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@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Ok, thanks for explaining your context. Wha

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Ok, thanks for explaining your context. What do you mean by “exercise authority” over you? Can you give me some examples? I served as an elder so I’m curious.

@Keith83361 Sorry, are you saying that asking why Paul gives general instruction

@Keith83361 Sorry, are you saying that asking why Paul gives general instructions for the church in a personal letter to Timothy rather than in a letter to the church—that the question itself is HERES

@CKron421 @smashbaals So you see no need to make a correction on something that’s been wrong for millennia when the scripture disagrees with the long held views? No need to go back to scripture? No need? I see. Please ignore me and go on living in y...

@CKron421 @smashbaals So you see no need to make a correction on something that’s been wrong for millennia when the scripture disagrees with the long held views? No need to go back to scripture? No ne

@CKron421 @smashbaals When Paul just used the plural and then shifts to the singular, you ought to be asking yourself why. Then when he refers to “the woman” (definite singular) in v14 which cannot be Eve because v15 says “she will be saved (future)…...

@CKron421 @smashbaals When Paul just used the plural and then shifts to the singular, you ought to be asking yourself why. Then when he refers to “the woman” (definite singular) in v14 which cannot be

@CKron421 @smashbaals The Greek of 1Ti 2:11 and 12 say “a woman” (singular) not

@CKron421 @smashbaals The Greek of 1Ti 2:11 and 12 say “a woman” (singular) not “women” (plural) like in verses 9-10. https://t.co/LuKLSurGis

1Ti 2:11 general

@JRowley11 @StothersRyan Ok, but Paul doesn’t reveal a standard that runs direct

@JRowley11 @StothersRyan Ok, but Paul doesn’t reveal a standard that runs directly contrary to egalitarianism. Where are you getting this from? 1Ti 2:12?? If that’s the case, maybe you can answer som

1Ti 2:12 debate

@Gates_of_Derry @brantleyrider @smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ So what you are saying

@Gates_of_Derry @brantleyrider @smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ So what you are saying is you cannot or will not answer questions to educate someone who doesn’t understand how to read or know much about scri

@smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ Clearly they are seminary professors to show you that

@smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ Clearly they are seminary professors to show you that women can not only learn theology but be good at teaching it to others. Strange, huh?

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals All 3 of those things⎯infant baptism, baptismal regeneration and a representation of the literal sacrifice in the 'eucharist' are all provably false teachings by what we have in scripture. Whatever they held ...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals All 3 of those things⎯infant baptism, baptismal regeneration and a representation of the literal sacrifice in the 'eucharist' are all provably false teachings

@blazefranco_ @smashbaals No, that's not what 1Ti 2:11-12 says. "A" woman is not all women, and Paul's clear and stated purpose is to stop false teaching not true teaching from anyone. There's a specific couple⎯a wife teaching heresy and her husband ...

@blazefranco_ @smashbaals No, that's not what 1Ti 2:11-12 says. "A" woman is not all women, and Paul's clear and stated purpose is to stop false teaching not true teaching from anyone. There's a speci

1Ti 2:11-12 general

@manu_kmj @smashbaals Jesus cares about the unity of His church in truth. Unity

@manu_kmj @smashbaals Jesus cares about the unity of His church in truth. Unity requires some tolerance of things that are not critical to the faith. What Smash is doing is being unnecessarily divisiv

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals Nothing in the Roman Catholic teaching

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals Nothing in the Roman Catholic teachings contradicts the scriptures? That's what every cult says...JWs, LDS, etc. They all say that their teaching is the most

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless you verify that it is in full agreement with scriptu...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless yo

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Where are you getting this from? There isn't a

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Where are you getting this from? There isn't a single person called "Lead Pastor" except Christ Himself (actually called the Chief Shepherd, 1Pe 5:4). Further, no one

1Pe 5:4 question

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Sorry typo. Scripture is completely sufficient for

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Sorry typo. Scripture is completely sufficient for every good work (2Ti 3:16). Why doesn’t Paul refer to scripture and unwritten traditions? He simply says "all scripture

2Ti 3:16 question

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals I agree that God doesn't change. However, there is no such God appointed gender-roles in creation. Gen 1:28 says that both are to rule and contains imperatives (commands) to both of them. There is no command in ...

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals I agree that God doesn't change. However, there is no such God appointed gender-roles in creation. Gen 1:28 says that both are to rule and contains imperatives (c

Ge 3:16 Gen 1:28 debate

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Scripture is completely sufficient for every good w

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Scripture is completely sufficient for every good work (2Ti 3:16). Why doesn’t Paul refer to scripture and you written and differing traditions?

2Ti 3:16 question

@Keith83361 @smashbaals Well wouldn’t that be because you refuse to allow women

@Keith83361 @smashbaals Well wouldn’t that be because you refuse to allow women so the only ones that serve in liberal churches are liberal women?? How shocking.

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I see. You are showing ignorance as you clearly hav

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I see. You are showing ignorance as you clearly haven’t studied the text. Reading a verse out of context isn’t sufficient to understand Paul’s meaning which is to stop fal

@Sububran_Cowboy @smashbaals Cool. I see you know how to quote a verse. Did that take you more than 5 seconds? Do you have any idea what the purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy is? How does stopping half the body from teaching truth to the o...

@Sububran_Cowboy @smashbaals Cool. I see you know how to quote a verse. Did that take you more than 5 seconds? Do you have any idea what the purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy is? How does s

@ElonFan_1 @smashbaals Probably she started at verse 21 showing that verses 22ff

@ElonFan_1 @smashbaals Probably she started at verse 21 showing that verses 22ff cannot be advocating for some sort of gender-hierarchy of authority.

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced you that this was Paul's point of his personal lett...

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced y

@NSReicher @ronhenzel I don't care how many Reformers all came to the same conclusion. I repeat the words of one reformer in particular, Luther: “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason—I do not accept the authority of [many Reformers], ...

@NSReicher @ronhenzel I don't care how many Reformers all came to the same conclusion. I repeat the words of one reformer in particular, Luther: “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason—I

@ronhenzel @CovenantReform2 The word is literally "head" full stop. The BDAG is

@ronhenzel @CovenantReform2 The word is literally "head" full stop. The BDAG is making interpretive decisions and you have to test those against the scripture taken in context. 1Co 11:3b and Eph 5:2

@ronhenzel @NSReicher No, he made several statements you conflate: ❌"...it's because he doesn't like the answers." ✔️+❌"Bible's really clear on these issues." ⎯ I see it clearly now, but it wasn't at first. ✔️"Thousands have...come to the same conclu...

@ronhenzel @NSReicher No, he made several statements you conflate: ❌"...it's because he doesn't like the answers." ✔️+❌"Bible's really clear on these issues." ⎯ I see it clearly now, but it wasn't at

@DanNewcomb1 @ronhenzel I'm not arguing from the perspective of the world. I'm arguing from the perspective of God's intention for His church against the way the world and particularly religions including the Christian church has operated for a very ...

@DanNewcomb1 @ronhenzel I'm not arguing from the perspective of the world. I'm arguing from the perspective of God's intention for His church against the way the world and particularly religions inclu

@122R1 @ronhenzel So women only have to avoid teaching men for 1 hour on one day

@122R1 @ronhenzel So women only have to avoid teaching men for 1 hour on one day of the week? Not sure what you meant by shepherd. Do you mean my pastor tells me what to do? You mean he quotes what s

@Grump_Old_Man @ronhenzel Does Ron not use paragraphs to support his position to

@Grump_Old_Man @ronhenzel Does Ron not use paragraphs to support his position too? And you are ok with him using paragraphs? Actually, the apostle Paul often uses long treatises to explain things. I

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@CovenantReform2 I’m not trying to gut Ro 9:13 of its intended meaning. I’m simp

@CovenantReform2 I’m not trying to gut Ro 9:13 of its intended meaning. I’m simply asking a question to get people to think of what meaning would make it not contradict other scripture. I believe the

Ro 9:13 general

@ronhenzel @Presbyterianon Well now, Ron. Since you are an elder (whether paid or not matters little), shouldn’t you press back on comments like these? Is it beyond your pay grade to know that in German, “schatz” means treasure? A man would call his...

@ronhenzel @Presbyterianon Well now, Ron. Since you are an elder (whether paid or not matters little), shouldn’t you press back on comments like these? Is it beyond your pay grade to know that in Ger

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@SoNotBettyOK @Elder_Barry_ Exactly.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-31

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, you are correct. Many false prophets do exactly this. Prophets carried the death penalty for false prophecy because of this. When God inspires someone to write scripture, it is self-evident, internally consistent, and no...

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, you are correct. Many false prophets do exactly this. Prophets carried the death penalty for false prophecy because of this. When God inspires someone to write scripture,

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-31

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, men penned scripture (though we don’t know for sure that women were not involved—ie. who wrote Hebrews, Ruth, Esther?), but the following passages from 1Peter are clear that scripture is not men making things up or propo...

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, men penned scripture (though we don’t know for sure that women were not involved—ie. who wrote Hebrews, Ruth, Esther?), but the following passages from 1Peter are clear t

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@EManFleming Yes, I’m serious. Gen 1-2 is God’s design. Gen 3 is the fall and its consequences. Gen 3:16-19 has no imperatives, and the man and woman are not cursed. God prophesies that the husband will rule over his wife. If this was ideal, wouldn’t...

@EManFleming Yes, I’m serious. Gen 1-2 is God’s design. Gen 3 is the fall and its consequences. Gen 3:16-19 has no imperatives, and the man and woman are not cursed. God prophesies that the husband wi

Gen 3:16-19 general

@Jskellinton78 Hebrew. But there’s a variant in the Hebrew showing it can be tak

@Jskellinton78 Hebrew. But there’s a variant in the Hebrew showing it can be taken either as women or oppressors/extortioners and the Jewish translators who created the Greek translation called the LX

@autocorrect2_0 I agree with you. And pastoring or shepherding doesn’t have to be an official appointment. You shepherd your children, and you may be a spiritual influence over your small group and care for their souls. You also may do so online. Jus...

@autocorrect2_0 I agree with you. And pastoring or shepherding doesn’t have to be an official appointment. You shepherd your children, and you may be a spiritual influence over your small group and ca

@rightresponsem @calvinrobinson What does your comment about gynocracy have to d

@rightresponsem @calvinrobinson What does your comment about gynocracy have to do with Robinson getting his ministry license revoked after his joke?

@RonaldTill13475 @WayneShaff60221 @KaeleyT A lot of pastors and Christians seem to dismiss many scriptures. Most would likely say that they aren’t dismissing any of it, just that they are doing a poor job of interpreting and applying it. I certainly ...

@RonaldTill13475 @WayneShaff60221 @KaeleyT A lot of pastors and Christians seem to dismiss many scriptures. Most would likely say that they aren’t dismissing any of it, just that they are doing a poor

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 Yes, they can certainly be used differently. But it would be confusing if the topmost part of the body is meant to be about hierarchical authority and then not to think that the chest is in authority over the waist which is ...

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 Yes, they can certainly be used differently. But it would be confusing if the topmost part of the body is meant to be about hierarchical authority and then not to think that

@seditiouslibel2 @rightresponsem So God’s will involves violating His created order? Wouldn’t God be aware of His own created order and follow it? Who says a woman is the head of her husband? I’m certainly not. But I don’t believe head means authori...

@seditiouslibel2 @rightresponsem So God’s will involves violating His created order? Wouldn’t God be aware of His own created order and follow it? Who says a woman is the head of her husband? I’m cer

@chronos_magnus @Canad_eh @whitxsix These popes and bishops have erred in so man

@chronos_magnus @Canad_eh @whitxsix These popes and bishops have erred in so many ways. The only plumb line that is stable is the Bible itself. We have to look at the text and question the teachings o

@StothersRyan All of church history?? Where do you get that from? Are you saying no churches had female pastors or elders until modern times? Or that the ones who did always did so for the wrong reasons? The following slide is from a presentation do...

@StothersRyan All of church history?? Where do you get that from? Are you saying no churches had female pastors or elders until modern times? Or that the ones who did always did so for the wrong reaso

@chronos_magnus @Canad_eh @whitxsix I see. Well the word for teach is in 1Ti 2:1

@chronos_magnus @Canad_eh @whitxsix I see. Well the word for teach is in 1Ti 2:12. Do you believe men are supposed to authentein others? (That’s the Greek word Paul used which some translate as have a

1Ti 2:12 debate

@StothersRyan Hi Ryan! I am looking for cohesive, in context answers that do no

@StothersRyan Hi Ryan! I am looking for cohesive, in context answers that do not ignore any of the verses, or the grammar, or Paul’s placing Christ as the head. The view has to make sense of it all

I have some questions I need some help with since so many think that 1Ti 2:12 is as clear as mud.👇 1. Given Paul’s stated purpose was to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3), why did it shift to “instruct all women to n...

I have some questions I need some help with since so many think that 1Ti 2:12 is as clear as mud.👇 1. Given Paul’s stated purpose was to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 2:12 general

@WriteTalkCreate @KaeleyT A leader is someone who acts independently on his or h

@WriteTalkCreate @KaeleyT A leader is someone who acts independently on his or her convictions and demonstrates what God wants of us. It matters not if anyone is following you as you are still a leade

@da_sojourner I read it very carefully and definitely conclude that women and me

@da_sojourner I read it very carefully and definitely conclude that women and men should both lead and that there’s no restriction based on male/female. I draw this conclusion from scripture alone and

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@RonaldTill13475 @KaeleyT Here’s a few reasons why: 1. Given Paul’s stated purpose was to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3), why did it shift to “instruct all women to not teach true doctrine to any male over 17”? 2...

@RonaldTill13475 @KaeleyT Here’s a few reasons why: 1. Given Paul’s stated purpose was to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3), why did it shift to “instruct all women t

1Ti 1:3 question

@Grump_Old_Man @Peacemaker811 Because Paul’s description of how there’s a wife teaching false doctrine and a knowledgeable husband who is sitting silent and not doing anything is a situation that parallels what happened in Eden. That was sufficient f...

@Grump_Old_Man @Peacemaker811 Because Paul’s description of how there’s a wife teaching false doctrine and a knowledgeable husband who is sitting silent and not doing anything is a situation that para

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@Grump_Old_Man @Peacemaker811 Paul doesn’t name those who haven’t been confronte

@Grump_Old_Man @Peacemaker811 Paul doesn’t name those who haven’t been confronted yet and are not ignorant or deceived. He talks about how he himself was shown mercy and then names two men who had bee