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@CKron421 @smashbaals The Greek of 1Ti 2:11 and 12 say “a woman” (singular) not

@CKron421 @smashbaals The Greek of 1Ti 2:11 and 12 say “a woman” (singular) not “women” (plural) like in verses 9-10. https://t.co/LuKLSurGis

1Ti 2:11 general

@Gates_of_Derry @brantleyrider @smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ So what you are saying

@Gates_of_Derry @brantleyrider @smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ So what you are saying is you cannot or will not answer questions to educate someone who doesn’t understand how to read or know much about scri

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals For those of us who take the time to read the text in its context, we see that 1Ti 2:12 is very clearly addressing a particular false teacher who was deceived and hadn’t been corrected yet. Mind answering the fol...

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals For those of us who take the time to read the text in its context, we see that 1Ti 2:12 is very clearly addressing a particular false teacher who was deceived and

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ Clearly they are seminary professors to show you that

@smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ Clearly they are seminary professors to show you that women can not only learn theology but be good at teaching it to others. Strange, huh?

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals All 3 of those things⎯infant baptism, baptismal regeneration and a representation of the literal sacrifice in the 'eucharist' are all provably false teachings by what we have in scripture. Whatever they held ...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals All 3 of those things⎯infant baptism, baptismal regeneration and a representation of the literal sacrifice in the 'eucharist' are all provably false teachings

@blazefranco_ @smashbaals No, that's not what 1Ti 2:11-12 says. "A" woman is not all women, and Paul's clear and stated purpose is to stop false teaching not true teaching from anyone. There's a specific couple⎯a wife teaching heresy and her husband ...

@blazefranco_ @smashbaals No, that's not what 1Ti 2:11-12 says. "A" woman is not all women, and Paul's clear and stated purpose is to stop false teaching not true teaching from anyone. There's a speci

1Ti 2:11-12 general

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals I think you are misunderstanding...the true church fathers are the 12 apostles (minus Judas Iscariot, but adding Paul). Their teaching and their testimony as recorded in scripture is all we need. Are you cla...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals I think you are misunderstanding...the true church fathers are the 12 apostles (minus Judas Iscariot, but adding Paul). Their teaching and their testimony as

@manu_kmj @smashbaals Jesus cares about the unity of His church in truth. Unity

@manu_kmj @smashbaals Jesus cares about the unity of His church in truth. Unity requires some tolerance of things that are not critical to the faith. What Smash is doing is being unnecessarily divisiv

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals Nothing in the Roman Catholic teaching

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals Nothing in the Roman Catholic teachings contradicts the scriptures? That's what every cult says...JWs, LDS, etc. They all say that their teaching is the most

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless you verify that it is in full agreement with scriptu...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless yo

@Ben338911188549 @PsalmWarfare @smashbaals This has to do with a specific woman

@Ben338911188549 @PsalmWarfare @smashbaals This has to do with a specific woman teaching heretical false doctrine. Paul's clear stated purpose is to stop false teaching, not to stop anyone from teachi

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Where are you getting this from? There isn't a

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Where are you getting this from? There isn't a single person called "Lead Pastor" except Christ Himself (actually called the Chief Shepherd, 1Pe 5:4). Further, no one

1Pe 5:4 question

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Sorry typo. Scripture is completely sufficient for

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Sorry typo. Scripture is completely sufficient for every good work (2Ti 3:16). Why doesn’t Paul refer to scripture and unwritten traditions? He simply says "all scripture

2Ti 3:16 question

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals Also, Paul thinks that an entire church could be deceived like Eve (see 2Co 11:3). This shows unequivocally that both men and women can be deceived in the same way as Paul did not differentiate that it was only t...

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals Also, Paul thinks that an entire church could be deceived like Eve (see 2Co 11:3). This shows unequivocally that both men and women can be deceived in the same wa

2Co 11:3 general

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals I agree that God doesn't change. However, there is no such God appointed gender-roles in creation. Gen 1:28 says that both are to rule and contains imperatives (commands) to both of them. There is no command in ...

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals I agree that God doesn't change. However, there is no such God appointed gender-roles in creation. Gen 1:28 says that both are to rule and contains imperatives (c

Ge 3:16 Gen 1:28 debate

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Scripture is completely sufficient for every good w

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Scripture is completely sufficient for every good work (2Ti 3:16). Why doesn’t Paul refer to scripture and you written and differing traditions?

2Ti 3:16 question

@rigginout @smashbaals I’ve read them for myself, thanks for asking. Interestin

@rigginout @smashbaals I’ve read them for myself, thanks for asking. Interesting that the KJV has the article with woman. Why should she learn in silence? Could it be because she was teaching badly f

@Keith83361 @smashbaals Well wouldn’t that be because you refuse to allow women

@Keith83361 @smashbaals Well wouldn’t that be because you refuse to allow women so the only ones that serve in liberal churches are liberal women?? How shocking.

@rigginout @smashbaals Paul did no such thing! He is stopping false teaching not

@rigginout @smashbaals Paul did no such thing! He is stopping false teaching not truth taught by any woman to any man.

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I see. You are showing ignorance as you clearly hav

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I see. You are showing ignorance as you clearly haven’t studied the text. Reading a verse out of context isn’t sufficient to understand Paul’s meaning which is to stop fal

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I fully and 100% agree with Paul. I have no quarrel

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I fully and 100% agree with Paul. I have no quarrel with Paul. But Paul does not agree with Smash.

@Sububran_Cowboy @smashbaals Cool. I see you know how to quote a verse. Did that take you more than 5 seconds? Do you have any idea what the purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy is? How does stopping half the body from teaching truth to the o...

@Sububran_Cowboy @smashbaals Cool. I see you know how to quote a verse. Did that take you more than 5 seconds? Do you have any idea what the purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy is? How does s

@ElonFan_1 @smashbaals Probably she started at verse 21 showing that verses 22ff

@ElonFan_1 @smashbaals Probably she started at verse 21 showing that verses 22ff cannot be advocating for some sort of gender-hierarchy of authority.

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced you that this was Paul's point of his personal lett...

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced y

@smashbaals Smash reminds me of how the early Jewish leaders persecuted true bel

@smashbaals Smash reminds me of how the early Jewish leaders persecuted true believers. Good grief! This is not something that should divide people. And Smash, do a better job of reading your Bible!

@prejoal @smashbaals No, Paul isn’t emphasizing the Jewish traditions of subjecting their wives but ensuring that in the congregation people weren’t all speaking at the same time and that they were not speaking in foreign tongues without interpretati...

@prejoal @smashbaals No, Paul isn’t emphasizing the Jewish traditions of subjecting their wives but ensuring that in the congregation people weren’t all speaking at the same time and that they were no

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals This unique experience is God preparing him for a stro

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals This unique experience is God preparing him for a strong connection to wife recognizing that his partner is uniquely part of him in a way none of the other animals were. Adam

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals Paul explicitly ties deception with the time sequence of creation in Ge 2 and all women are not deceived and many men are deceived. When we go back to Ge 2 we can see what is going on that gives Adam unique experience that p...

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals Paul explicitly ties deception with the time sequence of creation in Ge 2 and all women are not deceived and many men are deceived. When we go back to Ge 2 we can see what is

@deensreggin @smashbaals Everyone who learns should learn quietly. Just look at any classroom. What Paul is dealing with in 1Ti 2:12 is not someone doing what men ought to but wife of likely an elder who is teaching false doctrine and he is silent an...

@deensreggin @smashbaals Everyone who learns should learn quietly. Just look at any classroom. What Paul is dealing with in 1Ti 2:12 is not someone doing what men ought to but wife of likely an elder

1Ti 2:12 debate

1Co 14:36 1Co 7:1 question

@deensreggin @smashbaals Paul is quoting from the letter that they wrote to him

@deensreggin @smashbaals Paul is quoting from the letter that they wrote to him (1Co 7:1) and in this case refuting them: “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] only

@prejoal @smashbaals In 1Co 14, Paul is admonishing everyone to seek the gifts and use them in a way that all in the church are edified. You seem to miss that Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote and responding to or refuting things...

@prejoal @smashbaals In 1Co 14, Paul is admonishing everyone to seek the gifts and use them in a way that all in the church are edified. You seem to miss that Paul was quoting from the letter the Cori

1Co 7:1 general

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals I linked to a post above where I explained the context

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals I linked to a post above where I explained the context. I’ll include another one here too as I added more details about the reason Paul gives Timothy his authority. https://

@deensreggin @smashbaals On what basis are you making that claim? 1Ti 3:2 is not

@deensreggin @smashbaals On what basis are you making that claim? 1Ti 3:2 is not saying “must not be a woman” any more than it is saying “must be a married man” as even Paul himself wasn’t married. ht

1Ti 3:2 question

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals Paul explained in his personal letter to Timothy that he left him in Ephesus to stop false teachers, not so that he would instruct half the church not to teach truth to the other half. You are misreading the text by not cons...

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals Paul explained in his personal letter to Timothy that he left him in Ephesus to stop false teachers, not so that he would instruct half the church not to teach truth to the o

@philip_1689 @smashbaals Then you should be able to explain the meaning of Paul’

@philip_1689 @smashbaals Then you should be able to explain the meaning of Paul’s climatic statement in 1Ti 2:15. How do you explain Paul’s shift from singular to plural, “she…they” and his use of the

1Ti 2:15 question

@spriteworks @smashbaals Yes, Jesus was not a Levite and neither are Gentile pri

@spriteworks @smashbaals Yes, Jesus was not a Levite and neither are Gentile priests. So there is no correspondence to OT requirements for priests. So where are you getting the idea that women are not

@MLbelch @smashbaals What scripture are you relying on that talks about preachin

@MLbelch @smashbaals What scripture are you relying on that talks about preaching authority?

@SimonReye @smashbaals Ok, was it the question? Let me rephrase. Not one male is

@SimonReye @smashbaals Ok, was it the question? Let me rephrase. Not one male is explicitly called a pastor in the New Testament.

@average_R_W_E @smashbaals John? That’s a personal letter from Paul to Timothy t

@average_R_W_E @smashbaals John? That’s a personal letter from Paul to Timothy to support him in stopping false teaching not to stop half the church from teaching the other half! https://t.co/ZQizsThB

@thedoctor1611 @smashbaals Women are not permitted to teach truth to men? Paul’s

@thedoctor1611 @smashbaals Women are not permitted to teach truth to men? Paul’s purpose of writing to Timothy was to stop false teachers not half the body from teaching the other half! https://t.co/Z

@NateGreen44 @smashbaals …teaching false doctrine, actually. https://t.co/ZQizsT

@NateGreen44 @smashbaals …teaching false doctrine, actually. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@SimonReye @smashbaals Name one male who is explicitly called a pastor in the Ne

@SimonReye @smashbaals Name one male who is explicitly called a pastor in the New Testament.

@Vysler @smashbaals That passage is in the context of Paul writing a personal letter to Timothy telling him he was leaving him in Ephesus to stop certain people from teaching false doctrine not to stop half the church from teaching the truth to the o...

@Vysler @smashbaals That passage is in the context of Paul writing a personal letter to Timothy telling him he was leaving him in Ephesus to stop certain people from teaching false doctrine not to sto

@spriteworks @smashbaals Where are you getting that from, the Old Testament? In

@spriteworks @smashbaals Where are you getting that from, the Old Testament? In that case, pastors have to be Levites. All believers form a kingdom of priests. https://t.co/2crysd8yKJ

@jacob_lupton @smashbaals Paul was also an overseer as well as an apostle. He also encouraged everyone that if possible they could be single like him—which would mean no one would be qualified if being married was required. The funny part is that th...

@jacob_lupton @smashbaals Paul was also an overseer as well as an apostle. He also encouraged everyone that if possible they could be single like him—which would mean no one would be qualified if bein

@jacob_lupton @smashbaals Was the apostle Paul who wrote this a husband to one w

@jacob_lupton @smashbaals Was the apostle Paul who wrote this a husband to one wife?

@MLbelch @smashbaals You have no authority⎯none at all. It is all in the Word. You can't tell me to do anything that isn't clearly in the Word. You also don't have the authoritative interpretation of the scripture. Your job is to serve by convincing ...

@MLbelch @smashbaals You have no authority⎯none at all. It is all in the Word. You can't tell me to do anything that isn't clearly in the Word. You also don't have the authoritative interpretation of

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-21

@smashbaals Again, Smash, you are ignoring scripture. Genesis 1:28 has God com

@smashbaals Again, Smash, you are ignoring scripture. Genesis 1:28 has God commanding both the man and woman to rule (plural imperatives) with no distinction made between M + F. https://t.co/g5hdejh

Genesis 1:28 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-21

@smashbaals I wasn’t aware that empathy with those who are suffering for whateve

@smashbaals I wasn’t aware that empathy with those who are suffering for whatever reason is cause for division. Is Smash not aware of the following scripture from Titus 3:10-11? https://t.co/FxAWkkyG

Titus 3:10-11 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

@John42991250 @smashbaals The "God of the Jews" means the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You don't worship that God? He's a false god? Genesis to Micah were written in Hebrew to the Israelites. What is "most important" about being a dispensationa...

@John42991250 @smashbaals The "God of the Jews" means the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You don't worship that God? He's a false god? Genesis to Micah were written in Hebrew to the Israelites. Wh