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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-30

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl I’m really pleased when I see healthy complementarian churches that let women speak on Sunday mornings and value the gifts and leadership and sacrifice women bring to the church family. If male authority can be rel...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl I’m really pleased when I see healthy complementarian churches that let women speak on Sunday mornings and value the gifts and leadership and sacrifice women bring t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-30

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT I think if I was a pastor I would wonder what

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT I think if I was a pastor I would wonder what happened in their last church.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-24

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT It sounds like when you read “head” you under

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT It sounds like when you read “head” you understand “Christ is the authority of the church”—why doesn’t Paul use a word for authority?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-24

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Paul, I would want to be part of your church because it is part of Jesus' church and a church that is presumably trying their best to follow Jesus' commands. It would seem to me that the unity of the church is very...

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Paul, I would want to be part of your church because it is part of Jesus' church and a church that is presumably trying their best to follow Jesus' commands. It wou

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-22

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If I’m willing to work within the existing co

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT If I’m willing to work within the existing complementarian structures yet am convinced egalitarian is the correct scriptural perspective, do you have the authority t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-22

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Do you have the authority to compel me to bel

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Do you have the authority to compel me to believe Calvinism at the threat of never being a leader in your church?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-22

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick Mike also ends his 11.5 hour discussion talking about authority. This is likely the entire basis which founds his understanding of complementarian practice—that males have a special authority over women that they cannot hav...

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick Mike also ends his 11.5 hour discussion talking about authority. This is likely the entire basis which founds his understanding of complementarian practice—that males have a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-22

@MarkGrote While Artemis was important in Ephesian life, I highly doubt that this was the problem in the church since: - Paul’s preaching resulted in the new believers abandoning Artemis almost like it was the mark of what a Christian was - Paul ment...

@MarkGrote While Artemis was important in Ephesian life, I highly doubt that this was the problem in the church since: - Paul’s preaching resulted in the new believers abandoning Artemis almost like i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-21

@sympatheticNPC @TravelerChurch Yes!

@sympatheticNPC @TravelerChurch Yes!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-17

@kelcy_lowry @JeremyMBauman @MarkGrote @hamillaaron @MikeWingerii My parents are not the pastors nor do they attend my church. It was part of the Reformed Church of America denomination but is in process of leaving because the denomination doesn’t a...

@kelcy_lowry @JeremyMBauman @MarkGrote @hamillaaron @MikeWingerii My parents are not the pastors nor do they attend my church. It was part of the Reformed Church of America denomination but is in pro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-17

@cbankston7 @ymmotrojam Yes, precisely! Judge those in the church, not those who don’t claim to be believers. It doesn’t mean to judge only while people are in the building called the church, but if anyone calls himself a brother, Jesus calls you t...

@cbankston7 @ymmotrojam Yes, precisely! Judge those in the church, not those who don’t claim to be believers. It doesn’t mean to judge only while people are in the building called the church, but if

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-17

@ymmotrojam Some think this refers to only in the church but that is something y

@ymmotrojam Some think this refers to only in the church but that is something you’d have to read into the text. It’s about how we either separate from or mingle with those in the world who do not cl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-17

@RisingDisciples @TruthTreasury @CherylSchatz @Joel7Richardson You realize that the “comfy, soft, western church” is only a fraction of Christian’s that will participate in the rapture, right? This is not about avoiding persecution as if we live god...

@RisingDisciples @TruthTreasury @CherylSchatz @Joel7Richardson You realize that the “comfy, soft, western church” is only a fraction of Christian’s that will participate in the rapture, right? This i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-15

@sympatheticNPC @DST_QA One more comment⎯Yes, Paul directs men to love their wives as Jesus loves His church, but do you think that women are not also to love as Jesus loves? Just because that is not stated doesn't mean it is not implied. Perhaps t...

@sympatheticNPC @DST_QA One more comment⎯Yes, Paul directs men to love their wives as Jesus loves His church, but do you think that women are not also to love as Jesus loves? Just because that is not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-15

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC “…then Christ submits to the church?” “And I will do wh

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC “…then Christ submits to the church?” “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I

John 14:13-14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-15

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Maybe it would be helpful to highlight the one way authority. What authority do you have over your church members that is one way. Please provide examples. - Setting the service time? - Not allowing people to spe...

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Maybe it would be helpful to highlight the one way authority. What authority do you have over your church members that is one way. Please provide examples. - Sett

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-14

@smashbaals Yes. We hold Christians to scripture. As for unbelievers, God will deal with them. That’s where you get this wrong. "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? ***But those w...

@smashbaals Yes. We hold Christians to scripture. As for unbelievers, God will deal with them. That’s where you get this wrong. "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judg

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-14

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl Paul, if I was a member in your church, how a

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl Paul, if I was a member in your church, how are you my authority? In what ways do you then have authority over my life separate from scripture?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-14

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl This line of reasoning is interesting to me because on your accounting, the husband represents Jesus (who is God) and the church represents redeemed but sinful humans. This is a setup for serious abuse as all men a...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl This line of reasoning is interesting to me because on your accounting, the husband represents Jesus (who is God) and the church represents redeemed but sinful human

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-14

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl On the contrary, when the church is complementarian-ized, the uniqueness of the work of Christ is taken away. - Where do we have a human being told to sanctify another human being? - Where are the methods the man i...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl On the contrary, when the church is complementarian-ized, the uniqueness of the work of Christ is taken away. - Where do we have a human being told to sanctify anot

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-13

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT A wife not doing the dishes to whatever stand

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT A wife not doing the dishes to whatever standards you set is not a sin. I’ve taken over dish duty for about a year now. And tell it to the church doesn’t require a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-13

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Well, I didn't say it should be done without telling the elders, but that the elders are not the church. It would be probably wise to tell the elders first. However, my prior church added the elders as the third a...

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT Well, I didn't say it should be done without telling the elders, but that the elders are not the church. It would be probably wise to tell the elders first. Howeve

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-12

@DeeGoingsGirl @pauldirks @KaeleyT Matt 18:15-20 and church discipline doesn’t even say “if he refuses to listen to the 1 or 2 (additional) witnesses, then take it to the elders”—no, it says “take it to the church” and that doesn’t mean to the “staff...

@DeeGoingsGirl @pauldirks @KaeleyT Matt 18:15-20 and church discipline doesn’t even say “if he refuses to listen to the 1 or 2 (additional) witnesses, then take it to the elders”—no, it says “take it

Matt 18:15-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-12

@The_Wry_Griot @ADRoblesMedia Forcing unbelievers to be Christians is not the jo

@The_Wry_Griot @ADRoblesMedia Forcing unbelievers to be Christians is not the job of the church or state. God will deal with unbelievers.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-12

@DrFrankTurek @MikeWingerii @MikeWinger It appears that Frank thinks only the lead pastor role is not available to women. But there is no lead or chief pastor prescribed in scripture except Christ himself. Overseers who have a lot of experience sho...

@DrFrankTurek @MikeWingerii @MikeWinger It appears that Frank thinks only the lead pastor role is not available to women. But there is no lead or chief pastor prescribed in scripture except Christ hi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-12

@InnovationHQ2 @punkrockproseco @ADRoblesMedia The church is the only one who judges between the worship of God or not, even then, Christians don't judge the heart or motives of other professing believers. The state is not to act like the church. I...

@InnovationHQ2 @punkrockproseco @ADRoblesMedia The church is the only one who judges between the worship of God or not, even then, Christians don't judge the heart or motives of other professing belie

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-11

@SpecterAndBride So you spiritualize all the prophecies concerning Israel? Who

@SpecterAndBride So you spiritualize all the prophecies concerning Israel? Who is the house of Judah referring to in the church? What about the house of Jacob? How about Israel? Are there 12 tribe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-11

@BibleBashed Wait...women are unable to be courageous??? 😮 You might be thinking of “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13, NASB 2020) However, this is in the plural and Paul is writing to the chur...

@BibleBashed Wait...women are unable to be courageous??? 😮 You might be thinking of “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13, NASB 2020) However, thi

1 Corinthians 16:13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-09

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl If I was your boss and I commanded you to obey me, your complete obedience to me would certainly make things work. The measure of Biblical is not simply what works. But this is not how Jesus wants our relationship...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl If I was your boss and I commanded you to obey me, your complete obedience to me would certainly make things work. The measure of Biblical is not simply what works.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-06

@dougponder Elders are not meant to “rule” because they are not kings over the c

@dougponder Elders are not meant to “rule” because they are not kings over the church. They are servants carrying out a task and given a responsibility. They “care” for the Lord’s church.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-06

@sparkobuzzer @DriverXag @ZacharyGarris Most complementarians I have interacted

@sparkobuzzer @DriverXag @ZacharyGarris Most complementarians I have interacted with believe this passage is only about salvation. It doesn’t have anything to do with there here and now and the famil

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-05

@DriverXag @sparkobuzzer @ZacharyGarris Gal 3:26 is not dealing with physical land, but the inheritance given to Jesus. It’s about salvation and everything else. This includes the church. There’s nothing passed from male to male in terms of leader...

@DriverXag @sparkobuzzer @ZacharyGarris Gal 3:26 is not dealing with physical land, but the inheritance given to Jesus. It’s about salvation and everything else. This includes the church. There’s n

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-05

@ronhenzel It’s not about who moved, but that the straight jacket was in place to start with. Binding churches to unbiblical restrictions results in conflict and division. Of course one thinks it’s biblical and another thinks they are wrong. But it...

@ronhenzel It’s not about who moved, but that the straight jacket was in place to start with. Binding churches to unbiblical restrictions results in conflict and division. Of course one thinks it’s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-05

@ronhenzel Are you saying that the PCA always restricted leadership to men in order to be in ecclesial fellowship? This should be a matter of conscience and ought to be removed from any requirements. What if the PCA required meeting on Saturday and...

@ronhenzel Are you saying that the PCA always restricted leadership to men in order to be in ecclesial fellowship? This should be a matter of conscience and ought to be removed from any requirements.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-05

@ronhenzel The pre-Luther Waldensiens understood that women could be leaders, so this isn’t new. The problem is that this is a secondary issue, and so one church operating with male only leadership should be able to remain in fellowship with another...

@ronhenzel The pre-Luther Waldensiens understood that women could be leaders, so this isn’t new. The problem is that this is a secondary issue, and so one church operating with male only leadership s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

By banning women…even from administering communion, churches have no choice but to leave these denominations. It is these denominations that are causing division. Jesus cares about the unity of His body and causing division over these matters is no...

By banning women…even from administering communion, churches have no choice but to leave these denominations. It is these denominations that are causing division. Jesus cares about the unity of His

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 I’m all for more faithful men! Bring them on. But those men should be humble servants. You can’t blame society on the church. Unbelievers will be unbelievers. But if they see the church blindly doing ...

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 I’m all for more faithful men! Bring them on. But those men should be humble servants. You can’t blame society on the church. Unbelievers will be unbel

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

RT @ryanschatz: @VoterTrump2024 @smashbaals There is this idea that God places a

RT @ryanschatz: @VoterTrump2024 @smashbaals There is this idea that God places authority structures in the home and church, but that’s not…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@VoterTrump2024 @smashbaals There is this idea that God places authority structures in the home and church, but that’s not at all what He is doing. Leadership does not imply authority. Authority is in the Word, not the person. Leadership is carryi...

@VoterTrump2024 @smashbaals There is this idea that God places authority structures in the home and church, but that’s not at all what He is doing. Leadership does not imply authority. Authority is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@OrinRomine @ryancduff Paul is dealing with false teaching and its affects on the Ephesian church. Men were using anger in their prayers probably complaining about false teaching, women were using outward adornments to show which one was holy and sh...

@OrinRomine @ryancduff Paul is dealing with false teaching and its affects on the Ephesian church. Men were using anger in their prayers probably complaining about false teaching, women were using ou

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-03

@GlennDavies @KaeleyT @PrestonSprinkle Thanks for the feedback. I don't know you except that we've had a few conversations, we live in the same area and I also know nothing of how you run your church. So you have to take my comments as responding t...

@GlennDavies @KaeleyT @PrestonSprinkle Thanks for the feedback. I don't know you except that we've had a few conversations, we live in the same area and I also know nothing of how you run your church

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-03

@GlennDavies @KaeleyT @PrestonSprinkle I actually don’t think that the complementarian view leads to oppression of women *necessarily.* I have been part of several complementarian churches and they typically just reserved the lead pastoral role for a...

@GlennDavies @KaeleyT @PrestonSprinkle I actually don’t think that the complementarian view leads to oppression of women *necessarily.* I have been part of several complementarian churches and they ty

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@jeanlesar @smashbaals It sounds like in your church, women are not trained to b

@jeanlesar @smashbaals It sounds like in your church, women are not trained to be good theologians and teachers. How is that working out? It also seems you don't have much exposure to women outside

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@ronhenzel @HwsEleutheroi We have "a woman" who, if she exists in the church at Ephesus, can be the anarthrous which the article is being pointed to by the article. She also fits the grammar of v15: "She (the deceived wife teaching false doctrine) w...

@ronhenzel @HwsEleutheroi We have "a woman" who, if she exists in the church at Ephesus, can be the anarthrous which the article is being pointed to by the article. She also fits the grammar of v15:

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve I actually don't think this, but many complementarians see this as the role of the "head" of the marriage and church. For context, I am an engineer and both lead and serve an individual contributor role on projects at a...

@ChristVictorous @Brian_Sauve I actually don't think this, but many complementarians see this as the role of the "head" of the marriage and church. For context, I am an engineer and both lead and ser

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@RushiXmakima @MaryThurma27729 I agree with you that the church as it is especially in the west is unnecessarily fractured. I had a pastor tell me that I was welcome to become a member but since I disagreed with him on Calvinism, I would not be allo...

@RushiXmakima @MaryThurma27729 I agree with you that the church as it is especially in the west is unnecessarily fractured. I had a pastor tell me that I was welcome to become a member but since I di

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel I don't follow your logic here. Why does there need to be two prototypes? There is literally a specific unnamed deceived wife teaching false doctrine in the church at Ephesus. Eve is being used to show that the situation in ...

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel I don't follow your logic here. Why does there need to be two prototypes? There is literally a specific unnamed deceived wife teaching false doctrine in the church at Ephesus.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@ZacharyGarris So they are not patriarchal enough for you? But the very first c

@ZacharyGarris So they are not patriarchal enough for you? But the very first church was egalitarian. 🤷‍♂️

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@ZacharyGarris Male primacy is a problem needlessly dividing churches, relegatin

@ZacharyGarris Male primacy is a problem needlessly dividing churches, relegating women to second class status. It’s a poor witness but it is also not Biblical.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@MaryThurma27729 @RushiXmakima You are correct that they are synonymous in scripture. They are used interchangeably. While one may oversee multiple churches, overseeing one church or multiple churches is still performing the same function but on a ...

@MaryThurma27729 @RushiXmakima You are correct that they are synonymous in scripture. They are used interchangeably. While one may oversee multiple churches, overseeing one church or multiple church

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