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@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua I understand the need to protect our freedoms and sovereignty as a nation, but the church is not defended by flesh and blood and the church is not weakened by women assisting defending the faith and leading as strong le...

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua I understand the need to protect our freedoms and sovereignty as a nation, but the church is not defended by flesh and blood and the church is not weakened by women assi

@imanii4u @drbrudd Yes, you have noted a clear problem with his interpretation h

@imanii4u @drbrudd Yes, you have noted a clear problem with his interpretation here. If we instead understand v34-35 as Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (ie. 1 Cor 7:1), then this re

1 Cor 7:1 general

He still says that the pastor has some "decision making and some authority"⎯I'm

He still says that the pastor has some "decision making and some authority"⎯I'm still curious what Mike thinks is unique authority relegated to the pastor. The authority is in the Word, not a fallibl

@AleahPursley Hi Aleah! Thanks for the question. The following is how inparsed

@AleahPursley Hi Aleah! Thanks for the question. The following is how inparsednout what I think Paul is getting at in Ephesians 5. Let me know if you want to explore something further. https://t.co

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-11

@liquid_danno I finally got through Payne's book. I find he says some good things and some very strange things. - His argument on 1 Cor 14:34-35 being an addition to the text⎯which does align with the idea that Paul is quoting from the Corinthian l...

@liquid_danno I finally got through Payne's book. I find he says some good things and some very strange things. - His argument on 1 Cor 14:34-35 being an addition to the text⎯which does align with t

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

No. There’s no Biblical mandate for the wife to “obey” her husband like childre

No. There’s no Biblical mandate for the wife to “obey” her husband like children obey their parents. https://t.co/4Y79Q7Kq0i

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-09

@_anandacaseyy I have a thread on this topic (see below) and more in my highligh

@_anandacaseyy I have a thread on this topic (see below) and more in my highlights under my profile if you find that helpful. For what it’s worth, the vast majority of complementarians and most patri

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@susannemaynes I think the problem I have seen is that pastors believe they have

@susannemaynes I think the problem I have seen is that pastors believe they have a responsibility to set the official teaching uniquely for their church. This allows them to filter out anyone they di

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@paulogia0 There’s a difference between purchasing a fully paid for gift card an

@paulogia0 There’s a difference between purchasing a fully paid for gift card and giving it to every human being and then cashing it in. Jesus says that He died for Judas too. But Judas didn’t belie

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-06

RT @ryanschatz: @MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by i

RT @ryanschatz: @MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by inferring intention. Paul includes women in vs11. However,…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-06

@MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by inferring intention. Paul includes women in vs11. However, there's a big difference between including and forbidding. For example, there are only two people explicitly called elders in...

@MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by inferring intention. Paul includes women in vs11. However, there's a big difference between including and forbidding. For example, the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@worldneedsOil @smashbaals If you don’t base your actions on scripture, I can se

@worldneedsOil @smashbaals If you don’t base your actions on scripture, I can see why you don’t care. This was just me reflecting on something we often overlook in Genesis. I wasn’t suggesting that

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@MikeWingerii Finally, most complementarians see 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9 as clearly requiring male leadership. But if this is the case: - Why does Paul use τὶς in v1 which means “someone” or “anyone”? Why didn’t he specify a male, or ἀνήρ? - I...

@MikeWingerii Finally, most complementarians see 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Tit 1:5-9 as clearly requiring male leadership. But if this is the case: - Why does Paul use τὶς in v1 which means “someone” or “any

Tit 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

In 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from the letter that the Corinthians wrote (see 1 Cor 7:1) and using the contrastive “or” (which is typical of Paul) to rhetorically refute it: “What? Came the word of God out from you [men]? Or came it unto you [me...

In 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from the letter that the Corinthians wrote (see 1 Cor 7:1) and using the contrastive “or” (which is typical of Paul) to rhetorically refute it: “What? Came the word

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:1 question

@OutOfThePocket Here’s another one: “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge ...

@OutOfThePocket Here’s another one: “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may per

@jefflintz Unfortunately, I’m mostly just on X these days. I’ll be focusing on

@jefflintz Unfortunately, I’m mostly just on X these days. I’ll be focusing on responding to Mike Winger’s series over the next year. If you want a blog that is pretty much aligned with what I think

@Nathanor582613 @WomnOfValor Thanks for the comment. - Paul is clearly responding to the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1). Since there are no quotes in the original manuscripts, how do we know where Paul is quoting? - Paul refers to the l...

@Nathanor582613 @WomnOfValor Thanks for the comment. - Paul is clearly responding to the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1). Since there are no quotes in the original manuscripts, how do we

1 Cor 7:1 commentary

@BiffSport @JJacobs63985241 @WomnOfValor Explaining what Paul himself wrote using the context, grammar, audience—no detail left unmapped—and you call that twisting?? Why? Because I love truth! Look, if you think as a male you have primacy, then ac...

@BiffSport @JJacobs63985241 @WomnOfValor Explaining what Paul himself wrote using the context, grammar, audience—no detail left unmapped—and you call that twisting?? Why? Because I love truth! Look

@BiffSport @JJacobs63985241 @WomnOfValor No I didn’t mean that he can’t read 1 Cor 7:1. There are no quotes in the oldest Greek manuscripts. It all has to be inferred from the context. John misses this one completely. Otherwise Paul is contradict...

@BiffSport @JJacobs63985241 @WomnOfValor No I didn’t mean that he can’t read 1 Cor 7:1. There are no quotes in the oldest Greek manuscripts. It all has to be inferred from the context. John misses

1 Cor 7:1 commentary

@WomnOfValor John MacArthur for all his learning has no idea that Paul since chapter 7 has been responding to things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. He quotes them and then refutes them: “What? came the word of God out from you[m...

@WomnOfValor John MacArthur for all his learning has no idea that Paul since chapter 7 has been responding to things that the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. He quotes them and then refutes

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1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 debate

@Ken_FiveSolas @megbasham John MacArthur completely misinterprets 1 Cor 14:34-35 as he doesn’t recognize that Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). Paul quotes and then refutes them: "What? came the word of Go...

@Ken_FiveSolas @megbasham John MacArthur completely misinterprets 1 Cor 14:34-35 as he doesn’t recognize that Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). Paul quotes

@The_SergeMG @smashbaals No, that is incorrect. It is contested as it appears to contradict what Paul writes elsewhere in 1 Cor 14 to start. When your interpretation has Paul contradicting himself then you should revisit your interpretation. Paul ...

@The_SergeMG @smashbaals No, that is incorrect. It is contested as it appears to contradict what Paul writes elsewhere in 1 Cor 14 to start. When your interpretation has Paul contradicting himself t

@reformedbapty @smashbaals Paul was both an elder and an apostle (Peter identifi

@reformedbapty @smashbaals Paul was both an elder and an apostle (Peter identified himself as an elder, see 1 Pet 5:1). If Paul was single and advocated for singleness (1 Cor 7) and didn’t have child

1 Pet 5:1 question

@smashbaals Women are unqualified by an immutable characteristic? This sounds like going back to slavery to the law… "It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery." (Gal 5...

@smashbaals Women are unqualified by an immutable characteristic? This sounds like going back to slavery to the law… "It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do

Gal 5:1 question

@smashbaals Maybe you are having trouble reading the Bible in context. No scholar would take one of the most contested passages and call it “clear.” Think about this: why do women need to be silent in church? Is it to protect vulnerable, weak men ...

@smashbaals Maybe you are having trouble reading the Bible in context. No scholar would take one of the most contested passages and call it “clear.” Think about this: why do women need to be silent

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

@MarkGrote @Peacemaker811 @HbitsO @BethMooreLPM This assumes authentein means “usurp authority”—are men allowed to do that but women are not? Men are allowed hostile takeovers inspired by geneologies and false understanding of the law? Paul wasn’t ...

@MarkGrote @Peacemaker811 @HbitsO @BethMooreLPM This assumes authentein means “usurp authority”—are men allowed to do that but women are not? Men are allowed hostile takeovers inspired by geneologies

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I am exegeting and using reasoning—please show me where I’m twisting scripture. You shouldn’t falsely accuse someone of “twisting” scripture. There’s nothing wrong with men leading, but somethi...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I am exegeting and using reasoning—please show me where I’m twisting scripture. You shouldn’t falsely accuse someone of “twisting” scripture. T

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

@kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not what 1 Tim 2:12 means. One has to base their interpretation on the context. Every time I deal with someone from a cult—almost without fail—their bad readings of scripture come from rea...

@kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not what 1 Tim 2:12 means. One has to base their interpretation on the context. Every time I deal with someone from a cult—almost without

1 Tim 2:12 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-30

@DeeGoingsGirl @pauldirks @KaeleyT Great questions!

@dr_andywoods Why isn’t one of the options Priscilla who taught Apollos and joined Paul on his missionary journeys together with her husband Aquila? Given how Paul constantly identified himself in his letters to try to fend off those who were writin...

@dr_andywoods Why isn’t one of the options Priscilla who taught Apollos and joined Paul on his missionary journeys together with her husband Aquila? Given how Paul constantly identified himself in hi

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@DST_QA @MalcangiSarah Thanks for being willing to see the problems with the ill

@DST_QA @MalcangiSarah Thanks for being willing to see the problems with the illustration even though you are a complementarian. 😊

@TheChileabSon @MalcangiSarah That’s a great verse. My wife is not sinning by having a job. She is incredibly gifted as a physio and her skills are a great benefit both to the community and also to herself. I’m not distressed. Every family has un...

@TheChileabSon @MalcangiSarah That’s a great verse. My wife is not sinning by having a job. She is incredibly gifted as a physio and her skills are a great benefit both to the community and also to

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-28

@TheChileabSon @MalcangiSarah It’s the idea that you say it’s Biblically required that’s concerning. It’s as if you think that my wife is sinning or doing something wrong if she also manages the home, why does 1 Tim 5:14 say women manage the househo...

@TheChileabSon @MalcangiSarah It’s the idea that you say it’s Biblically required that’s concerning. It’s as if you think that my wife is sinning or doing something wrong if she also manages the home

1 Tim 5:14 debate

@Omniisnotbussin @MarkGrote Do you have a Jewish male pastor, or are Gentiles allowed? By the same reasoning, women also are not excluded. Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, Paul left Timothy behind in Ephesus to stop false teaching not to stop females from t...

@Omniisnotbussin @MarkGrote Do you have a Jewish male pastor, or are Gentiles allowed? By the same reasoning, women also are not excluded. Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, Paul left Timothy behind in Ephesus

1 Tim 2:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-24

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Eternity has strong egalitarian vibes. I will stand next to m

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Eternity has strong egalitarian vibes. I will stand next to my Christian brothers as a true equal/son of God for the fir…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-24

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl The idea of "obeying your leaders" in the Greek means to be willing to be convinced. It doesn't mean "blind obedience" but openness and not a stubborn refusal to listen. But doing what they say requires that it mu...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @DeeGoingsGirl The idea of "obeying your leaders" in the Greek means to be willing to be convinced. It doesn't mean "blind obedience" but openness and not a stubborn refusal to li

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-22

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT What authority? https://t.co/8yfcbBvmdq

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-22

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick As for “I do not permit” being temporary or universal and the nature of authentein being positive because teaching can only be positive, Mike missed the forest for the trees. As Mike clearly proclaimed after his 4.5 hour di...

@MikeWingerii @j_bambrick As for “I do not permit” being temporary or universal and the nature of authentein being positive because teaching can only be positive, Mike missed the forest for the trees.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-20

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE That is certainly convenient. Even though 1 Tim 2:12 say

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE That is certainly convenient. Even though 1 Tim 2:12 says you are to remain quiet…

1 Tim 2:12 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-20

@ich1ban123456 @sympatheticNPC @DST_QA @ymmotrojam Just because Paul is dealing with a specific concern in the marital relationship doesn’t mean that he is affirming the already culturally acceptable idea that the husband is the master over his wife....

@ich1ban123456 @sympatheticNPC @DST_QA @ymmotrojam Just because Paul is dealing with a specific concern in the marital relationship doesn’t mean that he is affirming the already culturally acceptable

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-19

@ich1ban123456 @DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ymmotrojam The “Economic Subordination” theology is severely flawed. When my wife sends me to the store to get milk and eggs, I wouldn’t understand myself as functionally subordinate to my wife. Since we are ...

@ich1ban123456 @DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ymmotrojam The “Economic Subordination” theology is severely flawed. When my wife sends me to the store to get milk and eggs, I wouldn’t understand myself as f

Eph 5:21 general

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam We of course think that subjecting yourself to all in the body is serving Christ. But what you are suggesting is that the wife must have a special submission and that it is to be led not to serve. ...

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam We of course think that subjecting yourself to all in the body is serving Christ. But what you are suggesting is that the wife must have a special s

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam The same thing could be said

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam The same thing could be said of the wife who also should be emulating Christ but refusing sex.

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Phil 2 states quite clearly that Jesus was completely equal in every way with the Father before the incarnation. Now he has all authority and is actually prioritized over the father and Holy Spirit ...

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Phil 2 states quite clearly that Jesus was completely equal in every way with the Father before the incarnation. Now he has all authority and is act

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC I became egalitarian after about 13 years of marriage and it helped save my marriage. Paul and Peter are addressing particular issues and not saying wives are not to love and give their lives like Jesus not husbands not to su...

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC I became egalitarian after about 13 years of marriage and it helped save my marriage. Paul and Peter are addressing particular issues and not saying wives are not to love and

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam I like how you described this. Jesus didn’t consider equality with God something to be grasped, or held into, but makes himself a servant. This is the statements of the text. He should be worshipp...

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam I like how you described this. Jesus didn’t consider equality with God something to be grasped, or held into, but makes himself a servant. This is

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Jesus doesn’t ask for authori

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Jesus doesn’t ask for authority in heaven. Where are you getting that from?

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam You are right, you cannot criticize a view just because there will be more or less temptations. But you can criticize it on the basis of scripture as not being God’s ideal. By suggesting that Matt ...

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam You are right, you cannot criticize a view just because there will be more or less temptations. But you can criticize it on the basis of scripture a

Matt 6:24 debate

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam If both the husband and wife

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam If both the husband and wife are mature the child will understand how to maturely work through conflict rather than wishing they were the male or tha

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam With an egalitarian marriage, the couple comes to mutual decisions. Many times one bends to the desires of the other, so there is a give and take. One person always getting their way in a conflict ...

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam With an egalitarian marriage, the couple comes to mutual decisions. Many times one bends to the desires of the other, so there is a give and take.