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@DFEACK1 At what specific age does teaching a male child scripture become a sin for a woman? 11 1/2? His 12th birthday? When he is 18? What if the father is at work all day—she should defer all teaching responsibility to her husband? What if she is m...

@DFEACK1 At what specific age does teaching a male child scripture become a sin for a woman? 11 1/2? His 12th birthday? When he is 18? What if the father is at work all day—she should defer all teachi

@Grump_Old_Man @DBryanRhodes @ronhenzel @Gates_of_Derry @CalebDixonSmith Head do

@Grump_Old_Man @DBryanRhodes @ronhenzel @Gates_of_Derry @CalebDixonSmith Head doesn’t mean hierarchical authority over but source or origin of since marriage always refers back to the first marriage i

@DBryanRhodes @ronhenzel @Gates_of_Derry @CalebDixonSmith Paul is using that term in a specific way to refer to His being the source or origin of the church which is His body. This isn’t about authority or hierarchy so the English word isn’t the best...

@DBryanRhodes @ronhenzel @Gates_of_Derry @CalebDixonSmith Paul is using that term in a specific way to refer to His being the source or origin of the church which is His body. This isn’t about authori

@Butey452265 Well there you go. It’s not a sin for women to teach, build and wor

@Butey452265 Well there you go. It’s not a sin for women to teach, build and work.

@landjax @Charb_izard I’m not promoting disobedience. No where is a godly woman

@landjax @Charb_izard I’m not promoting disobedience. No where is a godly woman teaching truth to anyone ever stated to be a sin! https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@pastherandie @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii @JohnPiper @waynegrudem I would say the authority for the man to rule over the woman wasn’t given by God, but both are equally commanded to rule. The problem with using head in English is we see it meaning ...

@pastherandie @B_Christs_Amb @MikeWingerii @JohnPiper @waynegrudem I would say the authority for the man to rule over the woman wasn’t given by God, but both are equally commanded to rule. The proble

@MrBully67 Pushing for a good thing is a disaster because good things only come

@MrBully67 Pushing for a good thing is a disaster because good things only come from God? What on earth? Authority has to be given from God. Tell me, where did God give man authority to rule over wom

@Charb_izard I’m a non-Christian for suggesting that godly women can teach true doctrine even to men? Wow. Did you confess patriarchy when you were baptized? “I believe in one God in 3 persons, that I’m a sinner and Jesus died for my sins…and the pa...

@Charb_izard I’m a non-Christian for suggesting that godly women can teach true doctrine even to men? Wow. Did you confess patriarchy when you were baptized? “I believe in one God in 3 persons, that

@sunbrightskills @eorre_ecc Actually, there should be no new doctrines established since what has been laid by Jesus and the apostles is sufficient. If you meant to uphold church doctrine, it would depend on which doctrine as only the fundamentals of...

@sunbrightskills @eorre_ecc Actually, there should be no new doctrines established since what has been laid by Jesus and the apostles is sufficient. If you meant to uphold church doctrine, it would de

@CalebDixonSmith But if God’s perfect order before sin is that men lead and wome

@CalebDixonSmith But if God’s perfect order before sin is that men lead and women submit and follow then will His order change in the age to come? Women will also judge and sit on Jesus’ throne?

@FDMurphy1635 @avyargo Well that’s what I’m trying to show. You think that’s cle

@FDMurphy1635 @avyargo Well that’s what I’m trying to show. You think that’s clear, but I believe you are misinformed about what Paul meant to convey in these few texts. Are you an amillennialist by

@kings_cross_nwa @SindlandOz34748 Why do you have authority now as a believer but not all believers have the same authority? Do you believe that God’s perfect order from before the fall was women being subjected to men and always under their authori...

@kings_cross_nwa @SindlandOz34748 Why do you have authority now as a believer but not all believers have the same authority? Do you believe that God’s perfect order from before the fall was women bei

@SindlandOz34748 Scripture cannot contradict if it is inspired. Who then is this referring to? "To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will d...

@SindlandOz34748 Scripture cannot contradict if it is inspired. Who then is this referring to? "To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—that o

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Ok, ignore the part about

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Ok, ignore the part about women. I’m a man. Would I be in sin to preach a sermon if I don’t hold the office of pastor?

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Why is preaching authoriz

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Why is preaching authorized by the church? Why would I stop someone from Preaching the truth if God is using them and they are sound in the faith

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Ok, there is a difference

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Ok, there is a difference between scattered interactive conversation and preparing a teaching sermon. Sure. But why is one a sin for women to per

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals That’s right! Speaking th

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals That’s right! Speaking the gospel—preaching. They didn’t really have such a single pastor centric model like we have today. 1Co 14 seems clear th

@Brett_Samsonite @VCITW @riemersonck You are lying about me. Don’t you know that lying is a sin? Doesn’t that even bother you?? I do not hate scripture nor God. I cannot repent of your false accusation. Onesimus was a slave and was likely acquired ...

@Brett_Samsonite @VCITW @riemersonck You are lying about me. Don’t you know that lying is a sin? Doesn’t that even bother you?? I do not hate scripture nor God. I cannot repent of your false accusati

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Godly female preachers ar

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Godly female preachers are not sinning for preaching, teaching or overseeing true doctrine.

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals I’m not changing a single

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals I’m not changing a single word of scripture. I’m explaining it in context.

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@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals You keep repeating yourself thinking that if you keep saying this that it means women preachers are in sin. Feel free to only have male preachers, but you need to give grace to include faithful ...

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals You keep repeating yourself thinking that if you keep saying this that it means women preachers are in sin. Feel free to only have male preacher

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals It is not a sin to be a w

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals It is not a sin to be a woman and preach or teach or oversee. Stop being so grumpy.

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Again, no one is saying i

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Again, no one is saying it has to be 50/50, just that it is not a sin for a woman to teach or pastor or oversee. Don’t be so grumpy.

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Grumpy, not a single pers

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals Grumpy, not a single person is specifically identified as “pastor” so your argument falls flat. https://t.co/WrhPnz2cIL

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals That there are more men d

@Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel @smashbaals That there are more men does nothing to show that a female pastor is sinning by serving in this capacity.

@Robert_S_Morley @Grump_Old_Man @ronhenzel @smashbaals “He will rule over you” isn’t a curse though. It’s a prophecy. God didn’t say, “I will make sure that he rules over you” nor did He say to Adam “you must rule over your wife” to show He gave Adam...

@Robert_S_Morley @Grump_Old_Man @ronhenzel @smashbaals “He will rule over you” isn’t a curse though. It’s a prophecy. God didn’t say, “I will make sure that he rules over you” nor did He say to Adam “

@BBWoofield First, there's no mention of God cursing the man or the woman, only the ground and the serpent (more than all the animals, so the animals are cursed too). What Ge 3:16 is saying is that Eve's desire or longing for her husband will be des...

@BBWoofield First, there's no mention of God cursing the man or the woman, only the ground and the serpent (more than all the animals, so the animals are cursed too). What Ge 3:16 is saying is that E

Ge 3:16 general

@RebeccaAVelo I'm not sure that the statement "hated most people" is an accurate

@RebeccaAVelo I'm not sure that the statement "hated most people" is an accurate representation. But you are right, their view of women is very depressing. Sorry⎯I had to show the patriachalists and c

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@ColtonRenker @sailemptyskies @KaeleyT I can just imagine Paul or Peter using a

@ColtonRenker @sailemptyskies @KaeleyT I can just imagine Paul or Peter using a meme like this when speaking to people. Are you a Christian?

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@springbrease @KaeleyT Thanks for asking. The comment I get from a lot of patriachalists is that their view reflects the view of the church fathers and 2000 years of church history. And they are right (though it doesn't reflect the view of the apostl...

@springbrease @KaeleyT Thanks for asking. The comment I get from a lot of patriachalists is that their view reflects the view of the church fathers and 2000 years of church history. And they are right

@MikeStalingrad @BeanofChrist @jtdxn_ Show me a single example of where the Apostles interpreted this as taking a place in government. None of them did. And they were all martyred for preaching the gospel, not for trying to enact anti-abortion laws (...

@MikeStalingrad @BeanofChrist @jtdxn_ Show me a single example of where the Apostles interpreted this as taking a place in government. None of them did. And they were all martyred for preaching the go

@jtdxn_ @914Ann "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? But those who are outside, God judges. Remove the evil person from among yourselves" (1Co 5:12-13) "First of all, then, I urge tha...

@jtdxn_ @914Ann "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? But those who are outside, God judges. Remove the evil person from among yourselv

1Co 5:12-13 debate

@jtdxn_ There was a certain woman caught in the act of adultery. Jesus said: ‘Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’ Then we have the following: "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not j...

@jtdxn_ There was a certain woman caught in the act of adultery. Jesus said: ‘Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’ Then we have the following: "For what busin

@jtdxn_ Well, Stephen Wolfe’s kind of legislation appears to block those who disagree with him since he blocked me. So he doesn’t act like someone who believes in freedom of speech. Would he legislate his own particular Christian beliefs and criminal...

@jtdxn_ Well, Stephen Wolfe’s kind of legislation appears to block those who disagree with him since he blocked me. So he doesn’t act like someone who believes in freedom of speech. Would he legislate

@nakedpastor There’s a difference though between what the truck driver is doing

@nakedpastor There’s a difference though between what the truck driver is doing and what you are doing. He is being obnoxious and you are affirming. Both are wrong. Share Jesus in love without affirm

@dmichaelclary @bradstewart81 @jdgreear Taking the scriptures in their context u

@dmichaelclary @bradstewart81 @jdgreear Taking the scriptures in their context undermines every single verse? Wow. Have you ever witnessed to a Jehovah’s Witness? The errors are almost without fail b

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@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii What translation is that? Verse 11 isn’t using the article “the woman.” At any rate, why doesn’t Paul continue using the plural as in v9-10? How does stopping women from teaching deal with the false teaching ...

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii What translation is that? Verse 11 isn’t using the article “the woman.” At any rate, why doesn’t Paul continue using the plural as in v9-10? How does stopping

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii I suppose you think I’ve never read this passage before? How does this passage exclude women? Does it forbid single men? Men without children (plural)? Even if you read that it’s referring to men (even thou...

@Grump_Old_Man @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii I suppose you think I’ve never read this passage before? How does this passage exclude women? Does it forbid single men? Men without children (plural)? Even

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the ones who sugg

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the ones who suggest that it has to be a man are the ones who are confused and causing problems. https://t.co/6vKZuKKpYi

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the one’s who sug

A pastor is never defined in scripture as excluding women. So the one’s who suggest that it has to be a man are the ones who are confused and causing problems. https://t.co/6vKZuKKpYi

@SapientHetero @MikeWingerii Who says if it doesn’t matter? We are not called to judge the world; that’s God’s prerogative. And you call me a false Christian when I’m literally quoting scripture? 🧐 “For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders...

@SapientHetero @MikeWingerii Who says if it doesn’t matter? We are not called to judge the world; that’s God’s prerogative. And you call me a false Christian when I’m literally quoting scripture? 🧐 “

@saltyliberal74 I don’t know why people keep propping Trump up as “a man of God”

@saltyliberal74 I don’t know why people keep propping Trump up as “a man of God”—he just needs to be a competent politician serving the country. We don’t need a pastor or a pope or a perfect moral ch

@Wisdom2Lead @pastordmack Consequences for sin in leaders are clear.

@zie95776 @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii It is from God so that you would see that b

@zie95776 @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii It is from God so that you would see that being a woman in authority is not a sin. What Deborah said applied to Jael who put a tent peg through Sisera’s temple, n

@zie95776 @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Yes and I follow what is clear in black and white. Absolutely, Jesus is not the author of confusion! He would certainly not appoint Deborah as judge and prophet and the highest authority in all the land if it were...

@zie95776 @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Yes and I follow what is clear in black and white. Absolutely, Jesus is not the author of confusion! He would certainly not appoint Deborah as judge and prophet an

@zie95776 @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Being a female and a pastor does NOT violate scripture! And whether affirming churches are run by women or not is immaterial. You are just repeating the stuff you were told. 1Ti 2:12 says nothing about pastors, i...

@zie95776 @BahBahBased @MikeWingerii Being a female and a pastor does NOT violate scripture! And whether affirming churches are run by women or not is immaterial. You are just repeating the stuff you

1Ti 2:12 general

@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

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 Of course. Maybe a bit wordier than you asked for, but here goes. God loves everyone including sinners (of which you were one too before you repented and believed). But scripture is clear that any s3xual r...

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 Of course. Maybe a bit wordier than you asked for, but here goes. God loves everyone including sinners (of which you were one too before you repented and be

@3GNRTX The word used in 1Ti 2:11-12 translated “a woman” can also be translated

@3GNRTX The word used in 1Ti 2:11-12 translated “a woman” can also be translated “a wife.” Since Paul is singling out a woman and a man and then tying these to Eve and Adam, it would seem he is referr

1Ti 2:11-12 general

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Excellent! Now we are back to scripture. Paul links Adam and Eve with the time sequence of creation and deception. Since Adam was created first and God created some animals and plants and trees in front of ...

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Excellent! Now we are back to scripture. Paul links Adam and Eve with the time sequence of creation and deception. Since Adam was created first and God crea