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@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus “For the husband is the source of the wife (since marriage is defined by the first couple and Eve came from Adam’s flesh and bone), as Christ also is the source of the church (how?) He Himself being the Sav...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus “For the husband is the source of the wife (since marriage is defined by the first couple and Eve came from Adam’s flesh and bone), as Christ also is the so

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@Robert_S_Morley @BogdanOancea77 Yes, when considering all that this woman does

@Robert_S_Morley @BogdanOancea77 Yes, when considering all that this woman does and achieves, one wonders whether there is anything left for her husband to do!

@allattwa66533 He defined what marriage is. “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will...

@allattwa66533 He defined what marriage is. “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and

Matthew 19:4 question

I keep trying to find more succinct ways to summarize the gist of all these scri

I keep trying to find more succinct ways to summarize the gist of all these scriptures used to restrict women from leadership roles. https://t.co/uMJHBEYswZ

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus But Paul talks about married women "managing" their households: “Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and give the enemy no opportunity for reproach” (1 T...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus But Paul talks about married women "managing" their households: “Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, an

1 Timothy 5:14 debate

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 I cover 1 Tim 2:11-15 in the following short summa

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 I cover 1 Tim 2:11-15 in the following short summary. See the link at the bottom for a full thread with more details and references backing up this view. https://t.co/rB

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 Paul wasn’t silencing women, but quoting from the

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 Paul wasn’t silencing women, but quoting from the Judiazers in the Corinthian church who wrote what Paul quoted in vv34-35 and then Paul rebuked these men for silencing h

@LadyDemosthenes @roguebenoir For 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from Judiazers

@LadyDemosthenes @roguebenoir For 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from Judiazers in the Corinthian church who wrote this in their letter to Paul. He rebukes them for silencing half the body. Yes, re

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 commentary

@LadyDemosthenes No, this isn’t true. These verses are all being taken out of context. Please take another look. 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the men that are silencing half the body of Christ. ...

@LadyDemosthenes No, this isn’t true. These verses are all being taken out of context. Please take another look. 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the

@elizabethprata @aimeebyrdPYW Except it’s forbidden as Paul is quoting from the

@elizabethprata @aimeebyrdPYW Except it’s forbidden as Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the men silencing half the body of Christ… https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

@IanThom01 @SamuelJJack2 Well, no, women (and men) are not supposed to teach false doctrine…God doesn’t stop anyone from speaking truth. That passage in 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting form the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the men silenci...

@IanThom01 @SamuelJJack2 Well, no, women (and men) are not supposed to teach false doctrine…God doesn’t stop anyone from speaking truth. That passage in 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting form the letter

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping That “disgrace

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping That “disgraceful” part comes from the Talmud… https://t.co/loAUSoc9aM

@OliviaTuggle81 @IndictTheReich @LEBassett Ok, well, except that this was Paul quoting from some Judiazers in the Corinthian church who wrote that in their letter to Paul (ref 1 Cor 7:1). Paul was rebuking them from silencing half the body! “What? ...

@OliviaTuggle81 @IndictTheReich @LEBassett Ok, well, except that this was Paul quoting from some Judiazers in the Corinthian church who wrote that in their letter to Paul (ref 1 Cor 7:1). Paul was re

1 Cor 7:1 question

@elizabethprata @rosie_rigby You’ve got the right idea that this text means disg

@elizabethprata @rosie_rigby You’ve got the right idea that this text means disgraceful (I suspect you heard that one from John MacArthur). Except it’s a quote from the Judiazers in Corinth who put t

1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:1 question

@Godfly__ @IndictTheReich @gt5841b @RRR0BYN You would be aligning with those men that Paul was rebuking when he quoted from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). “What? Came the word of God out from you [men]? Or came it unto you ...

@Godfly__ @IndictTheReich @gt5841b @RRR0BYN You would be aligning with those men that Paul was rebuking when he quoted from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). “What? Came the wo

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping God is also a helper and that doesn’t mean He is underneath our authority. The creation order has to do with deception, not authority. There is no hierarchy displayed i...

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping God is also a helper and that doesn’t mean He is underneath our authority. The creation order has to do with deception,

@elizabethprata @Lily_Warrior @pastorpilgrim @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The reference to creation was to show that Adam and Eve were prototypes of this couple in Ephesus. The woman is deceived and ignorant and teaching false doctrine, but th...

@elizabethprata @Lily_Warrior @pastorpilgrim @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The reference to creation was to show that Adam and Eve were prototypes of this couple in Ephesus. The woman is deceive

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The creation order has to do with deception, not authority. Adam saw God in the act of creation of plants and animals…and likely Eve, but Eve herself was the last thing ...

@elizabethprata @pastorpilgrim @Lily_Warrior @aimeebyrdPYW @JJumping @ajjumping The creation order has to do with deception, not authority. Adam saw God in the act of creation of plants and animals…a

@David_Fairchild @JollyStine @CovenantReform2 @ScottRagan @haymes_joshua Here’s

@David_Fairchild @JollyStine @CovenantReform2 @ScottRagan @haymes_joshua Here’s more on 1 Tim 3:1-13. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@David_Fairchild @JollyStine @CovenantReform2 @ScottRagan @haymes_joshua Take a look at the following summary. Its hard to summarize succinctly, but I gave it my best shot. At the end, there’s a link where you will find a thread with much more deta...

@David_Fairchild @JollyStine @CovenantReform2 @ScottRagan @haymes_joshua Take a look at the following summary. Its hard to summarize succinctly, but I gave it my best shot. At the end, there’s a lin

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god In this passage, Paul is quoting from the letter t

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god In this passage, Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those men who were trying to silence half the body. https://t.c

1 Cor 7:1 general

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god Wow, where did you get that? Surely not from 1 Ti

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god Wow, where did you get that? Surely not from 1 Tim 2:12! That has to do with a specific deceived woman in Ephesus teaching false doctrine. Where is anyone EVER in sin

1 Tim 2:12 question

@Fallen_Punk @carolinecwilder @nosoup4knowles I sure hope you were not intending to tell her to be quiet because she asserted a Biblical fact! “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world…” (Rom 5:12, NASB). I go through the summa...

@Fallen_Punk @carolinecwilder @nosoup4knowles I sure hope you were not intending to tell her to be quiet because she asserted a Biblical fact! “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the

Rom 5:12 general

@BogdanOancea77 BTW, one wonders how you can ever be convinced the way you are arguing on this. I suppose you could say the same to me. Look, if you want to remain a complementarian, by all means⎯please do so. You need to follow your convictions. ...

@BogdanOancea77 BTW, one wonders how you can ever be convinced the way you are arguing on this. I suppose you could say the same to me. Look, if you want to remain a complementarian, by all means⎯pl

@BogdanOancea77 Slide #1: Need I remind you of what Proverbs 31 claims the virtuous woman does: - Her husband trusts in her - She works with her hands find wool and linen and then runs the clothing manufacturing by her own hand - She puts bread on t...

@BogdanOancea77 Slide #1: Need I remind you of what Proverbs 31 claims the virtuous woman does: - Her husband trusts in her - She works with her hands find wool and linen and then runs the clothing m

@activity_no I explain that passage in the following thread. The quick summary is that Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). This is a quote from their letter. His rhetoric shows he is rebuking them for silenci...

@activity_no I explain that passage in the following thread. The quick summary is that Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). This is a quote from their letter.

1 Cor 7:1 general

@dayvekeem @abbythelibb_ You think that verse silences women from speaking anyth

@dayvekeem @abbythelibb_ You think that verse silences women from speaking anything in any context? Take another look, because that verse is not stopping women from teaching something true. https://t

@MozzieStark And 1 Cor 14:34-35 is a quote from the letter the Corinthians wrote

@MozzieStark And 1 Cor 14:34-35 is a quote from the letter the Corinthians wrote to Paul and he is rebuking them for attempting to silence half the body of Christ. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

@MozzieStark Hmm. You may want to re-read these passages. Starting with 1 Tim

@MozzieStark Hmm. You may want to re-read these passages. Starting with 1 Tim 2:12, this is about a deceived woman in Ephesus teaching false doctrine. Paul is stopping anyone from teaching the trut

1 Tim 2:12 general

@OBXnationalism Being a woman in and of itself doesn’t disqualify someone. 1 Ti

@OBXnationalism Being a woman in and of itself doesn’t disqualify someone. 1 Tim 2:12 is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine in Ephesus. Paul was telling Timothy to stop f

1 Tim 2:12 general

@DiggingInTheDi1 @BasedTorba 1 Tim 2:12 is referring to a specific deceived woma

@DiggingInTheDi1 @BasedTorba 1 Tim 2:12 is referring to a specific deceived woman in Ephesus, not all women. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:12 general

@bishopofhippos @montananmark @JohnPiper Often Bible studies don't involve all aspects of a service, but they are far more participatory than the one-way sermon setting of most churches. Mine provides time for the congregation to share in response t...

@bishopofhippos @montananmark @JohnPiper Often Bible studies don't involve all aspects of a service, but they are far more participatory than the one-way sermon setting of most churches. Mine provide

@Nickidewbear @Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, I do agree that there were instances where women couldn't enter into a binding vow without the husband or father confirming it. But I think this is more nuanced than we are thinking it is. For e...

@Nickidewbear @Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, I do agree that there were instances where women couldn't enter into a binding vow without the husband or father confirming it. But I think this

@aflawedmanofGod @tatmia1 @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr No one failed me. I'm looking to Jesus who did not use any advantages he had to his own advantage, but instead to serve others, even the lowliest...even Judas whom Jesus stated was a devil....

@aflawedmanofGod @tatmia1 @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr No one failed me. I'm looking to Jesus who did not use any advantages he had to his own advantage, but instead to serve others, even the lo

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Brother, the call to listen to the Bible with an ounce of humility goes both ways. The call to not be led by feelings also goes both ways, as those who are accustomed to patriarchal culture feel mor...

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Brother, the call to listen to the Bible with an ounce of humility goes both ways. The call to not be led by feelings also goes both ways, as those

@activity_no Great question! It certainly appears from this phrase that Paul is

@activity_no Great question! It certainly appears from this phrase that Paul is referring to males only. I deal with this question in the following. Hopefully it helps. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Genesis 2 is pretty clear that the man was made before the woman with a sufficient span of time to observe God in the act of creating both in relation to the plants and garden as well as likely the f...

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Genesis 2 is pretty clear that the man was made before the woman with a sufficient span of time to observe God in the act of creating both in relatio

@M_Jensen23 @aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr There is a certain patriarchal structure that seems to be inherent in the Old Testament and the law that is different from the man ruling over the woman. I believe the patriarchy we see was a result...

@M_Jensen23 @aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr There is a certain patriarchal structure that seems to be inherent in the Old Testament and the law that is different from the man ruling over the wo

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, and this is expressly what

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, and this is expressly what Timothy was to do with the false teachers at Ephesus which was also a problem with the church Titus was shepherding. Je

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, one should not pay attention to myths. In 1 Tim 1:3-4, Paul instructs Timothy to tell the Ephesian believers not to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies which promote controversies...

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, one should not pay attention to myths. In 1 Tim 1:3-4, Paul instructs Timothy to tell the Ephesian believers not to occupy themselves with myths a

1 Tim 1:3-4 commentary

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, I can back up my interpretation with scripture. My aim is to take all the details as important in the interpretation⎯the context (both within the letter as well as the audience and culture), the g...

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, I can back up my interpretation with scripture. My aim is to take all the details as important in the interpretation⎯the context (both within the

@EddieBucha10986 Sure, I appreciate your challenge...and your patience. And it's an important point to make. In Rom 14:1-12, Paul addresses disagreements among Christians over dietary laws and special days. He suggests that these are secondary mat...

@EddieBucha10986 Sure, I appreciate your challenge...and your patience. And it's an important point to make. In Rom 14:1-12, Paul addresses disagreements among Christians over dietary laws and speci

Rom 14:1-12 debate

@PastorSJCamp Thanks for sharing those reflections! Without seeing the film, I was thinking maybe they meant that there was no new revelation, as in adding to scripture. But it seems that they don't understand valid prophecy and tongues, which is p...

@PastorSJCamp Thanks for sharing those reflections! Without seeing the film, I was thinking maybe they meant that there was no new revelation, as in adding to scripture. But it seems that they don't

@AccurateCaption @smashbaals Lusting over what is not yours or what you cannot have (by law) is the 10th commandment. "You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male slave or his female slave, his ox,...

@AccurateCaption @smashbaals Lusting over what is not yours or what you cannot have (by law) is the 10th commandment. "You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor desire your neighbor’s house, his

@BogdanOancea77 My focus at this time is on showing that there are not limitations in roles prescribed in scripture. This is because of the allegation that egalitarians are not being faithful to scripture or are even in high handed sin. If I was pr...

@BogdanOancea77 My focus at this time is on showing that there are not limitations in roles prescribed in scripture. This is because of the allegation that egalitarians are not being faithful to scri

@BogdanOancea77 Does proverbs 31 prescribe that women’s roles should be restricted to managing their homes? Not at all. Here are some reasons why I don’t believe this passage is prescriptive. Proverbs 31 doesn't necessarily prescribe these roles a...

@BogdanOancea77 Does proverbs 31 prescribe that women’s roles should be restricted to managing their homes? Not at all. Here are some reasons why I don’t believe this passage is prescriptive. Prove

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@JollyStine Yes, that’s right! The context informs us what is going on that spurred this letter from Paul to Timothy. Further, Paul speaks of two kinds of false teachers: those who blaspheme against what they know and those who are ignorant. Only ...

@JollyStine Yes, that’s right! The context informs us what is going on that spurred this letter from Paul to Timothy. Further, Paul speaks of two kinds of false teachers: those who blaspheme against

@ElizabethOstli1 @haymes_joshua Lots of great points in this article. I wanted to highlight one from her footnotes: “It seems that for many Christian men, the takeaway from Ephesians 5:25–33 is that one day they have to be willing to die for their ...

@ElizabethOstli1 @haymes_joshua Lots of great points in this article. I wanted to highlight one from her footnotes: “It seems that for many Christian men, the takeaway from Ephesians 5:25–33 is that

Ephesians 5:25 general

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, it goes back further than you think. The Waldensiens which were pre-Luther welcomed both men and women ministers. But history is not the greatest guide. If you are a Protesta...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, it goes back further than you think. The Waldensiens which were pre-Luther welcomed both men and women ministers. But history