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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-05

@dmichaelclary @jdgreear If I understand you correctly… So—if the church is full of African believers, we don’t intentionally bring in a white person to lead. We look around us to find those sound in the faith, mature, with evidenced character and w...

@dmichaelclary @jdgreear If I understand you correctly… So—if the church is full of African believers, we don’t intentionally bring in a white person to lead. We look around us to find those sound in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-30

@TarienCole @VCITW Except that’s not my intention. I want to obey everything that God intends by the text. For example, do you intend to obey any of the following commands from Paul? How is it that you are not obeying a scriptural imperative?? "Whe...

@TarienCole @VCITW Except that’s not my intention. I want to obey everything that God intends by the text. For example, do you intend to obey any of the following commands from Paul? How is it that y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-30

Here he intentionally misconstrues Satan’s temptation as violating gender hierar

Here he intentionally misconstrues Satan’s temptation as violating gender hierarchy rather than Satan taking advantage of Eve’s lack of experience of God. In conclusion, Kyle has not presented any ev

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-30

Kyle forgets that this is a personal letter to Timothy, not a general letter to the church. Paul states expressly that his intent was to leave Timothy behind to stop some from teaching false doctrines. Paul’s intent was not to setup some sort of gend...

Kyle forgets that this is a personal letter to Timothy, not a general letter to the church. Paul states expressly that his intent was to leave Timothy behind to stop some from teaching false doctrines

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-30

🧵 Kyle @kdclaunch attempts to show that the Bible forbids women from functioning

🧵 Kyle @kdclaunch attempts to show that the Bible forbids women from functioning pastorally. Unfortunately, he misconstrues the purpose of 1Ti 2:11-15, Paul’s intent for this personal letter to Timo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-24

@pauldirks @KaeleyT As for the Queen's coronation liturgy... I hadn't seen that before, but I don't think that God's intent was that we as Christians should fall under the King or Queen's religion and practice. I don't follow an earthly King or Queen...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT As for the Queen's coronation liturgy... I hadn't seen that before, but I don't think that God's intent was that we as Christians should fall under the King or Queen's religion and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-24

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn I didn't say you can't get principles from clear texts, but that the principle you got from it is in error. The culture has agreed with your patriarchal views for a long time; you are just trying to preserve you...

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn I didn't say you can't get principles from clear texts, but that the principle you got from it is in error. The culture has agreed with your patriarchal views fo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-22

@KevinLedgister @DefendTheSheep Any man who thinks he is to be the master and hi

@KevinLedgister @DefendTheSheep Any man who thinks he is to be the master and his wife the slave is not following God’s intention. He who wants to be first should be the slave of all and be giving up

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-22

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn Popularity or history are not inspired. There are many things that were done that were not following God’s intention. For example, the first church did not accept the Gentiles. God had to guide and instruct them ...

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn Popularity or history are not inspired. There are many things that were done that were not following God’s intention. For example, the first church did not accept

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-05

@albertmohler Paul used an idiom for faithful if married. He didn’t say you must

@albertmohler Paul used an idiom for faithful if married. He didn’t say you must be a husband or have children as Paul and Timothy didn’t meet that requirement, so this is a misreading of Paul’s inten

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-25

@lilyswaller Paul’s intention was to help the Corinthians to understand the basis for the tradition to not cover their heads. The reason for the complication is that the wife has two “heads” because she symbolically links back to the first woman and ...

@lilyswaller Paul’s intention was to help the Corinthians to understand the basis for the tradition to not cover their heads. The reason for the complication is that the wife has two “heads” because s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-12

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii I am not a liberal and I’m not smuggling anything. Where does the text clearly forbid women? If “one wife husband” doesn’t forbid single males then it isn’t meant to specify marriage or maleness. Paul is intent...

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii I am not a liberal and I’m not smuggling anything. Where does the text clearly forbid women? If “one wife husband” doesn’t forbid single males then it isn’t mea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-02

@ronhenzel @kennyinnes You are imposing something on Paul’s intention that I don’t see in his listed purposes which are: 1️⃣ Building Up the Church: Prophecy serves to edify, or build up, the church (1Co 14:4). 2️⃣ Encouragement and Consolation: Pr...

@ronhenzel @kennyinnes You are imposing something on Paul’s intention that I don’t see in his listed purposes which are: 1️⃣ Building Up the Church: Prophecy serves to edify, or build up, the church

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-29

@DustyMayT @CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal Whether he was lying or his i

@DustyMayT @CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal Whether he was lying or his intentions is not the primary concern. Do you know his inner motives? The false teaching is the concern and his clear la

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-28

@ronhenzel @pastherandie @ymmotrojam @kriesese @smashbaals Reading gender roles into this text illegitimately forces your complementarian bias onto Paul's intent and misses how it completely contradicts everything Paul has been saying in chapter 14 l...

@ronhenzel @pastherandie @ymmotrojam @kriesese @smashbaals Reading gender roles into this text illegitimately forces your complementarian bias onto Paul's intent and misses how it completely contradic

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-27

@pastherandie @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Not referring to Tom or Ron, but there sure have been a lot of people coming out of the woodwork and breathing fire on egalitarians. I had a guy tell me he would not block me over his dead b...

@pastherandie @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Not referring to Tom or Ron, but there sure have been a lot of people coming out of the woodwork and breathing fire on egalitarians. I had a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

@ronhenzel @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Ron, this is not a defeater of my assertion that “the woman” is an anaphoric reference to “a woman.” Without v14 and the article, we would have more reason to consider vs11-12 ...

@ronhenzel @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Ron, this is not a defeater of my assertion that “the woman” is an anaphoric reference to “a woman.” Without v14 and the artic

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

@Torncurtainorg @DustyMayT @JollyStine @Crystalisives @Gabe_Torrez7 @MikeWingerii You are a very sincere guy and have a good heart. You make a great complementarian. No matter, you are still wrong. What would it take to convince you that the egalit...

@Torncurtainorg @DustyMayT @JollyStine @Crystalisives @Gabe_Torrez7 @MikeWingerii You are a very sincere guy and have a good heart. You make a great complementarian. No matter, you are still wrong.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@haymes_joshua For me this has nothing to do with culture and everything to do w

@haymes_joshua For me this has nothing to do with culture and everything to do with a careful reading of the intent of scripture. I’m not a progressive. Only women can give birth and men are built mo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@peace_got @JollyStine @pastherandie @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @CharmyRosewo

@peace_got @JollyStine @pastherandie @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii No, because anyone who read that into what he said would not be representing Paul's intent a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii ...which immediately follows Paul's clear intent on why he wrote this personal letter to Timothy: “Just as I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, to remain on at Ephesus so that you would instruct ce...

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii ...which immediately follows Paul's clear intent on why he wrote this personal letter to Timothy: “Just as I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-13

@peace_got @JosiahHawthorne @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii When you misrea

@peace_got @JosiahHawthorne @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii When you misread Paul’s intent by his words, then yes, you are making things up and binding people to them. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@meganalcg @MikeWingerii I have listened to all 43 hours of Mike Winger's series plus extra Q&A's. I'm certain he isn't intentionally mysogynist and seems to really think that the Bible has males in a higher place of authority in this life. He ac...

@meganalcg @MikeWingerii I have listened to all 43 hours of Mike Winger's series plus extra Q&A's. I'm certain he isn't intentionally mysogynist and seems to really think that the Bible has males

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii You have to side with the word of God? I have news for you, so do I. I guess you've now heard only one side, Mike's side, right? There is no prohibition on female pastors/elders/overseers. That is not the intent by Paul...

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii You have to side with the word of God? I have news for you, so do I. I guess you've now heard only one side, Mike's side, right? There is no prohibition on female pastor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@ReformedCaio @MikeWingerii Did I say that he had malicious intent? Did I say he

@ReformedCaio @MikeWingerii Did I say that he had malicious intent? Did I say he was a mysogynist? Did I say he wants to silence women? Why are you inserting all these words in my mouth? I can speak

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@PrinceDean78489 @BomhofMs22222 @MikeWingerii Yes, he is trying to get his intentions across as best he can. He is just treating this as a primary issue instead of secondary. No need to leave loudly and make waves and take others with you over second...

@PrinceDean78489 @BomhofMs22222 @MikeWingerii Yes, he is trying to get his intentions across as best he can. He is just treating this as a primary issue instead of secondary. No need to leave loudly a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

@Lily_Warrior Mike’s intent in the series he did seems to be to go through stuff other people have written. In that case it takes a long time. If he went through it all we’d never see the end of it as so much has been written on these hard passages l...

@Lily_Warrior Mike’s intent in the series he did seems to be to go through stuff other people have written. In that case it takes a long time. If he went through it all we’d never see the end of it as

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

@PatMcc59 @ryancduff @lizzmccann What specifically in the context, grammar, references (ie. Gen 2) or related to the intent Paul had in this personal letter do you think disproves how I put this all together? Why don't you propose a solution that con...

@PatMcc59 @ryancduff @lizzmccann What specifically in the context, grammar, references (ie. Gen 2) or related to the intent Paul had in this personal letter do you think disproves how I put this all t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-07

@Grump_Old_Man Sure, glad you asked. The meaning is very much tied to the contex

@Grump_Old_Man Sure, glad you asked. The meaning is very much tied to the context. Paul's specific grammar, word choice and references as well as the conveyed intent of this personal letter and instru

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-26

@Revelation_14_7 @TomWarlord @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @Eric_Conn @StoneChoir Which churches are you referring to? I’m referring to the intention Paul had when he was alive which was a problem even in his day but which he suggests will get worse af...

@Revelation_14_7 @TomWarlord @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @Eric_Conn @StoneChoir Which churches are you referring to? I’m referring to the intention Paul had when he was alive which was a problem even

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-19

@PrezdeA @yxm84 @LilaGraceRose I’m contending that it was never God’s intention

@PrezdeA @yxm84 @LilaGraceRose I’m contending that it was never God’s intention for a man to rule over a wife.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@ronhenzel You are right, it doesn't settle the argument. We need context and ev

@ronhenzel You are right, it doesn't settle the argument. We need context and evidence of authorial intent for that. Please show me where Paul indicates he cares about the opinions of the apostles. ht

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-16

@ronhenzel Precisely. Because it is how PAUL uses this phrasing, not how other Ancient Greek literature used it in other contexts and by other authors. Authorial intent and context are what we need to pay attention to. Was Paul deferring to how the...

@ronhenzel Precisely. Because it is how PAUL uses this phrasing, not how other Ancient Greek literature used it in other contexts and by other authors. Authorial intent and context are what we need t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-16

@Jgallagher1958 @ronhenzel Seems to me you must have some bias such that you wou

@Jgallagher1958 @ronhenzel Seems to me you must have some bias such that you would suggest Paul is not intentional with his grammar.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-13

@AlexioBasinium @jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC Not sure what church you are thinking of…but I’m referring to the church at Ephesus under Paul and Timothy, or the church at Corinth, for example. For these, we go to the letters from Paul to deter...

@AlexioBasinium @jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC Not sure what church you are thinking of…but I’m referring to the church at Ephesus under Paul and Timothy, or the church at Corinth, for example.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-13

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC I hold to sola scriptura. History is fickle and varied. See the post below for the history I researched. But fundamentally I care about the original church and the intent of the first churches as communicated in s...

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC I hold to sola scriptura. History is fickle and varied. See the post below for the history I researched. But fundamentally I care about the original church and the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-11

@ronhenzel I’m saying it was the intention from the beginning. And I’m absolutely not spreading unbiblical views! Just because you disagree and that much of church history is behind your view doesn’t mean it’s Biblically correct. Ron, the one who is...

@ronhenzel I’m saying it was the intention from the beginning. And I’m absolutely not spreading unbiblical views! Just because you disagree and that much of church history is behind your view doesn’t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-10

@ronhenzel @NBidnz @SindlandOz34748 @TWFtrish You are right that we are not told that Phoebe is sent to exegete the text, but neither was it stated that she was simply sent to hand over the letter. Just because she was a deacon doesn’t mean that she ...

@ronhenzel @NBidnz @SindlandOz34748 @TWFtrish You are right that we are not told that Phoebe is sent to exegete the text, but neither was it stated that she was simply sent to hand over the letter. Ju

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-10

@roydjaquez @DiscoverJesus3 @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii Unfortunately, Mike doesn’t understand why Paul is appealing to the created order and so there are many unanswered questions in Mike’s view. Mike believes that Paul’s intent is to support God’s des...

@roydjaquez @DiscoverJesus3 @ronhenzel @MikeWingerii Unfortunately, Mike doesn’t understand why Paul is appealing to the created order and so there are many unanswered questions in Mike’s view. Mike b

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-10

@MsLemon42 @Rkshuttleworth @paulogia0 You might want to take an honest re-study.

@MsLemon42 @Rkshuttleworth @paulogia0 You might want to take an honest re-study. Sometimes things are not what they appear to be on the surface or what others are saying considering their express inte

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote This is so strange. I literally stick to the text showing from Paul’s letter to Timothy what Paul says his intentions are, I take the grammar and syntax and references seriously. I don’t ignore anything. I don’t know who ...

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote This is so strange. I literally stick to the text showing from Paul’s letter to Timothy what Paul says his intentions are, I take the grammar and syntax and references seri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

@bagby_abe @Protestia I’m submitting to God’s revelation in every detail exactly

@bagby_abe @Protestia I’m submitting to God’s revelation in every detail exactly as Paul intended it. Being able to read the Bible in context is required to understand the author’s intent.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-06

RT @ryanschatz: @MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by i

RT @ryanschatz: @MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by inferring intention. Paul includes women in vs11. However,…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-06

@MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by inferring intention. Paul includes women in vs11. However, there's a big difference between including and forbidding. For example, there are only two people explicitly called elders in...

@MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by inferring intention. Paul includes women in vs11. However, there's a big difference between including and forbidding. For example, the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@RiseRevolution5 @TeregianKunta Those are great texts. Ultimately we have ample proof that women occupied positions of authority, leadership and influence including over men. So what we need to do is explain these hard passages. And I believe I ha...

@RiseRevolution5 @TeregianKunta Those are great texts. Ultimately we have ample proof that women occupied positions of authority, leadership and influence including over men. So what we need to do i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-29

@ymmotrojam @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning It's as simpl

@ymmotrojam @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning It's as simple as it needs to be to explain Paul's intent.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-21

@dmichaelclary This is progress back to the original intent of the Biblical text. It is not progressive away from the text. 1 Tim 2:12 isn’t an imperative, it uses the singular and it references a word related to authority that isn’t used in a posi...

@dmichaelclary This is progress back to the original intent of the Biblical text. It is not progressive away from the text. 1 Tim 2:12 isn’t an imperative, it uses the singular and it references a w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@OregonTrashTalk @metathomist The pope is wrong on this. So many misread Paul’s

@OregonTrashTalk @metathomist The pope is wrong on this. So many misread Paul’s intention in this passage in 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@htt_tnd Would it help if a man posted something instead? I think it is naive to think that Paul’s intent in that passage was to suggest that a woman speaking true things should be stopped because only a man is allowed to do so. Perhaps it’s time t...

@htt_tnd Would it help if a man posted something instead? I think it is naive to think that Paul’s intent in that passage was to suggest that a woman speaking true things should be stopped because on

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-16

There are some that say that Saul (later known as Paul) hated Jesus and this is why he was persecuting and killing Christians. However, this is a false claim that is not supported by the details of the account and what Paul reveals about his intenti...

There are some that say that Saul (later known as Paul) hated Jesus and this is why he was persecuting and killing Christians. However, this is a false claim that is not supported by the details of t

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