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@xforumuk @travismsnow I’m using Logos Bible software. Your first link was from the Septuagint which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew text. In that case, both Gen 1:1 and Ex 20:11 are consistent in the Greek using the singular heaven. But the ...

@xforumuk @travismsnow I’m using Logos Bible software. Your first link was from the Septuagint which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew text. In that case, both Gen 1:1 and Ex 20:11 are consisten

Ex 20:11 Gen 1:1 debate

No one should have ever made it a matter of a confession of FAITH that only male

No one should have ever made it a matter of a confession of FAITH that only males can be elders. That’s where the division started for the SBC. Wolfe is an agent of that seed of division sown years

@xforumuk @travismsnow Plants growing on Day 3 without the sun is only illogical

@xforumuk @travismsnow Plants growing on Day 3 without the sun is only illogical if God is not capable of sustaining life without natural means. But Scripture consistently shows God sustains life dir

@xforumuk @travismsnow Genesis uses distinct verbs for create vs assign function. If the sun already existed, Genesis wouldn’t say “God made the two great lights… and placed them…” (Ge 1:16-17). The verb asah (“made”) here is consistent with creativ...

@xforumuk @travismsnow Genesis uses distinct verbs for create vs assign function. If the sun already existed, Genesis wouldn’t say “God made the two great lights… and placed them…” (Ge 1:16-17). The

Ge 1:16-17 general

RT @OutOfThePocket: Denominationalism forces leaders to interpret Scripture thro

RT @OutOfThePocket: Denominationalism forces leaders to interpret Scripture through the lens of tradition and frameworks. Don’t be a denomi…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-30

@usuallypregnant This could also be a picture of an egalitarian family. My wife

@usuallypregnant This could also be a picture of an egalitarian family. My wife stayed at home for the first several years of our kids’ lives before going back to work and we tag teamed taking care of

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-30

@dalepartridge Also, note how Paul applies how Eve was deceived to the whole Corinthian church (which includes many men): “But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and pur...

@dalepartridge Also, note how Paul applies how Eve was deceived to the whole Corinthian church (which includes many men): “But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your mi

2Co 11:3 debate

@racheljwelcher This is a great question. I think it’s likely because those who refuse fellowship see 1Ti 2:12 as an explicit command against women teaching in positions of authority, and disobeying an explicit command is seen as worse than misinterp...

@racheljwelcher This is a great question. I think it’s likely because those who refuse fellowship see 1Ti 2:12 as an explicit command against women teaching in positions of authority, and disobeying a

1Ti 2:12 debate

Genesis 19:1 Hebrews 1:3 debate

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek You wrote: “If an angel can materialize in human form as they did throughout Scripture and eat food in Genesis 19:1–3, then Jesus, who is now greater than angels in Hebrews 1:3, 4, could definitely do the same.” First—...

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek You wrote: “If an angel can materialize in human form as they did throughout Scripture and eat food in Genesis 19:1–3, then Jesus, who is now greater than angels in Hebr

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Your quoted 1 Pe 3:18 “He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.” You said “He wasn’t simply resuscitated in the same fleshly body.” However, the Greek construction supports reading ‘made alive by ...

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Your quoted 1 Pe 3:18 “He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.” You said “He wasn’t simply resuscitated in the same fleshly body.” However, the G

1 Pe 3:18 debate

Gen 2:7 1Co 15:45 general

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Thanks again for your detailed response. I’ll address each point in a separate post. 1Co 15:45 is frequently misunderstood. First—This verse compares origins, not transformations at resurrection. Paul explicitly quote...

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Thanks again for your detailed response. I’ll address each point in a separate post. 1Co 15:45 is frequently misunderstood. First—This verse compares origins, not tran

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek I’m saying they are not Christians beca

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek I’m saying they are not Christians because they don’t follow the Biblical definition of a Christian defined by the Bible and reflected in the Nicene Creed.

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek No, I’m not the gate keeper. The Bible

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek No, I’m not the gate keeper. The Bible is the standard.

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek No, that’s not quite it. This council did not define for the first time what Christians believed up to 325 AD. They are presenting on paper what was already believed by all Christians. There were those who did...

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek No, that’s not quite it. This council did not define for the first time what Christians believed up to 325 AD. They are presenting on paper what was already be

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek All Christians adhere to the Nicene Cre

@CrackaNyc @IndianaBrunner @DrFrankTurek All Christians adhere to the Nicene Creed. JWs and Mormons do not, BTW. The same can be said of some other cult groups like the Christadelphians. These are cul

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Thanks for clarifying. Wouldn’t you agree that in

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Thanks for clarifying. Wouldn’t you agree that in practice, the Watchtower organization (through its Governing Body) provides the only accepted interpretation of Scriptu

@DawnTreloa22996 @DrFrankTurek As I was reading the Book of Mormon, in the first bit I realized that Nephi and Lehi (I hope I remembered who it was correctly) were being told to leave for America which was expressly forbidden by Jeremiah. Jeremiah sa...

@DawnTreloa22996 @DrFrankTurek As I was reading the Book of Mormon, in the first bit I realized that Nephi and Lehi (I hope I remembered who it was correctly) were being told to leave for America whic

@DrFrankTurek Always be ready to give a reason for the hope that you have and be able to defend the truth of the claims of Christianity and the gospel. Questions help to bring out the things where they believe differently. Asking where they find thei...

@DrFrankTurek Always be ready to give a reason for the hope that you have and be able to defend the truth of the claims of Christianity and the gospel. Questions help to bring out the things where the

@DrFrankTurek Invite them in and talk to them about the Bible. I make sure to ask the questions and keep them centered on the nature and work of Jesus and the details of the gospel so they don’t get to lead me around with irrelevant stuff. I have had...

@DrFrankTurek Invite them in and talk to them about the Bible. I make sure to ask the questions and keep them centered on the nature and work of Jesus and the details of the gospel so they don’t get t

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 Please go back to the New Testamen

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 Please go back to the New Testament, not church history. List for me specific individuals who are called pastor, elder or overseer.

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 I don’t think you understand. It l

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 I don’t think you understand. It literally has no bearing because the only authority is scripture. Scripture is all we require for every good work. To go

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 I think you are mistaken. Think about it. 1Ti 3 also seems to suggest that an overseer must be a married man with more than one child all of who are believing (so they have to mature sufficiently to be ab...

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 I think you are mistaken. Think about it. 1Ti 3 also seems to suggest that an overseer must be a married man with more than one child all of who are belie

@Calebclind231 @JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 James, please provide me a list of people explicitly identified as pastor or elder or overseer in the New Testament. What I am looking for is the name of a person and a statement clearly identifying them ...

@Calebclind231 @JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 James, please provide me a list of people explicitly identified as pastor or elder or overseer in the New Testament. What I am looking for is the name of

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 We have to read 1Tim 2:11-15 in context. Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop anyone from teaching the truth or arbitrarily all...

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 We have to read 1Tim 2:11-15 in context. Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop

1Tim 2:11-15 commentary

@Admiraldrake8 @autocorrect2_0 Indeed. And the husband submits by laying down is

@Admiraldrake8 @autocorrect2_0 Indeed. And the husband submits by laying down is life for her.

@Bams_vibes Please explain this one and make sense of the grammar. "She (singula

@Bams_vibes Please explain this one and make sense of the grammar. "She (singular) will be saved (future) through the childbearing (definite noun) if they (plural) <do something> (present)..."

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 They have equal authority over each other’s bodie

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 They have equal authority over each other’s bodies but it is framed as how they have given up authority over their own bodies because of their marital vows.

“So I’m not going to play around anymore. When people tell me that they don’t be

“So I’m not going to play around anymore. When people tell me that they don’t believe in predestination, I’m going to grab them by the throat and tell them ‘Why not! The Bible teaches it!’” 😳 https://

@sola_chad “So I’m not going to play around anymore. When people tell me that th

@sola_chad “So I’m not going to play around anymore. When people tell me that they don’t believe in predestination, I’m going to grab them by the throat and tell them ‘Why not! The Bible teaches it!’”

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Interesting. I wonder what else Paul could get away with which he doesn’t have to abide by but everyone else does. Also curious that he encourages everyone else to be single like he is (1Co 7:8). If everyone listened, n...

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Interesting. I wonder what else Paul could get away with which he doesn’t have to abide by but everyone else does. Also curious that he encourages everyone else to be si

1Co 7:8 debate

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann I see. In that case, is Paul qualified to be an el

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann I see. In that case, is Paul qualified to be an elder given he is unmarried and has no physical children?

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Where are you getting that from? Pastors (poimen)?

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Where are you getting that from? Pastors (poimen)? Which males are specifically called poimen in the New Testament?

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann Do you think you are my ruler too? If you were my

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann Do you think you are my ruler too? If you were my elder, what authority would you have over me? Would you excommunicate me for believing that women are equal counterpart

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann I am not arguing for women to replace men as the boss over their husbands but as equal co-partners who serve one another and serve others together without hierarchy. Whether the woman works at home, both, the man does o...

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann I am not arguing for women to replace men as the boss over their husbands but as equal co-partners who serve one another and serve others together without hierarchy. Whe

@contra__culture @realbethelquote What’s strange is that these men tend to be go

@contra__culture @realbethelquote What’s strange is that these men tend to be good at exegesis on other topics. Certain topics are handled very poorly somehow. Fundamentally though people need to do

@realbethelquote He’s eisegeting it you mean. Jesus shows us clearly in Jn 5:46 what is meant—and this is what exegesis is: “If you believed Moses, you would believe Me.” The problem isn’t lack of grace or God not electing—it’s refusal of the indiv...

@realbethelquote He’s eisegeting it you mean. Jesus shows us clearly in Jn 5:46 what is meant—and this is what exegesis is: “If you believed Moses, you would believe Me.” The problem isn’t lack of g

Jn 5:46 general

@collum444 Yes, I see what you are pointing to. The word “draw” (helkō) in Jn 12:32 is the same as in Jn 6:44—but the context is different. In Jn 6:44, Jesus says no one can come unless the Father draws them and v45 explains how. So the Father draws...

@collum444 Yes, I see what you are pointing to. The word “draw” (helkō) in Jn 12:32 is the same as in Jn 6:44—but the context is different. In Jn 6:44, Jesus says no one can come unless the Father dr

Jn 12:32 Jn 6:44 debate

@ronhenzel You still don’t see it? God teaches all, but not all hear and learn.

@ronhenzel You still don’t see it? God teaches all, but not all hear and learn. Those who do listen—who believe the Father through Moses and the Prophets (Jn 5:46)—are drawn and come to the Son.

Jn 5:46 debate

@ronhenzel Why not just let the text speak for itself? You’re free to hold to a theological system, but you can’t accuse someone of misreading Scripture when they’re simply refusing to insert a theological category—like “effectual grace”—into a word...

@ronhenzel Why not just let the text speak for itself? You’re free to hold to a theological system, but you can’t accuse someone of misreading Scripture when they’re simply refusing to insert a theol

@ronhenzel You appealed to Beeke & Smalley earlier as though their descripti

@ronhenzel You appealed to Beeke & Smalley earlier as though their description of helkō reflected the word’s actual meaning, when in fact, it reflects a Reformed theological framework layered on t

@ronhenzel You just confirmed that no Greek lexicon defines helkō in Jn 6:44 as

@ronhenzel You just confirmed that no Greek lexicon defines helkō in Jn 6:44 as “effectual grace.” That was the question. You’ve now acknowledged that “effectual grace” is a theological term, not a le

Jn 6:44 general

Php 1:29 Ro 12:3 Php 1:29 debate

@ronhenzel @Tailfeathers_WA Ron, you’re equating “granting faith” with “causing trust” in a deterministic sense—but Paul doesn’t say that in Php 1:29 or Ro 12:3. Php 1:29 isn’t about God giving faith to unbelievers. It’s about believers being grante...

@ronhenzel @Tailfeathers_WA Ron, you’re equating “granting faith” with “causing trust” in a deterministic sense—but Paul doesn’t say that in Php 1:29 or Ro 12:3. Php 1:29 isn’t about God giving faith

@ronhenzel That quote from a Reformed systematic just restates what you believe

@ronhenzel That quote from a Reformed systematic just restates what you believe which is unsurprising. The question I asked is about the actual meaning of the word helkō. Which Greek LEXICON lists "

@paulsfam4 The wind in Jn 3:8 speaks to the mystery of the Spirit’s work to those who don't believe, not about the means. Jesus still says in Jn 3:5 that being born of the Spirit and water is necessary—but He never says it’s irresistible or doesn't ...

@paulsfam4 The wind in Jn 3:8 speaks to the mystery of the Spirit’s work to those who don't believe, not about the means. Jesus still says in Jn 3:5 that being born of the Spirit and water is necessa

Jn 3:5 Jn 3:8 debate

@Glory2God777 @ronhenzel Yes, “taught of God” is passive—it means God is the one

@Glory2God777 @ronhenzel Yes, “taught of God” is passive—it means God is the one doing the teaching. Being “taught by God” still requires hearing and learning (Jn 6:45), which are active responses.

Jn 6:45 commentary

@ronhenzel They had the Word. They searched the Scriptures. But they refused to

@ronhenzel They had the Word. They searched the Scriptures. But they refused to believe. So yes, the drawing of Jn 6:44 is real—but it doesn’t override human response. It invites it. And many still

Jn 6:44 Jn 6:36 debate

@ronhenzel You call it “plain silly” to read Isa 54:13 as referring to normal Sc

@ronhenzel You call it “plain silly” to read Isa 54:13 as referring to normal Scripture hearing—but Jesus Himself ties “being taught by God” to the human act of hearing and learning. That’s exactly h

Isa 54:13 Jn 5:38 debate