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@c_w_henderson @Kdubtru Correct. It’s clearly referring to a particular deceive

@c_w_henderson @Kdubtru Correct. It’s clearly referring to a particular deceived woman teaching false doctrine at the church at Ephesus who Paul didn’t want to name. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@thatlandinotho False teachers and deception is not limited to one biological se

@thatlandinotho False teachers and deception is not limited to one biological sex. That verse in 1 Tim 2:12 has to do with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine in the church at Ephesus w

1 Tim 2:12 general

@ymmotrojam @ich1ban123456 Hey Tom! What clear statements? The church is the p

@ymmotrojam @ich1ban123456 Hey Tom! What clear statements? The church is the people, not the building. You believe women can prophecy, right? Why can’t they explain the scripture to people?

@AndrewS76825037 Curious, so if He had started the church, He would have made su

@AndrewS76825037 Curious, so if He had started the church, He would have made sure to prompt the males to visit the tomb first and leave the women to sweeping floors, doing dishes and making babies?

@ich1ban123456 @TemAleSaEliTa @Kdubtru That passage—read in context and taking Paul’s grammar seriously—is referring to a deceived woman at the church of Ephesus who was teaching false doctrine. Paul only names blasphemers who know the truth but don...

@ich1ban123456 @TemAleSaEliTa @Kdubtru That passage—read in context and taking Paul’s grammar seriously—is referring to a deceived woman at the church of Ephesus who was teaching false doctrine. Paul

@ich1ban123456 @TemAleSaEliTa @Kdubtru Let’s move on from the donkey. Why would

@ich1ban123456 @TemAleSaEliTa @Kdubtru Let’s move on from the donkey. Why would God forbid a godly, gifted woman with exemplary character and a willingness to lead from leading a church? Give me you

@ich1ban123456 @Kdubtru I’m glad we agree that donkeys != women! Define “leader

@ich1ban123456 @Kdubtru I’m glad we agree that donkeys != women! Define “leader of a church.” Many churches were in homes and those leading them likely had other jobs. How would I prove or disprove

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-21

@ronhenzel @ZacharyGarris These things being true⎯and you won't be able to refute them, the only other anarthrous is "a woman" in vs 11-12. This fits as she is there in the church at Ephesus. She is deceived and unsaved but her husband is not decei...

@ronhenzel @ZacharyGarris These things being true⎯and you won't be able to refute them, the only other anarthrous is "a woman" in vs 11-12. This fits as she is there in the church at Ephesus. She is

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@notofthischurch @Soteriology101 @IkeLifeLike @joel_budreau The woman sinned first but scripture says it is through one man that sin entered laying the blame on Adam, this because he sinned with knowledge and was not deceived like Eve. The reason is...

@notofthischurch @Soteriology101 @IkeLifeLike @joel_budreau The woman sinned first but scripture says it is through one man that sin entered laying the blame on Adam, this because he sinned with knowl

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@Cassidy4Truth @TheEcho13 Is this church? Is she teaching you theology? If not

@Cassidy4Truth @TheEcho13 Is this church? Is she teaching you theology? If not, why are you being so sloppy with the Bible? Besides…that’s not what this verse teaches. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@realAndresP @Provokatov Isn’t she just talking? That scripture was about teaching false doctrine in church. What does that have to do with a woman sharing her opinions on X? If you want to continue using this verse, you should maybe look at it mo...

@realAndresP @Provokatov Isn’t she just talking? That scripture was about teaching false doctrine in church. What does that have to do with a woman sharing her opinions on X? If you want to continu

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-19

@DezGroves “Christianity” doesn’t hate women. There have always been those who

@DezGroves “Christianity” doesn’t hate women. There have always been those who propagate false teaching in the church. The key is to read your Bible and discern the truth.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-17

@KnightsTemplarB @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals So when scripture says all Israel will be saved, does it mean the church will be saved one day? “And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: ‘The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godles...

@KnightsTemplarB @Robert_S_Morley @smashbaals So when scripture says all Israel will be saved, does it mean the church will be saved one day? “And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: ‘The

Rom 11:26 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-16

@Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel Yes, he was clearly mistaken. The claim was that Saul hated Jesus. I still see no evidence for this claim and plenty of evidence showing that he believed that what he was doing by persecuting the church was God’s will. ...

@Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel Yes, he was clearly mistaken. The claim was that Saul hated Jesus. I still see no evidence for this claim and plenty of evidence showing that he believed that what he was

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-13

@scribe_ezra I hear you. But Jesus says 2 or 3. I don’t think He made a mistake in His words. He says it again in both verses 19 and 20. If He is referring to a church gathering, would that mean that one of the two must be an elder or pastor? Or...

@scribe_ezra I hear you. But Jesus says 2 or 3. I don’t think He made a mistake in His words. He says it again in both verses 19 and 20. If He is referring to a church gathering, would that mean t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-13

@SevenShepherd While there are great passages that declare Jesus is always with

@SevenShepherd While there are great passages that declare Jesus is always with us and will not leave us nor forsake us, and others that encourage us to continue meeting together, Matt 18:20 is a actu

Matt 18:20 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-12

@Jonathan_Black_ Why two or three and not two or more? Answer: Matt 18:20 is re

@Jonathan_Black_ Why two or three and not two or more? Answer: Matt 18:20 is referring to the context of church discipline. https://t.co/ZpUK33oBB7

Matt 18:20 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-12

@ntvkenya That passage is talking about church discipline, not Jesus’ presence w

@ntvkenya That passage is talking about church discipline, not Jesus’ presence when the church fathers. https://t.co/ZpUK33oBB7

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-12

@dannybo61749918 It is true that Jesus is always with us (see Matt 28:20; John 1

@dannybo61749918 It is true that Jesus is always with us (see Matt 28:20; John 14:16-17; 2 Cor 6:16; 1 Cor 3:16). However, Jesus meant something specific to church discipline by this statement in Mat

Matt 18:20 Matt 28:20 1 Cor 3:16 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-09

@nevermindlind @smashbaals You are assuming the conclusion. The great commission is to make disciples and the early churches were not mega church buildings with special pulpits but house churches. In what sense is a woman who has the requisite char...

@nevermindlind @smashbaals You are assuming the conclusion. The great commission is to make disciples and the early churches were not mega church buildings with special pulpits but house churches. I

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-09

@nevermindlind @smashbaals But a godly woman teaching true doctrine isn’t respon

@nevermindlind @smashbaals But a godly woman teaching true doctrine isn’t responsible for ruining the church, right? Are you not just referring to false teaching coming I to the church regardless of

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-07

@RepentTherefor @Yeshua__Meg @itsvalarieann No. The Sabbath is the 7th day. The church met on the first day to celebrate the resurrection. But the day we meet is not most important. Acts 20:7 - “On the first day of the week we came together to br...

@RepentTherefor @Yeshua__Meg @itsvalarieann No. The Sabbath is the 7th day. The church met on the first day to celebrate the resurrection. But the day we meet is not most important. Acts 20:7 - “O

Acts 20:7 debate

@DavidAlWilliams @hallelujahtwit @smashbaals Paul spent extended time at several churches during his missionary journeys. Not only did he spend considerable time guiding, teaching, preaching and overseeing at these churches, but he continued to foll...

@DavidAlWilliams @hallelujahtwit @smashbaals Paul spent extended time at several churches during his missionary journeys. Not only did he spend considerable time guiding, teaching, preaching and over

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals He’s just a local pastor. He doesn’t have a

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals He’s just a local pastor. He doesn’t have any worldwide fame. Shepherding a church is enough work on its own. If you feel the need to warn people, why not warn t

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals 1 Peter 5:1 (NASB 2020): “Therefore, I urge elders among you, as your fellow elder…” If Peter was both an apostle and elder, then we have a documented case of one being both. Paul was very obviously an overseer o...

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals 1 Peter 5:1 (NASB 2020): “Therefore, I urge elders among you, as your fellow elder…” If Peter was both an apostle and elder, then we have a documented case of one

1 Peter 5:1 general

RT @TonySmith7MD: Our interpretation of Scripture should not match church father

RT @TonySmith7MD: Our interpretation of Scripture should not match church fathers doctrine. It should match the Apostles’ doctrine. The c…

@The_Wry_Griot @SadieMills19 @smashbaals Do you realize how silly that sounds?

@The_Wry_Griot @SadieMills19 @smashbaals Do you realize how silly that sounds? Praying and prophesying so that people could actually hear you was temporary until the temple was destroyed?? What does

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-05

@SadieMills19 @The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals Thanks for sharing from a commentary yo

@SadieMills19 @The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals Thanks for sharing from a commentary you have. Here's a commentary representing my perspective. Its from Dan Nighswander and the Believers Church Bible Comme

@ChristOverChaos @BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch The early church

@ChristOverChaos @BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch The early church is in the Old Testament? Huh?

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe Vomit? I quoted him. I am asking for the example

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe Vomit? I quoted him. I am asking for the example of the first century church and the apostles. Self defence right? Am I misinterpreting him?

@William_E_Wolfe @BenZeisloft Where does the first century church give us the ex

@William_E_Wolfe @BenZeisloft Where does the first century church give us the example of bearing arms when their apostles will nearly all martyred and many of whom also were facing a similar fate? htt

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch Please show me where we have anything similar in the early church whose apostles were nearly all martyred and whom many were also under the same demise. Where was the call to arms for self defence? I’m ...

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch Please show me where we have anything similar in the early church whose apostles were nearly all martyred and whom many were also under the same demise.

@William_E_Wolfe I’m still waiting to hear what your justification is for callin

@William_E_Wolfe I’m still waiting to hear what your justification is for calling Christians to bear arms based on the actions of the early church whose apostles were nearly all martyred and whom many

@William_E_Wolfe Where do we see the call to arms in the first century church wh

@William_E_Wolfe Where do we see the call to arms in the first century church who were under greater attack by far? https://t.co/m2aFsUZn2K

@William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol “…if we fail to act in the call to arms then we are cowards.” The first century church had all its apostles aside from 1 martyred and many Christians hung on crosses and used as torches. Show me where any ...

@William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol “…if we fail to act in the call to arms then we are cowards.” The first century church had all its apostles aside from 1 martyred and many Christians hung o

@smashbaals -Nations honouring Christ +That occurs when Jesus returns at his second coming. To make it happen is the “Kingdom Now” error. -Abortion being banned +Abortion was a problem in the first century (live babies thrown out)—and the churc...

@smashbaals -Nations honouring Christ +That occurs when Jesus returns at his second coming. To make it happen is the “Kingdom Now” error. -Abortion being banned +Abortion was a problem in the fi

@MarlinDBJr @smashbaals Question: Do you think God still has a plan for ethnic I

@MarlinDBJr @smashbaals Question: Do you think God still has a plan for ethnic Israel, or do you think the church has replaced Israel? I’m wondering if this is colouring your comments on the Judeo-Ch

@realkorinthian @smashbaals Yes, and… Jesus is Jewish. The 12 apostles are Jewish. The early church started in Jerusalem and grew at Pentecost to many thousands of Jewish believers in Jesus. A Jew who acknowledges and trusts in Jesus alone as their ...

@realkorinthian @smashbaals Yes, and… Jesus is Jewish. The 12 apostles are Jewish. The early church started in Jerusalem and grew at Pentecost to many thousands of Jewish believers in Jesus. A Jew wh

@smashbaals Christianity is built on a Jewish foundation. The Old Testament was

@smashbaals Christianity is built on a Jewish foundation. The Old Testament was exclusively the Bible of the early church. The root into which Gentiles were grafted is Jewish.

@rbbowman7 @smashbaals The picture in the New Testament of the church is a willing subjection to rather than the idea of obedience (which can often refer to unwilling obedience). The difference is in the will. Our example is in Christ Himself who s...

@rbbowman7 @smashbaals The picture in the New Testament of the church is a willing subjection to rather than the idea of obedience (which can often refer to unwilling obedience). The difference is in

@ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals I'm not for feminism or masculism. I believe the scri

@ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals I'm not for feminism or masculism. I believe the scripture teaches equality of the genders in Christ, particularly in the New Testament Church.

@Bro58Tg @smashbaals I have no interest in being accepted by the world. However, it is a patriarchal system that has infected the church. Take off your patriarchy lenses and re-read these texts, studying the details of the context and the original ...

@Bro58Tg @smashbaals I have no interest in being accepted by the world. However, it is a patriarchal system that has infected the church. Take off your patriarchy lenses and re-read these texts, stu

@Robert_S_Morley @BenZeisloft I don’t disagree with most of what you wrote. There are Jewish believers in Jesus as their Messiah. The church was started by 12 Jewish apostles by a Jewish Messiah and Pentecost was where thousands of Jews were saved ...

@Robert_S_Morley @BenZeisloft I don’t disagree with most of what you wrote. There are Jewish believers in Jesus as their Messiah. The church was started by 12 Jewish apostles by a Jewish Messiah and

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-27

@lostintherye @smashbaals What God said to Eve in Gen 3:16, that Adam would rule over her, was not a command to Adam, but God prophesying to Eve what would change in their relationship as a result of the fall. In His Church, Jesus tears down the div...

@lostintherye @smashbaals What God said to Eve in Gen 3:16, that Adam would rule over her, was not a command to Adam, but God prophesying to Eve what would change in their relationship as a result of

Gen 3:16 debate

@RBM7211 We have no further instances recorded of the disciples defending themse

@RBM7211 We have no further instances recorded of the disciples defending themselves with the sword. And there was significant persecution against the church.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-24

@OwenKeller950M3 @BenZeisloft Those who believe only males are to lead in the church seem to be saying that there’s something about the male that alone has the capacity to lead and perhaps fully understand theology in order to convey it properly. My...

@OwenKeller950M3 @BenZeisloft Those who believe only males are to lead in the church seem to be saying that there’s something about the male that alone has the capacity to lead and perhaps fully under

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-24

RT @blakecallens: Do you want to see what a real man looks like? It's Chinese ho

RT @blakecallens: Do you want to see what a real man looks like? It's Chinese house church pastor Wang Yi, who's peaceably serving a nine y…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-24

@Brian_Sauve @Manda2364333130 I see. You need to do some more study and reflect

@Brian_Sauve @Manda2364333130 I see. You need to do some more study and reflection. Put down the books by Piper, Grudem and MacArthur, sit down with your Greek tools and study the Biblical texts. B

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-20

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii I agree, yet he doesn’t explicitly identify what the source of the issues are or tie them to Artemis cult activities somehow getting into the church. What we see in 1 Timothy is: 1. Myths and Endless Genealogies (1:4)...

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii I agree, yet he doesn’t explicitly identify what the source of the issues are or tie them to Artemis cult activities somehow getting into the church. What we see in 1 T

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-20

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be pr

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be prevented from preaching in Calvinist churches but they will continue to do so in home groups and in missions. You cannot