BTW, the text in 1 Tim 3:14 literally uses the singular "yo

1 Tim 3:14 commentary

@JollyStine @ronhenzel I agree with a lot of what you are writing, but I don't think this is about withholding sex or that it is necessarily the teaching of Hymenaeus and Alexander. Tasking a young single pastor like Timothy to tell married women to...

@JollyStine @ronhenzel I agree with a lot of what you are writing, but I don't think this is about withholding sex or that it is necessarily the teaching of Hymenaeus and Alexander. Tasking a young s

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii "holding forth"? I think I know what the problem is...you and many others feel that the job of the pastor is to be authoritative. I think you got the w...

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii "holding forth"? I think I know what the problem is...you and many others feel that the job of the pa

@cjonesaudio @paulogia0 Suit yourself. It's your life. Enjoy it while you can.

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii It does not say "an elder must not be a woman"! The only pastor mentioned is Jesus and Him calling Peter to shepherd His sheep. Only two are explicitly ...

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii It does not say "an elder must not be a woman"! The only pastor mentioned is Jesus and Him calling Pet

@TimothyMHurst @pastherandie @TBush1689 @Ashwin_Vengayil @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii This is not correct. It doesn't even say "If any man desires to be an overseer..." It says "if anyone/someone desires to be an overseer." There are not ...

@TimothyMHurst @pastherandie @TBush1689 @Ashwin_Vengayil @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii This is not correct. It doesn't even say "If any man desires to be an overseer..." It says "if anyone/

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @Ashwin_Vengayil @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii Tim, its a letter from Paul to Timothy... it's literally in the text... “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savio...

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @Ashwin_Vengayil @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii Tim, its a letter from Paul to Timothy... it's literally in the text... “Paul, an apostle of Christ J

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @Ashwin_Vengayil @DaxEverts @Doctrinesof

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @Ashwin_Vengayil @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii Silence? Imagined reasons? Huh?

@pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @TBush1689 @Ashwin_Vengayil @DaxEverts @Doctrinesof

@pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @TBush1689 @Ashwin_Vengayil @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii 1 Tim 5:9 has it in the reverse, "one husband wife" or ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή.

1 Tim 5:9 general