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@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Probably the most interesting comments I’ve read a

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Probably the most interesting comments I’ve read are from Daniel Wallace in his Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics to suggest there are at least two authors of Hebrews. http

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin From An Exegetical Summary of Hebrews, the GNC is

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin From An Exegetical Summary of Hebrews, the GNC is listed as giving a potential option of concealing her gender. https://t.co/zblLTMtElA

@JosephConkle9 @L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I read Paul’s comments in the SAME letter where he says similar things about women ruling their homes to help understand that what he means in 1 Tim 3 can certainly include women (in Paul’...

@JosephConkle9 @L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I read Paul’s comments in the SAME letter where he says similar things about women ruling their homes to help understand that what he mean

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@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin No, not to leave out Aquil

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin No, not to leave out Aquila, but that particular comment was from something I read in the Lexham Bible Dictionary https://t.co/H5ZnAYJSKW

@akorb034 @DeanWar72224151 @scottspeig @TomBuck Actually, the verse says "one wife (genitive) husband (accusative)"⎯it is using the default male description, but no male pronouns are used. v1 says "if anyone" (gr. τις). It doesn't say "an elder must...

@akorb034 @DeanWar72224151 @scottspeig @TomBuck Actually, the verse says "one wife (genitive) husband (accusative)"⎯it is using the default male description, but no male pronouns are used. v1 says "i

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was instrumental in the growth of the church at Corinth. ...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was ins

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin It’s in that order in the Greek in 5 out of 6 instances. The one where it isn’t is a Greeting in 1 Cor 16:19. It just seems odd to list the wife before the husband. Since the hypothesis is that...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin It’s in that order in the Greek in 5 out of 6 instances. The one where it isn’t is a Greeting in 1 Cor 16:19. It just seems odd to list the wife

1 Cor 16:19 general

@BibleBashed @Kohotek71 It’s a sin to work outside the home? You shouldn’t make up what is sin and what isn’t! Things are hard enough. What if there is sufficient support to manage things at home and work? For example, grand parents are around or...

@BibleBashed @Kohotek71 It’s a sin to work outside the home? You shouldn’t make up what is sin and what isn’t! Things are hard enough. What if there is sufficient support to manage things at home a

@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/

@LittleOlMe97 @_nomadic_soul @Protestia Having a parent present especially in the early years is very important. My wife and I did shift work to accommodate this so we both had experience taking care of the kids and were able to avoid using childcar...

@LittleOlMe97 @_nomadic_soul @Protestia Having a parent present especially in the early years is very important. My wife and I did shift work to accommodate this so we both had experience taking care

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin You are listing Aquila first, but scripture list Prisca first. Anyways, if they had to educate Apollos, wouldn't it make more sense to hypothesize the ones who educated him are more likely candid...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin You are listing Aquila first, but scripture list Prisca first. Anyways, if they had to educate Apollos, wouldn't it make more sense to hypothesiz

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I don't understand your objection. 1

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I don't understand your objection. 1 Tim 3 on elders and deacons doesn't say "fathers"...

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 6. You forgot to indicate that the author of Hebre

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 6. You forgot to indicate that the author of Hebrews was part of an "us". Heb 13:18 says "pray for 'us'". P & A fit the bill for all the points including this last

Heb 13:18 general

2 Tim 4:19 Act 18:2-5 general

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 4. Paul came to Prisca and Aquila. Then Timothy c

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 4. Paul came to Prisca and Aquila. Then Timothy came down to Paul, so there is a connection with both being with Paul (Act 18:2-5). Paul asks Timothy to greet Prisca an

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 3 (cont). From LBD: "Later in Ac18, Prisca and Aquila accompany Paul to Eph on his way to Syria. ...They then support his desire to preach in Achaia by sending a letter of rec to...Corinth. Paul’s acceptance of Apollos ...

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 3 (cont). From LBD: "Later in Ac18, Prisca and Aquila accompany Paul to Eph on his way to Syria. ...They then support his desire to preach in Achaia by sending a letter

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 2. Prisca (or some say Priscilla) and Aquila were not "disciples" of Paul. 3. Prisca is known to the churches of Asia. It appears obvious that they would have been known by the apostles. Prisca is known to Luke as he wr...

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 2. Prisca (or some say Priscilla) and Aquila were not "disciples" of Paul. 3. Prisca is known to the churches of Asia. It appears obvious that they would have been known

1 Cor 16:19-20 general

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Also, see this resource which has the following st

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Also, see this resource which has the following statement: "Greek distinguishes between Number_Singular and Number_Plural, but not between Gender_Masculine and Gender_Fem

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin There were counterfeit letters from Paul so he frequently identified himself even writing at the end to show it was him (as his eyes were bad, so he wrote large letters). You are hypothesizing of course, which we have t...

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin There were counterfeit letters from Paul so he frequently identified himself even writing at the end to show it was him (as his eyes were bad, so he wrote large letters).

@L_T_Pearson @Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @JustinPetersMin Prisca’s name was listed f

@L_T_Pearson @Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @JustinPetersMin Prisca’s name was listed first, so seems she was more known and important than her husband.

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin But then why wasn’t he named? Let me ask you a qu

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin But then why wasn’t he named? Let me ask you a question: if it turned out to be Prisca, would you accept the book of Hebrews or burn it?

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin After giving the requirements for elders and deacons (with no male pronouns, but using the male gender), Paul says “women likewise” or in the same way or identically. He then says another point about de...

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin After giving the requirements for elders and deacons (with no male pronouns, but using the male gender), Paul says “women likewise” or in the same way or

1Cor14:34-35 1Cor7:1 1Tim2:11-15 commentary

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck 1. “Women likewise…” or in the same way (1Tim3:11) 2. 1Cor14:34-35 is Paul quoting from the Corinthians letter are refuting it (v36), see 1Cor7:1. 3. In 1Tim2:11-15, Paul refers to an ignorant woman teaching false d...

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck 1. “Women likewise…” or in the same way (1Tim3:11) 2. 1Cor14:34-35 is Paul quoting from the Corinthians letter are refuting it (v36), see 1Cor7:1. 3. In 1Tim2:11-15,

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I know that gyne can mean woman o

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I know that gyne can mean woman or wife. Here it is plural and accusative. If it referred to the wife of a husband, wouldn’t it be genitive? Your limi

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck But you made up the requirement “women can’t

@scottspeig @rsbarrington @TomBuck But you made up the requirement “women can’t be elders” as this is nowhere found in the text just as “elders must be Jewish” is nowhere found in the text.

@JosephConkle9 @L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I see. So in Paul’s advice concerning younger widows, he advises them to remarry and “manage their households”… (1Tim5:14). This word means “rule” or “despot” or “master” or “absolute ru...

@JosephConkle9 @L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I see. So in Paul’s advice concerning younger widows, he advises them to remarry and “manage their households”… (1Tim5:14). This word me

1Tim5:14 commentary

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I don’t know about your kids, but I teach mine to read in context. Paul was quoting from the letter from the Corinthians 1Cor7:1. 1Cor14:36 refutes the quote by saying, “What? Came the word of God out from you [men...

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I don’t know about your kids, but I teach mine to read in context. Paul was quoting from the letter from the Corinthians 1Cor7:1. 1Cor14:36 refutes the quote by say

1Cor14:36 1Cor7:1 debate

@MiddletownMoron @TomBuck Luke was not one of the 12 apostles. Can you please s

@MiddletownMoron @TomBuck Luke was not one of the 12 apostles. Can you please show me evidence stating he was a Gentile?

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin “After 2000 years of study”⎯ you realize that

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin “After 2000 years of study”⎯ you realize that the Jewish leaders had many years of study and they completely missed the Messiah? Paul didn’t have a wife or children.

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin Where does it say “his” wife or “

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin Where does it say “his” wife or “their” wives? It just says “women likewise…”. Why are the women to have the same requirements if they cannot be elders

@scottspeig @TomBuck Where does it teach that elders are not to be women?

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin There are no male pronouns in 1 Tim 3. V11 sa

@RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin There are no male pronouns in 1 Tim 3. V11 says “Women likewise…”. Isn’t it possible that the male only leadership model you were taught wasn’t Biblical?

@JustinPetersMin Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles and we don’t see Jewishness

@JustinPetersMin Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles and we don’t see Jewishness as a requirement for pastors. The apostles were chosen before the start of the church when the dividing wall was still

@TomBuck In the same way we don’t appoint only Jewish pastors (after all, Jesus

@TomBuck In the same way we don’t appoint only Jewish pastors (after all, Jesus only appointed Jewish apostles), there should also be no barrier for qualified women.

@TomBuck The apostles were appointed before the start of the church. He also ap

@TomBuck The apostles were appointed before the start of the church. He also appointed 12 Jews and no Gentiles so maybe we should only have Jewish male pastors ?

@BibleBashed Are there differences? Sure. But the point is not to exclude thos

@BibleBashed Are there differences? Sure. But the point is not to exclude those that are different. The eye cannot say to the hand “I have no need of you.” The eyes think they can do the job alone

@BibleBashed I’m an egalitarian and don’t reject the Biblical anthropology in Ge

@BibleBashed I’m an egalitarian and don’t reject the Biblical anthropology in Gen 1-2. Unless you are referring to roles only for men or gender hierarchy or authority of the man over the woman, but t

@brmorris Seems like mutual submission was not the narrative they wanted from th

@brmorris Seems like mutual submission was not the narrative they wanted from the Apostle Paul.

@TomBuck Keep reading… 1 Tim 3:11 “Women likewise…”. Also, there’s no statement

@TomBuck Keep reading… 1 Tim 3:11 “Women likewise…”. Also, there’s no statement “an elder must not be a woman” and no male pronouns are used.

1 Tim 3:11 general

@TomBuck If I said that I don’t agree with what the Bible says, that would be a

@TomBuck If I said that I don’t agree with what the Bible says, that would be a lie. But to insinuate that I must disagree with the Bible if I disagree with you seems arrogant to me.

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

@TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 That’s not a very open-minded response. I have a comple

@TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 That’s not a very open-minded response. I have a completely legitimate Biblical exegetical interpretation of 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9 that does

@jasonkeithallen I think Rick is referencing 1 Tim 2:11-12 here. You don’t think this means that women cannot teach or exercise authority over men? So the only thing that the SBC is standing for is that women cannot hold the position of pastor/elde...

@jasonkeithallen I think Rick is referencing 1 Tim 2:11-12 here. You don’t think this means that women cannot teach or exercise authority over men? So the only thing that the SBC is standing for is

1 Tim 2:11-12 debate

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Seems to me the apostles got it right and t

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Seems to me the apostles got it right and things got worse from there. History doesn’t make right. We are going back to the originals, not ignoring them. We hav

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Maybe the complementarian interpretation of

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Maybe the complementarian interpretation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 and 1 Tim 3 is incorrect.

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@JacobMillerAHA @MikeWingerii @cgp42 If it was, then elders would all be in unre

@JacobMillerAHA @MikeWingerii @cgp42 If it was, then elders would all be in unrepentant sin. The question was whether only males can do it. The obvious answer is ‘of course not.’

Eph 2:11-22 Gal 3:26-29 general

@naw_elbows @casey1167 @MikeWingerii There were many restrictions regarding the temple (Levite males with defects were also barred). These do not apply to the church. Jesus tore down the dividing walls for Gentiles who could not draw near either (E...

@naw_elbows @casey1167 @MikeWingerii There were many restrictions regarding the temple (Levite males with defects were also barred). These do not apply to the church. Jesus tore down the dividing wa

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 But there are no male pronouns in this passage. There’s no “must not be a woman” or “must be a man.” “One woman man” has to be one way or the other and the default would be male. This requirement is repeated for deacons an...

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 But there are no male pronouns in this passage. There’s no “must not be a woman” or “must be a man.” “One woman man” has to be one way or the other and the default would be

@sarahfaith316 It is commendable you want to serve God whatever He commands. It

@sarahfaith316 It is commendable you want to serve God whatever He commands. It’s important to make sure you’ve got the commands right. God nowhere says that a leader or elder must be male or must n

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-20

@William_E_Wolfe I’m egalitarian and I can agree with this.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-20

@DeannaR00467515 @AnnaGraceWood Paul says in 1 Tim 2 that the creation order was the reason for either being deceived or not deceived. The reason is clear in a careful reading of Gen 2: God created in front of Adam, so he was aware of the origin of ...

@DeannaR00467515 @AnnaGraceWood Paul says in 1 Tim 2 that the creation order was the reason for either being deceived or not deceived. The reason is clear in a careful reading of Gen 2: God created i

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-20

@Mark_MCRider @MikeWingerii And if Paul in fact was instead quoting from the Cor

@Mark_MCRider @MikeWingerii And if Paul in fact was instead quoting from the Corinthians’ letter to refute this statement then you can see how treating it as Paul’s command is causing problems.