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@Area121086136 @smashbaals You are interpreting the meaning of head to mean auth

@Area121086136 @smashbaals You are interpreting the meaning of head to mean authority which is not the sense in the context.

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals The passage is about how women have more considerations than just Christ. If they have a non-believing Jewish husband, uncovering can be interpreted as prostituting herself and she ma...

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals The passage is about how women have more considerations than just Christ. If they have a non-believing Jewish husband, uncovering can

@alhakim120000 You can call me deceiving all you want. The Bible is right there,

@alhakim120000 You can call me deceiving all you want. The Bible is right there, and the context. Reflect on it. What happens if a woman isn’t married? Does she have no head? What does that mean for h

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals Reckless exeg

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals Reckless exegesis? I am being very careful and have taken a long time to arrive at this position. You cannot prove carelessness…only

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-10

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals None of the t

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals None of the things you quoted say or mean authority. That is not the sense of the word kephale in these contexts.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-10

@OldPhilos @Poo_anne @smashbaals That’s the thing—God’s ordinance is not to treat the wife like she’s an eternal child. That would stunt her growth. If women will judge angels and the world (Eph 6:2-3), then they should learn to make decisions and ...

@OldPhilos @Poo_anne @smashbaals That’s the thing—God’s ordinance is not to treat the wife like she’s an eternal child. That would stunt her growth. If women will judge angels and the world (Eph 6:2

Eph 6:2-3 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-10

@MythosMayhem @pastherandie @JayMallow3 Your comment makes it appear that debating scripture is fine because it doesn’t matter (or something akin to this). The FEMA giving $750 is what Kamala said and if it isn’t true then she should correct her stat...

@MythosMayhem @pastherandie @JayMallow3 Your comment makes it appear that debating scripture is fine because it doesn’t matter (or something akin to this). The FEMA giving $750 is what Kamala said and

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-09

@leahtrell @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii I go through the scriptures that seem to exc

@leahtrell @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii I go through the scriptures that seem to exclude women from serving in this capacity and show that this is not so in each case. Let me know if there’s a specific ve

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-09

@leahtrell @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii The model is multiple elders with those who

@leahtrell @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii The model is multiple elders with those who are gifted and qualified being recognized so that the church can go to them for help. Women having the option to go to q

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-09

@RichardFinke69 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii No one should be changing doctrine

@RichardFinke69 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii No one should be changing doctrine. We need to seek to follow as closely as we can what was laid as a foundation by Christ and the apostles. I believe we

@RichardFinke69 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Tribe of Levi was Old Testament —there were no female priests in the old covenant. Priscilla is my favourite early church mother and apostle. If you don’t accept her, then Junia. The ecumenical councils...

@RichardFinke69 @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Tribe of Levi was Old Testament —there were no female priests in the old covenant. Priscilla is my favourite early church mother and apostle. If you don’

@manu_kmj @MikeWingerii That may be, but in that case you’ll need to show me how

@manu_kmj @MikeWingerii That may be, but in that case you’ll need to show me how. I am convinced scripture does not restrict women based on their biology.

@SKokenos @harkening @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Kay likely would have been a pastor if the church wasn’t so hostile to female pastors. Her teaching ministry seems to be acceptable even to many complementarians because she isn’t a “pastor” in the t...

@SKokenos @harkening @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Kay likely would have been a pastor if the church wasn’t so hostile to female pastors. Her teaching ministry seems to be acceptable even to many comp

@leahtrell @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii Yes, women can cover up scandals. But I’m a

@leahtrell @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii Yes, women can cover up scandals. But I’m a counselling situation with a woman asking for help would be better handled by a female elder.

@SKokenos @harkening @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Solid teachers I know of are Kay Arthur and Joni Eareckson Tada. My former pastor (who passed away), Ruth Blight. I think that the problem with women pastors is that in normal churches women are hel...

@SKokenos @harkening @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Solid teachers I know of are Kay Arthur and Joni Eareckson Tada. My former pastor (who passed away), Ruth Blight. I think that the problem with wome

@peace_got @Protestia That was my point: you can either be in rebellion to what you believe the text says, or like me, actually following what the text teaches as I have shown it does not forbid female elders. You don’t have to agree with my interpr...

@peace_got @Protestia That was my point: you can either be in rebellion to what you believe the text says, or like me, actually following what the text teaches as I have shown it does not forbid femal

@TimGallantTN @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Imagination? Paul’s explicit purpose in writing to Timothy is to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” not to stop anyone from teaching true doctrine. I am explicitly using Paul’s pur...

@TimGallantTN @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Imagination? Paul’s explicit purpose in writing to Timothy is to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” not to stop anyone from teachin

@GodHatesUsury @karlbeni77 @smashbaals No it doesn’t. You are ignoring Paul’s pu

@GodHatesUsury @karlbeni77 @smashbaals No it doesn’t. You are ignoring Paul’s purpose in writing to Timothy which was to deal with false teaching and those teaching it, not to stop anyone from teachin

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve Quoting the Greek isn’t refuti

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve Quoting the Greek isn’t refuting me—I already explained it to you. Adam was created first and he was not deceived tying the time sequence order of cre

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii No, you need to explain in context what

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii No, you need to explain in context what Paul is getting at. Peter said that some things Paul writes are difficult and Peter was his contemporary. So you can’t

@SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii What argument are you trying to make? Pa

@SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii What argument are you trying to make? Paul never says “must **NOT** be a woman/wife.”

@SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Sam, that’s how the English reads, but the Greek has no male pronouns, uses the generic τὶς (someone/anyone), and doesn’t explicitly exclude women. The idiom you underlined in 1Ti 3:2 means monogamous and faith...

@SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Sam, that’s how the English reads, but the Greek has no male pronouns, uses the generic τὶς (someone/anyone), and doesn’t explicitly exclude women. The idiom yo

1Ti 3:2 debate

@LM4819962872993 @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Also, head (kephale in Greek) doesn’t mean “authority over”—that meaning is being inferred as we use the word head in that way. But it could simply mean prominent, first, source or origin. Regarding m...

@LM4819962872993 @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Also, head (kephale in Greek) doesn’t mean “authority over”—that meaning is being inferred as we use the word head in that way. But it could simply me

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii That verse doesn’t say “an elder must not be a woman”—there is no verse that says a man is allowed to authentein anyone either. Jesus said clearly that whoever wants to be the greatest should be the slave of a...

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii That verse doesn’t say “an elder must not be a woman”—there is no verse that says a man is allowed to authentein anyone either. Jesus said clearly that whoever

@spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Where does scripture say, “an elder must not be a

@spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Where does scripture say, “an elder must not be a woman?” Even Mike agrees that women can be deacons while getting around the fact that deacons are also said to be “one w

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-07

@MikeWingerii You’re almost there, Mike! By the same reasoning, women are not ex

@MikeWingerii You’re almost there, Mike! By the same reasoning, women are not excluded from serving as elders.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-07

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve No, I’m not ignoring the entire Bible. 1. For 1Ti 2:11-15 see below. 2. Jesus chose the 12 before the church was formed. They were also all Jewish but this doesn’t mean all leaders afterwards had to...

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve No, I’m not ignoring the entire Bible. 1. For 1Ti 2:11-15 see below. 2. Jesus chose the 12 before the church was formed. They were also all Jewish b

1Ti 2:11-15 debate

@kowloonsunday This passage is part of a larger segment (1Pe 2:13-25) that discusses submission to authorities, both civil and within the household structure, so as to live in such a way that even if accused or persecuted, one’s conduct would be a te...

@kowloonsunday This passage is part of a larger segment (1Pe 2:13-25) that discusses submission to authorities, both civil and within the household structure, so as to live in such a way that even if

1Pe 2:13-25 general

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The bunch of churches you are refer

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The bunch of churches you are referring to are all the one church of Christ if they hold to the fundamentals of the faith. Male-only elders is not a found

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The evil of excluding gifted and qu

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The evil of excluding gifted and qualified women from leadership does not prevail as they are able to find another church.

@Northof50290567 @ymmotrojam @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning That doesn’t mean

@Northof50290567 @ymmotrojam @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning That doesn’t mean that James still doesn’t choose to interpret the text differently. I’m just showing that my interpretation is consistent

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve And by that very same reasonin

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve And by that very same reasoning women are not excluded in 1Ti 3 from being overseers or elders.

@RhandzuM6 @ada3z3x Every reading of a text is an interpretation! This fundament

@RhandzuM6 @ada3z3x Every reading of a text is an interpretation! This fundamental principle is recognized in hermeneutics. No one approaches a text without some form of interpretation, influenced by

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC That’s not how scripture is interpr

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC That’s not how scripture is interpreted or validated. https://t.co/ZQizsTh3mL

@Cityboy__Farmer @TGC @collinhansen @jenniferwilkin @michaeljkruger Also from Pa

@Cityboy__Farmer @TGC @collinhansen @jenniferwilkin @michaeljkruger Also from Paul, “I do not permit taking my writing out of context.” https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@robertbrln @ClintHumfrey I think @ClintHumfrey is ok with women teaching just not holding office of elder. But if they can teach and correct (and have the requisite character and gifting) why can’t they lead? He even thinks they can be deacons who ...

@robertbrln @ClintHumfrey I think @ClintHumfrey is ok with women teaching just not holding office of elder. But if they can teach and correct (and have the requisite character and gifting) why can’t t

@maclellanjames @ClintHumfrey That’s a great video! If only more complementarian

@maclellanjames @ClintHumfrey That’s a great video! If only more complementarians treated women as complementary counterparts in leadership and ministry.

@ClintHumfrey So she can shepherd, guide, teach and correct so long as she doesn

@ClintHumfrey So she can shepherd, guide, teach and correct so long as she doesn’t have the title of elder? And only if she does this for women and little children?

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks How do we know if aner is generic “man” or specific to male only? For example, why doesn’t Paul specifically exclude women in 1Ti 3 by saying “must not be a woman”? Why does he use τὶς in v1 which could refer to any male or ...

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks How do we know if aner is generic “man” or specific to male only? For example, why doesn’t Paul specifically exclude women in 1Ti 3 by saying “must not be a woman”? Why does

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks μακάριος ἀνὴρ οὗ οὐ μὴ λογίσηται κύριος ἁμαρτίαν⎯“B

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks μακάριος **ἀνὴρ** οὗ οὐ μὴ λογίσηται κύριος ἁμαρτίαν⎯“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account” (Ro 4:8) Women are not also blessed when God doesn’t t

Ro 4:8 question

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks Please tell me if the following texts are clear and ref

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks Please tell me if the following texts are clear and referring only men: Μακάριος **ἀνήρ** ὃς ὑπομένει πειρασμόν… Translation: “Blessed is the man who endures temptation…” (Ja

Jas 1:12 question

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Regarding capitalism…private property, free markets driven by supply and demand, profit and limited government intervention seem to me to be Biblical principles. The Bible also encourages the rich to be generous and ens...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Regarding capitalism…private property, free markets driven by supply and demand, profit and limited government intervention seem to me to be Biblical principles. The Bib

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga But I don’t think these positions should define w

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga But I don’t think these positions should define whether someone is evangelical or not—it’s about faith and biblical teachings, not political allegiances.

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Isn’t the right to bear arms part of the second amendment originally intended as a protection against out of control tyrannical government? Isn’t being a conservative about preserving basics like what a male and female...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Isn’t the right to bear arms part of the second amendment originally intended as a protection against out of control tyrannical government? Isn’t being a conservative a

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Not all Protestants are evangelical. For example, many Anglicans, Lutherans, and Presbyterians wouldn’t identify as evangelical. I’m not saying Catholics aren’t Christians—evangelicalism simply emphasizes personal faith...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Not all Protestants are evangelical. For example, many Anglicans, Lutherans, and Presbyterians wouldn’t identify as evangelical. I’m not saying Catholics aren’t Christia

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Hm. From where I come from, evangelical is contra

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Hm. From where I come from, evangelical is contrasted with the roots of Roman Catholicism, originating as a movement focused on personal faith and biblical authority ove

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-27

@numeroustimes @ms_queenbitch0 @WGCrafts3312 @dalepartridge It starts with you and your lust issue. Sit in the front row. Find ways to deal with your own issues first. Or maybe you’d be open to supporting female pastors so they can have their own se...

@numeroustimes @ms_queenbitch0 @WGCrafts3312 @dalepartridge It starts with you and your lust issue. Sit in the front row. Find ways to deal with your own issues first. Or maybe you’d be open to suppo

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-27

@dalepartridge Christians are to have self control, right Dale? Even if she “cov

@dalepartridge Christians are to have self control, right Dale? Even if she “covered” more of herself, the men could still lust, right? So the only real solution is to have separate male church and f

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-26

@LostinAusten27 @taylorsschumann The laws concerning what one wears, eats and special days and seasons is done away with in Christ. Concerning morality, this depends on the government. Those who claim to be believers but who practice immorality, are...

@LostinAusten27 @taylorsschumann The laws concerning what one wears, eats and special days and seasons is done away with in Christ. Concerning morality, this depends on the government. Those who clai