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@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren So you are 100% certain you are correct? No chance you are mistaken? Even though 1 Tim 2:11-15 is highly debated and 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 don’t say “must not be a woman”? So its rebellion an...

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren So you are 100% certain you are correct? No chance you are mistaken? Even though 1 Tim 2:11-15 is highly debated and 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 don

1 Tim 2:11-15 question

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren So let me see if I get this straight….Jesus wants His body to be divided by gender? And someone who reads his Bible and is convinced that women in his local church can be pastors is unfriendl...

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren So let me see if I get this straight….Jesus wants His body to be divided by gender? And someone who reads his Bible and is convinced that wom

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Yes Jesus made His preferences known and yes He spoke through Paul. Jesus said His church is a kingdom of priests, that men, women and children would prophesy. That the dividing wall between ...

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Yes Jesus made His preferences known and yes He spoke through Paul. Jesus said His church is a kingdom of priests, that men, women and childre

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren So the SBC isn’t Jesus

@Tomasdearc @Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren So the SBC isn’t Jesus’ church? Did Jesus say he wants only male pastors and preachers in His body?

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris A typical waitress will be saved (from her s

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris A typical waitress will be saved (from her sins) if all waitresses do something? You can talk this way, but this isn't how the Bible speaks of sin and salvation.

@Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Great. You get to set the rules i

@Moralco61898803 @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Great. You get to set the rules if you own the church. Have you forgotten who's church this is???

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Correction.... "egalitarian churches" to be disfellowshipped. No matter what you think of Rick Warren, this decision means if you believe women can be pastors, you will not be tolerated in the SBC. Sad as its a secondar...

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Correction.... "egalitarian churches" to be disfellowshipped. No matter what you think of Rick Warren, this decision means if you believe women can be pastors, you will n

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will be saved" but they don't reflect the Greek grammar. They do this because it doesn't make sense that the grammar is swit

@William_E_Wolfe Your phrasing of the comment of 'some pastors' is a nice straw

@William_E_Wolfe Your phrasing of the comment of 'some pastors' is a nice straw man. Enjoy your bonfire.

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris But it doesn’t work because Paul uses both t

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris But it doesn’t work because Paul uses both the singular and plural in the same sentence. She will be saved if they. So one generic woman will be saved if all wome

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren But this document isn’t the Bible!!!

@William_E_Wolfe The #SBC should have never put male only pastors as a restricti

@William_E_Wolfe The #SBC should have never put male only pastors as a restriction. The can was placed by those who formed the document.

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There’s no quotation marks so all quotes are inferred but Paul says in 1 Cor 7:1 “Now about the matters you wrote” so we know he is addressing things from their letter. I gave the illustration of an intersection w...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There’s no quotation marks so all quotes are inferred but Paul says in 1 Cor 7:1 “Now about the matters you wrote” so we know he is addressing things from their let

1 Cor 7:1 debate

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris 2/ But since He gave it up it had to be give

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris 2/ But since He gave it up it had to be given back to Him later. And the Father listens to the Son’s will and the Son listens to the father’s will. There is clear

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks The church is Jesus’ DNA. We should not be dividing it up into fragments based on secondary matters saying “we can be brothers but you can’t be part of my church.” Note: I was welcome to be a member b...

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks The church is Jesus’ DNA. We should not be dividing it up into fragments based on secondary matters saying “we can be brothers but you can’t be part of

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks The answer given to me was “this is our distinctive; why do you even want to come here if you don’t believe comp is Biblical? Go find another church…there are plenty egal churches.” I was told I could...

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks The answer given to me was “this is our distinctive; why do you even want to come here if you don’t believe comp is Biblical? Go find another church…th

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks We are not to unnecessarily divide the body. It doesn’t mean that we cannot believe different things. For example, as an egal, I can submit to comp leadership but I know 3 churches where I asked the p...

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks We are not to unnecessarily divide the body. It doesn’t mean that we cannot believe different things. For example, as an egal, I can submit to comp le

Ephesians 5:21 1 Cor 15:28 debate

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris This verse is there because currently the Son has ALL authority and ALL power, but at the point of 1 Cor 15:28, the Father and Son will again share. There is mutual subjection, just as in Ephesians 5:21 we are all...

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris This verse is there because currently the Son has ALL authority and ALL power, but at the point of 1 Cor 15:28, the Father and Son will again share. There is mutua

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks Also it is not clear instructions that all women cannot teach all men. The context and purpose of the letter, the grammar and all references are not brought together in harmony in this view. The SBC s...

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks Also it is not clear instructions that all women cannot teach all men. The context and purpose of the letter, the grammar and all references are not br

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@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks Because the SBC kicked out coope

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks Because the SBC kicked out cooperating churches for a secondary issue. Are these churches in sin (On this issue)? Are they heretics (on this issue)? a

@William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks So the SBC wants to have a split? You cannot see any way to have your complementarian church and co-operate with a church that has a female pastor preaching true doctrine (presuming the only problem is the past...

@William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks So the SBC wants to have a split? You cannot see any way to have your complementarian church and co-operate with a church that has a female pastor preaching tru

@William_E_Wolfe You do realize that egalitarian means equal right? If it’s fem

@William_E_Wolfe You do realize that egalitarian means equal right? If it’s feminism it's not egalitarian. Maybe we should call it “mutual submission”?

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@YKCPODCAST @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren @megbasham @AmReformer While this is po

@YKCPODCAST @William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren @megbasham @AmReformer While this is possible, it is not guaranteed. My church in Canada is separating from the RCA as they were going astray yet my church is

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren @megbasham @AmReformer Ok, then deal with the issue

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren @megbasham @AmReformer Ok, then deal with the issue that is sin separate from the other issue that is not sin (ie. women preachers, teachers and pastors)

@frvining @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment This is the game that complementarians

@frvining @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment This is the game that complementarians are forced to play.

@brmorris @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz This will blow your socks off…note in Eph 1:22 that ”God placed ’all things’ under his (Christ’s) feet and appointed Him to be head over everything FOR THE CHURCH.” !! In other words, Christ is over all putting th...

@brmorris @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz This will blow your socks off…note in Eph 1:22 that ”God placed ’all things’ under his (Christ’s) feet and appointed Him to be head over everything FOR THE CHURCH.”

Eph 1:22 general

@CherylSchatz @brmorris It’s not really a mystery. It started at the fall when

@CherylSchatz @brmorris It’s not really a mystery. It started at the fall when the man blames the woman and God and God prophecies that he will rule over the woman. A consequence of the fall, but no

@William_E_Wolfe Liberals (those who ignore God’s Word) and egalitarians are not one and the same. If the SBC didn’t want this to come to a head, they probably shouldn’t kick out churches simply for allowing women to preach true doctrine and pastor....

@William_E_Wolfe Liberals (those who ignore God’s Word) and egalitarians are not one and the same. If the SBC didn’t want this to come to a head, they probably shouldn’t kick out churches simply for

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-11

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi Where does scripture say that man (I take it every man) will answer to God for yielding his ordained position over to women? You mean if I let my wife participate so we make decisions together, God will hol...

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi Where does scripture say that man (I take it every man) will answer to God for yielding his ordained position over to women? You mean if I let my wife parti

Scripture Commentary tweet 2016-03-27

RT @PastorMark: I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will l

RT @PastorMark: I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live...Do you believe this? – Jesus Christ https://t.co/lqBB…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2011-05-25

@PastorMark "Every Christian who prays is functionally a Calvinist..." - not unl

@PastorMark "Every Christian who prays is functionally a Calvinist..." - not unless you are praying that God will change the heart of ppl.

One of the key differences between an egalitarian and a patriarchal marriage is in the area of authority and will. In a patriarchal marriage, the man is set up as the final decision maker of the home and he is given the right to make a decision for his wife even if it overrules her will

[general] From: Partriarchy

Have you ever found that your discussions with hierarchists goes nowhere fast because they say they have heard the egalitarian arguments before and they are not willing to listen to what you have to say. Perhaps we are missing an opportunity to engage them because we are wanting to teach them first

[general] From: Asking Right Questions

In the last article we saw that God gave additional information to Adam and his wife regarding what they were allowed to eat and God gave freedom for them to be fruit inspectors as he gave them a test to know what was good food. In another post we will talk more about Eve’s words to the serpent and

[counterargument] From: The Unfaithful Watchman

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In our continuing discussions on the fall of man we have dealt with the issue of Adam as guardian of the garden and the charge against Eve that she added to God’s word. In this post I will deal with the position that Eve did not sin by adding to God’s word but she was merely mistaken regarding what

[general] From: Was Eve Mistaken

For anyone in the Pennsylvania area who would like to meet us in person and see the premiere of “The Trinity Eternity Past to Eternity Future Explaining Truth Exposing Error”, we will be in the New Ringgold, PA area at the Witnesses Now For Jesus Convention at the Blue Mountain Christian Retreat Oc

[general] From: Meet Us In Pennsylvania

> “…Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her. ” Luke 10:41-42

[counterargument] From: Men Taken Womens Good Portion

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I started a post months ago and then life became so complicated I had to set my blog aside to cope. This post will now be the new “home” on the discussion on whether 1 Timothy 2:12 has two prohibitions or one

[counterargument] From: 1 Timothy 212 Prohibitions Revisited

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1 Timothy 2:11-15 specific woman,deception,authenteo,grammar,perfect tense,future tense,anaphoric,egalitarian,ephesus,teknogonia,singular plural,historical perfect,verbal aspect,paul as pattern

1 Timothy 2:11-15

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1 Timothy 1:13-16 mercy,ignorance,pattern,hybristEs,paul,blasphemer,persecutor,violent aggressor,deception,egalitarian,restoration

1 Timothy 1:13-16

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1 Timothy 3:14-15 letter purpose conduct church

1 Timothy 3:14-15

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Revelation 2:14 Balaam false teaching didasko

Revelation 2:14

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Revelation 2:20 Jezebel false prophetess didasko

Revelation 2:20

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1 Corinthians 12:7 common good spiritual gifts body ministry

1 Corinthians 12:7

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1 Corinthians 12:11, 17-18 sovereignty of God Holy Spirit spiritual gifts

1 Corinthians 12:11, 17-18

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1 Corinthians 12:28 apostles prophets teachers

1 Corinthians 12:28

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1 Corinthians 14:1, 5 prophecy spiritual gifts women prophesying

1 Corinthians 14:1, 5

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2 Peter 3:15-16 Paul hard to understand distortion

2 Peter 3:15-16

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Philippians 1:15-18 teaching,motive,truth,preaching,paul,egalitarian,complementarian

Philippians 1:15-18

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