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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Partially, yes. Salvation for the remaining Israelites and judgment for those gathered against them at Armageddon. However, in the Millennium when Jesus reigns from Jerusalem, there are still nations⎯and the church will be...

@_jonbowlin @slow_down_Jess Partially, yes. Salvation for the remaining Israelites and judgment for those gathered against them at Armageddon. However, in the Millennium when Jesus reigns from Jerusal

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-29

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote Hm. I thought family proceeded the church? At any rate, if what you are saying is the case, then we need to make sure that what we think is the way the church is setup is actually what God intended. Did God intend only Je...

@detfan10084382 @MarkGrote Hm. I thought family proceeded the church? At any rate, if what you are saying is the case, then we need to make sure that what we think is the way the church is setup is a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

RT @ryanschatz: @IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Many highlight the fact that wive

RT @ryanschatz: @IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Many highlight the fact that wives are to submit and respect, and that husbands are to love.…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace I'm saying that what you are asserting as Paul's instructions are not in alignment with scripture. What you stated is perfectly coherent. I'm simply asking you to show me what this looks like. Are you serio...

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace I'm saying that what you are asserting as Paul's instructions are not in alignment with scripture. What you stated is perfectly coherent. I'm simply asking

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

I created a🧵explaining Eph 5:22-33 in light of the reciprocity of subjection to one another in Eph 5:21. I also show how Paul appeals to Philemon to treat Onesimus, his former slave, as Paul himself! Paul appeals rather than commands demonstrating th...

I created a🧵explaining Eph 5:22-33 in light of the reciprocity of subjection to one another in Eph 5:21. I also show how Paul appeals to Philemon to treat Onesimus, his former slave, as Paul himself!

Eph 5:21 Eph 5:22-33 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So in this example from the "Totality of Scripture" we have a clear working example in how Paul treats Philemon and how he expects Onesimus⎯a Christian slave to be treated. And there is no authority or hierarchy in the ...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So in this example from the "Totality of Scripture" we have a clear working example in how Paul treats Philemon and how he expects Onesimus⎯a Christian slave to be treat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul even himself appeals to Philemon rather than

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul even himself appeals to Philemon rather than commanding him in an authoritarian manner, showing that Philemon's decision needs to be voluntary and not coerced which

Phm 1:14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul emphasizes how Onesimus has transformed from a slave to a 'beloved brother' both in the flesh and in the Lord. This reframes their relationship as equals in Christ. In fact, Paul appeals for Onesimus to be treated...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul emphasizes how Onesimus has transformed from a slave to a 'beloved brother' both in the flesh and in the Lord. This reframes their relationship as equals in Christ.

Phm 1:17 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul commends Philemon for his love and and faith, emphasizing qualities of generosity and compassion rather than authority (Phm 1:4-7). He then appeals to Philemon "for love's sake" to receive Onesimus back. He *expli...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul commends Philemon for his love and and faith, emphasizing qualities of generosity and compassion rather than authority (Phm 1:4-7). He then appeals to Philemon "fo

Phm 1:4-7 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace In fact, we have the example of Philemon and Ones

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace In fact, we have the example of Philemon and Onesimus. Paul does not emphasize authority or hierarchy even in this clear master-slave relationship, but rather, reframes

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Hm. I need to know what the scriptural principle and teaching looks like in your perspective or else your 'principles' appear to me as empty platitudes. In order to understand what it looks like to rule ove...

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Hm. I need to know what the scriptural principle and teaching looks like in your perspective or else your 'principles' appear to me as empty platitudes. In

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace If we consider master/slave dynamics, slaves obey their masters as long as they are being watched and often with minimal effort. If wives see themselves as house slaves, they may not be serving their husbands out of gen...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace If we consider master/slave dynamics, slaves obey their masters as long as they are being watched and often with minimal effort. If wives see themselves as house slaves,

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Your framework relies on pretext, not exegesis. P

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Your framework relies on pretext, not exegesis. Paul’s call to mutual submission challenges worldly hierarchies, not endorses them! +

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Many highlight the fact that wives are to submit and respect, and that husbands are to love. But in no way can a reasonable person assert that husbands are not also to respect their wives or that wives are not also to l...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Many highlight the fact that wives are to submit and respect, and that husbands are to love. But in no way can a reasonable person assert that husbands are not also to r

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Eph 5:21 does not limit submission to specific “lesser-greater” relationships; this is your imposed framework. The participle “ὑποτασσόμενοι” is reciprocal. Paul applies mutual submission to marital dynamics, elevatin...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Eph 5:21 does not limit submission to specific “lesser-greater” relationships; this is your imposed framework. The participle “ὑποτασσόμενοι” is reciprocal. Paul appli

Eph 5:21 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Where is unilateral authority here? You argue as

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Where is unilateral authority here? You argue as if authority inherently excludes mutual submission, but Paul’s words reject authoritarian patterns by focusing on servic

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Loving "as Christ loved the church" flips typical patriarchal authority on its head⎯Christ led by serving and dying for the church (Mk 10:42-45). You also point to the "totality of Scripture," yet mutual submission cle...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Loving "as Christ loved the church" flips typical patriarchal authority on its head⎯Christ led by serving and dying for the church (Mk 10:42-45). You also point to the

Mk 10:42-45 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Your claim that submission here flows from "lesser to greater" authority (wives to husbands, children to parents, slaves to masters) is inconsistent with Paul's pattern. The instruction to husbands to love their wives (...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Your claim that submission here flows from "lesser to greater" authority (wives to husbands, children to parents, slaves to masters) is inconsistent with Paul's pattern.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace The bridge doesn't contain hierarchy or authority

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace The bridge doesn't contain hierarchy or authority structures, and given v22 borrows the verb "submit" from v21, whatever follows must be consistent with mutuality. +

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Yes, Eph 5:21 does form a bridge concluding the list of 5 participles outlining what v18 means by being filled with the Spirit and introducing what this means in the husband/wife relationship which pictures Christ and t...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Yes, Eph 5:21 does form a bridge concluding the list of 5 participles outlining what v18 means by being filled with the Spirit and introducing what this means in the hus

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Can you please give me several exampl

@uav_guy_79 @CherylSchatz @harmonizedgrace Can you please give me several examples of how you have ruled or taken authority over your wife in the last month?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-28

@Pogre @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s only clear if you assume head means

@Pogre @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s only clear if you assume head means authority or rule. So why doesn’t the Bible just say that plainly then? Why don’t we have a single instance of the scri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@ClairmontVII @KaeleyT My previous church never ever shared elders’ minutes with

@ClairmontVII @KaeleyT My previous church never ever shared elders’ minutes with anyone but the government.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@Christi34606551 @ellechle9 @harmonizedgrace The bible is clear about headship,

@Christi34606551 @ellechle9 @harmonizedgrace The bible is clear about headship, but head is not a synonym for ruler or authority over.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@TruthCop1717 @harmonizedgrace Stop skipping verse 21! If submission is *recipro

@TruthCop1717 @harmonizedgrace Stop skipping verse 21! If submission is *reciprocal* how does that have anything to do with authority? https://t.co/zmIIpxlgNR

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So you get to make demands and I’m supposed to write you a 5000 word essay?? This is X. Since you don’t seem able to answer my question about 1Ti 2:12, let’s move on to Eph 5:21 where subjection is *reciprocal*—that me...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace So you get to make demands and I’m supposed to write you a 5000 word essay?? This is X. Since you don’t seem able to answer my question about 1Ti 2:12, let’s move on to

Eph 5:21 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@carol66944 @pushforgorilla @subq @harmonizedgrace Israel isn’t mentioned there.

@carol66944 @pushforgorilla @subq @harmonizedgrace Israel isn’t mentioned there. All God said in Ge 3:15 is the seed of the woman. The solution to the problem should come from the man if this is about

Ge 3:15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Egalitarians argue against male headship b/c ‘headship’ = ruler/authority today, but Paul doesn’t use it that way for church or M/F rels. I cited 1Co 7:4 as the only positive mention of authority in M/F rels, besides 1...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Egalitarians argue against male headship b/c ‘headship’ = ruler/authority today, but Paul doesn’t use it that way for church or M/F rels. I cited 1Co 7:4 as the only po

1Co 7:4 1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@pushforgorilla @subq @harmonizedgrace Adam’s mistake wasn’t simping, it was rebellion. Since you are referring to Adam simping, don’t you mean Ge 3:17, that Adam listened to the voice of his wife? Why did God say that he listened to her voice when ...

@pushforgorilla @subq @harmonizedgrace Adam’s mistake wasn’t simping, it was rebellion. Since you are referring to Adam simping, don’t you mean Ge 3:17, that Adam listened to the voice of his wife? W

Ge 3:17 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Who said male headship stems from the fall? Head doesn’t automatically mean ruler or the one in authority in scripture. If that’s what was meant, what’s wrong with using the word authority? The only time authority is us...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Who said male headship stems from the fall? Head doesn’t automatically mean ruler or the one in authority in scripture. If that’s what was meant, what’s wrong with using

1Co 7:4 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace Ok, so I’m still curious what commands you give you

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace Ok, so I’m still curious what commands you give your wife that equate to how you see Jesus ruling the church. Do you command her to wear red dresses? How much to eat or w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace How does the husband rule his wife? Can you be more

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace How does the husband rule his wife? Can you be more precise?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace If that is the case, that the husband serves his wi

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace If that is the case, that the husband serves his wife as a demonstration of how he lays his life down for her, then how is this exercising authority over her?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace Can a slave be exercising authority over the one they are serving? Isn't it obvious that if Jesus "empties Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant" and we (both men and women) are to emulate His posture, that we ough...

@uav_guy_79 @harmonizedgrace Can a slave be exercising authority over the one they are serving? Isn't it obvious that if Jesus "empties Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant" and we (both men a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@BigRedBetz @CharisHoll84971 @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace The Bible teaches us to believe and act on future promises which have yet to be fulfilled based on the past fulfilled promises and God’s proven character. Faith is an internal thing (and t...

@BigRedBetz @CharisHoll84971 @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace The Bible teaches us to believe and act on future promises which have yet to be fulfilled based on the past fulfilled promises and God’s pr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace People take Paul out of context and

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace People take Paul out of context and twist his intended meaning all the time—even those who lived at the same time as he did. https://t.co/fiRPAEqy6y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-27

@carol66944 @subq @harmonizedgrace …and kephale (head) doesn’t mean authority in

@carol66944 @subq @harmonizedgrace …and kephale (head) doesn’t mean authority in most Biblical contexts.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-26

@subq @harmonizedgrace Absolutely. And the husband’s submission is even greater

@subq @harmonizedgrace Absolutely. And the husband’s submission is even greater as he is to lay down his life daily. The greatest is to be the slave of all!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-26

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace What does pre-trib have to do with t

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace What does pre-trib have to do with the OP? Paul loved to murder?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-26

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace It literally means “stay silent.” An

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace It literally means “stay silent.” And Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him and refuting what they wrote here.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-26

@subq @harmonizedgrace Is laying down your life not submitting on a daily basis?

@subq @harmonizedgrace Is laying down your life not submitting on a daily basis? Are you not to emulate Christ? Does the following verse apply only to women? https://t.co/S104m2Ukbh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-26

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace And Paul is not saying in 1Co 14:34-

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace And Paul is not saying in 1Co 14:34-35 that women must be silent in church. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

1Co 14:34-35 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-26

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace Forcing someone against their will i

@BigRedBetz @Peacemaker811 @harmonizedgrace Forcing someone against their will is what the Bible teaches? https://t.co/RxjAyHny5U

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-26

@subq @harmonizedgrace God’s Word teaches mutual submission. I’m all about follo

@subq @harmonizedgrace God’s Word teaches mutual submission. I’m all about following God’s Word 💯 %

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-26

And the husband gets off Scott free for not also submitting to his wife? Nothin

And the husband gets off Scott free for not also submitting to his wife? Nothing that a little mutual submission wouldn’t fix @harmonizedgrace https://t.co/63m7ZUI8Ls

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-24

@KarenCicco @pitchford316 @ScottRoberts Thanks for the link to Dr. Woods’ materi

@KarenCicco @pitchford316 @ScottRoberts Thanks for the link to Dr. Woods’ materials on soteriology. He’s one of my favourite teachers. Merry Christmas to you and your family! Thanks for the interacti

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-24

@IiiPaulus @ScottRoberts That's not quite how it works. Faith is an admission of

@IiiPaulus @ScottRoberts That's not quite how it works. Faith is an admission of weakness and transference of trust to the one who is able. Faith is not a gift, salvation is. Gifts have to be accepted

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-24

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts That is certainly one group of people. Others appear to be submitted to him, serving as missionaries and living like the most committed Christians but then something changes and they leave the faith. The text suggests tha...

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts That is certainly one group of people. Others appear to be submitted to him, serving as missionaries and living like the most committed Christians but then something change

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-24

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts Thanks for praying for me, but I don't think that Satan has me confused. I never said it is a "contractual agreement"⎯I simply shared scriptures that showed a different view from what it appears you are suggesting. Yes⎯it...

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts Thanks for praying for me, but I don't think that Satan has me confused. I never said it is a "contractual agreement"⎯I simply shared scriptures that showed a different vie

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-24

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts RE: "for He cannot deny Himself" in 2Ti 2:13⎯this does not mean God overlooks unfaithfulness or that unrepentant sinners automatically share in His promises. That is inconsistent with many scriptures. Rather, this indicate...

@pitchford316 @ScottRoberts RE: "for He cannot deny Himself" in 2Ti 2:13⎯this does not mean God overlooks unfaithfulness or that unrepentant sinners automatically share in His promises. That is incons

2Ti 2:13 commentary
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