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@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Also, you should re-read your posts… “You’re disgusting. It’s truly sick” is not charitable and no way to speak with even unbelievers let alone a brother in Christ. I haven’t once called you such names! I’m even current...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Also, you should re-read your posts… “You’re disgusting. It’s truly sick” is not charitable and no way to speak with even unbelievers let alone a brother in Christ. I ha

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Notice that in this context it says “head over ev

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Notice that in this context it says “head over everything *FOR* the church…”—His supremacy and power is to give life to His church…it is *for the benefit of* the church

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@50ten3 @dalepartridge I see. Well, earlier in 1Cor 14 it says that if another p

@50ten3 @dalepartridge I see. Well, earlier in 1Cor 14 it says that if another prophet has something to share the first should be silent. So maybe if the pastors followed this and were silent if someo

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Jesus uses His authority for the benefit of the c

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Jesus uses His authority for the benefit of the church not to subjugate the church! We will rule and reign with Him on His throne not under His feet. https://t.co/wpnaGb

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Then why are you twisting my words? 🧐 Paul was n

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Then why are you twisting my words? 🧐 Paul was not a misogynist. Never said that. I don’t reject or deny anything he wrote. It was all inspired of God—every word includ

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge It’s called being a Berean. Remember those who ch

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge It’s called being a Berean. Remember those who checked up on Paul’s teaching to make sure it aligned with scripture before accepting it?

@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

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Is Jesus not the greatest of them all? Yet He lived by example by becoming a slave of all. He always asked people before healing them. Why ask? When someone said to tell their brother to do something Jesus said “who mad...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Is Jesus not the greatest of them all? Yet He lived by example by becoming a slave of all. He always asked people before healing them. Why ask? When someone said to tell

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Submitting is something both do to one another. T

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Submitting is something both do to one another. The only verse that speaks of authority in the relationship is actually 1Co 7:3-4 and it is equal. Kind of messes with y

1Co 7:3-4 debate

@GenZCrusaders @smashbaals Exegeting scripture makes me gay and beta? If you are

@GenZCrusaders @smashbaals Exegeting scripture makes me gay and beta? If you are truly a man, then you won’t need to resort to calling people names for expositing scripture. Why don’t you respond to m

@GenZCrusaders @smashbaals A female preaching the truth or shepherding into the

@GenZCrusaders @smashbaals A female preaching the truth or shepherding into the truth is never stated to be a sin anywhere. Paul left Timothy to deal with *FALSE DOCTRINE* not to remove anyone teachin

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@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge The same things Jesus says to his Jewish-only, male-only apostles is to be taught to everyone. We are all to emulate Christ, not just males! There is no prescriptive text giving authority to husbands in the home. Kep...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge The same things Jesus says to his Jewish-only, male-only apostles is to be taught to everyone. We are all to emulate Christ, not just males! There is no prescriptive te

@GenZCrusaders @smashbaals The problem is when you divide from people over secon

@GenZCrusaders @smashbaals The problem is when you divide from people over secondary differences. You won’t even let churches who believe differently than you on a non-essential co-operate with you.

@smashbaals God would be glorified if they stopped being so divisive about churc

@smashbaals God would be glorified if they stopped being so divisive about churches in their fellowship that have female pastors and start focusing on things that actually matter.

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Jesus taught his followers to teach everyone ever

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Jesus taught his followers to teach everyone everywhere to obey everything He commanded his disciples. But you exclude women? Jesus isn’t a feminist Christ. Flipping

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Presuming that everyone who goes to college is pr

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Presuming that everyone who goes to college is promiscuous is how you roll? I wasn’t promiscuous. Neither was my wife. And we both went to university and are profession

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Is it really about “God ordained control” over ot

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Is it really about “God ordained control” over others? “whoever wants to become prominent among you shall be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you shall

Mk 10:43 question

@dalepartridge Nothing wrong with men driving. I like to drive and mostly drive

@dalepartridge Nothing wrong with men driving. I like to drive and mostly drive when we are together in the car. But I don’t appreciate when you call me gay for letting my wife drive.

@ryancduff @Duke_Danny_5 Well, he still draws the line on language which is unfo

@ryancduff @Duke_Danny_5 Well, he still draws the line on language which is unfortunate. He declares he is the authority of his wife but he never moves forward until there’s consensus—which is how eg

I respond to Mike’s last video in his series on Women in Ministry where he makes

I respond to Mike’s last video in his series on Women in Ministry where he makes this clear. https://t.co/vOUbR9gm5r

@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

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii Yes…but it still says he is the kephale. My point is

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii Yes…but it still says he is the kephale. My point is that this isn’t referring to his role as the boss. Paul even says “not all are an eye” which is part of the head, isn’t

@Duke_Danny_5 @ryancduff Mike lives like an egalitarian though, which is the bes

@Duke_Danny_5 @ryancduff Mike lives like an egalitarian though, which is the best form of flattery.

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii If one believes this means that Christ is the boss of

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii If one believes this means that Christ is the boss of His own body then the simile is that the husband is the boss. Maybe it doesn’t mean the boss of?

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@DannySlavich James wasn’t just referring to the poor and the rich. He could have just as well been referring to egalitarians and complementarians—some of the latter who are not even content to have the former sit in their own churches but have to re...

@DannySlavich James wasn’t just referring to the poor and the rich. He could have just as well been referring to egalitarians and complementarians—some of the latter who are not even content to have t

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii I agree that scripture is not teaching male authority.

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii I agree that scripture is not teaching male authority. But kephale is there and it does say that the husband is the kephale of his wife. That has nothing to do with social th

@_jonbowlin Well, that’s referring to Christ. It’s not referring to you or the J

@_jonbowlin Well, that’s referring to Christ. It’s not referring to you or the Jews. Why does Paul say, “First to the Jew then the Gentile?” (Ro 1:16, 2:9-10)

Ro 1:16 question

@OCE_Bob @MikeWingerii Mike lives like an egalitarian in his marriage and I’m th

@OCE_Bob @MikeWingerii Mike lives like an egalitarian in his marriage and I’m thankful that complementarians like him exist. https://t.co/vOUbR9gm5r

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii The thing is the Bible literally says the husband is t

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii The thing is the Bible literally says the husband is the head of his wife. It just doesn’t mean authority over or boss of.

@iamcoachjordan @MYPBlue @MikeWingerii This is how Christianity subverts the way

@iamcoachjordan @MYPBlue @MikeWingerii This is how Christianity subverts the way of the world. The world has to take authority over people whereas Im Christianity, the greatest is the slave of all.

@MikeWingerii @thedavideldred @dalepartridge @DavidEdgington 43 hours actually. You actually live like an egalitarian in your marriage while claiming to be the authority of your wife. Thank goodness for your kind of complementarian. I wish there we...

@MikeWingerii @thedavideldred @dalepartridge @DavidEdgington 43 hours actually. You actually live like an egalitarian in your marriage while claiming to be the authority of your wife. Thank goodness

@MikeWingerii I appreciate your pushback on Partridges rigid rules. And Biblica

@MikeWingerii I appreciate your pushback on Partridges rigid rules. And Biblical headship has nothing to do with authority or being the boss of someone.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-09

@_jonbowlin What if Jesus and the apostles taught it?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-09

@dalepartridge What is the basis of this comment? What if she is just a better d

@dalepartridge What is the basis of this comment? What if she is just a better driver or the husband is better at directions? Is this even remotely possible in your world?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-09

While it is understandable that complementarians struggle to sit under a leadership which includes women, this should remain something that each church decides since either interpretation is based on scripture. Adding a requirement for all co-opera...

While it is understandable that complementarians struggle to sit under a leadership which includes women, this should remain something that each church decides since either interpretation is based on

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-07

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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-07

@baptistvibes Also, even in the case of mentor-mentee, this does not mean your m

@baptistvibes Also, even in the case of mentor-mentee, this does not mean your mentor has authority over you but that you are learning from them.

@baptistvibes Now, if Jesus says, “Do not be called Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers…Nor are you to be called leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ” (Mt 23:8-10), then HOW MUCH MORE would this apply to cal...

@baptistvibes Now, if Jesus says, “Do not be called Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers…Nor are you to be called leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ” (Mt 23

Mt 23:8-10 general

@baptistvibes Also, about Elisha, in older English, one would call his senior “m

@baptistvibes Also, about Elisha, in older English, one would call his senior “my lord” which is like the word “sir”. It is a common term of respect, not a claim of slavery or total submission. Elisha

@baptistvibes First, Sarah only called Abraham “lord” in her private thoughts. T

@baptistvibes First, Sarah only called Abraham “lord” in her private thoughts. There is no evidence that he was her commander/authority. Especially since God old Abraham to obey Sarah in Ge 21:12 in t

Ge 21:12 debate

@SOPincorporated I must admit, Heiser is reaching far and wide to find something outside of the text to explain this. If her hair is inherently sexual because of some idea of semen traveling through hair, then why does Paul say that her hair is given...

@SOPincorporated I must admit, Heiser is reaching far and wide to find something outside of the text to explain this. If her hair is inherently sexual because of some idea of semen traveling through h

@baptistvibes So Paul was not lord over anyone? Being lord only applies within f

@baptistvibes So Paul was not lord over anyone? Being lord only applies within families? Elders are not lords?

@baptistvibes Where do we see Paul himself acting as lord or others seeing him a

@baptistvibes Where do we see Paul himself acting as lord or others seeing him as their lord?

@baptistvibes Where does the apostle Paul show that he treats himself as lord?

@HeGTiSunesis Again, I think you are certainly onto something. The idea that Pau

@HeGTiSunesis Again, I think you are certainly onto something. The idea that Paul was advocating for women to cover their heads to show their husband’s authority over them is almost certainly not what

@rightresponsem So women shouldn’t even attend church as it is for the men only?

@rightresponsem So women shouldn’t even attend church as it is for the men only? She should be at home preparing lunch for the men after they are done church?

Something to note is that in Judaism, you will observe that all men have to cove

Something to note is that in Judaism, you will observe that all men have to cover their heads when praying or reading Torah. Why does Paul say that doing this—covering one’s head while doing these thi

If a wife covers her head to honor her husband, her head—why must a man uncover

If a wife covers her head to honor her husband, her head—why must a man uncover his head to avoid dishonoring Christ, his head? Why does a covering honor the husband but dishonor Christ? 🤔

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You mean like how Peter says people were misunderstan

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You mean like how Peter says people were misunderstanding and twisting the hard things Paul wrote? https://t.co/dHMVTMkCft

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii I see. So one head of the church is not in the ‘same

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii I see. So one head of the church is not in the ‘same galaxy’ of your ecclesiology? Interesting. I appreciate the conversation also.