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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-13

@CovenantReform2 @SophieLuther83 @GingerSnapKid The apostles were selected before the start of the church. Maybe Jesus had some other reason why He chose 12 Jewish males...remember, there were 12 sons of Jacob, 12 tribes of Israel? Yet just as we d...

@CovenantReform2 @SophieLuther83 @GingerSnapKid The apostles were selected before the start of the church. Maybe Jesus had some other reason why He chose 12 Jewish males...remember, there were 12 son

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@NicolasGold1 Yep! Paul’s grammar is very specific and given this was a personal letter to Timothy (which we can learn from), there are some things that Timothy and Paul would easily understand that is harder for us. I did a thread on this passage ...

@NicolasGold1 Yep! Paul’s grammar is very specific and given this was a personal letter to Timothy (which we can learn from), there are some things that Timothy and Paul would easily understand that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@aleciajonesnow @btgolz @goteamcarr An Apostle is an overseer by definition. Th

@aleciajonesnow @btgolz @goteamcarr An Apostle is an overseer by definition. They establish and plant churches and oversee their proper operation. That’s literally the point of his epistles.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Really?! Only two people call themselves el

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Really?! Only two people call themselves elders…Peter and John. No one else is called an elder in the NT. And the only one called a shepherd? Jesus.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@aleciajonesnow @btgolz @goteamcarr And have multiple children too, right? Yet Paul who was an overseer and wrote this requirement is single and has no kids. And to boot says he wishes everyone was as he is—single (1 Cor 7:7)! Paul is most definit...

@aleciajonesnow @btgolz @goteamcarr And have multiple children too, right? Yet Paul who was an overseer and wrote this requirement is single and has no kids. And to boot says he wishes everyone was

1 Cor 7:7 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@WolfePack_Dad @StefonNapier @megbasham @pastordmack Yep, my church. https://t.c

@WolfePack_Dad @StefonNapier @megbasham @pastordmack Yep, my church. https://t.co/vsUEIFzlmE

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Women being pastors is never listed in any l

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Women being pastors is never listed in any list of sins nor is it forbidden in scripture. We have to rightly divide scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@Christocentrism Isn't that what an overseer means? Someone who oversees the te

@Christocentrism Isn't that what an overseer means? Someone who oversees the teaching and theology of the church? It doesn't mean oppressive control, but to help bring correction and assistance wher

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@DoomguyN7 @pastordmack People keep using that verse....I do not think it means

@DoomguyN7 @pastordmack People keep using that verse....I do not think it means what you think it means. https://t.co/zkbRDwQWIx

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@TheMuppetPastor FYI⎯people are misconstruing 1 Tim 2:11-15. Take another look.

@TheMuppetPastor FYI⎯people are misconstruing 1 Tim 2:11-15. Take another look. https://t.co/zkbRDwQWIx

1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@abcnews Take a look at my thread. I go through all the hard passages that appe

@abcnews Take a look at my thread. I go through all the hard passages that appear to constrict women and show that this was not Paul's intent. https://t.co/vsUEIFzlmE

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (ref 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their silencing of women. Paul says that those who do not recognize that the things which he writes are the Lord's commandment should be ...

@PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (ref 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their silencing of women. Paul says that those who do not recognize that the things whi

1 Cor 7:1 see 14:31 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @ortrails @goteamcarr The main concern I have is when they come to this conclusion by ignoring or rejecting passages like 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-36, 1 Tim 3:1-13, and 1 Cor 11:1-16. I think other scriptures are positive towards ...

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @ortrails @goteamcarr The main concern I have is when they come to this conclusion by ignoring or rejecting passages like 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-36, 1 Tim 3:1-13, and 1 Cor 11:1-1

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 14:34-36 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders need to be able to teach. They are character qua...

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr That’s a reasonable question to ask. However, we have scant evidence for any specifically named elders. Peter calls himself a “fellow elder” in 1 Pet 5:1 and John refers to himself as “the elder” in 2 John and...

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr That’s a reasonable question to ask. However, we have scant evidence for any specifically named elders. Peter calls himself a “fellow elder” in 1 Pet 5:1 and J

1 Pet 5:1 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr Ok, that picture is really cute! I’m going to keep that one. Hey, I’m not doing what many egalitarians have in the past. I’m sorry that you have seen so many bad arguments. I think I have an explanation that...

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr Ok, that picture is really cute! I’m going to keep that one. Hey, I’m not doing what many egalitarians have in the past. I’m sorry that you have seen so many

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@itsabentworld @pastordmack https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@itsabentworld @pastordmack https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@trishhoosier I empathize with you. I’ve tried to provide a Biblically faithful exposition of the difficult passages concerning women in the New Testament. Always looking for other like minded people to band together with so we can help the church ...

@trishhoosier I empathize with you. I’ve tried to provide a Biblically faithful exposition of the difficult passages concerning women in the New Testament. Always looking for other like minded peopl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII For sure there are more passages to discuss and you have raised many of the usual ones that are used to suggest women are subordinate to men. Let’s see if I can address the ones you have listed here briefly. First...

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII For sure there are more passages to discuss and you have raised many of the usual ones that are used to suggest women are subordinate to men. Let’s see if I can add

1 Cor 14:34-36 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@unbannnableman @AlamoRememberer @RGIII Because these passages seem to restrict

@unbannnableman @AlamoRememberer @RGIII Because these passages seem to restrict women. This is also the tendency of men…to rule over women. But on a closer inspection of these texts we discover this

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@ortrails @goteamcarr Some of these passages are very difficult. Remember what Peter said about Paul? “[Paul] writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, wh...

@ortrails @goteamcarr Some of these passages are very difficult. Remember what Peter said about Paul? “[Paul] writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@anahnemoo This is frankly ridiculous. All are commanded by the authority of God to make disciples of all nations...and women are included. If God gifts a woman with a pastoral heart and a gifting for teaching and she is sound in the faith and qual...

@anahnemoo This is frankly ridiculous. All are commanded by the authority of God to make disciples of all nations...and women are included. If God gifts a woman with a pastoral heart and a gifting f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@GodisGreat2022 This is emphasizing source relationships. Paul is helping the Corinthians to understand the reasons behind the traditions he passed down and which they are dutifully following. Because there are some exceptions⎯such as when a wife b...

@GodisGreat2022 This is emphasizing source relationships. Paul is helping the Corinthians to understand the reasons behind the traditions he passed down and which they are dutifully following. Becau

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@ortrails @goteamcarr Yes! It should be based on gifting and desire. If God gifted her in that fellowship and she desired the role of overseer, then she should not be prevented or else that would be working against the Holy Spirit who chooses to gi...

@ortrails @goteamcarr Yes! It should be based on gifting and desire. If God gifted her in that fellowship and she desired the role of overseer, then she should not be prevented or else that would be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@godlywomanhood I disagree. These passages have more going on than most people notice. Take 1 Tim 2:11-15 for instance. In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching...

@godlywomanhood I disagree. These passages have more going on than most people notice. Take 1 Tim 2:11-15 for instance. In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to st

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@redeemed_zoomer I’m glad you don’t see it as heresy, as many do. I think you would benefit from revisiting the hard passages on women in the New Testament such as 1 Tim 2:11-15. In this letter, Paul leaves Timothy to stop false teachers. He ident...

@redeemed_zoomer I’m glad you don’t see it as heresy, as many do. I think you would benefit from revisiting the hard passages on women in the New Testament such as 1 Tim 2:11-15. In this letter, Pau

1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@Emma506131772 @SaulMelow @HamzahSsebunya @Mwembugaoficial @_Huza01 @faith_nabushawo @Abusengz In the church, we are called a kingdom of priests. This is for all believers. “And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to...

@Emma506131772 @SaulMelow @HamzahSsebunya @Mwembugaoficial @_Huza01 @faith_nabushawo @Abusengz In the church, we are called a kingdom of priests. This is for all believers. “And has made us to be a

1 Tim 2:11-15 Rev 1:6 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@HalalFinisher That passage is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching i

@HalalFinisher That passage is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus who is off the reservation and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived. Paul is not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@noah_jesusfreak That passage is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus who is off the reservation and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived. It is not intended by Paul to stop women from teaching true ...

@noah_jesusfreak That passage is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus who is off the reservation and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived. It is not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont Elders are required to be able to teach,

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont Elders are required to be able to teach, not deacons. Deacons are appointed for works of service.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you...

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you he

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@DST_QA MacArther doesn't think this passage excludes women from literally speaking because that seems way over the top and he certainly reads other scriptures which clearly have women praying and prophesying...so he has to find some other way to int...

@DST_QA MacArther doesn't think this passage excludes women from literally speaking because that seems way over the top and he certainly reads other scriptures which clearly have women praying and pro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@MiaGoss44 @andijen88 @MadKneetoe That's not what this passage means. No one is

@MiaGoss44 @andijen88 @MadKneetoe That's not what this passage means. No one is being prevented from using God's word correctly to rebuke/teach/correct anyone. https://t.co/LPisirHz38

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@JBenSimpson @DuletzkeMelanie @pastordmack Not even men are supposed to exercise

@JBenSimpson @DuletzkeMelanie @pastordmack Not even men are supposed to exercise 'authentein' over anyone. If the great commission applies to everyone, any believer can disciple anyone, male or femal

1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@obodo719 @andijen88 @Jesusmyoverseer Take another look at this passage. It's saying something different than what you think. Paul is addressing a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine in the church at Ephesus and her husband who is not d...

@obodo719 @andijen88 @Jesusmyoverseer Take another look at this passage. It's saying something different than what you think. Paul is addressing a specific deceived woman teaching false doctrine in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@merelyjwright I don’t think you are understanding. You encourage and work with others DESPITE the fact that they do things differently BECAUSE it is secondary. You are treating secondary like primary. I’m convinced that pastors see their role as ...

@merelyjwright I don’t think you are understanding. You encourage and work with others DESPITE the fact that they do things differently BECAUSE it is secondary. You are treating secondary like prima

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@CrankyKat @DeniedTitan @RevJacquiLewis There’s a soft side to this complementarian view that is certainly appealing, but it still misses some things about these passages and inserts authority and hierarchy and gender based roles that are not what th...

@CrankyKat @DeniedTitan @RevJacquiLewis There’s a soft side to this complementarian view that is certainly appealing, but it still misses some things about these passages and inserts authority and hie

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@ChristMount777 @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment Im not a paedo Baptist, though my pastor will baptise infants if requested. I will never request that nor recommend anyone to do that but I still go to this church. Do I think it has impac...

@ChristMount777 @TheSBCPlatform @BaptistPress @sbcamendment Im not a paedo Baptist, though my pastor will baptise infants if requested. I will never request that nor recommend anyone to do that but I

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-09

@JacobSpray5 Nothing in 1 Tim 3 says “must not be a female,” rather the phrase “

@JacobSpray5 Nothing in 1 Tim 3 says “must not be a female,” rather the phrase “one woman man” means faithful to one’s spouse…unless you think an overseer must be married with children which the apost

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-08

@skank88 @Serenity3000 Maybe you need to revisit this passage. Paul is dealing

@skank88 @Serenity3000 Maybe you need to revisit this passage. Paul is dealing with a specific deceived woman who is teaching false doctrine and not restricting qualified women from teaching truth. h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-08

@jefe_tweets This passage is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their statement that women must be silent. Otherwise it contradicts with the inclusive language Paul has for the rest of the chapter and else...

@jefe_tweets This passage is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their statement that women must be silent. Otherwise it contradicts with the inclusive lang

1 Cor 7:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-08

@Jobiz042 @yabaleftonline This passage is Paul quoting from the letter he received from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting what they said about women being silent. Paul’s instruction in 1 Cor 14:31 is that all can prophesy and that all can...

@Jobiz042 @yabaleftonline This passage is Paul quoting from the letter he received from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting what they said about women being silent. Paul’s instruction in 1 C

1 Cor 14:31 1 Cor 7:1 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-08

@JacobSpray5 @Believer1611KJV 1 Tim 2:11-15 is about false teaching, not about preventing women from teaching true doctrine. 1 Cor 14:34-36 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting it. As for the requirement...

@JacobSpray5 @Believer1611KJV 1 Tim 2:11-15 is about false teaching, not about preventing women from teaching true doctrine. 1 Cor 14:34-36 is Paul quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1

1 Cor 14:34-36 1 Cor 7:1 1 Tim 2:11-15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-08

@HITlifter Those passages don't restrict pastoral, preaching and teaching work t

@HITlifter Those passages don't restrict pastoral, preaching and teaching work to only males. https://t.co/PWKFTEoOdx

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-07

@KnightsRepose @j_bryan_price @TaylorRMarshall @smashbaals That’s a good passage

@KnightsRepose @j_bryan_price @TaylorRMarshall @smashbaals That’s a good passage to come back with. What traditions do you think Paul was referring to here? Do you think he meant any tradition that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-07

@CovenantReform2 @Name_Unspoken_2 @SHoddeMiller @BethMooreLPM That is not “basic

@CovenantReform2 @Name_Unspoken_2 @SHoddeMiller @BethMooreLPM That is not “basic Bible.” Where does the Bible refer to senior pastor?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-07

@gary_groyper @moniemon84 @MillerStream @JonnyRoot_ Well, I think you misunderstand this passage. Paul was stopping false teaching, not women. There was a particular deceived woman who was teaching false doctrine and her husband who wasn’t deceived...

@gary_groyper @moniemon84 @MillerStream @JonnyRoot_ Well, I think you misunderstand this passage. Paul was stopping false teaching, not women. There was a particular deceived woman who was teaching

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@EllaFlash @b161750 @TheMuppetPastor They both chose to sin, but Adam was not de

@EllaFlash @b161750 @TheMuppetPastor They both chose to sin, but Adam was not deceived because of his experience with God and observing Him creating prior to Eve who didn’t have this experience. https

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@AveryCael @godlywomanhood @pearlythingz If someone has wrong doctrine, they sho

@AveryCael @godlywomanhood @pearlythingz If someone has wrong doctrine, they should be quiet and learn. That’s all Paul was saying in that passage. One learns for the benefit of themselves and other

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@DavidCShell1 @Emma41913442572 @p3_1415926i @TnShitStirrer @Eric_Conn What makes you think every Christian believed what you do? Even if all got it wrong, the apostles didn’t. Jesus picked 12 Jewish males but we don’t say only Jewish males can be p...

@DavidCShell1 @Emma41913442572 @p3_1415926i @TnShitStirrer @Eric_Conn What makes you think every Christian believed what you do? Even if all got it wrong, the apostles didn’t. Jesus picked 12 Jewish

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