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@nakedpastor Jesus had reasons for the 12 being male but it is true that many women also were of his disciples. And yhe apostles were before the start of the church. In the church, the ethnic, gender and socioeconomic barriers were torn down. I go...

@nakedpastor Jesus had reasons for the 12 being male but it is true that many women also were of his disciples. And yhe apostles were before the start of the church. In the church, the ethnic, gende

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@mad_gnatter @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals Paul says “I do not permit”—why would he phrase it that way? The truth is that some circumstance that both he and Timothy are aware of is going on and Paul is addressing it. This is not general instructions f...

@mad_gnatter @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals Paul says “I do not permit”—why would he phrase it that way? The truth is that some circumstance that both he and Timothy are aware of is going on and Paul is

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@Nickerdooodle @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals Paul is responding to things that the Corinthians wrote to him in their letter to him (1 Cor 7:1). 1 Cor 14:33b-35 is a quote from their letter and Paul’s refutes those silencing women (v36). Paul’s instruct...

@Nickerdooodle @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals Paul is responding to things that the Corinthians wrote to him in their letter to him (1 Cor 7:1). 1 Cor 14:33b-35 is a quote from their letter and Paul’s re

1 Cor 7:1 general

@herschelmiller7 @DBrimzim @smashbaals The only rainbow I recognize is the one God gave to Noah. How is treating women as fully human and not a subspecies of males flying the pride flag? I believe in the full inspiration of scripture and back up my...

@herschelmiller7 @DBrimzim @smashbaals The only rainbow I recognize is the one God gave to Noah. How is treating women as fully human and not a subspecies of males flying the pride flag? I believe i

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@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @FlRST_BLOOD Eph 5:21 says “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” “Subject” is in v21, not v22 (see the Greek). If we are to subject ourselves to each other, then that certainly includes husbands t...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @FlRST_BLOOD Eph 5:21 says “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” “Subject” is in v21, not v22 (see the Greek). If we are to subject ourselves to e

Eph 5:21 general

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus I’m not asking you to justify Paul’s words (Paul did not restrict women because they were females); I’m asking you to justify your words. Paul’s reference to the anaphoric “a woman” is not any woman becaus...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus I’m not asking you to justify Paul’s words (Paul did not restrict women because they were females); I’m asking you to justify your words. Paul’s reference

1 Tim 2:14 general

@ronhenzel The Bible doesn’t teach that we are unable to respond to the gospel, just that we cannot save ourselves. Calling for help is not saving yourself! Notice how Calvinists have to resort to reformed systematics to support their theology? I ...

@ronhenzel The Bible doesn’t teach that we are unable to respond to the gospel, just that we cannot save ourselves. Calling for help is not saving yourself! Notice how Calvinists have to resort to r

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@pauldirks How ironic that they are likely also pro-abortion and think that they

@pauldirks How ironic that they are likely also pro-abortion and think that they sufficiently own them to terminate their lives.

@SolusChristus73 Some of my thoughts as I pondered why Paul used the term “one w

@SolusChristus73 Some of my thoughts as I pondered why Paul used the term “one wife husband” instead of monogamous when he himself wasn’t married. https://t.co/IrWpXZpeyS

1 Cor 9:5 1 Tim 3:2 debate

@PapalSupremacy While Paul wasn’t married himself, the other apostles (including

@PapalSupremacy While Paul wasn’t married himself, the other apostles (including Peter) were (see 1 Cor 9:5). However, why did Paul choose to use the term “one wife husband” instead of monogamous in

@Urban__Tree I’ve thought a bit about why Paul uses this term “one wife husband” instead of the term “monogamous.” He certainly advocated for leadership reflecting the ideal of one man and one woman “until death do they part” yet Paul himself wasn’t...

@Urban__Tree I’ve thought a bit about why Paul uses this term “one wife husband” instead of the term “monogamous.” He certainly advocated for leadership reflecting the ideal of one man and one woman

@holytensionhub I have been thinking about why Paul uses the term “one wife husb

@holytensionhub I have been thinking about why Paul uses the term “one wife husband” instead of “monogamous.” Here’s what I came up with. https://t.co/IrWpXZpeyS

1 Tim 3:2 Acts 18:27 general

@TaompsonTaomson Many including men and women don’t know the scriptures well enough to teach it to others. Understanding itself is not restricted to only males. Priscilla and Aquila taught Apollos (Acts 18:27). So she clearly understood the script...

@TaompsonTaomson Many including men and women don’t know the scriptures well enough to teach it to others. Understanding itself is not restricted to only males. Priscilla and Aquila taught Apollos (

Some thoughts on why Paul may have chosen to use the phrase “one wife husband” o

Some thoughts on why Paul may have chosen to use the phrase “one wife husband” over “monogamous.” https://t.co/IrWpXZpeyS

Titus 1:6 1 Tim 3:2 1 Tim 5:9 debate

@heaveniscallin1 @FrMatthewLC 1 Tim 5:9 uses the wording ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή (or one husband wife) though not in the context of leadership. When Paul uses "one wife husband" in 1 Tim 3:2,12 and Titus 1:6, I see this as generic of monogomy but I think t...

@heaveniscallin1 @FrMatthewLC 1 Tim 5:9 uses the wording ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή (or one husband wife) though not in the context of leadership. When Paul uses "one wife husband" in 1 Tim 3:2,12 and Titus 1:

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Qualifications are based on character, not one’s sex, skin color, whether they are married or not or their social status. You are reading into the requirements what you were brought up to believe. Not sur...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Qualifications are based on character, not one’s sex, skin color, whether they are married or not or their social status. You are reading into the requirem

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@Dionysu06200560 @DBrimzim @smashbaals Paul is responding to a number of things that the Corinthians wrote in their prior letter to him (1 Cor 7:1). His rhetoric is refuting their attempt to silence half the body of Christ. He is very clear in the ...

@Dionysu06200560 @DBrimzim @smashbaals Paul is responding to a number of things that the Corinthians wrote in their prior letter to him (1 Cor 7:1). His rhetoric is refuting their attempt to silence

1 Cor 7:1 general

@DickSaban1 @aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr You are not reading Isaiah 3:12 in context (see below). What Paul says is consistent with his other letters. Yes, only male Levites were the only ones allowed to be priests as that is what was in t...

@DickSaban1 @aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr You are not reading Isaiah 3:12 in context (see below). What Paul says is consistent with his other letters. Yes, only male Levites were the only o

Isaiah 3:12 debate

@pauldirks @KevinaFaga @IngreySherri @KaeleyT https://t.co/rUzndYQFjG

@pauldirks @FionaKabuki @KevinaFaga @KaeleyT You seem to be trying to show that there are differences between males and females and that those differences may get them ahead in different societal roles and that they need to be careful to wield their ...

@pauldirks @FionaKabuki @KevinaFaga @KaeleyT You seem to be trying to show that there are differences between males and females and that those differences may get them ahead in different societal role

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@jsmklaw @pauldirks And there are more like them who had to work today.

@Mockinglogos @DBrimzim @smashbaals It’s an idiom for monogomy. The same thing is said about deacons where we have women mentioned and Phoebe is a deaconness. If it means must be married, then Paul is disqualified given he is single and he wishes e...

@Mockinglogos @DBrimzim @smashbaals It’s an idiom for monogomy. The same thing is said about deacons where we have women mentioned and Phoebe is a deaconness. If it means must be married, then Paul

1 Cor 7:7 commentary

@Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals I explained that in the post I linked. Was Paul not an overseer himself? Surely he was. Yet he was single and advocated for singleness (1 Cor 7:7). Therefore, if it doesn’t require marriage (but means faithful if marrie...

@Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals I explained that in the post I linked. Was Paul not an overseer himself? Surely he was. Yet he was single and advocated for singleness (1 Cor 7:7). Therefore, if it does

1 Cor 7:7 debate

@mattkeegan @NCDebbieDixon The text cannot require marriage because Paul, an Apo

@mattkeegan @NCDebbieDixon The text cannot require marriage because Paul, an Apostle and overseer, was not married himself and encourages others to be single.

@Based_Byzantine @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals I’m not advocating for tradition but for the Apostolic instructions in scripture. 2 Tim 3:16–17 (NIV): “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righte...

@Based_Byzantine @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals I’m not advocating for tradition but for the Apostolic instructions in scripture. 2 Tim 3:16–17 (NIV): “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for tea

2 Tim 3:16 debate

@DBrimzim @smashbaals Haha. Well, Paul didn’t exclude females. Because it’s a

@DBrimzim @smashbaals Haha. Well, Paul didn’t exclude females. Because it’s a matter of character, proven ability and desire not skin color, gender or social status. https://t.co/PxqmZAH8ib

@JoshuaTCharles @mattkeegan @NCDebbieDixon It means faithful if married, a good

@JoshuaTCharles @mattkeegan @NCDebbieDixon It means faithful if married, a good manager if one has children. How you get that celibacy is required from 1 Tim 3 I don’t understand.

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