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@godlywomanhood @Karpouzisporo But in context and the specific grammar, Paul is

@godlywomanhood @Karpouzisporo But in context and the specific grammar, Paul is dealing with a specific situation in this personal letter to Timothy. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@godlywomanhood Haven’t you noticed all the men who teach error too? It’s not j

@godlywomanhood Haven’t you noticed all the men who teach error too? It’s not just one gender. Take another look. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The English translations insert male pronouns likely because of the phrase "one wife husband" but the passage is not intending to say an elder must not be a woman or must not be single or must have children. Ta...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The English translations insert male pronouns likely because of the phrase "one wife husband" but the passage is not intending to say an elder must not be a woma

1 Tim 2:15 debate

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck In that day, a woman was dependent on her husband to survive. By divorcing his wife, she would be forced to remarry to survive and therefore commit adultery. I am not adding and removing things based on what I ...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck In that day, a woman was dependent on her husband to survive. By divorcing his wife, she would be forced to remarry to survive and therefore commit adultery. I

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck No doubt you are correct there are disparities all over. But the woman is the very flesh and bone of the man and equal to him. This is not about envy or death. I have no idea how you get this characterization ...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck No doubt you are correct there are disparities all over. But the woman is the very flesh and bone of the man and equal to him. This is not about envy or death.

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck What, you can’t read Gen 3:16 either? Why don’t you answer my questions then? Why didn’t God tell Adam he should rule the woman? Why were his words to Eve future not present? I don’t advocate for women forcin...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck What, you can’t read Gen 3:16 either? Why don’t you answer my questions then? Why didn’t God tell Adam he should rule the woman? Why were his words to Eve futu

Gen 3:16 debate

@ChristChurchTe1 @uncledando @TomBuck No, but this statement is: 1. Post fall 2.

@ChristChurchTe1 @uncledando @TomBuck No, but this statement is: 1. Post fall 2. Is God prophesying of what will happen 3. Is only spoken to the woman If God intended to tell the man it’s his job to

@RobertZ60423932 @NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt Plain English? But it’s Greek. Further, it cannot mean “must be married” (Paul himself wasn’t married), and this doesn’t say “must not be a woman”. Given no male pronouns are used in this passage a...

@RobertZ60423932 @NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt Plain English? But it’s Greek. Further, it cannot mean “must be married” (Paul himself wasn’t married), and this doesn’t say “must not be a woman”.

@BogdanOancea77 @Hansronsdorf Paul seems to be picking out statements they make and is not answering questions most of the time. The word in 7:1 is "matters" not "questions". The quote in 7:1 is "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations wit...

@BogdanOancea77 @Hansronsdorf Paul seems to be picking out statements they make and is not answering questions most of the time. The word in 7:1 is "matters" not "questions". The quote in 7:1 is "It

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@ekkiet @ChrisHohnholz Ugh...I just spent 20 minutes answering this and the response disappeared! Ok, one more time...going to copy it elsewhere just in case! Ok, you are missing some things here which prove that "the woman" in v14 cannot refer to ...

@ekkiet @ChrisHohnholz Ugh...I just spent 20 minutes answering this and the response disappeared! Ok, one more time...going to copy it elsewhere just in case! Ok, you are missing some things here wh

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck I’m simply looking at the text and taking it for what it is: a prophecy from God to the woman about what will happen as a consequence of the fall. If you understand head as “source” or “origin” the church origin...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck I’m simply looking at the text and taking it for what it is: a prophecy from God to the woman about what will happen as a consequence of the fall. If you underst

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@rightresponsem I think your view is one of many that complementarians have to navigate as the Bible doesn’t give guidance and when, where and how a woman can teach, what to do if men are present, how an overseer oversees without violating these rule...

@rightresponsem I think your view is one of many that complementarians have to navigate as the Bible doesn’t give guidance and when, where and how a woman can teach, what to do if men are present, how

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt There's a specific woman that Paul is referring

@NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt There's a specific woman that Paul is referring to. I go through the details in the following thread. https://t.co/LPisirHz38

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-06

@ChrisHohnholz Except 1 Tim 2:11 says "a woman" not "women" and verse 15 says "she (singular) will be saved through the (definite) childbearing (noun) if they (the wife and husband that Paul was referring to)". One would expect verse 14 to say "but ...

@ChrisHohnholz Except 1 Tim 2:11 says "a woman" not "women" and verse 15 says "she (singular) will be saved through the (definite) childbearing (noun) if they (the wife and husband that Paul was refer

1 Tim 2:11 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-31

@bebookled @canonpress Please explain why we should listen to you, a woman? (ps

@bebookled @canonpress Please explain why we should listen to you, a woman? (ps: I’m egalitarian myself…I just wonder how you can justify your critique and commentary against other women who give com

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-27

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii Are you a woman? I’m always curious how some of my biggest detractors are women attempting to correct and teach me that they are not allowed to teach. Just seems odd. Sometimes what seems like nonsense to s...

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii Are you a woman? I’m always curious how some of my biggest detractors are women attempting to correct and teach me that they are not allowed to teach. Just s

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-27

@shortgeorge2 @Grokingreality Who is “the woman”? Why didn’t Paul say “Eve”? ht

@shortgeorge2 @Grokingreality Who is “the woman”? Why didn’t Paul say “Eve”? https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-27

@SpiritofourLord @lukeappleton Do you understand this? Paul uses “the woman” in

@SpiritofourLord @lukeappleton Do you understand this? Paul uses “the woman” instead of “Eve.” “She (singular) will be saved (future tense, ie can’t be Eve) through the (definite article) childbeari

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii Right, the order of creation is linked to deception. Adam wasn’t deceived because he experienced God in the act of creating (see my post on 1 Tim 2:11-15). There is no law in scripture that says that it is sh...

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii Right, the order of creation is linked to deception. Adam wasn’t deceived because he experienced God in the act of creating (see my post on 1 Tim 2:11-15). Th

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Tim_Tripod @ofispeaks @pastordmack @RickWarren The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." As for 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1... The Bible is written in Greek, not English. There are no male pronouns there and the refere...

@Tim_Tripod @ofispeaks @pastordmack @RickWarren The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." As for 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1... The Bible is written in Greek, not English

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-24

@BogdanOancea77 According to 1 Cor 14:34-35, a woman should not speak in the assembly. Paul permitted women prophesying, but some in the Corinthian church were trying to put a stop to that. “Have two or three prophets speak, and have the others pas...

@BogdanOancea77 According to 1 Cor 14:34-35, a woman should not speak in the assembly. Paul permitted women prophesying, but some in the Corinthian church were trying to put a stop to that. “Have tw

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 14:29 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-24

@BogdanOancea77 Upon what basis can you claim that God doesn't call women to preach and teach for the benefit of all? Why would God gift a women for the benefit of only half of the body? To me, this seems like a limitation on the men. Men are not ...

@BogdanOancea77 Upon what basis can you claim that God doesn't call women to preach and teach for the benefit of all? Why would God gift a women for the benefit of only half of the body? To me, this

@BogdanOancea77 Yes. Yes I am. If you don't believe me, listen to what John MacArthur says about this term in his message titled "Does the Bible Permit a Woman to Preach?" starting at around 2m 46s. He explains it means "disgraceful or shameful......

@BogdanOancea77 Yes. Yes I am. If you don't believe me, listen to what John MacArthur says about this term in his message titled "Does the Bible Permit a Woman to Preach?" starting at around 2m 46s.

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@BogdanOancea77 The point is that all women must be silent in the church. It doesn't say "men, women and children" because it applies only to all women. The reason that makes sense of all the evidence, as I suggest in later slides, is that a woman'...

@BogdanOancea77 The point is that all women must be silent in the church. It doesn't say "men, women and children" because it applies only to all women. The reason that makes sense of all the eviden

@BogdanOancea77 @BarakWatson @justasbefuddled Verses 11 and 12 contain an anarthrous noun (without the article), so in Greek, when we have a later reference with the article (v14 "the woman"), it is taken as an anaphoric reference back to the anarthr...

@BogdanOancea77 @BarakWatson @justasbefuddled Verses 11 and 12 contain an anarthrous noun (without the article), so in Greek, when we have a later reference with the article (v14 "the woman"), it is t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-22

19/23🧵Would Paul have used the oral law to back up his doctrine? Would he have described a woman’s voice as indecent, lewd, filthy, vile or foul? Given the context of the verses surrounding v34-35, I argue absolutely NOT! Paul replies back in the ...

19/23🧵Would Paul have used the oral law to back up his doctrine? Would he have described a woman’s voice as indecent, lewd, filthy, vile or foul? Given the context of the verses surrounding v34-35,

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@calandgrant @MikeWingerii No, that's not quite what I think is going on here. There appears to be a specific couple in the Ephesian church where the woman is deceived and teaching false doctrine and the husband who knows better (possibly he's even ...

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii No, that's not quite what I think is going on here. There appears to be a specific couple in the Ephesian church where the woman is deceived and teaching false doctrine and

1 Tim 2:11-12 1 Tim 2:13 general

"A woman" from 1 Tim 2:11-12 is an anarthrous noun (lacks the definite article,

"A woman" from 1 Tim 2:11-12 is an anarthrous noun (lacks the definite article, 'the') and the only sustainable explanation for "the woman" in 1 Tim 2:13 is as an anaphoric reference back to "a woman"

1 Tim 2:11-12 1 Tim 2:13 general

"A woman" from 1 Tim 2:11-12 is an anarthrous noun (lacks the definite article,

"A woman" from 1 Tim 2:11-12 is an anarthrous noun (lacks the definite article, 'the') and the only sustainable explanation for "the woman" in 1 Tim 2:13 is as a anaphoric reference back to "a woman"

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Does Paul say the woman is not also the glory of God? No. 2) No, rather since Eve was made from Adam's flesh and bone Adam's transgression applies to all humanity. Adam's sin was different than Eve's; God considered i...

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Does Paul say the woman is not also the glory of God? No. 2) No, rather since Eve was made from Adam's flesh and bone Adam's transgression applies to all humanity. Ada

Hosea 6:7 debate

@SWoodl18571 @MikeWingerii I'm not sure what you think he meant by "role differences." Do you think its that women need to ask males for permission, or women need men to make decisions, or that women need male covering, or that a woman needs male he...

@SWoodl18571 @MikeWingerii I'm not sure what you think he meant by "role differences." Do you think its that women need to ask males for permission, or women need men to make decisions, or that women

1 Tim 2:14 1 Tim 2:15 debate

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Both men and women were made in God's image! The woman, however, is both the glory of man and the glory of God since she was made from the man. 2) Adam's sin is important because he sinned with knowledge (Eve was decei...

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii 1) Both men and women were made in God's image! The woman, however, is both the glory of man and the glory of God since she was made from the man. 2) Adam's sin is importa

@Cityguy2011 @_nomadic_soul @DrFrankTurek Our equality is based on our humanity.

@Cityguy2011 @_nomadic_soul @DrFrankTurek Our equality is based on our humanity. Women are not a different species! In the Genesis account, the woman was made from Adam’s flesh and bone indicating t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-20

4/🧵 Exposition of 1 Tim 2:11-15 (part 3) 1 Timothy 2:11-12 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 4-1. Paul then switches to the singular form in verse 11 (singular feminine) when he gives the command that "a woman" must receive instruction in quietness and in full submission to...

4/🧵 Exposition of 1 Tim 2:11-15 (part 3) 1 Timothy 2:11-12 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 4-1. Paul then switches to the singular form in verse 11 (singular feminine) when he gives the command that "a woman" must receive

1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:11-12 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-20

6/🧵 Exposition of 1 Tim 2:11-15 (part 5, final) 1 Timothy 2:15 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 6-1. In

6/🧵 Exposition of 1 Tim 2:11-15 (part 5, final) 1 Timothy 2:15 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 6-1. In 1 Tim 2:15, 'the woman' is said that she 'will be saved if'⎯it is in the future tense. This cannot be Eve because Eve

1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 2:15 1 Timothy 2:15 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-14

@MikeWingerii @mporeilly While you may be right that comp's generally take verse 12 as meaning a woman cannot teach and shouldn't have authority over a man, how they apply it is all over the map. The problem becomes that the New Testament doesn't gi...

@MikeWingerii @mporeilly While you may be right that comp's generally take verse 12 as meaning a woman cannot teach and shouldn't have authority over a man, how they apply it is all over the map. The

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-12

@rankheresy What if she simply reads the words of what a man says about Christia

@rankheresy What if she simply reads the words of what a man says about Christianity and the Bible? What if the words she says are actually true? Is it a sin to be a woman and preach true doctrine a

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-12

@jenniferfox88 @William_E_Wolfe Yes, everyone says this is clear, but no one seems to be able to explain all the details of this passage. - Why is Paul using singular instead of plural if his instruction applies to all women? Or is it only a married...

@jenniferfox88 @William_E_Wolfe Yes, everyone says this is clear, but no one seems to be able to explain all the details of this passage. - Why is Paul using singular instead of plural if his instruct

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-07

@CvilleHoosier @MikeWingerii However, IF there was a particular woman and man and Paul wanted to refer to her and him without naming them, how else would he do it? Also, ‘a woman’ in 1Tim2:11,12 is an anaphoric reference to ’the woman’ in 1Tim2:14 s...

@CvilleHoosier @MikeWingerii However, IF there was a particular woman and man and Paul wanted to refer to her and him without naming them, how else would he do it? Also, ‘a woman’ in 1Tim2:11,12 is a

1Tim2:11 1Tim2:14 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-26

@SBC_JumpingWorm @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin If a

@SBC_JumpingWorm @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin If a woman can speak to men, teach men, correct false teaching then she doesn’t need the title

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-26

@richardthenry @DennyBurk Why do you say women when the text says ‘a woman’? Paul knows how to use the plural, so why didn’t he? Why did he say ‘I‘ do not permit? Is this a command from God or guidance from Paul to Timothy? But it is not an imper...

@richardthenry @DennyBurk Why do you say women when the text says ‘a woman’? Paul knows how to use the plural, so why didn’t he? Why did he say ‘I‘ do not permit? Is this a command from God or guid

@BibleBashed Answer is the ISV translation: ”Nature itself teaches you neither

@BibleBashed Answer is the ISV translation: ”Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, for hair is given as a substitute f

@BibleBashed 1Cor 11:14–15 (NASB2020) “Does even nature itself not teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him, but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For [her] hair is given to [her] as a covering.” How does NATURE t...

@BibleBashed 1Cor 11:14–15 (NASB2020) “Does even nature itself not teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him, but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For [her] hair is

1Cor 11:14 debate

@_JustWriting @TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 Paul writes “I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man…”. Some questions: - Why does Paul say “I do not” instead of “God doesn’t”? - When Paul clearly knows how to use the plural of women in v...

@_JustWriting @TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 Paul writes “I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man…”. Some questions: - Why does Paul say “I do not” instead of “God doesn’t”? - When Paul

@PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin You don’t need a pass

@PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin You don’t need a passage that says “a woman must be a one man woman” as 1 Tim 3:11 says “Women likewise…” and doesn’t say “an elder must not

1 Tim 3:11 general

@tome708 @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin A woman preaching true doctrine or acting as a pastor/elder/deacon has absolutely nothing to do with sexual immorality. It is not cancer or the seed of cancer. However, you are right that if someone is del...

@tome708 @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin A woman preaching true doctrine or acting as a pastor/elder/deacon has absolutely nothing to do with sexual immorality. It is not cancer or the seed of canc

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@akorb034 @DeanWar72224151 @scottspeig @TomBuck Actually, the verse says "one wife (genitive) husband (accusative)"⎯it is using the default male description, but no male pronouns are used. v1 says "if anyone" (gr. τις). It doesn't say "an elder must...

@akorb034 @DeanWar72224151 @scottspeig @TomBuck Actually, the verse says "one wife (genitive) husband (accusative)"⎯it is using the default male description, but no male pronouns are used. v1 says "i

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin The term deacon is in the male form as this is the default when including both men and women. Note there are no male pronouns and nothing stating “an elder/deacon must not be a woman.” Deborah was from the...

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin The term deacon is in the male form as this is the default when including both men and women. Note there are no male pronouns and nothing stating “an elder/

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin After giving the requirements for elders and deacons (with no male pronouns, but using the male gender), Paul says “women likewise” or in the same way or identically. He then says another point about de...

@L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin After giving the requirements for elders and deacons (with no male pronouns, but using the male gender), Paul says “women likewise” or in the same way or