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@OSRDwarf2 @DrCalumMiller Eve allowed the serpent to whisper? Wasn't it Adam who was told to guard the garden? He was right there beside her the whole time. So then it was Adam who allowed the serpent to speak. But don't forget that Paul shows even ...

@OSRDwarf2 @DrCalumMiller Eve allowed the serpent to whisper? Wasn't it Adam who was told to guard the garden? He was right there beside her the whole time. So then it was Adam who allowed the serpent

@iroquoisplskn87 The Greek does not say “a man” it uses the word τὶς which means

@iroquoisplskn87 The Greek does not say “a man” it uses the word τὶς which means anyone or someone. Both the wife and husband rule. Did you completely forget God’s command Im Gen 1:28? When did God un

Gen 1:28 commentary

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Eve was deceived, but Adam transgressed eyes wide open.

@carol66944 @OrinRomine Eve was deceived, but Adam transgressed eyes wide open. Paul affirms both truths. But in 1Ti 2:14–15, he focuses on the woman and offers a path to restoration—not to Adam, no

1Ti 2:14 debate

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I’m sorry to say this, but your handling of this passage is a chaotic mix of eisegesis, grammatical confusion, and theological misdirection—jumping between metaphors (Adam, Gentiles, Christ) without any textual anchor. None of...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine I’m sorry to say this, but your handling of this passage is a chaotic mix of eisegesis, grammatical confusion, and theological misdirection—jumping between metaphors (Adam, Gen

@carol66944 @OrinRomine That’s not how Greek works. The 3rd person singular σωθήσεται in v15 cannot refer back to Adam—he’s not the subject of v14, and v15 says “she will be saved if they continue.” Adam is male and singular; the plural “they” exclud...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine That’s not how Greek works. The 3rd person singular σωθήσεται in v15 cannot refer back to Adam—he’s not the subject of v14, and v15 says “she will be saved if they continue.” A

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@carol66944 @OrinRomine But 1Ti 2:15 says “She will be saved…”. You can’t change ‘she…saved’ to ‘he…preserved,’ from ‘the woman’ to ‘Adam.’ First, Adam cannot be modified at the time of writing as he is dead. Same with Eve. Second, this doesn’t addre...

@carol66944 @OrinRomine But 1Ti 2:15 says “She will be saved…”. You can’t change ‘she…saved’ to ‘he…preserved,’ from ‘the woman’ to ‘Adam.’ First, Adam cannot be modified at the time of writing as he

1Ti 2:15 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@smashbaals Smash needs to re-read 1Tim 2:12 in context. Paul wasn’t stopping anyone from teaching the truth. 1Ti 2:12 isn’t a universal ban on women teaching. Paul addresses a specific wife who was deceived and teaching error, and her husband who r...

@smashbaals Smash needs to re-read 1Tim 2:12 in context. Paul wasn’t stopping anyone from teaching the truth. 1Ti 2:12 isn’t a universal ban on women teaching. Paul addresses a specific wife who was

1Ti 2:12 1Tim 2:12 commentary

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 But Paul doesn’t say it was in her nature but relates to the time sequence of creation. Adam was created, placed in the garden, trees were created before his very eyes with full fruit, then animals from the dust (likely the ...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 But Paul doesn’t say it was in her nature but relates to the time sequence of creation. Adam was created, placed in the garden, trees were created before his very eyes with f

@FlyingHowitzer You are referring to 1Ti 1:12. It’s not referring to pastors, the context of the letter is stopping false teaching, the grammar is explicitly singular and the ‘the woman’ gives us evidence that there’s a specific woman who is deceived...

@FlyingHowitzer You are referring to 1Ti 1:12. It’s not referring to pastors, the context of the letter is stopping false teaching, the grammar is explicitly singular and the ‘the woman’ gives us evid

1Ti 1:12 commentary

@ChaseLutron Paul killed believers because he was deceived…he was like Eve in th

@ChaseLutron Paul killed believers because he was deceived…he was like Eve in that way, not Adam. Shepherds that fail to protect but feed God’s people to wolves were removed. https://t.co/CWJuYvVR8S

@Ashwin_Vengayil @Truth_matters20 That’s a very plausible solution assuming they are unbiased in how they are taking the measurements. But obviously for Adam to see the stars they would have to be made to have the light teach him in days. Maybe the w...

@Ashwin_Vengayil @Truth_matters20 That’s a very plausible solution assuming they are unbiased in how they are taking the measurements. But obviously for Adam to see the stars they would have to be mad

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 FYI: The only way to make sense of the 'she' and the 'they' is that the 'she' is a particular wife and the 'they' is her and her husband. It doesn't say 'they' will be saved because her husband is not deceived, just like Ada...

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 FYI: The only way to make sense of the 'she' and the 'they' is that the 'she' is a particular wife and the 'they' is her and her husband. It doesn't say 'they' will be saved

@carol66944 @5pur5y I don’t understand how you connect scripture like that. That Adam would rule was spoken to Eve and wasn’t an imperative and was a consequence of the fall. That God rules is a given. His humbling Himself to take on flesh and subje...

@carol66944 @5pur5y I don’t understand how you connect scripture like that. That Adam would rule was spoken to Eve and wasn’t an imperative and was a consequence of the fall. That God rules is a give

@KlarsKl I would say with knowledge comes responsibility. They were given equal authority but not equal knowledge given the time sequence order of creation. Adam was told to guard the garden and you are not told this without knowing what you are guar...

@KlarsKl I would say with knowledge comes responsibility. They were given equal authority but not equal knowledge given the time sequence order of creation. Adam was told to guard the garden and you a

1Ti 2:13-14 debate

@5pur5y FYI: The teaching that both genders were in Adam and God separated out t

@5pur5y FYI: The teaching that both genders were in Adam and God separated out the female gender is nowhere found in scripture. And that Jesus wasn't a male is also not anywhere inferred or stated in

@Paula_333 The facts are that Paul's description links the time sequence order of creation with deception. So something about the order and how he prepared Adam to guard the garden ensured he wouldn't be deceived, whereas Eve being the last thing cre...

@Paula_333 The facts are that Paul's description links the time sequence order of creation with deception. So something about the order and how he prepared Adam to guard the garden ensured he wouldn't

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

Complementarians say God gave Adam authority over Eve—and by extension, husbands over wives. But Adam was the one who failed (Ro 5:12). He wasn’t deceived, yet didn’t guard the garden or his own flesh, Eve. If failed shepherds are removed, why woul...

Complementarians say God gave Adam authority over Eve—and by extension, husbands over wives. But Adam was the one who failed (Ro 5:12). He wasn’t deceived, yet didn’t guard the garden or his own fles

Ro 5:12 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-03

@TodAshby @5Solas2 The question in the OP was “perfect” and. The Hebrew term use

@TodAshby @5Solas2 The question in the OP was “perfect” and. The Hebrew term used in Ezekiel 28:15 means perfect. Clearly Adam nor any person in creation was created without the ability to sin. https:

Ezekiel 28:15 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-24

@Prov_Standards Adam wasn’t created as the only one with a brain, or the only one who could work or teach or protect. That is a complete misunderstanding of God’s intent. The idea of Adam as head is of being the one who in creation was more prominen...

@Prov_Standards Adam wasn’t created as the only one with a brain, or the only one who could work or teach or protect. That is a complete misunderstanding of God’s intent. The idea of Adam as head is

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-24

@Prov_Standards Eve was created last and didn’t have these experiences of God and creation. God was setting Adam up to have experience and given a responsibility and a deep connection to his wife, and the way God created her was different than the re...

@Prov_Standards Eve was created last and didn’t have these experiences of God and creation. God was setting Adam up to have experience and given a responsibility and a deep connection to his wife, and

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-20

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz 1. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine and bringing her undeceived husband down with her (like Eve did with Adam). 2. Head doesn’t mean authority over but so...

@Kamalamaison @iamtheguardians @tmsilverman @legaltweetz 1. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine and bringing her undeceived husband down with her (like Eve did with

1Co 7:1 debate

In the thread starting from the following post, I go through the basis for Paul’s reference to Adam and Eve in 1Ti 2:13-14, the order of creation and how this relates to Eve’s being deceived by examining Genesis 2 in detail. It’s not gymnastics; it’...

In the thread starting from the following post, I go through the basis for Paul’s reference to Adam and Eve in 1Ti 2:13-14, the order of creation and how this relates to Eve’s being deceived by examin

1Ti 2:13-14 general

@Reneechop Adam doesn’t name Eve here but simply observes from her creation that

@Reneechop Adam doesn’t name Eve here but simply observes from her creation that she is from him and therefore since he is ‘ish’ she is ‘isha’—ie man and woman in Hebrew shows us the source relationsh

@Reneechop Paul connects the time sequence order of creation with Eve’s deception. What we know from a careful reading of Gen 2 is that god creates Adam (2:7), then plants a garden and puts Adam in it (2:8). Then God causes the trees to supernatural...

@Reneechop Paul connects the time sequence order of creation with Eve’s deception. What we know from a careful reading of Gen 2 is that god creates Adam (2:7), then plants a garden and puts Adam in i

@Reneechop Note that Paul also says that an entire church consisting of men and women can be deceived like Eve. Yes, men can be deceived too. What causes one to be deceived and another not to? Paul tells us the reason in 1Ti 2:13⎯ ”For it was Adam...

@Reneechop Note that Paul also says that an entire church consisting of men and women can be deceived like Eve. Yes, men can be deceived too. What causes one to be deceived and another not to? Paul

1Ti 2:13 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-16

@CoreyJMahler An egalitarian view of M & F does not deny creation. It emphasizes Gen 1:28 where God commands both to rule not the prophecy God made to Eve after the fall that Adam would rule over her. Again, fair that you disagree, but I’m not ...

@CoreyJMahler An egalitarian view of M & F does not deny creation. It emphasizes Gen 1:28 where God commands both to rule not the prophecy God made *to Eve* after the fall that Adam would rule ove

Gen 1:28 debate

@ladies4pd The best assessment I have on this is by taking what Paul wrote in 1Ti 2:13-14 and apply this to a carefule review of the wording in Gen 2. In that case, we see animals were created, Adam was created, a garden was made to grow before Adam...

@ladies4pd The best assessment I have on this is by taking what Paul wrote in 1Ti 2:13-14 and apply this to a carefule review of the wording in Gen 2. In that case, we see animals were created, Adam

1Ti 2:13-14 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-14

@CGAdamo @grok Hey @Grok, what specific teachings would @megbasham and @CGAdamo

@CGAdamo @grok Hey @Grok, what specific teachings would @megbasham and @CGAdamo likely be really concerned with regarding the J29Coalition? Are they things one can disagree on without having to divide

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith The problem in Genesis is that Adam didn’t treat Eve as his own flesh.

@ncksmith The problem in Genesis is that Adam didn’t treat Eve as his own flesh. He was not deceived; only she was deceived, but he didn’t help her.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith It means that you are to remember that your wife, while she is from another family, is one flesh with you in marriage. Just as Eve wasn’t created separately from the dust but from Adam’s flesh and bone, so you should see her and treat her a...

@ncksmith It means that you are to remember that your wife, while she is from another family, is one flesh with you in marriage. Just as Eve wasn’t created separately from the dust but from Adam’s fle

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-13

@ncksmith The husband as kephalē of the wife symbolically links to the foundatio

@ncksmith The husband as kephalē of the wife symbolically links to the foundation of marriage by God’s design of the first marriage as a one flesh relationship. Adam’s flesh and bone is the express o

Gen 2:21-22 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@SonOfManXY @smashbaals In a marriage, man is the head of his wife and Christ is the head of His church, both are one flesh relationships and the basis for marriage had Eve made from Adam’s flesh and bone and Jesus provide life to His church. But he...

@SonOfManXY @smashbaals In a marriage, man is the head of his wife and Christ is the head of His church, both are one flesh relationships and the basis for marriage had Eve made from Adam’s flesh and

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-12

@MarqueStuddock @smashbaals First, that men are physically stronger man mean they are more suited to plowing fields, but what does that have to do with teaching? Women cannot teach others? Second, the fall happened because Eve was deceived and Adam ...

@MarqueStuddock @smashbaals First, that men are physically stronger man mean they are more suited to plowing fields, but what does that have to do with teaching? Women cannot teach others? Second, th

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@biblemarriages @MikeWingerii @JonByers186054 Jon is pretty adamant that he thin

@biblemarriages @MikeWingerii @JonByers186054 Jon is pretty adamant that he thinks I’m a heretic and hellbound so I’m not sure he wants to engage further on this topic. But who knows…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@AdamDurham45945 @GenZCrusaders @smashbaals My 2cents here… I don’t think religion is for people who can’t think for themselves, though that seems to be the way it sometimes plays out unfortunately. Absolutely not the way it should be at all. The apo...

@AdamDurham45945 @GenZCrusaders @smashbaals My 2cents here… I don’t think religion is for people who can’t think for themselves, though that seems to be the way it sometimes plays out unfortunately. A

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge kephale is not meant to convey Christ’s authority

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge kephale is not meant to convey Christ’s authority. It is mean to convey that He is the source of the life of His body just like Adam was the source material that Eve was

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-10

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii That the husband is the kephale of the wife is the ver

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii That the husband is the kephale of the wife is the very basis of what marriage comes from. It points back to the first marriage where marriage is identified as one flesh unio

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-07

@NiceanRick @JackmanRobert Did Adam know his wife before he knew her?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-04

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii But one thinks ‘male headship’ is simply mapping back to Adam being the source material for Eve, headship being about source relationships. The other thinks it’s about power or authority over a person (more like how the wo...

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii But one thinks ‘male headship’ is simply mapping back to Adam being the source material for Eve, headship being about source relationships. The other thinks it’s about powe

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-29

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Thanks again for your detailed response. I’ll address each point in a separate post. 1Co 15:45 is frequently misunderstood. First—This verse compares origins, not transformations at resurrection. Paul explicitly quote...

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Thanks again for your detailed response. I’ll address each point in a separate post. 1Co 15:45 is frequently misunderstood. First—This verse compares origins, not tran

Gen 2:7 1Co 15:45 general

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ God didn't say that He cursed Eve in Gen 3:16. Her conception rate would increase (a good thing to populate the planet), and her toil would increase (same word used for Adam) and her desire wou...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ God didn't say that He cursed Eve in Gen 3:16. Her conception rate would increase (a good thing to populate the planet), and her toil would inc

Gen 3:16 debate

@JonByers186054 Eisegesis is inserting ideas foreign to the context into a text. How am I doing this? Which foreign ideas or concepts am I inserting? What narratives are made up? Paul connects a woman and a man with Adam and Eve, the time order of cr...

@JonByers186054 Eisegesis is inserting ideas foreign to the context into a text. How am I doing this? Which foreign ideas or concepts am I inserting? What narratives are made up? Paul connects a woman

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@StandAndKnox Paul links the time sequence order of creation with deception. So we must ask what it was about the time sequence of creation with Adam created, then animals created after Adam as well as the garden trees in Eden and Eve being created v...

@StandAndKnox Paul links the time sequence order of creation with deception. So we must ask what it was about the time sequence of creation with Adam created, then animals created after Adam as well a

@StandAndKnox Paul simply connected this wife who was deceived and her husband (

@StandAndKnox Paul simply connected this wife who was deceived and her husband (not deceived and silent, likely an elder) with the situation in Eden where Adam was informed and silent and only Eve was

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ First, Eve's rate of conception would increase so that the world would be populated since they would die. Second, Eve wouldn't divorce her husband but would desire him (it doesn't say desire to...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ First, Eve's rate of conception would increase so that the world would be populated since they would die. Second, Eve wouldn't divorce her husb