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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA Ever wondered why Paul forbids women from teaching men and havi

@VirgilWalkerOMA Ever wondered why Paul forbids women from teaching men and having elder authority only in a personal letter to Timothy and not in any letters to the churches? Here are some questions

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA Many think that authentein means the authority an elder has, yet why would Paul use such an obtuse hapax legomenon to refer to normal elder authority is quite strange. Linda Belleville shows that there was an Attic understanding this...

@VirgilWalkerOMA Many think that authentein means the authority an elder has, yet why would Paul use such an obtuse hapax legomenon to refer to normal elder authority is quite strange. Linda Bellevill

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfering between a husband and wife, a sticky situatio...

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@JanJansen1973 @haymes_joshua That example merely shows that it is not a restric

@JanJansen1973 @haymes_joshua That example merely shows that it is not a restriction. If only a few women end up being elders, that’s not a problem. But if we weren’t claiming they were sinning by ser

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The way we do our services today resembles nothing of the way meetings were in Paul’s day. It’s likely why few ever mature to become teachers or elders and few participate other than singing. BTW, ...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The way we do our services today resembles nothing of the way meetings were in Paul’s day. It’s likely why few ever mature to become teachers or eld

1Co 14:30 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel Now, does this mean that if the pastor suggested we go outside to pray, would I ignore him? Not unless I had a good reason. One time I had an elder try to do Lectio Divina in an adult Sunday school. He told everyone to close the...

@StothersRyan @Svigel Now, does this mean that if the pastor suggested we go outside to pray, would I ignore him? Not unless I had a good reason. One time I had an elder try to do Lectio Divina in an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel There is no scripture in the NT that says that it is the elders’ authority to remove someone who is unrepentant. “The church” in Mt 18:15-20 does not mean “the elders.” I have been in several churches which structured themselves...

@StothersRyan @Svigel There is no scripture in the NT that says that it is the elders’ authority to remove someone who is unrepentant. “The church” in Mt 18:15-20 does not mean “the elders.” I have be

Mt 18:15-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel Your comment “…in his authority, had us go outside and pray.” This is not the Biblical model. It is not the job of the pastor or elders to command the people to do this or that thing or use their authority to get everyone to co...

@StothersRyan @Svigel Your comment “…in his authority, had us go outside and pray.” This is not the Biblical model. It is not the job of the pastor or elders to command the people to do this or that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel I’m speaking from experience having attended many differen

@StothersRyan @Svigel I’m speaking from experience having attended many different churches in different denominations and been part of the elders council. My comment is to say that we got this one wro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel My point is that the elders are not supposed to be the one’s constraining the body. They are treating themselves as the priority, and it is not supposed to be that way. Their purpose is to grow, teach, correct…not determine what...

@StothersRyan @Svigel My point is that the elders are not supposed to be the one’s constraining the body. They are treating themselves as the priority, and it is not supposed to be that way. Their pur

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel Who said that the church has to do one thing given the church constitutes many parts? If a person feels led to minister to those in prison and leads a group of 3 to assist, why is that in conflict? Elders who pray and confirm th...

@StothersRyan @Svigel Who said that the church has to do one thing given the church constitutes many parts? If a person feels led to minister to those in prison and leads a group of 3 to assist, why i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@blakecallens @SozzleKnocker @elimcgowan @pastorcmiller A ‘ruling’ elder?

@blakecallens @SozzleKnocker @elimcgowan @pastorcmiller A ‘ruling’ elder?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@Svigel Priests require a temple but there is no temple. Actually, there’s temple is now the body of each believer. So then they are their own priest. What unique authority do elders have? Others who are not elders can teach, so that’s not it. Elde...

@Svigel Priests require a temple but there is no temple. Actually, there’s temple is now the body of each believer. So then they are their own priest. What unique authority do elders have? Others wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@OldPhilos @smashbaals Well, Paul definitely was single and wished everyone was single like himself, which means that if everyone followed this advice, there’d be no elders or pastors? Naw. That’s not it. Jesus is also the chief shepherd and he als...

@OldPhilos @smashbaals Well, Paul definitely was single and wished everyone was single like himself, which means that if everyone followed this advice, there’d be no elders or pastors? Naw. That’s no

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@OldPhilos @smashbaals Again, Paul’s stated purpose is not to stop anyone from teaching the truth but to deal with the false teaching and ensure qualified elders are in place and incorrect actions they were taking to deal with the false doctrine were...

@OldPhilos @smashbaals Again, Paul’s stated purpose is not to stop anyone from teaching the truth but to deal with the false teaching and ensure qualified elders are in place and incorrect actions the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 That’s what a deacon is… a supportive role. They organize teams, host, weight on tables, distribute donations, etc. Not a single person in the NT aside from Christ is named as a pastor. Only two are named as elder, Peter an...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 That’s what a deacon is… a supportive role. They organize teams, host, weight on tables, distribute donations, etc. Not a single person in the NT aside from Christ is named

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Interesting…you are one of very few who call Paul a pastor. Because 1Ti 3:2 appears to disqualify singles and females from serving as elder/pastor. Nowhere does scripture say that Priscilla was under the authority of her hu...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Interesting…you are one of very few who call Paul a pastor. Because 1Ti 3:2 appears to disqualify singles and females from serving as elder/pastor. Nowhere does scripture sa

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

@Paula_333 Can women teach male children? At what age can they no longer teach t

@Paula_333 Can women teach male children? At what age can they no longer teach them? I challenge you to support the idea from the Bible that "preaching is to be done by qualified elders, ie, exclusive

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 But if 'head' means 'the boss of' and 'the one

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 But if 'head' means 'the boss of' and 'the one responsible for others', you don't think an apostle, prophet, judge, elder, overseer, pastor⎯anyone at all had responsib

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@thebrighttunnel @Rach4Patriarchy No, that is completely false. Paul nowhere forbids women from serving as elders! 1Ti 3 uses masculine forms in the grammar but in Koine Greek, the male form can be used when intending either men or women. And Is 3:...

@thebrighttunnel @Rach4Patriarchy No, that is completely false. Paul nowhere forbids women from serving as elders! 1Ti 3 uses masculine forms in the grammar but in Koine Greek, the male form can be us

Is 3:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@EricisAmerican @Protestia Also, the passages you listed about the requirements for elders do not say that an elder must not be a woman. The fact that they both use an idiom, directly translated ‘one woman man’ or ‘one wife husband’ is an idiom. When...

@EricisAmerican @Protestia Also, the passages you listed about the requirements for elders do not say that an elder must not be a woman. The fact that they both use an idiom, directly translated ‘one

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@EricisAmerican @Protestia But you said “further, there is no New Testament mention of any woman being a pastor” ⎯ but there is no one, not even a man, who is called pastor (poimen) in the NT except Christ. And no one is called elder except Peter and...

@EricisAmerican @Protestia But you said “further, there is no New Testament mention of any woman being a pastor” ⎯ but there is no one, not even a man, who is called pastor (poimen) in the NT except C

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-03

@EricisAmerican @Protestia Can you list who specifically the NT notes as being c

@EricisAmerican @Protestia Can you list who specifically the NT notes as being called a pastor (poimen)? How about who is explicitly called an elder (presbyteros)? How about overseer (episkopos)?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-02

@Timothy_ElderJr @5Solas2 Without free will? Where did you get that from? Note h

@Timothy_ElderJr @5Solas2 Without free will? Where did you get that from? Note how Lucifer was said to be ‘perfect’ until unrighteousness was ‘found in him’—not ‘until God placed unrighteousness in hi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-02

@RealDavidReece That may be. But what is the 'head' of the house and why are eld

@RealDavidReece That may be. But what is the 'head' of the house and why are elders never referred to as 'head'? Don't you find that interesting? https://t.co/bfn9yq1jcI

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-29

@Saved5872 @MikeWingerii I carefully studied all the passages that appeared at first glance to restrict or prevent women from leadership, serving as elders or pastors or to prevent them from speaking ‘authoritatively’…but what I found is that in each...

@Saved5872 @MikeWingerii I carefully studied all the passages that appeared at first glance to restrict or prevent women from leadership, serving as elders or pastors or to prevent them from speaking

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-22

@bibleprophecyus @emilyjashinsky If this means authority over, ever wonder why '

@bibleprophecyus @emilyjashinsky If this means authority over, ever wonder why 'head' is not used of anyone else like any apostle, pastor, bishop, elder, etc? https://t.co/bfn9yq1jcI

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-21

@Rach4Patriarchy @celestialbe1ng What does it mean that he is your head? Does th

@Rach4Patriarchy @celestialbe1ng What does it mean that he is your head? Does this mean he is your authority? If that is the meaning of head, then why is literally no other leader, apostle, bishop, el

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@Pastor_Gabe @jerryzz2 Eisegesis. There is nothing forbidding women from serving

@Pastor_Gabe @jerryzz2 Eisegesis. There is nothing forbidding women from serving as elders or overseers. https://t.co/VI2qbiI67E

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@CoreyJMahler Give me just one instance where a leader, apostle, prophet, elder,

@CoreyJMahler Give me just one instance where a leader, apostle, prophet, elder, bishop, pastor, deacon or anyone other than Jesus is called a kephale in the context of the church. Just one verse. It

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@CoreyJMahler Let me be very clear: I DO NOT DENY headship (properly defined). T

@CoreyJMahler Let me be very clear: I DO NOT DENY headship (properly defined). The husband is the kephale of his wife and Jesus is the kephale of the Church. But no leader, elder, bishop, deacon or ap

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-17

And with a little bit of thought and careful examination of the text, one see Pa

And with a little bit of thought and careful examination of the text, one see Paul is not forbidding women from being elders. https://t.co/VI2qbiI67E

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith Complementarians almost all believe that males alone are to be elders, pastors and overseers. Some go further. Some claim that a female elder is apostasy or on the way. That’s where their understanding is severely flawed. And the thinking ...

@ncksmith Complementarians almost all believe that males alone are to be elders, pastors and overseers. Some go further. Some claim that a female elder is apostasy or on the way. That’s where their un

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

No pastor, elder, overseer, apostle, deacon, prophet, or father is ever called head (kephalē) in the NT. If head simply means authority or boss, why is kephalē never used for any leader in the church? Why is a father never called the kephalē of hi...

No pastor, elder, overseer, apostle, deacon, prophet, or father is ever called head (kephalē) in the NT. If head simply means authority or boss, why is kephalē never used for any leader in the church

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@AndrewD82566840 @smashbaals How many heads does the church have? Show me one i

@AndrewD82566840 @smashbaals How many heads does the church have? Show me one instance in scripture where a pastor or elder is called kephale of his church. Didn’t find one? Now please explain why n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@megbasham It’s too bad that this was the argument given. I would think that it

@megbasham It’s too bad that this was the argument given. I would think that it is because Baptists have the right to self-determination of how they govern their local churches, and there are good Bib

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@ShawnWGillogly @McDIU05 @megbasham @Jeff_Iorg I believe that scripture is fully

@ShawnWGillogly @McDIU05 @megbasham @Jeff_Iorg I believe that scripture is fully inspired and inerrant and do not believe your conclusion that it clearly states that an elder must be a male or must no

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@MarqueStuddock @smashbaals How do you know this exactly? Can you list each of t

@MarqueStuddock @smashbaals How do you know this exactly? Can you list each of the men called pastor or elder in the New Testament? What are their names and where were they called pastor/elder/oversee

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@smashbaals Many women agree that they should not be pastors or elders and would

@smashbaals Many women agree that they should not be pastors or elders and would vote for only men to be pastors. Many men like myself believe that women can be elders and pastors. Why do you think

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-06

@baptistvibes So Paul was not lord over anyone? Being lord only applies within f

@baptistvibes So Paul was not lord over anyone? Being lord only applies within families? Elders are not lords?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-05

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii Yes, elders and pastors and overseers all require the

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii Yes, elders and pastors and overseers all require the same things and are basically the same function. It is not about headship. Where is an elder referred to as the head of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-05

@jsrrayburn @wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii I see. Please give me an example of w

@jsrrayburn @wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii I see. Please give me an example of what authority your elders have over you that any other believer doesn’t. Authority means that you have to do what they s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-05

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You misunderstand me. I never once asserted female headship. Female leaders and elders, yes. Headship refers to something else in scripture in most contexts. If it was primary for the faith it would be in the creeds. We do...

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You misunderstand me. I never once asserted female headship. Female leaders and elders, yes. Headship refers to something else in scripture in most contexts. If it was prim

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-05

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii Male only eldership was not in the creeds and confessions. Read the Nicene creed again. That modern churches are doing it doesn’t make it a core doctrine. It is not a core doctrine and that’s why it should not be called he...

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii Male only eldership was not in the creeds and confessions. Read the Nicene creed again. That modern churches are doing it doesn’t make it a core doctrine. It is not a core

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-04

@wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii There are no commands about a hierarchy of author

@wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii There are no commands about a hierarchy of authority between the husband and wife or between an elder and any other Christian. The authority is in the Word of God not a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-31

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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-26

@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.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-26

@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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@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?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@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

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