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@HeidiSchlumpf I’m not a Roman Catholic, but I think this still applies. Women in the church have been treated as a sub-species of man for too long. It’s time to not suppress them from roles just because of their gender. This should be about chara...

@HeidiSchlumpf I’m not a Roman Catholic, but I think this still applies. Women in the church have been treated as a sub-species of man for too long. It’s time to not suppress them from roles just be

@MarksSara72430 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, that’s exactly right. The danger is what lurks in the heart. A woman is not dangerous just because of her beauty. Further, attraction is also in the eye of the one observing, so not everyone responds equall...

@MarksSara72430 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, that’s exactly right. The danger is what lurks in the heart. A woman is not dangerous just because of her beauty. Further, attraction is also in the eye of

@indica_tee @cchukudebelu I appreciate the appeal to civil discussion. Amen to that! I spent a fair bit of time explaining this very passage, so you think I haven’t seen it? Strange. In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in...

@indica_tee @cchukudebelu I appreciate the appeal to civil discussion. Amen to that! I spent a fair bit of time explaining this very passage, so you think I haven’t seen it? Strange. In this first

@BrassVon @pauldirks @KaeleyT First, are you challenging my assertion of how women were treated in Paul’s day? Perhaps I should have said “often” as I’m sure there were exceptions. You’ve never known many men that would be willing to sacrifice thei...

@BrassVon @pauldirks @KaeleyT First, are you challenging my assertion of how women were treated in Paul’s day? Perhaps I should have said “often” as I’m sure there were exceptions. You’ve never know

@ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Hmm…but scripture says we are ALL priests (1 Pet 2:5,9), so the idea that women who are already priests can’t become priests is a non-issue. Rather, the real question is whether someone can serv...

@ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Hmm…but scripture says we are ALL priests (1 Pet 2:5,9), so the idea that women who are already priests can’t become priests is a non-issue. Rat

1 Pet 2:5 debate

@radical_monk @FlanaganLovesGA Actually, verses 34-35 are a quotation from the l

@radical_monk @FlanaganLovesGA Actually, verses 34-35 are a quotation from the letter from the Corinthians that Paul is refuting. Paul is not silencing women as is clear from the rest of the chapter

@Hallucinator33 @churchofengland 1 Tim 2:12 does not forbid women from preaching

@Hallucinator33 @churchofengland 1 Tim 2:12 does not forbid women from preaching or teaching. You are misreading the text. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@FNCNN1 @RepMTG This is not about all women, but a specific deceived woman teach

@FNCNN1 @RepMTG This is not about all women, but a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-16

@DeeGoingsGirl There’s only two who are listed as elders in the New Testament: P

@DeeGoingsGirl There’s only two who are listed as elders in the New Testament: Peter identifies as a fellow elder (1 Peter 5:1-5) and John (2 John, 3 John). If this is the case, then we are not given

1 Peter 5:1-5 general

@ryanvisconti I came across the following on the requirements of pastors and found it quite enlightening as well. "Such requirements disqualify from service not only women, but also all men who are single; all men married but childless; all men marr...

@ryanvisconti I came across the following on the requirements of pastors and found it quite enlightening as well. "Such requirements disqualify from service not only women, but also all men who are s

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Sorry, where does scripture COMMAND wom

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Sorry, where does scripture COMMAND women to be under the authority or rule of man?

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Where is the law in the Bible that women were to be “completely silent” in the congregation? It doesn’t say “women should not lead” but “women should remain silent” and the reason that speaking in the assembl...

@PastorTSheppard @Jgrey2003 @pastordmack Where is the law in the Bible that women were to be “completely silent” in the congregation? It doesn’t say “women should not lead” but “women should remain s

@NBidnz I guess the block button doesn’t work for women when blocking male accounts. I’m pointing out how she blocked me for presenting a Biblical argument when in her system, I as a male was simply pointing out something from scripture. I wasn’t c...

@NBidnz I guess the block button doesn’t work for women when blocking male accounts. I’m pointing out how she blocked me for presenting a Biblical argument when in her system, I as a male was simply

@LogunWynn @megbasham Such an easy thing to say that one sentence. But it takes work to actually study the scripture to make sure you got it right. Is it good to condemn someone for something that is not a sin? Then you ought to be careful. How i...

@LogunWynn @megbasham Such an easy thing to say that one sentence. But it takes work to actually study the scripture to make sure you got it right. Is it good to condemn someone for something that i

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@JunkerJorg4 @William_E_Wolfe While that confession does not address the role of

@JunkerJorg4 @William_E_Wolfe While that confession does not address the role of women in leadership, it does clearly outline a Calvinist soteriological perspective. Would that be used to kick out pr

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr Scripture is not explicit in restricting q

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr Scripture is not explicit in restricting qualified and capable women in leadership roles in the church because of their gender. I'm not a liberal nor a feminist.

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr What you observe in your circles has nothing to do with whether the Bible teaches that women are restricted because of their sex or not. If you treat women as incapable, then what do you think you will observe i...

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr What you observe in your circles has nothing to do with whether the Bible teaches that women are restricted because of their sex or not. If you treat women as in

@CivicNatalist @jchasedavis Right, not everyone is a leader. There is considerable variation in complementarian circles. The point being that dividing churches because women occupy a pastoral or elder or overseer role harms the body of Christ. It ...

@CivicNatalist @jchasedavis Right, not everyone is a leader. There is considerable variation in complementarian circles. The point being that dividing churches because women occupy a pastoral or eld

@AaronOKelley @bartbarber Whether or not women are ordained or not is not an essential of the faith! Why is this so hard to understand? You don’t need to agree with egalitarians. However, you NEED to work with them. This is Jesus’ body, not y...

@AaronOKelley @bartbarber Whether or not women are ordained or not is not an essential of the faith! Why is this so hard to understand? You don’t need to agree with egalitarians. **However, you NEE

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr Treating men and women as equally capable of leading is not feminism just as it is not masculism. That's why it is called egalitarian. Whether you are complementarian or egalitarian should not matter when it co...

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr Treating men and women as equally capable of leading is not feminism just as it is not masculism. That's why it is called egalitarian. Whether you are complemen

1 Corinthians 14:36 question

@watchdog150 @JennaEllisEsq You should take another look because Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian letter and refuting where they said women should be silenced. Seriously. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): What? came the word of God from you [m...

@watchdog150 @JennaEllisEsq You should take another look because Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian letter and refuting where they said women should be silenced. Seriously. 1 Corinthians 1

1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:1 debate

@Mikanojo @om1nator @masonmennenga You got Paul all wrong. Paul’s quoting from the Corinthians who wrote him a letter (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those who were silencing women. “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [...

@Mikanojo @om1nator @masonmennenga You got Paul all wrong. Paul’s quoting from the Corinthians who wrote him a letter (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those who were silencing women. “What? came the wor

@aizolol @MagickMoonshot Why do people keep quoting from 1 Tim 2:12 to try to ke

@aizolol @MagickMoonshot Why do people keep quoting from 1 Tim 2:12 to try to keep women from sharing their views online? It doesn’t mean what you thought. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:12 question

@Molvonos1 @MagickMoonshot So many people quoting this verse. Was she teaching

@Molvonos1 @MagickMoonshot So many people quoting this verse. Was she teaching you or just speaking? Are you afraid of women speaking? https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@samurai @sirtayelor @morbb11 @Iajones110 @TheSkeptic4122 Right, it’s about

@sam__urai__ @sirtayelor @morbb11 @Iajones110 @TheSkeptic4122 Right, it’s about a specific deceived women in Ephesus who was teaching false doctrine. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@parcel_gary Well, because 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not a general command for all women.

@parcel_gary Well, because 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not a general command for all women. There is no restriction on women teaching truth—it’s right there in the great commission. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@godlywomanhood Women are not more easily deceived. Eve was deceived and Adam w

@godlywomanhood Women are not more easily deceived. Eve was deceived and Adam was not because Adam was created first—and then experienced God creating things—but Eve, the last created, did not. Here

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@TKFTGuillotine @NEAT0QUEEN 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not about stopping all women from s

@TKFTGuillotine @NEAT0QUEEN 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not about stopping all women from speaking truth to men. https://t.co/rBGS8FnHhq

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@shaneoid77 @MelonieMac Why do non-Christians quote this verse to silence women?

@shaneoid77 @MelonieMac Why do non-Christians quote this verse to silence women? So bizarre…

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX Smart men know how to twist scripture to make women ge

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX Smart men know how to twist scripture to make women get you sandwiches and beer?😏

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX I’m a man. I don’t need to be silent. But Paul wasn’

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX I’m a man. I don’t need to be silent. But Paul wasn’t silencing women either. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

@GingerSnapKid Paul never treated women as liabilities or subordinates to all ma

@GingerSnapKid Paul never treated women as liabilities or subordinates to all males either. Consider the often misunderstood 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/zkbRDwQoSZ

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@Askwhyisit I have a short summary of what's going on here. It is not a general

@Askwhyisit I have a short summary of what's going on here. It is not a general statement restricting women from teaching. https://t.co/zkbRDwQoSZ

@JeffreyPHo67012 @ortrails @goteamcarr It’s true that if they believe scripture is clear and they violate it that this portends worse things. If you haven’t heard a woman preach sound doctrine, you haven’t been around much or only hear women who are...

@JeffreyPHo67012 @ortrails @goteamcarr It’s true that if they believe scripture is clear and they violate it that this portends worse things. If you haven’t heard a woman preach sound doctrine, you h

@CalebDixonSmith The truth is that scripture doesn't restrict godly, gifted and

@CalebDixonSmith The truth is that scripture doesn't restrict godly, gifted and qualified women from preaching true doctrine. For those on either side of this issue, let's work together and not let t

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Women being pastors is never listed in any l

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Women being pastors is never listed in any list of sins nor is it forbidden in scripture. We have to rightly divide scripture.

@RonRuys3 @abcnews Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 C

@RonRuys3 @abcnews Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their restriction of women. v36: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto y

1 Cor 7:1 question

@abcnews Take a look at my thread. I go through all the hard passages that appe

@abcnews Take a look at my thread. I go through all the hard passages that appear to constrict women and show that this was not Paul's intent. https://t.co/vsUEIFzlmE

1 Cor 7:1 see 14:31 question

@PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (ref 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their silencing of women. Paul says that those who do not recognize that the things which he writes are the Lord's commandment should be ...

@PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (ref 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their silencing of women. Paul says that those who do not recognize that the things whi

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 14:34-36 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @ortrails @goteamcarr The main concern I have is when they come to this conclusion by ignoring or rejecting passages like 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-36, 1 Tim 3:1-13, and 1 Cor 11:1-16. I think other scriptures are positive towards ...

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @ortrails @goteamcarr The main concern I have is when they come to this conclusion by ignoring or rejecting passages like 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-36, 1 Tim 3:1-13, and 1 Cor 11:1-1

@ElonFan35759172 @ThomasDominus @_nomadic_soul Well if people would have shown how we can have a high view of scripture and be faithful to the text and still not crazy about suppressing and subjugating women, maybe people wouldn’t have taken that tur...

@ElonFan35759172 @ThomasDominus @_nomadic_soul Well if people would have shown how we can have a high view of scripture and be faithful to the text and still not crazy about suppressing and subjugatin

@Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Peter admits that Paul writes some things that are hard to understand. I’m not saying “I don’t feel like Paul means” women are subjugated under men, I’m saying I read the fine details and think I now know what he me...

@Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Peter admits that Paul writes some things that are hard to understand. I’m not saying “I don’t feel like Paul means” women are subjugated under men, I’m saying I rea

2 Peter 3:16 commentary

@trishhoosier I empathize with you. I’ve tried to provide a Biblically faithful exposition of the difficult passages concerning women in the New Testament. Always looking for other like minded people to band together with so we can help the church ...

@trishhoosier I empathize with you. I’ve tried to provide a Biblically faithful exposition of the difficult passages concerning women in the New Testament. Always looking for other like minded peopl

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII For sure there are more passages to discuss and you have raised many of the usual ones that are used to suggest women are subordinate to men. Let’s see if I can address the ones you have listed here briefly. First...

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII For sure there are more passages to discuss and you have raised many of the usual ones that are used to suggest women are subordinate to men. Let’s see if I can add

1 Cor 14:34-36 general

@unbannnableman @AlamoRememberer @RGIII Because these passages seem to restrict

@unbannnableman @AlamoRememberer @RGIII Because these passages seem to restrict women. This is also the tendency of men…to rule over women. But on a closer inspection of these texts we discover this

@anahnemoo This is frankly ridiculous. All are commanded by the authority of God to make disciples of all nations...and women are included. If God gifts a woman with a pastoral heart and a gifting for teaching and she is sound in the faith and qual...

@anahnemoo This is frankly ridiculous. All are commanded by the authority of God to make disciples of all nations...and women are included. If God gifts a woman with a pastoral heart and a gifting f

@godlywomanhood I disagree. These passages have more going on than most people notice. Take 1 Tim 2:11-15 for instance. In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching...

@godlywomanhood I disagree. These passages have more going on than most people notice. Take 1 Tim 2:11-15 for instance. In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to st

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@MarkGrote Those are good points. May I suggest something that may help put this all together? In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. Paul talks...

@MarkGrote Those are good points. May I suggest something that may help put this all together? In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to

@ortrails @goteamcarr In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. Paul talks about two types of false teachers: the deceived and those who are not. H...

@ortrails @goteamcarr In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. Paul talks about two types of fals