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@GuitSmart @JustinPetersMin Strange as scripture frames Barak’s behaviour as fai

@GuitSmart @JustinPetersMin Strange as scripture frames Barak’s behaviour as faith and never shames him. In fact Moses said the same thing as Barak. https://t.co/TkiGHCw1dp

@Ptr_StephenFein Well now that’s strange that scripture calls Deborah the judge

@Ptr_StephenFein Well now that’s strange that scripture calls Deborah the judge and praises Barak for his faith showing him to not selfishly covet the honor for winning the battle. https://t.co/TkiGHC

@AnalogRules61 @ashleigh_fittis @TheLaurenChen Interesting that the Bible doesn’

@AnalogRules61 @ashleigh_fittis @TheLaurenChen Interesting that the Bible doesn’t frame Barak as being shamed. What he said was actually similar to what Moses said to God. https://t.co/TkiGHCw1dp

Heb 11:32 Heb 11:33 question

@JanZizkasburner @rightresponsem Well, Heb 11:32 settles the question: “And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets…” Barak is listed among those who “through f...

@JanZizkasburner @rightresponsem Well, Heb 11:32 settles the question: “And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prop

@BeRegener8ed @rightresponsem Strange, that’s not how the author to the Hebrews

@BeRegener8ed @rightresponsem Strange, that’s not how the author to the Hebrews framed it when including Barak in the chapter on faith. The term shame wasn’t used. Barak would rather have God’s word w

@SKArmsCo @Eric_Conn @Brian_Sauve Sounds like you are talking about two differen

@SKArmsCo @Eric_Conn @Brian_Sauve Sounds like you are talking about two different things. Egalitarian does NOT mean forcing men to be women or someone who isn’t skilled into a job ahead of a skilled p

@Eric_Conn @Brian_Sauve What does egalitarian have to do with Marxism? Sheesh.

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Don’t teach false doctrine is what it says. A woman

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Don’t teach false doctrine is what it says. A woman in Ephesus was teaching heresy. Why on earth people think Paul literally meant that women shouldn’t lead when we have cl

That women can’t teach truth to men or lead. https://t.co/IhwasgSeT4

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Finding an interpretation that makes sense of all the details in the context, the grammar and the rest of scripture is not looking for loopholes. I prefer the scripture over man’s infallible interpretation. If you want to...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Finding an interpretation that makes sense of all the details in the context, the grammar and the rest of scripture is not looking for loopholes. I prefer the scripture ov

@danjackrass1 @KES_Alaska @aigkenham That’s a fair observation as well, but notice that Scripture doesn’t say Adam sinned because of Satan’s influence. The serpent deceived Eve, but Adam wasn’t deceived (1Ti 2:14). He was with her (Gen 3:6) and heard...

@danjackrass1 @KES_Alaska @aigkenham That’s a fair observation as well, but notice that Scripture doesn’t say Adam sinned because of Satan’s influence. The serpent deceived Eve, but Adam wasn’t deceiv

1Ti 2:14 Gen 3:6 debate

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen You are using a similar argument to what I am except I am combining the clear reading “I do not permit a woman to teach” with the context about stopping false teaching and drawing the only reasonable logical conclusion. I...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen You are using a similar argument to what I am except I am combining the clear reading “I do not permit a woman to teach” with the context about stopping false teaching and

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen 1Ti 2:12 says “I do not permit a woman to teach (did

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen 1Ti 2:12 says “I do not permit a woman to teach (didaskain)…” yet you say she can teach. How did you get that conclusion? Isn’t the text clear?

1Ti 2:12 question

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Here are the facts: - Both knew the commandment and the consequences of not obeying. - Adam was right beside Eve and heard her voice speaking to the serpent. - Paul says Adam wasn’t deceived and linked deception with the t...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Here are the facts: - Both knew the commandment and the consequences of not obeying. - Adam was right beside Eve and heard her voice speaking to the serpent. - Paul says Ad

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen As I already explained, Paul is describing a deceive

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen As I already explained, Paul is describing a deceived wife who was teaching heresy, not anyone teaching truth. You are misinterpreting the passage and then claiming that yo

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Curious…who was Paul speaking to in the following? W

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Curious…who was Paul speaking to in the following? Women? Only women can be tricked? “I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led

2Co 11:3 question

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Well, that’s what we are debating. It doesn’t say specifically that women cannot lead. I agree that all scripture is God breathed. But submitting to an incorrect reading—like the idea that circoncision is required—can be...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Well, that’s what we are debating. It doesn’t say specifically that women cannot lead. I agree that all scripture is God breathed. But submitting to an incorrect reading—

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Paul’s clear statement in 1Ti 2:13-14 was that Adam

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Paul’s clear statement in 1Ti 2:13-14 was that Adam was not deceived though Genesis says he was right beside her and “heard her voice” meaning he was there to hear what she

1Ti 2:13-14 general

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen I’m confused. I mean Jesus was submissive. Paul was

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen I’m confused. I mean Jesus was submissive. Paul was submissive. So I guess it does end the argument for hierarchy.

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Priests were only male, and further, only from one tribe and further had to be without defect and within a specific age range. So if this was the reason, why wasn’t the specific Jewish tribe of each of the apostles noted? ...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Priests were only male, and further, only from one tribe and further had to be without defect and within a specific age range. So if this was the reason, why wasn’t the spe

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Hm. So the Jews were first. Even Paul says “to the Jew first, then the Gentile.” Does that mean only Jews can be leaders? As for the fall, there is certainly something there to be explored. Paul says that Adam wasn’t dece...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Hm. So the Jews were first. Even Paul says “to the Jew first, then the Gentile.” Does that mean only Jews can be leaders? As for the fall, there is certainly something the

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Leading is demonstrating by example as Jesus said that no Christian is to ‘Lord it over’ another. So it’s not about a position of authority over others. Can you explain why women can be led by either but men seem to have ...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Leading is demonstrating by example as Jesus said that no Christian is to ‘Lord it over’ another. So it’s not about a position of authority over others. Can you explain wh

1Co 14:34-35 1Co 7:1 question

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen As for 1Co 14:34-35, did you notice that since 1Co 7:1, Paul was responding to things they wrote in their prior letter to him? Do you think after encouraging all to participate by edifying each other that he then silences ...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen As for 1Co 14:34-35, did you notice that since 1Co 7:1, Paul was responding to things they wrote in their prior letter to him? Do you think after encouraging all to partici

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Paul writes a letter to Timothy with the stated purpose of having him remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines and you believe that somehow he also added to this the desire that half the ...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Paul writes a letter to Timothy with the stated purpose of having him remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines and you believe that someh

@sola_chad It was meant to be read and obeyed. Whether you read it from Revelati

@sola_chad It was meant to be read and obeyed. Whether you read it from Revelation to Genesis or Genesis to Revelation matters less.

@TheLaurenChen @hellsitehero I'm not sure you have a proper view of what leaders

@TheLaurenChen @hellsitehero I'm not sure you have a proper view of what leadership means Biblically. It is not about taking authority over people...let's start there.

@notabreadliner @TheRealJamieKay @waltercool11 @TheLaurenChen That's the most misquoted and most abused out of context passage in the entire Bible. How about reading it in context? Paul's stated purpose is for Timothy to instruct certain people to st...

@notabreadliner @TheRealJamieKay @waltercool11 @TheLaurenChen That's the most misquoted and most abused out of context passage in the entire Bible. How about reading it in context? Paul's stated purpo

@TheLaurenChen I know nothing of this woman in the OP you are replying to, but y

@TheLaurenChen I know nothing of this woman in the OP you are replying to, but your statement is not Biblically faithful. Where does the Bible ever say 'women cannot be pastors'?

@MattTravisBlog @ronhenzel @ManofGod20253 So now you've expanded the discussion to what...the whole letter to the Romans? Um, ok. But I've got to get to sleep as I fly out of Korea early tomorrow. But again, your comment "They refuse to let Paul int...

@MattTravisBlog @ronhenzel @ManofGod20253 So now you've expanded the discussion to what...the whole letter to the Romans? Um, ok. But I've got to get to sleep as I fly out of Korea early tomorrow. Bu

@stablecross @ronhenzel Thanks for your interaction. wrf3: The covenant children inherit the land = kingdom of heaven on earth = the saved. Paul never says “children of the promise = guaranteed salvation.” He says “the children of the promise are c...

@stablecross @ronhenzel Thanks for your interaction. wrf3: The covenant children inherit the land = kingdom of heaven on earth = the saved. Paul never says “children of the promise = guaranteed salv

Ro 9:8 general

@Jerd00 @MohamedAsi45086 @dalepartridge Really? Maybe crack open your Bible and keep reading because God defines what 'man' means, that He was referring to 'male and female' and that His commands (plural) were to them (plural): “So God created man i...

@Jerd00 @MohamedAsi45086 @dalepartridge Really? Maybe crack open your Bible and keep reading because God defines what 'man' means, that He was referring to 'male and female' and that His commands (plu

@GregoryAShirk @ronhenzel @ManofGod20253 What specifically were you convinced by? Did you revisit the passages in question and test Ron's answer against scripture? While God chose an individual over another not based on works, what makes you think it...

@GregoryAShirk @ronhenzel @ManofGod20253 What specifically were you convinced by? Did you revisit the passages in question and test Ron's answer against scripture? While God chose an individual over a

@stablecross @ronhenzel Nothing faltering in my argument. But to respond to your 3 points, see below. 1. Paul’s point with Isaac wasn’t “individual salvation,” but that the covenant line comes through promise, not flesh. Ishmael was Abraham’s son, y...

@stablecross @ronhenzel Nothing faltering in my argument. But to respond to your 3 points, see below. 1. Paul’s point with Isaac wasn’t “individual salvation,” but that the covenant line comes throug

@ronhenzel So no face to face debate? Aw. Paul’s burden in Rom 9 is not explaining why some random Gentiles go to heaven and others to hell. The prophecy Paul cites (“the older shall serve the younger,” Gen 25:23) was never fulfilled in the lifetim...

@ronhenzel So no face to face debate? Aw. Paul’s burden in Rom 9 is not explaining why some random Gentiles go to heaven and others to hell. The prophecy Paul cites (“the older shall serve the young

Gen 25:23 question

@dalepartridge It’s interesting how God commanded Adam and Eve to rule creation

@dalepartridge It’s interesting how God commanded Adam and Eve to rule creation together. Why did God commanded her to rule? And why is Jesus’ example that we are to follow from Phil 2 one of submissi

@HvacRoar24011 When Jesus sent out the 12 and the 72, He explicitly told them to not bring anything with them and to stay with someone who would feed them and give them lodging so they could share the gospel with that town. That is the context of wha...

@HvacRoar24011 When Jesus sent out the 12 and the 72, He explicitly told them to not bring anything with them and to stay with someone who would feed them and give them lodging so they could share the

@HvacRoar24011 I was responding to the post where you quoted from 2Jn 1:10-11...

@HvacRoar24011 I was responding to the post where you quoted from 2Jn 1:10-11...did you forget? That's not Paul. https://t.co/44fwFgnrHL

2Jn 1:10-11 question

@HvacRoar24011 The context of Ro 2:28-29 is Jews who were preaching one thing and doing another: “you, therefore, who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one is not to steal, do you steal? You who say that one is not t...

@HvacRoar24011 The context of Ro 2:28-29 is Jews who were preaching one thing and doing another: “you, therefore, who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one is not to

Ro 2:28-29 commentary

@HvacRoar24011 John is warning about teachers who denied that Jesus truly came i

@HvacRoar24011 John is warning about teachers who denied that Jesus truly came in the flesh. This was an early form of Docetism/Gnosticism, which claimed Jesus only “appeared” human but wasn’t really

@HvacRoar24011 The background of 2 John is itinerant teachers who traveled from house to house in the early church. Hospitality in that context often meant giving them lodging, food, and sometimes financial support, effectively endorsing them and hel...

@HvacRoar24011 The background of 2 John is itinerant teachers who traveled from house to house in the early church. Hospitality in that context often meant giving them lodging, food, and sometimes fin

@HvacRoar24011 This passage does relate to the Judaizers, those who accepted Chr

@HvacRoar24011 This passage does relate to the Judaizers, those who accepted Christ as messiah but then tried to push Jewish fables and commandments of men on other believers which was a problem that

@HvacRoar24011 Cretans are from Crete. Paul is speaking about those who are know

@HvacRoar24011 Cretans are from Crete. Paul is speaking about those who are known for poor character and false prophets. Also, that term "slow bellies" from the KJV is quite strange. Don't you think

@HvacRoar24011 You know better than the apostles and the early church? There's n

@HvacRoar24011 You know better than the apostles and the early church? There's no Jew/Gentile *IN CHRIST*.

@HvacRoar24011 Great! So you are so concerned about the unbelieving Jews you wish you could be sent to hell instead of them? If that was the case, why are you so against blessing them? The Bible is clear...bless your enemies. “But I say to you, love...

@HvacRoar24011 Great! So you are so concerned about the unbelieving Jews you wish you could be sent to hell instead of them? If that was the case, why are you so against blessing them? The Bible is cl

@AshFarms The four gospel accounts are a great place to start, but you can also

@AshFarms The four gospel accounts are a great place to start, but you can also read from different parts together. For example, reading Matthew but also Genesis and a Psalm. There are reading plans t

@HvacRoar24011 To the contrary, the Bible insists that Israel’s identity and God’s promises to them remain intact until the end of the age. “This is what the Lord says, He who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and the st...

@HvacRoar24011 To the contrary, the Bible insists that Israel’s identity and God’s promises to them remain intact until the end of the age. “This is what the Lord says, He who gives the sun for light

@HvacRoar24011 Paul consistently said, "First to the Jew and then the Gentile."

@HvacRoar24011 Paul consistently said, "First to the Jew and then the Gentile." (Ro 1:16, 2:9-10; Ac 13:5, 13:14-15, 13:46, 14:1, 16:13, 17:1-2, 17:10-11, 18:4-6, 18:19, 19:8, 28:17)

Ac 13:5 Ro 1:16 general

@HvacRoar24011 Yes Paul did. Read your Bible more carefully. https://t.co/BRMN8r

@HvacRoar24011 Yes Paul did. Read your Bible more carefully. https://t.co/BRMN8rlit5

@HvacRoar24011 Who is Paul referring to here that he wishes he could be cut off for? Was it for the believing Jews? "For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my countrymen, my kinsmen according to the flesh...

@HvacRoar24011 Who is Paul referring to here that he wishes he could be cut off for? Was it for the believing Jews? "For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake o