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@lunarCelerity @MikeWingerii Mike has had a long time to correct or clarify his definition of secondary. As best as I can tell, to him it's a matter of perceived severity, not sin. He thinks that egalitarian teaching greatly harms marriage. How does ...

@lunarCelerity @MikeWingerii Mike has had a long time to correct or clarify his definition of secondary. As best as I can tell, to him it's a matter of perceived severity, not sin. He thinks that egal

@th3muse I wouldn't go as far as suggesting that he is creating his own religion. I was surprised how he agreed women could be deacons given that 1Ti 3:12 has the same "one wife husband" requirement as for elders. But Mike thinks its only the male d...

@th3muse I wouldn't go as far as suggesting that he is creating his own religion. I was surprised how he agreed women could be deacons given that 1Ti 3:12 has the same "one wife husband" requirement

1Ti 3:12 debate

@peace_got @MikeWingerii But Mike said he saw this as secondary. The problem is that he treats it as something more, like it's a sin issue to propagate egalitarian views and support female elders and pastors. If you cannot tolerate a secondary diffe...

@peace_got @MikeWingerii But Mike said he saw this as secondary. The problem is that he treats it as something more, like it's a sin issue to propagate egalitarian views and support female elders and

@havenhoops @ryancduff @MikeJGreiner @MikeWingerii I did. I disagree with Mike.

@havenhoops @ryancduff @MikeJGreiner @MikeWingerii I did. I disagree with Mike. And I have a Biblically faithful egalitarian exegesis of 1Ti 2:11-15. https://t.co/KiNGBtq8Pz

1Ti 2:11-15 debate

@MikeJGreiner @MikeWingerii I'm pretty sure that if we sat down and I asked you the questions raised by the text, I would have a faithful exegesis treating everything written as inspired and you would be left scratching your head with no answers and ...

@MikeJGreiner @MikeWingerii I'm pretty sure that if we sat down and I asked you the questions raised by the text, I would have a faithful exegesis treating everything written as inspired and you would

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-09

RT @CherylSchatz: Another Genesis question. Who opened Eve's eyes for her to see

RT @CherylSchatz: Another Genesis question. Who opened Eve's eyes for her to see that she had been DECEIVED?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-06

@CherylSchatz @DougLundy7 @jamesdpeavy @salvationarmy Agreed. I don’t understand

@CherylSchatz @DougLundy7 @jamesdpeavy @salvationarmy Agreed. I don’t understand how they can purely spiritualize what are clear physical acts in scripture though they are correct that these are not r

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-04

For those who struggle with some of the things Dawkins has said about the Bible,

For those who struggle with some of the things Dawkins has said about the Bible, perhaps you will find the following helpful. https://t.co/hqM5T1J8iH

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-01

@equipping_faith When does Gal 3:26-28 saying apply? Does it not apply to the ch

@equipping_faith When does Gal 3:26-28 saying apply? Does it not apply to the church?

Gal 3:26-28 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-30

@FreeAme19691836 @subq @MikeWingerii Mike refuses to debate or have conversation

@FreeAme19691836 @subq @MikeWingerii Mike refuses to debate or have conversations with anyone knowledgeable who is egalitarian. You have given me no reason to stop defending the truth except that it’

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-30

@BradPatriarch Lexicons are not intended for interpretation. Interpretation requ

@BradPatriarch Lexicons are not intended for interpretation. Interpretation requires taking the context into consideration. Besides, are you saying that a lexicon does not say that in this verse it me

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-30

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii The process is quite clear, Ron. It doesn't refer to elders though it would be natural for them to be involved. And it isn't controlled by elders, nor the details...

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii The process is quite clear, Ron. It doesn't refer to elders though it would be natural for them to be involved.

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii Where does scripture say that elders are to rule? Oversight, guidance, serving the body by teaching and preaching, gently correcting and guiding are not ruling. R...

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii Where does scripture say that elders are to rule? Oversight, guidance, serving the body by teaching and preachin

@stablecross @MikeWingerii What do you mean it’s both/and? How can you have male primacy or priority and say that women are equally valued? Egalitarians still believe that there are differences between men and women, both physically and in the way e...

@stablecross @MikeWingerii What do you mean it’s both/and? How can you have male primacy or priority and say that women are equally valued? Egalitarians still believe that there are differences betwe

@FreeAme19691836 @subq @MikeWingerii Sounds good, Russell. The great commission is to make disciples and teach them to obey everything Jesus commanded his disciples. That doesn’t preclude dealing with divisive issues and helping people to know what s...

@FreeAme19691836 @subq @MikeWingerii Sounds good, Russell. The great commission is to make disciples and teach them to obey everything Jesus commanded his disciples. That doesn’t preclude dealing with

@FreeAme19691836 @MikeWingerii Hi Russell—the urgency I have on this issue with Mike is because he is calling egalitarians to repent of sharing/acting on the teaching, and his call for those who disagree to loudly leave their churches. That is not a ...

@FreeAme19691836 @MikeWingerii Hi Russell—the urgency I have on this issue with Mike is because he is calling egalitarians to repent of sharing/acting on the teaching, and his call for those who disag

The following video highlights some areas where Mike doesn’t fairly represent Eg

The following video highlights some areas where Mike doesn’t fairly represent Egalitarians and the last 25mins focuses on Mike’s call for Egalitarians to repent. https://t.co/Hag8El5KXQ

@ymmotrojam @EH_Esq @JayMallow3 You certainly are trying hard, Tom. I don't fault you for that. But this interpretation doesn't work because Paul is not advocating for any head covering tradition. Perhaps you can explain how it is shameful for a man...

@ymmotrojam @EH_Esq @JayMallow3 You certainly are trying hard, Tom. I don't fault you for that. But this interpretation doesn't work because Paul is not advocating for any head covering tradition. Pe

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals The following is from Hamilton's article in Priscilla Papers Vol 17, 14-15: "Christian scholars have struggled to determine exactly where Paul was quoting others’ words. An important indicat...

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals The following is from Hamilton's article in Priscilla Papers Vol 17, 14-15: "Christian scholars have struggled to determine exactly where Pa

@EH_Esq @JayMallow3 Yes he did. This particular complementarian doesn’t believe

@EH_Esq @JayMallow3 Yes he did. This particular complementarian doesn’t believe that women should prophesy in the full meeting of the church. She has to do it outside of that meeting.

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals The disjunctive "or" in Paul's letters is multifunctional and context-dependent. In 1Co 14:36, Paul uses "or" in rhetorical questions to challenge the Corinthian believers, which I assert is ...

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals The disjunctive "or" in Paul's letters is multifunctional and context-dependent. In 1Co 14:36, Paul uses "or" in rhetorical questions to chal

1Co 14:36 debate

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals Paul is quoting a full quote from the Corinthians as he told the Corinthians that God is not a God of confusion. Then he shows the confusion. And then he rebukes the two verses and the pridef...

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals Paul is quoting a full quote from the Corinthians as he told the Corinthians that God is not a God of confusion. Then he shows the confusion.

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals The entirety of v34 a

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals The entirety of v34 and 35 are part of the quote. Its a much larger portion of text than Paul typically quoted earlier. These verses clearly

@ronhenzel @pastherandie @ymmotrojam @kriesese @smashbaals As believers, they are all qualified to learn discernment and should judge and since the Holy Spirit is with all believers, they should be treated as those who can have valid response to a te...

@ronhenzel @pastherandie @ymmotrojam @kriesese @smashbaals As believers, they are all qualified to learn discernment and should judge and since the Holy Spirit is with all believers, they should be tr

1Co 11:13 question

@ronhenzel @pastherandie @ymmotrojam @kriesese @smashbaals I'm not sure how you got "order" out of this and are then using this to suggest that it is not appropriate for a woman to speak or ask questions⎯that would be a completely different sort of t...

@ronhenzel @pastherandie @ymmotrojam @kriesese @smashbaals I'm not sure how you got "order" out of this and are then using this to suggest that it is not appropriate for a woman to speak or ask questi

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals Yes, but 1Co 14:34-35

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals Yes, but 1Co 14:34-35 is so clearly contradictory that with the full quote it stands in stark contrast to what Paul wrote earlier. It doesn’t

1Co 14:34-35 debate

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals Paul uses the phrase “Now concerning” to transition topics or to respond to a question they asked. In the case of 1Co 14:34-35, there is no question and Paul is not changing topics, so why is...

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @pastherandie @kriesese @smashbaals Paul uses the phrase “Now concerning” to transition topics or to respond to a question they asked. In the case of 1Co 14:34-35, there is no q

1Co 14:34-35 question

Here’s a complementarian stating that my explanation for 1Co 14:34-35 is the perfect solution for a Biblically faithful egalitarian. ❤️ (Except I’m not looking to suck out Paul’s authority; on the contrary, Paul uses his authority to stop those si...

Here’s a complementarian stating that my explanation for 1Co 14:34-35 is the *perfect solution* for a Biblically faithful egalitarian. ❤️ (Except I’m not looking to suck out Paul’s authority; on the

1Co 14:34-35 general

@ronhenzel @pastherandie @ymmotrojam @kriesese @smashbaals Ron, how are single women, widows, women with unbelieving husbands and women with husbands that know less than them to learn? All women are not allowed to ask questions. Therefore, all the ...

@ronhenzel @pastherandie @ymmotrojam @kriesese @smashbaals Ron, how are single women, widows, women with unbelieving husbands and women with husbands that know less than them to learn? All women are

@ymmotrojam @pastherandie @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Tom...you are already in trouble...because you admitted it's ok for women to ask questions in small groups. The text says explicitly: "If they [women] desire to learn anything, let them ask ...

@ymmotrojam @pastherandie @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Tom...you are already in trouble...because you admitted it's ok for women to ask questions in small groups. The text says explicitly: "If th

1Co 14:35 general

@ymmotrojam @pastherandie @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Also, you said that women could ask questions in small groups when the whole church is not gathered... but v35 says "if they want to learn" they are supposed to ask their husbands at home, no...

@ymmotrojam @pastherandie @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Also, you said that women could ask questions in small groups when the whole church is not gathered... but v35 says "if they want to learn" t

@pastherandie @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Right, you’re just no

@pastherandie @ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Right, you’re just not supposed to pass him your question during church as that would not be entirely submissive. Pass him the note before y

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals All this means is that: - church is not setup for questions, so no one is asking them, or - women in your church have resigned themselves to never speaking in church and they either know how to suppress th...

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals All this means is that: - church is not setup for questions, so no one is asking them, or - women in your church have resigned themselves to never speaking

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@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals So girls (not yet women), boys and

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals So girls (not yet women), boys and men can all ask questions? Even in school, does asking questions in class show lack of submission? Maybe in a dictator

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Ron says that they could ask the elders—then why is that not what Paul says? Why are only the women guided to ask the elders and not everyone? Tom, you say that Paul just wants to say that the questions s...

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @kriesese @smashbaals Ron says that they could ask the elders—then why is that not what Paul says? Why are only the women guided to ask the elders and not everyone? Tom, you sa

@LukeMasonVO @kriesese @smashbaals I’m actually asking them to people like you who should be better at reading Paul. Does Paul say non-sensical things? Does he contradict himself even in the very same portion of text (see 1Co 14:31 which says that al...

@LukeMasonVO @kriesese @smashbaals I’m actually asking them to people like you who should be better at reading Paul. Does Paul say non-sensical things? Does he contradict himself even in the very same

1Co 14:31 question

@kriesese @smashbaals V34-35 are Paul quoting and responding to the Corinthian l

@kriesese @smashbaals V34-35 are Paul quoting and responding to the Corinthian letter (1Co 7:1) https://t.co/WHlrSQuDIp

1Co 7:1 general

@KatKanada_TM @MikeWingerii I suspect you didn’t check up his quotes from egalit

@KatKanada_TM @MikeWingerii I suspect you didn’t check up his quotes from egalitarian sources, did you?

@ronhenzel @ScottCross_8 @ewarner88 @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Thanks. I only had to spend $11 this time to read the context. Collins himself admits that the wayyiqtol normally implies: "Genesis 2:19 seems to...

@ronhenzel @ScottCross_8 @ewarner88 @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Thanks. I only had to spend $11 this time to read the context. Collins himself admits that the wayyi

Genesis 2:19 commentary

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii Probably the most egregious error with Mike Winger’s conclusion is how he has decided to present egalitarian teachings as something to repent of and which are so dangerous that he advises his followers to leave their egalit...

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii Probably the most egregious error with Mike Winger’s conclusion is how he has decided to present egalitarian teachings as something to repent of and which are so dangerous t

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii I watched all 43 hours. I saw Mike misrepresenting egalitarian scholars frequently. It seemed like he got to a point where he got really frustrated as he found some issues that didn’t sit right with him and then he took aim...

@AverageSc0t @MikeWingerii I watched all 43 hours. I saw Mike misrepresenting egalitarian scholars frequently. It seemed like he got to a point where he got really frustrated as he found some issues t

@DustyMayT @MikeWingerii Mike replied to someone else’s question about how he se

@DustyMayT @MikeWingerii Mike replied to someone else’s question about how he sees the difference between egalitarians and Calvinists in q10 of his last 10 questions video. I will be responding to hi

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-25

@ronhenzel @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @ewarner88 @JollyStine @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Male covenantal headship is being read into the account. All that the account states is that Adam was created first in time sequence and therefore expe...

@ronhenzel @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @ewarner88 @JollyStine @peace_got @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii Male covenantal headship is being read into the account. All that the account states is that Adam was

@Dylan04169480 @MikeWingerii Given you invested that much time on this single topic, I have just one question: if the entire series was mostly targeting how the egalitarian interpretation is wrong, don't you think it might be worth some time to hear ...

@Dylan04169480 @MikeWingerii Given you invested that much time on this single topic, I have just one question: if the entire series was mostly targeting how the egalitarian interpretation is wrong, do

@biblemarriages @kgaugelo_N @SupermomShayla If that was the case, polygamy would be encouraged in the New Testament. Rather, it is clearly not encouraged. Monogomy is a requirement for leaders. And for all, in the context of asceticism and the probl...

@biblemarriages @kgaugelo_N @SupermomShayla If that was the case, polygamy would be encouraged in the New Testament. Rather, it is clearly not encouraged. Monogomy is a requirement for leaders. And f

@MikeWingerii So your response to his 10 claims is “watch my 43 hour video serie

@MikeWingerii So your response to his 10 claims is “watch my 43 hour video series”? 😐 For anyone considering that series, you can get the cliff notes with egalitarian response to Mike’s concluding vi

@ymmotrojam Please show me this hermeneutical law that forbids Paul from quoting from the law (and providing the reference) and then quoting from the Judiazers in the letter from the Corinthians who reference the law without any clear reference? Thes...

@ymmotrojam Please show me this hermeneutical law that forbids Paul from quoting from the law (and providing the reference) and then quoting from the Judiazers in the letter from the Corinthians who r

@ymmotrojam I do not believe it’s a textual variant. But I also believe that Pau

@ymmotrojam I do not believe it’s a textual variant. But I also believe that Paul is allowed to quote the letter he said he was responding to. Every word makes sense only in this way. https://t.co/WHl

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-23

@SupermomShayla Hm. But there is not a precisely equal proportion of women and men, and there are some who prefer to remain single. I don't think that having more than one wife is taking the wife of another man. That almost sounds like adultery, but ...

@SupermomShayla Hm. But there is not a precisely equal proportion of women and men, and there are some who prefer to remain single. I don't think that having more than one wife is taking the wife of a

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-23

@UndeadOrlan Marriage is not necessary; Jesus wasn't married and the apostle Pau

@UndeadOrlan Marriage is not necessary; Jesus wasn't married and the apostle Paul advocated for singleness in 1Cor 7. What specifically is your question as I'm not certain what your concern is.