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@ronhenzel Eph 5:21 is clear: the subjecting is one to another (in a reciprocal manner) and includes all in the body. Phil 2:3—spoken to all including husbands—is very clear that you are to treat others, including your wife, as more important than y...

@ronhenzel Eph 5:21 is clear: the subjecting is one to another (in a reciprocal manner) and includes all in the body. Phil 2:3—spoken to all including husbands—is very clear that you are to treat oth

Eph 5:21 Phil 2:3 debate

@ronhenzel T Wives submitting does not preclude husbands also submitting (Eph 5

@ronhenzel T Wives submitting does not preclude husbands also submitting (Eph 5:21, Phil 2).

@ronhenzel Yes, true, wives submit. No disagreement there. And now tell me why

@ronhenzel Yes, true, wives submit. No disagreement there. And now tell me why husbands do not also submit? Did you read anywhere that commands husbands *not* to submit? Eph 5:21 and Phil 2.

@howertonjosh The key he is actually stating is not that the wife prioritizes he

@howertonjosh The key he is actually stating is not that the wife prioritizes her husband and he simply basks in being prioritized (though he seems to suggest this as she’s calling him king), but that

Josh then gives 4 examples from his marriage where he overrides his wife. But ea

Josh then gives 4 examples from his marriage where he overrides his wife. But each of these examples is doing exactly what Eph 5:21 says—serving her best interests and not his own. If those are the o

“A Christian wife is submissive to her husband” [17:29]. “My goal is not to take us back 70 years to the 50s but 2000 years to the Bible.” 👏 (then reads starting at Eph 5:22…) Uh, if Josh TRULY wants to be Biblical, then why didn’t he read Eph 5:...

“A Christian wife is submissive to her husband” [17:29]. “My goal is not to take us back 70 years to the 50s but 2000 years to the Bible.” 👏 (then reads starting at Eph 5:22…) Uh, if Josh *TRULY* wa

Eph 5:21 Eph 5:22 debate

Eph 5:21 Php 2:3-4 commentary

@RenOfMen The scriptures teach mutual submission for all in the body of Christ (Eph 5:21, Php 2:3-4). While egalitarian can sound like each is supposed to assert their rights, I think 'mutualist' is a better term and conveys the idea that each is sub...

@RenOfMen The scriptures teach mutual submission for all in the body of Christ (Eph 5:21, Php 2:3-4). While egalitarian can sound like each is supposed to assert their rights, I think 'mutualist' is a

@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

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I’ve done that for non-elders too because I follow Eph 5:21. We are to subject ourselves to one another in the fear of Christ. I don’t ignore a brother or sister who says the same thing to me because they are not an elde...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I’ve done that for non-elders too because I follow Eph 5:21. We are to subject ourselves to one another in the fear of Christ. I don’t ignore a brother or sister who says

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Well, we are all to submit to each other because God has distributed His gifts differently to individuals and we are to benefit from these gifts and give of those gifts to others for their benefit (Eph 5:21). When you s...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Well, we are all to submit to each other because God has distributed His gifts differently to individuals and we are to benefit from these gifts and give of those gifts t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-18

@slow_down_Jess @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale Well, again, Eph 5:21 says that the submission or subjection is reciprocal for all in the fear of Christ. If it is reciprocal, then no matter how you cache out the remainder of the chapter, it cannot then ...

@slow_down_Jess @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale Well, again, Eph 5:21 says that the submission or subjection is reciprocal for all in the fear of Christ. If it is reciprocal, then no matter how you cache

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@Chainsaw59598 Many things can sound right that upon closer inspection are not.

@Chainsaw59598 Many things can sound right that upon closer inspection are not. Eph 5:21 applies to the husband as well.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@The_Unforsaken What did God command? Eph 5:21 says: "and subject yourselves to

@The_Unforsaken What did God command? Eph 5:21 says: "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ" (Eph 5:21). If we are to subject each to one another, then the instruction for wive

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-31

@WellRedneck Both are to willingly subject themselves to each other (Eph 5:21). The husband is said to live His wife as Christ lived the church. That doesn’t mean that the wife isn’t to love her husband the same way. The wife is said to respect her...

@WellRedneck Both are to willingly subject themselves to each other (Eph 5:21). The husband is said to live His wife as Christ lived the church. That doesn’t mean that the wife isn’t to love her husb

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-22

@Joshbambino It's not about roles. Yes, both submit to Christ, and both subject themselves to each other in the fear of Christ (Eph 5:21). Egalitarians are simply reacting to the one-sided submission where complementarians and patriachalists infer do...

@Joshbambino It's not about roles. Yes, both submit to Christ, and both subject themselves to each other in the fear of Christ (Eph 5:21). Egalitarians are simply reacting to the one-sided submission

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-22

@TSubasLawVX Wives should hypotasso (willingly subject themselves) to their husb

@TSubasLawVX Wives should hypotasso (willingly subject themselves) to their husbands who also hypotasso (willingly subject themselves) to their wives (Eph 5:21). Watch your language. Do you have self

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-12

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii That that CEO stuff is how the world runs things. That's not how the church is supposed to work. Mutuality, willingly serving each other with the gifts God has given. You got the right word, but you think it ha...

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii That that CEO stuff is how the world runs things. That's not how the church is supposed to work. Mutuality, willingly serving each other with the gifts God has

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-12

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii Eph 5:21 covers that. It’s mutual…check the Greek. 1 Cor 7:4 shows the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, the only instance of gender authority and it’s …equal: "The wife does not have authority...

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii Eph 5:21 covers that. It’s mutual…check the Greek. 1 Cor 7:4 shows the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, the only instance of gender authority

Eph 5:21 1 Cor 7:4 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-02

@tjamesosborne @mc_kinnon5 @carolinecwilder @patrick10477 How do you know that Paul believed women were the property of their husbands? If he wrote that we should all subject ourselves to each other in Eph 5:21, then it cannot just be one way from wi...

@tjamesosborne @mc_kinnon5 @carolinecwilder @patrick10477 How do you know that Paul believed women were the property of their husbands? If he wrote that we should all subject ourselves to each other i

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-29

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy Titus 2:4-5 says "...being subject to their own husbands" ⎯ the word used is the same as in Eph 5:21 of mutual subjection one to another. It doesn't mean unquestioning or unwilling obedience, but a willful subjecting onesel...

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy Titus 2:4-5 says "...being subject to their own husbands" ⎯ the word used is the same as in Eph 5:21 of mutual subjection one to another. It doesn't mean unquestioning or un

Eph 5:21 Titus 2:4-5 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-29

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy Sorry you feel the need to mute the conversation. Wh

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy Sorry you feel the need to mute the conversation. When only one side must be submissive, this is subjugation. I believe in mutual submission (Eph 5:21).

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-27

@TomWarlord @baste_goblin @Revelation_14_7 @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @Eric_

@TomWarlord @baste_goblin @Revelation_14_7 @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @Eric_Conn I see, so you believe that submission in Eph 5:21 is not reciprocal as is clearly in the text? Disagreeing with yo

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-27

@baste_goblin @Revelation_14_7 @OnionPizza68693 @TomWarlord @EchoToaster_ @Eric_Conn Please explain Eph 5:21⎯ "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." This is reciprocal. One to another. Did Paul mean to say wives to husbands ...

@baste_goblin @Revelation_14_7 @OnionPizza68693 @TomWarlord @EchoToaster_ @Eric_Conn Please explain Eph 5:21⎯ "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." This is reciprocal. One t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-23

@BlackSheepPickl @MikeWingerii Titus 2:5 does say wives are to hypotasso their husbands. I didn’t say that wives are not to do this, only that Eph 5:21 says all are to do this to one another showing that it’s not a gendered hierarchical authority str...

@BlackSheepPickl @MikeWingerii Titus 2:5 does say wives are to hypotasso their husbands. I didn’t say that wives are not to do this, only that Eph 5:21 says all are to do this to one another showing t

Eph 5:21 Titus 2:5 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-23

In the following, I show what I think Paul was doing in Eph 5:21-25. https://t.c

In the following, I show what I think Paul was doing in Eph 5:21-25. https://t.co/Z58JiQI6JM

Eph 5:21-25 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-11

@Unsuxxessful @shhemona @ShipOfChittim @katiebird719 @DanielvsBabylon Except bot

@Unsuxxessful @shhemona @ShipOfChittim @katiebird719 @DanielvsBabylon Except both men and women submit to each other (Eph 5:21).

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-19

@TheMuppetPastor @michellmybell1 But according to Eph 5:21 we all subject oursel

@TheMuppetPastor @michellmybell1 But according to Eph 5:21 we all subject ourselves to each other in the fear of Christ—men to men, men to women, women to men, congregants to leaders, leaders to congr

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-19

@Impactingright @CharmyRosewolf Wives are definitely to submit to their husbands

@Impactingright @CharmyRosewolf Wives are definitely to submit to their husbands, but I would say that some (many?) men reject the idea that they are also to submit to their wives ignoring Eph 5:21.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@TheMuppetPastor @MrsMagdaBeard There’s just one problem: Eph 5:21⎯ "and subjec

@TheMuppetPastor @MrsMagdaBeard There’s just one problem: Eph 5:21⎯ "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ” (Eph 5:21 NASB 2020). Everyone in the body to everyone in the body.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor It’s because women wet being treated like property, baby machines and house slaves. The men were not really living their wives. So the wife resents her husband and no longer submits as she does to Christ. We are a...

@UndyingLegend79 @TheMuppetPastor It’s because women wet being treated like property, baby machines and house slaves. The men were not really living their wives. So the wife resents her husband and

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@jabberwookie80 @harmonizedgrace Nothing in Eph 5 says "wives obey your husbands." Also...Eph 5:21 says "and subject [ὑποτάσσω, hypotasso] yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." So if we are to subject ourselves to each other, then whate...

@jabberwookie80 @harmonizedgrace Nothing in Eph 5 says "wives obey your husbands." Also...Eph 5:21 says "and subject [ὑποτάσσω, hypotasso] yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." So if we

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@BBWoofield @harmonizedgrace I don't see any reference to "obey" there. Any passage that says "wives...being subject [ὑποτάσσω hypotasso] to their husbands" has to be taken in light of Eph 5:21 which says "and subject [ὑποτάσσω hypotasso] yourselves...

@BBWoofield @harmonizedgrace I don't see any reference to "obey" there. Any passage that says "wives...being subject [ὑποτάσσω hypotasso] to their husbands" has to be taken in light of Eph 5:21 which

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@_anandacaseyy Mutual submission… "and subject yourselves to one another in the

@_anandacaseyy Mutual submission… "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ” (Eph 5:21).

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-24

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If you read "head" as "master" then I can see how you get to this understanding. However, this is not the only sense of keyphale. Because I understand Eph 5:21 describing mutual submission and because I understand...

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If you read "head" as "master" then I can see how you get to this understanding. However, this is not the only sense of keyphale. Because I understand Eph 5:21 des

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-19

@ich1ban123456 @DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ymmotrojam The “Economic Subordination” theology is severely flawed. When my wife sends me to the store to get milk and eggs, I wouldn’t understand myself as functionally subordinate to my wife. Since we are ...

@ich1ban123456 @DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ymmotrojam The “Economic Subordination” theology is severely flawed. When my wife sends me to the store to get milk and eggs, I wouldn’t understand myself as f

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-10

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl When Paul says that wives are to submit to th

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl When Paul says that wives are to submit to their husbands he does not mean by this that husbands do not also submit to their wives or else Eph 5:21 would be violated

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-09

This is the fruit of a husband who exists to be served rather than to serve, who thinks that he doesn't have to obey the instruction "subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ" (Eph 5:21). “But Jesus called them to Himself and said, 'Y...

This is the fruit of a husband who exists to be served rather than to serve, who thinks that he doesn't have to obey the instruction "subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ" (Eph 5:21

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-08

@woodsywomxn The woman is both the glory of God and the glory of man. Paul’s comment about women submitting to their husbands does not negate the instruction that all are to submit to one another in Eph 5:21 in the fear of Christ—that includes husba...

@woodsywomxn The woman is both the glory of God and the glory of man. Paul’s comment about women submitting to their husbands does not negate the instruction that all are to submit to one another in

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@StothersRyan @GodandQountry Where are you getting authority from? I think you are thinking that submission means unquestioning allegiance or obedience to, but this is not what is going on in Eph 5:21. Biblically, it means willingly "standing under...

@StothersRyan @GodandQountry Where are you getting authority from? I think you are thinking that submission means unquestioning allegiance or obedience to, but this is not what is going on in Eph 5:2

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@IiiEndicott @haymes_joshua Eph 5:21 is pretty clear that submission is to be mu

@IiiEndicott @haymes_joshua Eph 5:21 is pretty clear that submission is to be mutual. https://t.co/LBC7XGFhfg

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-25

@t_mo_land @jdenehar Eph 5:21 says "and subject yourselves to one another in the bfear of Christ." This includes husbands subjecting themselves to their wives and pastors to their congregants. The Biblical call is mutual subjection, so whatever the...

@t_mo_land @jdenehar Eph 5:21 says "and subject yourselves to one another in the bfear of Christ." This includes husbands subjecting themselves to their wives and pastors to their congregants. The B

Eph 5:21 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-25

@Deigratia1985 I didn't say I felt that way. I'm reasoning about what mutual su

@Deigratia1985 I didn't say I felt that way. I'm reasoning about what mutual submission means (Eph 5:21) and what authority in the church must not mean. Feel free to prove me wrong.

@3HillsMinor You appear to have a problem with reading in context. You cannot i

@3HillsMinor You appear to have a problem with reading in context. You cannot ignore Eph 5:21: “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” Whatever Paul says later cannot contradi

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Eph 5:21 is pretty clear too: “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” We submit to one another. I’ve lived this way for decades of my marriage. You should try it—it work...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Eph 5:21 is pretty clear too: “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” We submit to one another. I’ve lived this way for

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I never said wives shouldn’t submit to their husbands, only that husbands also should submit to their wives (mutual submission): “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.”...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I never said wives shouldn’t submit to their husbands, only that husbands also should submit to their wives (mutual submission): “and subject you

@AlvinOchola @MikeWingerii @hashim_warren So pastors only submit to pastors? Eph 5:21 says "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." This obviously doesn’t mean be obedient to, but to willingly subject yourself under another. ...

@AlvinOchola @MikeWingerii @hashim_warren So pastors only submit to pastors? Eph 5:21 says "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." This obviously doesn’t mean be obedient to,

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

"and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." (Eph 5:21) Do pa

"and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." (Eph 5:21) Do pastors have to follow this as well? Do they subject themselves to others in their congregation “in the fear of Christ”?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-31

@The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals I wouldn’t talk about God’s Word this way, since this is what God’s word actually means. I am merely advocating for the truth. Is it a sin for a man to learn to serve and subject himself to the needs of others (Eph 5:21)?...

@The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals I wouldn’t talk about God’s Word this way, since this is what God’s word actually means. I am merely advocating for the truth. Is it a sin for a man to learn to serve and

Eph 5:21 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-31

@Urist1689 @smashbaals Scripture has both the Father and the Son doing what each

@Urist1689 @smashbaals Scripture has both the Father and the Son doing what each requests. It is this example we follow that is the basis for subjecting ourselves to one another (Eph 5:21). https://t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-21

@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