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@mark_petereit @LadyDemosthenes That sounds like an obvious solution, but the Bi

@mark_petereit @LadyDemosthenes That sounds like an obvious solution, but the Bible requires chewing the cud, not eating like swine. The surface level reading is not always what the author intended.

@LadyDemosthenes @OPRisely @pgklee @mark_petereit You are right, but the command to subject themselves is an imperative. It would seem that if they don’t, some other actions may follow. But these verses are Paul quoting from the letter from the Cor...

@LadyDemosthenes @OPRisely @pgklee @mark_petereit You are right, but the command to subject themselves is an imperative. It would seem that if they don’t, some other actions may follow. But these ve

@drbrudd Why can’t Paul be dealing with stuff the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him like he did elsewhere? See 1 Cor 7:1. He’s just quoting from them and rebuking it. See the MNT translation from 1924 which shows these verses as a quote fro...

@drbrudd Why can’t Paul be dealing with stuff the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him like he did elsewhere? See 1 Cor 7:1. He’s just quoting from them and rebuking it. See the MNT translation

1 Cor 7:1 question

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus But Paul talks about married women "managing" their households: “Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and give the enemy no opportunity for reproach” (1 T...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus But Paul talks about married women "managing" their households: “Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, an

1 Timothy 5:14 debate

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 Paul wasn’t silencing women, but quoting from the

@TruthSeekerTKS @SamuelJJack2 Paul wasn’t silencing women, but quoting from the Judiazers in the Corinthian church who wrote what Paul quoted in vv34-35 and then Paul rebuked these men for silencing h

@LadyDemosthenes @roguebenoir For 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from Judiazers

@LadyDemosthenes @roguebenoir For 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from Judiazers in the Corinthian church who wrote this in their letter to Paul. He rebukes them for silencing half the body. Yes, re

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 commentary

@LadyDemosthenes No, this isn’t true. These verses are all being taken out of context. Please take another look. 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the men that are silencing half the body of Christ. ...

@LadyDemosthenes No, this isn’t true. These verses are all being taken out of context. Please take another look. 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the

@elizabethprata @aimeebyrdPYW Except it’s forbidden as Paul is quoting from the

@elizabethprata @aimeebyrdPYW Except it’s forbidden as Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the men silencing half the body of Christ… https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

@IanThom01 @SamuelJJack2 Well, no, women (and men) are not supposed to teach false doctrine…God doesn’t stop anyone from speaking truth. That passage in 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting form the letter from the Corinthians and rebuking the men silenci...

@IanThom01 @SamuelJJack2 Well, no, women (and men) are not supposed to teach false doctrine…God doesn’t stop anyone from speaking truth. That passage in 1 Cor 14:34-35 is Paul quoting form the letter

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

@OliviaTuggle81 @IndictTheReich @LEBassett Ok, well, except that this was Paul quoting from some Judiazers in the Corinthian church who wrote that in their letter to Paul (ref 1 Cor 7:1). Paul was rebuking them from silencing half the body! “What? ...

@OliviaTuggle81 @IndictTheReich @LEBassett Ok, well, except that this was Paul quoting from some Judiazers in the Corinthian church who wrote that in their letter to Paul (ref 1 Cor 7:1). Paul was re

1 Cor 7:1 question

@elizabethprata @rosie_rigby You’ve got the right idea that this text means disg

@elizabethprata @rosie_rigby You’ve got the right idea that this text means disgraceful (I suspect you heard that one from John MacArthur). Except it’s a quote from the Judiazers in Corinth who put t

1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:1 question

@Godfly__ @IndictTheReich @gt5841b @RRR0BYN You would be aligning with those men that Paul was rebuking when he quoted from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). “What? Came the word of God out from you [men]? Or came it unto you ...

@Godfly__ @IndictTheReich @gt5841b @RRR0BYN You would be aligning with those men that Paul was rebuking when he quoted from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). “What? Came the wo

@David_Fairchild @JollyStine @CovenantReform2 @ScottRagan @haymes_joshua Here’s

@David_Fairchild @JollyStine @CovenantReform2 @ScottRagan @haymes_joshua Here’s more on 1 Tim 3:1-13. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god In this passage, Paul is quoting from the letter t

@elizabethprata @the_punk_god In this passage, Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those men who were trying to silence half the body. https://t.c

@Fallen_Punk @carolinecwilder @nosoup4knowles I sure hope you were not intending to tell her to be quiet because she asserted a Biblical fact! “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world…” (Rom 5:12, NASB). I go through the summa...

@Fallen_Punk @carolinecwilder @nosoup4knowles I sure hope you were not intending to tell her to be quiet because she asserted a Biblical fact! “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the

Rom 5:12 general

@activity_no I explain that passage in the following thread. The quick summary is that Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). This is a quote from their letter. His rhetoric shows he is rebuking them for silenci...

@activity_no I explain that passage in the following thread. The quick summary is that Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1). This is a quote from their letter.

@MozzieStark And 1 Cor 14:34-35 is a quote from the letter the Corinthians wrote

@MozzieStark And 1 Cor 14:34-35 is a quote from the letter the Corinthians wrote to Paul and he is rebuking them for attempting to silence half the body of Christ. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

@OBXnationalism Being a woman in and of itself doesn’t disqualify someone. 1 Ti

@OBXnationalism Being a woman in and of itself doesn’t disqualify someone. 1 Tim 2:12 is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine in Ephesus. Paul was telling Timothy to stop f

1 Tim 2:12 general

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Brother, the call to listen to the Bible with an ounce of humility goes both ways. The call to not be led by feelings also goes both ways, as those who are accustomed to patriarchal culture feel mor...

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Brother, the call to listen to the Bible with an ounce of humility goes both ways. The call to not be led by feelings also goes both ways, as those

@activity_no Great question! It certainly appears from this phrase that Paul is

@activity_no Great question! It certainly appears from this phrase that Paul is referring to males only. I deal with this question in the following. Hopefully it helps. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@BogdanOancea77 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Again, I ask, if circumcision was required i

@BogdanOancea77 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Again, I ask, if circumcision was required in the old covenant, was it possible for women to be saved?

Titus 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@DavePosMil @haymes_joshua The passages I was referring to where pronouns are in

@DavePosMil @haymes_joshua The passages I was referring to where pronouns are inserted in the English is 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@haymes_joshua I always appreciate when I hear a pastor admitting they had something wrong. It takes a lot of guts to admit when you confidently asserted something that you later recognized was unbiblical. However—these passages on women are hard p...

@haymes_joshua I always appreciate when I hear a pastor admitting they had something wrong. It takes a lot of guts to admit when you confidently asserted something that you later recognized was unbib

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

Is it wrong to observe that Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wro

Is it wrong to observe that Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote *to* him (see 1 Cor 7:1) in a number of places even if this aligns with an egalitarian interpretation of 1 Cor 14:34-

If someone is taking all the details of the text into account when forming their

If someone is taking all the details of the text into account when forming their interpretation, does this mean they are doing it to ignore the plain teachings of scripture? https://t.co/IGlqV7HSVd

Take a look at this thread—is it dancing around the clear teaching or trying to

Take a look at this thread—is it dancing around the clear teaching or trying to get at the truth? https://t.co/lgcMmpxHCq

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr Egalitarian means treating people as human, equal and not based on the color of their skin, or their ethnicity, their socioeconomic status, or their sex. If someone was restricting p...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr Egalitarian means treating people as human, equal and not based on the color of their skin, or their ethnicity, their socioeconomic s

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-30

If you find reading all this on Twitter/X hard to peruse, take a look at https:/

If you find reading all this on Twitter/X hard to peruse, take a look at https://t.co/nl8eqrPZ7C which has a treasure trove on this subject. Use the category selector on the right to select the scrip

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-30

@MniLA_ Take a look at https://t.co/nl8eqrPZ7C If you use the scripture index i

@MniLA_ Take a look at https://t.co/nl8eqrPZ7C If you use the scripture index in the categories on the right side you should find whatever you are looking for.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-30

@Solomon_Buchi Being submitted to someone is doing something they want or need i

@Solomon_Buchi Being submitted to someone is doing something they want or need instead of what you want or need. https://t.co/rFutuQOkTI

@conscious_emma @JohannSchultz7 @musicbykwiz @CaudilloNuclear This is close. But I think the only way to make sense of all the details is if Paul was quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and then refuting those men who were t...

@conscious_emma @JohannSchultz7 @musicbykwiz @CaudilloNuclear This is close. But I think the only way to make sense of all the details is if Paul was quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see

1 Cor 7:1 debate

Another thread on elders, overseers and pastors and whether gender is a factor.

Another thread on elders, overseers and pastors and whether gender is a factor. https://t.co/sy1fmBTHJq

@William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the men that were called pastors (ποιμήν) in the New Testament. (Hint: the only one specifically identified as a shepherd is Jesus). When you are done looking for that, look for all the me...

@William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the men that were called pastors (ποιμήν) in the New Testament. (Hint: the only one specifically identified as a shepherd is Jesus). When

If you’ve been thinking of getting Logos Bible Software, they have a sale until

If you’ve been thinking of getting Logos Bible Software, they have a sale until Sep 30 for 20% off of Silver and up (use code Study20). You can also get $100 off any Logos 10 base package with the fo

@thunk_huda The reference to the law is part of the quote from what the Corinthians wrote. There were Judiazers infiltrating many of the churches at that time. The “law” is not found in scripture but in the Talmud which Jews consider the oral law—b...

@thunk_huda The reference to the law is part of the quote from what the Corinthians wrote. There were Judiazers infiltrating many of the churches at that time. The “law” is not found in scripture bu

@giantshitcomin1 @godlywomanhood Or maybe you are reading this out of context? Most people can sense that just by reading the whole chapter where Paul speaks inclusively of all. Here Paul quotes from the letter the Corinthians wrote and refuted tho...

@giantshitcomin1 @godlywomanhood Or maybe you are reading this out of context? Most people can sense that just by reading the whole chapter where Paul speaks inclusively of all. Here Paul quotes fro

@thunk_huda Yes. Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (s

@thunk_huda Yes. Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those men who were trying to silence half the body. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

@scribe_ezra @Sane__Thinker @godlywomanhood Paul is quoting from the letter from

@scribe_ezra @Sane__Thinker @godlywomanhood Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those who were trying to silence half the body. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

@randyjswife Really? Could people just be reading Paul wrong? 1 Cor 14:34-35–P

@randyjswife Really? Could people just be reading Paul wrong? 1 Cor 14:34-35–Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him and refuting the men who are trying to silence half the body

1 Cor 14:34-35 debate

@sisi_siki_ Many feel that 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 teach that elders or overseers must be men because it says “husband of one wife.” However, this is an idiom for faithful if married. It is clear Paul didn’t require marriage just as he didn’t require h...

@sisi_siki_ Many feel that 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 teach that elders or overseers must be men because it says “husband of one wife.” However, this is an idiom for faithful if married. It is clear Paul d

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

@sisi_siki_ For those who are concerned that the Bible says women must be silent in church, not teach or not be in positions of responsibility—this is not at all what Paul meant by what he wrote. In 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul was quoting from the Corinthi...

@sisi_siki_ For those who are concerned that the Bible says women must be silent in church, not teach or not be in positions of responsibility—this is not at all what Paul meant by what he wrote. In

@MAINMAN171 ⁉️ That’s the reaction most people should have as they are reading chapter 14 and encounter these verses! Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those men that were trying to silence h...

@MAINMAN171 ⁉️ That’s the reaction most people should have as they are reading chapter 14 and encounter these verses! Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) an

@BraunHB0 @BrotherRasheed I’m not sure why you brought this passage up in respon

@BraunHB0 @BrotherRasheed I’m not sure why you brought this passage up in response to something from the Koran, but Paul is actually quoting from a letter from the Corinthians and refuting the men who

@RobertMacD0nald @smashbaals Pastors and elders/bishop/overseer are synonymous. Deacons are leaders who are not required to teach. - Name one person in the NT church in scripture who was referred to as a shepherd. - Name one person in the NT church...

@RobertMacD0nald @smashbaals Pastors and elders/bishop/overseer are synonymous. Deacons are leaders who are not required to teach. - Name one person in the NT church in scripture who was referred to

1 Tim 3:1-2 general

@JustinPetersMin @WWUTTcom @AdamPage85 If you are going to quote from 1 Tim 2:11

@JustinPetersMin @WWUTTcom @AdamPage85 If you are going to quote from 1 Tim 2:11-15 then you should know what the best egalitarian explanations are for this passage. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@JeffreyPHo67012 @SheShePawPaw @Stephen_Angliss The clear scripture you refer to

@JeffreyPHo67012 @SheShePawPaw @Stephen_Angliss The clear scripture you refer to from Paul has been quoted out of context and misapplied. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@giantshitcomin1 @crousselle You are quoting scripture you know nothing about.

@giantshitcomin1 @crousselle You are quoting scripture you know nothing about. You really think this has anything to do with posting selfies?

1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:7 question

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Huh? Paul is quoting from the letter from the

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Huh? Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (1 Cor 7:7) and refuting those who were silencing women: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? o

@Holistic_Voyeur @Bellisima_2004 @RoxyWright0 You are taking this verse out of context. Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him in their letter. Paul is actually refuting those silencing women. See v36: “What? came the word of God...

@Holistic_Voyeur @Bellisima_2004 @RoxyWright0 You are taking this verse out of context. Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him in their letter. Paul is actually refuting those sile