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@katsandhearts @Richard89885354 It’s ok. There’s others that do care who read. I also do this for later when someone asks me the same question. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is complex enough that it needs to be explained in various ways and I also need the practic...

@katsandhearts @Richard89885354 It’s ok. There’s others that do care who read. I also do this for later when someone asks me the same question. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is complex enough that it needs to be exp

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@_KyleBerry @William_E_Wolfe Probably not…not sure what Ovis Aries is. 🤷‍♂️ Oh

@_KyleBerry @William_E_Wolfe Probably not…not sure what Ovis Aries is. 🤷‍♂️ Oh you mean overseers. Was there a “must not be a woman” somewhere in 1 Tim 3:1-13 that I missed? What about v11 “Women lik

1 Tim 3:1-13 question

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @William_E_Wolfe He seems to think

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @William_E_Wolfe He seems to think he’s the teacher handing out assignments. 🤷‍♂️

@judsonphillips @William_E_Wolfe The councils didn’t decide per se but affirmed

@judsonphillips @William_E_Wolfe The councils didn’t decide per se but affirmed the New Testament books already widely accepted. Q: Who wrote Hebrews?

@gardellap @BaptizeFeminism @William_E_Wolfe There is a time when will reign and that is at the second coming when He will reign from Jerusalem. He did say to Peter in Matt 16:18 “…I will build My church” But you are absolutely right that Jesus tau...

@gardellap @BaptizeFeminism @William_E_Wolfe There is a time when will reign and that is at the second coming when He will reign from Jerusalem. He did say to Peter in Matt 16:18 “…I will build My ch

Matt 16:18 debate

Ephesians 5:21 1 Tim 2:12 debate

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Ephesians 5:21 says to submit one to another in the fear of the Lord. All of us. To each other. Which has to include husbands to their wives. And about 1 Tim 2:12, the...

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Ephesians 5:21 says to submit one to another in the fear of the Lord. All of us. To each other. Which has to include h

@JoshBuice @William_E_Wolfe Sorry, I missed the part where Paul says the elders

@JoshBuice @William_E_Wolfe Sorry, I missed the part where Paul says the elders at Ephesus are only men or lists them all so we know who they are and that there are no females among them.

@TheMuppetPastor @jocelynrache Being different doesn’t mean women are incapable

@TheMuppetPastor @jocelynrache Being different doesn’t mean women are incapable of leading. Anyone in the workforce should readily observe this fact. Different is good and is why men and women should

@JollyStine @WWUTTguy Do you know that “childbearing” is an articulate noun and not a verb (ie. the childbearing)? We are really close in our interpretation, though I have my doubts that Paul left young, single Timothy to instruct married couples t...

@JollyStine @WWUTTguy Do you know that “childbearing” is an articulate noun and not a verb (ie. the childbearing)? We are really close in our interpretation, though I have my doubts that Paul left y

@JoshBuice @William_E_Wolfe Hi Josh. I'm looking for an individual who is called

@JoshBuice @William_E_Wolfe Hi Josh. I'm looking for an individual who is called a pastor, such as "Timothy, the pastor at Ephesus."

@JollyStine @raildoc @Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe From her conclusion: "From the Scriptures, we can see that God does not speak solely to men and husbands, even in matters that directly affect them and their families. God can and does entrust h...

@JollyStine @raildoc @Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe From her conclusion: "From the Scriptures, we can see that God does not speak solely to men and husbands, even in matters that directly affect t

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing that by your male authority to cont

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing that by your male authority to contradict whatever exegesis I give?

Titus 2:3 1 Tim 3:11 question

@JollyStine @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes...and notice how Paul says in Titus 2:3, "Older women likewise..."⎯did Paul mean that only older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith in love and in per...

@JollyStine @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes...and notice how Paul says in Titus 2:3, "Older women likewise..."⎯did Paul mean that only older men are to be temperate, dignified,

@MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Call it what you want, I'm si

@MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Call it what you want, I'm simply saying this passage is not unique to women because Paul's admonitions are related to things we should all be encour

RT @ryanschatz: @Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"

RT @ryanschatz: @Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church a…

1 Cor 11:9 1 Tim 2:13 debate

@Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church and headship in marriage is by "Creative design" (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:9) 🍗Response (to 1 Tim 2:13): Paul is using Adam and Eve...

@Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church and headship in marriage is by "Creative design" (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:9) 🍗Re

@SelectedDivine @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing authoritatively? Because just b

@SelectedDivine @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing authoritatively? Because just because Paul doesn't say something doesn't mean that it is not also true. Just because ladies can teach ladies, doesn't m

Tit 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 debate

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe No, because Paul was an elder and he wasn't a husband. So it could idiomatically mean "faithful if married" but it cannot mean husband (and therefore cannot mean male). We have no statement "must not be a woman" nor do we...

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe No, because Paul was an elder and he wasn't a husband. So it could idiomatically mean "faithful if married" but it cannot mean husband (and therefore cannot mean male). We

@Richard89885354 Just listing scriptures isn’t an argument. I’m suggesting that

@Richard89885354 Just listing scriptures isn’t an argument. I’m suggesting that all these scriptures are being misinterpreted or misunderstood. Pick one and let’s talk about it in more detail.

@TheMuppetPastor If you think it’s restricted because of 1 Tim 3:1-13… https://t

@TheMuppetPastor If you think it’s restricted because of 1 Tim 3:1-13… https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@lorifrank1 Interesting rationale. However, this whole debate is clearly not bas

@lorifrank1 Interesting rationale. However, this whole debate is clearly not based on who is called a pastor in the Bible. https://t.co/hLuGSqn4WV

@TheMuppetPastor @herreisenheim00 Where do you get the idea of “having church au

@TheMuppetPastor @herreisenheim00 Where do you get the idea of “having church authority over” someone? Like what, for example?

@TheMuppetPastor When a woman shepherds people under her influence this is a pas

@TheMuppetPastor When a woman shepherds people under her influence this is a pastoral function whether you label it that way or not. God is not about the labels, as some seem to think.

@CvilleHoosier @JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe No, that’s not what the Bible say

@CvilleHoosier @JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe No, that’s not what the Bible says. Lord, please remove the mud so he can see! 👀👇 https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@2024usapatriot @William_E_Wolfe Yes, we both believe what Paul wrote is inspire

@2024usapatriot @William_E_Wolfe Yes, we both believe what Paul wrote is inspired. I believe this applies even to the grammatical details. Your response doesn’t suggest you even read what I sent you

@DGCassidy2 @William_E_Wolfe Bizarre thing to say my brother. Believers have the

@DGCassidy2 @William_E_Wolfe Bizarre thing to say my brother. Believers have the scripture and the Holy Spirit….*and* the mind of Christ: “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruc

1 Cor 2:16 debate

@judsonphillips @William_E_Wolfe Not the churches at the time of the apostles (a

@judsonphillips @William_E_Wolfe Not the churches at the time of the apostles (assuming they were following their teaching). We can’t go back to sometime in history; we have to always go back to the B

@Richard89885354 Yes, I know that there are qualified women which is clear because they meet the character qualities Paul noted and it is evident by the gifting the Holy Spirit has given them. I have thoroughly studied the scriptures on this, so I’m ...

@Richard89885354 Yes, I know that there are qualified women which is clear because they meet the character qualities Paul noted and it is evident by the gifting the Holy Spirit has given them. I have

@Richard89885354 Not all are overseers. If God gifts a woman and puts it on the

@Richard89885354 Not all are overseers. If God gifts a woman and puts it on the heart to desire the task of overseer, is her desire a sin?

@Richard89885354 @WordserviceDan @William_E_Wolfe The husband and wife relationship always goes back to the first man and woman. There we find that Eve was made from the bone and flesh of Adam, so he was her source (as well as God who created her). T...

@Richard89885354 @WordserviceDan @William_E_Wolfe The husband and wife relationship always goes back to the first man and woman. There we find that Eve was made from the bone and flesh of Adam, so he

@Richard89885354 Are you writing that with authority? Or do you have scripture

@Richard89885354 Are you writing that with authority? Or do you have scripture to back up what you are saying?

@ApostolicSage @William_E_Wolfe Thanks for the Greek lesson. I have Logos Bible software so I have no problem searching for every variation of the dictionary form. You should also know that just because a noun is masculine doesn't mean that it appli...

@ApostolicSage @William_E_Wolfe Thanks for the Greek lesson. I have Logos Bible software so I have no problem searching for every variation of the dictionary form. You should also know that just beca

1 Tim 3:1 general

@GuitarUnderOak @William_E_Wolfe I'd say you can teach truth, but it will be to

@GuitarUnderOak @William_E_Wolfe I'd say you can teach truth, but it will be to dismantle the rotten foundation in order to build on what is solid.

@Isaiah45_7 @William_E_Wolfe It’s a good summary of where each of these terms sh

@Isaiah45_7 @William_E_Wolfe It’s a good summary of where each of these terms show up in the various scriptures. I think these terms are all referring to the same task…showing the same thing from diff

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@Furly43974976 @William_E_Wolfe The thing is, while some have been searching all

@Furly43974976 @William_E_Wolfe The thing is, while some have been searching all over for evidence of women, we’ve got 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13/Titus 1:5-9, Gen 1-3 etc well covered

@roarofthefour @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Peter is writing that to the elders…which c

@roarofthefour @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Peter is writing that to the elders…which can be women. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@Richard89885354 @DaleEstey @William_E_Wolfe The authority to make disciples of all peoples teaching them to obey everything Jesus taught His apostles is given to us all. The authority over someone to tell them what to do like to Mary or to drive a s...

@Richard89885354 @DaleEstey @William_E_Wolfe The authority to make disciples of all peoples teaching them to obey everything Jesus taught His apostles is given to us all. The authority over someone to

@terryne02461221 You didn’t say differently but what you think the Bible teaches seems to come more from the Watchtower and not the Bible itself. ➡️ Jesus raised Himself: John 2:19-22, where Jesus said, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I ...

@terryne02461221 You didn’t say differently but what you think the Bible teaches seems to come more from the Watchtower and not the Bible itself. ➡️ **Jesus raised Himself**: John 2:19-22, where Jesu

John 2:19-22 debate

@DesCWilliamson @William_E_Wolfe Regardless of what was depicted the scripture i

@DesCWilliamson @William_E_Wolfe Regardless of what was depicted the scripture is the basis of the church. Jesus is the chief shepherd of His church then and now since we who believe are His body, lea

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Titus 2:3-5 primarily addresses older women, instructing them to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love t...

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Titus 2:3-5 primarily addresses older women, instructing them to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach wh

Titus 2:3-5 general

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and th...

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gide

Hebrews 11:32-33 debate

@terryne02461221 So when you say “the Bible doesn’t teach” what are you appealin

@terryne02461221 So when you say “the Bible doesn’t teach” what are you appealing to then? The Watchtower?

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Teach with authority? I have heard this from several pastors and I have no idea where they are getting this from. Authority to do what? Make new doctrine? Surely not. It’s the word itself that has the authority, so s...

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Teach with authority? I have heard this from several pastors and I have no idea where they are getting this from. Authority to do what? Make new doctrine? Surely not.

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Authority over the church? Where are you getting that from? That’s exactly what Jesus says is NOT to be the case. Jesus says, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones *exerci...

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Authority over the church? Where are you getting that from? That’s exactly what Jesus says is NOT to be the case. Jesus says, "You know that the rulers of the Gentil

Titus 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe There is no reason in 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe There is no reason in 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 that women cannot be overseers, bishops, shepherds/pastors or deacons. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@will_servant @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Jesus calls Peter to shepherd! Bravo! So here's the summary: 1⃣Poimen (shepherd/pastor): Peter, (Jesus) - Indirectly, all elders are to pastor 2⃣Presbyter (elder): Peter, John (self acclaimed) 3⃣Episkope (overseer...

@will_servant @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Jesus calls Peter to shepherd! Bravo! So here's the summary: 1⃣Poimen (shepherd/pastor): Peter, (Jesus) - Indirectly, all elders are to pastor 2⃣Presbyter (elder):

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Will Servant @will_servant corrected me by notin

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Will Servant @will_servant corrected me by noting that in John 21:16, Jesus tells Peter to shepherd the church. So we do have an explicit identification.

John 21:16 general

@ripchurch1 @will_servant @William_E_Wolfe This is true. I'm just concerned we d

@ripchurch1 @will_servant @William_E_Wolfe This is true. I'm just concerned we don't divide from those who do church differently.

@ripchurch1 @William_E_Wolfe You are right, this is about service, not "titles" and positions of authority. I see you differentiate church as an organization from the gathered body of believers. All believers constitute the church. While we may organ...

@ripchurch1 @William_E_Wolfe You are right, this is about service, not "titles" and positions of authority. I see you differentiate church as an organization from the gathered body of believers. All b

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Yes, he did. But my point is that we don't have anyone specifically called a pastor. We can infer elder = overseer = shepherd = pastor, but when attempting to decide whether a woman is allowed to occupy this role, we...

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Yes, he did. But my point is that we don't have anyone specifically called a pastor. We can infer elder = overseer = shepherd = pastor, but when attempting to decide