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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@ronhenzel The question is why does Paul seem to care that certain ones are well

@ronhenzel The question is why does Paul seem to care that certain ones are well known to the others? Being well known doesn't say much of anything; being outstanding amongst the apostles communicates

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@ronhenzel Not surprising that the ESV has wording which doesn't acknowledge a w

@ronhenzel Not surprising that the ESV has wording which doesn't acknowledge a woman being among the apostles.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-16

@ronhenzel However, among clarifies that they are outstanding among the apostles

@ronhenzel However, among clarifies that they are outstanding among the apostles and not just outstanding with no comparison.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-16

@ronhenzel And just as I thought, David Garland actually argues against Ron's interpretation... “Paul’s ambivalence about the value of being esteemed by the apostles (Gal. 2:6), however, makes this interpretation of the phrase questionable.” ⎯Garlan...

@ronhenzel And just as I thought, David Garland actually argues against Ron's interpretation... “Paul’s ambivalence about the value of being esteemed by the apostles (Gal. 2:6), however, makes this i

Gal. 2:6 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-16

@ronhenzel Precisely. Because it is how PAUL uses this phrasing, not how other Ancient Greek literature used it in other contexts and by other authors. Authorial intent and context are what we need to pay attention to. Was Paul deferring to how the...

@ronhenzel Precisely. Because it is how PAUL uses this phrasing, not how other Ancient Greek literature used it in other contexts and by other authors. Authorial intent and context are what we need t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-16

@ronhenzel Yes, we don't know except to understand how Paul is using these words

@ronhenzel Yes, we don't know except to understand how Paul is using these words. And we don't have evidence showing that Paul defers to the esteem that the apostles give to others.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-16

@ronhenzel Since when does Paul defer to how the apostles esteem certain individuals? “But from those who were of considerable repute [ie. the other apostles] (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism)—well, those who were o...

@ronhenzel Since when does Paul defer to how the apostles esteem certain individuals? “But from those who were of considerable repute [ie. the other apostles] (what they were makes no difference to m

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-13

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC If you say that the fathers are the authori

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC If you say that the fathers are the authority then who interprets the fathers? So then the church interprets the fathers who interpret the apostles. So now we are

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-13

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC Ah, I see. Apostolic authority means the 12 apostles. Paul was chosen by Jesus, so we might argue 12+1 since the apostles chose someone to replace Judas. All that happened with the books included in the canon was...

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC Ah, I see. Apostolic authority means the 12 apostles. Paul was chosen by Jesus, so we might argue 12+1 since the apostles chose someone to replace Judas. All that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-13

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC How does sola scriptura mean the church fat

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC How does sola scriptura mean the church fathers to you? What I mean is the Bible alone, not the so-called church fathers. The teachings of Jesus and the apostles a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-12

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s so clo

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s so clouded with patriarchy that you miss that the apostles did not advocate patriarchy. I’m sure you’ll disagree with this, an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-11

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel I’ll grant you that the word used is aner (for men). It does seem that the apostles certainly thought that Judas’ replacement should be a man. Though it is a replacing of one of the original apostles which was before the c...

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel I’ll grant you that the word used is aner (for men). It does seem that the apostles certainly thought that Judas’ replacement should be a man. Though it is a replacing of o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-11

@ScottCross_8 Yes, another good point. Or given things started with the Jews (th

@ScottCross_8 Yes, another good point. Or given things started with the Jews (the apostles were all Jewish), we should have only Jewish pastors and leaders.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-10

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel Second question: why didn’t they consider replacing Judas with a woman? The apostles based their criteria on being with Jesus from the beginning and witnessing the resurrection. They didn’t specify “must be male.” As it tu...

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel Second question: why didn’t they consider replacing Judas with a woman? The apostles based their criteria on being with Jesus from the beginning and witnessing the resurrec

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-10

@MsLemon42 @cjonesaudio @paulogia0 That sounds like a shallow way of viewing life you described of your former self. Christians are not to seek death but to die to themselves to find true life in Christ and serving him. As the apostle Paul said “to l...

@MsLemon42 @cjonesaudio @paulogia0 That sounds like a shallow way of viewing life you described of your former self. Christians are not to seek death but to die to themselves to find true life in Chri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-09

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel These women all played significant roles. 1. Phoebe - a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae. (Rom 16:1-2) 2. Priscilla (Prisca) - taught Apollos and worked alongside Paul; had a church in her home(Act 18:...

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel These women all played significant roles. 1. Phoebe - a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae. (Rom 16:1-2) 2. Priscilla (Prisca) - taught Apollos and worke

Act 18:2-3 Rom 16:1-2 Rom 16:3-4 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-09

@ronhenzel @johnnylately Ok, so in the churches Paul and the apostles oversaw, women were teaching and pastoring along with men, then there were 19 centuries of suppression of women, and we have finally now realized our error and are correcting back ...

@ronhenzel @johnnylately Ok, so in the churches Paul and the apostles oversaw, women were teaching and pastoring along with men, then there were 19 centuries of suppression of women, and we have final

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-08

@freedom4alltime Ok, it’s not like it cannot work either way. But the ones who still to gendered roles should not consider the ones who don’t to be in sin or weak or rebellious. That’s all. And I’d prefer to go back to the Apostles’ teaching and not ...

@freedom4alltime Ok, it’s not like it cannot work either way. But the ones who still to gendered roles should not consider the ones who don’t to be in sin or weak or rebellious. That’s all. And I’d pr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-06

@judsonphillips @William_E_Wolfe Not the churches at the time of the apostles (a

@judsonphillips @William_E_Wolfe Not the churches at the time of the apostles (assuming they were following their teaching). We can’t go back to sometime in history; we have to always go back to the B

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote Junia was praised among the apostles, Priscilla led her house church together with her husband and they both went on missionary journeys with Paul. Phoebe was a deacon whom Paul commended to the believers at Rome because s...

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote Junia was praised among the apostles, Priscilla led her house church together with her husband and they both went on missionary journeys with Paul. Phoebe was a deacon whom

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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 2024-01-24

@TheMuppetPastor After this we are told fierce wolves will come so trusting in future church patterns and teaching is not wise. Everything goes back to the apostles’ teaching. Acts 20:29-30: "I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come i...

@TheMuppetPastor After this we are told fierce wolves will come so trusting in future church patterns and teaching is not wise. Everything goes back to the apostles’ teaching. Acts 20:29-30: "I know

Acts 20:29-30 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-24

@TheMuppetPastor Yes, the early church of the New Testament is what we have the

@TheMuppetPastor Yes, the early church of the New Testament is what we have the apostles’ instructions on. And what they are doing well with commendations and also not doing well with consequent corr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-23

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor The earliest church was the ones documented in scripture. We have to go back to those and the apostles’ teaching concerning how those churches should operate, not to the example of later churches who could misundersta...

@snarkytwinkie @TheMuppetPastor The earliest church was the ones documented in scripture. We have to go back to those and the apostles’ teaching concerning how those churches should operate, not to t

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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”?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@VirgisViews @FreeThinkerAng @TheMuppetPastor But then there’s Priscillia who also was in Ephesus for a time and was definitely educated. The apostles weren’t educated either, BTW. **Being with Jesus is what matters.** “Now when they saw the boldn...

@VirgisViews @FreeThinkerAng @TheMuppetPastor But then there’s Priscillia who also was in Ephesus for a time and was definitely educated. The apostles weren’t educated either, BTW. **Being with Jesu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-03

@PubliusJosephus @smashbaals Yes to Paul and the apostles. The rest don’t matte

@PubliusJosephus @smashbaals Yes to Paul and the apostles. The rest don’t matter as the foundation is on scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-15

Some examples on how the apostle Paul dealt with idols in the book of Acts. http

Some examples on how the apostle Paul dealt with idols in the book of Acts. https://t.co/iaxVs8R4D3

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-15

@LizzieMarbach Do you see the apostle Paul tearing down idols? No doubt, his preaching led to people throwing out their idols. The only thing holding up an idol is the worshipper; save the worshipper and the idols go away all by themselves. "You s...

@LizzieMarbach Do you see the apostle Paul tearing down idols? No doubt, his preaching led to people throwing out their idols. The only thing holding up an idol is the worshipper; save the worshippe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-14

@smashbaals We are told to tolerate unbelievers. Where did you see the Apostle

@smashbaals We are told to tolerate unbelievers. Where did you see the Apostle Paul destroying idols? Rather he used one of them to preach the gospel!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-09

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT The issue is his misunderstanding of what the

@pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl @KaeleyT The issue is his misunderstanding of what the apostle Paul means by "head" and his complete missing the mark on mutual subjection and servant leadership.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@ZacharyGarris The wisdom of the forefathers which needs to be our focus is that

@ZacharyGarris The wisdom of the forefathers which needs to be our focus is that of Jesus and the apostles.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-27

@RisingDisciples What does God’s wrath have to do with persecution from men? The West hasn’t seen real persecution in a long time, but I’m fully aware what happened to all the apostles and many, many, many over the years who were tortured. I can re...

@RisingDisciples What does God’s wrath have to do with persecution from men? The West hasn’t seen real persecution in a long time, but I’m fully aware what happened to all the apostles and many, many

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-25

@bannedby Yes! The great commission is Jesus commanding everyone of us to teach

@bannedby Yes! The great commission is Jesus commanding everyone of us to teach and disciple others to obey everything Jesus taught the apostles.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@graceforprize @sympatheticNPC The doctrine that came out of this was set out by the Apostles⎯James, Paul, Peter, but it was also agreed to by the WHOLE church. James was the leader in this judgment but in verse 22 it was the whole church which inclu...

@graceforprize @sympatheticNPC The doctrine that came out of this was set out by the Apostles⎯James, Paul, Peter, but it was also agreed to by the WHOLE church. James was the leader in this judgment b

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@ZacharyGarris And the apostles were not to command all people to obey everythin

@ZacharyGarris And the apostles were not to command all people to obey everything Jesus taught? Just the males? Cause if that’s what you believe I don’t need to read your book.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@ZacharyGarris Jesus Himself commanded that all nations were to be discipled to

@ZacharyGarris Jesus Himself commanded that all nations were to be discipled to obey everything He taught the apostles (Matt 28:18-20). So that means women were also commanded to teach too. Or was J

Matt 28:18-20 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-23

@graceforprize Being witnesses to all that Jesus said and did is exactly what the apostles did. They didn’t make up their own doctrine and expect people to follow it. There may be other reasons why Jesus picked all male apostles for the 12. And no...

@graceforprize Being witnesses to all that Jesus said and did is exactly what the apostles did. They didn’t make up their own doctrine and expect people to follow it. There may be other reasons why

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-22

@ZacharyGarris I wonder if Chrysostom would have praised Junia as outstanding among the apostles and also called her “weak and fickle”? And that while she was outstanding, would he also she really ought to have kept to her place at home and be silen...

@ZacharyGarris I wonder if Chrysostom would have praised Junia as outstanding among the apostles and also called her “weak and fickle”? And that while she was outstanding, would he also she really ou

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@masonmennenga What is the evidence Paul didn’t write 1 Timothy? This is a clas

@masonmennenga What is the evidence Paul didn’t write 1 Timothy? This is a classic work of the apostle Paul. Rather, people are misreading what Paul says in 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@michael_112358 @FringeViews What Paul wrote is scripture as even the Apostle Peter says: "and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, as also in all his l...

@michael_112358 @FringeViews What Paul wrote is scripture as even the Apostle Peter says: "and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-20

@WWUTTcom This idea of holding a specific office as the grave concern of the Apostles seems odd. Do you listen to someone more because of the office they hold? If they speak with authority, does that mean they are always right so you can just stop ...

@WWUTTcom This idea of holding a specific office as the grave concern of the Apostles seems odd. Do you listen to someone more because of the office they hold? If they speak with authority, does tha

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-14

@BenZeisloft I guess Jesus and the apostles were not Christian Nationalists then

@BenZeisloft I guess Jesus and the apostles were not Christian Nationalists then.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-08

@PogromsRComing @smashbaals Well that ramped up rather quickly. You do realize that Jesus and the 12 apostles were all Jews, don’t you? Would you talk like this to the apostle Paul? And Paul most likely would be agreeing with the death of Jesus wh...

@PogromsRComing @smashbaals Well that ramped up rather quickly. You do realize that Jesus and the 12 apostles were all Jews, don’t you? Would you talk like this to the apostle Paul? And Paul most l

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-07

@Cadogan_Barde @The_Wry_Griot @SadieMills19 @smashbaals Sorry, that’s not what I

@Cadogan_Barde @The_Wry_Griot @SadieMills19 @smashbaals Sorry, that’s not what I meant. I quoted that verse to say that we should go back to the apostles as not all the forefathers were aligned with

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

@The_Wry_Griot @SadieMills19 @smashbaals I have no need of arguing with God as I understand His word. It took time to chew on it until I understood the details. The only forefathers that matter are Jesus and the apostles. Everything goes back to...

@The_Wry_Griot @SadieMills19 @smashbaals I have no need of arguing with God as I understand His word. It took time to chew on it until I understood the details. The only forefathers that matter ar

Acts 20:29 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-06

RT @TonySmith7MD: Our interpretation of Scripture should not match church father

RT @TonySmith7MD: Our interpretation of Scripture should not match church fathers doctrine. It should match the Apostles’ doctrine. The c…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-04

@GodsContractor Curious. How did the apostle Paul prove his leadership with a r

@GodsContractor Curious. How did the apostle Paul prove his leadership with a real family before he became an overseer?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-03

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sw

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sword fights defending their congregations.

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