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@ApostolicSage @William_E_Wolfe Thanks for the Greek lesson. I have Logos Bible software so I have no problem searching for every variation of the dictionary form. You should also know that just because a noun is masculine doesn't mean that it appli...

@ApostolicSage @William_E_Wolfe Thanks for the Greek lesson. I have Logos Bible software so I have no problem searching for every variation of the dictionary form. You should also know that just beca

1 Tim 3:1 general

@GuitarUnderOak @William_E_Wolfe I'd say you can teach truth, but it will be to

@GuitarUnderOak @William_E_Wolfe I'd say you can teach truth, but it will be to dismantle the rotten foundation in order to build on what is solid.

@Isaiah45_7 @William_E_Wolfe It’s a good summary of where each of these terms sh

@Isaiah45_7 @William_E_Wolfe It’s a good summary of where each of these terms show up in the various scriptures. I think these terms are all referring to the same task…showing the same thing from diff

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@Furly43974976 @William_E_Wolfe The thing is, while some have been searching all

@Furly43974976 @William_E_Wolfe The thing is, while some have been searching all over for evidence of women, we’ve got 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13/Titus 1:5-9, Gen 1-3 etc well covered

@roarofthefour @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Peter is writing that to the elders…which c

@roarofthefour @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Peter is writing that to the elders…which can be women. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@Richard89885354 @DaleEstey @William_E_Wolfe The authority to make disciples of all peoples teaching them to obey everything Jesus taught His apostles is given to us all. The authority over someone to tell them what to do like to Mary or to drive a s...

@Richard89885354 @DaleEstey @William_E_Wolfe The authority to make disciples of all peoples teaching them to obey everything Jesus taught His apostles is given to us all. The authority over someone to

@terryne02461221 You didn’t say differently but what you think the Bible teaches seems to come more from the Watchtower and not the Bible itself. ➡️ Jesus raised Himself: John 2:19-22, where Jesus said, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I ...

@terryne02461221 You didn’t say differently but what you think the Bible teaches seems to come more from the Watchtower and not the Bible itself. ➡️ **Jesus raised Himself**: John 2:19-22, where Jesu

John 2:19-22 debate

@DesCWilliamson @William_E_Wolfe Regardless of what was depicted the scripture i

@DesCWilliamson @William_E_Wolfe Regardless of what was depicted the scripture is the basis of the church. Jesus is the chief shepherd of His church then and now since we who believe are His body, lea

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Titus 2:3-5 primarily addresses older women, instructing them to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love t...

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Titus 2:3-5 primarily addresses older women, instructing them to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach wh

Titus 2:3-5 general

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and th...

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gide

Hebrews 11:32-33 debate

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Teach with authority? I have heard this from several pastors and I have no idea where they are getting this from. Authority to do what? Make new doctrine? Surely not. It’s the word itself that has the authority, so s...

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Teach with authority? I have heard this from several pastors and I have no idea where they are getting this from. Authority to do what? Make new doctrine? Surely not.

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Authority over the church? Where are you getting that from? That’s exactly what Jesus says is NOT to be the case. Jesus says, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones *exerci...

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Authority over the church? Where are you getting that from? That’s exactly what Jesus says is NOT to be the case. Jesus says, "You know that the rulers of the Gentil

Titus 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe There is no reason in 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe There is no reason in 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 that women cannot be overseers, bishops, shepherds/pastors or deacons. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@will_servant @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Jesus calls Peter to shepherd! Bravo! So here's the summary: 1⃣Poimen (shepherd/pastor): Peter, (Jesus) - Indirectly, all elders are to pastor 2⃣Presbyter (elder): Peter, John (self acclaimed) 3⃣Episkope (overseer...

@will_servant @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Jesus calls Peter to shepherd! Bravo! So here's the summary: 1⃣Poimen (shepherd/pastor): Peter, (Jesus) - Indirectly, all elders are to pastor 2⃣Presbyter (elder):

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Will Servant @will_servant corrected me by notin

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Will Servant @will_servant corrected me by noting that in John 21:16, Jesus tells Peter to shepherd the church. So we do have an explicit identification.

John 21:16 general

@ripchurch1 @will_servant @William_E_Wolfe This is true. I'm just concerned we d

@ripchurch1 @will_servant @William_E_Wolfe This is true. I'm just concerned we don't divide from those who do church differently.

@ripchurch1 @William_E_Wolfe You are right, this is about service, not "titles" and positions of authority. I see you differentiate church as an organization from the gathered body of believers. All believers constitute the church. While we may organ...

@ripchurch1 @William_E_Wolfe You are right, this is about service, not "titles" and positions of authority. I see you differentiate church as an organization from the gathered body of believers. All b

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Yes, he did. But my point is that we don't have anyone specifically called a pastor. We can infer elder = overseer = shepherd = pastor, but when attempting to decide whether a woman is allowed to occupy this role, we...

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Yes, he did. But my point is that we don't have anyone specifically called a pastor. We can infer elder = overseer = shepherd = pastor, but when attempting to decide

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe This is an admonition to overseers (episkopous,

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe This is an admonition to overseers (episkopous, ἐπισκόπους). No one in the New Testament is specifically called an overseer, but we can infer that an elder (presbytero

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe This is a great passage. 1 Pet 5:1 says "I urge elders (presbyterous, Πρεσβυτέρους) among you, as your fellow elder (sympresbyteros, συμπρεσβύτερος)..." 1. Peter identifies elders (presbyters) as shepherds. 2. Peter ...

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe This is a great passage. 1 Pet 5:1 says "I urge elders (presbyterous, Πρεσβυτέρους) among you, as your fellow elder (sympresbyteros, συμπρεσβύτερος)..." 1. Peter iden

1 Pet 5:1 general

@Crop_Ins_Guy @pastherandie @William_E_Wolfe Or perhaps just as the Judiazers cr

@Crop_Ins_Guy @pastherandie @William_E_Wolfe Or perhaps just as the Judiazers crept into the early church to “spy on their freedom,” we’ve got a new wave of…for lack of a better term…Pharisees (by thi

I’m still waiting for someone to show me where someone is specifically called a pastor or shepherd (ποιμήν, poimēn) in the New Testament. The only one specifically called this is Jesus Himself. How meaningful is it to say no woman was? @William_E_...

I’m still waiting for someone to show me where someone is specifically called a pastor or shepherd (ποιμήν, poimēn) in the New Testament. The only one specifically called this is Jesus Himself. How

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-03

@DavidMa24927513 @smashbaals 1. Why didn't Paul use the usual word for authority? Can a man authentein over anyone? 2. Don't all students learn in silence? "Let a woman..." 3. Why did Paul use the singular? 4. Who is "the woman" in v14? 5. "She (sing...

@DavidMa24927513 @smashbaals 1. Why didn't Paul use the usual word for authority? Can a man authentein over anyone? 2. Don't all students learn in silence? "Let a woman..." 3. Why did Paul use the sin

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-03

@JTrivoltin2 I'm confused...because God intervenes to get the attention of Paul.

@JTrivoltin2 I'm confused...because God intervenes to get the attention of Paul...how does that mean that he didn't have free will to obey or not?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-29

@Vestwitt @terryne02461221 @JessicaScroggin @HwsEleutheroi JWs just need to look

@Vestwitt @terryne02461221 @JessicaScroggin @HwsEleutheroi JWs just need to look at their purple interlinear and they will see that the Greek-English interlinear does NOT have the “a” but the NWT tran

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-25

@thykillerqueen_ What do you mean by “all that”? You mean how he references this married woman without naming her in a way that would be very clear to Timothy what was going on and what he needed to do—in 4 verses? Remember this is a personal lette...

@thykillerqueen_ What do you mean by “all that”? You mean how he references this married woman without naming her in a way that would be very clear to Timothy what was going on and what he needed to

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-24

@TheMuppetPastor After this we are told fierce wolves will come so trusting in future church patterns and teaching is not wise. Everything goes back to the apostles’ teaching. Acts 20:29-30: "I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come i...

@TheMuppetPastor After this we are told fierce wolves will come so trusting in future church patterns and teaching is not wise. Everything goes back to the apostles’ teaching. Acts 20:29-30: "I know

Acts 20:29-30 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii Let me also say that this one topic seems different than most others for Mike. And when someone has 38.9 hours of videos, most people just think “gosh, that’s too much? How can I even check up on all his references that ...

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii Let me also say that this one topic seems different than most others for Mike. And when someone has 38.9 hours of videos, most people just think “gosh, that’s too much? H

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor God uses the word curse twice but not directly to the man and woman. You can say so but it’s not there in the text. Second, you are assuming that “you will desire him” means desiring to rule him, but the word rule ...

@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor God uses the word curse twice but not directly to the man and woman. You can say so but it’s not there in the text. Second, you are assuming that “you will desire h

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@TheMuppetPastor @Peacemaker811 Wives submit to husbands but so do husbands submit to wives. Your description of vacuuming and getting groceries at her request are just the start. Loving like Jesus loves IS subjecting your will to that of others....

@TheMuppetPastor @Peacemaker811 Wives submit to husbands but so do husbands submit to wives. Your description of vacuuming and getting groceries at her request are just the start. Loving like Jesus

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@zick_matic @CSavedByGrace18 I think being a pastor is a very difficult and often thankless job. If you do it right, you pour yourself out and try to raise up mature leaders who you hope will replace you. Unlike Joel Osteen and other famous preache...

@zick_matic @CSavedByGrace18 I think being a pastor is a very difficult and often thankless job. If you do it right, you pour yourself out and try to raise up mature leaders who you hope will replace

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

God uses judicial hardening so they will experience the result of their stubborn refusal to believe in order to hopefully bring them back. This is much like church discipline for those who refuse to repent—handing them over to Satan so that they may...

God uses judicial hardening so they will experience the result of their stubborn refusal to believe in order to hopefully bring them back. This is much like church discipline for those who refuse to

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@ronhenzel This is judicial hardening so that they will experience the result of their attitude. If this is how they were born, then why would God have to harden them? “And when they disagreed with one another, they began leaving after Paul said on...

@ronhenzel This is judicial hardening so that they will experience the result of their attitude. If this is how they were born, then why would God have to harden them? “And when they disagreed with

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@susannemaynes In the one church where I sat down with the pastor, this idea was used as a rite only allowed for official pastors, not just males. They had a male intern pastor and he wasn’t allowed to speak authoritatively either, though he will be...

@susannemaynes In the one church where I sat down with the pastor, this idea was used as a rite only allowed for official pastors, not just males. They had a male intern pastor and he wasn’t allowed

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@th3muse @Angela46951592 I agree, though 1 Cor 11:1-16 is a pretty close second.

@th3muse @Angela46951592 I agree, though 1 Cor 11:1-16 is a pretty close second. Perhaps this will help re: 1 Tim 2:15. https://t.co/UnZDiv7mdx

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Tim 2:15 general

@ManuelMencia11 @AndBlackburn233 @CSavedByGrace18 No, if you do not repent, you will lose your salvation. Salvation is by faith and someone who claims to be a Christian but refuses to submit to God is a liar and the truth is not in him. This may so...

@ManuelMencia11 @AndBlackburn233 @CSavedByGrace18 No, if you do not repent, you will lose your salvation. Salvation is by faith and someone who claims to be a Christian but refuses to submit to God i

@ManuelMencia11 @CSavedByGrace18 They believe things that I think the scripture doesn’t teach, but when it comes to the fundamentals of the gospel, they believe the same as me. I’ll give you an example. They will preach the gospel to all just as I ...

@ManuelMencia11 @CSavedByGrace18 They believe things that I think the scripture doesn’t teach, but when it comes to the fundamentals of the gospel, they believe the same as me. I’ll give you an examp

As @MikeWingerii stated in his video series, how we see Genesis 2-3 is 99% of the debate! Mike sees Paul’s deliberate connection of the creation order with deception, but why isn’t he willing to entertain the idea that Adam wasn’t deceived because o...

As @MikeWingerii stated in his video series, how we see Genesis 2-3 is 99% of the debate! Mike sees Paul’s deliberate connection of the creation order with deception, but why isn’t he willing to ente

On the one hand, John has a point because to agree that scripture clearly teaches male only leadership and then to willfully ignore this is clear evidence of rebellion against the Bible. However, I want you to know that this is not what the New Test...

On the one hand, John has a point because to agree that scripture clearly teaches male only leadership and then to willfully ignore this is clear evidence of rebellion against the Bible. However, I w

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-03

@revjeffvox @William_E_Wolfe I don’t think these zones cover me… - I’m with zone 1 on social Justice, but not militant - I’m with Zone 3a in regards to grounding egalitarian views in the Bible and being cooperative with complementarians since it’s a ...

@revjeffvox @William_E_Wolfe I don’t think these zones cover me… - I’m with zone 1 on social Justice, but not militant - I’m with Zone 3a in regards to grounding egalitarian views in the Bible and bei

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

@brmorris Or we can apply ourselves to studying the context and with God’s help

@brmorris Or we can apply ourselves to studying the context and with God’s help understand this passage. If God intends scripture to be understood then He will help us. https://t.co/Y0IdPyu8TO

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

@lastadolphin @brambonius @PSSanborn @EarthyLilly Everyone as we mature should be aiming to lead in some capacity in order to fulfill the great commandment Jesus gave to all to “make disciples of all nations…teaching them to follow all that I command...

@lastadolphin @brambonius @PSSanborn @EarthyLilly Everyone as we mature should be aiming to lead in some capacity in order to fulfill the great commandment Jesus gave to all to “make disciples of all

Matt 28:18-20 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-29

@DST_QA @MalcangiSarah Thanks for being willing to see the problems with the ill

@DST_QA @MalcangiSarah Thanks for being willing to see the problems with the illustration even though you are a complementarian. 😊

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-24

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Eternity has strong egalitarian vibes. I will stand next to m

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Eternity has strong egalitarian vibes. I will stand next to my Christian brothers as a true equal/son of God for the fir…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-24

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl The idea of "obeying your leaders" in the Greek means to be willing to be convinced. It doesn't mean "blind obedience" but openness and not a stubborn refusal to listen. But doing what they say requires that it mu...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl The idea of "obeying your leaders" in the Greek means to be willing to be convinced. It doesn't mean "blind obedience" but openness and not a stubborn refusal to li

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-24

@9xix113 @JeremiahGofung Deception is tied to the timeline of creation. If you consider Genesis 2 carefully, you will find that God creates some animals in front of Adam and plants and causes to grow plants so that Adam has experience of God creatin...

@9xix113 @JeremiahGofung Deception is tied to the timeline of creation. If you consider Genesis 2 carefully, you will find that God creates some animals in front of Adam and plants and causes to grow

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-22

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If I’m willing to work within the existing co

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If I’m willing to work within the existing complementarian structures yet am convinced egalitarian is the correct scriptural perspective, do you have the authority t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-22

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT God will actually hold men responsible who wi

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT God will actually hold men responsible who wield authority over their wives.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-20

@MarkGrote I’m egalitarian so I agree with you on that, but I think that the details in this passage don’t fit your description. Paul uses the singular in vs 11-12, “the woman” in v14 and “she will be saved…if they” in v15. All of these point to a ...

@MarkGrote I’m egalitarian so I agree with you on that, but I think that the details in this passage don’t fit your description. Paul uses the singular in vs 11-12, “the woman” in v14 and “she will b