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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-11

@avyargo @FDMurphy1635 Men are fathers and women are mothers (only women bear ch

@avyargo @FDMurphy1635 Men are fathers and women are mothers (only women bear children), but what does that have to do with teaching, leading, overseeing, pastoral work?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-11

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Exhorting is to what scripture already teaches. Rebuking is to anything contrary to scripture. The authority is merely to carry out the task. Leading doesn’t mean trumping someone else who lea...

@ronhenzel @Grump_Old_Man @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals Exhorting is to what scripture already teaches. Rebuking is to anything contrary to scripture. The authority is merely to carry out the task.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-01

@Reformed_Zoomer @j_robert_kirk @MolderAnna26649 @Brian_Sauve Leading her into what? The faith? If she is more spiritual than you, you must lead her? Is that how church leadership is determined? No consideration of gifting or skill, just what’s in on...

@Reformed_Zoomer @j_robert_kirk @MolderAnna26649 @Brian_Sauve Leading her into what? The faith? If she is more spiritual than you, you must lead her? Is that how church leadership is determined? No co

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@MikhailSaintt @MolderAnna26649 @Brian_Sauve Women sticking to the home is part

@MikhailSaintt @MolderAnna26649 @Brian_Sauve Women sticking to the home is part of it. Women not leading, gifted teachers afraid to teach a male that gets a bit too old. Women who sense God’s calling

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-29

@James_AndrewRob @i0wa_Guy @smashbaals Yes, but leading is not a sin. Otherwise

@James_AndrewRob @i0wa_Guy @smashbaals Yes, but leading is not a sin. Otherwise God wouldn’t have chosen Deborah to be the highest authority in the land (like Samuel).

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-22

@ronhenzel Your comment that 1Co 14:34 is not forbidding speaking but is about s

@ronhenzel Your comment that 1Co 14:34 is not forbidding speaking but is about submission (Gen 1-3) is misleading. Verse 34 clearly says the following 3 things: - Women are to keep silent in the chur

1Co 14:34 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-04

@paulogia0 @BradVWall Leading people away from the truth isn’t noble. Clearly on

@paulogia0 @BradVWall Leading people away from the truth isn’t noble. Clearly one of us is wrong as we cannot both be right.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-29

@MikeWingerii @mosesm276 Curious how you have the time to provide a full length response to defend yourself (when it wasn’t even really necessary) but don’t have the time to respond to someone pleading with you to rescind your call for egalitarians t...

@MikeWingerii @mosesm276 Curious how you have the time to provide a full length response to defend yourself (when it wasn’t even really necessary) but don’t have the time to respond to someone pleadin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-24

@TheMuppetPastor @ScottCross_8 @ryancduff @GinaACleveland My church is following

@TheMuppetPastor @ScottCross_8 @ryancduff @GinaACleveland My church is following the Biblical instruction. That instruction doesn’t forbid godly women from teaching truth, leading or pastoral ministry

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-19

@rr74cm @JollyStine @MikeWingerii “A symbol of” is inserted in the English becau

@rr74cm @JollyStine @MikeWingerii “A symbol of” is inserted in the English because the translators are just as puzzled as you are. They shouldn’t have done that as it’s misleading. She should have au

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@plumlee_ann @avyargo @MikeWingerii I'm not sure what your definition of leading

@plumlee_ann @avyargo @MikeWingerii I'm not sure what your definition of leading is, but leading is simply doing things ahead of others, showing by example. This is not about authority.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@pastherandie @peace_got @bezalelplace @MikeWingerii As I was looking for another church, I asked the pastor if he was ok with someone who is egalitarian. Would he allow me to lead in some capacity or would I never lead anything. He said the latter, ...

@pastherandie @peace_got @bezalelplace @MikeWingerii As I was looking for another church, I asked the pastor if he was ok with someone who is egalitarian. Would he allow me to lead in some capacity or

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-12

@Torncurtainorg @Crystalisives @Gabe_Torrez7 @MikeWingerii Sure but what right d

@Torncurtainorg @Crystalisives @Gabe_Torrez7 @MikeWingerii Sure but what right do you have to prohibit her from working or leading in any context? What if she is a wealthy widow and has the time and m

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Torncurtainorg @Gabe_Torrez7 @MikeWingerii I'm ok with you being convinced he is right. Go to your male-only led church. I've gone to complementarian churches for many years myself. Just don't treat those who believe the scripture prohibits women f...

@Torncurtainorg @Gabe_Torrez7 @MikeWingerii I'm ok with you being convinced he is right. Go to your male-only led church. I've gone to complementarian churches for many years myself. Just don't treat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii You are not just reporting scripture, Jo

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii You are not just reporting scripture, Joshua. You are parroting complementarian teaching. Thanks for clarifying that women are amazing. Your comment that we do

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Why does leading equate to authority? Whe

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii Why does leading equate to authority? Where are you getting this from?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-10

@NotTheBaptizer @onegospel2021 @KimberleeJayneW @deadtosin610 What, my evangelists who are on fire for God? Why would you feel terrible for them? Don’t you want them to be strong believers as they are? All of them are leading in some way, doing Bible...

@NotTheBaptizer @onegospel2021 @KimberleeJayneW @deadtosin610 What, my evangelists who are on fire for God? Why would you feel terrible for them? Don’t you want them to be strong believers as they are

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@OperHealAmerica @Gary5040390811 How is this a primary matter where you need to divide from your church? Where is a godly woman leading a church into truth ever considered a sin in scripture? Wasn't Paul writing to Timothy to stop "certain people" fr...

@OperHealAmerica @Gary5040390811 How is this a primary matter where you need to divide from your church? Where is a godly woman leading a church into truth ever considered a sin in scripture? Wasn't P

1Ti 1:3 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-08

@KimberleeJayneW I'm not sure I know anyone who sees pastoral work as a physical job of taking a stick to wolves. Are you suggesting that if a woman was the pastor, that a beefy male-wolf would force his way in the front door and take over the church...

@KimberleeJayneW I'm not sure I know anyone who sees pastoral work as a physical job of taking a stick to wolves. Are you suggesting that if a woman was the pastor, that a beefy male-wolf would force

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-06

@slow_down_Jess So you got your answer? Yes, I believe the Bible does not prohib

@slow_down_Jess So you got your answer? Yes, I believe the Bible does not prohibit godly women from teaching true doctrine, pastoring or leading a church. https://t.co/k7jgeStWmx

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike asks, "what about women leading in prayer? As long as it is done in a way t

Mike asks, "what about women leading in prayer? As long as it is done in a way that is not 'elderly like'" [3:22:47] Well Mike has a problem here, because if a woman can prophecy, is he going to limi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Now isn't this interesting! So he is admitting that one of the impacts of comps

Now isn't this interesting! So he is admitting that one of the impacts of comps is that women don't get practice if they are afraid of sinning by speaking, teaching, praying publicly, or spiritually l

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-27

@OnionPizza68693 @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Initially my wife was happy to not share the responsibility of leadership. But if she is going to judge the world and angels one day, I figured she should get some p...

@OnionPizza68693 @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Initially my wife was happy to not share the responsibility of leadership. But if she is going to judge the world a

1Co 6:2-3 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-27

@OnionPizza68693 @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I find the vast majority of complementarians and Patriarchalists assume I’m not even a believer and apostate simply because I don’t think a godly woman should be pre...

@OnionPizza68693 @baste_goblin @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I find the vast majority of complementarians and Patriarchalists assume I’m not even a believer and apostate simply

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-26

@LutheranLifter I’m afraid to ask what that means. Egalitarian doesn’t mean that

@LutheranLifter I’m afraid to ask what that means. Egalitarian doesn’t mean that women become men but that women, if qualified, are not forbidden from leading. Gen 1:28 is a command given to both the

Gen 1:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-19

@AsherJacob23060 @ronhenzel I see many cases of women leading in various capacities in the mission field. They are translating scripture, leading house churches, counselling men and women and generally doing the hard work of discipling and putting th...

@AsherJacob23060 @ronhenzel I see many cases of women leading in various capacities in the mission field. They are translating scripture, leading house churches, counselling men and women and generall

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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 2024-02-09

@KimberleeJayneW @will_servant The way that they are the same is that skin color and your sex are things you are born with and can’t change. These immutable characteristics are not things that prevent someone from leading, teaching, or whatever task ...

@KimberleeJayneW @will_servant The way that they are the same is that skin color and your sex are things you are born with and can’t change. These immutable characteristics are not things that prevent

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-07

@TheMuppetPastor @jocelynrache Being different doesn’t mean women are incapable

@TheMuppetPastor @jocelynrache Being different doesn’t mean women are incapable of leading. Anyone in the workforce should readily observe this fact. Different is good and is why men and women should

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-19

Paul was not disobeying the Holy Spirit by going to Jerusalem! He was actually doing it **in obedience** to the *prior* vision God gave to him. Just because prophets were showing him what would happen to him when he went and everyone was pleading f...

Paul was not disobeying the Holy Spirit by going to Jerusalem! He was actually doing it **in obedience** to the *prior* vision God gave to him. Just because prophets were showing him what would happ

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua I understand the need to protect our freedoms and sovereignty as a nation, but the church is not defended by flesh and blood and the church is not weakened by women assisting defending the faith and leading as strong le...

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua I understand the need to protect our freedoms and sovereignty as a nation, but the church is not defended by flesh and blood and the church is not weakened by women assi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-04

@OutOfThePocket Here’s another one: “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge ...

@OutOfThePocket Here’s another one: “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may per

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-04

@BiffSport @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning The only reason you say it is a twisting is because you are looking it from the pretzel of your own view which has women forbidden from teaching with men present! We know scripture ha...

@BiffSport @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning The only reason you say it is a twisting is because you are looking it from the pretzel of your own view which has women forbidden fro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I am exegeting and using reasoning—please show me where I’m twisting scripture. You shouldn’t falsely accuse someone of “twisting” scripture. There’s nothing wrong with men leading, but somethi...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I am exegeting and using reasoning—please show me where I’m twisting scripture. You shouldn’t falsely accuse someone of “twisting” scripture. T

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

RT @holytensionhub: “Leading” is not a fruit of the Spirit for men - a man is no

RT @holytensionhub: “Leading” is not a fruit of the Spirit for men - a man is not being “godly” simply because he is leading. “Submitting”…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-09

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If the problem was his, why doesn't he think

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If the problem was his, why doesn't he think that picking up the broom and leading by example, and inviting the kids to participate isn't the solution?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-06

@sparkobuzzer @DriverXag @ZacharyGarris This passage is such a strong corrective of the complementarian position because if women are also sons then why do they treat them as though they are not going to rule and reign with Christ one day? Are they ...

@sparkobuzzer @DriverXag @ZacharyGarris This passage is such a strong corrective of the complementarian position because if women are also sons then why do they treat them as though they are not going

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@ZacharyGarris But an unrepentant, willful lifestyle of sin means you are outside of the faith. Again, where—and you must provide this—is a woman speaking, teaching, leading, overseeing, pastoring EVER stated to be a sin or listed in any list of sin...

@ZacharyGarris But an unrepentant, willful lifestyle of sin means you are outside of the faith. Again, where—and you must provide this—is a woman speaking, teaching, leading, overseeing, pastoring EV

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@ZacharyGarris Let me know what creed says that women cannot occupy positions of leadership or serve as a pastor or preach or teach truth. Next, you can take a look at any list of sin in scripture and you won’t find women speaking, teaching, leading...

@ZacharyGarris Let me know what creed says that women cannot occupy positions of leadership or serve as a pastor or preach or teach truth. Next, you can take a look at any list of sin in scripture an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@DrSSteele @smashbaals Where is gender role in the text? If its ordained by God, role should be there as that's what everyone thinks is so important. Primacy means that it's the males that must do all the leading, preaching, judging doctrine, overs...

@DrSSteele @smashbaals Where is gender role in the text? If its ordained by God, role should be there as that's what everyone thinks is so important. Primacy means that it's the males that must do a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-03

@Pathfinder4545 @pastherandie @ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve Why use the word hea

@Pathfinder4545 @pastherandie @ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve Why use the word head? The husband loves and leads. Yes, but does this mean the wife doesn’t love? Clearly not. The same reason why she

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-03

@pastherandie @lastadolphin @Brian_Sauve Leading is possible but this doesn’t mean authority over or the boss of or the final decision maker. Jesus says the greatest leader is the greatest slave. Ideally both lead in an equal partnership according ...

@pastherandie @lastadolphin @Brian_Sauve Leading is possible but this doesn’t mean authority over or the boss of or the final decision maker. Jesus says the greatest leader is the greatest slave. Id

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@KaeleyT @GlennDavies @PrestonSprinkle I think Kaeley’s point cannot be ignored. We cannot lump all moral failings onto one side. I think its important to recognize that there are some who see the fact of women leading in scripture (albeit not as m...

@KaeleyT @GlennDavies @PrestonSprinkle I think Kaeley’s point cannot be ignored. We cannot lump all moral failings onto one side. I think its important to recognize that there are some who see the f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@NewsJun68601116 @Brian_Sauve Where does the Bible speak about gender roles? Wh

@NewsJun68601116 @Brian_Sauve Where does the Bible speak about gender roles? Where is the word role even in the text? Why would a woman being a co-leader of her home with her husband—notice, both ar

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@ich1ban123456 @TemAleSaEliTa @Kdubtru Let’s move on from the donkey. Why would

@ich1ban123456 @TemAleSaEliTa @Kdubtru Let’s move on from the donkey. Why would God forbid a godly, gifted woman with exemplary character and a willingness to lead from leading a church? Give me you

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@ich1ban123456 @Kdubtru I’m glad we agree that donkeys != women! Define “leader

@ich1ban123456 @Kdubtru I’m glad we agree that donkeys != women! Define “leader of a church.” Many churches were in homes and those leading them likely had other jobs. How would I prove or disprove

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-08

@JollyStine @pauldirks @KaeleyT You've made insightful points, Christine. Many overlook the significant number of female missionaries leading in environments with a more flexible structure. Additionally, numerous women feel they're going against God...

@JollyStine @pauldirks @KaeleyT You've made insightful points, Christine. Many overlook the significant number of female missionaries leading in environments with a more flexible structure. Additiona

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-05

@DickSaban1 @BibleBashed I never said preferential treatment for women in the case of abortion, I said “Where’s the man?” It takes two to create a baby. Is the father pleading for the life of his child? My egalitarian views are absolutely rooted i...

@DickSaban1 @BibleBashed I never said preferential treatment for women in the case of abortion, I said “Where’s the man?” It takes two to create a baby. Is the father pleading for the life of his ch

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-26

@murder_turd @jakebrodes That passage has to do with a deceived woman who has le

@murder_turd @jakebrodes That passage has to do with a deceived woman who has left orthodoxy and is leading others astray. It’s not a prohibition on women teaching truth. Not sure what this woman is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-24

@Based_Byzantine @HabitualLinest @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals I’m taking what Paul said very seriously, in the context of the letter, understanding it was a personal correspondence between Paul and Timothy for the purpose of encouraging him in his role...

@Based_Byzantine @HabitualLinest @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals I’m taking what Paul said very seriously, in the context of the letter, understanding it was a personal correspondence between Paul and Timo

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