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@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay If the King Follet was one of the thin

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay If the King Follet was one of the things the LDS church was built on and now they reject it, why does the LDS not change their name? Why be confusing?

@BrandonABourg @PeterNDecker @sister_slay However, can he name one denomination that doesn’t believe that God is eternal? The question concerns primary matters not secondary ones. And what does the LDS church mean by eternal since everyone is eterna...

@BrandonABourg @PeterNDecker @sister_slay However, can he name one denomination that doesn’t believe that God is eternal? The question concerns primary matters not secondary ones. And what does the L

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay The fact that the LDS church doubles in size is immaterial. Growth is seen in Islam, does that make Islam true? Just because someone has a sense or feeling inside that what they believe is true doesn’t make i...

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay The fact that the LDS church doubles in size is immaterial. Growth is seen in Islam, does that make Islam true? Just because someone has a sense or feeling in

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay I’m glad that you believe and claim that your faith is in God. That being the case, it is important to identify which God we are speaking about. Given that Joseph Smith was the founder of the LDS church, if t...

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay I’m glad that you believe and claim that your faith is in God. That being the case, it is important to identify which God we are speaking about. Given that Jo

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay What does it mean to say that “God was an eternal being”? Are they referring to God the Father? Wasn’t Jesus said to eternally exist as intelligence that was later reformulated as a spirit being? Wasn’t God o...

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay What does it mean to say that “God was an eternal being”? Are they referring to God the Father? Wasn’t Jesus said to eternally exist as intelligence that was

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay What am I teaching that is at odds w

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay What am I teaching that is at odds with the New Testament?

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay What you are describing is clearly grace + works. In the Bible, faith is contrasted with works. Grace is a gift given to every single human but it must be accepted. If you are human, you qualify! Faith is ...

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay What you are describing is clearly grace + works. In the Bible, faith is contrasted with works. Grace is a gift given to every single human but it must be a

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay I have always enjoyed my conversatio

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay I have always enjoyed my conversations with the LDS missionaries… Maybe the JWs are harder as they always send an older person with the new person. LDS just

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay Whether something is true or not is

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay Whether something is true or not is not determined by evaluating the niceness of a person, their sincerity or willingness to sacrifice and persevere. The “…

2 Nephi 25:23 general

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay It matters little if there were real golden plates or not. “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have...

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay It matters little if there were real golden plates or not. “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have

@PeterNDecker @sister_slay Also, LDS adds works to Jesus work, but the Bible dec

@PeterNDecker @sister_slay Also, LDS adds works to Jesus work, but the Bible declares we are saved by faith an not of our works. As soon as you claim some work you did, the gospel is nullified. https:

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay The reason I'm exposing the false teachings of the LDS church is so that you will know the truth and trust in the true Jesus who is not the spirit brother of Lucifer, who is the uncreated creator that creat...

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay The reason I'm exposing the false teachings of the LDS church is so that you will know the truth and trust in the true Jesus who is not the spirit brother o

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay But their witness doesn't hold water if they later left the faith, rejected Joseph Smith, only saw them in a vision (that's not an eye witness). They are not like the apostles who all died for proclaiming t...

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay But their witness doesn't hold water if they later left the faith, rejected Joseph Smith, only saw them in a vision (that's not an eye witness). They are no

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay I never left the LDS church. I have had LDS missionaries come to my house for a few years and I knew two local bishops who lived in my area. Nice people. I was never LDS. I'm sure you can check in your book...

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay I never left the LDS church. I have had LDS missionaries come to my house for a few years and I knew two local bishops who lived in my area. Nice people. I

@ModChristChurch @PeterNDecker @sister_slay They claimed that they did and some claimed to have seen them, but several claimed to have seen them only in a vision or supernaturally...and I think 8 of them left the church! If this was such an important...

@ModChristChurch @PeterNDecker @sister_slay They claimed that they did and some claimed to have seen them, but several claimed to have seen them only in a vision or supernaturally...and I think 8 of t

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay Hm. But they all see and touch the physical plates? The apostles died for claiming they saw the resurrected Christ... did any of these eye witnesses die for what they claimed to be fact? Didn't a number o...

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay Hm. But they all see and touch the physical plates? The apostles died for claiming they saw the resurrected Christ... did any of these eye witnesses die fo

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-18

@Reneechop @sparkobuzzer Whether God’s Word clearly teaches something first depends on whether you have rightly divided what it says in the first place. A text out of its context is a pretext for a proof text. Why do you suppose that even Peter ack...

@Reneechop @sparkobuzzer Whether God’s Word clearly teaches something first depends on whether you have rightly divided what it says in the first place. A text out of its context is a pretext for a p

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-05

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You mean like how Peter says people were misunderstan

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You mean like how Peter says people were misunderstanding and twisting the hard things Paul wrote? https://t.co/dHMVTMkCft

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@LovesSardine I am aware that some actually say Paul is clearly forbidding women but that Paul shouldn't be listened to. This is a very dangerous precedent. I am not saying this at all. Peter says that some things Paul writes are hard to understand. ...

@LovesSardine I am aware that some actually say Paul is clearly forbidding women but that Paul shouldn't be listened to. This is a very dangerous precedent. I am not saying this at all. Peter says tha

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon This thread was about ‘head’ and your question was non specific. Tell me if you can, where is anyone let alone a male called a pastor (poimen) in the New Testament? And we only have Peter and John who self identify as ...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon This thread was about ‘head’ and your question was non specific. Tell me if you can, where is anyone let alone a male called a pastor (poimen) in the New Testament? And

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

2Pe 1:21 2Pe 3:15-16 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-13

@Vibeauxs @Eric_Conn As for 1Pe 3:1, submission and service is not specific to o

@Vibeauxs @Eric_Conn As for 1Pe 3:1, submission and service is not specific to one gender but to all. Peter says to the husbands “in the same way” (1Pe 3:7) showing the instruction is the same for the

1Pe 3:1 1Pe 3:7 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-05

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals And an overseer. While Paul isn’t explicitly r

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals And an overseer. While Paul isn’t explicitly referred to as an elder or overseer, he does all the things an overseer does. And Peter shows one can be both an apostle

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-31

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, men penned scripture (though we don’t know for sure that women were not involved—ie. who wrote Hebrews, Ruth, Esther?), but the following passages from 1Peter are clear that scripture is not men making things up or propo...

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, men penned scripture (though we don’t know for sure that women were not involved—ie. who wrote Hebrews, Ruth, Esther?), but the following passages from 1Peter are clear t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-15

@pauldirks @StefB722 @KaeleyT Except that Peter wasn’t promoting patriarchal hie

@pauldirks @StefB722 @KaeleyT Except that Peter wasn’t promoting patriarchal hierarchy. https://t.co/JPge5soJWf

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.

@Crystalisives @covapologetics Well, even Peter said his church doesn’t agree wi

@Crystalisives @covapologetics Well, even Peter said his church doesn’t agree with his view on these things, but I also have the same questions. Even the leadership of my church which is egalitarian c

Peter @covapologetics claims that no-one before the New Covenant claims that Jes

Peter @covapologetics claims that no-one before the New Covenant claims that Jesus was a literal pastor of the church (see comments for reference post). Is Jesus a literal pastor of the church?

Peter @covapologetics has informed me that the traditional Baptist view is that

Peter @covapologetics has informed me that the traditional Baptist view is that pastors whose wife dies have to step down as they become disqualified (see comment for details). Does your church disqu

Paul acts as a bishop over multiple churches, writing them letters (multiple in

Paul acts as a bishop over multiple churches, writing them letters (multiple in several cases) and gets involved in everything a pastor would do. And the fact that you admit the apostle Peter is also

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-08

@Doctor_Eagle @petercrary @autocorrect2_0 Why would Paul spend a whole chapter e

@Doctor_Eagle @petercrary @autocorrect2_0 Why would Paul spend a whole chapter explaining how everyone should desire to prophesy and participate for the edification of everyone and then tell half of t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-08

@petercrary @autocorrect2_0 You’ve lost your mind if you think that by ripping a

@petercrary @autocorrect2_0 You’ve lost your mind if you think that by ripping a verse out of context that Paul was intending to stop anyone from teaching truth. https://t.co/ZQizsTh3mL

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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

@IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Yes!! Some prefer mutualism rather than egalitaria

@IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Yes!! Some prefer mutualism rather than egalitarianism for that very reason. Just don’t forget that while Paul and Peter are correcting an imbalance the idea of both sub

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-02

@timesux @yahtsidkenu33ad @Eric_Conn In 2Pe 2:12, Peter is referring to false teachers who deny "the Master who bought them" (2Pe 2:1). This clearly shows that Jesus paid for their sin, but they denied Him by their own actions. v12 is simply describi...

@timesux @yahtsidkenu33ad @Eric_Conn In 2Pe 2:12, Peter is referring to false teachers who deny "the Master who bought them" (2Pe 2:1). This clearly shows that Jesus paid for their sin, but they denie

2Pe 2:1 2Pe 2:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-26

@Jeff20058181 @masonmennenga No, you are not to be compelled to give. The Bible affirms the rights to personal property. Giving has to be a choice. To illustrate, look what Peter said to Ananias: "While it remained unsold, did it not remain your ow...

@Jeff20058181 @masonmennenga No, you are not to be compelled to give. The Bible affirms the rights to personal property. Giving has to be a choice. To illustrate, look what Peter said to Ananias: "W

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).

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-15

@Methodios007 I'm citing Paul and Peter, not the Eastern Orthodox Church from 20

@Methodios007 I'm citing Paul and Peter, not the Eastern Orthodox Church from 2000 years later. Thank you for preserving the text. I appreciate it.

@Methodios007 You mean can I go back to the original autographs and validate from the hand writing that it was the apostle himself? Obviously I cannot do that. All the books of the New Testament identify the author except for Hebrews, and 1 and 3 Joh...

@Methodios007 You mean can I go back to the original autographs and validate from the hand writing that it was the apostle himself? Obviously I cannot do that. All the books of the New Testament ident

@Methodios007 Like the Bereans: I examine what Paul and Peter and the others sai

@Methodios007 Like the Bereans: I examine what Paul and Peter and the others said against the prior revelation in the Old Testament.

@Methodios007 😂 Um, ok. Is that the benefit you plan to give me? Telling me that Peter's letters are real? And if you told me they weren't I'm just supposed to believe you because apparently 2000 years ago Peter anointed someone who anointed someone ...

@Methodios007 😂 Um, ok. Is that the benefit you plan to give me? Telling me that Peter's letters are real? And if you told me they weren't I'm just supposed to believe you because apparently 2000 year

@Methodios007 You are free to challenge me in my assertion that the scripture is enough. I'm taking the text at its own claim. I don't need a living bishop who supposedly received an anointing passed down from Peter or an apostle. Scripture does not ...

@Methodios007 You are free to challenge me in my assertion that the scripture is enough. I'm taking the text at its own claim. I don't need a living bishop who supposedly received an anointing passed

@Methodios007 Because we can readily identify the hard things Paul writes and ho

@Methodios007 Because we can readily identify the hard things Paul writes and how people misinterpret his writing just as Peter described. It happens even today!

Lk 10:7 2Pe 2:15-16 general

@Methodios007 In addition to 2Pe 2:15-16 (which you seem to reject as Peter declaring that Paul's letters are scripture), we have the following quote saying it is scripture and quoting from Lk 10:7 for the second phrase: “For the Scripture says, ‘You...

@Methodios007 In addition to 2Pe 2:15-16 (which you seem to reject as Peter declaring that Paul's letters are scripture), we have the following quote saying it is scripture and quoting from Lk 10:7 fo

@Methodios007 Peter affirmed them as scripture. "Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of th...

@Methodios007 Peter affirmed them as scripture. "Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the s

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Sure. Jesus Christ Simon Peter Andrew James (the Grea

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Sure. Jesus Christ Simon Peter Andrew James (the Greater, son of Zebedee) John (brother of James) Philip Bartholomew Matthew Thomas James (the Less, son of Alphaeus) Simon t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-08

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii No, you need to explain in context what

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii No, you need to explain in context what Paul is getting at. Peter said that some things Paul writes are difficult and Peter was his contemporary. So you can’t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-06

@kowloonsunday This passage is part of a larger segment (1Pe 2:13-25) that discusses submission to authorities, both civil and within the household structure, so as to live in such a way that even if accused or persecuted, one’s conduct would be a te...

@kowloonsunday This passage is part of a larger segment (1Pe 2:13-25) that discusses submission to authorities, both civil and within the household structure, so as to live in such a way that even if

1Pe 2:13-25 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-24

@RealElliottHope @PeterThreshwood @smashbaals The church in the first 300 years

@RealElliottHope @PeterThreshwood @smashbaals The church in the first 300 years had no temple or specific buildings to meet in. This is a fact. The temple changed from a building under the old covena

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-23

@PeterThreshwood @smashbaals When the focus is on the building the leadership an

@PeterThreshwood @smashbaals When the focus is on the building the leadership and church becomes distracted with doing what they were called to do. The focus on buildings started with Constantine.