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@BHarkins96928 @sola_chad Caiaphas was the High Priest at the time of Jesus’ cru

@BHarkins96928 @sola_chad Caiaphas was the High Priest at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion. Aside from being part of the Old Testament sacrificial system which doesn’t continue into the NT church, where

@MarkWood282212 @sola_chad Can you show me the scripture where he is called ‘pas

@MarkWood282212 @sola_chad Can you show me the scripture where he is called ‘pastor’?

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Now if we look at 1Ti 3:1-7, we see: - Nothing forbidding women from serving, - Nothing forbidding singles or the childless, - There aren’t even any male pronouns. So I fail to understand why people forbid qualified, gifted ...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Now if we look at 1Ti 3:1-7, we see: - Nothing forbidding women from serving, - Nothing forbidding singles or the childless, - There aren’t even any male pronouns. So I fail

1Ti 3:1-7 general

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Well, the epistles don’t forbid women from serving as elders or teaching truth to anyone. I asked the question b/c of the claim that the NT doesn’t list any F pastors so clearly they weren’t allowed. My response was there ar...

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad Well, the epistles don’t forbid women from serving as elders or teaching truth to anyone. I asked the question b/c of the claim that the NT doesn’t list any F pastors so clea

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I understand that. Where is a man specifically named ‘p

@robotcop1984 @sola_chad I understand that. Where is a man specifically named ‘pastor’ in scripture?

@ShawnWGillogly @ronhenzel This is one of the many arguments i make after exeget

@ShawnWGillogly @ronhenzel This is one of the many arguments i make after exegeting all the texts. The claim made was that since no woman is called ‘pastor’ this proves it’s only for men. I’m simply

@LukeBennerE @sola_chad Yes, pastors are overseers. Now what about the question

@LukeBennerE @sola_chad Yes, pastors are overseers. Now what about the question I asked? What specific males are called ‘pastor’ in the New Testament so we can know whether it is meaningful if no woma

@BlacktopPreachr What scripture are you referring to? Paul did tell the Ephesia

@BlacktopPreachr What scripture are you referring to? Paul did tell the Ephesian elders to be alert for wolves, but he did not tell them to remove them—he warned them and exhorted them to guard the f

@BronWen727104 So you have a pastor of kitchen duty? A pastor who manages distri

@BronWen727104 So you have a pastor of kitchen duty? A pastor who manages distribution to widows?

@BronWen727104 Yes, I agree with that. But I don’t see a paid/unpaid distinction

@BronWen727104 Yes, I agree with that. But I don’t see a paid/unpaid distinction being made in the NT. The appointment as deacon wasn’t that they necessarily be paid but in what they were appointed to

@LoganRamseySDG @sola_chad Do you have a passage where they are called pastor?

@BronWen727104 “And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ…” (Eph 4:11–12) If all are equippe...

@BronWen727104 “And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the

Eph 4:11 general

@ronhenzel First, I didn’t move the goalposts. I explained what I meant. So it only moved in your head. 2nd, my reason for noting that no one is called ‘pastor’ (as in their title) is to show that the argument that no woman is given this title holds...

@ronhenzel First, I didn’t move the goalposts. I explained what I meant. So it only moved in your head. 2nd, my reason for noting that no one is called ‘pastor’ (as in their title) is to show that th

@ronhenzel Ron, thanks for the reply. It’s been a while. I want to clarify what I meant: There is not one instance in the New Testament where an individual is directly called by the title pastor (ποιμήν). Eph 4:11 uses the noun ποιμένας (pastors) in...

@ronhenzel Ron, thanks for the reply. It’s been a while. I want to clarify what I meant: There is not one instance in the New Testament where an individual is directly called by the title pastor (ποι

Eph 4:11 general

@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.

@slyoung687 I understand that. Mike seems to want to use his power of nearly 1M

@slyoung687 I understand that. Mike seems to want to use his power of nearly 1M YouTube and X followers to try to force these individuals to resign or repent. A pastor simply needs to warn people wha

@BronWen727104 Sure, I get that. But I guess then that this strays from what the

@BronWen727104 Sure, I get that. But I guess then that this strays from what the early church was doing by separating deacons and elders.

@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

@BronWen727104 So someone serving by leading the kitchen crew or managing the distribution to the widows is a pastoring function? I don’t think we are looking at English wording but what terms and contexts the biblical authors used this word for. T...

@BronWen727104 So someone serving by leading the kitchen crew or managing the distribution to the widows is a pastoring function? I don’t think we are looking at English wording but what terms and co

@MAgbogidi @sola_chad Where is anyone specifically identified as 'pastor' in the

@MAgbogidi @sola_chad Where is anyone specifically identified as 'pastor' in the New Testament? 1Ti 2:12 has to do with the teaching of strange doctrines not preventing someone from teaching the trut

1Ti 2:12 question

@BronWen727104 But weren't deacons specifically chosen to so that the elders could focus on teaching, doctrine, correcting issues, etc., and the deacons take on the other service tasks? Doesn't mean that they couldn't be pastoring or couldn't teach, ...

@BronWen727104 But weren't deacons specifically chosen to so that the elders could focus on teaching, doctrine, correcting issues, etc., and the deacons take on the other service tasks? Doesn't mean t

@bannedpastor What does that passage have to do with popping pills?

@megbasham @Romans8Shaman You do realize, don't you, that 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say a

@megbasham @Romans8Shaman You do realize, don't you, that 1Ti 2:12 doesn't say anything about pastors...?

1Ti 2:12 question

Yes, and can you please show me which male is called a pastor in the New Testame

Yes, and can you please show me which male is called a pastor in the New Testament that is not one of the apostles? I don't find any. Kind of defeats the point of your whole argument, doesn't it? @s

@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 Many think that authentein means the authority an elder has, yet why would Paul use such an obtuse hapax legomenon to refer to normal elder authority is quite strange. Linda Belleville shows that there was an Attic understanding this...

@VirgilWalkerOMA Many think that authentein means the authority an elder has, yet why would Paul use such an obtuse hapax legomenon to refer to normal elder authority is quite strange. Linda Bellevill

@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

@sola_chad There’s also not a SINGLE male explicitly called ‘pastor’ in the New

@sola_chad There’s also not a SINGLE male explicitly called ‘pastor’ in the New Testament either. Is that it?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-11

RT @PastorRWR: I'm not aware of a better book that explains Romans and thoroughl

RT @PastorRWR: I'm not aware of a better book that explains Romans and thoroughly exposes Calvinism's mishandling of it. David employs prec…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-11

@smashbaals Well Paul was certainly a pastor and was celibate and encouraged all

@smashbaals Well Paul was certainly a pastor and was celibate and encouraged all to be like he was and yet said that if one married they have not sinned. That should have settled it I would think.

@GrigulisSylvia @DrMJ_1580 @bunniferated @PastorDeberny And I didn’t say that I

@GrigulisSylvia @DrMJ_1580 @bunniferated @PastorDeberny And I didn’t say that I found female voices sexually provocative, I’m exegeting the text!

1Cor 14:34-35 1Ti 2:12 debate

@GrigulisSylvia @DrMJ_1580 @bunniferated @PastorDeberny Wait, what does that hav

@GrigulisSylvia @DrMJ_1580 @bunniferated @PastorDeberny Wait, what does that have to do with what I wrote? Do you know how many “premil dispy” folk disagree with me on 1Cor 14:34-35 and 1Ti 2:12?

@DrMJ_1580 @GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @PastorDeberny If it helps, @KaeleyT an

@DrMJ_1580 @GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @PastorDeberny If it helps, @KaeleyT and I are friends.

@DrMJ_1580 @GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @PastorDeberny You're not even going to

@DrMJ_1580 @GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @PastorDeberny You're not even going to try? I believe every single word is inspired by God...even the grammar, and especially the context. ☺️

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@DrMJ_1580 @GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @PastorDeberny Ryan. Look at my profile

@DrMJ_1580 @GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @PastorDeberny Ryan. Look at my profile.

@GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @DrMJ_1580 @PastorDeberny Paul is quoting from the

@GrigulisSylvia @bunniferated @DrMJ_1580 @PastorDeberny Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1Cor 7:1). https://t.co/NGWOMj0PiQ

1Cor 7:1 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

@JanJansen1973 @haymes_joshua That example merely shows that it is not a restric

@JanJansen1973 @haymes_joshua That example merely shows that it is not a restriction. If only a few women end up being elders, that’s not a problem. But if we weren’t claiming they were sinning by ser

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The way we do our services today resembles nothing of the way meetings were in Paul’s day. It’s likely why few ever mature to become teachers or elders and few participate other than singing. BTW, ...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The way we do our services today resembles nothing of the way meetings were in Paul’s day. It’s likely why few ever mature to become teachers or eld

1Co 14:30 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Why should only the married women subject themselves? That makes no sense. If the problem was that people were asking questions and interrupting the pastor’s sermon, then Paul’s instruction would be...

@carol66944 @KennethOrtiz @BronWen727104 @Paula_333 Why should only the married women subject themselves? That makes no sense. If the problem was that people were asking questions and interrupting the

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy That has nothing to do with the church though. I’m not saying that the police have no authority to arrest me if I disobey the law. But my pastor has no authority to tell me what to do or not to do, only scripture has ...

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy That has nothing to do with the church though. I’m not saying that the police have no authority to arrest me if I disobey the law. But my pastor has no authority to te

@StothersRyan @Svigel Now, does this mean that if the pastor suggested we go outside to pray, would I ignore him? Not unless I had a good reason. One time I had an elder try to do Lectio Divina in an adult Sunday school. He told everyone to close the...

@StothersRyan @Svigel Now, does this mean that if the pastor suggested we go outside to pray, would I ignore him? Not unless I had a good reason. One time I had an elder try to do Lectio Divina in an

@StothersRyan @Svigel There is no scripture in the NT that says that it is the elders’ authority to remove someone who is unrepentant. “The church” in Mt 18:15-20 does not mean “the elders.” I have been in several churches which structured themselves...

@StothersRyan @Svigel There is no scripture in the NT that says that it is the elders’ authority to remove someone who is unrepentant. “The church” in Mt 18:15-20 does not mean “the elders.” I have be

Mt 18:15-20 debate

@StothersRyan @Svigel Your comment “…in his authority, had us go outside and pray.” This is not the Biblical model. It is not the job of the pastor or elders to command the people to do this or that thing or use their authority to get everyone to co...

@StothersRyan @Svigel Your comment “…in his authority, had us go outside and pray.” This is not the Biblical model. It is not the job of the pastor or elders to command the people to do this or that

@StothersRyan @Svigel I’m speaking from experience having attended many differen

@StothersRyan @Svigel I’m speaking from experience having attended many different churches in different denominations and been part of the elders council. My comment is to say that we got this one wro

@StothersRyan @Svigel My point is that the elders are not supposed to be the one’s constraining the body. They are treating themselves as the priority, and it is not supposed to be that way. Their purpose is to grow, teach, correct…not determine what...

@StothersRyan @Svigel My point is that the elders are not supposed to be the one’s constraining the body. They are treating themselves as the priority, and it is not supposed to be that way. Their pur

@StothersRyan @Svigel Who said that the church has to do one thing given the church constitutes many parts? If a person feels led to minister to those in prison and leads a group of 3 to assist, why is that in conflict? Elders who pray and confirm th...

@StothersRyan @Svigel Who said that the church has to do one thing given the church constitutes many parts? If a person feels led to minister to those in prison and leads a group of 3 to assist, why i

@blakecallens @SozzleKnocker @elimcgowan @pastorcmiller A ‘ruling’ elder?

@Svigel Priests require a temple but there is no temple. Actually, there’s temple is now the body of each believer. So then they are their own priest. What unique authority do elders have? Others who are not elders can teach, so that’s not it. Elde...

@Svigel Priests require a temple but there is no temple. Actually, there’s temple is now the body of each believer. So then they are their own priest. What unique authority do elders have? Others wh

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-07

@SonofCisco @5pur5y @swainslake @DBryanRhodes @TexasPreacher So those preparing for full time pastoral ministry don’t want to have to study together with people who are not? Is it because the class has to listen to “irrelevant” discussions that don’t...

@SonofCisco @5pur5y @swainslake @DBryanRhodes @TexasPreacher So those preparing for full time pastoral ministry don’t want to have to study together with people who are not? Is it because the class ha