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1Co 11:10 1Co 6:2-3 question

What does "because of the angels" mean in 1Co 11:10? Many people are confused by Paul's mention of this. The answer lies in what Paul says earlier in 1Co 6:2-3: “Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you...

What does "because of the angels" mean in 1Co 11:10? Many people are confused by Paul's mention of this. The answer lies in what Paul says earlier in 1Co 6:2-3: “Or do you not know that the saints w

@travispatriarch @LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Question for you Trav

@travispatriarch @LoammiCB @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Question for you Travis, so the women in your church wear head coverings only while praying or prophesying, or at all times?

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 "Nature itself te

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is giv

1Co 11:14-15 general

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 The wife has two glories: God and her husband. Notice that Paul doesn’t say that woman ought to cover or not cover. The concern Paul is addressing is that of a wife who has an unbelievin...

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 The wife has two glories: God and her husband. Notice that Paul doesn’t say that woman ought to cover or not cover. The concern Paul is

RT @ryanschatz: As many of you rightly noted, Genesis 1:26-27 is unequivocal tha

RT @ryanschatz: As many of you rightly noted, Genesis 1:26-27 is unequivocal that both the man and the woman are created in God's image. L…

Genesis 1:26-27 general

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Women who don’t w

@elijahtmadison @InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Women who don’t wear a head covering compete with God? That’s an odd thing to say. Both the man and the woman share the same glory of Go

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 I am of course referring to the churches Paul was speaking of in the first century, not the ones that came later. To deny that Paul advocated for the practice of not covering one’s head while praying or...

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 I am of course referring to the churches Paul was speaking of in the first century, not the ones that came later. To deny that Paul advocated for the pr

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 So, in the translation you provided, the translators inserted the word “other” but that’s not in the Greek. It simply says “no such practice.” The Greek is literally “practice not have.” And no, the chu...

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 So, in the translation you provided, the translators inserted the word “other” but that’s not in the Greek. It simply says “no such practice.” The Greek

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul is advocating for not coveri

@InnovationHQ2 @SpecterAndBride @tigereyes1972 Paul is advocating for not covering one's head during praying or prophesying. So no other practice means no practice of covering.

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Paul says that there is no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, since hair is given as a substitute for coverings...

Paul says that there is no such practice to cover heads in any of the churches: "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory,

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-30

@HeGTiSunesis I agree with your assessment. My question is more posed to complem

@HeGTiSunesis I agree with your assessment. My question is more posed to complementarians who believe that Eve has authority over Eve because he “named” her. Yet all he seemed to be doing is identify

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-30

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham And this: https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Is it so far fetched that a conservative could believe that a godly woman could teach true doctrine or pastor a church based on a careful reading of scripture? Question: 1Co 11:14-15—does “nature” teach you that ...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Is it so far fetched that a conservative could believe that a godly woman could teach true doctrine or pastor a church based on a careful reading of scripture? Qu

1Co 11:14-15 question

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham I find it quite puzzling how someone who be

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham I find it quite puzzling how someone who believes that godly women can teach true doctrine and pastor being equated to this list. 🤔

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham I’m not sure what you are referring to abou

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham I’m not sure what you are referring to about the “natural order of creation”—you mean that the man was created first in time sequence before the woman?

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Jesus’ body was from God. The Father is not the source of the eternal uncreated Son but of His body. Eve’s body was created from Adam’s flesh and bone. Your comment that the doctrine was never questioned until…I...

@PastorRobMonroe @KaeleyT @megbasham Jesus’ body was from God. The Father is not the source of the eternal uncreated Son but of His body. Eve’s body was created from Adam’s flesh and bone. Your comm

@KaeleyT @PastorRobMonroe @megbasham For example, the meaning of head… https://t

@KaeleyT @PastorRobMonroe @megbasham For example, the meaning of head… https://t.co/CQoDw1cZbP

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-26

@KatieWollan2 @ryancduff The question is not why a woman can be a pastor but why she cannot be one. The scripture doesn't forbid women from serving in this capacity. Further, the idea of having a spiritual covering in her husband comes from a misread...

@KatieWollan2 @ryancduff The question is not why a woman can be a pastor but why she cannot be one. The scripture doesn't forbid women from serving in this capacity. Further, the idea of having a spir

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-26

@rofbethany @CherylSchatz 1. Again, just because someone is identified with their husband (perhaps because it was the men who are in the genealogies), it does not mean that Deborah was “qualified” by her husband. I ask you again, what do you mean she...

@rofbethany @CherylSchatz 1. Again, just because someone is identified with their husband (perhaps because it was the men who are in the genealogies), it does not mean that Deborah was “qualified” by

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-25

@rofbethany @CherylSchatz 1. God doesn’t qualify Deborah by her husband. Referring to her husband does not “qualify” her by him. What specific role does her husband play in her decisions and statements? 2. Barak didn’t fail. Barak was willing to hum...

@rofbethany @CherylSchatz 1. God doesn’t qualify Deborah by her husband. Referring to her husband does not “qualify” her by him. What specific role does her husband play in her decisions and statement

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-25

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie What? I cannot quote the Bible? I’m obeying exactly wh

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie What? I cannot quote the Bible? I’m obeying exactly what Paul said and meant in its context with all details being inspired. I don’t just read 1 or 2 verses. A text taken ou

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Leon Morris, a complementarian commentator, says in 1Cor 11:3 that κεφαλή (gr:ke

Leon Morris, a complementarian commentator, says in 1Cor 11:3 that κεφαλή (gr:kephale, or head in english) does *NOT* mean authority over or the controller in antiquity... 🤯 👇👇👇 https://t.co/CQoDw1dx1

1Cor 11:3 general

This is absurd and clearly unscriptural since Jesus was single and passed 30 and

This is absurd and clearly unscriptural since Jesus was single and passed 30 and Paul commended others to remain single as he was. @RenOfMen https://t.co/19KcJREj6P https://t.co/qCWNspGMj3

@lilyswaller You are right to ask questions like this. The scriptures indicate t

@lilyswaller You are right to ask questions like this. The scriptures indicate that the time order of creation has something to do with one being deceived and the other not. Targeting the one that can

@KiraKatsugiri Cute. Yeah, none of those suited what I was looking for. I wanted

@KiraKatsugiri Cute. Yeah, none of those suited what I was looking for. I wanted to show Adam’s delight at seeing his equivalent counterpart. And you don’t need to trust me. Just read the Bible yours

@UpifLips Someone who believes both males and females are equally called to serv

@UpifLips Someone who believes both males and females are equally called to serve is not technically “feminist” and preaching what the Bible actually teaches is not revisionist. You are making up prob

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-23

@bibleradioapp It’s a give and take much of the time. On some things we just don

@bibleradioapp It’s a give and take much of the time. On some things we just don’t move forward until we have agreement. Leadership teams with multiple equal leaders have always existed. If you only

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-23

@The_Under_Dog94 @Altheia_01 Did you know that many also quoted the Bible in sup

@The_Under_Dog94 @Altheia_01 Did you know that many also quoted the Bible in support of racial segregation?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-23

@IiiPaulus @sailemptyskies @rr74cm Gen 1:28 has God commanding in the imperative

@IiiPaulus @sailemptyskies @rr74cm Gen 1:28 has God commanding in the imperative both Adam and Eve and the commands are in the plural. Further, Adam recognized her source in him by calling her Isha (

Gen 1:28 general

@ronhenzel A creative way of getting around the text. Why is this not an option for married women? Should half the church (if all single women) all line up one by one to speak with an elder after? How inefficient is that? What if the question she ask...

@ronhenzel A creative way of getting around the text. Why is this not an option for married women? Should half the church (if all single women) all line up one by one to speak with an elder after? How

@ronhenzel I’ve also repeated my explanation multiple times and you seem unwilli

@ronhenzel I’ve also repeated my explanation multiple times and you seem unwilling to acknowledge that Paul uses various rhetorical techniques and is not limited to one only. That much is crystal clea

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor Here's the list of verses where Paul uses rhetorical questions and contrastive statements to address or correct ideas and behaviors within the early Christian communities showing that this is also a way of identifying forei...

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor Here's the list of verses where Paul uses rhetorical questions and contrastive statements to address or correct ideas and behaviors within the early Christian communities sh

1Co 14:34-35 general

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor While it is true that Paul often introduces quotations or topics from the Corinthians with “Περὶ δὲ” (Peri de, “Now concerning…”), he also employs rhetorical questions and contrastive arguments to distinguish his views from...

@ronhenzel @thecrazypastor While it is true that Paul often introduces quotations or topics from the Corinthians with “Περὶ δὲ” (Peri de, “Now concerning…”), he also employs rhetorical questions and c

@thecrazypastor @ronhenzel The only view that makes sense of this text is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1Co 7:1)⎯this is for the reasons you noted. There is no such law which could ever be reasonably interpreted to suggest th...

@thecrazypastor @ronhenzel The only view that makes sense of this text is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1Co 7:1)⎯this is for the reasons you noted. There is no such law which

1Co 7:1 general

@ronhenzel 1. Paul writes in 1Co 7:1, "Now concerning the things about which you wrote..." ⎯ since there are no quotation marks in the Greek manuscripts, any quotations are determined by the details in the context. Your statement that there's nothin...

@ronhenzel 1. Paul writes in 1Co 7:1, "Now concerning the things about which you wrote..." ⎯ since there are no quotation marks in the Greek manuscripts, any quotations are determined by the details i

1Co 7:1 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-17

The idea that a woman’s vocalizing is considered as shame or like nakedness is w

The idea that a woman’s vocalizing is considered as shame or like nakedness is what is conveyed by 1Co 14:34-35—a quote from the Corinthian Judiazers which Paul is refuting. https://t.co/tJLVsd40Yy

1Co 14:34-35 general

@BaptizeFeminism What if no one was taking authority over the family? Is equalit

@BaptizeFeminism What if no one was taking authority over the family? Is equality satanic? Oh Driscoll….

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-17

In context, Lewis writes that the push for equality is a safeguard against tyran

In context, Lewis writes that the push for equality is a safeguard against tyranny because of sin. He believes that authority and obedience are part of the divine order but because of the fall, got co

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-17

🧵In his Space Trilogy, Lewis 'imagines' a pre-Fall patriarchal order. 🫡 What wa

🧵In his Space Trilogy, Lewis 'imagines' a pre-Fall patriarchal order. 🫡 What was Lewis smoking? Here's why this concept is biblically flawed.👇 https://t.co/ws3dMbZngz https://t.co/K7FJUQSK3n

@ronhenzel BTW, those bishops became very angry at the insistence that God booby trapped humanity in order that they would fall so that they would be dependent on Him to rescue them. But this is exactly the setup they created. LDS teaching requires...

@ronhenzel BTW, those bishops became very angry at the insistence that God booby trapped humanity in order that they would fall so that they would be dependent on Him to rescue them. But this is exac

@kjvchurches @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii The LXX is mythological? It was the Greek

@kjvchurches @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii The LXX is mythological? It was the Greek text that the disciples and early church used and many of the NT quotes from the OT are from the LXX.

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii Where does it say “if a man seeks”? The word used is “tis” in the neuter which means someone or anyone. You are imposing a clearly unintended meaning on the idiom “one wife husband” since even Paul isn’t marrie...

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii Where does it say “if a man seeks”? The word used is “tis” in the neuter which means someone or anyone. You are imposing a clearly unintended meaning on the idi

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@StanfieldBrent1 @ronhenzel Quite the silly question. Of course scripture is tru

@StanfieldBrent1 @ronhenzel Quite the silly question. Of course scripture is true, and yes this is referring to Jesus, the one whom revealed Himself to man in the form of a man walking in the garden a

@Sim_Cekiso @MikeWingerii I didn’t claim that. My comment could have been worded

@Sim_Cekiso @MikeWingerii I didn’t claim that. My comment could have been worded clearer. My point being he agrees with women deacons because of Pheobe without any requirements for them since he think

1Ti 3:11-13 general

@JohnRollins01 @MikeWingerii It’s ok to think you are correct on a debatable matter. It’s not ok to treat a debatable matter like a primary one and treat those whom you disagree with like they are sinning and greatly harming the church. Tell me—how ...

@JohnRollins01 @MikeWingerii It’s ok to think you are correct on a debatable matter. It’s not ok to treat a debatable matter like a primary one and treat those whom you disagree with like they are sin

@kjvchurches @MikeWingerii Rom 16:1 uses the feminine form of servant…even in th

@kjvchurches @MikeWingerii Rom 16:1 uses the feminine form of servant…even in the KJV. https://t.co/mcV6q1ob8f

Rom 16:1 general

@KylePierce96 @th3muse Hmm. I knew that Mike believes women can be deacons and didn’t say he didn’t. But my response given @th3muse’s question wasn’t as clear as it could have been. Sorry for the confusion. Mike believes women can be deacons because...

@KylePierce96 @th3muse Hmm. I knew that Mike believes women can be deacons and didn’t say he didn’t. But my response given @th3muse’s question wasn’t as clear as it could have been. Sorry for the conf

1Ti 3:11-13 debate

@MikeWingerii @th3muse Question for @MikeWingerii: if 1Ti 3:1-13 doesn’t apply t

@MikeWingerii @th3muse Question for @MikeWingerii: if 1Ti 3:1-13 doesn’t apply to female deacons then where are the requirements for female deacons? Genuinely curious.

1Ti 3:1-13 question

@ryantylervo @MikeWingerii Curious what I said that you interpreted as rude? Mike misunderstood my comment as I wasn’t clear enough. I already knew he supports female deacons. As for “speaking for Mike,” his teaching is public and I don’t need his ...

@ryantylervo @MikeWingerii Curious what I said that you interpreted as rude? Mike misunderstood my comment as I wasn’t clear enough. I already knew he supports female deacons. As for “speaking for M