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@NickQuient @VirgilWalkerOMA Yes, the church culture is very against women, so t

@NickQuient @VirgilWalkerOMA Yes, the church culture is very against women, so the pressure there is strong. In his position, he would be treated very poorly if he changed his mind.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@Shawnihensler 😂 You are right to point out that the English translations made i

@Shawnihensler 😂 You are right to point out that the English translations made interpretive decisions that one may miss if they don't read in context or look up the Greek.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@CFlow1992 I’m not denying that grace is central to the New Testament. But calling Calvinism ‘the doctrines of grace’ frames one specific theological system as the only faithful reading when in fact, it teaches that God withholds saving grace from mo...

@CFlow1992 I’m not denying that grace is central to the New Testament. But calling Calvinism ‘the doctrines of grace’ frames one specific theological system as the only faithful reading when in fact,

@NickQuient @VirgilWalkerOMA Yes, the church culture is very against women, so t

@Shawnihensler 😂 You are right to point out that the English translations made i

@CFlow1992 I’m not denying that grace is central to the New Testament. But calling Calvinism ‘the doctrines of grace’ frames one specific theological system as the only faithful reading when in fact, it teaches that God withholds saving grace from mo...

This is a very good point. If you going to claim that no one has an interest in

@DMAC22131964 @paulsfam4 Listing Bible verses which are often taken out of conte

@abolishalfabits I appreciate that you might think this, but this is most definitely not true. The idea that the only way to be saved is to first be regenerated and that God predestines some to believe sending even infants to eternal punishment is no...

@1KingdomDoulos Oh goodness, my comments are not about the decline of the Bible! They are about the theological framework called Calvinism. Calvinism is not the Bible (as much as you might believe it is accurate). If Calvinism declines, it will mean ...

@BodybyCocaCola Well, it’s the interpretive framework we are talking about. And

@PartBaptist Well, it all can be traced back to Augustine, right? It’s an interp

@foolandknave Well, that presumes it is a true interpretation of the scriptures. I obviously disagree. However, what it claims about the secret will and actions of God has no bearing on the gospel message both proclaim. It’s just that the message and...

@smashbaals As I explored MacArthur’s teachings on Calvinism and women in leader

@mr_shiplet Hey, that’s great! I’m actually attending a Reformed church at the m

@mr_shiplet @BiblesForFree Calvinism is an interpretive framework…a system. And

@mr_shiplet I hope you understand that Calvinism is an interpretation of the scr

@KaeleyT Aw, that’s touching! I just wish MacArthur was able to be corrected. I

@paulsfam4 Calvinism has been around since the Old Testament? Wow, I haven’t he

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Trolling? Seriously? Why are you dismissing my arguments in this way? Maybe you are trolling, but that’s not what I’m doing. Paul continues describing deacons in the same way as elders using grammatically masculine forms as ...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad “Women likewise…” “Likewise” (ὡσαύτως) connects these women to the previous category (i.e., overseers or deacons), just as 1Ti 3:8 uses the same word to transition to deacons. Paul highlights some special things for women bu...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I already explained to you that the descriptions in 1Ti 3:1-7 use the male form of the words, but no actual explicit pronouns except ‘tis’ in 3:1 which means anyone/someone. This is how you would word it in Koine Greek if you...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad It’s a real wonder to me why complementarians dont stru

@carol66944 Well, as in the case of 1Tim 2:12, not permitting the person teachin

@carol66944 This is missing the point. The false teaching was causing arguments, foolish discussions, disputes and evil suspicions. Stopping the false teaching is meant to bring about the love and concern again for one another. "The purpose, then, o...

My dear complementarians and patriarchalists, please see some examples of mother

@DBryanRhodes @TomBuck First, Even spoke to the serpent as she was reasoning thr

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Ah, you are going to try to claim that he couldn't be a 'highly respected' pharisee without being married, right? So is the requirement in 1Ti 3:2 "Must have been married at some point in time"? Paul says he is single and ne...

@Super_SloMoe @bookkeepPLUS Jesus told his disciples to teach all nations to obey and teach what He commanded them. This was not meant only for males. And 1Ti 2:12 in the context of Paul's personal letter to Timothy regarding him instructing certain ...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Really? From one comment you think I told you everything I know about Paul? If Paul meant an elder must be married, then Paul was disqualified himself. Therefore, he clearly didn’t mean this. Further, since he commended ever...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad 100% yes. So then can you please answer my question? Is

@salthenurse08 @Romans8Shaman @megbasham That’s kind of funny. I wonder if all t

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I am not sure how much you know Greek, but while the Greek in 1Ti 3:1-7 uses masculine forms, this is often how one writes in Koine when speaking generically. There are no male pronouns in the text. Check for yourself. As I s...

@BHarkins96928 @sola_chad Caiaphas was the High Priest at the time of Jesus’ cru

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Now if we look at 1Ti 3:1-7, we see: - Nothing forbidding women from serving, - Nothing forbidding singles or the childless, - There aren’t even any male pronouns. So I fail to understand why people forbid qualified, gifted ...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Well, the epistles don’t forbid women from serving as elders or teaching truth to anyone. I asked the question b/c of the claim that the NT doesn’t list any F pastors so clearly they weren’t allowed. My response was there ar...

@ShawnWGillogly @ronhenzel This is one of the many arguments i make after exeget

@LukeBennerE @sola_chad Yes, pastors are overseers. Now what about the question

@BronWen727104 Yes, I agree with that. But I don’t see a paid/unpaid distinction

@ronhenzel First, I didn’t move the goalposts. I explained what I meant. So it only moved in your head. 2nd, my reason for noting that no one is called ‘pastor’ (as in their title) is to show that the argument that no woman is given this title holds...

@ronhenzel Ron, thanks for the reply. It’s been a while. I want to clarify what I meant: There is not one instance in the New Testament where an individual is directly called by the title pastor (ποιμήν). Eph 4:11 uses the noun ποιμένας (pastors) in...

@JEM_Books @sola_chad @ElleRulavage People criticize egalitarians for claiming that it’s about Christian women following the Artemis cult when Paul’s words suggest it’s about genealogies and what sounds like Jewish myths. And the idea of usurping mal...

@slyoung687 The problem is that by actually *removing* them he is likely going to harm the sheep. He claims he isn’t pulling weeds (to avoid going against what Jesus said) but then says he removes wolves. In the meantime he has stopped teaching thro...

@slyoung687 As I had mentioned in the past, he chooses to decide by consensus, just like how egalitarian marriages make decisions. So he is functionally egalitarian and “the authority” by label only…or so it would seem. Read the following and the po...

@slyoung687 It’s really unfortunate as I think we could have has a good discussi

@BronWen727104 So someone serving by leading the kitchen crew or managing the distribution to the widows is a pastoring function? I don’t think we are looking at English wording but what terms and contexts the biblical authors used this word for. T...

@MAgbogidi @sola_chad Where is anyone specifically identified as 'pastor' in the

@BronWen727104 But weren't deacons specifically chosen to so that the elders could focus on teaching, doctrine, correcting issues, etc., and the deacons take on the other service tasks? Doesn't mean that they couldn't be pastoring or couldn't teach, ...

@JEM_Books @sola_chad @ElleRulavage If Paul was responding to questions from the church at Ephesus, then why does he write his letter only to Timothy? And why doesn't he mention anything about Artemis? I take a different view which I think sticks mor...

Yes, and can you please show me which male is called a pastor in the New Testame

Today I responded to @VirgilWalkerOMA who I thought posted a good article showing why he went from egalitarian to complementarian. Yes, it's not good to believe something on feelings alone. That's why we need to study 1Ti 2:12 in context. Hope you f...

@VirgilWalkerOMA Ever wondered why Paul forbids women from teaching men and havi

@VirgilWalkerOMA Many think that authentein means the authority an elder has, yet why would Paul use such an obtuse hapax legomenon to refer to normal elder authority is quite strange. Linda Belleville shows that there was an Attic understanding this...

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@slyoung687 The problem is that by actually removing them he is likely going to harm the sheep. He claims he isn’t pulling weeds (to avoid going against what Jesus said) but then says he removes wolves. In the meantime he has stopped teaching thro...