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@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

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @th3muse Of course you have to say this if you don’t accept females as deacons. The facts are: - Paul uses the feminine διάκονον - Paul is commending her to the church she is moving to as a leader - She is to be received as...

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @th3muse Of course you have to say this if you don’t accept females as deacons. The facts are: - Paul uses the feminine διάκονον - Paul is commending her to the church she i

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii @kjvchurches I think he is assuming two different offices, one for men and one for women and saying that the female office wasn’t used historically until after the NT. But that’s fallacious as there’s only one office. ...

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii @kjvchurches I think he is assuming two different offices, one for men and one for women and saying that the female office wasn’t used historically until after the NT.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-11

@MikeWingerii @kjvchurches How can you say the feminine form diakonon wasn’t available when Paul uses the feminine in Rom 16:1 for Phoebe? Your comment makes absolutely no sense. I reviewed your notes on episode 4 where you state “The Greek word dia...

@MikeWingerii @kjvchurches How can you say the feminine form diakonon wasn’t available when Paul uses the feminine in Rom 16:1 for Phoebe? Your comment makes absolutely no sense. I reviewed your note

Rom 16:1 question

@MikeJGreiner @ryancduff @MikeWingerii What makes you think Paul meant that God created Adam as the first ranking commanding officer over any future created human? Paul’s point was simply that Adam was created chronologically before Eve. This had an...

@MikeJGreiner @ryancduff @MikeWingerii What makes you think Paul meant that God created Adam as the first ranking commanding officer over any future created human? Paul’s point was simply that Adam w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-11

@benkrake @MikeWingerii Sure, debating and teaching the correct Biblical view of alcohol is important. Notice that forbidding alcohol is not the correct view but one shared by those of weak conscience. Paul speaks about not doing anything to cause a ...

@benkrake @MikeWingerii Sure, debating and teaching the correct Biblical view of alcohol is important. Notice that forbidding alcohol is not the correct view but one shared by those of weak conscience

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-10

@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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-04

@paulogia0 @BradVWall Leading people away from the truth isn’t noble. Clearly on

@paulogia0 @BradVWall Leading people away from the truth isn’t noble. Clearly one of us is wrong as we cannot both be right.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-04

@MarkGrote Agreed that weighing prophecy means that there may be something incor

@MarkGrote Agreed that weighing prophecy means that there may be something incorrect. What do you mean by the source? Paul said that even if he or an Angel was to preach a different gospel that it sho

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-04

@carol66944 Right, the problem isn’t with the women in general. Are you suggesti

@carol66944 Right, the problem isn’t with the women in general. Are you suggesting that if there is in fact a false teacher in Ephesus that Paul hadn’t dealt with that this means Paul or Timothy hasti

@ronhenzel @kennyinnes You are imposing something on Paul’s intention that I don’t see in his listed purposes which are: 1️⃣ Building Up the Church: Prophecy serves to edify, or build up, the church (1Co 14:4). 2️⃣ Encouragement and Consolation: Pr...

@ronhenzel @kennyinnes You are imposing something on Paul’s intention that I don’t see in his listed purposes which are: 1️⃣ Building Up the Church: Prophecy serves to edify, or build up, the church

1Co 14:4 general

@ronhenzel @Whitehorse1255 Paul doesn’t say to weigh the prophet but to weigh th

@ronhenzel @Whitehorse1255 Paul doesn’t say to weigh the prophet but to weigh the prophecy. Why would Paul be suggesting to allow a false prophet to speak?

@ronhenzel @Whitehorse1255 So it appears you are imposing a category of prophecy

@ronhenzel @Whitehorse1255 So it appears you are imposing a category of prophecy here which Paul was not intending.

@ronhenzel @Whitehorse1255 Why else would Paul specify that “2 or 3 prophets should speak and the others should pass judgement (1Co 14:29)? Should we pass judgment on canon revelation? It would seem that there is prophecy made in Corinth that is not ...

@ronhenzel @Whitehorse1255 Why else would Paul specify that “2 or 3 prophets should speak and the others should pass judgement (1Co 14:29)? Should we pass judgment on canon revelation? It would seem t

1Co 14:29 question

@kennyinnes @ronhenzel Exactly. And without a single command in scripture as to

@kennyinnes @ronhenzel Exactly. And without a single command in scripture as to when we are to disregard the commands Paul gives to eagerly desire to prophecy and to not forbid tongues, cessationists

@ronhenzel Further, how did the Corinthians know when to stop doing what they we

@ronhenzel Further, how did the Corinthians know when to stop doing what they were regularly doing when Paul’s instruction was to eagerly desire to prophesy?

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@ronhenzel When did the cessation occur then? Paul says that the gifts are for

@ronhenzel When did the cessation occur then? Paul says that the gifts are for the edification of the church and that prophecy is the greatest as it was for learning and exhortation (1Co 14:31). Ha

1Co 14:31 question

@ronhenzel Paul literally says in the next chapter to earnestly desire to prop

@ronhenzel Paul literally says in the next chapter to *earnestly desire* to prophesy and to *not forbid* speaking in tongues—both are in the imperative. "Therefore, my brothers and sisters, earnestly

1Co 14:39 general

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @peace_got @MikeWingerii Just to clarify: I have never once claimed any authority. The only authority related to Jesus’ own supper is Jesus himself. Paul related Jesus’ commands. No one is ...

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @peace_got @MikeWingerii Just to clarify: I have never once claimed any authority. The only authority related to Jesus’ own supper is Jesus

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @peace_got @MikeWingerii I only found out why people were refusing the elements after the meeting. No one told me beforehand that I couldn’t speak. No one stopped me. Only in a private meeting afterwar...

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @peace_got @MikeWingerii I only found out why people were refusing the elements after the meeting. No one told me beforehand that I couldn’t speak. No

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii How do you know Corinth didn't have elders? It was started by Paul, and Paul and Barnabas appointed elders in each church on their first missionary journey (Ac 14...

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii How do you know Corinth didn't have elders? It was started by Paul, and Paul and Barnabas appointed elders in ea

Ac 14:23 Ti 1:5 question

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii Glad to hear you say this. However, there's a difference between the training acts of discipline for a person who submits to the process and the "turning over to ...

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii Glad to hear you say this. However, there's a difference between the training acts of discipline for a person wh

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-29

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @LostLittleStars @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii My goodness. Paul never tells the elders that they are to judge who can take communion. The only exception would be if someone is kicked out of...

@ymmotrojam @ronhenzel @LostLittleStars @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii My goodness. Paul never tells the elders that they are to judge who can take communion. The o

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-29

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @LostLittleStars @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii What should I have apologized for? For encouraging believers to take communion when I saw them refusing it? You are willing to condemn me withou...

@ronhenzel @ymmotrojam @LostLittleStars @CherylSchatz @JollyStine @pastherandie @peace_got @MikeWingerii What should I have apologized for? For encouraging believers to take communion when I saw them