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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-03

@YouHaveFought @ronhenzel Wow…he won’t baptize you until you believe in Calvinism? That doesn’t sound very healthy. I also spoke to pastors of two churches who wouldn’t allow me to be a leader because I’m not a Calvinist, but they certainly would a...

@YouHaveFought @ronhenzel Wow…he won’t baptize you until you believe in Calvinism? That doesn’t sound very healthy. I also spoke to pastors of two churches who wouldn’t allow me to be a leader becau

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-31

@richjmatt26 @MikeWingerii Debating a position is different from insisting or forcing your rights. I can debate the truthfulness of the egalitarian position but I don’t believe we should force that equal right on our churches. It should come by con...

@richjmatt26 @MikeWingerii Debating a position is different from insisting or forcing your rights. I can debate the truthfulness of the egalitarian position but I don’t believe we should force that e

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Chad4328 As a church leader, I wanted to find another Biblically faithful church, so I looked for it amongst my reformed brethren. They wouldn’t allow me to lead in their church. These pastors wouldn’t claim it was a primary issue, but a level “1....

@Chad4328 As a church leader, I wanted to find another Biblically faithful church, so I looked for it amongst my reformed brethren. They wouldn’t allow me to lead in their church. These pastors woul

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@MegaChurchMouse You are taking these passages out of context. The key to 1 Cor

@MegaChurchMouse You are taking these passages out of context. The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." https://t.co/0UJxaSEb7U

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@kevinmyoung Wait…that’s the explicit instruction in Matt 18 for church discipli

@kevinmyoung Wait…that’s the explicit instruction in Matt 18 for church discipline. So it would seem that it depends on whether the person is in unrepentant sin or not.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-25

@ronhenzel Also by Augustine: ”I should not believe the gospel unless I were mov

@ronhenzel Also by Augustine: ”I should not believe the gospel unless I were moved to do so by the authority of the Catholic Church”.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-24

@BogdanOancea77 According to 1 Cor 14:34-35, a woman should not speak in the assembly. Paul permitted women prophesying, but some in the Corinthian church were trying to put a stop to that. “Have two or three prophets speak, and have the others pas...

@BogdanOancea77 According to 1 Cor 14:34-35, a woman should not speak in the assembly. Paul permitted women prophesying, but some in the Corinthian church were trying to put a stop to that. “Have tw

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 14:29 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-24

@BogdanOancea77 Are you suggesting that the Council of Carthage is inspired? Th

@BogdanOancea77 Are you suggesting that the Council of Carthage is inspired? This is more than 3 centuries after the start of the church and the churches were already being influenced in the wrong di

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@BogdanOancea77 I left out tongues because Twitter limits the characters in my post when I post a thread all at once, so I wanted to highlight the parts. As for your comment "Praying in tongues & prophesying was allowed for everybody": a. About ...

@BogdanOancea77 I left out tongues because Twitter limits the characters in my post when I post a thread all at once, so I wanted to highlight the parts. As for your comment "Praying in tongues &

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@BogdanOancea77 My comment was that if taken strictly literally, it means no vocalization. Thankfully 99%+ of the churches I know of don't take this passage this way. 1. First, teaching is a gift which might be included in "word of instruction" fro...

@BogdanOancea77 My comment was that if taken strictly literally, it means no vocalization. Thankfully 99%+ of the churches I know of don't take this passage this way. 1. First, teaching is a gift wh

1Cor14:6 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@BogdanOancea77 The point is that all women must be silent in the church. It doesn't say "men, women and children" because it applies only to all women. The reason that makes sense of all the evidence, as I suggest in later slides, is that a woman'...

@BogdanOancea77 The point is that all women must be silent in the church. It doesn't say "men, women and children" because it applies only to all women. The reason that makes sense of all the eviden

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@GlennDavies @danitreweek Because that's what apostles do. They plant churches and planting churches implies appointing elders. Regarding Paul only mentioning her in this one commendation is not unusual for any elder or deacon. Most are not mentio...

@GlennDavies @danitreweek Because that's what apostles do. They plant churches and planting churches implies appointing elders. Regarding Paul only mentioning her in this one commendation is not unu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@MikeWingerii I plan to respond to Mike’s comments on the “Refutation View” which I hold and Mike’s preferred view which is the view that bars women from judging prophecy in the church. However, here is my explanation of the Refutation View which ta...

@MikeWingerii I plan to respond to Mike’s comments on the “Refutation View” which I hold and Mike’s preferred view which is the view that bars women from judging prophecy in the church. However, here

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@GlennDavies @danitreweek About the lack of positive feedback. Twitter is a funny place. I'm still trying to figure it out. I studied this over many years and presented it at my church, but this is the first time I posted it on Twitter. Yeah, I d...

@GlennDavies @danitreweek About the lack of positive feedback. Twitter is a funny place. I'm still trying to figure it out. I studied this over many years and presented it at my church, but this is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

22/23🧵Question: How does stopping women edify the church? What does Paul have to say to those who disregard his instructions that ALL are to excel in spiritual gifts to EDIFY the church (v12) for the COMMON good (v7) and for edification (v26)? He t...

22/23🧵Question: How does stopping women edify the church? What does Paul have to say to those who disregard his instructions that ALL are to excel in spiritual gifts to EDIFY the church (v12) for the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

11/23🧵In the context of this first letter from Paul to the church at Corinth, in

11/23🧵In the context of this first letter from Paul to the church at Corinth, in 1 Cor 7:1, Paul begins to respond to specific matters from their prior letter: "Now concerning the things you wrote ab

1 Cor 7:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

10/23🧵There is no denying the fact that the Jewish oral laws forbade women from

10/23🧵There is no denying the fact that the Jewish oral laws forbade women from speaking in the assembly. Paul never gave validity to these oral laws to form the basis of the church. https://t.co/Q2aI

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

6/23🧵How could Paul be making the statement that women speaking in church is lik

6/23🧵How could Paul be making the statement that women speaking in church is like the disgrace of being a prostitute? Where is this reflected in the law?? https://t.co/ZpZYroN9Aw

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

5/23🧵The law (gr:'nomos') is referenced 9 times in 1 Cor, each time referring to the Mosaic law or God's law. Where in God's law is a law that silences women in the church or synagogue? It is not found except in v34, but it cannot refer back to its...

5/23🧵The law (gr:'nomos') is referenced 9 times in 1 Cor, each time referring to the Mosaic law or God's law. Where in God's law is a law that silences women in the church or synagogue? It is not fo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

4/23🧵In the local context, it seems clear that silent means to not speak or voca

4/23🧵In the local context, it seems clear that silent means to not speak or vocalize. It is applied to women (plural) and it applies in the context of the church. https://t.co/apPmHgixip

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

3/23🧵However, few churches if any take such a literal view. For one, there are

3/23🧵However, few churches if any take such a literal view. For one, there are clear scriptures permitting women to speak in church like in Acts 2:16 quoting from Joel 2:28-29. https://t.co/kJ9IjMKae

Acts 2:16 Joel 2:28-29 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

1/23🧵Exegeting 1 Cor 14:34-35. Notice that silence is within the church, it's substantiated by 'the law' which subordinates and silences women, and the reason is because their voice is disgraceful. Being rude and interrupting is a different probl...

1/23🧵Exegeting 1 Cor 14:34-35. Notice that silence is within the church, it's substantiated by 'the law' which subordinates and silences women, and the reason is because their voice is disgraceful.

1 Cor 14:34-35 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-22

@Richard56245924 @justasbefuddled @MikeWingerii Only Gentiles were made equal?

@Richard56245924 @justasbefuddled @MikeWingerii Only Gentiles were made equal? Why does Paul list them together with women? What about the churches Paul planted in scripture?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-22

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii No, that's not quite what I think is going on here. There appears to be a specific couple in the Ephesian church where the woman is deceived and teaching false doctrine and the husband who knows better (possibly he's even ...

@calandgrant @MikeWingerii No, that's not quite what I think is going on here. There appears to be a specific couple in the Ephesian church where the woman is deceived and teaching false doctrine and

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@_nomadic_soul @AMS_Perkins So your contention with JM is that he made it seem l

@_nomadic_soul @AMS_Perkins So your contention with JM is that he made it seem like it was a sin not to attend church and didn't provide reasonable alternatives for those who weren't comfortable?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@justasbefuddled @MikeWingerii That is precisely what the egalitarian view is.

@justasbefuddled @MikeWingerii That is precisely what the egalitarian view is. That there are no gender based hierarchy or authority structures promoted in the Bible for families and churches.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@MikeWingerii Central to the 'in house' debate on this issue has to do with whet

@MikeWingerii Central to the 'in house' debate on this issue has to do with whether one side sees the other as 'in sin' and creating division over this (ie. the SBC kicking out churches who allow wome

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@MikeWingerii As an egalitarian, I agree with points #1-4. I take issue with #5 because it says there is an inherent hierarchy and authority structure between the husband and wife and between males and females in the church. That said, if you do a ...

@MikeWingerii As an egalitarian, I agree with points #1-4. I take issue with #5 because it says there is an inherent hierarchy and authority structure between the husband and wife and between males a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@_nomadic_soul Church is about people. It is very understandable how you feel. I recently got pushed out of a church and 3 that I looked into won't ever allow me into leadership because I am egalitarian. The church I'm now going to seems focused o...

@_nomadic_soul Church is about people. It is very understandable how you feel. I recently got pushed out of a church and 3 that I looked into won't ever allow me into leadership because I am egalita

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@nightwindsmusic @SweetbbJiyasus @revjeffvox @QuiverQuant I'm not sure what you are talking about. Churches usually help the poor in various ways. We have a compassionate program in my area where over the winter, we provide shelter and dinner and b...

@nightwindsmusic @SweetbbJiyasus @revjeffvox @QuiverQuant I'm not sure what you are talking about. Churches usually help the poor in various ways. We have a compassionate program in my area where ov

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@_nomadic_soul There weren't "denominations" back then. The church (ie. the believers) met in homes. A city probably had only one, so not like you had a choice like today. Heb 10:24-25: "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward ...

@_nomadic_soul There weren't "denominations" back then. The church (ie. the believers) met in homes. A city probably had only one, so not like you had a choice like today. Heb 10:24-25: "And let

Heb 10:24-25 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@_nomadic_soul Church being a "building" or a specific denomination isn't what is important. Meeting regularly with a group of believers that adhere to the fundamentals of the faith and with elders where you are challenged and cared for is important...

@_nomadic_soul Church being a "building" or a specific denomination isn't what is important. Meeting regularly with a group of believers that adhere to the fundamentals of the faith and with elders w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-18

@MikeWingerii eg. World Mission Society Church of God (Mother God cult) https://

@MikeWingerii eg. World Mission Society Church of God (Mother God cult) https://t.co/1xAWWo3vyC

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-18

@TravelerChurch I think source fits with the description in Eph 5:22-25.  As I was studying this, I noticed that the NASB showed “submit” as in “Wives, submit…” in italics, which means it wasn’t in the original.  I looked at the NET (New English Tran...

@TravelerChurch I think source fits with the description in Eph 5:22-25.  As I was studying this, I noticed that the NASB showed “submit” as in “Wives, submit…” in italics, which means it wasn’t in th

Eph 5:22-25 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-18

@MikeWingerii @sparrowsperch The early church preached from the Old Testament an

@MikeWingerii @sparrowsperch The early church preached from the Old Testament and the eyewitness testimony of the apostles and those who saw what Jesus did.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-26

@richardthenry @DennyBurk Why do you say women when the text says ‘a woman’? Paul knows how to use the plural, so why didn’t he? Why did he say ‘I‘ do not permit? Is this a command from God or guidance from Paul to Timothy? But it is not an imper...

@richardthenry @DennyBurk Why do you say women when the text says ‘a woman’? Paul knows how to use the plural, so why didn’t he? Why did he say ‘I‘ do not permit? Is this a command from God or guid

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-24

@tome708 @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin You are wrong sir. I’m in a church t

@tome708 @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin You are wrong sir. I’m in a church that is egalitarian and is leaving the denomination because they were accepting gay pastors. A female pastor is not an a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was instrumental in the growth of the church at Corinth. ...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was ins

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin The term deacon is in the male form as this is the default when including both men and women. Note there are no male pronouns and nothing stating “an elder/deacon must not be a woman.” Deborah was from the...

@Bunnick @RupertP46422908 @JustinPetersMin The term deacon is in the male form as this is the default when including both men and women. Note there are no male pronouns and nothing stating “an elder/

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 2. Prisca (or some say Priscilla) and Aquila were not "disciples" of Paul. 3. Prisca is known to the churches of Asia. It appears obvious that they would have been known by the apostles. Prisca is known to Luke as he wr...

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin 2. Prisca (or some say Priscilla) and Aquila were not "disciples" of Paul. 3. Prisca is known to the churches of Asia. It appears obvious that they would have been known

1 Cor 16:19-20 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@JustinPetersMin Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles and we don’t see Jewishness

@JustinPetersMin Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles and we don’t see Jewishness as a requirement for pastors. The apostles were chosen before the start of the church when the dividing wall was still

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@TomBuck The apostles were appointed before the start of the church. He also ap

@TomBuck The apostles were appointed before the start of the church. He also appointed 12 Jews and no Gentiles so maybe we should only have Jewish male pastors ?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@naw_elbows @casey1167 @MikeWingerii There were many restrictions regarding the temple (Levite males with defects were also barred). These do not apply to the church. Jesus tore down the dividing walls for Gentiles who could not draw near either (E...

@naw_elbows @casey1167 @MikeWingerii There were many restrictions regarding the temple (Levite males with defects were also barred). These do not apply to the church. Jesus tore down the dividing wa

Eph 2:11-22 Gal 3:26-29 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-19

@MikeWingerii You cannot really say what complementarians believe because it is

@MikeWingerii You cannot really say what complementarians believe because it is not monolithic. Some believe women cannot teach men, but they can teach women. I was discouraged from watching the wom

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-19

@8trackmynd @William_E_Wolfe True, but it seems the denomination wants egal chur

@8trackmynd @William_E_Wolfe True, but it seems the denomination wants egal churches to either be removed or for them to remove themselves. It seems that's where things are going.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-18

@William_E_Wolfe Does that include the radical gender ideology that places only

@William_E_Wolfe Does that include the radical gender ideology that places only men in church leadership?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@MikeWingerii We could say that pastors should be Jewish males because Jesus onl

@MikeWingerii We could say that pastors should be Jewish males because Jesus only chose Jewish male apostles. And you can see where this is going…sounds a lot like the Judaizers who were spying on t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@catholic_dan7 @MadJorgen @5pointsMckinley There is no more sacrifice since Jesus offered Himself once and for all time and He alone stands as our high priest in the presence of the Father. Also...only levites are allowed to be priests and only in t...

@catholic_dan7 @MadJorgen @5pointsMckinley There is no more sacrifice since Jesus offered Himself once and for all time and He alone stands as our high priest in the presence of the Father. Also...on

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@m_a_nilles @southernpresby @5pointsMckinley @AnnaGraceWood Someone had to come from the other one. Adam was the source of Eve, not her authority. Nowhere is he told to rule over her, except a prophesy after the fall which you seem to agree is the ...

@m_a_nilles @southernpresby @5pointsMckinley @AnnaGraceWood Someone had to come from the other one. Adam was the source of Eve, not her authority. Nowhere is he told to rule over her, except a proph

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@WWUTTcom Surely Elevation and other churches have problems, but the fact that you would use the issue of women pastors as a means to get them out is abhorrent. If they have abhorrent doctrine then why not deal with that? You sound like a boy upset...

@WWUTTcom Surely Elevation and other churches have problems, but the fact that you would use the issue of women pastors as a means to get them out is abhorrent. If they have abhorrent doctrine then w

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