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@DenyAllHistory @DoodleBobGroypr @praisethechrist @autumngroyper Steven Anderson

@DenyAllHistory @DoodleBobGroypr @praisethechrist @autumngroyper Steven Anderson is incorrect. Thankfully we can go back to the Bible and don’t have to blindly trust these pastors. https://t.co/rBGS8

@devonsworth @Based_Byzantine @YungDipper6969 So there’s another way for women t

@devonsworth @Based_Byzantine @YungDipper6969 So there’s another way for women to be saved? That makes no sense. And what is the fate of the single and widows? It is imperative that we understand 1

1 Tim 2:15 commentary

@Robert_S_Morley @JayTibbs23 @RayKJVDL I don’t think there’s a need to quote tha

@Robert_S_Morley @JayTibbs23 @RayKJVDL I don’t think there’s a need to quote that verse to support your eschatological view. I don’t think that’s what Paul intended when he wrote that.

@GodsContractor Curious. How did the apostle Paul prove his leadership with a r

@GodsContractor Curious. How did the apostle Paul prove his leadership with a real family before he became an overseer?

@Rach4Patriarchy I’m not sure I’m a great debater and debates can sometimes seem more about rhetoric than actually looking at the facts. I’d be more than happy to respond to arguments you make here. But I’m curious… in your theology are you even al...

@Rach4Patriarchy I’m not sure I’m a great debater and debates can sometimes seem more about rhetoric than actually looking at the facts. I’d be more than happy to respond to arguments you make here.

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sw

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sword fights defending their congregations.

@Mosleya62Mosley @dannolane @Rach4Patriarchy Usually leaders are those who serve all and lead by example. They are mature, lead exemplary lives, are humble, Biblically faithful, and elders/overseers/pastors must be able to teach and correct false te...

@Mosleya62Mosley @dannolane @Rach4Patriarchy Usually leaders are those who serve all and lead by example. They are mature, lead exemplary lives, are humble, Biblically faithful, and elders/overseers/

@Mosleya62Mosley @dannolane @Rach4Patriarchy Amen. And Jesus (or the apostles)

@Mosleya62Mosley @dannolane @Rach4Patriarchy Amen. And Jesus (or the apostles) didn’t bar women from leadership. Don’t make up your own rules.

@ryancduff I don’t think it’s necessary to appeal to Artemis when the answers ar

@ryancduff I don’t think it’s necessary to appeal to Artemis when the answers are right in the text and the references Paul provides. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@BenZeisloft Are all your leaders Jewish males like the apostles? Right. I did

@BenZeisloft Are all your leaders Jewish males like the apostles? Right. I didn’t think so. https://t.co/4tYGBalq90

@William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sword fights defen

@William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sword fights defending their congregations.

@reformedstateom @LordRanglican @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol What Biblical duty? Are you aware of what the Bible says about cowards? It is not cowardly to be willing to die. Jesus did it. The apostles did it. Revelation 21:8 (NASB ...

@reformedstateom @LordRanglican @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol What Biblical duty? Are you aware of what the Bible says about cowards? It is not cowardly to be willing to die. Jesus did

Revelation 21:8 debate

@pauldirks Wow!

@Daemonocracy @JackSpa31473121 First, that’s just a picture. Second, false teac

@Daemonocracy @JackSpa31473121 First, that’s just a picture. Second, false teaching is not to be tolerated from any teacher and men are known to teach false doctrine also. Third, rainbows used to re

@ChristOverChaos @BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch The early church

@ChristOverChaos @BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch The early church is in the Old Testament? Huh?

@FrigidusMaximus @madmeyerguns @BobRothlovesyou @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @

@FrigidusMaximus @madmeyerguns @BobRothlovesyou @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol The scripture doesn’t teach that there are gender distinctions in roles like leadership or for the teaching a

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe Vomit? I quoted him. I am asking for the example

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe Vomit? I quoted him. I am asking for the example of the first century church and the apostles. Self defence right? Am I misinterpreting him?

@William_E_Wolfe @BenZeisloft Where does the first century church give us the ex

@William_E_Wolfe @BenZeisloft Where does the first century church give us the example of bearing arms when their apostles will nearly all martyred and many of whom also were facing a similar fate? htt

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch Please show me where we have anything similar in the early church whose apostles were nearly all martyred and whom many were also under the same demise. Where was the call to arms for self defence? I’m ...

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch Please show me where we have anything similar in the early church whose apostles were nearly all martyred and whom many were also under the same demise.

@William_E_Wolfe I’m still waiting to hear what your justification is for callin

@William_E_Wolfe I’m still waiting to hear what your justification is for calling Christians to bear arms based on the actions of the early church whose apostles were nearly all martyred and whom many

@Ashwin_Vengayil @tj7688 1—I don’t likely agree with the way he is using scripture. His intent is not to “wipe out” innocent civilians in Gaza. You are swallowing the pill Hamas delivered and it seems to be working. Won’t be long and you will want...

@Ashwin_Vengayil @tj7688 1—I don’t likely agree with the way he is using scripture. His intent is not to “wipe out” innocent civilians in Gaza. You are swallowing the pill Hamas delivered and it see

@William_E_Wolfe Where do we see the call to arms in the first century church wh

@William_E_Wolfe Where do we see the call to arms in the first century church who were under greater attack by far? https://t.co/m2aFsUZn2K

@FrigidusMaximus @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol I’m talking about th

@FrigidusMaximus @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol I’m talking about the Bible not the constitution.

@edclements @smashbaals Here’s the summary of Kingdom Now teaching. See how muc

@edclements @smashbaals Here’s the summary of Kingdom Now teaching. See how much of the description you agree with. https://t.co/1VVOHvQPbd

@William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol “…if we fail to act in the call to arms then we are cowards.” The first century church had all its apostles aside from 1 martyred and many Christians hung on crosses and used as torches. Show me where any ...

@William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol “…if we fail to act in the call to arms then we are cowards.” The first century church had all its apostles aside from 1 martyred and many Christians hung o

@smashbaals -Nations honouring Christ +That occurs when Jesus returns at his second coming. To make it happen is the “Kingdom Now” error. -Abortion being banned +Abortion was a problem in the first century (live babies thrown out)—and the churc...

@smashbaals -Nations honouring Christ +That occurs when Jesus returns at his second coming. To make it happen is the “Kingdom Now” error. -Abortion being banned +Abortion was a problem in the fi

@smashbaals This is unfortunate. None of these are the apostles. Shouldn’t we

@smashbaals This is unfortunate. None of these are the apostles. Shouldn’t we always be going back to the teaching of Jesus and His apostles?

@MarlinDBJr @smashbaals Question: Do you think God still has a plan for ethnic I

@MarlinDBJr @smashbaals Question: Do you think God still has a plan for ethnic Israel, or do you think the church has replaced Israel? I’m wondering if this is colouring your comments on the Judeo-Ch

@RedBeardthePat @smashbaals Yes, the man was created first and was the source of the woman, his wife. This has nothing to do with authority and everything to do with equality—they are one flesh. And you claim I’m rejecting scripture and inventing a...

@RedBeardthePat @smashbaals Yes, the man was created first and was the source of the woman, his wife. This has nothing to do with authority and everything to do with equality—they are one flesh. And

@realkorinthian @smashbaals Yes, and… Jesus is Jewish. The 12 apostles are Jewish. The early church started in Jerusalem and grew at Pentecost to many thousands of Jewish believers in Jesus. A Jew who acknowledges and trusts in Jesus alone as their ...

@realkorinthian @smashbaals Yes, and… Jesus is Jewish. The 12 apostles are Jewish. The early church started in Jerusalem and grew at Pentecost to many thousands of Jewish believers in Jesus. A Jew wh

@smashbaals Christianity is built on a Jewish foundation. The Old Testament was

@smashbaals Christianity is built on a Jewish foundation. The Old Testament was exclusively the Bible of the early church. The root into which Gentiles were grafted is Jewish.

@JrShines @M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Because there was a problem in many marriages due to how the wife was seen almost as property or for the purpose of producing children only or taking care of the house. In this master-slave type relationship, women ...

@JrShines @M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Because there was a problem in many marriages due to how the wife was seen almost as property or for the purpose of producing children only or taking care of the hous

@Zari_Thustra @GavinMclnnes @onefootpicaday @marinasmigielsk This isn’t about feelings, but about consistency of the scriptures. These passages as frequently interpreted stand out in contrast to things that suggest otherwise. My only purpose was to...

@Zari_Thustra @GavinMclnnes @onefootpicaday @marinasmigielsk This isn’t about feelings, but about consistency of the scriptures. These passages as frequently interpreted stand out in contrast to thin

RT @ryanschatz: @Urist1689 @smashbaals There are certainly instances where the F

RT @ryanschatz: @Urist1689 @smashbaals There are certainly instances where the Father submits to the Son or where His willingness to do wha…

@TonySmith7MD Before this event, the disciples had been granted authority by Jesus to perform various miracles as part of their ministry. In Mark 6:7-13, for example, Jesus sends them out two by two, giving them authority over impure spirits. The acc...

@TonySmith7MD Before this event, the disciples had been granted authority by Jesus to perform various miracles as part of their ministry. In Mark 6:7-13, for example, Jesus sends them out two by two,

Mark 6:7-13 debate

@Urist1689 @smashbaals There are certainly instances where the Father submits to the Son or where His willingness to do whatever the Son requests is evident. 1. In John 17, Jesus prays for his own glorification, as well as for his disciples and all ...

@Urist1689 @smashbaals There are certainly instances where the Father submits to the Son or where His willingness to do whatever the Son requests is evident. 1. In John 17, Jesus prays for his own gl

@The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals I wouldn’t talk about God’s Word this way, since this is what God’s word actually means. I am merely advocating for the truth. Is it a sin for a man to learn to serve and subject himself to the needs of others (Eph 5:21)?...

@The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals I wouldn’t talk about God’s Word this way, since this is what God’s word actually means. I am merely advocating for the truth. Is it a sin for a man to learn to serve and

Eph 5:21 commentary

@Urist1689 @smashbaals Scripture has both the Father and the Son doing what each

@Urist1689 @smashbaals Scripture has both the Father and the Son doing what each requests. It is this example we follow that is the basis for subjecting ourselves to one another (Eph 5:21). https://t

Eph 5:21 general

@JrShines @M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Verse 21 is where “submit” is and it says each

@JrShines @M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Verse 21 is where “submit” is and it says each is to submit to one another. https://t.co/dTFPU7uoFX

@JrShines @M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Eve didn’t take authority over Adam. That idea is nowhere in the text or even hinted in the interactions between God and Adam or Eve. Do you farm or do you do something else? Because if you just work such as at a ...

@JrShines @M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Eve didn’t take authority over Adam. That idea is nowhere in the text or even hinted in the interactions between God and Adam or Eve. Do you farm or do you do somet

1 Cor 11:3 1 Cor 7:7 question

@nomorestrange @LifeWithoutLack @smashbaals There are many women who are single or widows or separated. Paul was single and advocated for singleness (1 Cor 7:7,8,11,26,27). Are you saying that women only have a head if they are married? 1 Cor 11:3...

@nomorestrange @LifeWithoutLack @smashbaals There are many women who are single or widows or separated. Paul was single and advocated for singleness (1 Cor 7:7,8,11,26,27). Are you saying that women

@theangriestbuni @MarshaBlackburn People keep using these verses to silence wome

@theangriestbuni @MarshaBlackburn People keep using these verses to silence women. I don’t think it means what you think it means. https://t.co/UnZDiv7U35

commentary

@ShaneSpenc77 @DaneTilley90581 @smashbaals I’m simply dealing with the text in c

@ShaneSpenc77 @DaneTilley90581 @smashbaals I’m simply dealing with the text in context. If you want to call good exegesis gymnastics, by all means. Knock your socks off.

commentary

1 Cor 11:11-12 1 Corinthians 11:11 debate

@imaso001 @smashbaals Head can mean the one who is in charge, but it has other meanings to do with prominence or first or protruding, or source or origin. From the context, Paul is not meaning authority of one gender over another as this is very cle...

@imaso001 @smashbaals Head can mean the one who is in charge, but it has other meanings to do with prominence or first or protruding, or source or origin. From the context, Paul is not meaning author

@JrShines @smashbaals God had to greatly increase her conception since they were going to die and had to populate the earth. She will desire her husband—it doesn’t say desire to rule. God’s comment to Eve about Adam ruling over her is not an impera...

@JrShines @smashbaals God had to greatly increase her conception since they were going to die and had to populate the earth. She will desire her husband—it doesn’t say desire to rule. God’s comment

@DaneTilley90581 @ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals There is no distinction made based on

@DaneTilley90581 @ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals There is no distinction made based on gender related to the office of elder/pastor/overseer. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

Exposition of 1 Cor 11:3. Paul explains that the "head" of every man is Christ, the man is the "head" of a woman and God is the "head" of Christ. "Head" in this context means source or origin, as this is confirmed in vs 12: "For as the woman origina...

Exposition of 1 Cor 11:3. Paul explains that the "head" of every man is Christ, the man is the "head" of a woman and God is the "head" of Christ. "Head" in this context means source or origin, as thi

1 Cor 11:3 commentary

@LifeWithoutLack @smashbaals Married women have two heads: Christ and their husb

@LifeWithoutLack @smashbaals Married women have two heads: Christ and their husband. In this sense, head means source or origin not authority.

@rbbowman7 @smashbaals The picture in the New Testament of the church is a willing subjection to rather than the idea of obedience (which can often refer to unwilling obedience). The difference is in the will. Our example is in Christ Himself who s...

@rbbowman7 @smashbaals The picture in the New Testament of the church is a willing subjection to rather than the idea of obedience (which can often refer to unwilling obedience). The difference is in