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@pickles344873 @SavedbygraceIII @Eric_Conn Jezebel? I do not support false teachers including women who teach false doctrine and entice people to sin. Why do you presume that all women teach false doctrine? It’s mainly just liberal women who are pa...

@pickles344873 @SavedbygraceIII @Eric_Conn Jezebel? I do not support false teachers including women who teach false doctrine and entice people to sin. Why do you presume that all women teach false do

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Deflect? I answ

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Deflect? I answered you by referring to the details in scripture.

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning This is X! Are you not an advocate of free speech? If you want to respond to Laura only that’s up to you. But if what you are saying is truth then you shouldn’t need to fear someone cor...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning This is X! Are you not an advocate of free speech? If you want to respond to Laura only that’s up to you. But if what you are saying is

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Huh? Where does scripture ever say that Eve was authentein over Adam? Check the LXX if you must. She doesn’t even talk to Adam, only the serpent! Also, God doesn’t curse the man nor th...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Huh? Where does scripture ever say that Eve was authentein over Adam? Check the LXX if you must. She doesn’t even talk to Adam, only th

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Some assert this but I see no reason to reference Artemis since Paul doesn’t. Paul’s stated purpose is for Timothy to “instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines” (1Ti 1...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Some assert this but I see no reason to reference Artemis since Paul doesn’t. Paul’s stated purpose is for Timothy to “instruct certain

1Ti 1:3 debate

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Faith is not wh

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Faith is not what Paul is referring to in Eph 2:8 but salvation. We access salvation through our faith which is an admission of our wea

Eph 2:8 debate

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Regarding your argument, you assume that God’s selective revelation contradicts His universal salvific will. However, in Acts 17:26-27, Paul states that God determined the times and pla...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Regarding your argument, you assume that God’s selective revelation contradicts His universal salvific will. However, in Acts 17:26-27,

Acts 17:26-27 debate

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning I am not a fals

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning I am not a false teacher because I disagree with you on something non essential to the faith. And I do not believe that faith is a work

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, that’s up to you whether you will answer me or not since you seem to think I’m you regenerate. I guess I have nothing true to say, right? Just because Jesus chose 12 male apostle...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, that’s up to you whether you will answer me or not since you seem to think I’m you regenerate. I guess I have nothing true to say

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Jesus appointed

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Jesus appointed 12 Jewish men as his first apostles but then He appointed 70 to go preach the gospel and do miracles. Those surely incl

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Yes, Jesus sent Paul to the Gentiles, but why do you say he only chose men? What about Priscilla who went with him on his journeys and Junia who was highly esteemed among the apostles? ...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Yes, Jesus sent Paul to the Gentiles, but why do you say he only chose men? What about Priscilla who went with him on his journeys and

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Jezebel’s teaching involved encouraging Christians to compromise with idolatry and immorality, likely in connection with the trade guilds in Thyatira, which required participation in pa...

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Jezebel’s teaching involved encouraging Christians to compromise with idolatry and immorality, likely in connection with the trade guil

@SavedbygraceIII @JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn Matthew He tu was confused by this passage too. First, teaching itself has not authority as the Bereans demonstrated—it is the content, if true, that has authority. Second, if women can teach at home, at w...

@SavedbygraceIII @JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn Matthew He tu was confused by this passage too. First, teaching itself has not authority as the Bereans demonstrated—it is the content, if true, that has a

@cjhormes @Eric_Conn The same place as a man’s because they are not specific. They are referring to character and godliness and ability. The “one woman man” in 1Ti 3:2 doesn’t mean must not be a woman any more than must be married else Paul is disqua...

@cjhormes @Eric_Conn The same place as a man’s because they are not specific. They are referring to character and godliness and ability. The “one woman man” in 1Ti 3:2 doesn’t mean must not be a woman

1Ti 3:2 general

@TyotoRiffle @MrCalebGrant @Mesocortical @SpringSteps @ImJackFrank @paulogia0 Be

@TyotoRiffle @MrCalebGrant @Mesocortical @SpringSteps @ImJackFrank @paulogia0 Because God was the source of light before He made the sun to be the light. The earth was made before the Sun.

@JRowley11 @Just_A_Man67 That’s completely incorrect. I mean that I’ve read the passages that complementarians and patriarchalists rely on to restrict women and I draw a different conclusion. For example, 1Co 14:34-35 is clearly Paul quoting from the...

@JRowley11 @Just_A_Man67 That’s completely incorrect. I mean that I’ve read the passages that complementarians and patriarchalists rely on to restrict women and I draw a different conclusion. For exam

1Co 14:34-35 debate

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Huh? Is that th

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Huh? Is that the best you’ve got? 12 Jewish male apostles yet you don’t believe all pastors have to be Jewish, right?

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning What are you ta

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning What are you talking about? That Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles? How is it then that we have any Gentile leaders since Jesus only

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Was Jezebel tea

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Was Jezebel teaching the truth? Certainly not! It’s about what is being taught.

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning To the peril of

@graceforprize @ComeBack_Yeshua @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning To the peril of my soul because I believe scripture doesn't forbid a woman from teaching true doctrine to men? Who is adding to God's

1Co 14:34-35 1Co 7:1 question

@SavedbygraceIII @Eric_Conn Paul has been responding to things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter (see 1Co 7:1, “Now concerning the things about which you wrote”⎯and 1Co 14:34-35 is Paul quoting from their letter and then refuting it: “What? ...

@SavedbygraceIII @Eric_Conn Paul has been responding to things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter (see 1Co 7:1, “Now concerning the things about which you wrote”⎯and 1Co 14:34-35 is Paul quoti

1Ti 2:11 1Ti 2:9-10 question

@SavedbygraceIII @JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn Interesting that your translation added the article in 1Ti 2:11. Interesting too that the article IS present in verse 14. Why isn’t it “women (pl)” like in 1Ti 2:9-10? If the purpose of writing Timothy is ...

@SavedbygraceIII @JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn Interesting that your translation added the article in 1Ti 2:11. Interesting too that the article IS present in verse 14. Why isn’t it “women (pl)” like in

@SavedbygraceIII @JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn Yes, indeed, I know the scriptures.

@SavedbygraceIII @JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn Yes, indeed, I know the scriptures. No, I am not twisting them. No, I am not opposed to God and His Word, but want to follow it precisely. Let’s start wit

1Ti 3:2 debate

@theOutlawJW1 @Eric_Conn Qualifications are related to godliness and character,

@theOutlawJW1 @Eric_Conn Qualifications are related to godliness and character, not things that you cannot change like whether you are male or female, Jewish or Gentile, slave or free, etc. Further,

1Ti 3:2 general

@Eric_Conn Women can be courageous risk-takers too. Churches should not be unde

@Eric_Conn Women can be courageous risk-takers too. Churches should not be under the control of a specific gender, male or female.

@MikeWingerii Especially the faithful female pastors. No one mentions them…

@JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn I’ll amend: A man who lives in constant fear of a q

@JohnJoh26521652 @Eric_Conn I’ll amend: A man who lives in constant fear of a qualified woman serving as an elder and teaching truth to all including men—and who doesn’t rightly divide scripture—is u

@Eric_Conn A man who lives in constant fear of a qualified woman serving as an e

@Eric_Conn A man who lives in constant fear of a qualified woman serving as an elder and teaching truth to all including men is unfit to serve as a leader in the church.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-10

@TheHustleCritic @MikeWingerii A lot has to do with pastors dominating and not t

@TheHustleCritic @MikeWingerii A lot has to do with pastors dominating and not truly shepherding and helping others develop in their gifting.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-10

@I_Been_Raptured @MikeWingerii Heresy? Heresy is related to the person and work of Jesus, the nature of God, the gospel—basically the fundamentals of the faith. Whether women can teach truth or serve as elders is not a fundamental and shouldn’t be re...

@I_Been_Raptured @MikeWingerii Heresy? Heresy is related to the person and work of Jesus, the nature of God, the gospel—basically the fundamentals of the faith. Whether women can teach truth or serve

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-10

@MikeWingerii And sometimes it’s men who underestimate the Holy Spirit’s gifting

@MikeWingerii And sometimes it’s men who underestimate the Holy Spirit’s gifting and choosing when it is pastoral gifts given to women and His selecting them for elders and overseers.

@IsaiahofNZ @MikeWingerii One more thing—Mike says that the issue of whether wom

@IsaiahofNZ @MikeWingerii One more thing—Mike says that the issue of whether women can be pastors or not is secondary despite his strong beliefs. All I’m saying is that Mike needs to treat secondary a

@IsaiahofNZ @MikeWingerii Believing that you are faithfully following scripture is not rebellion! When you make every disagreement a matter of rebellion, you just get a fractured church with denominational explosion. We have to stick to the primary ...

@IsaiahofNZ @MikeWingerii Believing that you are faithfully following scripture is not rebellion! When you make every disagreement a matter of rebellion, you just get a fractured church with denomina

@akn0187rmb @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii Repent of what? Teaching that women can

@akn0187rmb @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii Repent of what? Teaching that women can be elders and pastors?

@Tailfeathers_WA @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii Ok, so will my works be burned up b

@Tailfeathers_WA @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii Ok, so will my works be burned up but I’ll be saved or will I be cast into the lake of fire for teaching that women can teach truth to men and serve as pas

@Tailfeathers_WA @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii You are demonstrating exactly my po

@Tailfeathers_WA @MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii You are demonstrating exactly my point. And what happens if I don’t repent of spreading egalitarian teaching?

@scottspeig @MikeWingerii No. He made the spreading of the teaching a primary matter. To him it is the teaching itself that leads to harm against his view of church leadership and gender hierarchy in marriage. I’m not calling Mike to repent of sprea...

@scottspeig @MikeWingerii No. He made the spreading of the teaching a primary matter. To him it is the teaching itself that leads to harm against his view of church leadership and gender hierarchy in

@MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii He told those who are spreading egalitarian teaching

@MtotheBWilly @MikeWingerii He told those who are spreading egalitarian teaching to repent. Specifically the idea that women can be elders / pastors. https://t.co/8Uw6UHSvFE

@Keith83361 @Tazorius @smashbaals No, I'm egalitarian (perhaps mutualist is a better term as it emphasizes mutual subjection from Eph 5:21)⎯because I read my Bible. I don't embrace worldly culture. The Bible is not 'affirming' and there are only two...

@Keith83361 @Tazorius @smashbaals No, I'm egalitarian (perhaps mutualist is a better term as it emphasizes mutual subjection from Eph 5:21)⎯because I read my Bible. I don't embrace worldly culture. T

Eph 5:21 general

@Keith83361 @Tazorius @smashbaals I don’t follow the culture. I don’t care what

@Keith83361 @Tazorius @smashbaals I don’t follow the culture. I don’t care what they say as they have no bearing on the interpretation of the Bible. Our culture is a mess. But what you are proposing w

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 3:14-15 debate

My Q1 & Ron's post 2/8: Paul's purpose⎯1Ti 3:14-15 instead of 1Ti 1:3 ? "If you leave out everything leading up to 'charge certain persons' (or 'instruct certain people') it’s easier to twist this verse into a general statement about the epistle...

My Q1 & Ron's post 2/8: Paul's purpose⎯1Ti 3:14-15 instead of 1Ti 1:3 ? "If you leave out everything leading up to 'charge certain persons' (or 'instruct certain people') it’s easier to twist thi

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals And an overseer. While Paul isn’t explicitly r

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals And an overseer. While Paul isn’t explicitly referred to as an elder or overseer, he does all the things an overseer does. And Peter shows one can be both an apostle

@ymmotrojam @onedayatatimeLB @smashbaals Paul transitions from talking about women in the 3rd person to addressing “you” (2nd pers) in v36. This abrupt shift suggests he’s now directly challenging those responsible for the views expressed in v34-35. ...

@ymmotrojam @onedayatatimeLB @smashbaals Paul transitions from talking about women in the 3rd person to addressing “you” (2nd pers) in v36. This abrupt shift suggests he’s now directly challenging tho

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Indeed! No overseer should have “wives” either. Oh, and Paul was unmarried…so he who is making the requirements is disqualified. And also, elders must have at least 2 or more believing children, so all of you elders...

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Indeed! No overseer should have “wives” either. Oh, and Paul was unmarried…so he who is making the requirements is disqualified. And also, elders must have at least

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Never mind the modern titles—they are made up.

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Never mind the modern titles—they are made up. The question is what does scripture teach related to pastors and whether there are gender-based restrictions.

1Ti 3:2 1Ti 3:4-5 general

@onedayatatimeLB @ymmotrojam @smashbaals I think that some biblical instructions like this are less explicit to test our discernment. Take 1Ti 3:2—those who insist “an elder must be male” overlook that just a few verses later (1Ti 3:4-5), elders are...

@onedayatatimeLB @ymmotrojam @smashbaals I think that some biblical instructions like this are less explicit to test our discernment. Take 1Ti 3:2—those who insist “an elder must be male” overlook th

@Shatterhan74807 @smashbaals Actually, I believe that is a common misreading of Paul’s intention. Because if he meant “must be male” by his phrasing, then he must also mean “must be married and have two or more children who believe” meaning that not ...

@Shatterhan74807 @smashbaals Actually, I believe that is a common misreading of Paul’s intention. Because if he meant “must be male” by his phrasing, then he must also mean “must be married and have t

@smashbaals But don’t worry! The only thing women seem to be forbidden from is t

@smashbaals But don’t worry! The only thing women seem to be forbidden from is teaching or leading from that 2x2 foot square in the middle of the stage for one hour on one day of the week. Women can

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals Interesting. Are you saying she preached au

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals Interesting. Are you saying she preached authoritatively to the pastor? Or took authority over him?