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@ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @KaeleyT @MikeWingerii The issue in 1Ti 2:11-15 is n

@ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @KaeleyT @MikeWingerii The issue in 1Ti 2:11-15 is not a cultural or societal issue. It has to do with a specific woman teaching false doctrine in Ephesus. I give a high le

1Ti 2:11-15 debate

@JonathanTreal Can't disagree with the craziness going on today, but it has noth

@JonathanTreal Can't disagree with the craziness going on today, but it has nothing to do with 1Ti 2:12 (at least based on what Paul intended in that verse). I also don't think males presenting as fem

1Ti 2:12 debate

@mc_kinnon5 @carolinecwilder @patrick10477 A godly woman teaching true doctrine

@mc_kinnon5 @carolinecwilder @patrick10477 A godly woman teaching true doctrine to anyone is not rebellious because that is not what Paul is saying in 1 Tim 2:11-12. https://t.co/zkbRDwQWIx

1 Tim 2:11-12 general

1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 2:15 1 Timothy 2:15 general

RT @ryanschatz: 6/🧵 Exposition of 1 Tim 2:11-15 (part 5, final) 1 Timothy 2:15

RT @ryanschatz: 6/🧵 Exposition of 1 Tim 2:11-15 (part 5, final) 1 Timothy 2:15 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 6-1. In 1 Tim 2:15, 'the woman' is said that she '…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-29

@ThomisticRednek @KatKanada_TM @oliverburdick "A woman" is not in the plural. v14 says "the woman" which is an anaphoric use of the article showing that "a woman" is a specific woman. 1Ti 1:3 says that Paul left Timothy behind to stop "certain people...

@ThomisticRednek @KatKanada_TM @oliverburdick "A woman" is not in the plural. v14 says "the woman" which is an anaphoric use of the article showing that "a woman" is a specific woman. 1Ti 1:3 says tha

1Ti 1:3 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-29

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy You presume leadership means authority over, when that is not the Biblical model. The woman described in Prov 31 exemplifies leadership and wisdom in her household and beyond. She influences and shows leadership to the fol...

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy You presume leadership means authority over, when that is not the Biblical model. The woman described in Prov 31 exemplifies leadership and wisdom in her household and beyo

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy So if I understand your point, the fact that the proverbs 31 woman isn’t stated as sitting in the gate with her husband means that he is an authority over her and tells her what she can and cannot do? The fact that Deborah ...

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy So if I understand your point, the fact that the proverbs 31 woman isn’t stated as sitting in the gate with her husband means that he is an authority over her and tells her

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-27

@Revelation_14_7 A woman is not women. Is that really so hard? Paul starts by addressing all people, then all men, then all women, then “a woman” which can either be a woman or a wife. It can be generic or specific. He makes it clear that it’s a spec...

@Revelation_14_7 A woman is not women. Is that really so hard? Paul starts by addressing all people, then all men, then all women, then “a woman” which can either be a woman or a wife. It can be gener

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-27

@OnionPizza68693 @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I find the vast majority of complementarians and Patriarchalists assume I’m not even a believer and apostate simply because I don’t think a godly woman should be pre...

@OnionPizza68693 @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I find the vast majority of complementarians and Patriarchalists assume I’m not even a believer and apostate simply

@LutheranLifter I’m afraid to ask what that means. Egalitarian doesn’t mean that

@LutheranLifter I’m afraid to ask what that means. Egalitarian doesn’t mean that women become men but that women, if qualified, are not forbidden from leading. Gen 1:28 is a command given to both the

Gen 1:28 debate

@steelmann777 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn So she is a

@steelmann777 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn So she is a woman and they is all women? Paul write "She (a woman) will be saved...if they (the totality of all women) [bear childre

@LutheranLifter Crystal clear there’s a hierarchy? Not sure what you’re smoking but it’s clouding your vision. Paul says "For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man"⎯Paul is giving the reason why a married woman has two "heads" or sou...

@LutheranLifter Crystal clear there’s a hierarchy? Not sure what you’re smoking but it’s clouding your vision. Paul says "For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man"⎯Paul is giving the

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn A heretic, huh? So a godly woman teaching truth to someone is damnable heresy? Where do you find this "sin" in any list of sins? Go ahead and look for it. You are misinterpreting the scripture. You are fr...

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn A heretic, huh? So a godly woman teaching truth to someone is damnable heresy? Where do you find this "sin" in any list of sins? Go ahead and look for it.

@TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn First, you didn't answer my question. Rather, you listed two verses that don't say anywhere that a godly woman teaching truth to men is a sin. Further, you didn't explain how they affirm that such is in fact a ...

@TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn First, you didn't answer my question. Rather, you listed two verses that don't say anywhere that a godly woman teaching truth to men is a sin. Further, you didn

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@kevinmfry @godlywomanhood Do you know what Paul means by these verses? https://

@kevinmfry @godlywomanhood Do you know what Paul means by these verses? https://t.co/zkbRDwQoSZ

Tit 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1-13 1Ti 3:11 debate

@GodistheGoal @FlammablePink @GeauxGabrielle @myteacherafreak @MissBNasty 1Ti 3:

@GodistheGoal @FlammablePink @GeauxGabrielle @myteacherafreak @MissBNasty 1Ti 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9 do not say anything like "must not be a woman," but rather "Women likewise..." (1Ti 3:11). https://t.

@Alicia_Bittle_ @lebell79 @herreisenheim00 @roserobins017 No one is suggesting a

@Alicia_Bittle_ @lebell79 @herreisenheim00 @roserobins017 No one is suggesting a man should pretend to be a woman, to wear a dress or adorn fake breasts or claim to bear children. This is about leade

@jtcope4 @godlywomanhood It doesn't mean all women are not supposed to teach men

@jtcope4 @godlywomanhood It doesn't mean all women are not supposed to teach men. https://t.co/zkbRDwQWIx

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-23

@StothersRyan @Maheshburad1 The problem with Witherington’s assumption is that this passage is about authority of one person over another in worship. It is not. I challenge you to interpret v10. The NASB has “symbol of” but this is not in the Greek. ...

@StothersRyan @Maheshburad1 The problem with Witherington’s assumption is that this passage is about authority of one person over another in worship. It is not. I challenge you to interpret v10. The N

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-21

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 So curious how you protested translating “a woman” as wif

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 So curious how you protested translating “a woman” as wife in 1Ti 2:12 but here in 1Ti 3:11 when women is on its own you are happy to translate it as wives. I guess it fits your

1Ti 2:12 1Ti 3:11 debate

@ronhenzel No, I said it is a specific wife and husband as clarified by the cont

@ronhenzel No, I said it is a specific wife and husband as clarified by the context. So this translation negates it has to do with a generic woman and a generic man.

1Ti 2:12 1Ti 2:14 1Ti 2:15 debate

@ronhenzel Also, I believe that 1Ti 2:12 is actually properly translated: "But I do not allow a wife to teach or 'authentein' her husband, but to remain quiet." It's about a specific wife (the 'the woman' in 1Ti 2:14 and the 'she' in 1Ti 2:15) and he...

@ronhenzel Also, I believe that 1Ti 2:12 is actually properly translated: "But I do not allow a wife to teach or 'authentein' her husband, but to remain quiet." It's about a specific wife (the 'the wo

@ronhenzel Interesting, Ron, because I know very few egalitarians who agree with

@ronhenzel Interesting, Ron, because I know very few egalitarians who agree with me that this is about a specific woman who was teaching false doctrine in the church at Ephesus. Do you know others? Be

@ronhenzel @MBurtwrites Right, that certainly doesn't sound like a total guess. In context, Paul knows that the young, single Timothy interjecting to stop this woman from teaching with her husband silently watching could be dicey. Maybe they would d...

@ronhenzel @MBurtwrites Right, that certainly doesn't sound like a total guess. In context, Paul knows that the young, single Timothy interjecting to stop this woman from teaching with her husband si

@ronhenzel @trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Don’t be fooled: Ron knows what he isn’t te

@ronhenzel @trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Don’t be fooled: Ron knows what he *isn’t* telling you is also true, that Paul *can* use “a woman” to refer to a specific woman. Ron knows that how we tell the diffe

@ronhenzel @_JustWriting @TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 Thanks, Ron. Pay attention to w

@ronhenzel @_JustWriting @TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 Thanks, Ron. Pay attention to what Ron doesn’t want to tell you—that Paul *can* use “a woman” and “the woman” to refer to a specific person. And we wou

@ronhenzel @OrinRomine @ryancduff Ron is just using distraction here as he knows

@ronhenzel @OrinRomine @ryancduff Ron is just using distraction here as he knows that Paul *can* use “a woman” and “the woman” specifically. How we would know this would be by the context 👑. https://t

@ronhenzel @TakTik227f1 @KaitlynSchiess Ron is just distracting from the fact th

@ronhenzel @TakTik227f1 @KaitlynSchiess Ron is just distracting from the fact that he knows that Paul *can* use “a woman” and “the woman” specifically, and we would know by the context. https://t.co/O

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 And by using the article in verse 14 “the woman” Paul says something that cannot apply to Eve since the “she will be saved” in 1Ti 2:15 is future tense. We know then this use of the article is anaphorically pointing to the anar...

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 And by using the article in verse 14 “the woman” Paul says something that cannot apply to Eve since the “she will be saved” in 1Ti 2:15 is future tense. We know then this use of

1Ti 2:15 general

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 Then to help clarify she was deceived, Paul ties this married woman teaching false doctrine in with a similar situation from Eden showing that this problem is due to deception and ignorance like Eve and not out of knowledge lik...

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 Then to help clarify she was deceived, Paul ties this married woman teaching false doctrine in with a similar situation from Eden showing that this problem is due to deception a

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 And why he might be obscuring the name of a specific deceived married woman in the church at Ephesus whom Timothy would readily recognize without naming given Paul’s comments. Paul told us: “remain…so that you would instruct *...

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 And why he might be obscuring the name of a specific deceived married woman in the church at Ephesus whom Timothy would readily recognize without naming given Paul’s comments.

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 Of course, you are not saying that Paul cannot use “a woman” to be referring to a specific woman, right? Because pennies, tigers and rotten apples have nothing to do with the context of this passage, Paul’s stated purpose in wr...

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 Of course, you are not saying that Paul cannot use “a woman” to be referring to a specific woman, right? Because pennies, tigers and rotten apples have nothing to do with the co

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Hmm. Yeah, there’s that taking Paul’s “a woman” and changing it to the plural again. I have no problem with you saying I’m wrong, but I obviously think you are wrong and I have much to say about how in these same scriptures yo...

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Hmm. Yeah, there’s that taking Paul’s “a woman” and changing it to the plural again. I have no problem with you saying I’m wrong, but I obviously think you are wrong and I have

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel What you think is clear is because it’s the only way you’ve read these passages. If you hadn’t noticed, there are no male pronouns in the Greek of 1 Tim 3:1-13, there’s no “must not be a woman,” the “one wife husband”—whatever ...

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel What you think is clear is because it’s the only way you’ve read these passages. If you hadn’t noticed, there are no male pronouns in the Greek of 1 Tim 3:1-13, there’s no “must

1 Tim 3:1-13 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@ronhenzel Not surprising that the ESV has wording which doesn't acknowledge a w

@ronhenzel Not surprising that the ESV has wording which doesn't acknowledge a woman being among the apostles.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-15

@RevKimWChafee I’m egalitarian, but I don’t agree with this. While it is important to note that Jesus told Mary—a woman—to testify of the resurrection to the rest of the disciples, we should not go so far as to suggest that without Mary’s testimony,...

@RevKimWChafee I’m egalitarian, but I don’t agree with this. While it is important to note that Jesus told Mary—a woman—to testify of the resurrection to the rest of the disciples, we should not go s

@ryancduff He misses Paul’s reason for writing what he did to Timothy. He doesn’t seem to recognize that since Paul mentions Eve in this context that he is referring to how God said humanity would be saved through the seed of the woman. So too this d...

@ryancduff He misses Paul’s reason for writing what he did to Timothy. He doesn’t seem to recognize that since Paul mentions Eve in this context that he is referring to how God said humanity would be

Gen 1:28 Gen 3:16 Gen 3:16 commentary

@paulsfam4 @ABlakeWhite Rule in Gen 3:16 is not in the imperative like Gen 1:28 is when spoken of both the man and the woman. If Gen 1:28 is a command, then how is the woman to rule if the man rules her? Further, Gen 3:16 is not spoken directly to Ad...

@paulsfam4 @ABlakeWhite Rule in Gen 3:16 is not in the imperative like Gen 1:28 is when spoken of both the man and the woman. If Gen 1:28 is a command, then how is the woman to rule if the man rules h

@ABlakeWhite Here's a diagram I created to show what's going on with 'a woman' a

@ABlakeWhite Here's a diagram I created to show what's going on with 'a woman' and 'the woman' in 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/nFcdCBmEDm

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@PaulieCuddy So women preaching true doctrine or pastoring a church will go to Hell? And those like me exegeting the passages that seem to restrict them will also go there because you disagree with me? Where is a godly woman preaching true doctrine ...

@PaulieCuddy So women preaching true doctrine or pastoring a church will go to Hell? And those like me exegeting the passages that seem to restrict them will also go there because you disagree with me

@btgolz @michael_ronning @freedom4alltime @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists There’s nothing that says God chose Deborah to Israel’s shame. You are adding this to the account. Barak didn’t want to go without Deborah, so a woman received the...

@btgolz @michael_ronning @freedom4alltime @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists There’s nothing that says God chose Deborah to Israel’s shame. You are adding this to the account. Barak didn’t w

@BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC People like you keep using this verse completely out

@BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC People like you keep using this verse completely out of context. This has nothing to do with a woman teaching truth or sharing her thoughts on X! https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad You said that Mike would have a pro

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad You said that Mike would have a problem with a woman having authority. What does that mean? Is the pastor supposed to tell you what to do? I’ve been asking

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Hi Kim. So is a woman allowed to

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Hi Kim. So is a woman allowed to teach the Bible each Sunday so long as she isn’t called an elder or pastor or bishop? What part of pastoring is off lim

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Actually, maybe @DoctrinesofRad wasn’t concerned with this and just wants people to learn silently. Just like men learn silently, so also women should also learn silently. And just like men shouldn’t take ...

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Actually, maybe @DoctrinesofRad wasn’t concerned with this and just wants people to learn silently. Just like men learn silently, so also women should also

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Sometimes I get confused with how each complementarian limits women in leadership. So Mike is fully ok with a woman preaching and teaching on Sunday morning so long as she’s not called an elder or pastor? ...

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Sometimes I get confused with how each complementarian limits women in leadership. So Mike is fully ok with a woman preaching and teaching on Sunday mornin

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad A godly woman shepherding, preaching and teaching is not a sin. It’s not listed in any list of sins anywhere. When this gets labeled a sin, it causes division which is completely unnecessary b/c it’s not ...

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad A godly woman shepherding, preaching and teaching is not a sin. It’s not listed in any list of sins anywhere. When this gets labeled a sin, it causes divi

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-11

@paulsfam4 @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad “He shall rule over you” is not an impe

@paulsfam4 @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad “He shall rule over you” is not an imperative (not a command), is future, and is spoken to the woman not the man. Gen 1:28 is in the imperative and spoken to b

Gen 1:28 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-11

This is precisely the problem. A godly woman teaching true doctrine is not s

This is precisely the problem. A godly woman teaching true doctrine is *not* sinning! Mike, what are you promoting? @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad https://t.co/qSYgHFtiNi

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-10

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel Second question: why didn’t they consider replacing Judas with a woman? The apostles based their criteria on being with Jesus from the beginning and witnessing the resurrection. They didn’t specify “must be male.” As it tu...

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel Second question: why didn’t they consider replacing Judas with a woman? The apostles based their criteria on being with Jesus from the beginning and witnessing the resurrec