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@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 You are now repeating yourself and not adding anything new to your argument. How is taking Paul's explanation seriously "devotion" to genealogies and myths promoting speculation? Paul doesn't add new information to Ge 2-3, b...

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 You are now repeating yourself and not adding anything new to your argument. How is taking Paul's explanation seriously "devotion" to genealogies and myths promoting speculat

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Paul’s reference in 1Ti 2:13 emphasizes this chronological creation order—Adam first, then Eve—not in a genealogical sense, but in the context of explaining the reason behind his teaching. He’s pointing back to the order in w...

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Paul’s reference in 1Ti 2:13 emphasizes this chronological creation order—Adam first, then Eve—not in a genealogical sense, but in the context of explaining the reason behind

1Ti 2:13 debate

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Yes, there has been a lot of investigation into the Artemis cult. However, Paul didn't explicitly indicate that this was driving his comments in 1Ti 2:13-15, so tying them to Artemis is speculation. That those who repented ...

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Yes, there has been a lot of investigation into the Artemis cult. However, Paul didn't explicitly indicate that this was driving his comments in 1Ti 2:13-15, so tying them to

1Ti 2:13-15 debate

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Also, you said "forget the speculation"⎯that Paul ties

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Also, you said "forget the speculation"⎯that Paul ties whether Adam was deceived or not to the time sequence order of creation is not speculation. It is clear. The next quest

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 In verse 13, Paul clearly shows that it is because Adam

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 In verse 13, Paul clearly shows that it is because Adam was created first that he wasn't deceived. Paul is stating the obvious (Adam's first creation) to inform us about him n

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 These verses make one wonder what Paul is doing here. T

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 These verses make one wonder what Paul is doing here. Trying to understand Paul's intentions in why he wrote what he did is *not* what Paul was admonishing people not to do.

1Ti 2:13-15 question

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 1) Agreed! Yet Paul always wrote with the understanding

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 1) Agreed! Yet Paul always wrote with the understanding that his private letters contain scripture and would also be beneficial to the church. 2) Agreed. 3) Are you suggesting

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Again, I don't think I understand. Paul is using this r

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Again, I don't think I understand. Paul is using this reasoning in 1Ti 2:13-15 to promote speculation, the very thing he said not to do??

1Ti 2:13-15 question

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Is that why Paul said for in v13, an explanatory conjun

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Is that why Paul said for in v13, an explanatory conjunction to provide 'cause or reason'? So Paul used a myth to explain why he did not permit a woman to teach or authentein

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-19

@carol66944 @lollyfana @RedefineApolog1 So “truth” about the oldest events in history was an obstacle that Paul was facing in this particular church? You are suggesting that 1Ti 2:13-14 is a myth without any evidence from the context to even hint at ...

@carol66944 @lollyfana @RedefineApolog1 So “truth” about the oldest events in history was an obstacle that Paul was facing in this particular church? You are suggesting that 1Ti 2:13-14 is a myth with

1Ti 2:13-14 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-19

@carol66944 @lollyfana @RedefineApolog1 How then do you know whether Paul is ref

@carol66944 @lollyfana @RedefineApolog1 How then do you know whether Paul is refuting something or supporting it?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-19

@carol66944 @lollyfana @RedefineApolog1 If Paul says to pay no attention to myth

@carol66944 @lollyfana @RedefineApolog1 If Paul says to pay no attention to myths, but then pays attention to such myths in his argument which he doesn't refute, doesn't that sound odd to you?

@carol66944 @RedefineApolog1 @lollyfana In fact, in Ro 5:18-19, Paul argues that just as you received curse of sin and death from the fall even though you didn’t originally do anything to deserve it (it is universal to all men), so ALSO through the o...

@carol66944 @RedefineApolog1 @lollyfana In fact, in Ro 5:18-19, Paul argues that just as you received curse of sin and death from the fall even though you didn’t originally do anything to deserve it (

Ro 5:18-19 general

@carol66944 @RedefineApolog1 @lollyfana Why are you disparaging my view as a “soap opera”? Even though we may disagree on the how, we are on the same team, right? Ro 5 says “one” man not mankind. And then Paul contrasts with Jesus who is one man. Pa...

@carol66944 @RedefineApolog1 @lollyfana Why are you disparaging my view as a “soap opera”? Even though we may disagree on the how, we are on the same team, right? Ro 5 says “one” man not mankind. And

@Trentofthenorth @IiiPaulus That’s right showing their interdependence. But comi

@Trentofthenorth @IiiPaulus That’s right showing their interdependence. But coming from someone doesn’t mean you have authority to rule them.

@Trentofthenorth @IiiPaulus I mention the mother because you literally and physi

@Trentofthenorth @IiiPaulus I mention the mother because you literally and physically came out of her body.

@Trentofthenorth @IiiPaulus How? Does your mother have authority over you becaus

@Trentofthenorth @IiiPaulus How? Does your mother have authority over you because you were created from her body? I mean can she tell you as an adult what to do and you have to listen (what authority

@IiiPaulus Both were given vice regency. Never was Adam given authority over Eve

@IiiPaulus Both were given vice regency. Never was Adam given authority over Eve. She was created from him, not from the ground. https://t.co/xMgDDggyJD

@RebekahRutt @txndc Precisely! Paul is showing their interdependence not hierarc

@RebekahRutt @txndc Precisely! Paul is showing their interdependence not hierarchy.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-07

@CylonSaysNo @Synaptic_Rabbit @masonmennenga That’s quite convenient that the Roman Catholic leadership gave themselves sole rights to interpreting scripture. In scripture, what do we see? 1. We see the Bereans testing what Paul the apostle said ag...

@CylonSaysNo @Synaptic_Rabbit @masonmennenga That’s quite convenient that the Roman Catholic leadership gave themselves sole rights to interpreting scripture. In scripture, what do we see? 1. We see

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-06

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Personally, one that aligns with scripture more closely. 😊

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-06

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Paul, the problem is that the texts used to support male exc

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Paul, the problem is that the texts used to support male exclusiveness for certain things like preaching, teaching men and other leadership roles are being misinterpreted.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-31

@HollandGreig @sheilagregoire Jesus is God & has all authority in Heaven and Earth. However, Jesus’ posture is as a servant towards His church. Yes, those who sin unrepentantly will be judged & Jesus is the judge of our works. But this is cer...

@HollandGreig @sheilagregoire Jesus is God & has all authority in Heaven and Earth. However, Jesus’ posture is as a servant towards His church. Yes, those who sin unrepentantly will be judged &amp

@martyrian_slave @ronhenzel No, v22 is not pointless because it deals with issues in the marriage where women were being treated as slaves and as property and baby machines and housemaids. Paul wants the wives to see their submission to mimick that o...

@martyrian_slave @ronhenzel No, v22 is not pointless because it deals with issues in the marriage where women were being treated as slaves and as property and baby machines and housemaids. Paul wants

@theBaxterian @carol66944 @ronhenzel Because I believe Paul is correcting a problem with the way the wives are already subject to their husbands. There is likely a resentment rather than a serving like she serves Christ. It is meant to elevate her an...

@theBaxterian @carol66944 @ronhenzel Because I believe Paul is correcting a problem with the way the wives are already subject to their husbands. There is likely a resentment rather than a serving lik

@Sacred_Panda_ You can’t have Jesus and Paul eliminating hierarchy and rank by s

@Sacred_Panda_ You can’t have Jesus and Paul eliminating hierarchy and rank by saying that the highest are the lowest of slaves and Ave your cake of being the highest in the marriage—by being served l

@Sacred_Panda_ Thanks for providing the definition! Yes, Paul is using this term to declare that all believers are to treat all other believers in a preferential manner. Just because a word is used in the context of military rank and hierarchy does n...

@Sacred_Panda_ Thanks for providing the definition! Yes, Paul is using this term to declare that all believers are to treat all other believers in a preferential manner. Just because a word is used in

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@ReformedCaio @ronhenzel So the situation that wives found themselves in at that time has nothing to do with why Paul especially addressed wives? Given Paul’s inclusive statements for all to serve each other, that we are to mimic Christ and Jesus’ o...

@ReformedCaio @ronhenzel So the situation that wives found themselves in at that time has nothing to do with why Paul especially addressed wives? Given Paul’s inclusive statements for all to serve ea

@ronhenzel Paul’s subject doesn’t change from Eph 5:21 just because the focus we

@ronhenzel Paul’s subject doesn’t change from Eph 5:21 just because the focus went to specific concerns with the way husbands and wives were treating each other. I haven’t dodged anything. Isn’t clai

Eph 5:21 question

@ReformedCaio @ronhenzel Excellent observation. Given wives were already being treated as property and slaves of their husbands, what do you think Paul’s intent was here? I think it was to elevate how they saw their service. Rather than a position o...

@ReformedCaio @ronhenzel Excellent observation. Given wives were already being treated as property and slaves of their husbands, what do you think Paul’s intent was here? I think it was to elevate ho

@ronhenzel Paul didn’t need to write this to husbands as he said it to everyone.

@ronhenzel Paul didn’t need to write this to husbands as he said it to everyone. Does Phil 2 not apply to you? How do you treat your wife as *more important* than yourself? Doesn’t this mean to submi

@JohnWil71685113 @howertonjosh I’m always curious why people understand that men are not to cover their heads but women are. I cover 1Co 11:3 in the attached post. The problem is that we read head and understand it to mean authority over. If Paul me...

@JohnWil71685113 @howertonjosh I’m always curious why people understand that men are not to cover their heads but women are. I cover 1Co 11:3 in the attached post. The problem is that we read head an

1Co 11:3 debate

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @M

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Forgiveness is a choice not a feeling. So Paul could still be forgiving yet what he needed at that time was

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @M

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii The thing is that you are asserting Paul did wrong when there is nothing in the text to indicate that is the

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii The thing is that anyone who isn’t willing to forgive is not a believer and there is no reason to assert this about Paul if it is not explicit in the text. Si...

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii The thing is that anyone who isn’t willing to forgive is not a believer and there is no reason to assert thi

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii It’s more that Mark proved unreliable and maybe Barnabas favoured him as his relative. Paul wanted to take someone reliable on the trip as this was the wise t...

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii It’s more that Mark proved unreliable and maybe Barnabas favoured him as his relative. Paul wanted to take s

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @M

@butdustandashes @ReformedCaio @CherylSchatz @BrandonGra53760 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii FYI⎯Paul’s decision not to take Mark was a practical one since he deserted them last time. Note that Mark is

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-20

@BrandonGra53760 @CherylSchatz @ReformedCaio @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii @ProvisionistP @slow_down_Jess @1984_nate “I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say ...

@BrandonGra53760 @CherylSchatz @ReformedCaio @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii @ProvisionistP @slow_down_Jess @1984_nate “I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that

1Co 1:10 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-16

@RushiXmakima @Geox19 Hinn's antics have nothing to do with 1Co 14:23 though. Pa

@RushiXmakima @Geox19 Hinn's antics have nothing to do with 1Co 14:23 though. Paul's point is that if everyone is speaking in foreign tongues, it doesn't impact the visitor like prophecy⎯presuming the

1Co 14:23 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-13

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Whatever this woman was doing Paul says "I do not permit." But we have no positive instance where authentein is used for men, so we don't know why Paul uses this extremely rare verb. A...

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Whatever this woman was doing Paul says "I do not permit." But we have no positive instance where authentein is used for men, so we do

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-13

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Yes, Paul wrot

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Yes, Paul wrote to Timothy, but his purpose was clearly described to stop false teaching. The broader context helps fill in the detail

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-13

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 So it's ok to instruct a room full of pastors but a woman can't lead a service for 45 minutes a week? Interesting. I absolutely agree that Paul includes a reference to Adam and Eve, t...

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 So it's ok to instruct a room full of pastors but a woman can't lead a service for 45 minutes a week? Interesting. I absolutely agree

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-11

@JamMom89 If 1Co 11:3 had anything to do with order or hierarchy, wouldn’t Paul have said it as: God->Jesus->man->woman->children ? And wouldn’t he have used a word for authority, power or rule instead of kephale which can mean source, or...

@JamMom89 If 1Co 11:3 had anything to do with order or hierarchy, wouldn’t Paul have said it as: God->Jesus->man->woman->children ? And wouldn’t he have used a word for authority, power or

1Co 11:3 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-11

@JamMom89 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 The Bible says what? Jesus is the kephale of every man, meaning every human. As for 1Co 14:34, Paul is quoting the Judiazers who wrote in the letter from the Corinthians which he responds with: "What? came the wo...

@JamMom89 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 The Bible says what? Jesus is the kephale of every man, meaning every human. As for 1Co 14:34, Paul is quoting the Judiazers who wrote in the letter *from* the Corin

1Co 14:34 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-10

@bannedgroyper23 @WalmartThomist You probably shouldn't misinterpret Paul either

@bannedgroyper23 @WalmartThomist You probably shouldn't misinterpret Paul either. https://t.co/XIjnmMzrMD

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-10

@davidguzik If women cannot judge prophecy, how is it that they will one day joi

@davidguzik If women cannot judge prophecy, how is it that they will one day join the rest of the saints and judge the world and the angels (1Co 6:2-3)? 🧐 1Co 14:34-35 is clearly a quote from the let

1Co 14:34-35 1Co 6:2-3 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-06

@SindlandOz34748 @Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman I’m not your pastor. I’m also not overturning the plain meaning of the text. The plain meaning is very clear and that Paul has been quoting from the letter from the Corinthians is uncontest...

@SindlandOz34748 @Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman I’m not your pastor. I’m also not overturning the plain meaning of the text. The plain meaning is very clear and that Paul has been quoting

1Co 7:1 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-06

@SindlandOz34748 @Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman That Paul wasn’t si

@SindlandOz34748 @Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman That Paul wasn’t silencing half the body as exemplified by statements made in the very same chapter is “word salad”? 🧐

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-05

@DMurzea @NeilShenvi We have a Biblical example of a similar thing that was happ

@DMurzea @NeilShenvi We have a Biblical example of a similar thing that was happening in the early church. The Gentiles were being forced to become Judiazed or be excluded. Paul didn't say "Gentile Li

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-05

@Breasinthewoods @MikeWingerii The language of Hebrews is more refined than in P

@Breasinthewoods @MikeWingerii The language of Hebrews is more refined than in Paul’s letters. That and he is often seen identifying himself to clear up that the letter is not a forgery, even writing