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@BibleBashed @sympatheticNPC BDAG interprets this to mean to behave in a courageous way. This doesn’t mean a woman can physically overpower a man just like David couldn’t physically overpower Goliath. But the more the power differential, the more c...

@BibleBashed @sympatheticNPC BDAG interprets this to mean to behave in a courageous way. This doesn’t mean a woman can physically overpower a man just like David couldn’t physically overpower Goliath

@BibleBashed @sympatheticNPC So your entire argument is that men can do more because they have more physical strength? And yet the entire Israel army of skilled fighting men was bested by a mere boy who threw rocks at a giant. God uses the weak to ...

@BibleBashed @sympatheticNPC So your entire argument is that men can do more because they have more physical strength? And yet the entire Israel army of skilled fighting men was bested by a mere boy

@BibleBashed @sympatheticNPC Yea, God uses pejoratives too. Question: can men a

@BibleBashed @sympatheticNPC Yea, God uses pejoratives too. Question: can men act like women? If yes, then you admit women can act like men and be courageous too.

@BibleBashed Being strong and having courage does not mean physical strength or growing a pair of male gonads. It appears that you are the one who doesn't know what courage means. “Then he said to me, 'This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, sa...

@BibleBashed Being strong and having courage does not mean physical strength or growing a pair of male gonads. It appears that you are the one who doesn't know what courage means. “Then he said to m

@BibleBashed @sympatheticNPC This isn't hard. https://t.co/pdBJYU0ZsR

@BibleBashed @sympatheticNPC Women in that time were not usually the ones who trained for war, men did. So to "be like women" is simply a pejorative stereotype showing how these Egyptian men will cower before the Lord. BTW, if men can act like wome...

@BibleBashed @sympatheticNPC Women in that time were not usually the ones who trained for war, men did. So to "be like women" is simply a pejorative stereotype showing how these Egyptian men will cow

RT @ryanschatz: @BibleBashed Egalitarianism is nonsense to Patriarchalists. Tel

RT @ryanschatz: @BibleBashed Egalitarianism is nonsense to Patriarchalists. Tell me something I didn’t already know. Courage has nothing…

@BibleBashed Egalitarianism is nonsense to Patriarchalists. Tell me something I didn’t already know. Courage has nothing to do with strength. In fact, the less strength you have the more courage it takes! Take your head out of the patriarchy sand....

@BibleBashed Egalitarianism is nonsense to Patriarchalists. Tell me something I didn’t already know. Courage has nothing to do with strength. In fact, the less strength you have the more courage it

@Christ_Polygyny @BibleBashed More head in the patriarchy sand. Are you one of those fans of Gothard’s umbrellas within the umbrellas that do nothing? What the Bible says: “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all th...

@Christ_Polygyny @BibleBashed More head in the patriarchy sand. Are you one of those fans of Gothard’s umbrellas within the umbrellas that do nothing? What the Bible says: “For physical training is

@BibleBashed So your argument is that in general boys are more courageous, there

@BibleBashed So your argument is that in general boys are more courageous, therefore…patriarchy? Some solid reasoning there.

@BibleBashed I guess that’s as close as we get to a “I’m sorry, I goofed up”? ht

@BibleBashed I guess that’s as close as we get to a “I’m sorry, I goofed up”? https://t.co/skb88y5jeo

@Christ_Polygyny @BibleBashed Courage is a thoroughly human virtue and doesn’t depend on or require physical strength in most instances. Speaking and standing up for someone or doing what’s right and bearing the personal cost is just one of the many...

@Christ_Polygyny @BibleBashed Courage is a thoroughly human virtue and doesn’t depend on or require physical strength in most instances. Speaking and standing up for someone or doing what’s right and

RT @ryanschatz: @The_Wry_Griot @BibleBashed I appreciate you admitting the obvio

RT @ryanschatz: @The_Wry_Griot @BibleBashed I appreciate you admitting the obvious, though you still have your head in the patriarchy sand.…

@The_Wry_Griot @BibleBashed I appreciate you admitting the obvious, though you still have your head in the patriarchy sand. Do I need to provide examples that women are not just courageously sweeping up spiders? 1. Irena Sendler - A Polish nurse an...

@The_Wry_Griot @BibleBashed I appreciate you admitting the obvious, though you still have your head in the patriarchy sand. Do I need to provide examples that women are not just courageously sweeping

@The_Wry_Griot @BibleBashed You are accusing me of using grammar to make the who

@The_Wry_Griot @BibleBashed You are accusing me of using grammar to make the whole Bible male? Bizarre observation…

@bagby_abe @BibleBashed So are all being told to “act like men” or are just the

@bagby_abe @BibleBashed So are all being told to “act like men” or are just the males being told this?

@bagby_abe @BibleBashed You're referring to Mr. Bashed, right? Just look at the

@bagby_abe @BibleBashed You're referring to Mr. Bashed, right? Just look at the context...it's obvious that Paul is including everyone. You can't seriously think courage is only for males...I mean r

@BibleBashed @NoCapybara116 There you go! You've seen a few courageous women in

@BibleBashed @NoCapybara116 There you go! You've seen a few courageous women in your life have you?

@BibleBashed You need someone to help you with this one? 😂 This was also in BDA

@BibleBashed You need someone to help you with this one? 😂 This was also in BDAG... https://t.co/oyjl8gqGEo

RT @ryanschatz: @BibleBashed Wait...women are unable to be courageous??? 😮 You

RT @ryanschatz: @BibleBashed Wait...women are unable to be courageous??? 😮 You might be thinking of “Be on the alert, stand firm in the fa…

1 Corinthians 16:13 debate

@BibleBashed Wait...women are unable to be courageous??? 😮 You might be thinking of “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13, NASB 2020) However, this is in the plural and Paul is writing to the chur...

@BibleBashed Wait...women are unable to be courageous??? 😮 You might be thinking of “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13, NASB 2020) However, thi

@BibleBashed You look at this boy’s selfless courage and you come away with “Pat

@BibleBashed You look at this boy’s selfless courage and you come away with “Patriarchy”? So if we found a courageous older sister who does the same thing should we say “Matriarchy”? You do realize

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-09

@kelcy_lowry I'm not brainwashed by the Bible. I am fully able to read it for m

@kelcy_lowry I'm not brainwashed by the Bible. I am fully able to read it for myself. 😅

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-09

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT BECAUSE he feels the Bible commands him to be

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT BECAUSE he feels the Bible commands him to be the federal head over his home!!!

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-08

@IdiocracyTL @smashbaals Ok, except the Bible is not fiction.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-06

@Forms_Respecter While I’m egalitarian, I didn’t get there because of all the things egalitarian scholars say. Sometimes they are guessing because they see women being used in the Bible in significant capacities and so they know that Paul can’t mean...

@Forms_Respecter While I’m egalitarian, I didn’t get there because of all the things egalitarian scholars say. Sometimes they are guessing because they see women being used in the Bible in significan

@ZacharyGarris Firstly, I absolutely do not deny the authority of the Bible! Be

@ZacharyGarris Firstly, I absolutely do not deny the authority of the Bible! Because you disagree with me does not give you a right to claim I deny the Bible’s authority. Do you consider me in sin?

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII Where does the Bible speak of gender roles? Men and women bring

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII Where does the Bible speak of gender roles? Men and women bring different gifts, strengths and weaknesses and together they complement each other in the same roles.

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @JohnHar63885981 @DickSaban1 Now that we know what you believe,

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @JohnHar63885981 @DickSaban1 Now that we know what you believe, where does the Bible teach it? https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@DrSSteele @smashbaals I thought we go back to the Bible? Do you not adhere to

@DrSSteele @smashbaals I thought we go back to the Bible? Do you not adhere to ‘sola scriptura’?

@CameronGunn1863 @twigsally @smashbaals This is a strange argument for someone s

@CameronGunn1863 @twigsally @smashbaals This is a strange argument for someone supposedly wanting everyone to follow the Bible. Does one's opinions matter based on where they are from or based on scr

@tradwifetoday @taxpayer0011 @DrCurtisFreeman @BethMooreLPM @DukeChapel Of cours

@tradwifetoday @taxpayer0011 @DrCurtisFreeman @BethMooreLPM @DukeChapel Of course I believe in the plain words of the Bible. I believe what they plainly mean **in context**.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-03

@Pathfinder4545 @pastherandie @ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve I appreciate you enc

@Pathfinder4545 @pastherandie @ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve I appreciate you encouraging me to read my Bible. It just doesn’t move our conversation forward.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@NewsJun68601116 @Brian_Sauve Where does the Bible speak about gender roles? Wh

@NewsJun68601116 @Brian_Sauve Where does the Bible speak about gender roles? Where is the word role even in the text? Why would a woman being a co-leader of her home with her husband—notice, both ar

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@brianwhitecc @autocorrect2_0 The Bible also says you should not misuse God’s wo

@brianwhitecc @autocorrect2_0 The Bible also says you should not misuse God’s word. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctl

2 Tim 2:15 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

Our culture has messed with pronouns (see Dawkins’ post below for a she/they problem), but the Bible shouldn’t have this problem! In this case, it’s the verbs that are singular and plural. Houston, do we have a problem? 🤔 Can you answer my questi...

Our culture has messed with pronouns (see Dawkins’ post below for a she/they problem), but the Bible shouldn’t have this problem! In this case, it’s the *verbs* that are singular and plural. Houston

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-29

@3HillsMinor @Deigratia1985 Why would God want His church to split over something so trivial as whether true doctrine was spoken by a godly female vessel? I am on side with you about the acceptance of sin being a problem, but I’m just saying I don’t...

@3HillsMinor @Deigratia1985 Why would God want His church to split over something so trivial as whether true doctrine was spoken by a godly female vessel? I am on side with you about the acceptance o

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-27

@Deigratia1985 @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam @kelcy_lowry Is questioning one’s interpretation of the Bible sowing doubt? I don’t even get that response from Mormons when I challenge them. Sometimes we have had conversations multiple times a week going...

@Deigratia1985 @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam @kelcy_lowry Is questioning one’s interpretation of the Bible sowing doubt? I don’t even get that response from Mormons when I challenge them. Sometimes we

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-27

@kelcy_lowry @ymmotrojam @Deigratia1985 @ich1ban123456 Are you following the Bib

@kelcy_lowry @ymmotrojam @Deigratia1985 @ich1ban123456 Are you following the Bible?

@SimonReye @Duke456521 @MikeWingerii @hashim_warren The verb αὐθεντεῖν (authentein) that Paul used is used only this once in the New Testament (called a hapax logomenon) and was rarely used outside of the Bible. Linda Belleville did an exhaustive se...

@SimonReye @Duke456521 @MikeWingerii @hashim_warren The verb αὐθεντεῖν (authentein) that Paul used is used only this once in the New Testament (called a hapax logomenon) and was rarely used outside of

@ymmotrojam The Amplified Bible says that anyone who doesn’t recognize the Lord’s commandments (throughout chapter 14) is to be disregarded and not recognized. The ISV says "he should be ignored." Those who refuse to acknowledge that it is the comm...

@ymmotrojam The Amplified Bible says that anyone who doesn’t recognize the Lord’s commandments (throughout chapter 14) is to be disregarded and not recognized. The ISV says "he should be ignored." T

@ymmotrojam If I were a woman in your church, I would consider the Bible study t

@ymmotrojam If I were a woman in your church, I would consider the Bible study to be my church. That is where I would feel God is able to use me without restriction. I would tolerate Sunday morning

@ymmotrojam What do you define to be a church? How many have to gather? What m

@ymmotrojam What do you define to be a church? How many have to gather? What makes it official? Must it be in a building with a pulpit and an amplification system to be official? Is a Bible study

@ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam So they can teach the Bible to children and adult wom

@ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam So they can teach the Bible to children and adult women, but as soon as the boy turns from 17 to 18, it's a sin?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-25

@punkpublican I'm glad you allow women to evangelize! Wouldn't that be teaching someone the gospel? Being an elder is simply teaching and correcting to what the Bible says, not making new doctrine. What makes you think that this is the domain of m...

@punkpublican I'm glad you allow women to evangelize! Wouldn't that be teaching someone the gospel? Being an elder is simply teaching and correcting to what the Bible says, not making new doctrine.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@Deigratia1985 @3HillsMinor WHAT?! Why would you think I affirm that? All I said was the Bible doesn’t restrict qualified godly women from serving in whatever capacity God has called them and which they desire. Not that they can teach false doctri...

@Deigratia1985 @3HillsMinor WHAT?! Why would you think I affirm that? All I said was the Bible doesn’t restrict qualified godly women from serving in whatever capacity God has called them and which

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Eph 5:21 is pretty clear too: “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” We submit to one another. I’ve lived this way for decades of my marriage. You should try it—it work...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Eph 5:21 is pretty clear too: “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” We submit to one another. I’ve lived this way for

Eph 5:21 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@MikeWingerii I am still watching your video. At [53:13], you were reading from Belleville’s book and saw the initials “JB” and couldn’t find what Bible translation this was referring to. I hovered over my Logos version and it said “Jerusalem Bible...

@MikeWingerii I am still watching your video. At [53:13], you were reading from Belleville’s book and saw the initials “JB” and couldn’t find what Bible translation this was referring to. I hovered

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-22

@ReformedDoc @Guitardo7 @ronhenzel @CherylSchatz @717edu @StevenUllmer @JasonTimerson @Chad4328 You are assuming that Jesus’ sacrifice saves through God’s decision of who to apply salvation to. That’s not how the Bible describes salvation. The only...

@ReformedDoc @Guitardo7 @ronhenzel @CherylSchatz @717edu @StevenUllmer @JasonTimerson @Chad4328 You are assuming that Jesus’ sacrifice saves through God’s decision of who to apply salvation to. That’

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-22

@AlistenDoris It’s great you are obeying what you read in the Bible. This passage is not Paul telling godly, qualified and gifted women that they should not teach true doctrine to groups which include men. The grammar, context and references do not...

@AlistenDoris It’s great you are obeying what you read in the Bible. This passage is not Paul telling godly, qualified and gifted women that they should not teach true doctrine to groups which includ