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@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

@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

@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

@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

@BorisNoris60406 @coffeelover4646 I don’t think taking a verse out of its context is helpful to understand what it means. Just like when Jesus appears to say that you must hate your mother and father, we have to carefully look at the context to deter...

@BorisNoris60406 @coffeelover4646 I don’t think taking a verse out of its context is helpful to understand what it means. Just like when Jesus appears to say that you must hate your mother and father,

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

@OSRDwarf2 @DrCalumMiller Eve allowed the serpent to whisper? Wasn't it Adam who was told to guard the garden? He was right there beside her the whole time. So then it was Adam who allowed the serpent to speak. But don't forget that Paul shows even ...

@OSRDwarf2 @DrCalumMiller Eve allowed the serpent to whisper? Wasn't it Adam who was told to guard the garden? He was right there beside her the whole time. So then it was Adam who allowed the serpent

@iroquoisplskn87 You said "...if you never learn to submit to..." How does that

@iroquoisplskn87 You said "...if you never learn to submit to..." How does that apply to me?

@iroquoisplskn87 The Greek does not say “a man” it uses the word τὶς which means

@iroquoisplskn87 The Greek does not say “a man” it uses the word τὶς which means anyone or someone. Both the wife and husband rule. Did you completely forget God’s command Im Gen 1:28? When did God un

Gen 1:28 commentary

@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

@iroquoisplskn87 Oh, God established rulers of countries and governments and pol

@iroquoisplskn87 Oh, God established rulers of countries and governments and police. But in His church, there’s no pope and leaders are simply those with character, experience and wisdom and abilities

@ReformedArsenal Also, am I not going to hell because I’m egalitarian? How can y

@ReformedArsenal Also, am I not going to hell because I’m egalitarian? How can you say I’m proving the point?

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy How is egalitarian not good even if it is a fic

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy How is egalitarian not good even if it is a fiction (despite me and my wife deciding by consensus and sharing equal authority)?

@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.

@RobertMacD0nald What is the basis for your claim that Egalitarian isn’t Biblica

@RobertMacD0nald What is the basis for your claim that Egalitarian isn’t Biblical?

@WayneShaff60221 I think most people see it as a response to patriarchy. Did it

@WayneShaff60221 I think most people see it as a response to patriarchy. Did it go too far? Certainly. But this is culture we’re referring to not Christianity. The Christian ideal is mutual submissio

@iroquoisplskn87 That’s a false dichotomy. Egalitarianism is not the absence of order but the presence of mutual submission (Eph 5:21), shared responsibility, and co-laboring without rank-based domination. Anarchy rejects all structure; egalitarian...

@iroquoisplskn87 That’s a false dichotomy. Egalitarianism is not the absence of order but the presence of mutual submission (Eph 5:21), shared responsibility, and co-laboring without rank-based domin

Eph 5:21 debate

@LordOfBalance What would that achieve? Do you consider yourself open minded? H

@LordOfBalance What would that achieve? Do you consider yourself open minded? How about let’s briefly test the waters: how do you define what egalitarian means from a Christian perspective?

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Eve was deceived, but Adam transgressed eyes wide open.

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Eve was deceived, but Adam transgressed eyes wide open. Paul affirms both truths. But in 1Ti 2:14–15, he focuses on the woman and offers a path to restoration—not to Adam, no

1Ti 2:14 debate

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I’m sorry to say this, but your handling of this passage is a chaotic mix of eisegesis, grammatical confusion, and theological misdirection—jumping between metaphors (Adam, Gentiles, Christ) without any textual anchor. None of...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I’m sorry to say this, but your handling of this passage is a chaotic mix of eisegesis, grammatical confusion, and theological misdirection—jumping between metaphors (Adam, Gen

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Paul says the woman was deceived, not the man (1Ti 2:14). She believed false teaching and needed correction and salvation (v15). He was not deceived. So Paul doesn’t say they are both in need of salvation, but that her salvat...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Paul says the woman was deceived, not the man (1Ti 2:14). She believed false teaching and needed correction and salvation (v15). He was not deceived. So Paul doesn’t say they

1Ti 2:14 debate

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Second, Greek doesn’t require repeating nouns when the subject is understood. The subject chain is: • Eve (v14) = “the woman” • σωθήσεται (v15) = “she will be saved” → clearly still the woman • ἐὰν μείνωσιν = “if they remain…...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Second, Greek doesn’t require repeating nouns when the subject is understood. The subject chain is: • Eve (v14) = “the woman” • σωθήσεται (v15) = “she will be saved” → clearly

Unless of course, patriarchy isn’t Biblical Christianity. If you want to follow Christ, then you won’t look for power and control, but “be subject to one another in the fear of Christ” (Eph 5:21). I’m egalitarian and all 3 of my children came to Ch...

Unless of course, patriarchy isn’t Biblical Christianity. If you want to follow Christ, then you won’t look for power and control, but “be subject to one another in the fear of Christ” (Eph 5:21). I

Eph 5:21 question

@carol66944 @OrinRomine That’s not how Greek works. The 3rd person singular σωθήσεται in v15 cannot refer back to Adam—he’s not the subject of v14, and v15 says “she will be saved if they continue.” Adam is male and singular; the plural “they” exclud...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine That’s not how Greek works. The 3rd person singular σωθήσεται in v15 cannot refer back to Adam—he’s not the subject of v14, and v15 says “she will be saved if they continue.” A

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 @WayneShaff60221 I also wonder what kind of wolf it is

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 @WayneShaff60221 I also wonder what kind of wolf it is that encourages women to serve and doesn’t bite and devour them? Strange kind of wolf…

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I’m not sure how this supports your claims. Paul’s instr

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I’m not sure how this supports your claims. Paul’s instruction was to “remain in Ephesus to instruct certain ones not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3). https://t.co/4Wb7EI

1Ti 1:3 general

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 @WayneShaff60221 But why is she wasting her time on yo

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 @WayneShaff60221 But why is she wasting her time on you? Are all teachers and theologians are wolves?

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I’m not sure how this supports your claims. Paul’s instr

1Ti 1:3 general

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Trying to make 1Ti 2:15 into typology of Christ overrides Paul’s grammar and context. The verse speaks of a specific woman’s salvation contingent on “they” (she and her husband?) continuing in faith. It’s practical hope, not h...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Trying to make 1Ti 2:15 into typology of Christ overrides Paul’s grammar and context. The verse speaks of a specific woman’s salvation contingent on “they” (she and her husband

1Ti 2:15 commentary

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 @WayneShaff60221 Thanks for repeating that since I am

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 @WayneShaff60221 Thanks for repeating that since I am muted. I wonder why she doesn’t mute you since we both believe the same thing more or less. Interesting…

Feminism seeks to correct injustice. Egalitarianism goes further: it’s not a re

Feminism seeks to correct injustice. Egalitarianism goes further: it’s not a reversal of power but a rejection of domination altogether. It calls both men and women to give and serve one another, not

@carol66944 @OrinRomine But 1Ti 2:15 says “She will be saved…”. You can’t change ‘she…saved’ to ‘he…preserved,’ from ‘the woman’ to ‘Adam.’ First, Adam cannot be modified at the time of writing as he is dead. Same with Eve. Second, this doesn’t addre...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine But 1Ti 2:15 says “She will be saved…”. You can’t change ‘she…saved’ to ‘he…preserved,’ from ‘the woman’ to ‘Adam.’ First, Adam cannot be modified at the time of writing as he

1Ti 2:15 debate

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Well, you are wrong because that is what Paul is doing here. Paul is not permitting a specific individual whom he knows is deceived and teaching heresy to continue. She must first quietly (ie. while not teaching) learn the tru...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Well, you are wrong because that is what Paul is doing here. Paul is not permitting a specific individual whom he knows is deceived and teaching heresy to continue. She must fi

1Ti 2:15 debate

1Ti 2:12 1Ti 2:15 general

@perspicacious_7 @Paula_333 I’m not rejecting scripture. If you were following along, I showed how 1Ti 2:12 is dealing with a particular married woman teaching heresy who needed to be saved, “She will be saved…if…” (1Ti 2:15). Every word of scriptur...

@perspicacious_7 @Paula_333 I’m not rejecting scripture. If you were following along, I showed how 1Ti 2:12 is dealing with a particular married woman teaching heresy who needed to be saved, “She will

@Paula_333 @WayneShaff60221 @BronWen727104 Precisely. Noteworthy, outstanding am

@Paula_333 @WayneShaff60221 @BronWen727104 Precisely. Noteworthy, outstanding amongst, prominent among, notorious of, etc. She wasn’t one of the 12, but she was an apostle.

@SonofCisco @5pur5y @swainslake @DBryanRhodes @TexasPreacher The OP invites speculation because it isn’t just addressing a purist focus on the ministry but on the idea that no woman should be allowed to prepare for serving in that way. And one wonder...

@SonofCisco @5pur5y @swainslake @DBryanRhodes @TexasPreacher The OP invites speculation because it isn’t just addressing a purist focus on the ministry but on the idea that no woman should be allowed

@AttorneyBrand @Prov_Standards Well, the Bible doesn’t say that all the scripture is about Christ. And we shouldn’t force Him in unnaturally. That said, there are so many types, shadows, thematic fulfillments, direct prophecies, and a man-figure who ...

@AttorneyBrand @Prov_Standards Well, the Bible doesn’t say that all the scripture is about Christ. And we shouldn’t force Him in unnaturally. That said, there are so many types, shadows, thematic fulf

@jhayes1189 Every tongue will confess either due to the force of being confronted by the eternal judge of the universe or their willing submission before that time. All are made alive, yes, but the second resurrection is for the unrighteous dead who...

@jhayes1189 Every tongue will confess either due to the force of being confronted by the eternal judge of the universe or their willing submission before that time. All are made alive, yes, but the s

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I believe that in the context Paul was reaching for an o

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I believe that in the context Paul was reaching for an older Attic meaning to connect the fall in Eden with this deceived wife who is teaching heresy and needs salvation (ie “s

@SonofCisco @5pur5y @swainslake @DBryanRhodes @TexasPreacher So those preparing for full time pastoral ministry don’t want to have to study together with people who are not? Is it because the class has to listen to “irrelevant” discussions that don’t...

@SonofCisco @5pur5y @swainslake @DBryanRhodes @TexasPreacher So those preparing for full time pastoral ministry don’t want to have to study together with people who are not? Is it because the class ha

@JohnHar63885981 In Koine Greek, if you wanted to include both male and female g

@JohnHar63885981 In Koine Greek, if you wanted to include both male and female generally, you would use the masculine form.

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Here’s from Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Here’s from Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of the Old and New Testament Words. https://t.co/7xMkhMNuCU

RT @ryanschatz: A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3

RT @ryanschatz: A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer must be... the husband of one wife." Does…

1 Timothy 3:2 general

@OrinRomine Yes, crystal. Paul doesn’t want that deceived woman to be teaching h

@OrinRomine Yes, crystal. Paul doesn’t want that deceived woman to be teaching heresy and committing a sort of spiritual murder of her undeceived and silent husband, a case reminiscent of what happene

@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

@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

@OldPhilos @smashbaals First, Timothy is having to deal with a deceived wife teaching false doctrine where her husband is not deceived and silent (similar to what happened in Eden in Gen 3). A sticky situation for young, single Timothy. So Paul gives...

@OldPhilos @smashbaals First, Timothy is having to deal with a deceived wife teaching false doctrine where her husband is not deceived and silent (similar to what happened in Eden in Gen 3). A sticky

1Ti 2:12 1Tim 2:12 commentary

@smashbaals Smash needs to re-read 1Tim 2:12 in context. Paul wasn’t stopping anyone from teaching the truth. 1Ti 2:12 isn’t a universal ban on women teaching. Paul addresses a specific wife who was deceived and teaching error, and her husband who r...

@smashbaals Smash needs to re-read 1Tim 2:12 in context. Paul wasn’t stopping anyone from teaching the truth. 1Ti 2:12 isn’t a universal ban on women teaching. Paul addresses a specific wife who was

@OrinRomine No, the context is that Paul wrote to Timothy to remind him to “remain on at Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines…” (1Ti 1:3). Paul reiterates, “I am writing these things to you, hoping to come ...

@OrinRomine No, the context is that Paul wrote to Timothy to remind him to “remain on at Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines…” (1Ti 1:3). Paul reiterates,

1Ti 1:3 debate