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@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Lots of people think people are wrong. Y

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Lots of people think people are wrong. Your insistence that they cannot be wrong is baffling. Is John MacArthur infallible? Are scholars inspired or is that o

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek It is not clear throughout scripture that

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek It is not clear throughout scripture that women cannot be elders and deacons. I trust the scriptures too. You are free to agree with John MacArthur.

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek We don’t disagree on the authority of scr

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek We don’t disagree on the authority of scripture.

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Just as the apostle Paul commended the Bereans for not just taking him at his word because he was an apostle but for searching the scriptures to see if what he said was consistent with God’s prior revelation, so...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Just as the apostle Paul commended the Bereans for not just taking him at his word because he was an apostle but for searching the scriptures to see if what he s

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek “no grounding” “obsessed” “insistant woma

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek “no grounding” “obsessed” “insistant woman’s advocate” “NOT a Christ and truth advocate” “wish to bend scripture” I guess since we are no longer talking about s

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Yes, we are all servants, but not all hold the office of deacon. Same word, whether it’s the office or just service depends on the context. Scripture nowhere contradicts itself. I completely agree. Paul writ...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Yes, we are all servants, but not all hold the office of deacon. Same word, whether it’s the office or just service depends on the context. Scripture nowhere c

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek I’m agreeing with scripture but disagreei

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek I’m agreeing with scripture but disagreeing with interpretation. I am not questioning God’s revelation but the men who claim to be the sole determiners of the m

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck In that day, a woman was dependent on her husband to survive. By divorcing his wife, she would be forced to remarry to survive and therefore commit adultery. I am not adding and removing things based on what I ...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck In that day, a woman was dependent on her husband to survive. By divorcing his wife, she would be forced to remarry to survive and therefore commit adultery. I

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek “[Paul] writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Sc...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek “[Paul] writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant an

2 Peter 3:16 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@ronhenzel While predestination is taught in scripture, predestination of indivi

@ronhenzel While predestination is taught in scripture, predestination of individuals to be given the faith to believe and others to be passed over and not given the faith to believe in s not taught i

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@TomBuck Amen to that! Best thing we could do is show people how to rightly div

@TomBuck Amen to that! Best thing we could do is show people how to rightly divide scripture then give them opportunities to practice (prophecy and judging prophecy). Rather than the usual one man s

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@STRtweets Greg, I did a deep dive on this one. I think scripture gives us the

@STRtweets Greg, I did a deep dive on this one. I think scripture gives us the answer. PS> You might recall we went on the 2008 Apologetics Cruise to Alaska with you. https://t.co/ndFJKAjotR

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris You are right that it is dangerous to say that you don't like what the Bible says and then come up with your own way. But what if we've been reading these passages on women wrong in the first place and one can be faithful to...

@RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris You are right that it is dangerous to say that you don't like what the Bible says and then come up with your own way. But what if we've been reading these passages on women w

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-06

@William_E_Wolfe This all seems to hinge on what this law is and where it comes

@William_E_Wolfe This all seems to hinge on what this law is and where it comes from. There is no such law in scripture that prohibits women from speaking (or judging) in the assembly. https://t.co/W

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-04

@ronhenzel @YouHaveFought Does Deut 30:6 not apply to the people in the time of Moses who were commanded to love and obey God or else He would judge them? I believe it does. This is how we see those like Caleb of which scripture says "But as for My...

@ronhenzel @YouHaveFought Does Deut 30:6 not apply to the people in the time of Moses who were commanded to love and obey God or else He would judge them? I believe it does. This is how we see those

Deut 30:6 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-02

@JamisonFaught @BrandonCWat @William_E_Wolfe Yes, we don't go back to Constantin

@JamisonFaught @BrandonCWat @William_E_Wolfe Yes, we don't go back to Constantine, we go back to scripture.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-02

@Guitardo7 @ronhenzel @mainakcounselor Even Hollywood folks know Judas wasn't there? Hollywood?? Ignoring all of what scripture says on the atonement? The atonement is universal but just as a gift certificate which is fully paid is useless unless ...

@Guitardo7 @ronhenzel @mainakcounselor Even Hollywood folks know Judas wasn't there? Hollywood?? Ignoring all of what scripture says on the atonement? The atonement is universal but just as a gift

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-02

@ronhenzel If only ChatGPT believed in the inspiration of all scripture includin

@ronhenzel If only ChatGPT believed in the inspiration of all scripture including the gospel accounts, it would agree with me that Judas participated. Ron, do you believe that the gospels are inspire

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-31

@theophysicus @HwsEleutheroi I think the linkage is there when someone’s views are because of culture and not because of scripture. But for those who get there by examining scripture, it does not lead to progressivism. Anything you do to prioritize...

@theophysicus @HwsEleutheroi I think the linkage is there when someone’s views are because of culture and not because of scripture. But for those who get there by examining scripture, it does not lea

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii Right, the order of creation is linked to deception. Adam wasn’t deceived because he experienced God in the act of creating (see my post on 1 Tim 2:11-15). There is no law in scripture that says that it is sh...

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii Right, the order of creation is linked to deception. Adam wasn’t deceived because he experienced God in the act of creating (see my post on 1 Tim 2:11-15). Th

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@MiaGoss44 @MariaPIreland @_foryeshua Or perhaps you should learn to rightly div

@MiaGoss44 @MariaPIreland @_foryeshua Or perhaps you should learn to rightly divide scripture. I don't fault you though as this is a tricky passage and the English translations make it trickier. http

@BogdanOancea77 Yes! You are making my point!! It comes from the Talmud not fr

@BogdanOancea77 Yes! You are making my point!! It comes from the Talmud not from scripture!

20/23🧵In summary: no women learning the scripture? No women giving forth the wo

20/23🧵In summary: no women learning the scripture? No women giving forth the word? NONSENSE! Adam Clarke and Sir William Ramsay both take this as Paul quoting from the Corinthians (see below): http

9/23🧵The Jews were not allowed to burn God's word, but if it came down to a choi

9/23🧵The Jews were not allowed to burn God's word, but if it came down to a choice between giving scriptures into the hands of women or destroying God's word, they were told that the scriptures should

Acts 2:16 Joel 2:28-29 debate

3/23🧵However, few churches if any take such a literal view. For one, there are

3/23🧵However, few churches if any take such a literal view. For one, there are clear scriptures permitting women to speak in church like in Acts 2:16 quoting from Joel 2:28-29. https://t.co/kJ9IjMKae

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-22

@Richard56245924 @justasbefuddled @MikeWingerii Only Gentiles were made equal?

@Richard56245924 @justasbefuddled @MikeWingerii Only Gentiles were made equal? Why does Paul list them together with women? What about the churches Paul planted in scripture?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-22

@Richard56245924 @justasbefuddled @MikeWingerii I am not twisting scripture…I am

@Richard56245924 @justasbefuddled @MikeWingerii I am not twisting scripture…I am actually untwisting it.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-22

@farmingandJesus So they say Mary is a secondary mediator? That the scripture does not exclude a secondary mediatorship? "there is ONE mediator" meaning no secondary, etc. The following is from: Ott, L. (1957). Fundamentals of Catholic dogma (p. 2...

@farmingandJesus So they say Mary is a secondary mediator? That the scripture does not exclude a secondary mediatorship? "there is ONE mediator" meaning no secondary, etc. The following is from: Ot

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-20

@ianfranklin @MikeWingerii The only scripture related to authority over either husband and wife is the following: “The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over h...

@ianfranklin @MikeWingerii The only scripture related to authority over either husband and wife is the following: “The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to he

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@MikeWingerii Meeting with other believers in person is hugely important. Reading our Bibles and letting scripture shape us (rather than commentaries and even sermons) is primary. “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and ...

@MikeWingerii Meeting with other believers in person is hugely important. Reading our Bibles and letting scripture shape us (rather than commentaries and even sermons) is primary. “And let us consid

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-15

@NoSup4u @RegManMinistry @shawnthebeachy @MikeWingerii Yes, unfortunately, it doesn't look good when you block someone for disagreeing on the same level after saying "I'm convinced you don't have faithfulness to Scripture in mind." You merely said a...

@NoSup4u @RegManMinistry @shawnthebeachy @MikeWingerii Yes, unfortunately, it doesn't look good when you block someone for disagreeing on the same level after saying "I'm convinced you don't have fait

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-14

@RegManMinistry @MikeWingerii I’m egalitarian and I’m attempting to obey scriptu

@RegManMinistry @MikeWingerii I’m egalitarian and I’m attempting to obey scripture as faithfully as possible. Recognize that this is not a matter of sin and that these passages are difficult for good

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-14

@MikeWingerii I'm glad that a brother chooses to go with scripture over their pe

@MikeWingerii I'm glad that a brother chooses to go with scripture over their personal preferences. Just beware that I also say the same and I draw the opposite conclusion.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-14

@MikeWingerii If only one egalitarian response was provided which made sense of

@MikeWingerii If only one egalitarian response was provided which made sense of the text in context without disagreeing with other scripture, would you accept it?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-05

@MikeWingerii Yes, as with most difficult issues, you have found that there are a lot of egalitarians guessing at what is going on here. Only the solution(s) that work in the context with the grammar and without contradicting other scripture work. ...

@MikeWingerii Yes, as with most difficult issues, you have found that there are a lot of egalitarians guessing at what is going on here. Only the solution(s) that work in the context with the grammar

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-27

@William_E_Wolfe If soft means gentle, then I fear you are contradicting scripture. 2 Timothy 2:24–26 (NIV): “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be GENTLY instru...

@William_E_Wolfe If soft means gentle, then I fear you are contradicting scripture. 2 Timothy 2:24–26 (NIV): “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to tea

2 Timothy 2:24 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-26

@JustinPetersMin This is not good from Rick Warren. If God speaks, you won’t be able to help but hear. This idea of two way conversation in prayer is unbiblical but it does not mean God cannot speak audibly. Everything is to be tested according to...

@JustinPetersMin This is not good from Rick Warren. If God speaks, you won’t be able to help but hear. This idea of two way conversation in prayer is unbiblical but it does not mean God cannot speak

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-26

@SBC_JumpingWorm @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin “…and refrain from prohibitions that scripture does not give.” If you mean we shouldn’t prohibit women from the office of elder/pastor or deacon because the Bible doesn’t pr...

@SBC_JumpingWorm @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @alexojeda78 @JustinPetersMin “…and refrain from prohibitions that scripture does not give.” If you mean we shouldn’t prohibit women from the office of e

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@alexojeda78 @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @JustinPetersMin However, you cannot i

@alexojeda78 @PastorSJCamp @Ken_FiveSolas @JustinPetersMin However, you cannot ignore scripture that some believe excludes women.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@tome708 @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin A woman preaching true doctrine or acting as a pastor/elder/deacon has absolutely nothing to do with sexual immorality. It is not cancer or the seed of cancer. However, you are right that if someone is del...

@tome708 @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin A woman preaching true doctrine or acting as a pastor/elder/deacon has absolutely nothing to do with sexual immorality. It is not cancer or the seed of canc

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@DeanWar72224151 @akorb034 @scottspeig @TomBuck Well that may be but my goal is

@DeanWar72224151 @akorb034 @scottspeig @TomBuck Well that may be but my goal is to be true to scripture.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@JosephConkle9 @L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I read Paul’s comments in the SAME letter where he says similar things about women ruling their homes to help understand that what he means in 1 Tim 3 can certainly include women (in Paul’...

@JosephConkle9 @L_T_Pearson @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin I read Paul’s comments in the SAME letter where he says similar things about women ruling their homes to help understand that what he mean

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin You are listing Aquila first, but scripture list Prisca first. Anyways, if they had to educate Apollos, wouldn't it make more sense to hypothesize the ones who educated him are more likely candid...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin You are listing Aquila first, but scripture list Prisca first. Anyways, if they had to educate Apollos, wouldn't it make more sense to hypothesiz

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Seems to me the apostles got it right and t

@casey1167 @naw_elbows @MikeWingerii Seems to me the apostles got it right and things got worse from there. History doesn’t make right. We are going back to the originals, not ignoring them. We hav

@chimpchompchamp @MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 But these passages are highly debated for good reasons. There is no statement "an elder must not be a woman." The grammar and wording and back ref to Adam and Eve, etc. and context are not properly tak...

@chimpchompchamp @MikeWingerii @kitchenSvenk30 But these passages are highly debated for good reasons. There is no statement "an elder must not be a woman." The grammar and wording and back ref to A

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@MikeWingerii More questions… if a man is an overseer and a woman is teaching other women scripture, how is he to oversee her teaching without listening to it? To this a pastor I know concludes she is not allowed to teach authoritatively as he does,...

@MikeWingerii More questions… if a man is an overseer and a woman is teaching other women scripture, how is he to oversee her teaching without listening to it? To this a pastor I know concludes she i

@MikeWingerii The problem is that the Bible doesn’t give any guidance. When is

@MikeWingerii The problem is that the Bible doesn’t give any guidance. When is it wrong for a mother to teach her male child? When he reaches 12? 18? If a woman is teaching women scripture and a m

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@William_E_Wolfe How is trying to follow the Bible as best as one can in a way t

@William_E_Wolfe How is trying to follow the Bible as best as one can in a way that doesn’t contradict the grammar, context and other scripture a sin? Where is women preaching/speaking/leading/pastor

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@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii You are right in the sense that he doesn't have to repeat the work of others, but he should explain he is not ignoring these passages and that there are other Biblically faithful interpretations which do not contradict ...

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MikeWingerii You are right in the sense that he doesn't have to repeat the work of others, but he should explain he is not ignoring these passages and that there are other Biblically

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@_nomadic_soul I consider myself a fundamentalist Christian but I believe in the

@_nomadic_soul I consider myself a fundamentalist Christian but I believe in the equality of men and women. I also believe the scripture is inspired and inerrant and that there are Biblically sound e