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@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @nakedpastor The reason the husband is said to be the kehpale of the wife is because of Adam and Eve ⎯ Eve was created from Adam as her source. Adam was created first. But authority doesn’t come from being created first or el...

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @nakedpastor The reason the husband is said to be the kehpale of the wife is because of Adam and Eve ⎯ Eve was created from Adam as her source. Adam was created first. But aut

1 Peter 5:1 1 Peter 5:4 general

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @nakedpastor No one is called the “head” of any church. There is no lead pastor/shepherd indicated in scripture except Jesus (1 Peter 5:4). Also, Peter calls himself a fellow elder (1 Peter 5:1) so someone can be both an Apos...

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @nakedpastor No one is called the “head” of any church. There is no lead pastor/shepherd indicated in scripture except Jesus (1 Peter 5:4). Also, Peter calls himself a fellow

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Paul wasn’t advocating for a hierarchy of authority. He was talking about Jesus being the source or origin of His church and Adam being the source or origin of Eve thus giving the grounding for marria...

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Paul wasn’t advocating for a hierarchy of authority. He was talking about Jesus being the source or origin of His church and Adam being the source or

Why did the apostles choose 7 males and did not include women to lead in the dis

Why did the apostles choose 7 males and did not include women to lead in the distribution of food to the Hellenistic widows in Acts 6? https://t.co/jJmnP3Gb9W

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-21

@Urban__Tree I’ve thought a bit about why Paul uses this term “one wife husband” instead of the term “monogamous.” He certainly advocated for leadership reflecting the ideal of one man and one woman “until death do they part” yet Paul himself wasn’t...

@Urban__Tree I’ve thought a bit about why Paul uses this term “one wife husband” instead of the term “monogamous.” He certainly advocated for leadership reflecting the ideal of one man and one woman

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-21

@heaveniscallin1 @FrMatthewLC 1 Tim 5:9 uses the wording ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή (or one husband wife) though not in the context of leadership. When Paul uses "one wife husband" in 1 Tim 3:2,12 and Titus 1:6, I see this as generic of monogomy but I think t...

@heaveniscallin1 @FrMatthewLC 1 Tim 5:9 uses the wording ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή (or one husband wife) though not in the context of leadership. When Paul uses "one wife husband" in 1 Tim 3:2,12 and Titus 1:

Titus 1:6 1 Tim 3:2 1 Tim 5:9 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-19

@AmericanAccolon @BonifaceOption The SBC shouldn’t have kicked out churches with women leaders. This is not the same thing as those who approve of gender fluidity or sex outside of a one man, one woman marriage “until death do they part.” Take anot...

@AmericanAccolon @BonifaceOption The SBC shouldn’t have kicked out churches with women leaders. This is not the same thing as those who approve of gender fluidity or sex outside of a one man, one wom

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-19

As we consider the ongoing debate over lifting restrictions on women in leadersh

As we consider the ongoing debate over lifting restrictions on women in leadership roles, especially within Christian churches, it’s worth asking: At which stage are we at in the journey toward recogn

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-18

@The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf Well, that’s another thing I guess…all believers are saints. I don’t believe we were discussing whether women could participate openly in church alongside of men. And no one is saying that women participate “as men”—it se...

@The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf Well, that’s another thing I guess…all believers are saints. I don’t believe we were discussing whether women could participate openly in church alongside of men. And no o

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-18

@The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf I don’t know what this picture is referring to or pro

@The_Lilion @HeidiSchlumpf I don’t know what this picture is referring to or proving, but are you suggesting this is evidence for women deacons/elders/bishops—women leaders?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-17

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Actually...I heard John Wick killed two people with a pencil😏 My point was that the danger is in the heart, for it is from the heart that evil comes. Art, music, wealth, authority, beauty or power are not dangerous if the person...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Actually...I heard John Wick killed two people with a pencil😏 My point was that the danger is in the heart, for it is from the heart that evil comes. Art, music, wealth, authorit

@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

@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

@William_E_Wolfe The problem is that the SBC should never have made restricting leadership to males a statement of faith. Where is a qualified and gifted woman teaching true doctrine or pastoring called a sin in any list of sins? Or is it just a si...

@William_E_Wolfe The problem is that the SBC should never have made restricting leadership to males a statement of faith. Where is a qualified and gifted woman teaching true doctrine or pastoring cal

@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.

@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

@jchasedavis Then there are others who after studying the scriptures more carefu

@jchasedavis Then there are others who after studying the scriptures more carefully realize we were wrong to exclude half the body of Christ from leadership opportunities. You don’t have to agree wit

It seems suggesting a different take on scripture is heresy to some Patriarchali

It seems suggesting a different take on scripture is heresy to some Patriarchalists. Question: isn’t blocking me taking authority over me? Is she allowed to do that in her own system? https://t.co/m

@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

@SayyadinaHeresy @SpillmanThom @keirburrows @Saturniidae8 Paul refers to the creation order not to explain hierarchy or authority—otherwise animals would be over humans—but to explain why Adam wasn’t deceived and Eve was. Adam saw God creating thing...

@SayyadinaHeresy @SpillmanThom @keirburrows @Saturniidae8 Paul refers to the creation order not to explain hierarchy or authority—otherwise animals would be over humans—but to explain why Adam wasn’t

@godlywomanhood 1 Cor 7:4–6 (NIV): “The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except p...

@godlywomanhood 1 Cor 7:4–6 (NIV): “The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields i

1 Cor 7:4 debate

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 @njbemont It’s not about teaching “authority” but a

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 @njbemont It’s not about teaching “authority” but about gifting. It’s a serving role for the growth, maturity and protection of the body, not a ruling over role.

@Prawnter_ You are right that if you get there by going against what you see as

@Prawnter_ You are right that if you get there by going against what you see as the clear teaching of scripture, then you will do that for other things. But if you get there because of a deep underst

@tomascol @DineshDSouza There is certainly an issue with churches doing something that appears to contradict the Bible by ignoring the Bible. That can lead down a slippery slope to worse things. But what if that church gets to a different conclusio...

@tomascol @DineshDSouza There is certainly an issue with churches doing something that appears to contradict the Bible by ignoring the Bible. That can lead down a slippery slope to worse things. But

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr The 12 disciples were chosen before the start of the church. Being first doesn't mean leadership was exclusively Jewish men. Paul said Junia was included with those who were outstanding among the apostles. Wh...

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr The 12 disciples were chosen before the start of the church. Being first doesn't mean leadership was exclusively Jewish men. Paul said Junia was included with

@GMErectheus @abitztony1 @TaylorRMarshall By apostolic I understand the teaching of the apostles, not the Roman Catholic magisterium: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer" (Acts...

@GMErectheus @abitztony1 @TaylorRMarshall By apostolic I understand the teaching of the apostles, not the Roman Catholic magisterium: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellows

Acts 2:42 debate

@aleciajonesnow @fat_brownie @goteamcarr The vast majority of those who go to seminary don't know what this means: "Where two or three are gathered, there I am in their midst." No one is said to "authentein" anyone. Is a man supposed to be an autho...

@aleciajonesnow @fat_brownie @goteamcarr The vast majority of those who go to seminary don't know what this means: "Where two or three are gathered, there I am in their midst." No one is said to "aut

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@fat_brownie @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Here’s the details from Belleville on a

@fat_brownie @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Here’s the details from Belleville on authentein. https://t.co/bm2qJCK0P8

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@DickSaban1 @AlamoRememberer @RGIII There’s a few that have the same take but not many that put it all together this way. So I could quote commentaries for specific points but not one that gets it all…at least not one I know of yet. I quote Bellevi...

@DickSaban1 @AlamoRememberer @RGIII There’s a few that have the same take but not many that put it all together this way. So I could quote commentaries for specific points but not one that gets it al

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@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

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you...

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you he

@TakTik227f1 @droolycat @KaitlynSchiess 1 Tim 2:12⎯Paul is addressing a specific deceived woman who was teaching false doctrine. He left Timothy behind in Ephesus to correct situations like this. "The man" is not in the definite here, it is "a man"...

@TakTik227f1 @droolycat @KaitlynSchiess 1 Tim 2:12⎯Paul is addressing a specific deceived woman who was teaching false doctrine. He left Timothy behind in Ephesus to correct situations like this. "T

1 Tim 2:12 general

@Ro12Two @barrowboy42 @nickmobrien This is the wrong idea of what it means to be the Biblical 'head' or κεφαλὴ. Marriage always goes back to Eden, and in Eden we see the following: 1. Man came first (that doesn't mean he has authority over the wife ...

@Ro12Two @barrowboy42 @nickmobrien This is the wrong idea of what it means to be the Biblical 'head' or κεφαλὴ. Marriage always goes back to Eden, and in Eden we see the following: 1. Man came first

@TakTik227f1 @Genichiro42069 @KaitlynSchiess No, that's not what is going on here. Equal treatment is not the same as modern feminism. I am upholding God's word, not the doctrines of men which hold back half of the body of Christ from participating...

@TakTik227f1 @Genichiro42069 @KaitlynSchiess No, that's not what is going on here. Equal treatment is not the same as modern feminism. I am upholding God's word, not the doctrines of men which hold

@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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@JBenSimpson @DuletzkeMelanie @pastordmack Not even men are supposed to exercise

@JBenSimpson @DuletzkeMelanie @pastordmack Not even men are supposed to exercise 'authentein' over anyone. If the great commission applies to everyone, any believer can disciple anyone, male or femal

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@pauldirks @BillboardChris Was that a comment about Pollivier’s leadership?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@CrankyKat @DeniedTitan @RevJacquiLewis There’s a soft side to this complementarian view that is certainly appealing, but it still misses some things about these passages and inserts authority and hierarchy and gender based roles that are not what th...

@CrankyKat @DeniedTitan @RevJacquiLewis There’s a soft side to this complementarian view that is certainly appealing, but it still misses some things about these passages and inserts authority and hie

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@sleeper_awoke @emilykmay Adam wasn’t deceived because he was created first and observed God creating that tree from the dust..the one that the forbidden fruit came from. Eve didn’t experience that. Her deception doesn’t come from her gender or bec...

@sleeper_awoke @emilykmay Adam wasn’t deceived because he was created first and observed God creating that tree from the dust..the one that the forbidden fruit came from. Eve didn’t experience that.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-08

@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 The way you are phrasing your question—and what I know you believe about gender role linkages—leads me to believe you are asking whether men can replace a mother in child-rearing. I don’t think they can ever replac...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @CatholicABear The way you are phrasing your question—and what I know you believe about gender role linkages—leads me to believe you are asking whether men can replace a mother in

@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

@KnightsRepose @j_bryan_price @TaylorRMarshall @smashbaals That’s a good passage

@KnightsRepose @j_bryan_price @TaylorRMarshall @smashbaals That’s a good passage to come back with. What traditions do you think Paul was referring to here? Do you think he meant any tradition that

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-05

@Robert_S_Morley @FredoLives @_nomadic_soul Wow, the British are really good at insulting someone and sounding high class. Reminds me of the smooth sophisticated tripe against the God of the Bible that rolls off the tongue from Richard Dawkins. Nat...

@Robert_S_Morley @FredoLives @_nomadic_soul Wow, the British are really good at insulting someone and sounding high class. Reminds me of the smooth sophisticated tripe against the God of the Bible th

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

There should be no “head” leadership or those who command to obey them. All (no

There should be no “head” leadership or those who command to obey them. All (not just leaders) are given the authority to call others to obey Christ. https://t.co/rFutuQOkTI

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

@kimberley_7_ @GillesPaling @BogdanOancea77 I don’t believe the Biblical text—when carefully considered—teaches there are gender restrictions on leadership. I’m also questioning what is meant by “authority over men.” The word used in 1 Tim 2 is aut...

@kimberley_7_ @GillesPaling @BogdanOancea77 I don’t believe the Biblical text—when carefully considered—teaches there are gender restrictions on leadership. I’m also questioning what is meant by “aut

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy I’m not saying Jesus is not God. So technically the one inside Mary was God. But to frame Mary as “The Mother of God” has lead to all sorts of bad teachings…that Mary had to be immaculate or a perpetual virgin…and see ...

@AdamJKrejci @Rach4Patriarchy I’m not saying Jesus is not God. So technically the one inside Mary was God. But to frame Mary as “The Mother of God” has lead to all sorts of bad teachings…that Mary h