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@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor God uses the word curse twice but not directly to the man and woman. You can say so but it’s not there in the text. Second, you are assuming that “you will desire him” means desiring to rule him, but the word rule ...

@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor God uses the word curse twice but not directly to the man and woman. You can say so but it’s not there in the text. Second, you are assuming that “you will desire h

@TheMuppetPastor @MrsMagdaBeard Subjecting to someone doesn’t mean they are your

@TheMuppetPastor @MrsMagdaBeard Subjecting to someone doesn’t mean they are your authority. Why is that always the assumption?

@TheMuppetPastor @MrsMagdaBeard There’s just one problem: Eph 5:21⎯ "and subjec

@TheMuppetPastor @MrsMagdaBeard There’s just one problem: Eph 5:21⎯ "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ” (Eph 5:21 NASB 2020). Everyone in the body to everyone in the body.

Eph 5:21 general

@TheMuppetPastor @Peacemaker811 Wives submit to husbands but so do husbands submit to wives. Your description of vacuuming and getting groceries at her request are just the start. Loving like Jesus loves IS subjecting your will to that of others....

@TheMuppetPastor @Peacemaker811 Wives submit to husbands but so do husbands submit to wives. Your description of vacuuming and getting groceries at her request are just the start. Loving like Jesus

This is the kind of complementarians I’m looking for. https://t.co/DeAkTuYmbB

@MediatorsGate @TheMuppetPastor https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor It’s because women wet being treated like property, baby machines and house slaves. The men were not really living their wives. So the wife resents her husband and no longer submits as she does to Christ. We are a...

@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor It’s because women wet being treated like property, baby machines and house slaves. The men were not really living their wives. So the wife resents her husband and

Eph 5:21 debate

@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor Take a second look—the ground was cursed and t

@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor Take a second look—the ground was cursed and the serpent (and animals) were cursed, but no mention of curse of Adam or Eve. The word is not used. https://t.co/OLSzgw

@TheMuppetPastor @Deigratia1985 Wives aren’t meant to submit to Jesus too?

@strawberryboba_ @TheMuppetPastor Great attitude!

@Kimm0715 @TheMuppetPastor This is great. We just need to recognize how the hus

@Kimm0715 @TheMuppetPastor This is great. We just need to recognize how the husband submits to his wife also and how she sacrificially loves him.

@AdrienneRoyer @TheMuppetPastor @sailemptyskies Marriages can work in different

@AdrienneRoyer @TheMuppetPastor @sailemptyskies Marriages can work in different ways for sure! And just because the woman is equal doesn’t mean she should *demand* her rights! See Phil 2

@TheMuppetPastor You have good points. You are right that if a husband loves his wife like Christ loves us there would be no issues. But isn’t the wife also called to love like Christ loves? In fact, that’s the call of the Christian! “But I see no...

@TheMuppetPastor You have good points. You are right that if a husband loves his wife like Christ loves us there would be no issues. But isn’t the wife also called to love like Christ loves? In fact

@CSavedByGrace18 I’m glad that you believe women can share the gospel! The gospel is one of the most authoritative proclamations! If they can do this, why can’t godly women teach true doctrine inside the church?—yes, to other women and children, but...

@CSavedByGrace18 I’m glad that you believe women can share the gospel! The gospel is one of the most authoritative proclamations! If they can do this, why can’t godly women teach true doctrine inside

Gen 3:17 Gen 3:17 question

Many think the first sin was Adam obeying Eve. This is not what Gen 3:17 says. Gen 3:17 (NASB 2020): "Then to Adam He said, 'Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree...” Why was listening to her voice impo...

Many think the first sin was Adam obeying Eve. This is not what Gen 3:17 says. Gen 3:17 (NASB 2020): "Then to Adam He said, 'Because you have *listened* to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from

1 Pet 3:1-6 is often used to suggest wives should obey their husbands. In the fo

1 Pet 3:1-6 is often used to suggest wives should obey their husbands. In the following, I explain the context of what Peter is getting at in this passage. https://t.co/JPge5soJWf

1 Pet 3:1-6 commentary

Often the idea that no matter the gifting of a woman, she needs to refrain from

Often the idea that no matter the gifting of a woman, she needs to refrain from using it in the context of the body because of the symbolism of the wite to the body of Christ and the husband to Christ

commentary

Does 1 Cor 11:3 speak of authority hierarchy? Take another look. https://t.co/IO

Does 1 Cor 11:3 speak of authority hierarchy? Take another look. https://t.co/IORdUu0T3w

1 Cor 11:3 debate

I drew a diagram showing the syntactic relationships of the terms Paul uses in 1

I drew a diagram showing the syntactic relationships of the terms Paul uses in 1 Tim 2:11-15. It's a bit busy but I tried to show the relationships between 'a woman', Eve, 'the woman,' she and they. h

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

Here's a more recent response specific to 1 Tim 2:12 that summarizes the meaning

Here's a more recent response specific to 1 Tim 2:12 that summarizes the meaning that Paul was intending, drawing on the context and specific grammar he uses. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

1 Tim 2:12 commentary

1 Cor 11:3 1 Cor 14:34-45 1 Pet 3:1-6 general

Here's a summary post pinned to my profile of responses to various passages: 1 C

Here's a summary post pinned to my profile of responses to various passages: 1 Cor 14:34-45, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9, 1 Cor 11:3, Eph 5:22-23, 1 Pet 3:1-6. https://t.co/4tYGBalq90

This is one of the reasons l've been working so hard to shed light on the passag

This is one of the reasons l've been working so hard to shed light on the passages seeming to restrict women from sharing leadership roles with men in the church and the home. https://t.co/gqEvy9tgLh

@zick_matic @CSavedByGrace18 I think being a pastor is a very difficult and often thankless job. If you do it right, you pour yourself out and try to raise up mature leaders who you hope will replace you. Unlike Joel Osteen and other famous preache...

@zick_matic @CSavedByGrace18 I think being a pastor is a very difficult and often thankless job. If you do it right, you pour yourself out and try to raise up mature leaders who you hope will replace

@ymmotrojam @Soteriology101 It appears you're mixing up two different concepts as "testing the spirits." John's discussion focuses on discerning heart attitudes, whereas Jesus addresses testing the spirits. Isn't it the case that Jesus is concerned ...

@ymmotrojam @Soteriology101 It appears you're mixing up two different concepts as "testing the spirits." John's discussion focuses on discerning heart attitudes, whereas Jesus addresses testing the s

@HebronC777 @MolderAnna26649 We don’t determine theology by looking for examples

@HebronC777 @MolderAnna26649 We don’t determine theology by looking for examples around us but by looking back to the gold standard in scripture.

@CSavedByGrace18 Here’s a piece specific to 1 Tim 2:12. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

1 Tim 2:12 general

@CSavedByGrace18 I understand this perspective. But it doesn’t mean that script

@CSavedByGrace18 I understand this perspective. But it doesn’t mean that scripture is being torn out. At least take a look at what a Biblically faithful egalitarian interpretation looks like. https:

@HebronC777 @MolderAnna26649 And the wife a slave to her husband. Mutual slaver

@HebronC777 @MolderAnna26649 And the wife a slave to her husband. Mutual slavery ☺️

@MolderAnna26649 I think complementarians around the world need to hear more exa

@MolderAnna26649 I think complementarians around the world need to hear more examples of how egalitarian marriage functions well. Bravo!

God uses judicial hardening so they will experience the result of their stubborn refusal to believe in order to hopefully bring them back. This is much like church discipline for those who refuse to repent—handing them over to Satan so that they may...

God uses judicial hardening so they will experience the result of their stubborn refusal to believe in order to hopefully bring them back. This is much like church discipline for those who refuse to

🧵It seems I missed Ron’s nuanced argument that Dt 30:11 is demonstrating Total Inability, not teaching it. I’m not sure why that difference is so important. But here is how one can conclude that Dt 30:11 contradicts Total Inability, like @Soteriology...

🧵It seems I missed Ron’s nuanced argument that Dt 30:11 is demonstrating Total Inability, not teaching it. I’m not sure why that difference is so important. But here is how one can conclude that Dt 30

Dt 30:11 general

@ronhenzel This is judicial hardening so that they will experience the result of their attitude. If this is how they were born, then why would God have to harden them? “And when they disagreed with one another, they began leaving after Paul said on...

@ronhenzel This is judicial hardening so that they will experience the result of their attitude. If this is how they were born, then why would God have to harden them? “And when they disagreed with

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@ronhenzel Oh, so you actually do believe that this text demonstrates Total Inability just that it doesn't teach it? Seems a minor difference, don't you think? Deut 10:16 + Deut 30:6 are actually my favourite combination of passages in the law showi...

@ronhenzel Oh, so you actually do believe that this text demonstrates Total Inability just that it doesn't teach it? Seems a minor difference, don't you think? Deut 10:16 + Deut 30:6 are actually my

Deut 10:16 Deut 30:6 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-14

@NBidnz @JackAllLanterns @harmonizedgrace Ah, that makes sense now. Although it

@NBidnz @JackAllLanterns @harmonizedgrace Ah, that makes sense now. Although it is a pagan idea, it has also become part of church culture from early times.

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@WomanExploder69 @WomnOfValor FWIW, an interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12 that takes c

@WomanExploder69 @WomnOfValor FWIW, an interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12 that takes context into consideration. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

1 Tim 2:12 commentary

RT @ryanschatz: @JackAllLanterns @ljlovinglife74 @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Don't

RT @ryanschatz: @JackAllLanterns @ljlovinglife74 @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Don't be so quick to write off Paul. Not only did Jesus meet him…

@BibleBashed Misinterpreting scripture is serious, no? https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

Actually…it appears that the parents of the groom should probably be giving him away…but I guess that doesn’t fit the tradition either. 🤷‍♂️ "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall beco...

Actually…it appears that the parents of the groom should probably be giving him away…but I guess that doesn’t fit the tradition either. 🤷‍♂️ "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his moth

Gen 2:24 general

@RusskyPivo @smashbaals I’m simply quoting Abraham on this. It doesn’t mean one must be morally perfect. Not even Abraham was perfect as he told Sarah to lie and say she was his sister, and he slept with Hagar thinking that God wanted him to take a...

@RusskyPivo @smashbaals I’m simply quoting Abraham on this. It doesn’t mean one must be morally perfect. Not even Abraham was perfect as he told Sarah to lie and say she was his sister, and he slept

@bwebaptist Perhaps that’s what they mean but then anyone could conceivably do t

@bwebaptist Perhaps that’s what they mean but then anyone could conceivably do that. It only is meaningful to claim your own authority when you are making your own statement or your own determination

@jacobawells @haymes_joshua Subjection doesn’t mean being obedient to, though Jesus did what many people asked/requested all the time. He subjected Himself to the disciples to teach them and show them how to behave, such as by washing their feet. H...

@jacobawells @haymes_joshua Subjection doesn’t mean being obedient to, though Jesus did what many people asked/requested all the time. He subjected Himself to the disciples to teach them and show the

@pauldirks Not sure if you saw this response, but I addressed this a while ago i

@pauldirks Not sure if you saw this response, but I addressed this a while ago in the following post also. https://t.co/LITAuZp8Pk

@florabelle444 @harmonizedgrace Not sure if this is tongue in cheek, but God does say to Adam in Gen 3:17, "because you heeded (or listened to) the voice of your wife..." This is not about Adam obeying Eve, but about him hearing the conversation and...

@florabelle444 @harmonizedgrace Not sure if this is tongue in cheek, but God does say to Adam in Gen 3:17, "because you heeded (or listened to) the voice of your wife..." This is not about Adam obeyi

Gen 3:17 debate

@EtAbundatGratia No, none of those verses tell wives to "obey" their husbands li

@EtAbundatGratia No, none of those verses tell wives to "obey" their husbands like children obey their parents. To subject yourself to others is something we are all to do to one another in the body

@Duke456521 I have met pastors who feel it is their job to setup a completely distinct local fellowship, so they have a right to exclude people from leadership whom they disagree with on secondary matters. However, the church belongs to Jesus. Rest...

@Duke456521 I have met pastors who feel it is their job to setup a completely distinct local fellowship, so they have a right to exclude people from leadership whom they disagree with on secondary mat

Gal 1:11-12 1 Cor 11:23-25 Acts 9:3-6 debate

@JackAllLanterns @ljlovinglife74 @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Don't be so quick to write off Paul. Not only did Jesus meet him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:3-6), but Paul claims that Jesus revealed the gospel to him in Gal 1:11-12. In 1 Cor 11:23-25...

@JackAllLanterns @ljlovinglife74 @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Don't be so quick to write off Paul. Not only did Jesus meet him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:3-6), but Paul claims that Jesus revealed th

@pauldirks It depends what you mean by “Lord”—if you are thinking of it as “master,” then no. Neither was Abraham Sarah’s master. After Peter says Sarah called Abraham lord, verse 7 says “you husbands in the same way.” Therefore as Sarah gave ...

@pauldirks It depends what you mean by “Lord”—if you are thinking of it as “master,” then no. Neither was Abraham Sarah’s master. After Peter says Sarah called Abraham lord, verse 7 says “you husban

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RT @ryanschatz: @pauldirks @PerinDana I am glad that you agree there is mutual s

RT @ryanschatz: @pauldirks @PerinDana I am glad that you agree there is mutual submission as that is there in the text. As for the asymmet…

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RT @ryanschatz: @PerinDana @pauldirks I’m glad you asked again about this verse,

RT @ryanschatz: @PerinDana @pauldirks I’m glad you asked again about this verse, Paul. Many are hung up on this phrase as we consider this…

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@NaijaSkywalker @Needed2ReadPost @haymes_joshua Pastors are not soldiers with gu

@NaijaSkywalker @Needed2ReadPost @haymes_joshua Pastors are not soldiers with guns