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@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote I’m sure that’s EXACTLY how the Jew’s reacted when P

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote I’m sure that’s EXACTLY how the Jew’s reacted when Paul was spreading the gospel… But the Berean considers what he is being told and checks it against scripture to see if i

@MarkGrote The details all come from the context. Not sure where you stand on t

@MarkGrote The details all come from the context. Not sure where you stand on these details at this point Mark, but in case anyone is interested, I spent a lot of time peeling back the layers on what

@ErweeKoos @ronhenzel Paul wasn’t the fool of Psalm 14; he was ignorant and serving God fervently with zeal in the way that he thought was right. In 1 Tim 1:12-13, Paul states, "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he consi...

@ErweeKoos @ronhenzel Paul wasn’t the fool of Psalm 14; he was ignorant and serving God fervently with zeal in the way that he thought was right. In 1 Tim 1:12-13, Paul states, "I thank Christ Jesus

1 Tim 1:12-13 general

@ronhenzel @ErweeKoos The point wasn’t that the God fearing Gentiles were already saved! The point is that God appointed to eternal life those who feared him by sending Paul and Barnabas to preach the gospel to them. “God fearers” is not just a use...

@ronhenzel @ErweeKoos The point wasn’t that the God fearing Gentiles were already saved! The point is that God appointed to eternal life those who feared him by sending Paul and Barnabas to preach th

@ronhenzel @ErweeKoos @ef_hopkins You didn’t deal with what was being said. Was anyone saying that these God fearers were saved? They hadn’t heard the gospel! The point is that God appointed for eternal life those who feared God by bringing them the...

@ronhenzel @ErweeKoos @ef_hopkins You didn’t deal with what was being said. Was anyone saying that these God fearers were saved? They hadn’t heard the gospel! The point is that God appointed for eter

@pauldirks @SpeechWrx @NancyRPearcey However, this seems to be an argument from

@pauldirks @SpeechWrx @NancyRPearcey However, this seems to be an argument from what you think is the reason for increased deceivability when Genesis 3 and Paul's statements in 1 Tim 2:13-14 don't say

1 Tim 2:13-14 debate

RT @ryanschatz: @ronhenzel @ErweeKoos In Rom 3:10-18, Paul is quoting from Psalm

RT @ryanschatz: @ronhenzel @ErweeKoos In Rom 3:10-18, Paul is quoting from Psalm 14 and it is clear from this passage, that there are two g…

Rom 3:10-18 general

@ErweeKoos @ronhenzel No, it's not poetry and exaggeration. You have to read Pau

@ErweeKoos @ronhenzel No, it's not poetry and exaggeration. You have to read Paul's reference in context and understand that Paul isn't misapplying Psalm 14. https://t.co/z8a6L89xHu

@ronhenzel @ErweeKoos In Rom 3:10-18, Paul is quoting from Psalm 14 and it is clear from this passage, that there are two groups: "The fool" (red) and "a righteous generation" (blue) So the statement "not even one" should say "not even one of the fo...

@ronhenzel @ErweeKoos In Rom 3:10-18, Paul is quoting from Psalm 14 and it is clear from this passage, that there are two groups: "The fool" (red) and "a righteous generation" (blue) So the statement

Rom 3:10-18 general

Ron, that statement in Acts 13:48 is not explicit as you suggested it might be because Paul couldn't list only the God fearers since it is clear from the context that this referred to the Gentiles that followed God and were proselytes but not yet bel...

Ron, that statement in Acts 13:48 is not explicit as you suggested it might be because Paul couldn't list only the God fearers since it is clear from the context that this referred to the Gentiles tha

Acts 13:48 commentary

@paulsfam4 @HwsEleutheroi Yes, that's right!

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-04

@JacobPaul432 @Soteriology101 Some like John Gill think it is slanderous to sugg

@JacobPaul432 @Soteriology101 Some like John Gill think it is slanderous to suggest that infants that die go anywhere but paradise. https://t.co/jkGYAwsahi

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-04

@skcmonastery @Protestia No, this is not what Paul is saying in 1 Cor 14:34-35 as he is quoting from the prior letter from the Corinthians! v36 says: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] only?” (KJV) The fact is...

@skcmonastery @Protestia No, this is not what Paul is saying in 1 Cor 14:34-35 as he is quoting from the prior letter from the Corinthians! v36 says: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? o

1 Cor 14:34-35 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-03

@DavidMa24927513 @smashbaals 1. Why didn't Paul use the usual word for authority? Can a man authentein over anyone? 2. Don't all students learn in silence? "Let a woman..." 3. Why did Paul use the singular? 4. Who is "the woman" in v14? 5. "She (sing...

@DavidMa24927513 @smashbaals 1. Why didn't Paul use the usual word for authority? Can a man authentein over anyone? 2. Don't all students learn in silence? "Let a woman..." 3. Why did Paul use the sin

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-03

@BibGen1 No problem with men teaching true doctrine, but you missed what Paul wa

@BibGen1 No problem with men teaching true doctrine, but you missed what Paul was saying in 1 Cor 14:34-35. Hint: *verse 36* “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] o

1 Cor 14:34-35 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-03

@JTrivoltin2 I'm confused...because God intervenes to get the attention of Paul.

@JTrivoltin2 I'm confused...because God intervenes to get the attention of Paul...how does that mean that he didn't have free will to obey or not?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-30

@BenZeisloft Can you promote singleness and not “hate” masculinity? "But I say

@BenZeisloft Can you promote singleness and not “hate” masculinity? "But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I [ie. single]." (1 Cor 7:8) ⎯ The Apostl

1 Cor 7:8 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-30

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi That is a very interesting answer…espe

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi That is a very interesting answer…especially given how literally you take the anaphoric theos in John 1:1.🤔 Where did I say that I have a better understandin

John 1:1 2 Cor 13:5 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-29

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi You seem like you have an objection wi

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi You seem like you have an objection with Paul’s wording. What does Paul mean by 2 Cor 13:5?

2 Cor 13:5 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-29

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi I think we need to first understand if

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi I think we need to first understand if you pass Paul’s test in 2 Cor 13:5⎯ Is Jesus *in* you right now?

2 Cor 13:5 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-28

@ThreePercentage @scouts_sel41169 @ramzpaul Prov 9:13 simply talks about a fooli

@ThreePercentage @scouts_sel41169 @ramzpaul Prov 9:13 simply talks about a foolish woman, just like how Prov 10:1 talks about a foolish son. There are all kinds of foolish people. Like those who mis

Prov 10:1 Prov 9:13 1 Tim 2:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-27

Reading Paul Dirks’ book “Deep Discipleship for Dark Days.” Paul you referenced Luke 22:36 as if to suggest Jesus was making a symbolic call to arm ourselves with words. Having the right words—especially how we speak—is a good thing. I’m sensing ...

Reading Paul Dirks’ book “Deep Discipleship for Dark Days.” Paul you referenced Luke 22:36 as if to suggest Jesus was making a symbolic call to arm ourselves with *words.* Having the right words—esp

Luke 22:36 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-26

@johnpauldickson What do you mean by “teach the structures of the faith“? is not everything that we need in scripture itself accessible to everyone? 2 Timothy 3:16 states, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcti...

@johnpauldickson What do you mean by “teach the structures of the faith“? is not everything that we need in scripture itself accessible to everyone? 2 Timothy 3:16 states, "All Scripture is God-breat

2 Timothy 3:16 question

@johnpauldickson I’m not sure what “with authority” means since whatever the pas

@johnpauldickson I’m not sure what “with authority” means since whatever the pastor says still has to align with God’s Word. Isn’t God’s Word the source of authority and not the human vessel? I’m al

@johnpauldickson To your question I’ll add mine 👇 https://t.co/AG6t8L3Gc8

@susannemaynes @cindyrushton @MarkGrote @budding_author @1CynthiaHester @PaulReidcfc @kaylamarkley01 @CarrieKress @JollyStine Hi Susanne! How do you understand Deut 30:6? My understanding is that the Holy Spirit, required for circumcision of the he...

@susannemaynes @cindyrushton @MarkGrote @budding_author @1CynthiaHester @PaulReidcfc @kaylamarkley01 @CarrieKress @JollyStine Hi Susanne! How do you understand Deut 30:6? My understanding is that th

Deut 30:6 question

@thykillerqueen_ What do you mean by “all that”? You mean how he references this married woman without naming her in a way that would be very clear to Timothy what was going on and what he needed to do—in 4 verses? Remember this is a personal lette...

@thykillerqueen_ What do you mean by “all that”? You mean how he references this married woman without naming her in a way that would be very clear to Timothy what was going on and what he needed to

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-23

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor Do you think the apostle Paul was “the husband o

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor Do you think the apostle Paul was “the husband of one wife”?

@havenhoops @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii Does he fact check the comps too? Rarely, and their issues are superficial—because he has a bone to pick with the egal side. Did you read the footnotes and fact check Mike? Claiming a scholar is “lying” is p...

@havenhoops @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii Does he fact check the comps too? Rarely, and their issues are superficial—because he has a bone to pick with the egal side. Did you read the footnotes and fa

@havenhoops @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii Mike seems to cherry pick quotes, sometimes taking them out of context. I think if he interacted with some of these scholars he would find he misunderstands what they are saying. You are right, he probably sh...

@havenhoops @JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii Mike seems to cherry pick quotes, sometimes taking them out of context. I think if he interacted with some of these scholars he would find he misunderstands wh

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii Let me also say that this one topic seems different than most others for Mike. And when someone has 38.9 hours of videos, most people just think “gosh, that’s too much? How can I even check up on all his references that ...

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii Let me also say that this one topic seems different than most others for Mike. And when someone has 38.9 hours of videos, most people just think “gosh, that’s too much? H

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii 38.9 hours plus mentions in his lives/QAs. I’ve watched them (some multiple times). He invites criticism and response, but doesn’t respond. He likes to find all sorts of bad arguments and mischaracterizes the good ones ...

@JacobPaul432 @MikeWingerii 38.9 hours plus mentions in his lives/QAs. I’ve watched them (some multiple times). He invites criticism and response, but doesn’t respond. He likes to find all sorts of

@bagby_abe @Protestia Abe, I just want to follow what God wants. This issue became a focus for me when i saw complementarians dividing over this issue and making it a matter of sin. Paul never intended anyone regardless of their sex to be silenced ...

@bagby_abe @Protestia Abe, I just want to follow what God wants. This issue became a focus for me when i saw complementarians dividing over this issue and making it a matter of sin. Paul never inten

@bagby_abe @Protestia I’m submitting to God’s revelation in every detail exactly

@bagby_abe @Protestia I’m submitting to God’s revelation in every detail exactly as Paul intended it. Being able to read the Bible in context is required to understand the author’s intent.

1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:1 general

@bagby_abe @Protestia Paul is interacting with the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). If Paul was silencing women, then he’s contradicting himself: “For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be e...

@bagby_abe @Protestia Paul is interacting with the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). If Paul was silencing women, then he’s contradicting himself: “For you can *all* prophesy one

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-21

@LearningReason @itskellydiane @SummrWrites Interesting, I've never heard someone say that women have to cover their head in the privacy of their own bedroom while praying. That phrase "symbol of" is not in the Greek. It is added by translators who...

@LearningReason @itskellydiane @SummrWrites Interesting, I've never heard someone say that women have to cover their head in the privacy of their own bedroom while praying. That phrase "symbol of" is

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-21

@LearningReason @itskellydiane @SummrWrites Ok, there is certainly something going on⎯though it seems to be with the Judiazers. In Jewish contexts, if a wife were to become a Christian and then were found to be uncovered in public, this may lead to ...

@LearningReason @itskellydiane @SummrWrites Ok, there is certainly something going on⎯though it seems to be with the Judiazers. In Jewish contexts, if a wife were to become a Christian and then were

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-21

@naegore @lasteveharvest @itskellydiane I think you are missing what Paul is saying here. Paul says in verse 6 that "If a woman does not cover her head, let her also cut her hair"⎯κειράσθω is a permissive imperative in the middle voice (ie. Paul is ...

@naegore @lasteveharvest @itskellydiane I think you are missing what Paul is saying here. Paul says in verse 6 that "If a woman does not cover her head, let her also cut her hair"⎯κειράσθω is a permi

@EnderWender1 The context and how Paul uses it tells us what Paul means. Here’s a few resources that give source or origin as a possible meaning: 1️⃣ TDNDA The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Abridged in One Volume A. kephalḗ outside ...

@EnderWender1 The context and how Paul uses it tells us what Paul means. Here’s a few resources that give source or origin as a possible meaning: 1️⃣ TDNDA The Theological Dictionary of the New Test

Paul was not disobeying the Holy Spirit by going to Jerusalem! He was actually doing it in obedience to the prior vision God gave to him. Just because prophets were showing him what would happen to him when he went and everyone was pleading f...

Paul was not disobeying the Holy Spirit by going to Jerusalem! He was actually doing it **in obedience** to the *prior* vision God gave to him. Just because prophets were showing him what would happ

@Impactingright @CharmyRosewolf Yes, Muppet has good points, but my ending point was that rather than calling people hypocrites for rejecting parts of Paul’s writing (because of poor interpretations), we should love them by showing them how Paul is b...

@Impactingright @CharmyRosewolf Yes, Muppet has good points, but my ending point was that rather than calling people hypocrites for rejecting parts of Paul’s writing (because of poor interpretations),

@FreeThinkerAng @TheMuppetPastor Paul refers to the creation order between Adam and Eve and relates this to the fact that Eve was deceived but Adam was not. Paul is not using this to support relational hierarchy but to hone in on that first deceptio...

@FreeThinkerAng @TheMuppetPastor Paul refers to the creation order between Adam and Eve and relates this to the fact that Eve was deceived but Adam was not. Paul is not using this to support relation

It is a real problem when people reject Paul, but I contend that it is because they haven’t taken the time to chew on what he says and doesn’t say. If we did, we would see how what Paul says is consistent with Jesus and the rest of scripture. “Ofte...

It is a real problem when people reject Paul, but I contend that it is because they haven’t taken the time to chew on what he says and doesn’t say. If we did, we would see how what Paul says is consi

@MaSoleil @TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 I agree with you, “faithful if married” is how I take it, but not sure what the Muppet thinks. Paul wasn’t married and most certainly also an elder so clearly being married or having childr...

@MaSoleil @TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 I agree with you, “faithful if married” is how I take it, but not sure what the Muppet thinks. Paul wasn’t married and most certainly also

@TheMuppetPastor @ZrimecSteve Wives don’t have a mediator though, they don’t need a second saviour figure either. Mutualists recognize that while Paul doesn’t state it in these passages, the source of the woman is also through Christ who formed Eve ...

@TheMuppetPastor @ZrimecSteve Wives don’t have a mediator though, they don’t need a second saviour figure either. Mutualists recognize that while Paul doesn’t state it in these passages, the source o

@TheMuppetPastor The word “authentein” is certainly important in this context but I argue it cannot mean ordinary authority as Paul uses other words for this, both in 1 Tim 2:2 and elsewhere. Paul picks a completely unique word which we have no evid...

@TheMuppetPastor The word “authentein” is certainly important in this context but I argue it cannot mean ordinary authority as Paul uses other words for this, both in 1 Tim 2:2 and elsewhere. Paul pi

1 Tim 2:2 debate

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 Every a Christian is called a

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 Every a Christian is called a diakonos in Greek, even Jesus and Paul are. So whether or not they are leaders has to be determined by the context.

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 “I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she h...

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 “I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and hel

@CSavedByGrace18 @TWFtrish Take another look at this passage. Paul is quoting f

@CSavedByGrace18 @TWFtrish Take another look at this passage. Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and refuting it. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX