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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JackmanRobert That said, no where in scripture is a woman "forbidden" to be a pastor/elder/overseer. You are obviously reading this into the text. We don't have anything like that "an elder must not be a woman" for example. 1Ti 3:2 is using the male...

@JackmanRobert That said, no where in scripture is a woman "forbidden" to be a pastor/elder/overseer. You are obviously reading this into the text. We don't have anything like that "an elder must not

1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JackmanRobert I agree that elders are pastors in scripture. Overseer / elder / pastor are used interchangeably. I don't see elders are rulers of a church either, though them all meeting together to discuss matters of doctrine is wholly consistent wi...

@JackmanRobert I agree that elders are pastors in scripture. Overseer / elder / pastor are used interchangeably. I don't see elders are rulers of a church either, though them all meeting together to d

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-05

@carol66944 @JamesGi27467089 @MikeWingerii Agreed that there are certainly no ge

@carol66944 @JamesGi27467089 @MikeWingerii Agreed that there are certainly no gender-based roles. But there is the office of elder/overseer and deacon for which gifting alone is not sufficient. The in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-05

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Eph 4:11 says "And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers." Pastoring (or shepherding) is a function, not an office. And only Jesus is explicitly called a poimen in ...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Eph 4:11 says "And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers." Pastoring (or shepherding) is a function, not an office

Eph 4:11 1Pe 5:4 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek If “must be the husband of one wife” and “keeping his children (plural) under control” is what is literally required then every elder has to be married only once and must have 2 or more believing children. Th...

@LordFerguson09 @outcatching @danitreweek If “must be the husband of one wife” and “keeping his children (plural) under control” is what is literally required then every elder has to be married only o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-07

@Daniel2Pilgrim @autocorrect2_0 So pastor and overseer are the same thing to you

@Daniel2Pilgrim @autocorrect2_0 So pastor and overseer are the same thing to you?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-02

@Unique95185 @rightresponsem Yes and aspiring to serve as an overseer is a good

@Unique95185 @rightresponsem Yes and aspiring to serve as an overseer is a good thing. “It is a trustworthy statement: if anyone aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work they desire to do

1Ti 3:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-10

@MikeWingerii And sometimes it’s men who underestimate the Holy Spirit’s gifting

@MikeWingerii And sometimes it’s men who underestimate the Holy Spirit’s gifting and choosing when it is pastoral gifts given to women and His selecting them for elders and overseers.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-05

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals And an overseer. While Paul isn’t explicitly r

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals And an overseer. While Paul isn’t explicitly referred to as an elder or overseer, he does all the things an overseer does. And Peter shows one can be both an apostle

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Indeed! No overseer should have “wives” either. Oh, and Paul was unmarried…so he who is making the requirements is disqualified. And also, elders must have at least 2 or more believing children, so all of you elders...

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Indeed! No overseer should have “wives” either. Oh, and Paul was unmarried…so he who is making the requirements is disqualified. And also, elders must have at least

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-22

@jacob_lupton @smashbaals Paul was also an overseer as well as an apostle. He also encouraged everyone that if possible they could be single like him—which would mean no one would be qualified if being married was required. The funny part is that th...

@jacob_lupton @smashbaals Paul was also an overseer as well as an apostle. He also encouraged everyone that if possible they could be single like him—which would mean no one would be qualified if bein

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

Paul was clearly *both* an apostle and an overseer. His letters are pastoral (esp 1Co, 2Co and Gal), he ministered in Ephesus for ~3 yrs (Ac 20:31). He was not there merely to plant a church and appoint elders, but spent significant time shepherding,...

Paul was clearly *both* an apostle and an overseer. His letters are pastoral (esp 1Co, 2Co and Gal), he ministered in Ephesus for ~3 yrs (Ac 20:31). He was not there merely to plant a church and appoi

Ac 20:31 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

In the Greek text, τις (meaning "anyone/someone") is used generically in 1Ti 3:1

In the Greek text, τις (meaning "anyone/someone") is used generically in 1Ti 3:1: "If anyone aspires to the office of overseer..." This absence of gender-specific pronouns supports the idea that Paul

1Ti 3:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer

A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer must be... the husband of one wife." Does this exclude women from pastoral roles? Let’s unpack this. 🧵 https://t.co/IWl

1 Timothy 3:2 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-20

@carol66944 I think I'm now convinced that Paul is indeed explaining why he is w

@carol66944 I think I'm now convinced that Paul is indeed explaining why he is writing the requirements listed in 1Ti 3:1-13 concerning overseers and deacons⎯how that one ought to behave. Thanks for

1Ti 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@BahBahBased @smashbaals No, I am not. Pastoring is counselling and guiding and leading by example, all things that elders, overseers or shepherds do. Females are not exempt from these roles. In fact, it is far better for a female to be counseled by ...

@BahBahBased @smashbaals No, I am not. Pastoring is counselling and guiding and leading by example, all things that elders, overseers or shepherds do. Females are not exempt from these roles. In fact,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 We don’t use Greek terms. We just call them elders or overseers.

@Methodios007 We don’t use Greek terms. We just call them elders or overseers.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 The Greek word πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros), which literally means "elder" is used to denote someone recognized with wisdom and the ability to lead and teach and with godly character. The term for overseer is ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos) which t...

@Methodios007 The Greek word πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros), which literally means "elder" is used to denote someone recognized with wisdom and the ability to lead and teach and with godly character. The

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 Bishops / overseers / elders are all used interchangeably in scrip

@Methodios007 Bishops / overseers / elders are all used interchangeably in scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-06

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve And by that very same reasonin

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve And by that very same reasoning women are not excluded in 1Ti 3 from being overseers or elders.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-19

@curtisschlepp @JollyStine If you read 1Ti 3 overliterally an overseer has to be married and have at least 2 believing children. Those who read “husband” and rather than asserting married say “must be male” are not taking the text literally as they c...

@curtisschlepp @JollyStine If you read 1Ti 3 overliterally an overseer has to be married and have at least 2 believing children. Those who read “husband” and rather than asserting married say “must be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-11

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry That’s not what the Bible says. I missed

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry That’s not what the Bible says. I missed the “an overseer must not be a woman” part. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-08

@JamesEwen0407 Pastoring is a function though we use it for those in full time m

@JamesEwen0407 Pastoring is a function though we use it for those in full time ministry who are acting as overseers. Pastor, elder, bishop/overseer can all be used interchangeably.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-04

@avyargo @bonhoefferchild @MikeWingerii The problem is when you forbid women as

@avyargo @bonhoefferchild @MikeWingerii The problem is when you forbid women as the Bible doesn’t do. Being an elder / overseer / pastor is not specific to make and female so why should scripture give

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-02

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Not only were women not

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Not only were women not to be priests but only one tribe out of 12. This passage in Timothy qualifies overseers based on character. https://t.c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-01

@severegrace @smashbaals That would normally be called a pastor, elder or overse

@severegrace @smashbaals That would normally be called a pastor, elder or overseer. We don’t carry forward the OT priesthood with the job of performing bloodless sacrifices because the OT system is su

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-13

@LoblollyPine73 @Eric_Conn Paul was an apostle and absolutely functioning as an elder, overseer, and shepherd. He stayed for long periods to establish a church and then provided council and guidance by letter and future visitation. Husband and wife ...

@LoblollyPine73 @Eric_Conn Paul was an apostle and absolutely functioning as an elder, overseer, and shepherd. He stayed for long periods to establish a church and then provided council and guidance b

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-13

@Rick07200430 @avyargo @LoblollyPine73 @Eric_Conn Overseer (bishop), elder and p

@Rick07200430 @avyargo @LoblollyPine73 @Eric_Conn Overseer (bishop), elder and pastor are used interchangeably in the NT though pastor or shepherd is used as a function and not as an office.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-13

@BenZeisloft 1Ti 3:1 ⎯ "...Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble tas

@BenZeisloft 1Ti 3:1 ⎯ "...Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task." Yet you make it out that if a woman wants to be an overseer she should repent. Notice how Paul doesn't say "aner"

1Ti 3:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-08

@Here4Now0829 @sssssss09775798 “One wife husband” is an idiom not a requirement for them to be married men. Paul wasn’t married and is most definitely an overseer, and Timothy doesn’t appear to be married either. “If a MAN desire…” is a bad translat...

@Here4Now0829 @sssssss09775798 “One wife husband” is an idiom not a requirement for them to be married men. Paul wasn’t married and is most definitely an overseer, and Timothy doesn’t appear to be mar

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@PaulKM32 @ReformedCaio With Paul is explicit (1Co 7), with Timothy it is an inference. We know he is young (1Ti 4:12) and we have no instruction concerning any family or wife or any indication he was married. Paul is both an apostle and an overseer...

@PaulKM32 @ReformedCaio With Paul is explicit (1Co 7), with Timothy it is an inference. We know he is young (1Ti 4:12) and we have no instruction concerning any family or wife or any indication he was

1Ti 4:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-04

@CNistEnjoyer Why people think the Bible forbids women from serving as elders, o

@CNistEnjoyer Why people think the Bible forbids women from serving as elders, overseers, deacons, apostles, teachers (including of males)—and why stopping all women from these things solves any probl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-03

Maybe if women were allowed to be theologically trained and serve as overseers, there would be better oversight of women’s small groups and Bible studies. Maybe women would see a reason for theological study if they were allowed to use it. Strange t...

Maybe if women were allowed to be theologically trained and serve as overseers, there would be better oversight of women’s small groups and Bible studies. Maybe women would see a reason for theologica

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-30

1Ti 2:11-15 addresses a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching false doctrine and her undeceived husband (likely an elder) being silent and doing nothing. What about the qualification for overseers? 1Ti 3:1-13 does not explicitly forbid wom...

1Ti 2:11-15 addresses a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching false doctrine and her undeceived husband (likely an elder) being silent and doing nothing. What about the qualification for ove

1Ti 2:11-15 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-29

@avyargo @_nomadic_soul It’s pretty clear that a godly woman is not restricted f

@avyargo @_nomadic_soul It’s pretty clear that a godly woman is not restricted from serving in any capacity that God gifted her in, including overseer or elder or deacon.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-10

@peace_got @JollyStine @Peacemaker811 Paul and Timothy weren’t husbands either y

@peace_got @JollyStine @Peacemaker811 Paul and Timothy weren’t husbands either yet both were overseers.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-30

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Yes, that term together with gyne should be rendered as husband. But the phrase “one wife husband” does not mean husband, does it? Because if it did, Paul would be excluded from being an overseer despite clearly a...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Yes, that term together with gyne should be rendered as husband. But the phrase “one wife husband” does not mean husband, does it? Because if it did, Paul would be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-24

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie First, God commanded the woman to rule, so ruling creat

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie First, God commanded the woman to rule, so ruling creation is not a sin. Leadership is not a sin. Desiring to be an overseer is a good thing.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-31

@StevenMKestner The one who aspires the role of an overseer desires a good thing. In addition to being sound in the faith, the person is to be: 1. Above reproach 2. Faithful to their spouse (if married); teaches one-man-one-woman monogamous relation...

@StevenMKestner The one who aspires the role of an overseer desires a good thing. In addition to being sound in the faith, the person is to be: 1. Above reproach 2. Faithful to their spouse (if marri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-19

@SwordMasterPub It shows that an apostle can also be an elder/overseer/pastor.

@SwordMasterPub It shows that an apostle can also be an elder/overseer/pastor. Only Peter and John self identify as elders. Are there only two elders in the New Testament?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-19

@SwordMasterPub You have to refer to the Greek not the English. If Peter could

@SwordMasterPub You have to refer to the Greek not the English. If Peter could be an elder (1 Pe 5:1) then Paul certainly can. Paul functioned as an overseer of multiple churches.

1 Pe 5:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-18

@SwordMasterPub @StevenMKestner Wow, you are the first that I have seen who says

@SwordMasterPub @StevenMKestner Wow, you are the first that I have seen who says Paul is disqualified as an overseer despite the fact he is clearly doing the work of one.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-18

@SwordMasterPub @StevenMKestner Peter was (1Pe 5:1). What reason would you say P

@SwordMasterPub @StevenMKestner Peter was (1Pe 5:1). What reason would you say Paul was not acting as an overseer?

1Pe 5:1 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@BarnabasBr30151 @EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii Paul doesn’t need

@BarnabasBr30151 @EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii Paul doesn’t need to be called an elder/overseer to evidently be one. It is more than evident by his actions and oversight of many church

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii Paul was an overseer and wasn’t a h

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii Paul was an overseer and wasn’t a husband. It literally says husband, right? So is Paul disqualified?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii You have to side with the word of God? I have news for you, so do I. I guess you've now heard only one side, Mike's side, right? There is no prohibition on female pastors/elders/overseers. That is not the intent by Paul...

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii You have to side with the word of God? I have news for you, so do I. I guess you've now heard only one side, Mike's side, right? There is no prohibition on female pastor

1Ti 3:2 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@deadtosin610 @JollyStine "If anyone aspires (desires) the office of overseer, it is a fine work they desire to do"⎯ how is desiring a sin? I was told this as a man, that to desire the task of overseer showed pride. Nowhere is desiring this said to ...

@deadtosin610 @JollyStine "If anyone aspires (desires) the office of overseer, it is a fine work they desire to do"⎯ how is desiring a sin? I was told this as a man, that to desire the task of overse

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@deadtosin610 @will_servant Was Paul⎯an overseer and apostle⎯the husband of one

@deadtosin610 @will_servant Was Paul⎯an overseer and apostle⎯the husband of one wife?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@deadtosin610 @JollyStine These functions are all overlapping. We use the term pastor, but this doesn't seem to be stated anywhere in the New Testament about anyone. It is a function, not a role. It seems that overseer (episkopos) and elder (presbyte...

@deadtosin610 @JollyStine These functions are all overlapping. We use the term pastor, but this doesn't seem to be stated anywhere in the New Testament about anyone. It is a function, not a role. It s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@deadtosin610 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 are often mistakenly thought to forbid women from being overseers. However, the only phrase that people base this on is the idiom "one-wife-husband" used for elders and deacons. A neutral pronoun is used, "tis...

@deadtosin610 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 are often mistakenly thought to forbid women from being overseers. However, the only phrase that people base this on is the idiom "one-wife-husband" used for e

Titus 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
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