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@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ The prophecy portion was that Eve would desire her husband. There are things God said would change. Increasing her rate of conception is not a judgment. That she would toil because of how many ...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ The prophecy portion was that Eve would desire her husband. There are things God said would change. Increasing her rate of conception is not a

@LovesSardine The requirements for elder are character qualifications and ability to teach, not whether you are male, female, Jewish, Gentile, married, single, short, tall, young or old, single, widowed, rich or poor. Paul's purpose was to stop the ...

@LovesSardine The requirements for elder are character qualifications and ability to teach, not whether you are male, female, Jewish, Gentile, married, single, short, tall, young or old, single, widow

@LovesSardine I am aware that some actually say Paul is clearly forbidding women but that Paul shouldn't be listened to. This is a very dangerous precedent. I am not saying this at all. Peter says that some things Paul writes are hard to understand. ...

@LovesSardine I am aware that some actually say Paul is clearly forbidding women but that Paul shouldn't be listened to. This is a very dangerous precedent. I am not saying this at all. Peter says tha

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Right, of course. Such

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Right, of course. Such savage wolves to allow female leaders to lead alongside men, like Priscilla alongside Aquila... those savage wolves even

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ This might give a hint on what happened after the apostles: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ This might give a hint on what happened after the apostles: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing

Ac 20:29 general

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ There are no imperative

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ There are no imperatives in Gen 3:16 (therefore, no commands). Take a look at the Hebrew.

Gen 3:16 general

@ChrisGalanek @subq PS> You seem to be presbyterian. I happen to know others

@ChrisGalanek @subq PS> You seem to be presbyterian. I happen to know others in the PCA and they are very hostile to those who think women can be pastors. If you changed your view, you may be in se

@Bigfoot_253 What do you mean? They missed this for 2000 years? It's a fundament

@Bigfoot_253 What do you mean? They missed this for 2000 years? It's a fundamental of the faith. "I believe in Jesus, fully God and fully man, born of a virgin, died on a cross...and in male only past

@JonByers186054 Just because the words used in 1Tim 3 are masculine doesn't mean

@JonByers186054 Just because the words used in 1Tim 3 are masculine doesn't mean that it is intended for males only. In Koine Greek, the masculine form can be used to speak generically too.

@JonByers186054 When I interpret scripture, I take the context, the author and audience, the purpose and all details in the text and references into consideration. If I find an interpretation that makes better sense of everything than others have in ...

@JonByers186054 When I interpret scripture, I take the context, the author and audience, the purpose and all details in the text and references into consideration. If I find an interpretation that mak

@JonByers186054 I'm saying you are claiming God forbids something I don't see scripture forbidding. I'm asking if scripture agrees with you. How else can I challenge someone's take of scripture? So now I'm not allowed to ask if someone has a correct...

@JonByers186054 I'm saying you are claiming God forbids something I don't see scripture forbidding. I'm asking if scripture agrees with you. How else can I challenge someone's take of scripture? So n

@KingRomans828 But also, there are many men who see this as God ordaining them t

@KingRomans828 But also, there are many men who see this as God ordaining them to take power over others. That seems to be a clear connection one can make if God only selects men to lead and that all

@JonByers186054 Ok, back to question 1. If women were saved before the church a

@JonByers186054 Ok, back to question 1. If women were saved before the church age, then what does Gal 3:28 mean if it is referring only to salvation? Can you explain this please?

Gal 3:28 question

@JonByers186054 I've never read either of those women's writing. I don't quote from others as I am reading and interpreting scripture myself. The fact that they might have got somethings correct is immaterial. It is likely that if we examined what th...

@JonByers186054 I've never read either of those women's writing. I don't quote from others as I am reading and interpreting scripture myself. The fact that they might have got somethings correct is im

@JonByers186054 Two questions: 1. Are you suggesting women were not saved before

@JonByers186054 Two questions: 1. Are you suggesting women were not saved before the church? 2. Are women now called sons?

@JonByers186054 Just because priests were all men in the old covenant doesn't mean that women were forbidden to teach God's ordinances to God's people. Where are you getting that from? Why would God forbid anyone from teaching someone the truth? They...

@JonByers186054 Just because priests were all men in the old covenant doesn't mean that women were forbidden to teach God's ordinances to God's people. Where are you getting that from? Why would God f

@JonByers186054 Eisegesis is inserting ideas foreign to the context into a text. How am I doing this? Which foreign ideas or concepts am I inserting? What narratives are made up? Paul connects a woman and a man with Adam and Eve, the time order of cr...

@JonByers186054 Eisegesis is inserting ideas foreign to the context into a text. How am I doing this? Which foreign ideas or concepts am I inserting? What narratives are made up? Paul connects a woman

@JoeAdrian256 Paul seems to be suggesting something more deep than being married

@JoeAdrian256 Paul seems to be suggesting something more deep than being married. Something like faithful if married and someone who promotes monogamy all in one statement.

@JoeAdrian256 Therefore, whether a person is single, married, with children, or with no children, is female or male is not part of the requirements or else Paul himself would be excluded, and likely Timothy, not to mention Paul advocates for everyone...

@JoeAdrian256 Therefore, whether a person is single, married, with children, or with no children, is female or male is not part of the requirements or else Paul himself would be excluded, and likely T

@StandAndKnox The purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy was to stop the s

@StandAndKnox The purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy was to stop the spread of strange doctrines. Paul recognizes that there are those who are deceived and those who are in willful rebellion

@JoeAdrian256 Thanks, Joe. I agree that it is absolutely ok to disagree as long

@JoeAdrian256 Thanks, Joe. I agree that it is absolutely ok to disagree as long as we are sincerely following scripture. I have served in complementarian churches for about half my life and I'm curren

@marcminter On the one hand, I can understand your perspective because people fr

@marcminter On the one hand, I can understand your perspective because people frequently mishandle and misinterpret scripture. So you are right to be suspicious. Also, anyone who believes the Bible te

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Since women were always able to be saved, Gal 3:28 does not teach that finally in the new covenant women could be saved and all those women before this point are eternally lost. Gal 3:28 is th...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Since women were always able to be saved, Gal 3:28 does not teach that finally in the new covenant women could be saved and all those women bef

Gal 3:28 general

@StandAndKnox Also, I'm not interpreting Paul to mean the exact opposite of what he means. I'm saying that he didn't mean what you are claiming. It is not the case that we can take any text and just make it say whatever we want. All the evidence must...

@StandAndKnox Also, I'm not interpreting Paul to mean the exact opposite of what he means. I'm saying that he didn't mean what you are claiming. It is not the case that we can take any text and just m

@StandAndKnox Hang on, I was making brunch. So what you seem to be suggesting is that saying that women are not forbidden from serving as elders means that they are elevating themselves to be first? So any woman who ends up serving as an elder⎯say in...

@StandAndKnox Hang on, I was making brunch. So what you seem to be suggesting is that saying that women are not forbidden from serving as elders means that they are elevating themselves to be first? S

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ The early church though

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ The early church thought only Jews were allowed too. Why don’t you correct Paul on that one? And especially his Gal 3:28 statement.

Gal 3:28 question

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony But interpreting scripture requires t

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony But interpreting scripture requires the ability to read in context. A scripture taken out of its context is a pretext for a proof text. https://t.co/ZQizsThB

@109evictions A scripture out of context is here being used as a pretext for a p

@109evictions A scripture out of context is here being used as a pretext for a proof text. Please, sir, I have some questions arising that need your wisdom. https://t.co/a4moxAR19U

@_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony Excellent point. If God is no repertory of persons then why is whether they are female a problem? If women will judge angels too one day (1Co 6:2-3), then why is serving an elder in this life a sin for someone especially i...

@_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony Excellent point. If God is no repertory of persons then why is whether they are female a problem? If women will judge angels too one day (1Co 6:2-3), then why is serving an

1Co 6:2-3 question

@AMalteseSailor No, you cannot make up sin. The Bible is clear when it comes to sin. Because if someone sins unrepentantly they are not in the kingdom of God. What you call “subverting God’s Word” is actually just careful interpretation and rightly d...

@AMalteseSailor No, you cannot make up sin. The Bible is clear when it comes to sin. Because if someone sins unrepentantly they are not in the kingdom of God. What you call “subverting God’s Word” is

@AMalteseSailor A buffoon? So you are calling me names now? Yes, unrepentant sin is certainly a primary matter, but we don't list every sin one can commit in a statement of faith, a creed or confession. Perhaps you can educate me where a female is ...

@AMalteseSailor A buffoon? So you are calling me names now? Yes, unrepentant sin is certainly a primary matter, but we don't list every sin one can commit in a statement of faith, a creed or confessi

Heresy has to do with primary matters of the Christian faith. Whether women can

Heresy has to do with primary matters of the Christian faith. Whether women can be elders is not in any creed or confession of the universal church. Believing women can be elders does not place you ou

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-18

@HollandGreig This takes us back to the same letter in 1Cor 6:2-3. Paul says the saints will judge the world and angels. Saints includes both men and women. If we will judge angels, then we ought to be able to judge matters of this life. Thus, "be...

@HollandGreig This takes us back to the same letter in 1Cor 6:2-3. Paul says the saints will judge the world *and angels*. Saints includes both men and women. If we will judge angels, then we ought to

1Cor 6:2-3 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-18

@HollandGreig 'A symbol of' is not in the Greek text. This is inserted to make i

@HollandGreig 'A symbol of' is not in the Greek text. This is inserted to make it seem like the woman has authority over her. But the text reads simply that She has authority over her own head (to dec

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-18

@The_Sig_ @WayneShaff60221 None of these passages refer to 'head of the home'... 1. 1Ti 2:11–15 – Refers to Genesis showing that Eve's deception had to do with her time sequence order of creation after Adam who was created first. There is no mention...

@The_Sig_ @WayneShaff60221 None of these passages refer to 'head of the home'... 1. 1Ti 2:11–15 – Refers to Genesis showing that Eve's deception had to do with her time sequence order of creation aft

1Ti 2:11 Col 3:17 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-17

@slyoung687 You’ll want to take a look at my post in the comments as my view is

@slyoung687 You’ll want to take a look at my post in the comments as my view is not that 1Co 11:3 is teaching about hierarchy but about source relationships. Here it is. https://t.co/IORdUu0T3w

1Co 11:3 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-16

The Calvinist system can’t make sense of this: • A person is first forgiven by

The Calvinist system can’t make sense of this: • A person is first forgiven by God • but later faces judgment. Why? • Because their lack of mercy showed that they despised the grace they received

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-13

@Glory2God777 @ronhenzel That’s right, “gave” (Greek: edōken) is used in all those passages. But the key issue isn’t whether repentance is from God—Scripture clearly affirms that. The question is: does “gave” mean it is irresistibly received and ex...

@Glory2God777 @ronhenzel That’s right, “gave” (Greek: edōken) is used in all those passages. But the key issue isn’t whether repentance is *from* God—Scripture clearly affirms that. The question is: d

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-12

@PartTickles @smashbaals What am I trying to outwit? Jesus commanded all believe

@PartTickles @smashbaals What am I trying to outwit? Jesus commanded all believers to teach and make disciples of all peoples. Jesus’ command is not limited to men. Don’t stop women from participatin

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-12

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals The Greek word used is dialegomai (διελέγετο) — often t

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals The Greek word used is dialegomai (διελέγετο) — often translated “reasoned,” “discussed,” or “dialogued.” It suggests mutual exchange, not a monologue or sermon (cf. Ac 17:2,

Ac 20:9 Ac 17:2 Ac 18:4 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-12

@My_Lord_Grant @smashbaals If preaching isn’t what the church does when it meets

@My_Lord_Grant @smashbaals If preaching isn’t what the church does when it meets then how is women being forbidden from it relevant?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-06

@masonmennenga And Mason reads the Bible carefully enough to know what Jesus mea

@masonmennenga And Mason reads the Bible carefully enough to know what Jesus meant by ‘turn the other cheek’ was about when someone insults and shames you, right?

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 2025-05-05

@JamesGi27467089 @carol66944 @MikeWingerii God's choice was clearly the apostle

@JamesGi27467089 @carol66944 @MikeWingerii God's choice was clearly the apostle Paul. And all 12 apostles were also Jewish (not a single one was a Gentile). We don't say "explain why no Gentile was co

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Is it disobeying God if you twist His words to mea

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Is it disobeying God if you twist His words to mean something He didn’t intend and then force that interpretation on others? 🤔 There isn’t even an office of pastor (poim

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring t

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring to people generically depending on the context. Paul uses the generic τις in 1Ti 3:1 which should be a strong hint. https

1Ti 3:1 commentary

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua Paul is describing character traits. He uses the

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua Paul is describing character traits. He uses the male form as an example not as an exclusive requirement. https://t.co/VI2qbiHyi6

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The only explicit pronoun in that passage is in v1 and is ‘tis’ which is generic. Why wouldn’t Paul be more explicit and state ‘must not be a female’? Rather, he uses character which any can attain to and not requirement...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua The only explicit pronoun in that passage is in v1 and is ‘tis’ which is generic. Why wouldn’t Paul be more explicit and state ‘must not be a female’? Rather, he uses cha

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua I’m still confused… where is pastor (poimen) defined as male only such that any female serving as a shepherd is in unrepentant sin? Imagine, a female following Mt 28:16-20, teaching others to obey all that Jesus commande...

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua I’m still confused… where is pastor (poimen) defined as male only such that any female serving as a shepherd is in unrepentant sin? Imagine, a female following Mt 28:16-2

Mt 28:16-20 question

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua My opinion is based on the fact that the Bible d

@janine_ped86302 @haymes_joshua My opinion is based on the fact that the Bible doesn’t exclude women from serving as pastors.