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@AveryCael @godlywomanhood @pearlythingz If someone has wrong doctrine, they sho

@AveryCael @godlywomanhood @pearlythingz If someone has wrong doctrine, they should be quiet and learn. That’s all Paul was saying in that passage. One learns for the benefit of themselves and other

@godlywomanhood That’s not true. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in the church at Ephesus. Her husband is not deceived and saying nothing—and so this couple is just like the prototypes in Genesis 3. Paul is deali...

@godlywomanhood That’s not true. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in the church at Ephesus. Her husband is not deceived and saying nothing—and so this couple is just

@blklilacc Here’s an explanation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 that might help. Essentially

@blklilacc Here’s an explanation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 that might help. Essentially there’s a deceived woman teaching in the Ephesian church and her husband who isn’t deceived is saying nothing. Because

@godlywomanhood @Eric_Conn That’s not true. Take a look again at 1 Tim 2:11-15.

@godlywomanhood @Eric_Conn That’s not true. Take a look again at 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@godlyHomeGirl 1 Tim 2:11-12 is Paul dealing with a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine. She has gone off the reservation, but her husband is not deceived yet is not doing anything about it. Since she is deceived, Paul doesn't na...

@godlyHomeGirl 1 Tim 2:11-12 is Paul dealing with a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine. She has gone off the reservation, but her husband is not deceived yet is not doing anything

1 Tim 2:11-12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-03

@TeregianKunta @AnyineKu @Milly_nassolo 1 Tim 2:11-12 is Paul dealing with a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine. She has gone off the reservation, but her husband is not deceived yet is not doing anything about it. Since she is ...

@TeregianKunta @AnyineKu @Milly_nassolo 1 Tim 2:11-12 is Paul dealing with a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine. She has gone off the reservation, but her husband is not deceived

1 Tim 2:11-12 debate

Paul was referring back to the seed of the woman in Gen 3:15. https://t.co/fnwpx

Paul was referring back to the seed of the woman in Gen 3:15. https://t.co/fnwpxeTfM4

Gen 3:15 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

@RepentTherefor @kimberley_7_ @HaleYah77 @breaaaannaaaaa @Yahuahsmyfather That one is a specific situation in the church at Ephesus. A specific deceived woman is teaching false doctrine (like Eve) and her husband who is not deceived is silent (like ...

@RepentTherefor @kimberley_7_ @HaleYah77 @breaaaannaaaaa @Yahuahsmyfather That one is a specific situation in the church at Ephesus. A specific deceived woman is teaching false doctrine (like Eve) an

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

@TimothyGroves2 @RongpiSr @NoHolyScripture 1 Tim 2:11-15 refers to a specific deceived woman (like Eve was deceived) whose husband is not deceived but is silent (like Adam was). Paul doesn't name her in his letter to Timothy as she evidently had not...

@TimothyGroves2 @RongpiSr @NoHolyScripture 1 Tim 2:11-15 refers to a specific deceived woman (like Eve was deceived) whose husband is not deceived but is silent (like Adam was). Paul doesn't name her

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

@DST_QA @YourCalvinist I go through in detail what 1 Tim 2:11-15 is referring to. In short, there is a specific woman in Ephesus that is deceived (like Eve was) whose husband is not but is silent (like Adam). Paul doesn't name her because Timothy h...

@DST_QA @YourCalvinist I go through in detail what 1 Tim 2:11-15 is referring to. In short, there is a specific woman in Ephesus that is deceived (like Eve was) whose husband is not but is silent (li

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-30

@godlywomanhood Those qualifications in 1 Tim 3 do not only apply to males…unles

@godlywomanhood Those qualifications in 1 Tim 3 do not only apply to males…unless you believe that it’s only married males with children? https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark A few verses later God speaks to the w

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark A few verses later God speaks to the woman and then to the man…it doesn’t mean they are not both present listening while God is speaking to the other. https:/

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Not only does the text say that Adam w

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Not only does the text say that Adam was with her, but the serpent uses plural pronouns, verbs and participles when speaking to the woman. So the serpent was

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-26

@DST_QA That is my point. We don’t take it literally. To think it would apply to sneezing is a little absurd though. There’s nothing in 1 Cor 14:34-35 that says it’s about a woman being a pastor. “If they [wives] want to inquire about anything th...

@DST_QA That is my point. We don’t take it literally. To think it would apply to sneezing is a little absurd though. There’s nothing in 1 Cor 14:34-35 that says it’s about a woman being a pastor.

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-26

@DST_QA Concerning prophesy in the church, this is presupposed in 1 Cor 11:5. O

@DST_QA Concerning prophesy in the church, this is presupposed in 1 Cor 11:5. On what basis would the church be gathered and all men be excluded? Often the pastor will call someone to read the morni

1 Cor 11:5 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-26

@DST_QA When a woman is treated like property, a means to obtaining children or as a slave to keep things in order for the husband, she doesn’t submit to him fully like to Christ. We are all called to submit one to another out of fear of Christ. Ep...

@DST_QA When a woman is treated like property, a means to obtaining children or as a slave to keep things in order for the husband, she doesn’t submit to him fully like to Christ. We are all called t

Eph 5:22 debate

@Shakespreacher @Protestia But the Bible does not restrict a qualified and gifte

@Shakespreacher @Protestia But the Bible does not restrict a qualified and gifted woman from preaching true doctrine or overseeing, teaching or pastoral care. The Bible does not support men from teac

@hotdogclit @Zombiemombie69 @HelpMePlsss9 @MalesInDisguise No, I’m taking the Bi

@hotdogclit @Zombiemombie69 @HelpMePlsss9 @MalesInDisguise No, I’m taking the Bible seriously, the context, the grammar, all the details. And the Bible teaches against all sexual activity outside of

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@faithwillsaveu A qualified and gifted woman should not be prevented from preach

@faithwillsaveu A qualified and gifted woman should not be prevented from preaching true doctrine, overseeing or pastoral ministry. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgg1O

@Paladin_Jack777 @KDuffRealtor @godlywomanhood That passage is not meant to stop

@Paladin_Jack777 @KDuffRealtor @godlywomanhood That passage is not meant to stop qualified women from preaching true doctrine, teaching anyone (including men), or overseeing or pastoral work. https://

@DanielSmithAP2 @normal_catholic @AlexanderPayton No, I believe this is going back to Eve, and the “seed of the woman” as Paul was using the reference to Adam and Eve as a prototype of a situation with a deceived woman who is teaching and a husband w...

@DanielSmithAP2 @normal_catholic @AlexanderPayton No, I believe this is going back to Eve, and the “seed of the woman” as Paul was using the reference to Adam and Eve as a prototype of a situation wit

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Start with the one you quoted. “A woman…a man…” why does Paul use the singular here? He used plural for all people, for all males and for all women in the prior verses. Why wouldn’t he say “women are not allowed to teach…”?...

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Start with the one you quoted. “A woman…a man…” why does Paul use the singular here? He used plural for all people, for all males and for all women in the prior verses. Why

@archivesincompl Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman that both he and

@archivesincompl Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman that both he and Timothy knew about but whom he didn’t want to name. Take another look… https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@Richard09179317 Take another look. This passage is not restricting all women f

@Richard09179317 Take another look. This passage is not restricting all women from teaching but there was a specific deceived woman Paul and Timothy would have known about. It fits all the evidence.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-22

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this same lecture you also assert that women are relational and men are protective and this results in a division of labor. However, that the man helps protect does not give him primacy in leadership. That the woman is relati...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this same lecture you also assert that women are relational and men are protective and this results in a division of labor. However, that the man helps protect does not give hi

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-22

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this lecture you also refer to the following verse: 1 Corinthians 11:10 (NASB 2020): “Therefore the woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.” However, “a symbol of” is not in the Greek. The...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this lecture you also refer to the following verse: 1 Corinthians 11:10 (NASB 2020): “Therefore the woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.”

1 Cor 6:2-3 1 Corinthians 11:10 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Agreed and just to be specific to get agreement from PaulD, he would say that a woman can teach women and children and can share the gospel or share prophecy, but she must remain under the judgment of the elders when doing so and ...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Agreed and just to be specific to get agreement from PaulD, he would say that a woman can teach women and children and can share the gospel or share prophecy, but she must remain u

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT You make it seem that husbands and wives don’t equally submit to the Lord. In other words, you appear to be saying that a woman has a mediator between herself and the Lord, her husband, and that she submits to the Lord through h...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT You make it seem that husbands and wives don’t *equally* submit to the Lord. In other words, you appear to be saying that a woman has a mediator between herself and the Lord, her h

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-16

@BogdanOancea77 1. No There’s no evidence that I’m aware of that women were allowed to read Torah in first century synagogues. Teaching and preaching would be from the Torah and the reasons for not hearing a woman’s voice in this context is it coul...

@BogdanOancea77 1. No There’s no evidence that I’m aware of that women were allowed to read Torah in first century synagogues. Teaching and preaching would be from the Torah and the reasons for not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-16

@TimHami97610674 @BogdanOancea77 I didn’t see this somehow. Sorry for the delay! Yes I absolutely believe that God gifts irrespective of biological sex, ethnicity and social status in the body for the benefit of all! A gifted and qualified woman w...

@TimHami97610674 @BogdanOancea77 I didn’t see this somehow. Sorry for the delay! Yes I absolutely believe that God gifts irrespective of biological sex, ethnicity and social status in the body for t

@pauldirks @KaeleyT What specifically in a woman’s constitution makes her incapa

@pauldirks @KaeleyT What specifically in a woman’s constitution makes her incapable of (or inappropriately desiring of) leading in a church or co-leading her family with her husband or leading in some

@pauldirks @KaeleyT The apostle Paul is speaking into situations where the woman is treated as necessary to bear children and keep house—more as a slave or property. He is calling these men to a higher standard. But he is not meaning that women als...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT The apostle Paul is speaking into situations where the woman is treated as necessary to bear children and keep house—more as a slave or property. He is calling these men to a high

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @CharmyRosewolf If it’s just an analogy because of marriage which doesn’t restrict women from leadership roles, if it doesn’t mean the husband breaking every tie (unless by mutual consent), if it doesn’t mean you peer into the eye...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @CharmyRosewolf If it’s just an analogy because of marriage which doesn’t restrict women from leadership roles, if it doesn’t mean the husband breaking every tie (unless by mutual

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I love that you said “persuade me”! You are right that the

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I love that you said “persuade me”! You are right that the wife is not the type of Christ in marriage itself but that’s as far as the type goes. This type neither implies nor req

@GillesPaling @William_E_Wolfe @amconmag A woman leading into truth and not preaching error is no where called a sin in the Bible. What does one’s biological sex have to do with teaching others about God’s ways? It only contravenes patriarchy. I’m...

@GillesPaling @William_E_Wolfe @amconmag A woman leading into truth and not preaching error is no where called a sin in the Bible. What does one’s biological sex have to do with teaching others about

@GillesPaling @William_E_Wolfe @amconmag If you believe that infant baptism saves a child then you are saying that there is salvation conferred by baptism apart from faith in Christ. Seems more primary to me than whether a woman is allowed to teach ...

@GillesPaling @William_E_Wolfe @amconmag If you believe that infant baptism saves a child then you are saying that there is salvation conferred by baptism apart from faith in Christ. Seems more prima

@blitziod @muddymothball @godlywomanhood So if a man divorces his wife and marries another (not another man’s wife, but any other woman) he commits adultery. However, according to you, he doesn’t commit adultery as long as he marries another while s...

@blitziod @muddymothball @godlywomanhood So if a man divorces his wife and marries another (not another man’s wife, but any other woman) he commits adultery. However, according to you, he doesn’t com

@blitziod @muddymothball @godlywomanhood Moses permitted divorce but Jesus doesn’t. According to Steve one must be false? "Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?” Jesus replie...

@blitziod @muddymothball @godlywomanhood Moses permitted divorce but Jesus doesn’t. According to Steve one must be false? "Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certif

@blitziod @muddymothball @godlywomanhood Also, 1 Cor 7:3-4 says the wife has authority over the husband’s body. How does that work when you have two wives? One has to sleep alone for half of their married lives? How does she feel hearing her husba...

@blitziod @muddymothball @godlywomanhood Also, 1 Cor 7:3-4 says the wife has authority over the husband’s body. How does that work when you have two wives? One has to sleep alone for half of their m

1 Cor 7:3-4 debate

@muddymothball @blitziod @godlywomanhood The ideal, and that which the church comes back to, is one man and one woman until the death of a spouse. As for the Ark, the animals were in pairs as they needed to mate (7 pairs of clean for sacrifices) but...

@muddymothball @blitziod @godlywomanhood The ideal, and that which the church comes back to, is one man and one woman until the death of a spouse. As for the Ark, the animals were in pairs as they ne

@muddymothball @blitziod @godlywomanhood You are right that the New Testament mo

@muddymothball @blitziod @godlywomanhood You are right that the New Testament model is monogamy. The term is literally “one wife husband” and “one husband wife” in 1 Tim ch 3 and ch 5.

@muddymothball @blitziod @godlywomanhood The NASB says “And you shall not marry

@muddymothball @blitziod @godlywomanhood The NASB says “And you shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a second wife while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.”

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-13

@JohnMoo26668690 @ChristOverChaos The history of feminism is a fundamental of Christianity?? Wowzers. I merely suggested a possible reason for the reaction in our culture. I’m not denying feminism shares claims some things in common with egalitari...

@JohnMoo26668690 @ChristOverChaos The history of feminism is a fundamental of Christianity?? Wowzers. I merely suggested a possible reason for the reaction in our culture. I’m not denying feminism

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Is it a sin for a woman to pastor (shepherd) other women? Where is this sin listed in any list of sins? Regardless of the title, if she is able to shepherd her children and she can shepherd other women, why is...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Is it a sin for a woman to pastor (shepherd) other women? Where is this sin listed in any list of sins? Regardless of the title, if she is able to shepherd her

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek I don’t reject the plain meaning of scripture but interpret it in context. Thanks for your concern but we disagree on a secondary issue related to women and that’s ok. Your reference to 1 Tim 2:11-12 should be...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek I don’t reject the plain meaning of scripture but interpret it in context. Thanks for your concern but we disagree on a secondary issue related to women and tha

1 Tim 2:11-12 debate

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Hi Glenn, it would appear that Phoebe was already a Deaconness at Cenchreae. Paul appears to be commending her to the church at Rome and describing her as a woman of means who has been a benefactor to many, as ...

@GlennDavies @outcatching @danitreweek Hi Glenn, it would appear that Phoebe was already a Deaconness at Cenchreae. Paul appears to be commending her to the church at Rome and describing her as a wom

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@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek “no grounding” “obsessed” “insistant woma

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek “no grounding” “obsessed” “insistant woman’s advocate” “NOT a Christ and truth advocate” “wish to bend scripture” I guess since we are no longer talking about s

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@nsraban Well, you are right that 1 Tim 2:11-15 is referring to a married woman…

@nsraban Well, you are right that 1 Tim 2:11-15 is referring to a married woman…a particular married woman. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm