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@VirgilWalkerOMA Ever wondered why Paul forbids women from teaching men and havi

@VirgilWalkerOMA Ever wondered why Paul forbids women from teaching men and having elder authority only in a personal letter to Timothy and not in any letters to the churches? Here are some questions

@VirgilWalkerOMA Many think that authentein means the authority an elder has, yet why would Paul use such an obtuse hapax legomenon to refer to normal elder authority is quite strange. Linda Belleville shows that there was an Attic understanding this...

@VirgilWalkerOMA Many think that authentein means the authority an elder has, yet why would Paul use such an obtuse hapax legomenon to refer to normal elder authority is quite strange. Linda Bellevill

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfering between a husband and wife, a sticky situatio...

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfe

@VirgilWalkerOMA Well, we know that 'the woman' in 2:14 is the subject of 'She will be saved...if they [do something]' in 2:15. Eve cannot be saved by the actions of others at the time of Paul's writing, so this must not be referring to Eve. Yet the ...

@VirgilWalkerOMA Well, we know that 'the woman' in 2:14 is the subject of 'She will be saved...if they [do something]' in 2:15. Eve cannot be saved by the actions of others at the time of Paul's writi

in 2:14 in 2:15 general

@VirgilWalkerOMA The singular could be generic (all women) or specific. Since Paul just used the plural, a shift to the singular stands out if he means any individual woman. His use of the woman with the article in 2:14 means we must at least conside...

@VirgilWalkerOMA The singular could be generic (all women) or specific. Since Paul just used the plural, a shift to the singular stands out if he means any individual woman. His use of the woman with

in 2:14 commentary

@sola_chad There’s also not a SINGLE male explicitly called ‘pastor’ in the New

@sola_chad There’s also not a SINGLE male explicitly called ‘pastor’ in the New Testament either. Is that it?

@VirgilWalkerOMA as a means to point to which of them is godly and should be listened to. Paul says that this is not an appropriate response to false teaching, but rather godliness should be demonstrated by good works. Going from all people, to all ...

@VirgilWalkerOMA as a means to point to which of them is godly and should be listened to. Paul says that this is not an appropriate response to false teaching, but rather godliness should be demonstra

@VirgilWalkerOMA After addressing the central goal of a healthily functioning body, Paul deals with how the men were responding to the false teaching with anger. Rather, Paul wants the men to lift up holy hands in prayer and not anger. Similarly, the...

@VirgilWalkerOMA After addressing the central goal of a healthily functioning body, Paul deals with how the men were responding to the false teaching with anger. Rather, Paul wants the men to lift up

@VirgilWalkerOMA We observe in 1Ti 1:20 that Paul names those who blaspheme with knowledge and also talks about how although he blasphemed, he obtained mercy because he "did it ignorantly in unbelief" (1:13). Jesus showed "perfect patience" with Paul...

@VirgilWalkerOMA We observe in 1Ti 1:20 that Paul names those who blaspheme with knowledge and also talks about how although he blasphemed, he obtained mercy because he "did it ignorantly in unbelief"

1Ti 1:20 general

@VirgilWalkerOMA Paul writes this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain individuals not to teach strange doctrines. Paul's purpose is not to stop anyone from teaching the truth. In fact, in Php 1:8, Paul re...

@VirgilWalkerOMA Paul writes this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain individuals not to teach strange doctrines. Paul's purpose is not to stop anyone fro

Php 1:8 general

@VirgilWalkerOMA What I appreciate is that you acknowledge that our feelings should never override scripture, and so if you used to believe something you 'felt' was right but now believe scripture contradicts what you felt, then I commend you for cha...

@VirgilWalkerOMA What I appreciate is that you acknowledge that our feelings should never override scripture, and so if you used to believe something you 'felt' was right but now believe scripture con

@travismsnow If the church goes to heaven after the rapture, who is the rapture

@travismsnow If the church goes to heaven after the rapture, who is the rapture for?

@TomTom51670 @MrsCMFrancis @GrouchoG @theclassicwife That's not nice. How about

@TomTom51670 @MrsCMFrancis @GrouchoG @theclassicwife That's not nice. How about this? https://t.co/0RtA90K0oG

@Pat4America1 @Natasha_Crain @MikeWingerii It may be a while before he gets back

@Pat4America1 @Natasha_Crain @MikeWingerii It may be a while before he gets back to Bible studies…I’m afraid that the problems run deep and far.

RT @PastorRWR: I'm not aware of a better book that explains Romans and thoroughl

RT @PastorRWR: I'm not aware of a better book that explains Romans and thoroughly exposes Calvinism's mishandling of it. David employs prec…

@113Nihonium @parryfencer @Mitchell0000 @HiFromMichaelV @VividProwess And in 1Ti

@113Nihonium @parryfencer @Mitchell0000 @HiFromMichaelV @VividProwess And in 1Tim, Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy so that he would instruct certain individuals to stop teaching strange doc

1Ti 1:3 general

@BrightRedPill @JeanFeller77545 @BishStrickland If you are going to use this passage, please at least use it in context. Paul in this personal letter to Timothy is telling him to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange d...

@BrightRedPill @JeanFeller77545 @BishStrickland If you are going to use this passage, please at least use it in context. Paul in this personal letter to Timothy is telling him to remain in Ephesus to

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@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife In 1Tim, Paul wrote this personal letter

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife In 1Tim, Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to instruct specific people not to teach strange doctrines (1Ti 1:3), not

1Ti 1:3 general

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife You can find more about this passage in

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife You can find more about this passage in the following. https://t.co/NGWOMj0PiQ

1Cor 14:34-35 1Cor 14:36 question

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife For 1Cor 14:34-35, Paul is continuing to deal with things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. Paul corrects the men silencing these women as follows: “What? came the word of God out from you [me...

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife For 1Cor 14:34-35, Paul is continuing to deal with things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. Paul corrects the men silencing these women as foll

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife That's a pretty problematic reading of t

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife That's a pretty problematic reading of those passages given that most believe women were at minimum praying and prophesying in the congregation (see 1Cor 11).

@Sovereign316 @sarahcstock The only thing you got right in that image was the first text and even that is wrong, since I provide the evidence for Paul not naming those who are deceived and haven’t yet been confronted. Since Paul worked closely with T...

@Sovereign316 @sarahcstock The only thing you got right in that image was the first text and even that is wrong, since I provide the evidence for Paul not naming those who are deceived and haven’t yet

@Natasha_Crain @MikeWingerii While I empathize with what Mike is currently doing and can agree with possibly much of it, his handling of egalitarians like myself has shown me that he seems to see himself as an isolated powerful hero that is going to ...

@Natasha_Crain @MikeWingerii While I empathize with what Mike is currently doing and can agree with possibly much of it, his handling of egalitarians like myself has shown me that he seems to see hims