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@Jim7699 @TWFtrish @ronhenzel Paul could have made this more clear by saying something like "an elder must not be a woman" or "women must only teach other women." Paul's statement isn't vague as he already told us his purpose which was for Timothy t...

@Jim7699 @TWFtrish @ronhenzel Paul could have made this more clear by saying something like "an elder must not be a woman" or "women must only teach other women." Paul's statement isn't vague as he a

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii This is a particularly sticky situation. Timothy is being asked by Paul to intervene to stop a wife from teaching false auction when her husband who is ...

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii This is a particularly sticky situation. Timothy is being asked by Paul to intervene to stop a wife fr

RT @ryanschatz: @ronhenzel Yes the truth of the gospel divides. And sin divide

RT @ryanschatz: @ronhenzel Yes the truth of the *gospel* divides. And sin divides. But failure to read Paul in context has you believing th…

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@ronhenzel Except you got that wrong too! Paul is writing to Timothy. He is inst

@ronhenzel Except you got that wrong too! Paul is writing to Timothy. He is instructing Timothy on how HE should act in order to deal with the false teaching. Paul's instructions were to Timothy about

@the_blind_guide @ronhenzel This is correct. Not only that, but this passage is probably one of the most misused scriptures totally taken out of context. Paul is writing a personal letter to Timothy instructing him to stop "certain people" from teach...

@the_blind_guide @ronhenzel This is correct. Not only that, but this passage is probably one of the most misused scriptures totally taken out of context. Paul is writing a personal letter to Timothy i

1 Cor 1:10 Eph 4:1-6 question

@ronhenzel Here are some verses showing how God cares a LOT about unity of His body. How about these verses? Eph 4:1-6⎯Paul urges believers to live in a manner worthy of their calling, emphasizing unity and peace. 1 Cor 1:10⎯Paul appeals for unity...

@ronhenzel Here are some verses showing how God cares a LOT about unity of His body. How about these verses? Eph 4:1-6⎯Paul urges believers to live in a manner worthy of their calling, emphasizing u

@ronhenzel Yes the truth of the gospel divides. And sin divides. But failure to read Paul in context has you believing that not only was he writing to Timothy to stop FALSE teachers but also to stop godly women from teaching the truth? Doesn’t that...

@ronhenzel Yes the truth of the *gospel* divides. And sin divides. But failure to read Paul in context has you believing that not only was he writing to Timothy to stop FALSE teachers but also to stop

@pauldirks @AngelaGraceLOU @KaeleyT Yes and no matter how much overlap there is, women are not to be elders because it violates a God ordained order, right? In the end, I think you try to validate the view of a God-ordained gender role hierarchy by l...

@pauldirks @AngelaGraceLOU @KaeleyT Yes and no matter how much overlap there is, women are not to be elders because it violates a God ordained order, right? In the end, I think you try to validate the

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@DodgeDeepState @_nomadic_soul Christ is God, the church are humans. When someon

@DodgeDeepState @_nomadic_soul Christ is God, the church are humans. When someone thinks that the husband represents Christ and has sole authority over his wife who represents the church, this is a ve

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning No, Paul writes a personal letter to Timothy to deal with “certain people” with the understanding that those who are ignorant and deceived “receive mercy.” So in a wa...

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning No, Paul writes a personal letter to Timothy to deal with “certain people” with the understanding that those who are

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning You are already clearly wrong when you used plain English and came up with the wrong interpretation of Matt 18:20. Is Jesus there with 1, like when Paul was in priso...

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning You are already clearly wrong when you used plain English and came up with the wrong interpretation of Matt 18:20.

Matt 18:20 debate

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Yes only one man or woman can speak at a time because while we all have two ears, we only have the ability to listen to one at a time. If your argument is ‘a woman’ ...

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Yes only one man or woman can speak at a time because while we all have two ears, we only have the ability to listen

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning The English is great until you get it completely wrong and think it is restricting godly women from teaching true doctrine to groups with males in them...

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning The English is great until you get it completely wrong and think it is restricting godly women from t

@pauldirks Interesting! So a man can only be blessed by a woman teacher if he believes 1 Tim 2:12 doesn’t refer to women teaching true doctrine and doesn’t think that teaching him means taking authority over him. Is that an accurate statement? But so...

@pauldirks Interesting! So a man can only be blessed by a woman teacher if he believes 1 Tim 2:12 doesn’t refer to women teaching true doctrine and doesn’t think that teaching him means taking authori

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@pauldirks Thanks for responding Paul! So for you this is purely a point of orde

@pauldirks Thanks for responding Paul! So for you this is purely a point of order and acknowledge that a man may learn and grow from a godly woman teacher, just that he is not supposed to because it’s

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@1stprinciplesch Thanks for sharing! I’m certainly curious how complementarian sparse out this passage. If it means a bad authority, then no one should have this over anyone, right? So males should have this over females or anyone either? So then thi...

@1stprinciplesch Thanks for sharing! I’m certainly curious how complementarian sparse out this passage. If it means a bad authority, then no one should have this over anyone, right? So males should ha

@laurel_prolife I don’t disagree with you, and it’s good to see you observing from actions to help understand what is written. But then how do you parse 1 Tim 2:12? It’s a pity Paul wasn’t more clear by using pastor or shepherd in this verse because ...

@laurel_prolife I don’t disagree with you, and it’s good to see you observing from actions to help understand what is written. But then how do you parse 1 Tim 2:12? It’s a pity Paul wasn’t more clear

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@colinsmo While it is possible, there is no explicit mention by Paul about the A

@colinsmo While it is possible, there is no explicit mention by Paul about the Artemis cult. Rather than reject egalitarian views because of one detail that might be off, maybe we can go back and talk

Someone quote tweeted me and asked why we don’t refer to pastors as servants or

Someone quote tweeted me and asked why we don’t refer to pastors as servants or slaves (doulos) like Paul did. Great point! https://t.co/UGZKGdolq7

Romans 1:1 Philippians 1:1 commentary

@PastorBenMarsh I like how you are thinking Ben! I am going to have to remember this. The next time a pastor gets up, he should say “Hi, my name is Bob, and I’m one of the slaves at this church.” Imagine! Paul refers to himself as a servant of Chri...

@PastorBenMarsh I like how you are thinking Ben! I am going to have to remember this. The next time a pastor gets up, he should say “Hi, my name is Bob, and I’m one of the slaves at this church.” Imag