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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-15

@elondeporter @CapturingChrist Luther moved these apocryphal books to a separate section because they were not part of the Hebrew Bible, were never quoted as Scripture by Jesus or the apostles, contained historical and doctrinal issues (e.g., prayers...

@elondeporter @CapturingChrist Luther moved these apocryphal books to a separate section because they were not part of the Hebrew Bible, were never quoted as Scripture by Jesus or the apostles, contai

2 Maccabees 12:45-46 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-15

@elondeporter @CapturingChrist Second, God’s prophets & apostles were His ch

@elondeporter @CapturingChrist Second, God’s prophets & apostles were His chosen messengers: “Men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” (2Pe 1:21) Peter calls Paul’s letters “Scripture” (2Pe 3

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@ChappyMacc @rightresponsem Or…you could be reading into Jesus’ choice of 12 Jewish male apostles something that was never intended. For instance, who were the disciples that went out 2x2 when He sent out the 70 (or 72 according to Luke)? Nothing exp...

@ChappyMacc @rightresponsem Or…you could be reading into Jesus’ choice of 12 Jewish male apostles something that was never intended. For instance, who were the disciples that went out 2x2 when He sent

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Are you trying to refute me by filling my screen up? Another filibustering tactic (your word)? Jesus never said that a woman cannot be an apostle (clearly Junia was one and arguably Pr...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Are you trying to refute me by filling my screen up? Another filibustering tactic (your word)? Jesus never said that a woman cannot be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning You can ask Jesus when you meet Him. But description is not prescription and we know that in the OT, there were 12 sons of Jacob who represented the 12 tribes of Israel. The apostles b...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning You can ask Jesus when you meet Him. But description is not prescription and we know that in the OT, there were 12 sons of Jacob who re

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning First, you are the one trying to stop discussion by filibustering. Your word. Second, you are prescribing something being described. Just because Jesus chose 12 male apostles prior to ...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning First, you are the one trying to stop discussion by filibustering. Your word. Second, you are prescribing something being described. J

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Because the male apostles represent the 12 tribes of Israel. While we are not told who was sent in the 70 (or 72 according to Luke), we must assume that all those he was instructing as ...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Because the male apostles represent the 12 tribes of Israel. While we are not told who was sent in the 70 (or 72 according to Luke), we

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@SavedbygraceIII @pickles344873 @Eric_Conn You forbid solid women from teaching and so what we are left with is liberal ones in liberal churches. Oddly, it’s your kind of teaching and behaviour that has enabled liberal feminism. You realize that the...

@SavedbygraceIII @pickles344873 @Eric_Conn You forbid solid women from teaching and so what we are left with is liberal ones in liberal churches. Oddly, it’s your kind of teaching and behaviour that h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, that’s up to you whether you will answer me or not since you seem to think I’m you regenerate. I guess I have nothing true to say, right? Just because Jesus chose 12 male apostle...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, that’s up to you whether you will answer me or not since you seem to think I’m you regenerate. I guess I have nothing true to say

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Jesus appointed

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Jesus appointed 12 Jewish men as his first apostles but then He appointed 70 to go preach the gospel and do miracles. Those surely incl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Yes, Jesus sent Paul to the Gentiles, but why do you say he only chose men? What about Priscilla who went with him on his journeys and Junia who was highly esteemed among the apostles? ...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Yes, Jesus sent Paul to the Gentiles, but why do you say he only chose men? What about Priscilla who went with him on his journeys and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Huh? Is that th

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Huh? Is that the best you’ve got? 12 Jewish male apostles yet you don’t believe all pastors have to be Jewish, right?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-12

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning What are you ta

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning What are you talking about? That Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles? How is it then that we have any Gentile leaders since Jesus only

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@jonharris1989 I'm conservative because I'm conserving the teaching of Jesus and

@jonharris1989 I'm conservative because I'm conserving the teaching of Jesus and His apostles. Why do I have to conserve the teachings of those after them? I'm for 1st century Christian egalitarianis

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-03

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals I think you are misunderstanding...the true church fathers are the 12 apostles (minus Judas Iscariot, but adding Paul). Their teaching and their testimony as recorded in scripture is all we need. Are you cla...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals I think you are misunderstanding...the true church fathers are the 12 apostles (minus Judas Iscariot, but adding Paul). Their teaching and their testimony as

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-03

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless you verify that it is in full agreement with scriptu...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless yo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-02

@mbruggelivecom1 @Peacemaker811 @CovenantReform2 Junia obviously wasn't one of t

@mbruggelivecom1 @Peacemaker811 @CovenantReform2 Junia obviously wasn't one of the 12, but there were more apostles than just the 12. Recall when Jesus appointed and sent out the 72 (Lk 10:1)? Those w

Lk 10:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 They are also Jewish. Just because God has a task for

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 They are also Jewish. Just because God has a task for these Jewish virgin male, and similarly the 12 Jewish male apostles, doesn’t mean that leadership roles are limited to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-27

@Rick07200430 @wichman_matthew @CherylSchatz @autocorrect2_0 Jesus and the apostles talk in such a way as to not presume someone is eternally saved (and can’t be lost) just because they made a profession. Do you believe Ananias and Sapphira went pea...

@Rick07200430 @wichman_matthew @CherylSchatz @autocorrect2_0 Jesus and the apostles talk in such a way as to not presume someone is eternally saved (and can’t be lost) just because they made a profess

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@John42991250 @smashbaals All of the prophets, apostles and Jesus Himself are Jewish. How do I not stick to what scripture teaches? Actually, I explicitly and fervently only want to stick to what the scripture teaches as it alone is the sole authori...

@John42991250 @smashbaals All of the prophets, apostles and Jesus Himself are Jewish. How do I not stick to what scripture teaches? Actually, I explicitly and fervently only want to stick to what the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-15

@ChadRutter_ @smashbaals God identifies himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac and

@ChadRutter_ @smashbaals God identifies himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and Jacob renamed Israel is the father of the Jews. Jesus Himself was a Jew and so were all of the apostles.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@Vibeauxs @smashbaals Yes I understand the law. It says you are not guilty in sp

@Vibeauxs @smashbaals Yes I understand the law. It says you are not guilty in specific circumstances, but not all circumstances. Even if the apostles’ families were not attacked you’d think they woul

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@Vibeauxs @smashbaals Did Jesus and the apostles demonstrate that they knew or u

@Vibeauxs @smashbaals Did Jesus and the apostles demonstrate that they knew or used physical defence the many times they were attacked or imprisoned? Can you give me some kind of evidence for this in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@Hotrodchriscam @Stellar52537270 @smashbaals If the founder of the church and th

@Hotrodchriscam @Stellar52537270 @smashbaals If the founder of the church and the apostles didn’t arm themselves then you have the answer for the church.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@Okayest_lifter @smashbaals I don’t have a gun and am not proficient in using on

@Okayest_lifter @smashbaals I don’t have a gun and am not proficient in using one. Does this mean I’m disobeying scripture? Where did Jesus or the apostles demonstrate this?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-13

@AstartesAp @smashbaals Yes he was. And he also wasn’t one of the apostles. Or d

@AstartesAp @smashbaals Yes he was. And he also wasn’t one of the apostles. Or did you forget that’s what we were talking about?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-13

@jonstrifler @smashbaals Not only that but which of the apostles was a trained s

@jonstrifler @smashbaals Not only that but which of the apostles was a trained swordsman? When Peter used his sword, Jesus told him to put it away. A sword and a gun would be essentially the same.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-13

@smashbaals Jesus nor the apostles taught 2 or 3 and 1 and 4 applies to everyone. In fact Jesus said, “All those who take up the sword [or firearms] will perish by them” and “not by might nor by power but by My Spirit” (Zc 4:6) Paul writes that god...

@smashbaals Jesus nor the apostles taught 2 or 3 and 1 and 4 applies to everyone. In fact Jesus said, “All those who take up the sword [or firearms] will perish by them” and “not by might nor by powe

Zc 4:6 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-03

@MissindaCouv @covapologetics I mean Jesus the man who appointed the 12 disciple

@MissindaCouv @covapologetics I mean Jesus the man who appointed the 12 disciples (apostles) and founded His church.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii So accepting the apostles means I

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii So accepting the apostles means I have to accept the current Orthodox veneration of dead saints and icons? You don’t see how this is a stretch?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii I’m not forgetting, but yes, the

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii I’m not forgetting, but yes, the New Testament was being written to preserve what the apostles were orally teaching and to capture the eye witness testim

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii The apostles? Yes.

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii The apostles? Yes.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii Why? We have scripture. Any tradi

@juvelibertarian @nchokie02_adam @MikeWingerii Why? We have scripture. Any traditions that the apostles thought were important were recorded in scripture. What more do we need?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@twitchypreacher Yet saying “must be a married male” would exclude Paul himself

@twitchypreacher Yet saying “must be a married male” would exclude Paul himself not to mention Jesus! And if you say that apostles have less requirements than elders, on what basis would such a claim

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-20

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 Whether he was egalitarian or not isn’t really material

@MikeWingerii @iheartJ37 Whether he was egalitarian or not isn’t really material. But to assert that this female was one of the apostles when many like yourself seem to acknowledge that being an apost

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-14

Still, leaving a church is drastic. Scripture prioritizes correction and restora

Still, leaving a church is drastic. Scripture prioritizes correction and restoration. Paul, Jesus, and the apostles all called for endurance, repentance, and godly behavior—even when dealing with fla

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-13

@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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-10

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace 3000 years? I think not because the the apostles didn’t restrict women and think that only wives submit. Further, many godly men and women have been wrong in the past…all the more if they are following what t...

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace 3000 years? I think not because the the apostles didn’t restrict women and think that only wives submit. Further, many godly men and women have been wrong in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-08

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge The point was that church histor

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge The point was that church history is not what we use to determine whether Jesus or His apostles restricted women from leadership or teaching truth to me

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-06

@Mongrel77 @rightresponsem It was practiced by the apostles. Does anything else

@Mongrel77 @rightresponsem It was practiced by the apostles. Does anything else matter?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Paul, James, Peter and all the apostle

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Paul, James, Peter and all the apostles were Jews. The uniqueness about Paul is that he is an apostle to the Gentiles. I fail to understand what your point i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-11-07

@JRowley11 @DustyDeevers Yes, once someone believes, we pass on the instructions of Jesus and His apostles. Laws and enforcing them are part of the purpose of government, but the OP (and you) seem to be suggesting treating everyone like confessing C...

@JRowley11 @DustyDeevers Yes, once someone believes, we pass on the instructions of Jesus and His apostles. Laws and enforcing them are part of the purpose of government, but the OP (and you) seem to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-15

@Methodios007 The church is built on Jesus and the apostles, not on 12+++ (for centuries): “So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, **having been built on the found...

@Methodios007 The church is built on Jesus and the apostles, not on 12+++ (for centuries): “So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-15

@Methodios007 Any believer is my church too :-) The Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches are way different than the churches of the apostles or even the first few hundred years before Constantine when buildings were not emphasized. Constantine change...

@Methodios007 Any believer is my church too :-) The Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches are way different than the churches of the apostles or even the first few hundred years before Constantine when

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-15

@Methodios007 The apostles and scribes of the apostles (like John Mark who wrote

@Methodios007 The apostles and scribes of the apostles (like John Mark who wrote for Peter).

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-15

@Methodios007 No, I can make mistakes too. The scripture is inerrant, not me...o

@Methodios007 No, I can make mistakes too. The scripture is inerrant, not me...or you...or the students of the apostles.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 I don't think you will accept any answer. You have your belief and

@Methodios007 I don't think you will accept any answer. You have your belief and you won't accept that a succession from the apostles to today is not necessary to establish or rely upon.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 I showed you problematic things from other gospels showing how clearly they are not scripture. The earliest church in the time of the apostles who were also alive at the time that the events occurred knew which were the true apostolic w...

@Methodios007 I showed you problematic things from other gospels showing how clearly they are not scripture. The earliest church in the time of the apostles who were also alive at the time that the ev

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 Those who follow Christ and the teaching of His apostles. That inc

@Methodios007 Those who follow Christ and the teaching of His apostles. That includes you too—if that’s what you follow. But you claim there are other traditions outside of scripture without any justi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-14

@Methodios007 @smashbaals It’s unnecessary. We all follow Jesus and the apostles

@Methodios007 @smashbaals It’s unnecessary. We all follow Jesus and the apostles.

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