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@petercrary @autocorrect2_0 You’ve lost your mind if you think that by ripping a

@petercrary @autocorrect2_0 You’ve lost your mind if you think that by ripping a verse out of context that Paul was intending to stop anyone from teaching truth. https://t.co/ZQizsTh3mL

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So 7:10 Solomon 7:10 debate

@ymmotrojam @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge On the other hand, with Song of Solomon 7:10, you have the idea of desire between the husband and wife drawing them together. This fits well as we see in Ge 3 that Adam alone is kicked out of the garden, bu...

@ymmotrojam @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge On the other hand, with Song of Solomon 7:10, you have the idea of desire between the husband and wife drawing them together. This fits well as we see in Ge

@Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge So what you are trying to teach me is that when doing a range of meaning study, we only consider the occurrences of the word in the same book or by the same author? Is that how this works? Ge 4:7 is a different conte...

@Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge So what you are trying to teach me is that when doing a range of meaning study, we only consider the occurrences of the word in the same book or by the same author? Is

Ge 4:7 commentary

@Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge If correcting me is "participating in deeds of d

@Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge If correcting me is "participating in deeds of darkness" and you are following 2Ti 4:2 by correcting me, does that not concern you that scripture is encouraging you to

2Ti 4:2 question

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Did Barak not have the power to make up his own mind what he would do? Did he not say that he would not go (by his own choice) unless she goes with him? But you just don't like that he submits to her, ...

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Did Barak not have the power to make up his own mind what he would do? Did he not say that he would not go (by his own choice) unless she goes with him?

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge What do you mean the women were

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge What do you mean the women were being unruly in church? No such thing is stated in scripture. Of course women were talking! 1Co 14 is speaking about all

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Scripture refutes you. The words

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Scripture refutes you. The words from Barak's own mouth show he submits to her. https://t.co/sKqsRd93K7

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Ge 3:16 is not imperative or a command but a prophecy of the fall’s result. Eve was deceived, Adam stayed silent, and ate the fruit she gave. He would hold a grudge and mistreat her by ruling over her. ...

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Ge 3:16 is not imperative or a command but a prophecy of the fall’s result. Eve was deceived, Adam stayed silent, and ate the fruit she gave. He would h

Ge 3:16 debate

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Why doesn't the text rebuke Bara

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Why doesn't the text rebuke Barak for submitting to a woman and giving the glory over to a woman? Rather, Hebrew commends him for his faith. https://t.c

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge About battles... Barak followed Deborah into battle and a woman killed Sisera. And he was commended for his faith because Deborah was the voice of God to him. At any rate, this isn't about the military...

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge About battles... Barak followed Deborah into battle and a woman killed Sisera. And he was commended for his faith because Deborah was the voice of God t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-07

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge The Prov 31 woman is literally running the home and business outside the home with no mention of anything her husband does. She is completely self sufficient. What do you mean Deborah was leading becau...

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge The Prov 31 woman is literally running the home and business outside the home with no mention of anything her husband does. She is completely self suffi

Ps 101:5 Re 21:8 question

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Did you know that the Bible says "all liars will have their part in the lake of fire" (Re 21:8) and "whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy..." (Ps 101:5)? Why are you condemn...

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Did you know that the Bible says "all liars will have their part in the lake of fire" (Re 21:8) and "whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace That verse is a fantastic

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace That verse is a fantastic verse. Why would you think I meant you should delete it from the Bible? It is a clear verse showing mutual authority wit

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Why are you assuming I'm a

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Why are you assuming I'm attacking *you*? What lie am I trying to get you to say? If you don't believe you have decision making authority, great!

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace But before you scratch it off the list, you should recognize that it is an explicit statement of fully mutual authority in the relationship. There is no evidence whatsoever of a hierarchy, and *...

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace But before you scratch it off the list, you should recognize that it is an *explicit* statement of fully mutual authority in the relationship. The

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Yes, that’s great. You found the only example where authority is used in the context of marital relationship and it is completely and 100% mutual. So you can scratch that off the list as anythi...

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Yes, that’s great. You found the *only* example where authority is used in the context of marital relationship and it is completely and 100% mutua

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Not arguing that authority

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Not arguing that authority is given by God. Where did God give you authority over your wife? John the Baptist said that authority has to be given

Jn 3:27-30 debate

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace I see. Well, that kind of

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace I see. Well, that kind of card isn’t because you are the husband, right? Isn’t this because of your moral stance?

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace If Biblical submission is service and service is submission, then how is it that all are not mutually submissive including husbands to wives in addition to wives to husbands? Do you believe the hu...

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace If Biblical submission is service and service is submission, then how is it that all are not mutually submissive including husbands to wives in ad

@ExtraSaltedNuts @Calvinator8000 @rightresponsem No, culture within Christian co

@ExtraSaltedNuts @Calvinator8000 @rightresponsem No, culture within Christian communities that isn’t always based on careful study of the Bible.

@Calvinator8000 @ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem I’m egalitarian or a mutualist (probably a better term). God’s created order is the time sequence order of creating Adam then Eve from Adam (thus Adam is her ‘head’) which is the single example that se...

@Calvinator8000 @ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem I’m egalitarian or a mutualist (probably a better term). God’s created order is the time sequence order of creating Adam then Eve from Adam (thus Adam

@Mongrel77 @rightresponsem It was practiced by the apostles. Does anything else

@Mongrel77 @rightresponsem It was practiced by the apostles. Does anything else matter?

@ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem The wife is to submit out of love and respect f

@ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem The wife is to submit out of love and respect for Christ. Just that the husband is to do the same as submission in Eph 5:21 is reciprocal.

Eph 5:21 debate

@ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Hang on…so when an actual literal word for autho

@ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Hang on…so when an actual literal word for authority is used it is mutual, but when an anatomical word is used now it is about hierarchy and one way authority? Puzzlin

@ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Excellent!! the single time that the word author

@ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Excellent!! the single time that the word authority is used for a husband over his wife it is also used for the wife over her husband! You are demonstrating mutual subj

1Co 14:34-35 1Ti 3:1-13 question

@JasonAlexa12387 @rightresponsem No, this is not true. (1) There are no male pronouns in 1Ti 3:1-13 for example. Why is that? (2) The requirements for deacons is the same as elders—still no “must be male” or “must not be female.” (3) 1Co 14:34-35 is ...

@JasonAlexa12387 @rightresponsem No, this is not true. (1) There are no male pronouns in 1Ti 3:1-13 for example. Why is that? (2) The requirements for deacons is the same as elders—still no “must be m

@ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem Tell me this: where is any word for authority u

@ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem Tell me this: where is any word for authority used for the husband over his wife? Or is it only the anatomical word for head which you interpret as meaning authority?

@thatssocheeky Thanks for sharing your experience, Brandi! While it wasn’t a good one, it helps people to see and understand what you were thinking and how the things you believed either helped or didn’t help. There was one post where you said that t...

@thatssocheeky Thanks for sharing your experience, Brandi! While it wasn’t a good one, it helps people to see and understand what you were thinking and how the things you believed either helped or did

@ostrachan That Adam is the head of Eve is uncontested. What is contested is what is meant by that simple anatomical word. Does it mean 'authority of' or 'boss of' like we use it today? Or does it mean something like first or origin or source? I beli...

@ostrachan That Adam is the head of Eve is uncontested. What is contested is what is meant by that simple anatomical word. Does it mean 'authority of' or 'boss of' like we use it today? Or does it mea

@JasonAlexa12387 @rightresponsem You are right... let me rephrase: The true view

@JasonAlexa12387 @rightresponsem You are right... let me rephrase: The true view is no restrictions based on one’s gender and mutual submission within the entire body. ☺️

@rightresponsem @RealDavidReece I'm not embarrassed by the Bible either. Do you

@rightresponsem @RealDavidReece I'm not embarrassed by the Bible either. Do you like me too? ☺️ https://t.co/B3pAEVTX5i

@RealDavidReece "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord" (Col 3:18). The phrase “as is fitting in the Lord” reframes submission not as blind obedience but as a voluntary, Christlike humility grounded in love and respect. It re...

@RealDavidReece "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord" (Col 3:18). The phrase “as is fitting in the Lord” reframes submission not as blind obedience but as a voluntary, Chris

Col 3:18 debate

@RealDavidReece Ah @RealDavidReece, one can quote passages without their context, but can you explain them in context? Ok, let's start with Eph 5:22-23👇 1/ Paul deliberately used hypotassō (submission) for husbands & wives, not hypakouō (obedie...

@RealDavidReece Ah @RealDavidReece, one can quote passages without their context, but can you explain them in context? Ok, let's start with Eph 5:22-23👇 1/ Paul deliberately used hypotassō (submissi

Eph 5:22-23 debate

@King_Brody @pastherandie Brody, are you assuming ‘head’ (literally the top of the body—it’s not a complex word) means authority or commander? Where does this idea come from? Is it context? Why isn’t ‘authority’ or ‘commander’ ever used for Jesus ove...

@King_Brody @pastherandie Brody, are you assuming ‘head’ (literally the top of the body—it’s not a complex word) means authority or commander? Where does this idea come from? Is it context? Why isn’t

@rightresponsem Umm… civil magistrates are able to put people in jail and punish

@rightresponsem Umm… civil magistrates are able to put people in jail and punish them. So you think husbands are to have the power to punish or imprison their wives?

Actually, Paul’s statement is that a wife’s submission to her husband should mirror her submission to the Lord. That’s his argument—but it needs unpacking. The key issue arises when “hypotasso” is misunderstood to mean “obey” rather than “willingly s...

Actually, Paul’s statement is that a wife’s submission to her husband should mirror her submission to the Lord. That’s his argument—but it needs unpacking. The key issue arises when “hypotasso” is mis

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Patriarchy silences our biblical one-another sensibilities. I

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Patriarchy silences our biblical one-another sensibilities. It needs men and women to be dramatically different to justi…

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace You mean this person? Maybe you an answer the question. “how can hypotassō possibly convey one meaning for men & an entirely different one for women when Paul uses the term just 1x to address both in t...

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace You mean this person? Maybe you an answer the question. “how can hypotassō possibly convey one meaning for men & an entirely different one for women wh

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@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace You are assuming that they misundersta

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace You are assuming that they misunderstand Paul’s words and elevate them to be greater than Jesus’ words. Who is doing this?

@C_del_G @Rach4Patriarchy Right. So don’t submit like slaves (they were being treated like property or slaves), but submit out of love like you do towards Jesus. How is Christ the head of the church? Here’s how: He is the Saviour of the body. He i...

@C_del_G @Rach4Patriarchy Right. So don’t submit like slaves (they were being treated like property or slaves), but submit out of love like you do towards Jesus. How is Christ the head of the church?

@MicheMoffatt @TomBuck Just remember that 'head' is not a hard word to translate. It is an anatomical word. How we understand it depends on the context and how it is used. Today, we use it typically of people to indicate who has authority. But is t...

@MicheMoffatt @TomBuck Just remember that 'head' is not a hard word to translate. It is an anatomical word. How we understand it depends on the context and how it is used. Today, we use it typically

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils I’m pretty sure you didn’t read that long thread in 3 mins. I’m not interesting in “keep sinning… it seems to be working…God is pleased.” I believe that my interpretation makes sense of the context and grammar—all the deta...

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils I’m pretty sure you didn’t read that long thread in 3 mins. I’m not interesting in “keep sinning… it seems to be working…God is pleased.” I believe that my interpretation m

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@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Paul, James, Peter and all the apostle

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Paul, James, Peter and all the apostles were Jews. The uniqueness about Paul is that he is an apostle to the Gentiles. I fail to understand what your point i

@IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Yes!! Some prefer mutualism rather than egalitaria

@IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Yes!! Some prefer mutualism rather than egalitarianism for that very reason. Just don’t forget that while Paul and Peter are correcting an imbalance the idea of both sub

RT @iheartJ37: @harmonizedgrace @ryanschatz Paul deliberately chose hypotassō (c

RT @iheartJ37: @harmonizedgrace @ryanschatz Paul deliberately chose hypotassō (commonly translated as “submission”) to describe the relatio…

@ReformedCaio @MikeWingerii I think you missed something. Mike says he reads out

@ReformedCaio @MikeWingerii I think you missed something. Mike says he reads out texts between him and women that are not his wife so she knows that he’s being transparent with her. But this doesn’t

@TokuDude Let’s walk through this more carefully. Sharing specific texts with your wife is not a problem, but it doesn’t guarantee you’ve solved the problem. Unless you hand her the phone (before you deleted the improper tweets), what guarantee is th...

@TokuDude Let’s walk through this more carefully. Sharing specific texts with your wife is not a problem, but it doesn’t guarantee you’ve solved the problem. Unless you hand her the phone (before you

@CrashMondoJr @MikeWingerii Can he appear to be open with his wife while still f

@CrashMondoJr @MikeWingerii Can he appear to be open with his wife while still filtering the texts he doesn’t want her to see? Get it yet?

@douglaswils Submission is mutual as ἀλλήλων in Eph 5:21 is reciprocal. This m

@douglaswils Submission is mutual as ἀλλήλων in Eph 5:21 is *reciprocal*. This means the hierarchical assumption of military ranking is foreign to this context. How do you obey reciprocally?

Eph 5:21 debate

@harmonizedgrace Complementarians are not saying their wives are to obey them? C

@harmonizedgrace Complementarians are not saying their wives are to obey them? Can you introduce me to these new conplementarians? I’d love to meet them!