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@RusticSudz @HomelyHearth @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma And I just read it in context, checking the Greek where necessary as sometimes the English makes interpretive decisions and I want to be sure of the original. Paul never said that consulting the ch...

@RusticSudz @HomelyHearth @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma And I just read it in context, checking the Greek where necessary as sometimes the English makes interpretive decisions and I want to be sure of the

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@RusticSudz @HomelyHearth @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma I’m reading the Bible. Not all who are protestant have it right either. The Church fathers that matter are Jesus and His apostles and the scriptures that they wrote, not some later people. Scripture...

@RusticSudz @HomelyHearth @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma I’m reading the Bible. Not all who are protestant have it right either. The Church fathers that matter are Jesus and His apostles and the scriptures

2Ti 3:16-17 general

@BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma I sat down with Mormon missionaries and bishops for many meetings. I have the LDS app with all the writings so I can look things up. But as I recall, the missionaries came to say I’m wrong. It’s just that they believe everyo...

@BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma I sat down with Mormon missionaries and bishops for many meetings. I have the LDS app with all the writings so I can look things up. But as I recall, the missionaries came to

@SladeTheGuy @RetailRudy @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma We do not have information in

@SladeTheGuy @RetailRudy @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma We do not have information in the Bible about the creation of the angels. We have information about the creation of humans and nothing at all even hi

@BLeBlan68656830 @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma The critical part is what is believed about Jesus. If Jesus is created, then LDS do not teach that Jesus is the uncreated creator. Therefore, they do not believe that Jesus is the “I AM”—that He is the etern...

@BLeBlan68656830 @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma The critical part is what is believed about Jesus. If Jesus is created, then LDS do not teach that Jesus is the uncreated creator. Therefore, they do not bel

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@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @look2Christ Because they⎯like Saul was before he enco

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @look2Christ Because they⎯like Saul was before he encountered Christ⎯were misled by the Judaizers and believed they were serving God by ejecting Paul and Barnabas.

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@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @look2Christ Did you forget that Paul did the same thing because he was ignorant and thought that by killing Christians he was being zealous for God and doing what God wanted? God-fearers can be misled by others like the Ju...

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @look2Christ Did you forget that Paul did the same thing because he was ignorant and thought that by killing Christians he was being zealous for God and doing what God wanted

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@CherylSchatz @ymmotrojam @look2Christ The issue with the Calvinist rendering is that it is coercive. The presumption is that no one would want to trust Jesus and that God has to in fact force people by overriding their "totally depraved" bend to not...

@CherylSchatz @ymmotrojam @look2Christ The issue with the Calvinist rendering is that it is coercive. The presumption is that no one would want to trust Jesus and that God has to in fact force people

@immrbloo @BeardedPresby If I was attending your church, would I be allowed to b

@immrbloo @BeardedPresby If I was attending your church, would I be allowed to be an elder or pastor or any kind of leader (like leading a bible study) while holding my views? Or would you hamstring m

@immrbloo @BeardedPresby If I thought what I believed was unbiblical, I’d change my mind in a heartbeat. I am thoroughly convinced what I believe is Biblical which is why I also teach it. I appreciate your concern, but let’s be clear that how God sa...

@immrbloo @BeardedPresby If I thought what I believed was unbiblical, I’d change my mind in a heartbeat. I am thoroughly convinced what I believe is Biblical which is why I also teach it. I appreciat

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Yes, in everything…as they do to Christ. Evidently there was something going on at that time between husbands and wives that needed addressing and the best I surmise is women were treated as house slaves and t...

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Yes, in everything…as they do to Christ. Evidently there was something going on at that time between husbands and wives that needed addressing and the best I s

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Source, origin, originator, one who goes first…something along that lines. Adam was created first and Eve created from him showing he was her source. Christ is the source of the church as shown by being the sa...

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Source, origin, originator, one who goes first…something along that lines. Adam was created first and Eve created from him showing he was her source. Christ is

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace The context is that Paul is writing a personal letter to Timothy instructing him to remain in Ephesus to stop certain ones from teaching false doctrine and to set things in order to help prevent this problem. ...

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace The context is that Paul is writing a personal letter to Timothy instructing him to remain in Ephesus to stop certain ones from teaching false doctrine and to

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@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace 1Co 14 is all about everyone desiring the gifts for the edification of all—including prophecy. No distinction was made suggesting this was only to males. The part in v34-35 is a quote from the letter from the ...

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace 1Co 14 is all about everyone desiring the gifts for the edification of all—including prophecy. No distinction was made suggesting this was only to males. The p

@immrbloo Ok, how about I teach everyone that they are saved by their faith and

@immrbloo Ok, how about I teach everyone that they are saved by their faith and not by predestination. I tell them that Jesus died for them (and I mean it). If it’s heresy, at what point am I not to

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Why does it always say that the husband

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Why does it always say that the husband is the head and not the (sole) leader as you wrote? Not even once.

@WayfarerAbdul @harmonizedgrace The language you are using conveys authority and

@WayfarerAbdul @harmonizedgrace The language you are using conveys authority and hierarchy. Even if the husband is generally nice about it, the fact that the wife is always a follower and never a lead

@Tailfeathers_WA @GwenSci @dalepartridge So you admit God installed Deborah as a judge then? You just feel that it was to insult the Canaanites and Israel? Your claim that God had ordained male authority—even in the OT—is clearly wrong. Otherwise, G...

@Tailfeathers_WA @GwenSci @dalepartridge So you admit God installed Deborah as a judge then? You just feel that it was to insult the Canaanites and Israel? Your claim that God had ordained male autho

@CoHeir316 The scripture does not speak of Jesus taking authority over His church. As God He can do whatever He wants—clearly! But scripture treats the church as part of His very body and receiving His inheritance and even ruling and reigning with Hi...

@CoHeir316 The scripture does not speak of Jesus taking authority over His church. As God He can do whatever He wants—clearly! But scripture treats the church as part of His very body and receiving Hi

@Chad4328 Where does scripture say that God chose specific individuals from the foundation of the world to have the faith to be saved? Also, John 15 is clear that we must abide in Him. What does this mean that He cuts off everyone who doesn’t abide ...

@Chad4328 Where does scripture say that God chose specific individuals from the foundation of the world to have the faith to be saved? Also, John 15 is clear that we must abide in Him. What does this

@deguido_d63717 @_jonbowlin Both are in play. There is a physical aspect and God has preserved the physical Israelites to this day as He promised. And one day at His second coming, all Israel will be saved. Even the tribulation is “Jacob’s trouble”—t...

@deguido_d63717 @_jonbowlin Both are in play. There is a physical aspect and God has preserved the physical Israelites to this day as He promised. And one day at His second coming, all Israel will be

@Mohongai @TheCanadianDav1 @harmonizedgrace So the husband is every part of the

@Mohongai @TheCanadianDav1 @harmonizedgrace So the husband is every part of the head? How then is Jesus the head but Paul refers to some as eyes, ears, nose and mouth? Where is head ever referred to

@TheCanadianDav1 @Mohongai @harmonizedgrace Indeed. The head is never stated to

@TheCanadianDav1 @Mohongai @harmonizedgrace Indeed. The head is never stated to mean authority. The head contains multiple organs and features which Paul says individuals can be. The brain doesn’t eve

@PatrickHen1776 @harmonizedgrace 1Ti 2-13-14 only specifies the time sequence order of creation and that this is related to why Adam wasn’t deceived but Eve was. I help my wife all the time. God also helps me. What’s your point? Head doesn’t mean b...

@PatrickHen1776 @harmonizedgrace 1Ti 2-13-14 only specifies the time sequence order of creation and that this is related to why Adam wasn’t deceived but Eve was. I help my wife all the time. God also

@MythosMayhem @CharlieAlan16 The Greek, while important, is not primarily how me

@MythosMayhem @CharlieAlan16 The Greek, while important, is not primarily how meaning is determined. It comes from how the words are being used in the context. For instance, when the text says "the ol

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