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@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals Same as husbands to wives, as a straightforward read

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals Same as husbands to wives, as a straightforward reading of Eph 5:21 requires.

Eph 5:21 general

@Toneskeee The Bible has no such restriction. We need to be better at rightly di

@Toneskeee The Bible has no such restriction. We need to be better at rightly dividing the word of God so we are not ashamed one day. “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who

2Ti 2:15 general

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals I don’t know if you usually read the KJV, but the English wording here is misleading. The phrase “obedient to their own husbands” in Titus 2:5 (KJV) translates the Greek ὑποτασσομένας τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν (hypotassomenas ...

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals I don’t know if you usually read the KJV, but the English wording here is misleading. The phrase “obedient to their own husbands” in Titus 2:5 (KJV) translates the Greek ὑ

Titus 2:5 debate

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals Read 1Cor 7. There’s no one way submission in marria

@deafwatchman58 @smashbaals Read 1Cor 7. There’s no one way submission in marriage. Head doesn’t mean the boss or the authority over the wife.

@electri29693332 @SayvilleDavid @smashbaals There is only one head, not two. Hea

@electri29693332 @SayvilleDavid @smashbaals There is only one head, not two. Head doesn’t mean leader else a pastor, apostle, elder or deacon would be called head but that isn’t the case. Only husband

@electri29693332 @SayvilleDavid @smashbaals You said it only applies when meetin

@electri29693332 @SayvilleDavid @smashbaals You said it only applies when meeting collectively at church. What is stupid about asking about meeting with others, even just one other, outside of the Sun

@annelikok @smashbaals As for marriage, there is teaching from Paul on authority

@annelikok @smashbaals As for marriage, there is teaching from Paul on authority in marriage and it is completely mutual. See 1Cor 7. Why would Paul’s words not convey hierarchy if it is required?

@AntiWokeEvil @BishopJaxi None of that was taught by the Apostles and it is the

@AntiWokeEvil @BishopJaxi None of that was taught by the Apostles and it is the teaching of Jesus and the Apostles that is authoritative, not the so-called church fathers.

@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi The early church certainly used the LXX, which contained both canonical and non-canonical Jewish writings, but using a text in worship or instruction didn’t automatically mean it was considered Scripture. Even Jewish commun...

@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi The early church certainly used the LXX, which contained both canonical and non-canonical Jewish writings, but using a text in worship or instruction didn’t automatically me

@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi Regional councils were influential, but not universally binding. Their authority extended only to their regions, not to the entire Church. The councils of Hippo and Carthage reflected the North African tradition, while the ...

@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi Regional councils were influential, but not universally binding. Their authority extended only to their regions, not to the entire Church. The councils of Hippo and Carthage

@OlarJL @BishopJaxi No council ever promulgated a 66 book canon. The early church recognized the same 27 books of the NT we have today, but the OT canon was never dogmatically fixed until the Council of Trent in 1546, which added the deuterocanonical...

@OlarJL @BishopJaxi No council ever promulgated a 66 book canon. The early church recognized the same 27 books of the NT we have today, but the OT canon was never dogmatically fixed until the Council

@AntiWokeEvil @BishopJaxi Catholic means universal. Roman Catholic, the one that

@AntiWokeEvil @BishopJaxi Catholic means universal. Roman Catholic, the one that prays to dead saints, venerates them, uses relics, believes in pergatory, etc is not the universal church.

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@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi It’s true that regional councils such as Hippo (393 AD) and Carthage (397, 419 AD) affirmed a list of 73 books, matching what later became the Roman Catholic canon. But these were regional councils, not ecumenical ones. The...

@ServusDeiVivi @BishopJaxi It’s true that regional councils such as Hippo (393 AD) and Carthage (397, 419 AD) affirmed a list of 73 books, matching what later became the Roman Catholic canon. But thes

@AntiWokeEvil @BishopJaxi The Council of Rome in 382 AD did not create the NT canon! It simply recognized what the Christian churches had already been using for centuries. The idea that the Catholic Church at Rome compiled the canon at that point is...

@AntiWokeEvil @BishopJaxi The Council of Rome in 382 AD did not create the NT canon! It simply recognized what the Christian churches had already been using for centuries. The idea that the Catholic

@BishopJaxi @jimexploring Was jesting since anyone knows almost every opinion is

@BishopJaxi @jimexploring Was jesting since anyone knows almost every opinion is represented by some sect. Clearly they were included in the Greek LXX. How about the Masoretes who maintained the OT s

@BishopJaxi I would never do that. If you want to pray to Mary and kiss her feet

@BishopJaxi I would never do that. If you want to pray to Mary and kiss her feet and touch her immaculate porcelain heart that’s on you.

@jimexploring @BishopJaxi What do you mean?

@jimexploring @BishopJaxi And all of these compilations differ in several books.

@jimexploring @BishopJaxi And all of these compilations differ in several books. They are including non-canonical materials along with the canonical ones showing the canon was established long before

@imaginaryheat @smashbaals Well if you want specific discussion on authority of

@imaginaryheat @smashbaals Well if you want specific discussion on authority of one spouse over the other, Paul’s discussion in 1Cor 7 is mutually equal in every way.

@electri29693332 @SayvilleDavid @smashbaals Yes there is mutual submission in ma

@electri29693332 @SayvilleDavid @smashbaals Yes there is mutual submission in marriage. Look, if you go to the only chapter that speaks about authority over each souse in marriage it is completely mut

@_Nosoup4you__ @SayvilleDavid @annelikok @smashbaals Yes. Say the word ‘submit’ and instantly a boss/subordinate relationship comes to mind. That’s not what scripture is teaching since we are all one, brothers and sisters, parts of the same body. And...

@_Nosoup4you__ @SayvilleDavid @annelikok @smashbaals Yes. Say the word ‘submit’ and instantly a boss/subordinate relationship comes to mind. That’s not what scripture is teaching since we are all one,

@BishopJaxi I said the canon and without error and complete before the Roman Cat

@BishopJaxi I said the canon and without error and complete before the Roman Catholic Church added their 7 books to it. You haven’t addressed anything I wrote. Why is that?

@BishopJaxi If your argument is that early codices determine the canon, then you’ll need to be consistent: - Codex Sinaiticus includes The Shepherd of Hermas and The Epistle of Barnabas. - Codex Alexandrinus adds Psalm 151 and 1–4 Maccabees. - Codex ...

@BishopJaxi If your argument is that early codices determine the canon, then you’ll need to be consistent: - Codex Sinaiticus includes The Shepherd of Hermas and The Epistle of Barnabas. - Codex Alexa

@SayvilleDavid @_Nosoup4you__ @annelikok @smashbaals Try not to take it personal

@SayvilleDavid @_Nosoup4you__ @annelikok @smashbaals Try not to take it personally. This discussion is about differing views on what the scripture teaches.

@SayvilleDavid @_Nosoup4you__ @annelikok @smashbaals Submit makes it sound like this is about hierarchy. Subject yourself to another is maybe better. You initiate it and the point is that you set aside satisfying your desires to serve the needs of so...

@SayvilleDavid @_Nosoup4you__ @annelikok @smashbaals Submit makes it sound like this is about hierarchy. Subject yourself to another is maybe better. You initiate it and the point is that you set asid

@SayvilleDavid @_Nosoup4you__ @annelikok @smashbaals The relationship between a husband and a wife and the use of head reflects how they are connected. Marriage is defined by the first marriage where Eve literally came from the flesh and bone of Adam...

@SayvilleDavid @_Nosoup4you__ @annelikok @smashbaals The relationship between a husband and a wife and the use of head reflects how they are connected. Marriage is defined by the first marriage where

@CS_Bodan @smashbaals No, head isn’t about authority or hierarchy but about source relationships. This is why a pastor or apostle or prophet or any kind of leader in the church is never called the head of anyone. It is only the husband to his wife. M...

@CS_Bodan @smashbaals No, head isn’t about authority or hierarchy but about source relationships. This is why a pastor or apostle or prophet or any kind of leader in the church is never called the hea

@VerticalDan @smashbaals Parents serve their children in many more ways than an

@VerticalDan @smashbaals Parents serve their children in many more ways than an adult to another adult. Submit doesn’t mean obey like a master slave.

@annelikok @smashbaals Everyone is to follow the example of Jesus who submitted to us by laying down His life, setting aside His rights and privileges, and doing what served our best interests. Jesus’ example in Phil 2 is for women and men to follow....

@annelikok @smashbaals Everyone is to follow the example of Jesus who submitted to us by laying down His life, setting aside His rights and privileges, and doing what served our best interests. Jesus’

@SayvilleDavid @smashbaals It’s referring to all believers so yes, that includes

@SayvilleDavid @smashbaals It’s referring to all believers so yes, that includes husbands and wives. I go through this in more detail in the following thread. https://t.co/4OFLov6G50

@BishopJaxi You’re conflating manuscripts with canon. The codices (Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, etc) are early collections, not authoritative lists. They include disputed writings (Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, Psalm 151), showing usage, not definition. F...

@BishopJaxi You’re conflating manuscripts with canon. The codices (Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, etc) are early collections, not authoritative lists. They include disputed writings (Barnabas, Shepherd of Her

@BishopJaxi @Nazzer_2016 And it didn’t even take an hour… https://t.co/Yw5oWhYLE

@BishopJaxi @Nazzer_2016 And it didn’t even take an hour… https://t.co/Yw5oWhYLEO

@BishopJaxi That’s not my argument. No complete Bible before the 15th century had exactly 66 books, but that’s because no bound Bible of any kind existed in a single, standardized volume yet. And the canon wasn’t invented later; it was affirmed from ...

@BishopJaxi That’s not my argument. No complete Bible before the 15th century had exactly 66 books, but that’s because no bound Bible of any kind existed in a single, standardized volume yet. And the

RT @ryanschatz: @LdsLawyer2156 Joseph Smith was a false prophet because the Book

RT @ryanschatz: @LdsLawyer2156 Joseph Smith was a false prophet because the Book of Mormon teaches that Lehi obeyed God by fleeing Jerusale…

@LdsLawyer2156 Joseph Smith was a false prophet because the Book of Mormon teaches that Lehi obeyed God by fleeing Jerusalem, while Jeremiah (God’s true prophet) declared that the Lord had given all nations (including all the true prophets), even the...

@LdsLawyer2156 Joseph Smith was a false prophet because the Book of Mormon teaches that Lehi obeyed God by fleeing Jerusalem, while Jeremiah (God’s true prophet) declared that the Lord had given all n

@Mormonger @sola_chad The trinity can easily be defended with scripture. What ar

@Mormonger @sola_chad The trinity can easily be defended with scripture. What are you talking about?

@LdsLawyer2156 In that case, since the BOM contradicts the Bible, it is actually

@LdsLawyer2156 In that case, since the BOM contradicts the Bible, it is actually proof that Joseph Smith was a false prophet.

@BishopJaxi It was without error and complete before the Roman Catholic Church a

@BishopJaxi It was without error and complete before the Roman Catholic Church added 7 books to it.

@smashbaals And husbands to their wives (Eph 5:21). Smash is afraid to acknowle

@smashbaals And husbands to their wives (Eph 5:21). Smash is afraid to acknowledge it.

Eph 5:21 general

@MaxBlumenthal Actually, he means “I don’t believe in God but the history and ar

@MaxBlumenthal Actually, he means “I don’t believe in God but the history and archaeological facts documented in the Bible are clear that Israel belongs there.”

@mehdirhasan Not sure if you are aware but the Bible contains history and archae

@mehdirhasan Not sure if you are aware but the Bible contains history and archaeology—and yes, those are still considered by atheists.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-17

@AuthorJanEvelyn @wilson_mar11767 If you are the true Israel and they are not then why are they living in the land and you are not? If the land is the whole earth than in what sense are they kicked out? Gal 3:16 doesn’t cancel God’s sworn, irrevocab...

@AuthorJanEvelyn @wilson_mar11767 If you are the true Israel and they are not then why are they living in the land and you are not? If the land is the whole earth than in what sense are they kicked ou

Gal 3:16 question

@LostMyHats God has favoured Israel in the flesh. It’s clearly in scripture. htt

@LostMyHats God has favoured Israel in the flesh. It’s clearly in scripture. https://t.co/fQFfK6Y47o

@TheProtestantP Who needs AI to generate fake quotes when you have scripture to

@TheProtestantP Who needs AI to generate fake quotes when you have scripture to defend your position?

@GraceIsMyAnchor There’s actually no scripture which says that the husband is th

@GraceIsMyAnchor There’s actually no scripture which says that the husband is the head of his home…it is always in relation to his wife.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-13

@GraceIsMyAnchor Can you explain why the husband being the kephale of his wife m

@GraceIsMyAnchor Can you explain why the husband being the kephale of his wife means that he is supposed to rule over her or lead her? Where in scripture is that idea coming from? Shouldn’t we all lov

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In 1 Co 9:23 Paul says he disciplines himself “so that I may be a partaker of th

In 1 Co 9:23 Paul says he disciplines himself “so that I may be a partaker of the gospel.” The “prize” and “imperishable crown” aren’t extra rewards but a sharing in salvation itself. Paul knew prea

1 Co 9:23 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-12

What is magical however is how some men seem to have an inherent defect—they can

What is magical however is how some men seem to have an inherent defect—they can’t learn truth from a female teacher/pastor yet women can learn from either. Why is that? https://t.co/oyzR5P3Vee

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-12

@AttorneyBrand I’m not playing both sides. God initiating is not by regenerating

@AttorneyBrand I’m not playing both sides. God initiating is not by regenerating. It is by teaching and convicting and leading. “Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.” (Jn 6

Jn 6:45 Ps 25:14 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-12

@LizzieMarbach Husbands are the head of their wife. Where does scripture say "...of the household"? Being head of his wife symbolically maps back to the first marriage where Eve came from the flesh and bone of Adam making Adam her 'source.' This defi...

@LizzieMarbach Husbands are the head of their wife. Where does scripture say "...of the household"? Being head of his wife symbolically maps back to the first marriage where Eve came from the flesh an