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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@Rach4Patriarchy “Theotokos, the Holy Mother of God” - Mary is the mother of the body of Jesus. Yes Jesus is God but to say that Mary is the Mother of God who has no beginning is misleading. And the Bible never refers to her this way. “is the embo...

@Rach4Patriarchy “Theotokos, the Holy Mother of God” - Mary is the mother of the body of Jesus. Yes Jesus is God but to say that Mary is the Mother of God who has no beginning is misleading. And the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@ChristianJComis @PastorMark Curiously I never read any of these books but of co

@ChristianJComis @PastorMark Curiously I never read any of these books but of course others explained this as Eve telling or leading Adam and you don’t see it until you read the text more carefully.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-28

@PastorMark And would you describe a Jezebel as as a female leader?? Sounds a l

@PastorMark And would you describe a Jezebel as as a female leader?? Sounds a lot like the term "semi-Pelagian." Just another way of calling people names instead of dealing with real issues.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-26

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica Those verses in 1 Cor 14:34-35 are not referring to source or origin. However, whenever you see the Greek “kephale” it can mean source or origin depending on the context. Is it proper for anyone to have auth...

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica Those verses in 1 Cor 14:34-35 are not referring to source or origin. However, whenever you see the Greek “kephale” it can mean source or origin depending on

1 Cor 14:34-35 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica Man is not the authority over or the ruler over the wife, but the “source” or “origin” of the wife. Christ is also the source of His church which is a bride but made up of both males and females. Jesus is sa...

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica Man is not the authority over or the ruler over the wife, but the “source” or “origin” of the wife. Christ is also the source of His church which is a bride b

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica Your argument about authority being rel

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica Your argument about authority being related to order of creation doesn’t make sense. https://t.co/0TRungnpXU

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica What does that mean “have authority over men”? You mean any man in the church, or even the pastor, can just tell you what to do? If it is due to order of creation, then the animals should rule over people as...

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica What does that mean “have authority over men”? You mean any man in the church, or even the pastor, can just tell you what to do? If it is due to order of cre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@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

1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-25

@pauldirks @KaeleyT As you can see in my post, I said “no one is said to ‘authentein’ anyone”—that word is only used once and not used positively in scripture. The details I provided from Belleville are very convincing about the meaning of Authentei...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT As you can see in my post, I said “no one is said to ‘authentein’ anyone”—that word is only used once and not used positively in scripture. The details I provided from Belleville

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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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-22

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this lecture you also refer to the following verse: 1 Corinthians 11:10 (NASB 2020): “Therefore the woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.” However, “a symbol of” is not in the Greek. The...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this lecture you also refer to the following verse: 1 Corinthians 11:10 (NASB 2020): “Therefore the woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.”

1 Cor 6:2-3 1 Corinthians 11:10 debate
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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-19

@Jon82Mac I appreciate your demeanour. I really try not to get offended even if people get heated, but I appreciate your sincere questions. I don’t see Paul meaning that the husband is in a hierarchical position over, or the authority over, or the ...

@Jon82Mac I appreciate your demeanour. I really try not to get offended even if people get heated, but I appreciate your sincere questions. I don’t see Paul meaning that the husband is in a hierarch

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I appreciate your distancing yourself from some patriarchalists. I don’t believe biblically that anyone is to have “authentein” over anyone, so the statement in 1 Tim 2:11-12 has a specific understanding in the context of somethi...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I appreciate your distancing yourself from some patriarchalists. I don’t believe biblically that anyone is to have “authentein” over anyone, so the statement in 1 Tim 2:11-12 has

1 Tim 2:11-12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Agreed and just to be specific to get agreement from PaulD, he would say that a woman can teach women and children and can share the gospel or share prophecy, but she must remain under the judgment of the elders when doing so and ...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks Agreed and just to be specific to get agreement from PaulD, he would say that a woman can teach women and children and can share the gospel or share prophecy, but she must remain u

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Elaborating on Gen 3:16… Why did God tell Eve that her husband would rule over her rather than God saying to Adam that He gave him rule over her? God did not say to Eve that she was to be in a place of permanent subordination. Wh...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Elaborating on Gen 3:16… Why did God tell Eve that her husband would rule over her rather than God saying to Adam that He gave him rule over her? God did not say to Eve that she w

Gen 3:16 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@GillesPaling @BogdanOancea77 I’m not asserting “theological liberalism” but mer

@GillesPaling @BogdanOancea77 I’m not asserting “theological liberalism” but merely that the Bible does not teach that qualified women who lead and those who preach and teach true doctrine are not goi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Ok, but husbands are not an authority over their wives as in

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Ok, but husbands are not an authority over their wives as in a parent over a child.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Wives submitting to their husbands is in the context of the

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Wives submitting to their husbands is in the context of the body submitting one to another, leaders to congregants included. Submitting is not about authority structures but an at

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-16

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, there are differences beyond the physical. However, these differences should not be misconstrued as barriers to women’s capacity for leadership, theological study, teaching, or preaching. The real question we should be askin...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, there are differences beyond the physical. However, these differences should not be misconstrued as barriers to women’s capacity for leadership, theological study, teaching,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-15

@pauldirks @KaeleyT What specifically in a woman’s constitution makes her incapa

@pauldirks @KaeleyT What specifically in a woman’s constitution makes her incapable of (or inappropriately desiring of) leading in a church or co-leading her family with her husband or leading in some

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-15

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @CharmyRosewolf If it’s just an analogy because of marriage which doesn’t restrict women from leadership roles, if it doesn’t mean the husband breaking every tie (unless by mutual consent), if it doesn’t mean you peer into the eye...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @CharmyRosewolf If it’s just an analogy because of marriage which doesn’t restrict women from leadership roles, if it doesn’t mean the husband breaking every tie (unless by mutual

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-15

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I love that you said “persuade me”! You are right that the

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I love that you said “persuade me”! You are right that the wife is not the type of Christ in marriage itself but that’s as far as the type goes. This type neither implies nor req

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-15

@GillesPaling @William_E_Wolfe @amconmag A woman leading into truth and not preaching error is no where called a sin in the Bible. What does one’s biological sex have to do with teaching others about God’s ways? It only contravenes patriarchy. I’m...

@GillesPaling @William_E_Wolfe @amconmag A woman leading into truth and not preaching error is no where called a sin in the Bible. What does one’s biological sex have to do with teaching others about

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-15

@blitziod @muddymothball @godlywomanhood Also, 1 Cor 7:3-4 says the wife has authority over the husband’s body. How does that work when you have two wives? One has to sleep alone for half of their married lives? How does she feel hearing her husba...

@blitziod @muddymothball @godlywomanhood Also, 1 Cor 7:3-4 says the wife has authority over the husband’s body. How does that work when you have two wives? One has to sleep alone for half of their m

1 Cor 7:3-4 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-12

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 So you agree that the husband

@JohnMoo26668690 @WillEhrendreich @ElizabethOstli1 So you agree that the husband doesn’t have authority over his body? There is an exception, something he doesn’t explicitly have authority over. You

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@WillEhrendreich @JohnMoo26668690 @ElizabethOstli1 Think about this for a second…If the man doesn’t have authority over his own body…then what makes you think he has authority over his wife? I’m simply finding an example where the husband is said he...

@WillEhrendreich @JohnMoo26668690 @ElizabethOstli1 Think about this for a second…If the man doesn’t have authority over his own body…then what makes you think he has authority over his wife? I’m simp

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@JohnMoo26668690 @ElizabethOstli1 @WillEhrendreich Nowhere in Genesis 1-3 do we see any of the persons present acting as if they are aware of an authority hierarchy. God didn't tell Adam he had authority over Eve. Eve didn't behave like she underst...

@JohnMoo26668690 @ElizabethOstli1 @WillEhrendreich Nowhere in Genesis 1-3 do we see any of the persons present acting as if they are aware of an authority hierarchy. God didn't tell Adam he had autho

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 If the requirement "one wife husband" is the same for both elders and deacons and females can be deacons, then on that basis there is no restriction females cannot be elders. Leadership leads to Christ and His Word; it i...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 If the requirement "one wife husband" is the same for both elders and deacons and females can be deacons, then on that basis there is no restriction females cannot be elde

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

1 Tim 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9 ⎯ Character qualifications for leadership; Paul doesn'

1 Tim 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9 ⎯ Character qualifications for leadership; Paul doesn't forbid the single, the childless or women https://t.co/SMUaKrLevt

1 Tim 3:1-13 Titus 1:5-9 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

What the Bible says about gender and leadership. Let's bring peace to the divid

What the Bible says about gender and leadership. Let's bring peace to the divide and work in unison with those we disagree with on secondary matters. 🧵

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek You are the one saying I am infallible, n

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek You are the one saying I am infallible, not me. Fallacy: appeal to authority https://t.co/Er42JjzD1M

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Fallacy #1: appeal to authority https://t

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Fallacy #1: appeal to authority https://t.co/Er42JjzD1M Fallacy #2: argumentum ad populum https://t.co/U4th8NmokL Fallacy #3: ad hominem https://t.co/mlOGSE5Q6

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek We don’t disagree on the authority of scr

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek We don’t disagree on the authority of scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Jesus washed Judas' feet at the last supper...Paul called himself "a bondservant of Christ." We are all servants. The context has to be used to determine whether the person is a leader or not. It is leaders t...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Jesus washed Judas' feet at the last supper...Paul called himself "a bondservant of Christ." We are all servants. The context has to be used to determine wheth

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Again, the apostles are chosen before the church is instituted. Just because men were chosen first doesn’t mean women cannot follow as apostles (though different than the foundational apostles). Just like chur...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Again, the apostles are chosen before the church is instituted. Just because men were chosen first doesn’t mean women cannot follow as apostles (though differen

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-09

@GlennDavies @NancyRPearcey So the difference is that patriarchalists (P) assert women are subservient to males and complementarians (C) assert women don’t lead in the family and church because it doesn’t follow God’s order? So P says women are crea...

@GlennDavies @NancyRPearcey So the difference is that patriarchalists (P) assert women are subservient to males and complementarians (C) assert women don’t lead in the family and church because it doe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@outcatching @TomBuck Firstly, all believers are priests already. You are right to think that leadership requires mature examples, but 1 Tim 3:2 says literally “one wife husband” which doesn’t mean married (Paul isn’t married) but faithful if marrie...

@outcatching @TomBuck Firstly, all believers are priests already. You are right to think that leadership requires mature examples, but 1 Tim 3:2 says literally “one wife husband” which doesn’t mean m

1 Tim 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@ronhenzel @richjmatt26 @edlars53 @triplett_mark @deli_cue Intriguing how Calvin

@ronhenzel @richjmatt26 @edlars53 @triplett_mark @deli_cue Intriguing how Calvinism is fact checked against the authority of Calvin.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck “A man will often know much less than his wife” - Interesting you admit this. “…this has nothing to do with his authority.” - Well, yes, if God gave the man authority over his wife then her knowledge would have ...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck “A man will often know much less than his wife” - Interesting you admit this. “…this has nothing to do with his authority.” - Well, yes, if God gave the man auth

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck Egalitarianism is a philosophy that says there is no hierarchy of one gender over the other, no ruling or authority of simply because of gender. Gender and ethnicity are baked into the OT system. Any male with ...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck Egalitarianism is a philosophy that says there is no hierarchy of one gender over the other, no ruling or authority of simply because of gender. Gender and ethni

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck You are right in that the husband is the kephale of his wife (since marriage always refers back to the first marriage). The problem is that you presume kephale means authority over or rule over. It means source...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck You are right in that the husband is the kephale of his wife (since marriage always refers back to the first marriage). The problem is that you presume kephale m

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck So where does that leave single women? I have a feeling we have a totally different idea of what leading means. Both the husband and the wife lead in different ways and different times. It is a mutual leadersh...

@uncledando @ChristChurchTe1 @TomBuck So where does that leave single women? I have a feeling we have a totally different idea of what leading means. Both the husband and the wife lead in different

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@AJG797 @TomBuck Yes, God gave "man" dominion, the "male and female" man (aka mankind). True, most people are not gifted to properly handle authority, but it has nothing to do with one's gender or how much muscle they have...or how angry they can ge...

@AJG797 @TomBuck Yes, God gave "man" dominion, the "male and female" man (aka mankind). True, most people are not gifted to properly handle authority, but it has nothing to do with one's gender or ho

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@anahnemoo @William_E_Wolfe This is divisive!! Since when is allowing women to preach true doctrine or lead based on God’s gifting a gospel issue?! In some ways it is because of Gal 3:28 and you can be certain women were saved just like men in the ...

@anahnemoo @William_E_Wolfe This is divisive!! Since when is allowing women to preach true doctrine or lead based on God’s gifting a gospel issue?! In some ways it is because of Gal 3:28 and you can

Gal 3:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@TheLone73479323 @RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris @jerr_rrej To say that it is worshippi

@TheLone73479323 @RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris @jerr_rrej To say that it is worshipping Satan simply by allowing gifted women to teach true doctrine and lead is hard to understand. https://t.co/LPisirHz38

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-06

@ChrisHohnholz You make good points here. And clearly men can be deceived and women can rebel against what they know. However, there is no evidence of authority or leadership in the original creation. Yes, God's sovereign will was to create the ma...

@ChrisHohnholz You make good points here. And clearly men can be deceived and women can rebel against what they know. However, there is no evidence of authority or leadership in the original creatio

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-05

@ronhenzel I get what you are saying...but sometimes a church is "lifeless" beca

@ronhenzel I get what you are saying...but sometimes a church is "lifeless" because the leaders stifle the church. Sometimes sermons are boring...because they really are boring.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-04

@Kdubtru You are just showing there’s a spectrum of male priority in leadership. If patriarchy seems too extreme you can be complementarian. If you don’t believe women speaking in church is shameful you can still believe that she is meant to not ju...

@Kdubtru You are just showing there’s a spectrum of male priority in leadership. If patriarchy seems too extreme you can be complementarian. If you don’t believe women speaking in church is shameful

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