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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-27

@numeroustimes @ms_queenbitch0 @WGCrafts3312 @dalepartridge It starts with you and your lust issue. Sit in the front row. Find ways to deal with your own issues first. Or maybe you’d be open to supporting female pastors so they can have their own se...

@numeroustimes @ms_queenbitch0 @WGCrafts3312 @dalepartridge It starts with you and your lust issue. Sit in the front row. Find ways to deal with your own issues first. Or maybe you’d be open to suppo

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-25

@JCalebJones @Phil_Johnson_ Mt 18 is still not being followed here, IMO. The purpose of 1 or 2 witnesses is to 'confirm every fact' (Mt 18:16), & those witnesses are to stand before the entire church if he is unrepentant (Mt 18:17). Elders that a...

@JCalebJones @Phil_Johnson_ Mt 18 is still not being followed here, IMO. The purpose of 1 or 2 witnesses is to 'confirm every fact' (Mt 18:16), & those witnesses are to stand before the entire chu

1Ti 5:20 Mt 18:16 Mt 18:17 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-23

@theBaxterian Where is anyone called a 'pastor' in the New Testament? Where does

@theBaxterian Where is anyone called a 'pastor' in the New Testament? Where does it say "women should not be pastors"? Hm. So why restrict them from going to seminary?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-22

@ymmotrojam @YourCalvinist Well, those who have additional responsibility for the proper functioning of the church should lead in this⎯by leading, I mean demonstrating the very things that all should emulate. Elders are not called to 'lord it over' ...

@ymmotrojam @YourCalvinist Well, those who have additional responsibility for the proper functioning of the church should lead in this⎯by leading, I mean demonstrating the very things that all should

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-22

@ymmotrojam @YourCalvinist Admonishing is not the sole privilege of elders. http

@ymmotrojam @YourCalvinist Admonishing is not the sole privilege of elders. https://t.co/rMFoNl7V72

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-21

@ymmotrojam @YourCalvinist Jesus is the one who knows what He wants for His own church. And Jesus purposely excluded any mention of elders because it is not up to the elders to carry out church discipline, but the church. Jesus' words were not meant...

@ymmotrojam @YourCalvinist Jesus is the one who knows what He wants for His own church. And Jesus purposely excluded any mention of elders because it is not up to the elders to carry out church discip

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-21

@ymmotrojam @YourCalvinist The final say in Matt 18 for church discipline is the

@ymmotrojam @YourCalvinist The final say in Matt 18 for church discipline is the entire church. Elders are not even mentioned.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-20

@TracyWelborn6 Are you a Mormon? Because that’s exactly what the Mormon bishops

@TracyWelborn6 Are you a Mormon? Because that’s exactly what the Mormon bishops were telling me when they were in my Livingroom trying to answer my questions. God anticipated the fall, so there’s no

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-20

@carol66944 Hm. But we still have fellowship with those who believe only men can

@carol66944 Hm. But we still have fellowship with those who believe only men can be elders and pastors, right?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-19

@Tailfeathers_WA @QuixoteSword Mat 13:12? What are you taking away from me that I have? The fact is that some accept female elders and pastors in rejection of the text. Others, like me, carefully study and conclude that the text is consistent with f...

@Tailfeathers_WA @QuixoteSword Mat 13:12? What are you taking away from me that I have? The fact is that some accept female elders and pastors in rejection of the text. Others, like me, carefully stu

Mat 13:12 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-18

@Isis233305 @Alex7Shiro Well, you certainly point out a valid and important point because there are clear passages that not only use “adam” to refer to mankind but “aner” or “andros” (the Greek for male or husband) to refer generally to people. For ...

@Isis233305 @Alex7Shiro Well, you certainly point out a valid and important point because there are clear passages that not only use “adam” to refer to mankind but “aner” or “andros” (the Greek for ma

Acts 17:34 Jas 1:20 Jas 1:8 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-18

@Qesther216821 @Pascalarancibia Yes, but if all you’ve been shown is one system

@Qesther216821 @Pascalarancibia Yes, but if all you’ve been shown is one system and people say that egalitarians are heretics, it takes guts to admit the truth.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-17

@The_njp @MikeWingerii Whether the office of elder is limited to males only or n

@The_njp @MikeWingerii Whether the office of elder is limited to males only or not is secondary. Primary are things that unify all Christians and also matters of sin. Egalitarians are not sinning pure

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-07

@DelaKram75 @Ryan_Adair_A Again, there were no pulpits in the early church. I pr

@DelaKram75 @Ryan_Adair_A Again, there were no pulpits in the early church. I presume, there were elders in every home church. What is the reason for the prohibition on preaching and teaching "from th

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-06

@BoilerLevi @KaeleyT As an egalitarian, I’ve gotten along well in complementarian churches, though maybe it’s because my wife doesn’t feel led to preach or join the elders. Some comp churches won’t allow me to join the leadership team just for disagr...

@BoilerLevi @KaeleyT As an egalitarian, I’ve gotten along well in complementarian churches, though maybe it’s because my wife doesn’t feel led to preach or join the elders. Some comp churches won’t al

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-24

@JoshuaSethSchu1 Maybe this is a good argument for female pastors. Think about t

@JoshuaSethSchu1 Maybe this is a good argument for female pastors. Think about the only avenue women have for counseling from a pastor is from a man.

@amandafromtx @chris2_0R To be honest, he talks like someone who is immature, sh

@amandafromtx @chris2_0R To be honest, he talks like someone who is immature, shooting from the hip as it gets reactions or is fun (in his view) rather than getting feedback from a wise older pastor o

@amandafromtx @shelt27467831 Ugh! Nothing like transparency to show that they are acting above board. Even my small sub 200 person church used the same tactic to avoid having to explain the real reasons why they let the associate pastor go. Supposedl...

@amandafromtx @shelt27467831 Ugh! Nothing like transparency to show that they are acting above board. Even my small sub 200 person church used the same tactic to avoid having to explain the real reaso

“What’s your headship to look like? I’m willing to die for your blessing, protec

“What’s your headship to look like? I’m willing to die for your blessing, protection and flourishing” [19:26]. This is a nice framing for a complementarian, but being willing to die for some future o

The passage he reads from says “of which He is the Savior” but he doesn’t seem t

The passage he reads from says “of which He is the Savior” but he doesn’t seem to note the significance of this is relation to the head metaphor (kephale). This is all about Jesus as the source of li

While it is true that if both partners don’t support each other, they will drag

While it is true that if both partners don’t support each other, they will drag each other down and they likely won’t reach their full potential, how can’t he see that the husband can easily do the sa

He notes that pastors often pull back on dealing with the sins of women because

He notes that pastors often pull back on dealing with the sins of women because they don’t want to get “feminist crushed” [4:07]. Swaying his hips, says the perceived reaction to this is “you’re just

What I noticed is that pastors that speak on male female relationships and advoc

What I noticed is that pastors that speak on male female relationships and advocate for the complementarian view spend a lot of time warming the audience up for what they are about to hear. Howerton d

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-22

RT @iheartJ37: @wadelentz @wadelentz, even if someone believes a female pastor i

RT @iheartJ37: @wadelentz @wadelentz, even if someone believes a female pastor is in “rebellion,” Jesus commands us (Mark9:38-41) not to in…

Mark9:38-41 general

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 I’m confused—an entire set of requirements? Yes, Jesus is the “chief shepherd” and as such is the only one explicitly called out as a pastor. Peter exhorts the elders to shepherd. Ho...

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 I’m confused—an entire set of requirements? Yes, Jesus is the “chief shepherd” and as such is the only one explicitly called out as a

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 So do we have

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 So do we have a single male in the New Testament who is explicitly called a pastor?

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 I was wondering if you can find any New Testament elder or apostle or anyone that is called a pastor. But if you want to consider the Old Testament: “While he was still talking with ...

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 I was wondering if you can find any New Testament elder or apostle or anyone that is called a pastor. But if you want to consider the

Ge 29:9 debate

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Sarah, please

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Sarah, please find a male who is identified as a pastor. Please try. Let's say you find 1. Does that prove that women were not serving

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 I'd like you t

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 I'd like you to show me where anyone is specifically called a pastor⎯including a man.

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 So it's ok to instruct a room full of pastors but a woman can't lead a service for 45 minutes a week? Interesting. I absolutely agree that Paul includes a reference to Adam and Eve, t...

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 So it's ok to instruct a room full of pastors but a woman can't lead a service for 45 minutes a week? Interesting. I absolutely agree

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-06

@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii He also says that women cannot “teach authoritatively”—but what does this even mean? Do we listen to a pastor or elder because they speak “authoritatively” (like the pope) or because they are Biblical and right? What would ...

@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii He also says that women cannot “teach authoritatively”—but what does this even mean? Do we listen to a pastor or elder because they speak “authoritatively” (like the pope) o

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-06

@SindlandOz34748 @Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman I’m not your pastor. I’m also not overturning the plain meaning of the text. The plain meaning is very clear and that Paul has been quoting from the letter from the Corinthians is uncontest...

@SindlandOz34748 @Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman I’m not your pastor. I’m also not overturning the plain meaning of the text. The plain meaning is very clear and that Paul has been quoting

1Co 7:1 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-06

@SindlandOz34748 @Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman When your pastor tr

@SindlandOz34748 @Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman When your pastor tries to teach you about what the Bible says on say, the trinity, do you claim he is using word salads?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-05

@XianPatriot @Psalm2_12Xian @smashbaals @danielsilliman Explaining scripture is precisely what pastors and teachers do. I’d be happy to help you understand this one as well. Paul is quoting from the letter that the Corinthians wrote to him and in th...

@XianPatriot @Psalm2_12Xian @smashbaals @danielsilliman Explaining scripture is precisely what pastors and teachers do. I’d be happy to help you understand this one as well. Paul is quoting from the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-05

@SolSurvivor24 @SoberEvolutions @smashbaals @danielsilliman What does “usurp authority” mean? Are men allowed to do that? What authority does your pastor have specifically? When my pastor tells me something, I only listen a) if it’s benign and b) if...

@SolSurvivor24 @SoberEvolutions @smashbaals @danielsilliman What does “usurp authority” mean? Are men allowed to do that? What authority does your pastor have specifically? When my pastor tells me so

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-05

@WagnerJere47288 @humanvideogamer @RenOfMen Does your pastor tell you where you

@WagnerJere47288 @humanvideogamer @RenOfMen Does your pastor tell you where you should go and what you should do? A leader is someone who serves by example, not by command.

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I was asked by the other elders of a church I was

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I was asked by the other elders of a church I was an elder at to step down. I declined. Was I obligated to step down?

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii ...women in leadership but are willing to work within a complementarian system and keep the peace, how is that a problem? There really was no sufficient answers to these things, but it did get this pastor to think as he ...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii ...women in leadership but are willing to work within a complementarian system and keep the peace, how is that a problem? There really was no sufficient answers to these

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii In the example you give, you seem to be saying that if a group of leaders all agree on something (whether right or wrong), you have to listen and only if you can find a bishop or governing body over the leaders can you a...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii In the example you give, you seem to be saying that if a group of leaders all agree on something (whether right or wrong), you have to listen and only if you can find a b

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I've asked you for examples of what that authority looks like. You suggested that if a member asked you to step down you may not listen but if the pastor asked you to step down, you would. If the same reasons are given b...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I've asked you for examples of what that authority looks like. You suggested that if a member asked you to step down you may not listen but if the pastor asked you to ste

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Actually, I know something about that too. When I had two Mormon Bishops in my home, it was clear that God caused the fall so that they could become gods. So it was God's intention that man sinned. There is no overlap w...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Actually, I know something about that too. When I had two Mormon Bishops in my home, it was clear that God caused the fall so that they could become gods. So it was God's

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii If women cannot teach or pastor men, why can’t the

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii If women cannot teach or pastor men, why can’t they teach or pastor women? That has to be explained. So they could be teachers and pastors but just not over men? That mak

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii There are no verses of lists of sin that confirms

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii There are no verses of lists of sin that confirms that a woman teaching truth to men or pastoring is a sin. Deborah seems to be clearly violating this in the OT and God a

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii You are the one that suggested asking you to resig

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii You are the one that suggested asking you to resign. Please, can you explain by giving me an example where you would listen to the pastor because of his authority but not

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii The corresponding idea is in 1Ti 4:12 “Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity." Paul encourages confidence and not shrinking back as he would n...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii The corresponding idea is in 1Ti 4:12 “Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity." Paul encourag

1Ti 4:12 debate

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii If the pastor feels jealous of your ministry or fe

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii If the pastor feels jealous of your ministry or feels threatened by you, is that sufficient reason to demand you to step down because the pastor is an authority?

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Does "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ" (Eph 5:21) not apply between you and the congregant if what the congregant stated was God's will? On what basis is a pastor or elder demanding you step ...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Does "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ" (Eph 5:21) not apply between you and the congregant if what the congregant stated was God's will? On w

Eph 5:21 question

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Yes, not everyone is an elder. Gifting and proven

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Yes, not everyone is an elder. Gifting and proven character are both imperative. Sorry if I misled you to think otherwise. But if the same thing was said by an elder or b

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Does your pastor rule over you? Please explain to

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Does your pastor rule over you? Please explain to me in what way(s)? I’m honestly curious. What can he command you to do that you would not listen to if anyone else said