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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

@BornAgainMissy @ryancduff @MarkGrote If you are lumping egalitarians with gays and the slippery slope into apostasy, I understand that perspective. Many in the egal crowd have had a habit of using common sense and other passages showing women have b...

@BornAgainMissy @ryancduff @MarkGrote If you are lumping egalitarians with gays and the slippery slope into apostasy, I understand that perspective. Many in the egal crowd have had a habit of using co

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-03

@smashbaals This depends on whether you ignore what you believe the clear teachi

@smashbaals This depends on whether you ignore what you believe the clear teaching of scripture, or if you have studied it and found that it doesn't restrict women from leadership. https://t.co/skOVwk

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-03

@DavidMa24927513 @smashbaals 1. Why didn't Paul use the usual word for authority? Can a man authentein over anyone? 2. Don't all students learn in silence? "Let a woman..." 3. Why did Paul use the singular? 4. Who is "the woman" in v14? 5. "She (sing...

@DavidMa24927513 @smashbaals 1. Why didn't Paul use the usual word for authority? Can a man authentein over anyone? 2. Don't all students learn in silence? "Let a woman..." 3. Why did Paul use the sin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-02

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi Who said I’m an authority on anything? I’m just explaining the Bible and what I understand the Watchtower teaches. If you think I’m wrong, feel free to correct me. When did I say that JWs don’t believe anyon...

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi Who said I’m an authority on anything? I’m just explaining the Bible and what I understand the Watchtower teaches. If you think I’m wrong, feel free to correc

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-30

What is feminism, Ben? Is it women who can lead along with men? Jezebel tempted

What is feminism, Ben? Is it women who can lead along with men? Jezebel tempted Ahab to sin and rejected God’s prophets. That’s not what egalitarians are advocating! https://t.co/wJ9KY61Kvf

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-29

People get upset that I push so hard on the issue of women in leadership and exe

People get upset that I push so hard on the issue of women in leadership and exegeting the relevant scriptures which appear to restrict women in the New Testament. This is why.👇 https://t.co/4ZRfUab1

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-29

@BenZeisloft Ben, what is a feminist? Anyone who believes women are to be treate

@BenZeisloft Ben, what is a feminist? Anyone who believes women are to be treated equally when it comes to leadership…is that a feminist? Also—where is being a feminist listed in any list of sins in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-28

@9mm_smg What's important isn't the vessel, it's the message. The authority is

@9mm_smg What's important isn't the vessel, it's the message. The authority is in the Word. Let's accurately divide God's Word so we are not ashamed on that day. https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-28

@BravinYuri So now a woman praying is exercising authority over men? What doesn'

@BravinYuri So now a woman praying is exercising authority over men? What doesn't this verse apply to? Make it your goal to accurately handle the word of truth so that on that day when we meet Him yo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-27

@biblebeltman Sorry if I made you feel bad about excluding women from leadership

@biblebeltman Sorry if I made you feel bad about excluding women from leadership roles.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-27

@nouveau_merbe Fulfilling the call to make disciples of all nations (given to *b

@nouveau_merbe Fulfilling the call to make disciples of all nations (given to *both* men and women by the authority of Christ Himself) is not saying that she is be a father.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-27

@nouveau_merbe Right. That’s because you see women as a subspecies of human and

@nouveau_merbe Right. That’s because you see women as a subspecies of human and view authority as originating in the vessel rather than in the Word.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-25

@johnpauldickson I’m not sure what “with authority” means since whatever the pas

@johnpauldickson I’m not sure what “with authority” means since whatever the pastor says still has to align with God’s Word. Isn’t God’s Word the source of authority and not the human vessel? I’m al

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-23

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor Yes, you are correct. And saying that only men are designed for leadership would be the same—saying that no woman is capable to lead is so obviously wrong that it’s hard to understand how one can hold this position. ...

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor Yes, you are correct. And saying that only men are designed for leadership would be the same—saying that no woman is capable to lead is so obviously wrong that it’s ha

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor It’s not selfish for men to take ALL leadership

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor It’s not selfish for men to take ALL leadership roles?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor Patriarchy (ie. men taking all leadership roles)

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor Patriarchy (ie. men taking all leadership roles) ≠ selfish??

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

@SpeechWrx @TheMuppetPastor @theknightshift I don’t see where this text speaks of Solomon “being the leader of strong men” or emphasizing “the way he carries himself” as it pertains to his leadership. Nor did I find concepts like “cold rational” or ...

@SpeechWrx @TheMuppetPastor @theknightshift I don’t see where this text speaks of Solomon “being the leader of strong men” or emphasizing “the way he carries himself” as it pertains to his leadership.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

@freedom4alltime @TheMuppetPastor I agree with that. Tearing down patriarchy and replacing with matriarchy is going too far. It also seems to say that patriarchy is selfish too, hogging all the leadership and sometimes speaking opportunities…no? I...

@freedom4alltime @TheMuppetPastor I agree with that. Tearing down patriarchy and replacing with matriarchy is going too far. It also seems to say that patriarchy is selfish too, hogging all the lead

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

@SpeechWrx @TheMuppetPastor @theknightshift What stood out to you from Proverbs

@SpeechWrx @TheMuppetPastor @theknightshift What stood out to you from Proverbs and Song of Songs related to leadership (shepherding and oversight)?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

@TheMuppetPastor Egalitarian simply means treating men and women equally. It doesn’t mean prioritizing based on sex, but that a gifted and godly woman teaching true doctrine should not be excluded from leadership because she is a female. It doesn’t...

@TheMuppetPastor Egalitarian simply means treating men and women equally. It doesn’t mean prioritizing based on sex, but that a gifted and godly woman teaching true doctrine should not be excluded fr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-21

@LearningReason @itskellydiane @SummrWrites Ok, there is certainly something going on⎯though it seems to be with the Judiazers. In Jewish contexts, if a wife were to become a Christian and then were found to be uncovered in public, this may lead to ...

@LearningReason @itskellydiane @SummrWrites Ok, there is certainly something going on⎯though it seems to be with the Judiazers. In Jewish contexts, if a wife were to become a Christian and then were

commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-20

Here's a commentary on this verse from Leon Morris in the TNTC "1 Corinthians: an introduction and commentary" (Vol. 7, p. 149). Morris states that kephale in LSJ is "never for the leader of a group." He believes it means 'source' (as 'head' of a r...

Here's a commentary on this verse from Leon Morris in the TNTC "1 Corinthians: an introduction and commentary" (Vol. 7, p. 149). Morris states that kephale in LSJ is "never for the leader of a group.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-19

@TheMuppetPastor @michellmybell1 But according to Eph 5:21 we all subject oursel

@TheMuppetPastor @michellmybell1 But according to Eph 5:21 we all subject ourselves to each other in the fear of Christ—men to men, men to women, women to men, congregants to leaders, leaders to congr

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-19

@EnderWender1 4️⃣ Leon Morris quotes from the LSJ: 3. It is easy to be too definite in interpreting head in this verse. We use the term often for a person in authority (cf. ‘Heads of State’), but this usage was unknown in antiquity (except for a few...

@EnderWender1 4️⃣ Leon Morris quotes from the LSJ: 3. It is easy to be too definite in interpreting head in this verse. We use the term often for a person in authority (cf. ‘Heads of State’), but thi

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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

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-17

@NotTheBaptizer @BabyBellGuy75 What does it mean to preach with authority? Can

@NotTheBaptizer @BabyBellGuy75 What does it mean to preach with authority? Can either of you give examples?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@TheMuppetPastor The word “authentein” is certainly important in this context but I argue it cannot mean ordinary authority as Paul uses other words for this, both in 1 Tim 2:2 and elsewhere. Paul picks a completely unique word which we have no evid...

@TheMuppetPastor The word “authentein” is certainly important in this context but I argue it cannot mean ordinary authority as Paul uses other words for this, both in 1 Tim 2:2 and elsewhere. Paul pi

1 Tim 2:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 Every a Christian is called a

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 Every a Christian is called a diakonos in Greek, even Jesus and Paul are. So whether or not they are leaders has to be determined by the context.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@TheMuppetPastor “which just means that wives are to listen to their husbands and not be disrespectful” This doesn’t seem to accurately reflect this text: “But I do not allow a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet...

@TheMuppetPastor “which just means that wives are to listen to their husbands and not be disrespectful” This doesn’t seem to accurately reflect this text: “But I do not allow a woman to teach or to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@DeeGoingsGirl It is the same theology but he seems to really get the serving part. A leader who sees his primary role as serving and others in the body as part of his body isn’t commanding and abusive. He said this: “The Bible has a different co...

@DeeGoingsGirl It is the same theology but he seems to really get the serving part. A leader who sees his primary role as serving and others in the body as part of his body isn’t commanding and abusi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@TheMuppetPastor @MrsMagdaBeard Subjecting to someone doesn’t mean they are your

@TheMuppetPastor @MrsMagdaBeard Subjecting to someone doesn’t mean they are your authority. Why is that always the assumption?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

Does 1 Cor 11:3 speak of authority hierarchy? Take another look. https://t.co/IO

Does 1 Cor 11:3 speak of authority hierarchy? Take another look. https://t.co/IORdUu0T3w

1 Cor 11:3 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

This is one of the reasons l've been working so hard to shed light on the passag

This is one of the reasons l've been working so hard to shed light on the passages seeming to restrict women from sharing leadership roles with men in the church and the home. https://t.co/gqEvy9tgLh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@zick_matic @CSavedByGrace18 I think being a pastor is a very difficult and often thankless job. If you do it right, you pour yourself out and try to raise up mature leaders who you hope will replace you. Unlike Joel Osteen and other famous preache...

@zick_matic @CSavedByGrace18 I think being a pastor is a very difficult and often thankless job. If you do it right, you pour yourself out and try to raise up mature leaders who you hope will replace

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

@bwebaptist Perhaps that’s what they mean but then anyone could conceivably do t

@bwebaptist Perhaps that’s what they mean but then anyone could conceivably do that. It only is meaningful to claim your own authority when you are making your own statement or your own determination

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

@Duke456521 I have met pastors who feel it is their job to setup a completely distinct local fellowship, so they have a right to exclude people from leadership whom they disagree with on secondary matters. However, the church belongs to Jesus. Rest...

@Duke456521 I have met pastors who feel it is their job to setup a completely distinct local fellowship, so they have a right to exclude people from leadership whom they disagree with on secondary mat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua That doesn't refer to all women teaching men. Us

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua That doesn't refer to all women teaching men. Usurping authority is also not really what that extremely rare word means. Are males allowed to usurp authority? https://

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@jabberwookie80 @harmonizedgrace Nothing in Eph 5 says "wives obey your husbands." Also...Eph 5:21 says "and subject [ὑποτάσσω, hypotasso] yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." So if we are to subject ourselves to each other, then whate...

@jabberwookie80 @harmonizedgrace Nothing in Eph 5 says "wives obey your husbands." Also...Eph 5:21 says "and subject [ὑποτάσσω, hypotasso] yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." So if we

Eph 5:21 debate
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 2024-01-12

@Duke456521 I guess it depends on what is meant by this. What does such authori

@Duke456521 I guess it depends on what is meant by this. What does such authority entail in your opinion?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@haymes_joshua Patriarchy is not inevitable. Suppressing women from leadership

@haymes_joshua Patriarchy is not inevitable. Suppressing women from leadership roles in the church is not inevitable. The church doesn’t need men with muscles and swords but humble servants who subj

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

He still says that the pastor has some "decision making and some authority"⎯I'm

He still says that the pastor has some "decision making and some authority"⎯I'm still curious what Mike thinks is unique authority relegated to the pastor. The authority is in the Word, not a fallibl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

Let’s say that a pastor speaks what he thinks is God’s intended meaning “with au

Let’s say that a pastor speaks what he thinks is God’s intended meaning “with authority” but upon reading the text and reflecting on it you recognize that he is off base and incorrect. Should you obe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

In Numbers 11:29, Moses said, "Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, t

In Numbers 11:29, Moses said, "Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them!" This was in response to the concern that some who were prophesying away fr

Numbers 11:29 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@worldneedsOil @smashbaals Generally speaking you are right that religions are as numerous as cultures. However, the Bible transcends all cultures. Don’t assume that America is a Christian Nation or that its political leaders or even the popular pr...

@worldneedsOil @smashbaals Generally speaking you are right that religions are as numerous as cultures. However, the Bible transcends all cultures. Don’t assume that America is a Christian Nation or

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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 2024-01-05

@MikeWingerii Finally, most complementarians see 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9 as clearly requiring male leadership. But if this is the case: - Why does Paul use τὶς in v1 which means “someone” or “anyone”? Why didn’t he specify a male, or ἀνήρ? - I...

@MikeWingerii Finally, most complementarians see 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9 as clearly requiring male leadership. But if this is the case: - Why does Paul use τὶς in v1 which means “someone” or “any

Tit 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

On the one hand, John has a point because to agree that scripture clearly teaches male only leadership and then to willfully ignore this is clear evidence of rebellion against the Bible. However, I want you to know that this is not what the New Test...

On the one hand, John has a point because to agree that scripture clearly teaches male only leadership and then to willfully ignore this is clear evidence of rebellion against the Bible. However, I w

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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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