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@redeemed_zoomer I’m glad you don’t see it as heresy, as many do. I think you would benefit from revisiting the hard passages on women in the New Testament such as 1 Tim 2:11-15. In this letter, Paul leaves Timothy to stop false teachers. He ident...

@redeemed_zoomer I’m glad you don’t see it as heresy, as many do. I think you would benefit from revisiting the hard passages on women in the New Testament such as 1 Tim 2:11-15. In this letter, Pau

@HalalFinisher That passage is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching i

@HalalFinisher That passage is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus who is off the reservation and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived. Paul is not

@noah_jesusfreak That passage is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus who is off the reservation and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived. It is not intended by Paul to stop women from teaching true ...

@noah_jesusfreak That passage is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus who is off the reservation and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived. It is not

@darylsterk @EKHyland Take a look at this thread. Paul left Timothy to stop false teaching in Ephesus, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. There is a deceived woman who is off the reservation and she is ‘committing spiritual murder’ over...

@darylsterk @EKHyland Take a look at this thread. Paul left Timothy to stop false teaching in Ephesus, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. There is a deceived woman who is off the reserva

@TakTik227f1 @KaitlynSchiess In vv34-35, women are referred to in third person plural; in v36, the 'you' is second person plural. The question is to the men who are silencing the women. Paul is saying "If they won't listen to my instructions about ...

@TakTik227f1 @KaitlynSchiess In vv34-35, women are referred to in third person plural; in v36, the 'you' is second person plural. The question is to the men who are silencing the women. Paul is sayi

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@TakTik227f1 @Genichiro42069 @KaitlynSchiess That’s not true. > In 1 Cor 14:34-35 Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (ref 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting the idea that women must be silent and not actively participate. > In 1 Tim 2:11...

@TakTik227f1 @Genichiro42069 @KaitlynSchiess That’s not true. > In 1 Cor 14:34-35 Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (ref 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting the idea that women must be silen

@TakTik227f1 @Genichiro42069 @KaitlynSchiess Hmm. The doctrines of Jezebel are

@TakTik227f1 @Genichiro42069 @KaitlynSchiess Hmm. The doctrines of Jezebel are women teaching true doctrine, exhorting other believers and encouraging the saints? Please just think for a minute at w

@DST_QA I'm glad you found this helpful. Paul uses the third person plural to refer to the women in vv34-35, but the second person plural in the "you" of v36. It would be rather odd if Paul were commanding about women and then rebuking them and cha...

@DST_QA I'm glad you found this helpful. Paul uses the third person plural to refer to the women in vv34-35, but the second person plural in the "you" of v36. It would be rather odd if Paul were com

@DST_QA We know women can be prophets elsewhere in scripture, so "you can all pr

@DST_QA We know women can be prophets elsewhere in scripture, so "you can all prophesy" would have to have "you males can all prophesy" to make it clear. Because "God is not a God of confusion, but o

1 Cor 14:33 debate

@DST_QA It is not about authority or assuming authority. You appear to be connecting this to 1 Tim 2:12, but that is dealt with in another thread. What makes perfect sense is that the Jewish men who need to pray and do their readings with a pure st...

@DST_QA It is not about authority or assuming authority. You appear to be connecting this to 1 Tim 2:12, but that is dealt with in another thread. What makes perfect sense is that the Jewish men who

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@DST_QA "...the women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says." (v34) This is saying that the Law "also" says the same thing as summarized previously. Where d...

@DST_QA "...the women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says." (v34) This is saying that the Law "also" says

@DST_QA MacArther doesn't think this passage excludes women from literally speaking because that seems way over the top and he certainly reads other scriptures which clearly have women praying and prophesying...so he has to find some other way to int...

@DST_QA MacArther doesn't think this passage excludes women from literally speaking because that seems way over the top and he certainly reads other scriptures which clearly have women praying and pro

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1 Cor 11:5 1 Cor 14:31 debate

@TakTik227f1 @KaitlynSchiess So Paul means that only the men can prophecy and only the men can learn? But Paul assumes women are praying and prophesying in the congregation in 1 Cor 11:5. Why does he say all in 1 Cor 14:31 and not "all males"? Wha...

@TakTik227f1 @KaitlynSchiess So Paul means that only the men can prophecy and only the men can learn? But Paul assumes women are praying and prophesying in the congregation in 1 Cor 11:5. Why does h

@steelmann777 @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment No, Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their silencing of women. "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] only?...

@steelmann777 @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment No, Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their silencing of women. "What? came the word of God o

1 Cor 7:1 question

@RitsuBreh @Mcn_xd Paul said that he wished they were all single as he was (1 Co

@RitsuBreh @Mcn_xd Paul said that he wished they were all single as he was (1 Cor 7:7). What happens to single women or barren women or widows?

1 Cor 7:7 question

@SetApart4Him44 @andijen88 @MiaGoss44 @MadKneetoe Paul is referring to a specific deceived woman in Ephesus who is teaching false doctrine and her husband who is not deceived is silent just like the prototype couple in Eden. Paul is not preventing w...

@SetApart4Him44 @andijen88 @MiaGoss44 @MadKneetoe Paul is referring to a specific deceived woman in Ephesus who is teaching false doctrine and her husband who is not deceived is silent just like the p

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@BaxterWilliams_ @jon_bickle I understand this thinking, except that it is in all the earliest manuscripts, so the idea that it was added is very unlikely. There's another take: Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote him (ref 1 Cor 7...

@BaxterWilliams_ @jon_bickle I understand this thinking, except that it is in all the earliest manuscripts, so the idea that it was added is very unlikely. There's another take: Paul was quoting from

1 Cor 7:1 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@conserve1689 @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment I hear what you are saying. But it really depends on how it is handled. My current church is egalitarian and they are leaving a denomination that is liberal on LGBTQ, so they are proof that ...

@conserve1689 @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment I hear what you are saying. But it really depends on how it is handled. My current church is egalitarian and they are leaving a denomination

@skank88 @Serenity3000 Maybe you need to revisit this passage. Paul is dealing

@skank88 @Serenity3000 Maybe you need to revisit this passage. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine and not restricting qualified women from teaching truth. h

@Jeremiahsentme @FrancisDePaul1 @Busybee32433175 @SpesMagnaMark @father_rmv 1 Ti

@Jeremiahsentme @FrancisDePaul1 @Busybee32433175 @SpesMagnaMark @father_rmv 1 Tim 2:11-15 deals with a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine. It is not restricting qualified women fr

@Wll24986 @HastiGomes That’s just sad. False teaching and error is not relegate

@Wll24986 @HastiGomes That’s just sad. False teaching and error is not relegated to only one sex though. And Paul wasn’t forbidding qualified women from preaching the truth. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@KaeleyT “But my husband loves me, and he knows my struggle. He knows I can’t si

@KaeleyT “But my husband loves me, and he knows my struggle. He knows I can’t sit idly by while women are being mistreated in front of me, so he supported my weakness in this department by lending his

@JoshuaAdankala This is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1

@JoshuaAdankala This is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their statement about women being silent. Otherwise it contradicts Paul’s inclusive language in

1 Cor 7:1 general

@jefe_tweets This passage is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their statement that women must be silent. Otherwise it contradicts with the inclusive language Paul has for the rest of the chapter and else...

@jefe_tweets This passage is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their statement that women must be silent. Otherwise it contradicts with the inclusive lang

1 Cor 7:1 general

1 Cor 14:31 1 Cor 7:1 general

@Jobiz042 @yabaleftonline This passage is Paul quoting from the letter he received from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting what they said about women being silent. Paul’s instruction in 1 Cor 14:31 is that all can prophesy and that all can...

@Jobiz042 @yabaleftonline This passage is Paul quoting from the letter he received from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting what they said about women being silent. Paul’s instruction in 1 C

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@DeniedTitan @CrankyKat @RevJacquiLewis In 1 Tim 2:11-15, Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine in Ephesus. He is not restricting women from teaching true doctrine. In 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from the...

@DeniedTitan @CrankyKat @RevJacquiLewis In 1 Tim 2:11-15, Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine in Ephesus. He is not restricting women from teaching true doct

1 Cor 14:34-36 1 Cor 7:1 1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@JacobSpray5 @Believer1611KJV 1 Tim 2:11-15 is about false teaching, not about preventing women from teaching true doctrine. 1 Cor 14:34-36 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting it. As for the requirement...

@JacobSpray5 @Believer1611KJV 1 Tim 2:11-15 is about false teaching, not about preventing women from teaching true doctrine. 1 Cor 14:34-36 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @take_me_jesus @CatholicABear Interesting. Why then do you

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @take_me_jesus @CatholicABear Interesting. Why then do you believe that women cannot lead?

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @take_me_jesus @CatholicABear I don’t think that they are. I thought you were highlighting physical and neurological differences that make women unsuited for leadership when compared to men. I’m saying that is clearly not the ca...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @take_me_jesus @CatholicABear I don’t think that they are. I thought you were highlighting physical and neurological differences that make women unsuited for leadership when compa

@pauldirks @take_me_jesus @KaeleyT @CatholicABear Yes, I’m also fine with that.

@pauldirks @take_me_jesus @KaeleyT @CatholicABear Yes, I’m also fine with that. But how do you get from this that women cannot lead? Also there are single women and widows who don’t have family obli

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @CatholicABear Paul, I think that this is a mischaracterizat

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @CatholicABear Paul, I think that this is a mischaracterization of what Kaeley is saying. We believe there are differences and that both mother and father are needed but you want

@gary_groyper @moniemon84 @MillerStream @JonnyRoot_ Well, I think you misunderstand this passage. Paul was stopping false teaching, not women. There was a particular deceived woman who was teaching false doctrine and her husband who wasn’t deceived...

@gary_groyper @moniemon84 @MillerStream @JonnyRoot_ Well, I think you misunderstand this passage. Paul was stopping false teaching, not women. There was a particular deceived woman who was teaching

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@faithwillsaveu @AlfredDolan1 @smashbaals That verse does not restrict all women

@faithwillsaveu @AlfredDolan1 @smashbaals That verse does not restrict all women from teaching, just those teaching false doctrine… https://t.co/GWXXBQrZnv

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@Jose287631 @igarglewithfire I appreciate your tone. “This is the brass tacks,

@Jose287631 @igarglewithfire I appreciate your tone. “This is the brass tacks, bottom of the line, bare truth that's imho God inspired.” What, that women cannot preach? That’s what I’m contesting a

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@godlywomanhood That’s not true. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in the church at Ephesus. Her husband is not deceived and saying nothing—and so this couple is just like the prototypes in Genesis 3. Paul is deali...

@godlywomanhood That’s not true. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in the church at Ephesus. Her husband is not deceived and saying nothing—and so this couple is just

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-01

@BamaTorch1992 @shawnwood @farmingandJesus @rcberli01 That passage is not restri

@BamaTorch1992 @shawnwood @farmingandJesus @rcberli01 That passage is not restricting women from teaching true doctrine. No one should be teaching false doctrine…that’s not gender specific. https://t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-01

@MegaChurchMouse That verse is not about stopping women from teaching true doctr

@MegaChurchMouse That verse is not about stopping women from teaching true doctrine. Take another look. https://t.co/GWXXBQrZnv

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-01

@Ken_FiveSolas Not commenting on the choice to make a sermon centred around the

@Ken_FiveSolas Not commenting on the choice to make a sermon centred around the Barbie movie, but that text does not prohibit women from teaching true doctrine. Take another look…I go through it in t

@Paladin_Jack777 @KDuffRealtor @godlywomanhood That passage is not meant to stop

@Paladin_Jack777 @KDuffRealtor @godlywomanhood That passage is not meant to stop qualified women from preaching true doctrine, teaching anyone (including men), or overseeing or pastoral work. https://

@DST_QA First, here’s a thread on 1 Tim 2:11-15. Paul is not stopping qualified

@DST_QA First, here’s a thread on 1 Tim 2:11-15. Paul is not stopping qualified and gifted women from leading, overseeing, preaching or teaching true doctrine. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@lesbian_gran @storyofndblake @5Solas2 Paul’s not restricting qualified and gift

@lesbian_gran @storyofndblake @5Solas2 Paul’s not restricting qualified and gifted women from serving as leaders or preaching truth. Take another look. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Start with the one you quoted. “A woman…a man…” why does Paul use the singular here? He used plural for all people, for all males and for all women in the prior verses. Why wouldn’t he say “women are not allowed to teach…”?...

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS Start with the one you quoted. “A woman…a man…” why does Paul use the singular here? He used plural for all people, for all males and for all women in the prior verses. Why

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS I agree…stick to what it says. Don’t prevent qualified,

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS I agree…stick to what it says. Don’t prevent qualified, gifted women from preaching true doctrine and pastoral ministry.

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS But what is the scripture saying? What about qualified

@trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS But what is the scripture saying? What about qualified and gifted women who speak true doctrine? Many men say things that are not right not as well.

@5Solas2 The Bible doesn’t restrict qualified women from preaching true doctrine

@5Solas2 The Bible doesn’t restrict qualified women from preaching true doctrine and pastoral work. Take another look. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@Richard09179317 Take another look. This passage is not restricting all women f

@Richard09179317 Take another look. This passage is not restricting all women from teaching but there was a specific deceived woman Paul and Timothy would have known about. It fits all the evidence.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-22

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this same lecture you also assert that women are relational and men are protective and this results in a division of labor. However, that the man helps protect does not give him primacy in leadership. That the woman is relati...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this same lecture you also assert that women are relational and men are protective and this results in a division of labor. However, that the man helps protect does not give hi

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-22

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I think that we were showing that leadership is best with both women and men together and that leadership qualities are not male only attributes. Aggression is not a leadership attribute. Logical thinking does not belong only to...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I think that we were showing that leadership is best with both women and men together and that leadership qualities are not male only attributes. Aggression is not a leadership at

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-19

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Yoinks. Thanks for this clip Kaeley! He says earlier that "Women not only can be, but must be students of Scripture. They must be catechized and discipled to be clear and disciplined thinkers, able to refute error and hold fast ...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Yoinks. Thanks for this clip Kaeley! He says earlier that "Women not only can be, but must be students of Scripture. They must be catechized and discipled to be clear and discipl