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1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@freedom4alltime “Women know their role, they’re just refusing to submit to it”—where does the Bible refer to gendered roles? Is this concept or the word “role” even in scripture? A woman exercising her gifts is not rebelling if she has studied 1 Co...

@freedom4alltime “Women know their role, they’re just refusing to submit to it”—where does the Bible refer to gendered roles? Is this concept or the word “role” even in scripture? A woman exercising

@freedom4alltime You are certainly right that we have narcissistic and self-serv

@freedom4alltime You are certainly right that we have narcissistic and self-serving women…and MEN in the church. It affects both, I’m afraid. Let’s all grow up and mature in Christ.

@freedom4alltime Yes, this is a problem, but it isn’t due to one gender⎯ and yes

@freedom4alltime Yes, this is a problem, but it isn’t due to one gender⎯ and yes the older women should be involved in mentoring the younger ones, older men mentoring the younger. Yet the gifts are al

@freedom4alltime There is certainly an unhealthy feminism in the culture. No disagreement there. That’s why I think egalitarian is a better term. It speaks of freeing females to be whatever God calls and gifts them to, but it also means they are equa...

@freedom4alltime There is certainly an unhealthy feminism in the culture. No disagreement there. That’s why I think egalitarian is a better term. It speaks of freeing females to be whatever God calls

@freedom4alltime There is certainly a worldly form of feminism that is not healthy. All of us are supposed to be willing to lay down our rights and even our own desires to serve one another, and that should apply equally to men and women (see Phil 2)...

@freedom4alltime There is certainly a worldly form of feminism that is not healthy. All of us are supposed to be willing to lay down our rights and even our own desires to serve one another, and that

@freedom4alltime I think you go too far here. Yes, we all should be willing to be like Ruth and just be faithful, though Ruth did step out in faith by leaving her own people and submitting herself to Naomi and her God and whatever Naomi wanted. Their...

@freedom4alltime I think you go too far here. Yes, we all should be willing to be like Ruth and just be faithful, though Ruth did step out in faith by leaving her own people and submitting herself to

@freedom4alltime You hit on a good point here—I don’t think women should be seeking fame or popularity or that sort of thing. I remember asking my former pastor to share a message on Sunday that I felt the Holy Spirit impressing on me and he said he ...

@freedom4alltime You hit on a good point here—I don’t think women should be seeking fame or popularity or that sort of thing. I remember asking my former pastor to share a message on Sunday that I fel

@freedom4alltime Hi Erin - I see my pastor once per week for a few hours. Those in my Bible study I see more frequently as we hang out at other times. While I lead a Bible study, I don’t always teach, but frequently offer guidance and meet with peopl...

@freedom4alltime Hi Erin - I see my pastor once per week for a few hours. Those in my Bible study I see more frequently as we hang out at other times. While I lead a Bible study, I don’t always teach,

@Unsuxxessful Hi Kitten! Thanks for sharing your comments. All believers should have the Holy Spirit, and we should all strive to believe and tell others true things from our Bible study. Interesting take on whether the man is a Christian or not. D...

@Unsuxxessful Hi Kitten! Thanks for sharing your comments. All believers should have the Holy Spirit, and we should all strive to believe and tell others true things from our Bible study. Interestin

@JesusFreak_2_0 You mean you are the man that leaves the room to not violate the

@JesusFreak_2_0 You mean you are the man that leaves the room to not violate the idea a woman should not teach a man? You are certainly doing well in serving and hosting, so great on you!

@sparkobuzzer Yeah, I’d love to know how many think this way. I’m finding that s

@sparkobuzzer Yeah, I’d love to know how many think this way. I’m finding that some comps don’t think this way…even some Patriarchalists.

@carlaskaufel I would agree that marriage is not about authority, but if the wife is the only one who submits, then that is the very definition of a hierarchy of authority, is it not? A husband loving and giving himself up is great. Is this not so...

@carlaskaufel I would agree that marriage is *not* about authority, but if the wife is the only one who submits, then that is the very definition of a hierarchy of authority, is it not? A husband lov

@carlaskaufel I 💯 agree with your thinking here. So I’m your opinion, this is about authoritative teaching? I’m always curious to know what complementarians think are Biblically valid examples of taking authority over someone since I don’t recall th...

@carlaskaufel I 💯 agree with your thinking here. So I’m your opinion, this is about authoritative teaching? I’m always curious to know what complementarians think are Biblically valid examples of tak

Someone quote tweeted me and asked why we don’t refer to pastors as servants or

Someone quote tweeted me and asked why we don’t refer to pastors as servants or slaves (doulos) like Paul did. Great point! https://t.co/UGZKGdolq7

Romans 1:1 Philippians 1:1 commentary

@PastorBenMarsh I like how you are thinking Ben! I am going to have to remember this. The next time a pastor gets up, he should say “Hi, my name is Bob, and I’m one of the slaves at this church.” Imagine! Paul refers to himself as a servant of Chri...

@PastorBenMarsh I like how you are thinking Ben! I am going to have to remember this. The next time a pastor gets up, he should say “Hi, my name is Bob, and I’m one of the slaves at this church.” Imag

@itsHillaryJane Ah, I think I understand you. So it's the presence of the elders that essentially makes the difference? So a woman cannot teach with elders or perhaps all elders and the communion dishes present? But elders oversee the church and it w...

@itsHillaryJane Ah, I think I understand you. So it's the presence of the elders that essentially makes the difference? So a woman cannot teach with elders or perhaps all elders and the communion dish

@carlaskaufel I don't think I've heard that one yet. It would seem that most focus on the her tone and whether she is teaching. John Piper says you have to use a submissive tone when giving instructions to any man. But speaking itself I think is most...

@carlaskaufel I don't think I've heard that one yet. It would seem that most focus on the her tone and whether she is teaching. John Piper says you have to use a submissive tone when giving instructio

@UpTambourine Thanks for clarifying. I totally agree with you, yet I'm egalitarian. Yes, the teacher is held to a higher standard. But that would be irrespective if they taught in the pulpit or a home bible study. Let's try this. You belong to a sma...

@UpTambourine Thanks for clarifying. I totally agree with you, yet I'm egalitarian. Yes, the teacher is held to a higher standard. But that would be irrespective if they taught in the pulpit or a home

@pauldirks I need this out to more complementarians and Patriachalists. Care to

@pauldirks I need this out to more complementarians and Patriachalists. Care to retweet asking for your guys to add their opinions?

@itsHillaryJane Would you consider the church as any group gathering of believer

@itsHillaryJane Would you consider the church as any group gathering of believers, or something that happens in a special building at a particular time?

@UpTambourine Exegeting the word bears heavier weight than just reading what God inspired? That's interesting. BTW, I appreciate hearing different perspectives, and I certainly don't take what's spoken in the pulpit as the gospel truth as much as I ...

@UpTambourine Exegeting the word bears heavier weight than just reading what God inspired? That's interesting. BTW, I appreciate hearing different perspectives, and I certainly don't take what's spok

@UpTambourine I see. So you see a woman speaking truth from the Bible at the fro

@UpTambourine I see. So you see a woman speaking truth from the Bible at the front during a regularly scheduled church service as exercising authority over males?

@UpTambourine That's a very interesting point! So your teaching isn't directed at him so he should either tune out or take it as "suggestions" for men. 😉 What's curious about this whole thing is that you'd expect an overseer to be able to attend the...

@UpTambourine That's a very interesting point! So your teaching isn't directed at him so he should either tune out or take it as "suggestions" for men. 😉 What's curious about this whole thing is that

@TheMuppetPastor @ryancduff Thanks for your honesty. So you must take a differen

@TheMuppetPastor @ryancduff Thanks for your honesty. So you must take a different view of 1 Cor 14:34-35. Curious to know how you interpret that passage. BTW, one day I will try your hand lotion and

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

@carlaskaufel This is a dilemma caused by how Complementarians and Patriarchalis

@carlaskaufel This is a dilemma caused by how Complementarians and Patriarchalists interpret 1 Tim 2:12.

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@katsandhearts @ryancduff @TheMuppetPastor Right! Nowhere is a husband told to “

@katsandhearts @ryancduff @TheMuppetPastor Right! Nowhere is a husband told to “exercise authority over” his wife.

@TheMuppetPastor @ryancduff So just exploring further… it would be ok for a woma

@TheMuppetPastor @ryancduff So just exploring further… it would be ok for a woman to teach adult Sunday school or possibly even at a service just so long as her husband isn’t present?

@TheMuppetPastor Thanks for sharing. Just so I understand…I’m what way is the ma

@TheMuppetPastor Thanks for sharing. Just so I understand…I’m what way is the man the issue? How he responds to her teaching?

@AlvinOchola @ryancduff It was a question for the Patriarchalists and complement

@AlvinOchola @ryancduff It was a question for the Patriarchalists and complementarians. Sorry I didn’t include you in this one.

@HeadRoomTalking @TheMuppetPastor That seems like an answer to a different quest

@HeadRoomTalking @TheMuppetPastor That seems like an answer to a different question…

Complementarians: If a woman is teaching true Biblical doctrine in a Bible study

Complementarians: If a woman is teaching true Biblical doctrine in a Bible study in her home and a man walks in, is she supposed to stop speaking or must he leave?🤔

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning First, if you just want to observe from the Biblical record that women can speak and teach, prophesy and even be a judge over Israel, you w...

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning First, if you just want to observe from the Biblical record that women can speak and teac

@MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @ScottCross_8 @William_E_Wolfe What if Hebrews

@MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @ScottCross_8 @William_E_Wolfe What if Hebrews was written by Priscilla but unnamed because the Jewish males would really struggle with it if they knew this fact? Wo

@VoicesHead100 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Wow, was that a complement? Have you heard of a 500 word dissertation? Might be a record! 😊 I agree we don’t need a class to interpret the word, but God...

@VoicesHead100 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Wow, was that a complement? Have you heard of a 500 word dissertation? Might be a record! 😊 I agree we

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe Actually, a specific deceived and ignorant (and therefore unnamed) woman completely makes sense of the specific instruction that Paul gave to Timothy to stop “certain people” (1 Tim 1:3) and how he talks about showing mer...

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe Actually, a specific deceived and ignorant (and therefore unnamed) woman completely makes sense of the specific instruction that Paul gave to Timothy to stop “certain peop

1 Tim 1:3 general

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe You’re tired of it so it’s dishonest? The qualifying language has to do with character, not with the idea that the person must be a husband with multiple children since even Paul is unmarried and encouraged people to rem...

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe You’re tired of it so it’s dishonest? The qualifying language has to do with character, not with the idea that the person must be a husband with multiple children since e

@BasedEmbraced @usernameisjonah Just because Jesus died for all, doesn’t mean al

@BasedEmbraced @usernameisjonah Just because Jesus died for all, doesn’t mean all will be reconciled. For example, we know from scripture that Judas Iscariot is condemned. So it seems that Judas dispr

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Because…just because Paul doesn’t say the same thing to both male and female doesn’t mean that it isn’t reciprocal. For instance, it is said that the husband is to lov...

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Because…just because Paul doesn’t say the same thing to both male and female doesn’t mean that it isn’t reciprocal. F

@CatherineMcNiel @ScottCross_8 @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Sounds like an

@CatherineMcNiel @ScottCross_8 @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Sounds like an interesting book!

@BiblewithB @MikeWingerii This isn’t a translation issue as the text already says “a woman” and “a woman…a man”—it’s more about interpretation. People have been debating this passage for a long time as there seems to always be those who think it mean...

@BiblewithB @MikeWingerii This isn’t a translation issue as the text already says “a woman” and “a woman…a man”—it’s more about interpretation. People have been debating this passage for a long time a

@ScottCross_8 @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes, women with

@ScottCross_8 @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes, women with the requisite character and ability to teach can serve as elders. The rest should copy their character and godliness.

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe You are misreading it. It doesn't say "must not be

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe You are misreading it. It doesn't say "must not be a woman." Nowhere is Paul saying a godly woman cannot teach true doctrine to a man. Priscilla wasn't sinning.

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronnin

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning If Paul tells a husband to love does it mean a wife is to hate? Think about this more carefully…chew the cud

@katsandhearts @kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru

@katsandhearts @kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Strange that some males seem to think they are the teacher of all women.

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Because wives were generally treated as slaves and property and a means to obtain children and not truly being loved by their husbands, so they subjected out of duty an...

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Because wives were generally treated as slaves and property and a means to obtain children and not truly being loved b

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@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning How would Paul refer to a specific woman if he wanted to do so without naming her? This was a personal letter to Timothy, after all. And Paul said in 1...

@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning How would Paul refer to a specific woman if he wanted to do so without naming her? This was a personal

1 Tim 1:3 question

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Kind of an interesting mistake huh? So if we all subject ourselves to one another then whatever v22 means it cannot be hierarchy between the husband and wife since v21...

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Kind of an interesting mistake huh? So if we all subject ourselves to one another then whatever v22 means it cannot b

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@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru

@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I doubt you can either. How is 1 Tim 2:12 applying to all women when the text clearly says “a woman”?

1 Tim 2:12 question

1 Pet 2:25 1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 3:1 commentary

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe 1 Pet 2:25 refers to Jesus as the shepherd and overseer of our souls. What makes that require overseers to be only males? 1 Tim 3:1 uses “tis” which is neutral for anyone or someone. Paul doesn’t use male pronouns. 1 Ti...

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe 1 Pet 2:25 refers to Jesus as the shepherd and overseer of our souls. What makes that require overseers to be only males? 1 Tim 3:1 uses “tis” which is neutral for anyone