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@Bat_Scholar_ @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Seriously? Are you trying to construct a

@Bat_Scholar_ @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Seriously? Are you trying to construct a straw man? Children in general are not qualified to lead, though Timothy was young and Paul had to instruct him to not

@CrackedSkull7 Paul’s context is not isolated platitudes but in the context of a purposeful directed personal letter of instruction to Timothy. Paul was clear about his purpose: that Timothy remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to not teach s...

@CrackedSkull7 Paul’s context is not isolated platitudes but in the context of a purposeful directed personal letter of instruction to Timothy. Paul was clear about his purpose: that Timothy remain in

1Ti 1:3 debate

@McMuffin11111 @SearlJk47427 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Not so. Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone. Also, where is authentein used positively of...

@McMuffin11111 @SearlJk47427 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Not so. Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching truth to any

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach No he doesn't. First, he doesn't use the plural as you misquoted. Second, taken in context, Paul leaves Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrine...

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach No he doesn't. First, he doesn't use the plural as you misquoted. Second, taken in context, Paul leaves Timothy in Ephesus to instruc

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach No, Paul wasn't 'condemning' women from teaching in 1Ti 2:12. Taken in context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines. He wasn't s...

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach No, Paul wasn't 'condemning' women from teaching in 1Ti 2:12. Taken in context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain peop

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@McMuffin11111 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Well, if you are going to be the one to vote and teach the Bible, you should at least not take scripture out of context. Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctri...

@McMuffin11111 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Well, if you are going to be the one to vote and teach the Bible, you should at least not take scripture out of context. Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instr

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-08

@eschatologyguy @CherylSchatz Paul always went to the Jew first and then to the Gentiles only when the Jews rejected his message. Paul also circumcised Timothy so that he could join him in ministering to the Jews. God also had to show Peter not to ca...

@eschatologyguy @CherylSchatz Paul always went to the Jew first and then to the Gentiles only when the Jews rejected his message. Paul also circumcised Timothy so that he could join him in ministering

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-06

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose That’s right. Paul’s purpose was for Timothy to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone. In this case, there’s an unnamed deceived married...

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose That’s right. Paul’s purpose was for Timothy to instruct certain people to stop teaching *strange* doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-02

@bugpops @iamkimianora @yhbryankimiq Yes, you did misinterpret it to fit your narrative. Because Paul never left Timothy in Ephesus to stop anyone from teaching truth. Just because you found someone teaching error, doesn't mean you should take a tex...

@bugpops @iamkimianora @yhbryankimiq Yes, you did misinterpret it to fit your narrative. Because Paul never left Timothy in Ephesus to stop anyone from teaching truth. Just because you found someone

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-01

@TzarTheIncel @Toneskeee It's also one people take out of context and misapply.

@TzarTheIncel @Toneskeee It's also one people take out of context and misapply. Paul wasn't saying Timothy was to remain in Ephesus to instruct anyone to stop teaching truth. The purpose of Paul's let

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-01

@aaron_p_edwards Actually, the apostle Paul told Timothy to remain in Ephesus so that he might instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines. The issue is about strange or false doctrines. This has nothing to do with stopping someone fro...

@aaron_p_edwards Actually, the apostle Paul told Timothy to remain in Ephesus so that he might instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines. The issue is about strange or false doctrines

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-01

@KathleenRawner @immortalnchrist Paul's purpose was that Timothy remain in Ephes

@KathleenRawner @immortalnchrist Paul's purpose was that Timothy remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines (1Ti 1:3). His purpose was not to stop anyone from teac

1Ti 1:3 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Ok, how about you go back to the beginning of my interaction with you Jn this thread and summarize my position on 1Tim 2:12, how Gen 2 fits into the account in 1Ti 2:11-15, Paul’s purpose, langua...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Ok, how about you go back to the beginning of my interaction with you Jn this thread and summarize my position on 1Tim 2:12, how Gen 2 fits into

1Ti 2:11-15 1Tim 2:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Actually, Paul is writing to Timothy and his purpose was to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange (false) doctrines. He wasn’t instructing Timothy to tell anyone to stop teaching truth...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Actually, Paul is writing to Timothy and his purpose was to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange (false) doctrines. He wasn’t instruc

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC When taken in context, Paul is not s

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC When taken in context, Paul is not stopping anyone from teaching truth to anyone. Paul wrote to Timothy to instruct certain people to stop teaching *false d

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-23

@BenColavita @onus2579 @tonyrigatonee @punishedmother If Paul is addressing the women in v9-10 in the plural, why does he suddenly switch to the singular? Also, why would Paul stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone when he said in 1Ti 1:3 that he ...

@BenColavita @onus2579 @tonyrigatonee @punishedmother If Paul is addressing the women in v9-10 in the plural, why does he suddenly switch to the singular? Also, why would Paul stop anyone from teachin

1Ti 1:3 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-22

@1Maccabees2_68 @BornIn2Soul @thelovergirljas You might want to revisit these verses in their context. Paul said in 1Tim 1:3 that he wanted Timothy to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines. His purpose was not to stop anyone from...

@1Maccabees2_68 @BornIn2Soul @thelovergirljas You might want to revisit these verses in their context. Paul said in 1Tim 1:3 that he wanted Timothy to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange

1Tim 1:3 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-19

@ymmotrojam @MattSmethurst A verse taken out of its context is a pretext for a p

@ymmotrojam @MattSmethurst A verse taken out of its context is a pretext for a proof text. Paul’s stated purpose was for Timothy to instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines. The idea of

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-17

@carol66944 Why does Paul have to say to Timothy that the goal of their instruct

@carol66944 Why does Paul have to say to Timothy that the goal of their instruction is love? Why would Timothy think anything else? Remember whenever your parents disciplined you and said, “we are do

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@MrTimothyRenfro Yes, that's unfortunately the teaching.

@carol66944 Well, as in the case of 1Tim 2:12, not permitting the person teachin

@carol66944 Well, as in the case of 1Tim 2:12, not permitting the person teaching heresy to keep teaching but to listen to instruction. This is not about duct tape or imprisonment. In the end, the ch

1Tim 2:12 debate

@carol66944 This is missing the point. The false teaching was causing arguments, foolish discussions, disputes and evil suspicions. Stopping the false teaching is meant to bring about the love and concern again for one another. "The purpose, then, o...

@carol66944 This is missing the point. The false teaching was causing arguments, foolish discussions, disputes and evil suspicions. Stopping the false teaching is meant to bring about the love and con

@carol66944 Paul had to say that love was the goal of his instruction for Timoth

@carol66944 Paul had to say that love was the goal of his instruction for Timothy to stop certain ones from teaching strange doctrines because it would be easy to treat deceived people harshly (just l

@Super_SloMoe @bookkeepPLUS Jesus told his disciples to teach all nations to obey and teach what He commanded them. This was not meant only for males. And 1Ti 2:12 in the context of Paul's personal letter to Timothy regarding him instructing certain ...

@Super_SloMoe @bookkeepPLUS Jesus told his disciples to teach all nations to obey and teach what He commanded them. This was not meant only for males. And 1Ti 2:12 in the context of Paul's personal le

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@JEM_Books @sola_chad @ElleRulavage Where in scripture does it say Timothy was t

@JEM_Books @sola_chad @ElleRulavage Where in scripture does it say Timothy was the pastor, or even an elder or an overseer? We rightly assume so, but it’s not explicit. If it is, please show me where.

@bannedpastor 1Ti 2:12 has nothing to do with feminism. Paul wrote a personal le

@bannedpastor 1Ti 2:12 has nothing to do with feminism. Paul wrote a personal letter to Timothy to so he would instruct certain people to stop spreading strange doctrines, not YJ stop anyone from teac

1Ti 2:12 general

@JEM_Books @sola_chad @ElleRulavage If Paul was responding to questions from the church at Ephesus, then why does he write his letter only to Timothy? And why doesn't he mention anything about Artemis? I take a different view which I think sticks mor...

@JEM_Books @sola_chad @ElleRulavage If Paul was responding to questions from the church at Ephesus, then why does he write his letter only to Timothy? And why doesn't he mention anything about Artemis

@VirgilWalkerOMA Ever wondered why Paul forbids women from teaching men and havi

@VirgilWalkerOMA Ever wondered why Paul forbids women from teaching men and having elder authority only in a personal letter to Timothy and not in any letters to the churches? Here are some questions

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfering between a husband and wife, a sticky situatio...

@VirgilWalkerOMA If indeed we have a deceived married woman teaching heresy and her undeceived husband (perhaps an elder) being silent (remind you of Eden?), then Timothy⎯a single man⎯would be interfe

@VirgilWalkerOMA Since this is a personal letter specifically to Timothy who has

@VirgilWalkerOMA Since this is a personal letter specifically to Timothy who has extensive experience with Paul and spent time together with him at Ephesus, then all that is required is that Timothy k

@VirgilWalkerOMA Paul writes this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain individuals not to teach strange doctrines. Paul's purpose is not to stop anyone from teaching the truth. In fact, in Php 1:8, Paul re...

@VirgilWalkerOMA Paul writes this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain individuals not to teach strange doctrines. Paul's purpose is not to stop anyone fro

Php 1:8 general

@113Nihonium @parryfencer @Mitchell0000 @HiFromMichaelV @VividProwess And in 1Ti

@113Nihonium @parryfencer @Mitchell0000 @HiFromMichaelV @VividProwess And in 1Tim, Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy so that he would instruct certain individuals to stop teaching strange doc

1Ti 1:3 general

@BrightRedPill @JeanFeller77545 @BishStrickland If you are going to use this passage, please at least use it in context. Paul in this personal letter to Timothy is telling him to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange d...

@BrightRedPill @JeanFeller77545 @BishStrickland If you are going to use this passage, please at least use it in context. Paul in this personal letter to Timothy is telling him to remain in Ephesus to

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife In 1Tim, Paul wrote this personal letter

@GrouchoG @MrsCMFrancis @theclassicwife In 1Tim, Paul wrote this personal letter to Timothy to exhort him to remain in Ephesus to instruct specific people not to teach strange doctrines (1Ti 1:3), not

1Ti 1:3 general

@Sovereign316 @sarahcstock The only thing you got right in that image was the first text and even that is wrong, since I provide the evidence for Paul not naming those who are deceived and haven’t yet been confronted. Since Paul worked closely with T...

@Sovereign316 @sarahcstock The only thing you got right in that image was the first text and even that is wrong, since I provide the evidence for Paul not naming those who are deceived and haven’t yet

@Curi_Christian If I only had a penny for everyone who quoted 1Ti 2:12 out of co

@Curi_Christian If I only had a penny for everyone who quoted 1Ti 2:12 out of context!! Paul writes Timothy so that he would instruct certain ones to stop teaching strange doctrine, not to stop anyon

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@Classicist9999 @nosoup4knowles Speaking about someone who hasn't read his Bible carefully, you might want to read those verses you so confidently quoted more carefully before you embarrass yourself further. Paul write his letter to Timothy so that ...

@Classicist9999 @nosoup4knowles Speaking about someone who hasn't read his Bible carefully, you might want to read those verses you so confidently quoted more carefully before you embarrass yourself f

@Gbackupx He also didn't stutter when he clearly explained that the purpose of h

@Gbackupx He also didn't stutter when he clearly explained that the purpose of his writing Timothy was so that he would instruct certain ones to not teach strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from te

@NowRope @BeardsonBeardly Your favourite proof text? Maybe you should read it mo

@NowRope @BeardsonBeardly Your favourite proof text? Maybe you should read it more carefully. Paul writes Timothy so that he will instruct certain individuals to not teach strange doctrines (1Ti 1:3),

1Ti 1:3 question

@Anglokinist @ClarkeMicah And as for 1Ti 2:12, Paul wrote this letter to Timothy

@Anglokinist @ClarkeMicah And as for 1Ti 2:12, Paul wrote this letter to Timothy to urge him to instruct certain individuals to stop teaching strange doctrines (1Ti 1:3), not to stop the teaching of t

1Ti 1:3 1Ti 2:12 general

@50Fouhr @fein26052 @SunnyComb000 @GolerGkA @Telegraph You might want to brush up on your 'reading in context' skills. Paul wrote to Timothy so that he would instruct certain individuals to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop the truth being...

@50Fouhr @fein26052 @SunnyComb000 @GolerGkA @Telegraph You might want to brush up on your 'reading in context' skills. Paul wrote to Timothy so that he would instruct certain individuals to stop teach

@a_muqadashaql_i @SingAtTheGates @DavidEdgington Yes, the Bible is crystal clear. Paul wrote to Timothy to exhort him to instruct certain persons to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop the teaching of truth by anyone to anyone. Yep, I'm read...

@a_muqadashaql_i @SingAtTheGates @DavidEdgington Yes, the Bible is crystal clear. Paul wrote to Timothy to exhort him to instruct certain persons to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop the te

@King_Baldwin_VI Paul is writing to Timothy to stop 'certain persons' from teach

@King_Baldwin_VI Paul is writing to Timothy to stop 'certain persons' from teaching strange doctrine (1Ti 1:3), not to stop the teaching of truth by anyone to anyone. https://t.co/XIjnmMzrMD

1Ti 1:3 general

@Rick74005811 @sparkforex @rankheresy No. That says nothing about pastoring. Pau

@Rick74005811 @sparkforex @rankheresy No. That says nothing about pastoring. Paul's purpose for writing Timothy was to stop the spread of strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching the truth

@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

RT @ryanschatz: A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3

RT @ryanschatz: A common objection to women serving as pastors cites 1 Timothy 3:2: "An overseer must be... the husband of one wife." Does…

1 Timothy 3:2 general

@OrinRomine Yes, crystal. Paul doesn’t want that deceived woman to be teaching h

@OrinRomine Yes, crystal. Paul doesn’t want that deceived woman to be teaching heresy and committing a sort of spiritual murder of her undeceived and silent husband, a case reminiscent of what happene

@OldPhilos @smashbaals First, Timothy is having to deal with a deceived wife teaching false doctrine where her husband is not deceived and silent (similar to what happened in Eden in Gen 3). A sticky situation for young, single Timothy. So Paul gives...

@OldPhilos @smashbaals First, Timothy is having to deal with a deceived wife teaching false doctrine where her husband is not deceived and silent (similar to what happened in Eden in Gen 3). A sticky