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@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl Not having women as elders and counsellors is very unwise, though I understand it is done for theological reasons. However, they still serve in many ways. Using the gifts God gives them for wisdom, counsel and lea...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl Not having women as elders and counsellors is very unwise, though I understand it is done for theological reasons. However, they still serve in many ways. Using th

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl I’m really pleased when I see healthy complementarian churches that let women speak on Sunday mornings and value the gifts and leadership and sacrifice women bring to the church family. If male authority can be rel...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl I’m really pleased when I see healthy complementarian churches that let women speak on Sunday mornings and value the gifts and leadership and sacrifice women bring t

@DeeGoingsGirl @pauldirks @KaeleyT Great questions!

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl Woah, that was a great message Kaeley!!

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT I think if I was a pastor I would wonder what

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT I think if I was a pastor I would wonder what happened in their last church.

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl I’ll have to take a look at this Kaeley. Tha

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl I’ll have to take a look at this Kaeley. Thanks for clarifying, Paul! Glad you responded in this way.

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT 👉 ”[there needs to be recourse] especially for women” 👈 This is the reason for the discussion! Why especially for women? Why does a wife need to have multiple men intimidate her by breathing down her neck to get ...

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT 👉 ”[there needs to be recourse] especially for women” 👈 This is the reason for the discussion! Why especially for women? Why does a wife need to have multiple men

@K0VIDFREE @MalcangiSarah I do. And because I read it, I’m challenging this dep

@K0VIDFREE @MalcangiSarah I do. And because I read it, I’m challenging this depiction of a supposed chain of authority of the husband over the wife.

@dr_andywoods Why isn’t one of the options Priscilla who taught Apollos and joined Paul on his missionary journeys together with her husband Aquila? Given how Paul constantly identified himself in his letters to try to fend off those who were writin...

@dr_andywoods Why isn’t one of the options Priscilla who taught Apollos and joined Paul on his missionary journeys together with her husband Aquila? Given how Paul constantly identified himself in hi

@bibleradioapp @BenZeisloft Which is why it can sometimes appear like only one g

@bibleradioapp @BenZeisloft Which is why it can sometimes appear like only one group is given specific restrictions when it is simply an addressing of specific or more prevalent issues. Both men and

@DST_QA @MalcangiSarah Thanks for being willing to see the problems with the ill

@DST_QA @MalcangiSarah Thanks for being willing to see the problems with the illustration even though you are a complementarian. 😊

@TheChileabSon @MalcangiSarah That’s a great verse. My wife is not sinning by having a job. She is incredibly gifted as a physio and her skills are a great benefit both to the community and also to herself. I’m not distressed. Every family has un...

@TheChileabSon @MalcangiSarah That’s a great verse. My wife is not sinning by having a job. She is incredibly gifted as a physio and her skills are a great benefit both to the community and also to

@JohnMcL73 @MalcangiSarah Really? What creed or confession says a husband and w

@JohnMcL73 @MalcangiSarah Really? What creed or confession says a husband and wife’s role differentiation is an essential of the faith??

@DefendTheSheep God doesn’t want sin in the relationship between the husband and wife. If a wife is physically or feels emotionally abused she may use separation as a tool to help her husband to repent, but I don’t see this as grounds for divorce. ...

@DefendTheSheep God doesn’t want sin in the relationship between the husband and wife. If a wife is physically or feels emotionally abused she may use separation as a tool to help her husband to repe

@TheChileabSon @MalcangiSarah It’s the idea that you say it’s Biblically required that’s concerning. It’s as if you think that my wife is sinning or doing something wrong if she also manages the home, why does 1 Tim 5:14 say women manage the househo...

@TheChileabSon @MalcangiSarah It’s the idea that you say it’s Biblically required that’s concerning. It’s as if you think that my wife is sinning or doing something wrong if she also manages the home

1 Tim 5:14 debate

@Chad4328 @MalcangiSarah That’s interesting. I’ve never heard anyone say that.

@Chad4328 @MalcangiSarah That’s interesting. I’ve never heard anyone say that. Where in Genesis 1 do you see any mention of roles or any differentiation of responsibility between the man and the wom

@Prodigerli @MalcangiSarah 1 Tim 2:13-14 and the reference to Adam and Eve is descriptive of why one was deceived and one wasn't. It has to do with the timeline of creation. Adam was formed first, and a careful reading of Gen 2 reveals that Adam sa...

@Prodigerli @MalcangiSarah 1 Tim 2:13-14 and the reference to Adam and Eve is descriptive of why one was deceived and one wasn't. It has to do with the timeline of creation. Adam was formed first, a

1 Tim 2:13-14 general

@2samuel12 @_anandacaseyy The idea of the husband being the head of the wife is often misunderstood. I believe it is a mapping back to the first marriage which serves as the foundation for all marriages where Adam was literally the source of Eve bei...

@2samuel12 @_anandacaseyy The idea of the husband being the head of the wife is often misunderstood. I believe it is a mapping back to the first marriage which serves as the foundation for all marria

@MalcangiSarah I don’t know why these illustrations use multiple umbrellas. The

@MalcangiSarah I don’t know why these illustrations use multiple umbrellas. The ones underneath the largest are unnecessary. Also, why cannot the wife and husband both lead the family? Why can’t th

@DefendTheSheep In Matt 19:9, Jesus says, “I tell you that anyone who divorces h

@DefendTheSheep In Matt 19:9, Jesus says, “I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” I’m not sure that emotional abuse i

Matt 19:9 general

@ReformedDoc @ronhenzel Of course that’s what you have to say as we disagree about what scripture means! What one believes about Calvinism is not a fundamental to the faith. I believe that people are saved by putting their faith in Jesus and you be...

@ReformedDoc @ronhenzel Of course that’s what you have to say as we disagree about what scripture means! What one believes about Calvinism is not a fundamental to the faith. I believe that people ar

@ReformedDoc @ronhenzel Maybe it’s not scripture and word manipulation…maybe it’

@ReformedDoc @ronhenzel Maybe it’s not scripture and word manipulation…maybe it’s just scripture disagreeing with Calvinism.

@ronhenzel You know God has elected you before the creation of the world by read

@ronhenzel You know God has elected you before the creation of the world by reading John Calvin, not the Bible.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-27

@Omniisnotbussin @MarkGrote Do you have a Jewish male pastor, or are Gentiles allowed? By the same reasoning, women also are not excluded. Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, Paul left Timothy behind in Ephesus to stop false teaching not to stop females from t...

@Omniisnotbussin @MarkGrote Do you have a Jewish male pastor, or are Gentiles allowed? By the same reasoning, women also are not excluded. Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, Paul left Timothy behind in Ephesus

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@MarkGrote Education plays a part as elders need to be able to teach and to correct those who contradict the Word, but none of the 12 disciples were educated. What was important was that they spent time with Jesus and were discipled. What changed i...

@MarkGrote Education plays a part as elders need to be able to teach and to correct those who contradict the Word, but none of the 12 disciples were educated. What was important was that they spent t

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Eternity has strong egalitarian vibes. I will stand next to m

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Eternity has strong egalitarian vibes. I will stand next to my Christian brothers as a true equal/son of God for the fir…

RT @RyanPauly3: Faith is not blind and it’s not a leap. Here’s what atheists and

RT @RyanPauly3: Faith is not blind and it’s not a leap. Here’s what atheists and Christians misunderstand. Taken from my interview with @gr…

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If you read "head" as "master" then I can see how you get to this understanding. However, this is not the only sense of keyphale. Because I understand Eph 5:21 describing mutual submission and because I understand...

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If you read "head" as "master" then I can see how you get to this understanding. However, this is not the only sense of keyphale. Because I understand Eph 5:21 des

Eph 5:21 debate

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl So you are the light given to them?

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT It sounds like when you read “head” you under

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT It sounds like when you read “head” you understand “Christ is the authority of the church”—why doesn’t Paul use a word for authority?

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl So if a leader goes beyond scripture, the lea

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl So if a leader goes beyond scripture, the leader is held to account, but the one following them into error was only doing what they were told so they are held guiltl

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl The idea of "obeying your leaders" in the Greek means to be willing to be convinced. It doesn't mean "blind obedience" but openness and not a stubborn refusal to listen. But doing what they say requires that it mu...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl The idea of "obeying your leaders" in the Greek means to be willing to be convinced. It doesn't mean "blind obedience" but openness and not a stubborn refusal to li

@9xix113 @JeremiahGofung Deception is tied to the timeline of creation. If you consider Genesis 2 carefully, you will find that God creates some animals in front of Adam and plants and causes to grow plants so that Adam has experience of God creatin...

@9xix113 @JeremiahGofung Deception is tied to the timeline of creation. If you consider Genesis 2 carefully, you will find that God creates some animals in front of Adam and plants and causes to grow

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT I think the idea that the husband represents "God" and the wife represents "humans" eliciting a one way subordination of the wife to her husband is extremely problematic. The authority should never be presumed to b...

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT I think the idea that the husband represents "God" and the wife represents "humans" eliciting a one way subordination of the wife to her husband is extremely problem

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Paul, I would want to be part of your church because it is part of Jesus' church and a church that is presumably trying their best to follow Jesus' commands. It would seem to me that the unity of the church is very...

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Paul, I would want to be part of your church because it is part of Jesus' church and a church that is presumably trying their best to follow Jesus' commands. It wou

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-23

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Where does Ephesians 5 refer to God giving hu

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Where does Ephesians 5 refer to God giving husbands "authority" over their wives? I'm not seeing it.

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If I’m willing to work within the existing co

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If I’m willing to work within the existing complementarian structures yet am convinced egalitarian is the correct scriptural perspective, do you have the authority t

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Do you have the authority to compel me to bel

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Do you have the authority to compel me to believe Calvinism at the threat of never being a leader in your church?

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT What authority? https://t.co/8yfcbBvmdq

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT https://t.co/Mz6aVoSyPv

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT God will actually hold men responsible who wi

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT God will actually hold men responsible who wield authority over their wives.

@AverageSc0t I don’t even know what’s so wrong about what she’s saying. But I’d

@AverageSc0t I don’t even know what’s so wrong about what she’s saying. But I’d rather you be an egalitarian because it’s biblical and not in spite of those who poorly make fun of egalitarians.

RT @ryanschatz: @MikeWingerii @j_bambrick Mike also ends his 11.5 hour discussio

RT @ryanschatz: @MikeWingerii @j_bambrick Mike also ends his 11.5 hour discussion talking about authority. This is likely the entire basis…

RT @ryanschatz: @MikeWingerii @j_bambrick As for “I do not permit” being tempora

RT @ryanschatz: @MikeWingerii @j_bambrick As for “I do not permit” being temporary or universal and the nature of authentein being positive…

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick Mike also ends his 11.5 hour discussion talking about authority. This is likely the entire basis which founds his understanding of complementarian practice—that males have a special authority over women that they cannot hav...

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick Mike also ends his 11.5 hour discussion talking about authority. This is likely the entire basis which founds his understanding of complementarian practice—that males have a

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick Also, it’s unfortunate that some egalitarians think that Artemis is the reason for the problem. While Artemis was a huge thing for the Ephesians, when they accepted Christ, probably their #1 mark is abandoning Artemis: "Yo...

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick Also, it’s unfortunate that some egalitarians think that Artemis is the reason for the problem. While Artemis was a huge thing for the Ephesians, when they accepted Christ,

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick As for “I do not permit” being temporary or universal and the nature of authentein being positive because teaching can only be positive, Mike missed the forest for the trees. As Mike clearly proclaimed after his 4.5 hour di...

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick As for “I do not permit” being temporary or universal and the nature of authentein being positive because teaching can only be positive, Mike missed the forest for the trees.

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@MarkGrote While Artemis was important in Ephesian life, I highly doubt that this was the problem in the church since: - Paul’s preaching resulted in the new believers abandoning Artemis almost like it was the mark of what a Christian was - Paul ment...

@MarkGrote While Artemis was important in Ephesian life, I highly doubt that this was the problem in the church since: - Paul’s preaching resulted in the new believers abandoning Artemis almost like i

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT There is a disparity in the two approaches. Wilson's approach is all about authority and responsibility to make the woman obey his leadership, whereas Peace's approach is about gently confronting an issue and worki...

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT There is a disparity in the two approaches. Wilson's approach is all about authority and responsibility to make the woman obey his leadership, whereas Peace's appro

@ymmotrojam Tom, your comment makes men seem very weak. If “good men” struggle

@ymmotrojam Tom, your comment makes men seem very weak. If “good men” struggle to correct bad women, then why don’t they learn to mature? Instead, because men are weak, women have to be silenced? S