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@ImPeytonAF @MalcangiSarah Women are not equipped to have conversations about sp

@ImPeytonAF @MalcangiSarah Women are not equipped to have conversations about spiritual issues? Is she less human than males? How can she share the gospel or understand scripture? This is crazy tal

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii Also, Paul isn’t talking about women bearing chil

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii Also, Paul isn’t talking about women bearing children but about “the (definite) chidbearing (noun).” How does this reference to the seed of the woman have anything to d

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii Only read the summary but the argument that 1 Tim 2:15 has to do with Artemis of the Ephesians seems foreign to this text and doesn’t deal with what Paul says in the context. His reference to Adam and Eve ought to be w...

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii Only read the summary but the argument that 1 Tim 2:15 has to do with Artemis of the Ephesians seems foreign to this text and doesn’t deal with what Paul says in the con

1 Tim 2:15 debate

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be pr

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be prevented from preaching in Calvinist churches but they will continue to do so in home groups and in missions. You cannot

@ZachWLambert Well, there’s the flood which purportedly buried millions of creatures quickly. But that probably had nothing to do with it. God knew people would think this but the problem is with their refusal to believe the scriptures and not with...

@ZachWLambert Well, there’s the flood which purportedly buried millions of creatures quickly. But that probably had nothing to do with it. God knew people would think this but the problem is with th

@EtAbundatGratia @JayMuratore @MikeWingerii It is eisegesis or confirmation bias to read into Gen 3:16 that she desires to rule her husband. Gen 4:7 is a different context. Sin is not a person, but metaphorically, if sin wants Cain perhaps like a w...

@EtAbundatGratia @JayMuratore @MikeWingerii It is eisegesis or confirmation bias to read into Gen 3:16 that she desires to rule her husband. Gen 4:7 is a different context. Sin is not a person, but

Gen 3:16 Gen 4:7 debate

@autocorrect2_0 By that same reasoning, he would have to assume that if the Bibl

@autocorrect2_0 By that same reasoning, he would have to assume that if the Bible appears to agree with him, he may also be wrong too. The problem is with the reader and the reader can be wrong in bo

@EtAbundatGratia @JayMuratore @MikeWingerii I’m not a Unitarian. I know how to

@EtAbundatGratia @JayMuratore @MikeWingerii I’m not a Unitarian. I know how to read the text. It says “Your desire will be towards your husband” If it means to rule, why did God bother say “he will

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@EtAbundatGratia @JayMuratore @MikeWingerii @ryanshatz God’s design which ends at day 7 shows no evidence of the man being given the command to rule over the wife, but that they are to rule together over creation. This is an imperative plural in Gen...

@EtAbundatGratia @JayMuratore @MikeWingerii @ryanshatz God’s design which ends at day 7 shows no evidence of the man being given the command to rule over the wife, but that they are to rule together o

Gen 1:28 Gen 3:16 debate

@JayMuratore @MikeWingerii But how do you know what her desire is from that? Perhaps what God is saying is that despite her mistreatment, she will still desire her husband. This is played out time and time again with abusive husbands. You wonder w...

@JayMuratore @MikeWingerii But how do you know what her desire is from that? Perhaps what God is saying is that despite her mistreatment, she will still desire her husband. This is played out time a

@MichaelBerg888 This assumes that He didn’t have other reasons for choosing only male apostles in the original 12. Just as God originally chose the Jews, we as Gentiles are now grafted into one. I argue that in the same way God has broken down the ...

@MichaelBerg888 This assumes that He didn’t have other reasons for choosing only male apostles in the original 12. Just as God originally chose the Jews, we as Gentiles are now grafted into one. I a

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@AriaAsks @MikeWingerii It’s not the Bible that is wrong, it’s those translating

@AriaAsks @MikeWingerii It’s not the Bible that is wrong, it’s those translating and interpreting it. https://t.co/4tYGBalq90

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Paul says it depends on self control. The gift is self control (a fruit of the spirit) not asexualism. The concession is meant for immature believers. “But I say to the unmarried and to widows that **it is good for them ...

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Paul says it depends on self control. The gift is self control (a fruit of the spirit) not asexualism. The concession is meant for immature believers. “But I say to the u

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Two things: 1. Yes, if one burns with passion then it’s better to get married (1 Cor 7:9). 2. God commanded Adam and Eve to fill the earth and multiply. However, it is clear from Jesus’ and Paul’s example that marriage i...

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Two things: 1. Yes, if one burns with passion then it’s better to get married (1 Cor 7:9). 2. God commanded Adam and Eve to fill the earth and multiply. However, it is cl

1 Cor 7:9 debate

@pauldirks @rjl1689 @richbarcellos That Jesus humbled Himself to take on human flesh that He might serve humanity and die on their behalf does not make him functionally subordinate in role to the Father. Philippians 2:5–8 (NASB 2020): “Have this att...

@pauldirks @rjl1689 @richbarcellos That Jesus humbled Himself to take on human flesh that He might serve humanity and die on their behalf does not make him functionally subordinate in role to the Fath

Philippians 2:5 general

@smashbaals No, that doesn’t work. Otherwise all of us in the church are engage

@smashbaals No, that doesn’t work. Otherwise all of us in the church are engaged and any of you who have another spouse are polygamists. This is speaking of earthly marriage. Jesus was single and P

1 Cor 7:7-8 general

@M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Even Jesus speaks of those who call him “Lord, Lord” and cast out many demons and do many works in HIs name and He says that He never knew them. Casting out demons is not proof one is a Christian, but also is certainly not pr...

@M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Even Jesus speaks of those who call him “Lord, Lord” and cast out many demons and do many works in HIs name and He says that He never knew them. Casting out demons is not proo

@M_Jensen23 @smashbaals I’m not going to disagree with you there. The more I’m digging into this ‘apostle’ and her testimony the more the concerns are growing. If this is all she is doing, it is not a church. I was reacting to the statement that i...

@M_Jensen23 @smashbaals I’m not going to disagree with you there. The more I’m digging into this ‘apostle’ and her testimony the more the concerns are growing. If this is all she is doing, it is not

@AndrewsWinnipeg Thanks for providing this reference. I like Ironside though it

@AndrewsWinnipeg Thanks for providing this reference. I like Ironside though it seems I disagree with him on this matter. I was hoping to share my exegesis of 1 Cor 11:1-16 this weekend but didn’t g

1 Cor 11:1-16 debate

@Autumn_Armyworm I agree that Paul says some things that are hard to understand,

@Autumn_Armyworm I agree that Paul says some things that are hard to understand, but I believe God included these things for our edification and so we ought to be able to understand what Paul meant.

@bigzachus @ShieldAndCross @BrotherBoaz The question though is whether nature teaches you that long hair is a shame or whether that is cultural. Nature teaches you that arm and leg hair stops growing at a certain length, but this is not the case for...

@bigzachus @ShieldAndCross @BrotherBoaz The question though is whether nature teaches you that long hair is a shame or whether that is cultural. Nature teaches you that arm and leg hair stops growing

@TimHami97610674 @TheRhetorRick @smashbaals Nature doesn't teach that men should have short hair on the head because by nature, head hair continues to grow without stopping. This is unlike the hair on your arms, legs or your eyebrows. Nature tells ...

@TimHami97610674 @TheRhetorRick @smashbaals Nature doesn't teach that men should have short hair on the head because by nature, head hair continues to grow without stopping. This is unlike the hair o