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@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose What? I don’t think you know what you ar

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose What? I don’t think you know what you are talking about. Head doesn’t mean authority over or boss of someone. No one except husbands and Christ are called head.

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose 1Co 11:3 refers to the head of ‘every man.’ The Greek word here is aner but I believe it is referring to everyone, male and female. Clearly, the head of every person is Jesus because Jesus is the creator of all...

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose 1Co 11:3 refers to the head of ‘every man.’ The Greek word here is aner but I believe it is referring to everyone, male and female. Clearly, the head of every p

1Co 11:3 debate

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose You sound like you are making things up.

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose You sound like you are making things up. BTW, if ‘head’ (kephale) means authority over, why is it never used of an apostle, prophet, elder, bishop, or any chu

@rbbowman7 No, presuming the husband always knows more than the wife or is the o

@rbbowman7 No, presuming the husband always knows more than the wife or is the only one who can teach the wife is not what Paul is promoting. Otherwise she might as well stay home. Head does not mean

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-06

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose Why do you say ‘men’ only? The Bible does not stress that women cover up. 1Co 11:10 says that a wife should have authority over her own head to decide whether to cover or not. Wives should be in submission to...

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose Why do you say ‘men’ only? The Bible does not stress that women cover up. 1Co 11:10 says that a wife should have authority over her own head to decide whether

1Co 11:10 Eph 5:21 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-02

@NotALibertar1an @HakamYaaqub @sola_chad I guess that just shows you have no ide

@NotALibertar1an @HakamYaaqub @sola_chad I guess that just shows you have no idea what you are talking about. In first century Judaism, only married women had to cover their heads. It also applied the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-01

@imnotderrek @MikeWingerii As for your last point about the persons in the godhead having roles. Bruce Ware uses the idea that Jesus was sent by the Father to suggest that the Son is eternally subordinate to the Father. However, what we see from the ...

@imnotderrek @MikeWingerii As for your last point about the persons in the godhead having roles. Bruce Ware uses the idea that Jesus was sent by the Father to suggest that the Son is eternally subordi

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Yes, you’re getting it I think. Rather than assuming that a head pastor is required to be the central point of decision making and doctrine, the church as a whole led by servant elders who dedic...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Yes, you’re getting it I think. Rather than assuming that a head pastor is required to be the central point of decision making and doctrine, the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Here’s the thing—kephale or head is still in play but it’s not about authority or control being in the hands of the so-called head. Rather, head is being used by Paul to refer to source or origin...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Here’s the thing—kephale or head is still in play but it’s not about authority or control being in the hands of the so-called head. Rather, head

1Cor 11:3 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Yes, wives should be subject to their husbands. And husbands should also be to their wives (Eph 5:21). Being the head doesn’t mean being the boss of or authority over someone. If it means this, why is it o...

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Yes, wives should be subject to their husbands. And husbands should also be to their wives (Eph 5:21). Being the head doesn’t mean being the boss of or aut

Eph 5:21 debate

@refiners_forge @wilson_mar11767 @AndyStanley @mattbpeine @MikeWingerii Mike’s w

@refiners_forge @wilson_mar11767 @AndyStanley @mattbpeine @MikeWingerii Mike’s work on kephale was unfortunately all smoke and mirrors. He’s actually the one playing a trick and he’s tricked a lot of

1Co 11:3 Heb 10:5 Jn 16:28 debate

And God is said to be the kephale of Christ (1Co 11:3). Jesus’ body was prepared by the Father (Heb 10:5; Ps 40:7). Jesus “…came forth from the Father…” (Jn 16:28) Also, “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him ...

And God is said to be the kephale of Christ (1Co 11:3). Jesus’ body was prepared by the Father (Heb 10:5; Ps 40:7). Jesus “…came forth from the Father…” (Jn 16:28) Also, “For I have come down from h

The husband as kephale (head) of the wife symbolically links to the foundation o

The husband as kephale (head) of the wife symbolically links to the foundation of marriage by God’s design of the first marriage as a one flesh relationship. Adam’s flesh and bone is the express orig

Gen 2:21-22 general

Christ as kephale (head) is the one from whom the whole body grows, is nourished

Christ as kephale (head) is the one from whom the whole body grows, is nourished, held together. The life of the church flows from Christ as its source of spiritual life, grace, unity, and purpose. W

If submitting oneself to each other has nothing to do with authority, then why do people recoil at the idea that Jesus submits Himself to the church? It all comes does to the word “head” (kephale). Ever wonder why “head” is never used to describe a...

If submitting oneself to each other has nothing to do with authority, then why do people recoil at the idea that Jesus submits Himself to the church? It all comes does to the word “head” (kephale).

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@1_of__99 @RevKimWChafee Where do you get the idea that male headship means auth

@1_of__99 @RevKimWChafee Where do you get the idea that male headship means authority? If it does, why aren't any leaders in the church also called the 'head'?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@ronhenzel First, I didn’t move the goalposts. I explained what I meant. So it only moved in your head. 2nd, my reason for noting that no one is called ‘pastor’ (as in their title) is to show that the argument that no woman is given this title holds...

@ronhenzel First, I didn’t move the goalposts. I explained what I meant. So it only moved in your head. 2nd, my reason for noting that no one is called ‘pastor’ (as in their title) is to show that th

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@Vitus_oss No, the body of Christ are believers He indwells. “And He put all th

@Vitus_oss No, the body of Christ are believers He indwells. “And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and made Him head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of H

Eph 1:22 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@ReformedArsenal But I’m leading together with my wife. We make decisions by con

@ReformedArsenal But I’m leading together with my wife. We make decisions by consensus. I’m the head but that has nothing to do with authority or leading.

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 Where does scripture say the church is put unde

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 Where does scripture say the church is put under Jesus’ feet? And about the head…the brain is actually split into two halves. Does that design tell you anything? http

@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

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 But head doesn't mean 'the boss of'. Yes, that's right, this passage is not meaning to explain to us that the glorified Jesus is the boss of the church. As God who created and sustains everything, obviously he's the...

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 But head doesn't mean 'the boss of'. Yes, that's right, this passage is not meaning to explain to us that the glorified Jesus is the boss of the church. As God who cre

@cb75075 @Rach4Patriarchy I’m not using edge cases. What edge cases? I work with a number of women Jn engineering who are fully qualified and capable. Some are better than 99% of the men. I support Israel’s egalitarianism. Why would I want women to ...

@cb75075 @Rach4Patriarchy I’m not using edge cases. What edge cases? I work with a number of women Jn engineering who are fully qualified and capable. Some are better than 99% of the men. I support I

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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@Phiedeaux @BrianAtlas What does it mean that the husband is the head of the wif

@Phiedeaux @BrianAtlas What does it mean that the husband is the head of the wife? Does it mean he's 'the boss'? https://t.co/MVSw8MyTOy

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@EMayhiak @davidwrobertson @ReignCoat_Bo The husband IS the head of the wife...b

@EMayhiak @davidwrobertson @ReignCoat_Bo The husband IS the head of the wife...but what does that mean? That he's the boss? https://t.co/MVSw8MyTOy

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-24

@Prov_Standards Adam wasn’t created as the only one with a brain, or the only one who could work or teach or protect. That is a complete misunderstanding of God’s intent. The idea of Adam as head is of being the one who in creation was more prominen...

@Prov_Standards Adam wasn’t created as the only one with a brain, or the only one who could work or teach or protect. That is a complete misunderstanding of God’s intent. The idea of Adam as head is

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-24

@emily_breiten @turnedwife I’m not arguing that it wasn’t common for women to wear head coverings until they didn’t. For many, I suspect they were just doing what they thought they were required to do and stopped when they weren’t required. Others ...

@emily_breiten @turnedwife I’m not arguing that it wasn’t common for women to wear head coverings until they didn’t. For many, I suspect they were just doing what they thought they were required to d

@turnedwife There’s a lot of nice looking head coverings out there. I hope you f

@turnedwife There’s a lot of nice looking head coverings out there. I hope you find what you are looking for. However, if you are doing this because you think the Bible commands it, I think you may b

@AlaynePearl @BronWen727104 @turnedwife No, that’s not it. Read 1Co 6:2-3. Women are also saints, and that means they will also judge angels one day. So following Paul’s earlier argument then, women should have authority over their own head to deci...

@AlaynePearl @BronWen727104 @turnedwife No, that’s not it. Read 1Co 6:2-3. Women are also saints, and that means they will also judge angels one day. So following Paul’s earlier argument then, women

1Co 6:2-3 debate

@BronWen727104 Hint: read 1Co 6:2-3. Women are saints too, right? That means tha

@BronWen727104 Hint: read 1Co 6:2-3. Women are saints too, right? That means that they will also judge angels. So shouldn’t they have the authority over their own heads to decide whether to cover or n

1Co 6:2-3 debate

Some say that a husband is the head of his wife means that he has the final deci

Some say that a husband is the head of his wife means that he has the final decision making authority since the brain is the control centre of the body.🧐 Wait…isn’t the brain separated into two hemis

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@FlatTrads Ok, but what does it mean to be 'head' based on scripture? https://t.

@FlatTrads Ok, but what does it mean to be 'head' based on scripture? https://t.co/bfn9yq1jcI

@bibleprophecyus @JeffYoungerShow So then what does head mean? https://t.co/bfn9

@bibleprophecyus @JeffYoungerShow So then what does head mean? https://t.co/bfn9yq1jcI

@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

@bibleprophecyus Only if you understand the way the Bible is using the term head

@bibleprophecyus Only if you understand the way the Bible is using the term head is not related to authority but source.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-21

@nickschest @Rach4Patriarchy @celestialbe1ng Eph 5:21 says "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ"⎯it's mutual. So your comment about a "prideful woman who doesn't know how to follow" suggests a prideful man trying to force his ...

@nickschest @Rach4Patriarchy @celestialbe1ng Eph 5:21 says "and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ"⎯it's mutual. So your comment about a "prideful woman who doesn't know how to fo

Eph 5:21 debate

@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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-20

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz 1. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine and bringing her undeceived husband down with her (like Eve did with Adam). 2. Head doesn’t mean authority over but so...

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz 1. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine and bringing her undeceived husband down with her (like Eve did with

1Co 7:1 debate

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 A husband is the kephale (head) of his wife. Jesus is the kephale

@CoreyJMahler A husband is the kephale (head) of his wife. Jesus is the kephale (head) of the church. No one is in any context ever said to be a kephale in the context of the church. These are the

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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-17

@autocorrect2_0 @Pastor_Gabe This presumes head in scripture means leader or ‘on

@autocorrect2_0 @Pastor_Gabe This presumes head in scripture means leader or ‘one with authority.’ In that case, why do we never see ANY leaders called kephale? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-17

@CrossPolitic The thing people have an issue with is when it is made to seem tha

@CrossPolitic The thing people have an issue with is when it is made to seem that subjection is only one way and not mutual. BTW, if 'head' means authority, why isn't it used of leaders? https://t.co

@ladies4pd I’m a bit curious. You say “those who wield the terms in a certain way” and “this group of prots” and “how the Trinity is conceived”. Do you have a post where you explain what you are referring to here? My intent is to use kephale how th...

@ladies4pd I’m a bit curious. You say “those who wield the terms in a certain way” and “this group of prots” and “how the Trinity is conceived”. Do you have a post where you explain what you are refe

@ladies4pd This is an interesting hypothesis (from the Orthodox Church, I presume), but I don’t see anything in scripture tying kephale with the mind, the intellect, the brain or anything like that. While I might agree with you that the emotions and ...

@ladies4pd This is an interesting hypothesis (from the Orthodox Church, I presume), but I don’t see anything in scripture tying kephale with the mind, the intellect, the brain or anything like that. W

@PonderHart @creation247 Spiritual head? Does the Bible use this terminology? ht

@PonderHart @creation247 Spiritual head? Does the Bible use this terminology? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY

@beyondbs2 @AntohSZN What do you think it means for a husband to be the head of

@beyondbs2 @AntohSZN What do you think it means for a husband to be the head of his wife? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY

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@JPropane304 @GiaMMacool What does head mean in the Bible? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2

@JPropane304 @GiaMMacool What does head mean in the Bible? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY

@Graceful_Boom What does head mean in the Bible? https://t.co/L6ZiusB2LY