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@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will be saved" but they don't reflect the Greek grammar. They do this because it doesn't make sense that the grammar is swit

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, it's the Greek that needs to be explain

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, it's the Greek that needs to be explained. It's the Greek that is inspired. If the Holy Spirit picked singular 'she' then we need to explain it without erasi

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@RdHdSteppeson @mcadoojr @LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren Where is that listed in an

@RdHdSteppeson @mcadoojr @LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren Where is that listed in any list of sins again? Are we reading the same Bible? Or is this that one verse that no one seems to be able to explain

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, the key is that it takes into considera

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, the key is that it takes into consideration all the details of context and grammar and other scripture and makes an explanation that fits without contradiction

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There were too much tongues so some Judaizers came in and tried to fix things by saying “women shouldn’t speak”. To them, having come from a Jewish context it would have been you heard of to have women speak. Paul...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There were too much tongues so some Judaizers came in and tried to fix things by saying “women shouldn’t speak”. To them, having come from a Jewish context it would

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There’s no quotation marks so all quotes are inferred but Paul says in 1 Cor 7:1 “Now about the matters you wrote” so we know he is addressing things from their letter. I gave the illustration of an intersection w...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There’s no quotation marks so all quotes are inferred but Paul says in 1 Cor 7:1 “Now about the matters you wrote” so we know he is addressing things from their let

1 Cor 7:1 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks Also it is not clear instructions that all women cannot teach all men. The context and purpose of the letter, the grammar and all references are not brought together in harmony in this view. The SBC s...

@Mcnerd8 @William_E_Wolfe @sbcamendment @9Marks Also it is not clear instructions that all women cannot teach all men. The context and purpose of the letter, the grammar and all references are not br

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-12

@LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren I have lots of things I could quibble with Warren regarding his methods and his exegesis. However, I believe his conclusions are right on this issue though I’m not sure he has done the work to thoroughly study the hard p...

@LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren I have lots of things I could quibble with Warren regarding his methods and his exegesis. However, I believe his conclusions are right on this issue though I’m not sure h

@MadJorgen @RickWarren Isn’t the point to explain what this passage means in context consistent with the fact it is a personal letter written to Timothy to deal with false teachers (not stopping women from teaching the truth) and dealing with ignoran...

@MadJorgen @RickWarren Isn’t the point to explain what this passage means in context consistent with the fact it is a personal letter written to Timothy to deal with false teachers (not stopping women

@cpa_dallas @MarvinMediocre @LauralovsJesus @HwsEleutheroi Yes, the Greek is literally “one woman (genitive) man (accusative),” that is that the woman belongs to the man. But this does not 1/ require that an elder must be married as Paul wasn’t marr...

@cpa_dallas @MarvinMediocre @LauralovsJesus @HwsEleutheroi Yes, the Greek is literally “one woman (genitive) man (accusative),” that is that the woman belongs to the man. But this does not 1/ require

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi I’ve read it and studied it carefully. I used to believe as you. The passage in context is not saying women cannot teach men, but ‘a’ woman cannot teach or “take authority” (means murderer, absolute master...

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi I’ve read it and studied it carefully. I used to believe as you. The passage in context is not saying women cannot teach men, but ‘a’ woman cannot teach or

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi If “anyone” (Greek ‘tis’) desires to be an overseer (feminine), they desire a good thing. An overseer (masculine)… The phrase “husband of one wife” is literally “one woman husband” just like it says “one m...

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi If “anyone” (Greek ‘tis’) desires to be an overseer (feminine), they desire a good thing. An overseer (masculine)… The phrase “husband of one wife” is lite

1 Tim 5:9 commentary

@davbach823 @cpcwesterville @RickWarren Where does Paul ever say that a man is to have “authentein” over anyone? Why does he use this rare word? The context is to stop FALSE teachers, not women. He highlights that there are ignorant and not ignora...

@davbach823 @cpcwesterville @RickWarren Where does Paul ever say that a man is to have “authentein” over anyone? Why does he use this rare word? The context is to stop FALSE teachers, not women. He

@davbach823 @cpcwesterville @RickWarren That’s not an answer, it’s a scripture w

@davbach823 @cpcwesterville @RickWarren That’s not an answer, it’s a scripture which we evidently have different interpretations of. “A woman” and “a man” is not all women or all men. Paul knows how

@OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Warren is not giving exegesis on the difficult passages. I wish he was better at that. But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. How is he mangling God’s inerrant word exactly? Is it possible…I mean even if only 1% chance tha...

@OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Warren is not giving exegesis on the difficult passages. I wish he was better at that. But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. How is he mangling God’s inerrant word exactly?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-10

@MadJorgen @RickWarren My goodness! This is a secondary issue! Don’t you have

@MadJorgen @RickWarren My goodness! This is a secondary issue! Don’t you have the humility to recognize you may not be correctly interpreting every passage? Even Peter said in 2 Pet 3:16 that Paul

2 Pet 3:16 debate

@HwsEleutheroi Not defending Warren’s exegesis, but how is it that authentein is not used to state how men can positively have authority? Why would Paul choose this unique word? And did you not see “Women LIKEWISE…” in 1 Tim 3:11? This word means “...

@HwsEleutheroi Not defending Warren’s exegesis, but how is it that authentein is not used to state how men can positively have authority? Why would Paul choose this unique word? And did you not see “

1 Tim 3:11 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-10

@MikeWingerii I don’t think Rick is big on exegesis. However, Belleville has done an excellent job in “Lexical Fallacies in Rendering authentein in 1 Timothy 2:12: BDAG in Light of Greek Literary and Nonliterary Usage.” Also, Paul has other words h...

@MikeWingerii I don’t think Rick is big on exegesis. However, Belleville has done an excellent job in “Lexical Fallacies in Rendering authentein in 1 Timothy 2:12: BDAG in Light of Greek Literary and

1 Timothy 2:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-10

@revjeffvox @Protestia Hmm. It would appear that some may just hold onto a different form of patriarchy depending on how they interpret certain verses in the New Testament. But what if patriarchy was essentially abolished when Jesus instituted His ...

@revjeffvox @Protestia Hmm. It would appear that some may just hold onto a different form of patriarchy depending on how they interpret certain verses in the New Testament. But what if patriarchy wa

Gal 3:26 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2021-06-03

@amilojkov @RichardDawkins This would be nice if it was what the Bible actually

@amilojkov @RichardDawkins This would be nice if it was what the Bible actually teaches. It is very easy to read it out of context and get a completely foreign meaning. Jesus said he would prepare a

Scripture Commentary tweet 2020-08-07

RT @STRtweets: Perhaps the most important principle of Bible interpretation is c

RT @STRtweets: Perhaps the most important principle of Bible interpretation is context. Fortunately, the skill needed to apply this princip…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2019-05-03

@RTB_HRoss There are two distinct literal definitions of Hebrew almah in Isa 7:14: young woman or virgin. Science tells us that babies don’t come from virgins. The Jews of His day referred to Jesus as an illegitimate child. Which interpretation do...

@RTB_HRoss There are two distinct literal definitions of Hebrew almah in Isa 7:14: young woman or virgin. Science tells us that babies don’t come from virgins. The Jews of His day referred to Jesus

Isa 7:14 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2019-01-17

@RTB_HRoss @onceblindorg @aigkenham You are misreading the scripture and conflating contexts! John 5:17: “...My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” If it is still God’s rest day, why is He ‘working until now?’ Note Exod 31:15 is...

@RTB_HRoss @onceblindorg @aigkenham You are misreading the scripture and conflating contexts! John 5:17: “...My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” If it is still God’s rest day,

Exod 31:15 John 5:17 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2018-12-03

@chuckgaff @RTB_HRoss @bvmcode This interpretation makes the Bible appear to con

@chuckgaff @RTB_HRoss @bvmcode This interpretation makes the Bible appear to contain another failed prediction and make God out to be against tolerating the oh so sinful elderly instead of the people

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2018-08-21

@MrNicholls77 @JuditKitty @RichardDawkins Better to teach kids the difference between evidence and interpretations of the evidence, how to spot assumptions and judge based on arguments instead of conclusions. Kids also need to understand what a worl...

@MrNicholls77 @JuditKitty @RichardDawkins Better to teach kids the difference between evidence and interpretations of the evidence, how to spot assumptions and judge based on arguments instead of conc

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2014-07-09

Both Calvinists and Arminians are mistaken because they misread Rom 3. Paul is

Both Calvinists and Arminians are mistaken because they misread Rom 3. Paul is quoting Ps14/Ps53; in context, only the fool is referred to.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2013-10-29

RT @piratechristian: Why Context, Context, Context Is So Vital For Sound Biblica

RT @piratechristian: Why Context, Context, Context Is So Vital For Sound Biblical Exegesis http://t.co/rIicehTvWD