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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-22

@MLbelch @smashbaals You have no authority⎯none at all. It is all in the Word. You can't tell me to do anything that isn't clearly in the Word. You also don't have the authoritative interpretation of the scripture. Your job is to serve by convincing ...

@MLbelch @smashbaals You have no authority⎯none at all. It is all in the Word. You can't tell me to do anything that isn't clearly in the Word. You also don't have the authoritative interpretation of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-21

@rightresponsem That’s patently incorrect, but I’ll explain your observations.

@rightresponsem That’s patently incorrect, but I’ll explain your observations. The good ones don’t want to go to liberal churches and the conservative churches won’t let them lead…so they are all pro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@Christianous100 @lutherananswers Yes, thanks for pointing these out. This is no

@Christianous100 @lutherananswers Yes, thanks for pointing these out. This is not about head coverings as symbols of authority but uncovering our heads to symbolically show that in Christ the shame of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@Heiserite @lutherananswers The “because of the angels” and “the woman should have authority over her head” are the links. There’s no “symbol of” in the Greek. Her authority to judge matters of this life is less than and therefore granted by her aut...

@Heiserite @lutherananswers The “because of the angels” and “the woman should have authority over her head” are the links. There’s no “symbol of” in the Greek. Her authority to judge matters of this

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Let me re-explain Paul's reasoning. If she will judge angels, then surely she has the authority over her own head to decide whether to cover her head while praying or prophesying. It explains it quite clearly and complet...

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Let me re-explain Paul's reasoning. If she will judge angels, then surely she has the authority over her own head to decide whether to cover her head while praying or prop

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@lutherananswers Paul already explained the angels reference. According to 1Co 6:2-3, the saints⎯which includes women⎯will judge the world and angels. If this is the case, then they should be able to decide whether to cover or uncover their heads. Th...

@lutherananswers Paul already explained the angels reference. According to 1Co 6:2-3, the saints⎯which includes women⎯will judge the world and angels. If this is the case, then they should be able to

1Co 6:2-3 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT I don’t see scripture saying that head means authority over or r

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT I don’t see scripture saying that head means authority over or ruler over but source of because marriage always maps back to the first marriage where Eve came from the flesh and bone o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@John42991250 @smashbaals All of the prophets, apostles and Jesus Himself are Jewish. How do I not stick to what scripture teaches? Actually, I explicitly and fervently only want to stick to what the scripture teaches as it alone is the sole authori...

@John42991250 @smashbaals All of the prophets, apostles and Jesus Himself are Jewish. How do I not stick to what scripture teaches? Actually, I explicitly and fervently only want to stick to what the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-19

@MyronBourne @Rach4Patriarchy Who said anything about authority? Where does the

@MyronBourne @Rach4Patriarchy Who said anything about authority? Where does the husband take authority over the wife in scripture? Do you emulate Jesus? Because He never for ed His will even on those

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-19

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT BTW, headship doesn’t automatically mean oppression as the claim is that the husband is to emulate Jesus (which is strange because all believers are being conformed to Christ). Anyways, when did Jesus ever force His will on anyone? W...

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT BTW, headship doesn’t automatically mean oppression as the claim is that the husband is to emulate Jesus (which is strange because all believers are being conformed to Christ). Anyway

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-19

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT The slightly less modern take is that headship means rule and au

@MICAH_SIXEIGHT The slightly less modern take is that headship means rule and authority. I’m claiming that this is not what the Bible means. It certainly is not a gospel issue.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-19

@kanarymine2 @smashbaals The Talmud is their traditions. The authority is scrip

@kanarymine2 @smashbaals The Talmud is their traditions. The authority is scripture. Why do you suggest that I ‘worship’ Talmudists? How bizarre!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-19

@_TheWildPursuit @smashbaals I’m not passive; I’m masculine. I have courage too

@_TheWildPursuit @smashbaals I’m not passive; I’m masculine. I have courage too (which, BTW, isn’t only a characteristic of males). Supporting qualified and godly women in leadership and not forbiddi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-17

@Derelictiondino @wheresurhusband @Eric_Conn I don’t have a back bone? (Laughing out loud). You clearly don’t know me at all. The world already hates me because of the gospel—but churches excommunicate you for believing that godly and qualified women...

@Derelictiondino @wheresurhusband @Eric_Conn I don’t have a back bone? (Laughing out loud). You clearly don’t know me at all. The world already hates me because of the gospel—but churches excommunicat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-17

@HarrowingDell @Eric_Conn Head in the Bible in these contexts means source not a

@HarrowingDell @Eric_Conn Head in the Bible in these contexts means source not authority of.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-17

@ReformedSteven @Christianous100 @RevKimWChafee Hey, if your version of authority is to serve the other person’s needs and desires (ie. the one who is first is the slave of all), then I’m all for that kind of authority. Can you show me where Jesus t...

@ReformedSteven @Christianous100 @RevKimWChafee Hey, if your version of authority is to serve the other person’s needs and desires (ie. the one who is first is the slave of all), then I’m all for that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-16

@wheresurhusband @Eric_Conn I’m no beta. Why is allowing qualified and gifted wo

@wheresurhusband @Eric_Conn I’m no beta. Why is allowing qualified and gifted women to lead alongside of qualified and gifted men mean I’m beta?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-16

@Eric_Conn Every cell in my body has XY chromosomes. I have a wife and 3 adult c

@Eric_Conn Every cell in my body has XY chromosomes. I have a wife and 3 adult children. I’m a masculine man. And I still think competent gifted women should not be prevented from being leaders in th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-16

@ReformedSteven @Christianous100 @RevKimWChafee Not only does v21 include husban

@ReformedSteven @Christianous100 @RevKimWChafee Not only does v21 include husbands in all submitting to each other, but the fact that the husband is to love his wife like Christ loves the church is th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-16

@Christianous100 @ReformedSteven @RevKimWChafee I have examined most of the scri

@Christianous100 @ReformedSteven @RevKimWChafee I have examined most of the scriptures that appear to state that women are not to lead and conclude that none of them restrict based on male/female. htt

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-15

@christsoldier5S @BrentCGuitar @RealDavidReece Paul doesn’t condemn a woman teac

@christsoldier5S @BrentCGuitar @RealDavidReece Paul doesn’t condemn a woman teaching truth to anyone. That is absurd. And Deborah was the highest authority in the land as both a prophet and judge so i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-15

@StefB722 @pauldirks @KaeleyT We both lead the family. Why does it have to be on

@StefB722 @pauldirks @KaeleyT We both lead the family. Why does it have to be only one person leading?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@HebronC777 @AJMxya @smashbaals Do you think women should be allowed to be pasto

@HebronC777 @AJMxya @smashbaals Do you think women should be allowed to be pastors? How about elders? How about leaders in the church? How about ruling their homes?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@pauldirks @KaeleyT We certainly have a lot of M/F confusion in our culture toda

@pauldirks @KaeleyT We certainly have a lot of M/F confusion in our culture today, but I don’t really see what vacuum you are referring to except perhaps how your church has a vacuum of female leaders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-09

@Glory2God777 @ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo The crown symbolizes honor, glory, and authority. It represents the dignity and blessings that God bestowed upon His people as His chosen nation. This verse conveys their sense of loss, humil...

@Glory2God777 @ManassehRJones @AletheiaHS @subq @immrbloo The crown symbolizes honor, glory, and authority. It represents the dignity and blessings that God bestowed upon His people as His chosen nati

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-09

@ManassehRJones @subq And yet I believe. Strange, eh? The religious leaders could not believe⎯the scripture you shared with me in Jn 12 said that⎯yet I DO believe. How am I being hardened when I already believe? Are you sure you don't want to go to ...

@ManassehRJones @subq And yet I believe. Strange, eh? The religious leaders could not believe⎯the scripture you shared with me in Jn 12 said that⎯yet I DO believe. How am I being hardened when I alrea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-07

@0xV1RTUE @twigsally @JaydaBF @SimonJohn165066 We are to submit to one another i

@0xV1RTUE @twigsally @JaydaBF @SimonJohn165066 We are to submit to one another in the fear of Christ showing this has nothing to do with authority or hierarchy (Eph 5:21). Husbands and wives do so in

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-06

@ReformedCaio @Whitehorse1255 @CherylSchatz I asked for a literal translation of

@ReformedCaio @Whitehorse1255 @CherylSchatz I asked for a literal translation of a Hebrew text. What sin did I commit that you are being so pugnacious? Is it a sin to ask for a literal translation? h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

@Crystalisives @covapologetics Well, even Peter said his church doesn’t agree wi

@Crystalisives @covapologetics Well, even Peter said his church doesn’t agree with his view on these things, but I also have the same questions. Even the leadership of my church which is egalitarian c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

If women were entirely excluded from church leadership or service roles, Paul co

If women were entirely excluded from church leadership or service roles, Paul could have specified it. Instead, ‘likewise’ supports the idea that women are included in the qualifications being discuss

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

Church leadership isn’t about being the sole decision-maker, a *president* or restricting service if the person is only able to have one child. God gifts and calls people to serve, and they should be allowed and recognized by the body, not restricted...

Church leadership isn’t about being the sole decision-maker, a *president* or restricting service if the person is only able to have one child. God gifts and calls people to serve, and they should be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

I appreciate you allow for women in ministry, but you disallow them to be elders or deacons—leaders. And they cannot teach truth to males (adults only? What about teens?) Priscilla taught Apollos, so teaching men truth is not forbidden of women. An ...

I appreciate you allow for women in ministry, but you disallow them to be elders or deacons—leaders. And they cannot teach truth to males (adults only? What about teens?) Priscilla taught Apollos, so

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@ScottCross_8 I heard a church was focusing on making leadership proportionate t

@ScottCross_8 I heard a church was focusing on making leadership proportionate to the mix of ‘races’ in the congregation. Sounds like a great idea until you realize that by staring at race you inevita

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is an elder ever said to authentein anyone? The context is false teaching, not teaching truth. You are presuming that Paul isn’t allowing the teaching of truth but that contradict...

@Enigmaticx24479 @RamiThePaladin @MikeWingerii @TheHustleCritic Where is an elder ever said to authentein anyone? The context is false teaching, not teaching truth. You are presuming that Paul isn’t

Mt 28:18-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Scripture calls us to judge leaders by their character, not their gender. Women

Scripture calls us to judge leaders by their character, not their gender. Women are clearly among those who have been gifted by God and called to lead and not excluded based on their gender. Let's not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Paul’s focus in 1Ti 3:2 is on character, developed by anyone regardless of immut

Paul’s focus in 1Ti 3:2 is on character, developed by anyone regardless of immutable characteristics⎯leaders being faithful and above reproach. The cultural idiom "a one-woman man" reflects this. It’s

1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Let's not forget that the NT contains examples of women in ministry such as: Pho

Let's not forget that the NT contains examples of women in ministry such as: Phoebe: deacon (Ro 16:1), Junia: apostle (Ro 16:7), and Priscilla: a teacher of Apollos (Ac 18:26). In fact, Ro 16 lists 1

Ac 18:26 Ro 16:1 Ro 16:7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

Paul’s main concern is the moral character of leaders. The phrase addresses mono

Paul’s main concern is the moral character of leaders. The phrase addresses monogamy and faithfulness to one’s spouse. It does not exclude women but ensures that leaders are above reproach in their re

1Ti 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-29

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote Hm. I thought family proceeded the church? At any rate, if what you are saying is the case, then we need to make sure that what we think is the way the church is setup is actually what God intended. Did God intend only Je...

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote Hm. I thought family proceeded the church? At any rate, if what you are saying is the case, then we need to make sure that what we think is the way the church is setup is a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So in this example from the "Totality of Scripture" we have a clear working example in how Paul treats Philemon and how he expects Onesimus⎯a Christian slave to be treated. And there is no authority or hierarchy in the ...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So in this example from the "Totality of Scripture" we have a clear working example in how Paul treats Philemon and how he expects Onesimus⎯a Christian slave to be treat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul even himself appeals to Philemon rather than

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul even himself appeals to Philemon rather than commanding him in an authoritarian manner, showing that Philemon's decision needs to be voluntary and not coerced which

Phm 1:14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul commends Philemon for his love and and faith, emphasizing qualities of generosity and compassion rather than authority (Phm 1:4-7). He then appeals to Philemon "for love's sake" to receive Onesimus back. He *expli...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul commends Philemon for his love and and faith, emphasizing qualities of generosity and compassion rather than authority (Phm 1:4-7). He then appeals to Philemon "fo

Phm 1:4-7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace In fact, we have the example of Philemon and Ones

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace In fact, we have the example of Philemon and Onesimus. Paul does not emphasize authority or hierarchy even in this clear master-slave relationship, but rather, reframes

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Hm. I need to know what the scriptural principle and teaching looks like in your perspective or else your 'principles' appear to me as empty platitudes. In order to understand what it looks like to rule ove...

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Hm. I need to know what the scriptural principle and teaching looks like in your perspective or else your 'principles' appear to me as empty platitudes. In

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Where is unilateral authority here? You argue as

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Where is unilateral authority here? You argue as if authority inherently excludes mutual submission, but Paul’s words reject authoritarian patterns by focusing on servic

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Loving "as Christ loved the church" flips typical patriarchal authority on its head⎯Christ led by serving and dying for the church (Mk 10:42-45). You also point to the "totality of Scripture," yet mutual submission cle...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Loving "as Christ loved the church" flips typical patriarchal authority on its head⎯Christ led by serving and dying for the church (Mk 10:42-45). You also point to the

Mk 10:42-45 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Your claim that submission here flows from "lesser to greater" authority (wives to husbands, children to parents, slaves to masters) is inconsistent with Paul's pattern. The instruction to husbands to love their wives (...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Your claim that submission here flows from "lesser to greater" authority (wives to husbands, children to parents, slaves to masters) is inconsistent with Paul's pattern.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace The bridge doesn't contain hierarchy or authority

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace The bridge doesn't contain hierarchy or authority structures, and given v22 borrows the verb "submit" from v21, whatever follows must be consistent with mutuality. +

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Can you please give me several exampl

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Can you please give me several examples of how you have ruled or taken authority over your wife in the last month?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@Pogre @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s only clear if you assume head means

@Pogre @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s only clear if you assume head means authority or rule. So why doesn’t the Bible just say that plainly then? Why don’t we have a single instance of the scri

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