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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-11-18

@dalepartridge Nature teaches you that hair on your arms only grows to a specifi

@dalepartridge Nature teaches you that hair on your arms only grows to a specific length then stops but head hair does not stop—either on males or females. If you don’t cut hair on young children they

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-11

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals The text should read as follows: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is given as a subs...

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals The text should read as follows: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair

1Co 11:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-11

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals What does **NATURE** teach you? Look at your arm hair. Does it keep growing long? Now look at your head hair. Compare a boy and girl that don’t have their hair cut. Does nature teach ...

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals What does **NATURE** teach you? Look at your arm hair. Does it keep growing long? Now look at your head hair. Compare a boy and girl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-04

@JoeAdrian256 @ingersoll_bob @MikeWingerii @magnabosco First, the fact that you are not convinced is totally fine! Your comment about “teachers of the law” and splitting hairs seems odd. The law is specific about what God requires so you are not sin...

@JoeAdrian256 @ingersoll_bob @MikeWingerii @magnabosco First, the fact that you are not convinced is totally fine! Your comment about “teachers of the law” and splitting hairs seems odd. The law is s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-02

@JoanBandy @mikeproverbs10 @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Wasn’t the elaborate hair adornment a way to convey status and perhaps how some of the women were trying to get others to listen to them instead of the false teachers? Why do you assume it’s abo...

@JoanBandy @mikeproverbs10 @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Wasn’t the elaborate hair adornment a way to convey status and perhaps how some of the women were trying to get others to listen to them instead

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-15

@jhrjamharrea @smashbaals Yes, it is different than the rest. The exact opposite in fact. Why do you all think that they translated as nature teaches us there is a difference when we can all do the experiment proving that a boy and a girl without cu...

@jhrjamharrea @smashbaals Yes, it is different than the rest. The exact opposite in fact. Why do you all think that they translated as nature teaches us there is a difference when we can all do the e

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-14

There’s more going on in that picture besides the long hair. How about John the Baptist who was a Nazarite from birth and therefore never cut his hair? 🤔 "Nature itself teaches you *neither* that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair *nor* t...

There’s more going on in that picture besides the long hair. How about John the Baptist who was a Nazarite from birth and therefore never cut his hair? 🤔 "Nature itself teaches you *neither* that it

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-14

@LutheranVashist @smashbaals How does *NATURE* teach you there’s a difference be

@LutheranVashist @smashbaals How does *NATURE* teach you there’s a difference between the length of hair on a man and a woman? Put a boy and a girl side by side after letting each of their hair grow n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-14

@smashbaals "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man

@smashbaals "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is given as a substitute for coverings." (1Co 11:14-15, I

1Co 11:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-10

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Is scripture not God insp

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Is scripture not God inspired? Is not proclaiming scripture God inspired? You are splitting hairs. If women can proclaim inspired prophecy surel

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 You are suggesting it is effeminate for

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 You are suggesting it is effeminate for a man to have long hair and that this is not permissible (according to Paul). Would Paul rebuke John the Baptist? If

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@SpecterAndBride Was John the Baptist effeminate for not ever cutting his hair?

@SpecterAndBride Was John the Baptist effeminate for not ever cutting his hair? Samson? Even Paul took a Nazarite vow which could have lasted years. Num 6:1-21

Num 6:1-21 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 Yeah, after the apostles at some point

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 Yeah, after the apostles at some point the correct understanding of this passage seems to have been lost on the majority. Question: was John the Baptist viola

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 Nature doesn’t limit the length of head hair. Nature doesn’t teach you there’s a limit. Just don’t cut it and nature will continue to show you this. Translating it to contradict nature is strange to me. No w...

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 Nature doesn’t limit the length of head hair. Nature doesn’t teach you there’s a limit. Just don’t cut it and nature will continue to show you this. Translati

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@SpecterAndBride There’s no rule. "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is

@SpecterAndBride There’s no rule. "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, for hair is given as a substitute for coverin

1Co 11:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@Chainsaw59598 @SpecterAndBride No, that’s not a proper translation since nature teaches you that head hair doesn’t stop unlike arm hair, etc. Put a boy beside a girl and don’t cut either’s hair and their hair will grow about as long. "Nature itself...

@Chainsaw59598 @SpecterAndBride No, that’s not a proper translation since nature teaches you that head hair doesn’t stop unlike arm hair, etc. Put a boy beside a girl and don’t cut either’s hair and t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-14

@OliveLeafMAX @SpecterAndBride That’s not a great translation. Nature of course

@OliveLeafMAX @SpecterAndBride That’s not a great translation. Nature of course doesn’t teach you that there is a difference between the head hair of a male and female. We of course see a difference b

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-04

@SpecterAndBride @LoammiCB @tigereyes1972 @Brian_Sauve First, the text doesn't say that a woman's long hair is her covering but that hair is given as a substitute for coverings (and both men and women generally have hair). Brian says that verse 6 gr...

@SpecterAndBride @LoammiCB @tigereyes1972 @Brian_Sauve First, the text doesn't say that a woman's long hair is her covering but that hair is given as a substitute for coverings (and both men and women

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@BaconMore1 @InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 That is mixing up creator with father. Why is the man never said to be the glory of his earthly father? Hair is not someone's glory. John the Baptist never cut his hair as he...

@BaconMore1 @InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 That is mixing up creator with father. Why is the man never said to be the glory of his earthly father? Hair is not someone'

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul is not negating his own teaching on covering because he is advocating for not covering and giving women the freedom to decide what to do. Paul says in verse 6 that "If a woman does ...

@InnovationHQ2 @elijahtmadison @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul is not negating his own teaching on covering because he is advocating for not covering and giving women the freedom to decide what t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@JW_Lumley Feel free to correct this translation from the Greek if you think you can prove it got it wrong. BTW, how does nature teach you that there's a difference between the head hair on a male and a female? I can see that my arm and leg hair sto...

@JW_Lumley Feel free to correct this translation from the Greek if you think you can prove it got it wrong. BTW, how does nature teach you that there's a difference between the head hair on a male an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@c_mosias Hm. Not sure if your reply is a joke or not given your Jamaican transl

@c_mosias Hm. Not sure if your reply is a joke or not given your Jamaican translation. 😂 If you think the ISV got it wrong, feel free to show how from the Greek. Hair doesn’t need to be very long to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@RachelleMerle Please explain how NATURE teaches you there is a difference between males and females when it comes to head hair. Then explain how it is disgraceful for John the Baptist to have long hair (a Nazarite). Even Paul himself took a Nazarit...

@RachelleMerle Please explain how NATURE teaches you there is a difference between males and females when it comes to head hair. Then explain how it is disgraceful for John the Baptist to have long h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-03

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 "Nature itself te

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is giv

1Co 11:14-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-02

@LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 When I look at my arm hair, nature teaches me that certain kinds of hair grow to only a certain length. But when observing head hair on the scalp, this hair does not stop like arm hair. Nature does not teach ...

@LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 When I look at my arm hair, nature teaches me that certain kinds of hair grow to only a certain length. But when observing head hair on the scalp, this hair d

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-02

Paul says that there is no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is given as a substitute for coverings...

Paul says that there is no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-02

@SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul says that he has no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, **since hair is giv...

@SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul says that he has no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-30

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham If you believe long hair is a shame, you ha

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham If you believe long hair is a shame, you have to—must—explain how John the Baptist wasn’t a shame all his life. God set him apart specifically that way.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-29

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham The Greek of 1Co 11:14 is not being translated correctly. Look at how the ISV translates it: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory,...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham The Greek of 1Co 11:14 is not being translated correctly. Look at how the ISV translates it: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man t

1Co 11:14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-29

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Wow, I’m glad you don’t think that hair length affects one’s eternity!! Yes, men and women are different. Complementary would be a word I might choose, but a group that thinks there is gender hierarchy co-opted t...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Wow, I’m glad you don’t think that hair length affects one’s eternity!! Yes, men and women are different. Complementary would be a word I might choose, but a grou

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-29

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Is John the Baptist shamed because he was a nazarite from birth and therefore couldn’t cut his hair like Samson? Even Paul took a Nazarite vow and in numbers both men and women could take the vow. The vow involves...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Is John the Baptist shamed because he was a nazarite from birth and therefore couldn’t cut his hair like Samson? Even Paul took a Nazarite vow and in numbers both

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-29

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham How interesting. I attended a Calvary Chapel church for about 7 years and a pastor friend of mine is a pastor in one right now. His pastor just preached on 1Cor 11 and noted how Chuck Smith accepted the hippies re...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham How interesting. I attended a Calvary Chapel church for about 7 years and a pastor friend of mine is a pastor in one right now. His pastor just preached on 1Cor 11

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-29

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Is it so far fetched that a conservative could believe that a godly woman could teach true doctrine or pastor a church based on a careful reading of scripture? Question: 1Co 11:14-15—does “nature” teach you that ...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Is it so far fetched that a conservative could believe that a godly woman could teach true doctrine or pastor a church based on a careful reading of scripture? Qu

1Co 11:14-15 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-23

@Crystalisives Num 5:18 is about the test if a husband suspects his wife of adul

@Crystalisives Num 5:18 is about the test if a husband suspects his wife of adultery. But the hair is not cut off. And she is not a prostitute.

Num 5:18 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-22

@Aliphaire @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @ronhenzel @peace_got @MikeWingerii Tom is misrepresenting Paul’s words. Paul actually quoted those who though like Tom and said the following: "What? came the word of God out from you? ...

@Aliphaire @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @ronhenzel @peace_got @MikeWingerii Tom is misrepresenting Paul’s words. Paul actually quoted those who though like Tom and said the foll

1Co 14:36 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-22

@AVER735 You think that nature—you know, the observable creation—teaches you the

@AVER735 You think that nature—you know, the observable creation—teaches you there is a difference between the head hair of a male and a female and that this is why God want us to uncover the man’s he

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

@jonedwardcroft The Bible should be understandable to all. But we need to be able to read in context. Nature is nature, it is what we can readily observe by just observing. Culture is everything that we do to change nature, like cutting hair. The IS...

@jonedwardcroft The Bible should be understandable to all. But we need to be able to read in context. Nature is nature, it is what we can readily observe by just observing. Culture is everything that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

@jonedwardcroft It’s an argument that takes the text seriously. The idea that me

@jonedwardcroft It’s an argument that takes the text seriously. The idea that men’s hair must be shorter than their wives’ or only the women must cover their heads sounds like the cultural argument. N

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

@2ndBookPress Good point! I agree…though nature does not teach long hair is a sh

@2ndBookPress Good point! I agree…though nature does not teach long hair is a shame. https://t.co/HFu3esfHdR

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

@russ_hjelm And it’s crazy too as Paul is referring to nature, something we can all check. We can all see that hair on our arms stops growing at a certain length. The same for eyebrows. But on the scalp, it doesn’t stop. And there’s no difference her...

@russ_hjelm And it’s crazy too as Paul is referring to nature, something we can all check. We can all see that hair on our arms stops growing at a certain length. The same for eyebrows. But on the sca

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

@ortrails This isn’t about what happens to some men as if it was about losing ou

@ortrails This isn’t about what happens to some men as if it was about losing our hair covering then Paul would be advocating for the *men* to cover their bald heads. Here’s what this passage means. h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

Thanks to everyone who voted on my poll on 1Co 11:14-15! Most rightly recognized that nature doesn’t teach us that there is any difference between the head hair on a boy and a girl. So what is Paul saying? This verse has a translation issue. Let’s l...

Thanks to everyone who voted on my poll on 1Co 11:14-15! Most rightly recognized that nature doesn’t teach us that there is any difference between the head hair on a boy and a girl. So what is Paul s

1Co 11:14-15 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-21

@NicolasGold1 I should have made that an option. But as children, what does nat

@NicolasGold1 I should have made that an option. But as children, what does nature teach you? Nature teaches that arm hair and eyebrows stop growing at a specific length but hair on the scalp continu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

@ymmotrojam @russ_hjelm @HeGTiSunesis So called "exceptions" actually shows us t

@ymmotrojam @russ_hjelm @HeGTiSunesis So called "exceptions" actually shows us that men having long hair isn't unnatural. The thing is that society teaches us there's a difference, but nature...? Nat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

Thinking of the meaning of 1Co 11:14-15, what does *nature* teach you concerning

Thinking of the meaning of 1Co 11:14-15, what does *nature* teach you concerning the difference between head hair on a boy and a girl (presuming you don’t cut it)?

1Co 11:14-15 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

@TarienCole @MikeWingerii @JollyStine “I think men should have short hair still”

@TarienCole @MikeWingerii @JollyStine “I think men should have short hair still” How long was Jesus’ hair? How about John the Baptist who never cut his hair? Samson? Absalom? Anyone taking a Nazarite

Ac 18:18 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-19

@TarienCole @MikeWingerii @JollyStine Yes, it stands on its head the traditional

@TarienCole @MikeWingerii @JollyStine Yes, it stands on its head the traditional interpretation of Paul advocating for head coverings. Let me ask you this: what does nature tell you is the difference

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-21

@naegore @lasteveharvest @itskellydiane I think you are missing what Paul is saying here. Paul says in verse 6 that "If a woman does not cover her head, let her also cut her hair"⎯κειράσθω is a permissive imperative in the middle voice (ie. Paul is ...

@naegore @lasteveharvest @itskellydiane I think you are missing what Paul is saying here. Paul says in verse 6 that "If a woman does not cover her head, let her also cut her hair"⎯κειράσθω is a permi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-21

@itskellydiane @SummrWrites My goodness. I think you just have to go back...all

@itskellydiane @SummrWrites My goodness. I think you just have to go back...all the way back...back to 1 Cor 11:1-16. “...For hair is given as a covering. But if anyone is inclined to be contentious

1 Cor 11:1-16 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-21

I've never heard of Betty Friedan and I don't know anyone who has. Maybe no one wears hair coverings anymore "...for hair is given as a covering"? (1 Cor 11:15b)🤷‍♂️ Or... “But if anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, no...

I've never heard of Betty Friedan and I don't know anyone who has. Maybe no one wears hair coverings anymore "...for hair is given as a covering"? (1 Cor 11:15b)🤷‍♂️ Or... “But if anyone is inclin

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