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@ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals I'm not for feminism or masculism. I believe the scri

@ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals I'm not for feminism or masculism. I believe the scripture teaches equality of the genders in Christ, particularly in the New Testament Church.

@Bro58Tg @smashbaals I have no interest in being accepted by the world. However, it is a patriarchal system that has infected the church. Take off your patriarchy lenses and re-read these texts, studying the details of the context and the original ...

@Bro58Tg @smashbaals I have no interest in being accepted by the world. However, it is a patriarchal system that has infected the church. Take off your patriarchy lenses and re-read these texts, stu

@TetzlaffJoshua @smashbaals As Paul elaborated in 1 Tim 2:13-14, Eve was deceived but Adam who was right beside her and heard what she said to the serpent sinned with knowledge since he was created first and had experience of God creating animals and...

@TetzlaffJoshua @smashbaals As Paul elaborated in 1 Tim 2:13-14, Eve was deceived but Adam who was right beside her and heard what she said to the serpent sinned with knowledge since he was created fi

1 Tim 2:13-14 debate

@LifeWithoutLack @Ken18927033 @smashbaals You are misreading Paul through the pa

@LifeWithoutLack @Ken18927033 @smashbaals You are misreading Paul through the patriarchal lens of history. https://t.co/vsUEIFzlmE

RT @ryanschatz: @smashbaals This does not mean the authority over. Since marri

RT @ryanschatz: @smashbaals This does not mean the authority over. Since marriage is defined by going back to the first marriage in Eden…

@smashbaals This does not mean the authority over. Since marriage is defined by going back to the first marriage in Eden where the wife Eve was taken from the flesh and bone of her husband Adam, the husband is said to be the source or origin of the...

@smashbaals This does not mean the authority over. Since marriage is defined by going back to the first marriage in Eden where the wife Eve was taken from the flesh and bone of her husband Adam, the

@Robert_S_Morley @BenZeisloft I don’t disagree with most of what you wrote. There are Jewish believers in Jesus as their Messiah. The church was started by 12 Jewish apostles by a Jewish Messiah and Pentecost was where thousands of Jews were saved ...

@Robert_S_Morley @BenZeisloft I don’t disagree with most of what you wrote. There are Jewish believers in Jesus as their Messiah. The church was started by 12 Jewish apostles by a Jewish Messiah and

@chopchopcda_ @smashbaals Why is the burden on the male only? Both the husband and wife need to manage the home as co-labourers. Both the man and the wife strategize on division of labour for providing for the family. That may mean one agrees to w...

@chopchopcda_ @smashbaals Why is the burden on the male only? Both the husband and wife need to manage the home as co-labourers. Both the man and the wife strategize on division of labour for provid

RT @ryanschatz: @smashbaals While Adam is explicitly tasked with tilling the gro

RT @ryanschatz: @smashbaals While Adam is explicitly tasked with tilling the ground and taking care of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:15,…

Genesis 2:15 general

@lostintherye @smashbaals What God said to Eve in Gen 3:16, that Adam would rule over her, was not a command to Adam, but God prophesying to Eve what would change in their relationship as a result of the fall. In His Church, Jesus tears down the div...

@lostintherye @smashbaals What God said to Eve in Gen 3:16, that Adam would rule over her, was not a command to Adam, but God prophesying to Eve what would change in their relationship as a result of

Gen 3:16 debate

@BenZeisloft Are we reading the same Bible? Genesis 1:28 (NASB 2020): “God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over...

@BenZeisloft Are we reading the same Bible? Genesis 1:28 (NASB 2020): “God blessed them; and God said to **them**, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish

Genesis 1:28 question

Genesis 2:15 Genesis 1:28 general

@smashbaals While Adam is explicitly tasked with tilling the ground and taking care of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:15, Eve is created as a "helper" for Adam. The term "helper" is often interpreted to mean that Eve shared in Adam's responsibilitie...

@smashbaals While Adam is explicitly tasked with tilling the ground and taking care of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:15, Eve is created as a "helper" for Adam. The term "helper" is often interpreted

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-29

@BenZeisloft This “pastor” is facing the front probably because he came to the f

@BenZeisloft This “pastor” is facing the front probably because he came to the front to repent for using steroids and spending his entire week working out instead of studying the word to prepare for h

@kennyinnes @PastorDaniel5x5 @smashbaals Bingo!

@RBM7211 We have no further instances recorded of the disciples defending themse

@RBM7211 We have no further instances recorded of the disciples defending themselves with the sword. And there was significant persecution against the church.

@pauldirks @YourCalvinist All my markup is in Logos and Kindle 🤷‍♂️

@BenZeisloft There is no sense in which this sort of thing is encouraged for a C

@BenZeisloft There is no sense in which this sort of thing is encouraged for a Christian. You must have a different Bible. “Blessed are the meek”

@barkbahlmerg @BenZeisloft No, I'm not Paul. If you want to know who I am, chec

@barkbahlmerg @BenZeisloft No, I'm not Paul. If you want to know who I am, check my profile. I'm just a guy who understands what Paul said to women, saw a similar thing going on with some men today,

@_whatisaname_ @BenZeisloft What part of "I think he would write" do you not und

@_whatisaname_ @BenZeisloft What part of "I think he would write" do you not understand? I didn't pretend it was Paul...I said it was what I think he might have said to Ben. Maybe you should head to

@_whatisaname_ @BenZeisloft If I was preaching, I'd just plain say it. I didn't

@_whatisaname_ @BenZeisloft If I was preaching, I'd just plain say it. I didn't change it, silly. The verse is still there...go check your Bible, you'll find it.

@thee_ppd @BenZeisloft That was Paul dealing with those who said you had to be circumcised to be saved. Read what Paul said to the women. Paul advises women to focus on inner godliness rather than external adornment. He suggests that a woman's true...

@thee_ppd @BenZeisloft That was Paul dealing with those who said you had to be circumcised to be saved. Read what Paul said to the women. Paul advises women to focus on inner godliness rather than e

RT @ryanschatz: @BenZeisloft If the apostle Paul saw your posts, I think he woul

RT @ryanschatz: @BenZeisloft If the apostle Paul saw your posts, I think he would write something like the following to you: "Likewise, I…

@_whatisaname_ @BenZeisloft How did your "2nd make stuff up" version have anythi

@_whatisaname_ @BenZeisloft How did your "2nd make stuff up" version have anything to do with what Paul actually wrote? All I did was turn the mirror on men who are doing the same thing in their own

@GodandQountry @BenZeisloft "Adding to the Bible" sounds like a nice distraction

@GodandQountry @BenZeisloft "Adding to the Bible" sounds like a nice distraction. Or are you concerned because you know what I wrote rings true?

@BenZeisloft If the apostle Paul saw your posts, I think he would write something like the following to you: "Likewise, I urge men to present themselves not with excessive displays of muscularity or feats of strength, as if godliness were a matter o...

@BenZeisloft If the apostle Paul saw your posts, I think he would write something like the following to you: "Likewise, I urge men to present themselves not with excessive displays of muscularity or

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-25

@btgolz @Suzanne42415420 @BenZeisloft Paul is making a concession for carnal ‘Ch

@btgolz @Suzanne42415420 @BenZeisloft Paul is making a concession for carnal ‘Christians’ who, if they don’t marry, will fornicate because they don’t have self control. 1 Corinthians 7:6 (NASB 2020):

1 Corinthians 7:6 debate

@_nomadic_soul For those who would like to take another look at the scriptures t

@_nomadic_soul For those who would like to take another look at the scriptures they are using to prevent women from leadership roles… https://t.co/4tYGBalq90

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-25

@The_Wry_Griot @Cadogan_Barde @Brian_Sauve Paul said that “because of sexual immorality” and “because of your lack of self control” each was to have their own spouse. In verse 7 Paul says “Yet I wish that all people were even as I myself am” and ag...

@The_Wry_Griot @Cadogan_Barde @Brian_Sauve Paul said that “because of sexual immorality” and “because of your lack of self control” each was to have their own spouse. In verse 7 Paul says “Yet I wis

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-25

@Cadogan_Barde @The_Wry_Griot @Brian_Sauve You realize that no children were there waiting for the apostle Paul also, right? All singles male or female have the same issue. The vast majority don’t make the role of CEO…and probably don’t want it eit...

@Cadogan_Barde @The_Wry_Griot @Brian_Sauve You realize that no children were there waiting for the apostle Paul also, right? All singles male or female have the same issue. The vast majority don’t m

@KaeleyT @pauldirks I’m not sure your specific circumstances, but removing someone from an abusive situation—depending on the nature of the abuse, and raising the issue strongly to leadership would be first steps. Consideration of reporting the issu...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks I’m not sure your specific circumstances, but removing someone from an abusive situation—depending on the nature of the abuse, and raising the issue strongly to leadership would be

RT @ryanschatz: @pauldirks @KaeleyT I have very strong disagreement with Marxist

RT @ryanschatz: @pauldirks @KaeleyT I have very strong disagreement with Marxists and that ideology. Rather than tearing down structures,…

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I have very strong disagreement with Marxists and that ideology. Rather than tearing down structures, I much rather attempting to bring change through convincing not coercion and if needed, building alternative systems which do t...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I have very strong disagreement with Marxists and that ideology. Rather than tearing down structures, I much rather attempting to bring change through convincing not coercion and

@OwenKeller950M3 @BenZeisloft Those who believe only males are to lead in the church seem to be saying that there’s something about the male that alone has the capacity to lead and perhaps fully understand theology in order to convey it properly. My...

@OwenKeller950M3 @BenZeisloft Those who believe only males are to lead in the church seem to be saying that there’s something about the male that alone has the capacity to lead and perhaps fully under

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Thanks for the response and clarifications. To answer your first questions: The Bible argues that God has instituted authorities to maintain order and serve the common good. Romans 13:1-7 is a central passage that addresses this...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Thanks for the response and clarifications. To answer your first questions: The Bible argues that God has instituted authorities to maintain order and serve the common good. Roma

Romans 13:1-7 general

@FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve Yes indeed. But do you see an issue with

@FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve Yes indeed. But do you see an issue with my exegesis?

RT @ryanschatz: @FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as fo

RT @ryanschatz: @FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as follows: 1. Christ -> every man (ie. mankind) 2. Husband -> W…

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Paul, I think that’s the first time someone said that I’m deeply impacted by Marxist ideologies! I’m a bit concerned that if I didn’t answer this you would somehow conclude I’m a Marxist… 🧐 The authority structures that God has ...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Paul, I think that’s the first time someone said that I’m deeply impacted by Marxist ideologies! I’m a bit concerned that if I didn’t answer this you would somehow conclude I’m a

@FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as follows: 1. Christ -> every man (ie. mankind) 2. Husband -> Wife 3. God -> Christ Taken strictly on its own, this passage does not appear to be listing hierarchies of authority a...

@FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as follows: 1. Christ -> every man (ie. mankind) 2. Husband -> Wife 3. God -> Christ Taken strictly on its own, this passage does n

RT @blakecallens: Do you want to see what a real man looks like? It's Chinese ho

RT @blakecallens: Do you want to see what a real man looks like? It's Chinese house church pastor Wang Yi, who's peaceably serving a nine y…

@Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve Not so. Gen 3:16 was spoken to the woman, not the man, and it wasn’t an imperative and the tense allows for future fulfillment (a prophecy). We have been told so many times that God ordained males to lead that we think...

@Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve Not so. Gen 3:16 was spoken to the woman, not the man, and it wasn’t an imperative and the tense allows for future fulfillment (a prophecy). We have been told so many t

Gen 3:16 general

@Brian_Sauve @Manda2364333130 I see. You need to do some more study and reflect

@Brian_Sauve @Manda2364333130 I see. You need to do some more study and reflection. Put down the books by Piper, Grudem and MacArthur, sit down with your Greek tools and study the Biblical texts. B

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-23

“Lords: They rule well.” - Gen 1:28 is a plural imperative commanding both men and women to "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion…”. Are you encouraging women to violate God’s command? “Husbandmen: They shep...

“Lords: They rule well.” - Gen 1:28 is a plural imperative commanding both men and women to "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion…”. Are you encouraging women

Gen 1:28 question

RT @ryanschatz: @rightresponsem Joel, I’m afraid this teaching is in direct cont

RT @ryanschatz: @rightresponsem Joel, I’m afraid this teaching is in direct contradiction to the scriptures which say that in the same mann…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-23

@rightresponsem Joel, I’m afraid this teaching is in direct contradiction to the scriptures which say that in the same manner that you received the result of one man’s sin, through one man the sin of every human has been dealt with. What is required...

@rightresponsem Joel, I’m afraid this teaching is in direct contradiction to the scriptures which say that in the same manner that you received the result of one man’s sin, through one man the sin of

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-23

@KaeleyT I’m as frustrated as you by this response. But it is a sure sign that your opponent doesn’t have a strong Biblical response if they lead with pejoratives. I take it as a complement of job well done and move on to someone who actually cares...

@KaeleyT I’m as frustrated as you by this response. But it is a sure sign that your opponent doesn’t have a strong Biblical response if they lead with pejoratives. I take it as a complement of job w

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-21

@Tobari80901590 @pearlythingz That idea is completely foreign to the Biblical text and is inserting myths into the account. “Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, ‘I have obtained a male...

@Tobari80901590 @pearlythingz That idea is completely foreign to the Biblical text and is inserting myths into the account. “Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave bi

Gen 4:1 general

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii I agree, yet he doesn’t explicitly identify what the source of the issues are or tie them to Artemis cult activities somehow getting into the church. What we see in 1 Timothy is: 1. Myths and Endless Genealogies (1:4)...

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii I agree, yet he doesn’t explicitly identify what the source of the issues are or tie them to Artemis cult activities somehow getting into the church. What we see in 1 T

@_nomadic_soul That discrepancy between what is said and what is actually done i

@_nomadic_soul That discrepancy between what is said and what is actually done is frustrating. Also…I wish people were more open to hearing what scripture actually teaches.

@pearlythingz If you want to know what’s up with Adam and Eve in the garden, sta

@pearlythingz If you want to know what’s up with Adam and Eve in the garden, start with Paul. https://t.co/UnZDiv7U35