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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-24

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn If you are “going off scripture” then where does scripture say anything negative about Deborah’s leadership? You are interpreting and spinning it that way but that is not what scripture says. Isa 3 is not at all...

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn If you are “going off scripture” then where does scripture say anything negative about Deborah’s leadership? You are interpreting and spinning it that way but tha

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-12

@DustyMayT @Torncurtainorg @NateSchlomann You are completely correct. I don't think there is anyway to characterize Deborah as not being the highest "spiritual and otherwise" authority in the land. She heard directly from God and conveyed God's will ...

@DustyMayT @Torncurtainorg @NateSchlomann You are completely correct. I don't think there is anyway to characterize Deborah as not being the highest "spiritual and otherwise" authority in the land. Sh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-09

@revjeffvox @JollyStine @ScottCross_8 @Sean_M_Dennis @DrSampler @andreacavie @Re

@revjeffvox @JollyStine @ScottCross_8 @Sean_M_Dennis @DrSampler @andreacavie @RevChrisDavis Further, you speak of the totality of scripture—so how then can you ignore Deborah, where God specifically s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-09

@Bedech_ The scripture is clearly with me concerning Deborah. You just don’t hav

@Bedech_ The scripture is clearly with me concerning Deborah. You just don’t have the guts to admit it.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-09

@Bedech_ I wonder what you would have done when God installed Deborah as the hig

@Bedech_ I wonder what you would have done when God installed Deborah as the highest authority in the land. Would you rebel? Did God make a mistake?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-26

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie I didn't read about Deborah from feminist websites, but

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie I didn't read about Deborah from feminist websites, but from opening my Bible and reading what it says and then using my mind to think about it.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-26

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie Deborah was the authority of God over an entire nation by God's own will (just like Samuel was). Therefore, a woman in a position of authority is not a sin as you assume. Your simple assumptions are clearly wrong, but it seem...

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie Deborah was the authority of God over an entire nation by God's own will (just like Samuel was). Therefore, a woman in a position of authority is not a sin as you assume. Your

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-26

@rofbethany @CherylSchatz 1. Again, just because someone is identified with their husband (perhaps because it was the men who are in the genealogies), it does not mean that Deborah was “qualified” by her husband. I ask you again, what do you mean she...

@rofbethany @CherylSchatz 1. Again, just because someone is identified with their husband (perhaps because it was the men who are in the genealogies), it does not mean that Deborah was “qualified” by

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-25

@rofbethany @CherylSchatz 1. God doesn’t qualify Deborah by her husband. Referring to her husband does not “qualify” her by him. What specific role does her husband play in her decisions and statements? 2. Barak didn’t fail. Barak was willing to hum...

@rofbethany @CherylSchatz 1. God doesn’t qualify Deborah by her husband. Referring to her husband does not “qualify” her by him. What specific role does her husband play in her decisions and statement

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-25

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie My apologies…I didn’t recognize the typo. Deleting my c

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie My apologies…I didn’t recognize the typo. Deleting my comment. But women are not forbidden to have authority over men just like Deborah wasn’t forbidden but appointed to have

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-25

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie If you cannot read in context, how will you understand

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie If you cannot read in context, how will you understand what God intends? Think—if it is a sin for a woman to have authority, then why did God appoint Deborah as the judge and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-24

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley Surely you realize there are things that are actually sin and then there are debatable matters, right? How can a godly woman teaching truth to a man or pastoring be a sin when it’s not stated as such and when you have clear e...

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley Surely you realize there are things that are actually sin and then there are debatable matters, right? How can a godly woman teaching truth to a man or pastoring be a sin when

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-24

@ronhenzel @carol66944 There’s no slippery slope here as I’m merely rejecting a doctrine created by man. The idea of gender hierarchy of authority is not the teaching of the New Testament. Even in the OT, there was no sense that obeying a woman in a ...

@ronhenzel @carol66944 There’s no slippery slope here as I’m merely rejecting a doctrine created by man. The idea of gender hierarchy of authority is not the teaching of the New Testament. Even in the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-23

@Reformed_Zoomer @enidways Did the men in Deborah’s time submit to her as God’s

@Reformed_Zoomer @enidways Did the men in Deborah’s time submit to her as God’s judge and prophet?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-27

@ymmotrojam @pastherandie @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals That translation misses the force of Paul’s words… "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] only?" (1Co 14:36, KJV). The fact is that the word came out from...

@ymmotrojam @pastherandie @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals That translation misses the force of Paul’s words… "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] only?" (1Co 14:

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-18

@peace_got @nsraban Deborah was no less than Samuel. She was clearly the highest

@peace_got @nsraban Deborah was no less than Samuel. She was clearly the highest authority in the land. Her authority applied in all areas as she was God’s representative. How in the world does Debor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@peace_got @iheartJ37 @JollyStine @pastherandie @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii But the priesthood is not the highest authority in the theocracy. It was leaders like Moses. Deborah was like the Moses of her time...

@peace_got @iheartJ37 @JollyStine @pastherandie @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii But the priesthood is not the highest authority in the theocracy. It was leaders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-13

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii No, it’s not that because Deborah was the authority over the nation of Israel that women can be pastors but it demonstrates that being in authority over men as th...

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii No, it’s not that because Deborah was the authority over the nation of Israel that women can be pastors but it d

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-13

@peace_got @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Avoid Deborah because she shows a woman can be the voice of God to everyone in the theocracy of Israel before there was kings? Right….you are just pointing to how important sh...

@peace_got @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Avoid Deborah because she shows a woman can be the voice of God to everyone in the theocracy of Israel before there was kings?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-13

@peace_got @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii You are treating egalitarians as though they are teaching equity. We don’t think it’s about equal outcomes. We just don’t think it’s a sin that a woman can lead. Just need one ...

@peace_got @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @pastherandie @MikeWingerii You are treating egalitarians as though they are teaching equity. We don’t think it’s about equal outcomes. We just don’t thin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii It only takes one to dismantle the idea that a woman in a position of authority over a man is a sin. Deborah is all we need. It’s not a numbers game, Josh. It’s not 50/50…that’s not what we are suggesting. Tha...

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii It only takes one to dismantle the idea that a woman in a position of authority over a man is a sin. Deborah is all we need. It’s not a numbers game, Josh. It’

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Timothy and Titus say essentially the same thing. Who wrote Ruth? Who wrote Esther? Who wrote Hebrews? Deborah was a judge and prophet. Junia was an ordinary (not foundational) apostle. No one is saying that ...

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Timothy and Titus say essentially the same thing. Who wrote Ruth? Who wrote Esther? Who wrote Hebrews? Deborah was a judge and prophet. Junia was an ordinary (

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii Deborah was the voice of God in a theocracy. This is not a secular position as Mike presumes. We only need one example to prove that it is not a sin to be in a position of authority over men. If this is what ...

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii Deborah was the voice of God in a theocracy. This is not a secular position as Mike presumes. We only need one example to prove that it is not a sin to be in a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@TentSpike @jsrrayburn @deadtosin610 A woman pastor is abuse? Surely Paul read his bible and understood that women have been appointed by God to places of highest authority like Deborah to know that women are not forbidden by God for such service as ...

@TentSpike @jsrrayburn @deadtosin610 A woman pastor is abuse? Surely Paul read his bible and understood that women have been appointed by God to places of highest authority like Deborah to know that w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@FreeAmongDead @smashbaals Deborah was usurping authority by telling Barak what

@FreeAmongDead @smashbaals Deborah was usurping authority by telling Barak what to do and being a faithful judge over Israel? She was never criticized in scripture and God appointed her and Barak was

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

RT @ryanschatz: Mike's comments on Deborah seem very pro egalitarian. He says th

RT @ryanschatz: Mike's comments on Deborah seem very pro egalitarian. He says that she was never criticized or said to be in sin for her po…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

@JoanBandy @SelectedDivine @elonmusk Wait... Daniel said that the entirety of the Bible says that men are the head, and by this I presume he means that men are the authority over all matters and over their wives? Which Bible is this? I don't see tha...

@JoanBandy @SelectedDivine @elonmusk Wait... Daniel said that the entirety of the Bible says that men are the head, and by this I presume he means that men are the authority over all matters and over

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-06

@DeeGoingsGirl @sampowell365 This is a fantastic article! Sam writes, “Deborah is actually clarifying the choice for Barak.  ‘You can go in your own strength, in your own wisdom and seek glory – but without God. Or you can submit to God’s word and e...

@DeeGoingsGirl @sampowell365 This is a fantastic article! Sam writes, “Deborah is actually clarifying the choice for Barak.  ‘You can go in your own strength, in your own wisdom and seek glory – but

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@AVER735 @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii It shows that Deborah was not in sin though she was even telling the King what to do showing she was in the highest position of authority as Israel’s judge in a theocracy. It shows that instead of consulting male...

@AVER735 @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii It shows that Deborah was not in sin though she was even telling the King what to do showing she was in the highest position of authority as Israel’s judge in a th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@BraxHunter @MikeWingerii Mike appears to have scripture on his side but he overlooks some pretty basic things to get there. Like how is God so against women in leadership when even in the Old Testament, He sends Miriam, Deborah and Huldah? These are...

@BraxHunter @MikeWingerii Mike appears to have scripture on his side but he overlooks some pretty basic things to get there. Like how is God so against women in leadership when even in the Old Testame

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks There are certainly those who ignore scripture to get to this view. That isn’t good. I’d say a lot look at women in the Bible like Miriam, Deborah and Huldah and find it puzzling that th...

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks There are certainly those who ignore scripture to get to this view. That isn’t good. I’d say a lot look at women in the Bible like Miria

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

It seems like he wouldn't celebrate Deborah, even though she occupied a God orda

It seems like he wouldn't celebrate Deborah, even though she occupied a God ordained role for her whole life with no criticism. Seems Mike goes on his feelings here, because “president” is not on the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike's comments on Deborah seem very pro egalitarian. He says that she was never

Mike's comments on Deborah seem very pro egalitarian. He says that she was never criticized or said to be in sin for her position. This is really noteworthy! So if we take Mike’s comments about Debo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy Not true. Barak was a capable man listed in Hebrews 11 as someone who achieved great things through faith. My church is not in any of the situations listed for any of the judges in the book of judges: Othniel, Ehud, Shamga...

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy Not true. Barak was a capable man listed in Hebrews 11 as someone who achieved great things through faith. My church is not in any of the situations listed for any of the j

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy My church is not in the spiritual situation Israel wa

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy My church is not in the spiritual situation Israel was in for any of the judges, Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, or Samson

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy So if I understand your point, the fact that the proverbs 31 woman isn’t stated as sitting in the gate with her husband means that he is an authority over her and tells her what she can and cannot do? The fact that Deborah ...

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy So if I understand your point, the fact that the proverbs 31 woman isn’t stated as sitting in the gate with her husband means that he is an authority over her and tells her

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@lordgrindleford @ScottCross_8 @ronhenzel @CherylSchatz So the honour went to De

@lordgrindleford @ScottCross_8 @ronhenzel @CherylSchatz So the honour went to Deborah. But Barak is listed in Hebrews 11 in the hall of faith. What's the issue?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-12

@btgolz @michael_ronning @freedom4alltime @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists There’s nothing that says God chose Deborah to Israel’s shame. You are adding this to the account. Barak didn’t want to go without Deborah, so a woman received the...

@btgolz @michael_ronning @freedom4alltime @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists There’s nothing that says God chose Deborah to Israel’s shame. You are adding this to the account. Barak didn’t w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-06

@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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-02

@Nickidewbear @Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, I do agree that there were instances where women couldn't enter into a binding vow without the husband or father confirming it. But I think this is more nuanced than we are thinking it is. For e...

@Nickidewbear @Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, I do agree that there were instances where women couldn't enter into a binding vow without the husband or father confirming it. But I think this

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin The term deacon is in the male form as this is the default when including both men and women. Note there are no male pronouns and nothing stating “an elder/deacon must not be a woman.” Deborah was from the...

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin The term deacon is in the male form as this is the default when including both men and women. Note there are no male pronouns and nothing stating “an elder/

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