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@SpecterAndBride I've read them, but if you have one in particular we can go through it. If you get Genesis wrong, it taints your view of all these passages. Instead of viewing them as source relationships, you see everything in terms of authority an...

@SpecterAndBride I've read them, but if you have one in particular we can go through it. If you get Genesis wrong, it taints your view of all these passages. Instead of viewing them as source relation

@ScottCross_8 @PastorMark Don't let Mark shame you for this. He cannot even seem

@ScottCross_8 @PastorMark Don't let Mark shame you for this. He cannot even seem to read scripture in context... He quotes a passage all about WIDOWS to shame men into being required to work outside t

@SpecterAndBride Adam is the origin of the human race of which Eve was the mother of all the living (except for Adam). Through Adam we all die, even if we don't sin in the likeness of Adam if that's what you mean by "federal headship." But the accou...

@SpecterAndBride Adam is the origin of the human race of which Eve was the mother of all the living (except for Adam). Through Adam we all die, even if we don't sin in the likeness of Adam if that's w

@KaiaRichelle Who is the she? Can't be Eve because she cannot do anything at the

@KaiaRichelle Who is the she? Can't be Eve because she cannot do anything at the time of this writing to affect her future salvation. Who is the they? If it is all women, they why didn't Paul write "T

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@Alicia_Bittle_ You sound like you are referring to the church. Such focus on one specific person aside from Christ Himself, no matter how righteous you think they are, is not good. Mary is equal to any faithful believer. Hailing someone is calling ...

@Alicia_Bittle_ You sound like you are referring to the church. Such focus on one specific person aside from Christ Himself, no matter how righteous you think they are, is not good. Mary is equal to

@GodistheGoal @FlammablePink @GeauxGabrielle @myteacherafreak @MissBNasty Tit 2:3-5 says that older women likewise are to be reverent (just like the men are to be), not malicious gossips (just like men shouldn't be), not enslaved to much wine (same a...

@GodistheGoal @FlammablePink @GeauxGabrielle @myteacherafreak @MissBNasty Tit 2:3-5 says that older women likewise are to be reverent (just like the men are to be), not malicious gossips (just like me

Tit 2:3-5 general

@timotheeology @beherleader @FoundersMin @tomascol @conservmillen Origen is like many others, even those who were in the Church of Corinth which Paul rebukes by saying: “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] only?” ...

@timotheeology @beherleader @FoundersMin @tomascol @conservmillen Origen is like many others, even those who were in the Church of Corinth which Paul rebukes by saying: “What? came the word of God out

1Co 14:36 question

@csdavis81 @Truth_matters20 I’m confused…a pastor that believed that Jesus paid

@csdavis81 @Truth_matters20 I’m confused…a pastor that believed that Jesus paid it in full on the cross and this caused havoc? Ive never heard anything like that…

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@StothersRyan @Maheshburad1 I am not saying that kephale never conveys the idea of authority in any context. Regarding 2 Sam 22:44, David is not the King of the whole world. Does he set the policy of all the nations around him? Or is God simply makin...

@StothersRyan @Maheshburad1 I am not saying that kephale never conveys the idea of authority in any context. Regarding 2 Sam 22:44, David is not the King of the whole world. Does he set the policy of

2 Sam 22:44 debate

@Dan_NY_Giants As soon as you assume this is about authority, you have a problem. But it’s not about authority. It’s about “standing under” the other, even children, lifting them up to do what’s best for them. You trade your own personal desires to s...

@Dan_NY_Giants As soon as you assume this is about authority, you have a problem. But it’s not about authority. It’s about “standing under” the other, even children, lifting them up to do what’s best

@StothersRyan I’m not reducing the meaning of v22-23, just saying that it cannot be hierarchical if v21 is mutual—and it is. The husband and wife are established by the first marriage where Adam was the source of Eve (she came from his flesh and bon...

@StothersRyan I’m not reducing the meaning of v22-23, just saying that it cannot be hierarchical if v21 is mutual—and it is. The husband and wife are established by the first marriage where Adam was

This is what makes you a good complementarian, Mike. 😊 Imagine if you’d recogni

This is what makes you a good complementarian, Mike. 😊 Imagine if you’d recognize that the command to submit was actually given in v21?—everyone submitting to each other. Whatever Paul means, it’s n

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@aaron_p_edwards @ronhenzel I appreciate the perspectives of those I disagree with and often disagree with those who are on the same side of the isle as me. I have no interest in progressive and post-modern interpretations of scripture, so I’m inclin...

@aaron_p_edwards @ronhenzel I appreciate the perspectives of those I disagree with and often disagree with those who are on the same side of the isle as me. I have no interest in progressive and post-

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-21

@SansFollowers @ronhenzel @aaron_p_edwards They may be swayed by publishers, fellow colleagues, the culture, or even church culture which doesn’t like change. They may also be persuaded by other scriptures which appear to contradict the prevailing i...

@SansFollowers @ronhenzel @aaron_p_edwards They may be swayed by publishers, fellow colleagues, the culture, or even church culture which doesn’t like change. They may also be persuaded by other scri

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-21

The following post (which @ronhenzel thought was 🔥 ), mocks the appeal egalitarians often make to consider the context behind statements made in the scripture which on the surface appear to disqualify or prohibit women from serving as pastors, elders...

The following post (which @ronhenzel thought was 🔥 ), mocks the appeal egalitarians often make to consider the context behind statements made in the scripture which on the surface appear to disqualify

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-20

@SimonReye @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @TarienCole Rom 16:2 is clear—Paul is appealing that they help her in whatever matter she requires for “she herself has also been a helper of many.” A leader is someone who oversees volunteers for service projects. T...

@SimonReye @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @TarienCole Rom 16:2 is clear—Paul is appealing that they *help her* in whatever matter she requires for “she herself has also been a helper of many.” A leader is someo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-20

@SimonReye @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @TarienCole The early church still got a few things wrong. It got the Gentiles wrong and needed correction on that several times. In Acts 6, they are just doing what comes natural to them—picking men. You cannot take a...

@SimonReye @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @TarienCole The early church still got a few things wrong. It got the Gentiles wrong and needed correction on that several times. In Acts 6, they are just doing what co

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-20

@TarienCole @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @SimonReye I tend to agree that we don’t know whether Phoebe explained the letter to the Romans because it is not explicitly stated. However, the fact that you admit she is a deaconess is intriguing because 1Ti 3:12 s...

@TarienCole @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @SimonReye I tend to agree that we don’t know whether Phoebe explained the letter to the Romans because it is not explicitly stated. However, the fact that you admit s

1Ti 3:12 debate

@Shusho1 @Sarah_4561 Yes, scripture interprets scripture. Revelation is one of t

@Shusho1 @Sarah_4561 Yes, scripture interprets scripture. Revelation is one of the hardest to understand if you don’t read and understand all the passages it makes allusions to and quotes.

@PrezdeA @yxm84 @LilaGraceRose I’m contending that it was never God’s intention

@PrezdeA @yxm84 @LilaGraceRose I’m contending that it was never God’s intention for a man to rule over a wife.

@ronhenzel @trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS I agree with you that the genitive of aner is with respect to authentein and not gyne in 1Ti 2:12. Now that I have my facts straight 😅, everything is in order because the context gives us the clues required to under...

@ronhenzel @trapatonzi @UGOOTWEETS I agree with you that the genitive of aner is with respect to authentein and not gyne in 1Ti 2:12. Now that I have my facts straight 😅, everything is in order becaus

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@AsherJacob23060 @ronhenzel This is a good point⎯Paul doesn't say "the law says"

@AsherJacob23060 @ronhenzel This is a good point⎯Paul doesn't say "the law says" or that sort of thing. I believe it is because Paul is providing backup for young single Timothy as he was about to get

1Ti 2:12 1Ti 2:14 1Ti 2:15 debate

@ronhenzel Also, I believe that 1Ti 2:12 is actually properly translated: "But I do not allow a wife to teach or 'authentein' her husband, but to remain quiet." It's about a specific wife (the 'the woman' in 1Ti 2:14 and the 'she' in 1Ti 2:15) and he...

@ronhenzel Also, I believe that 1Ti 2:12 is actually properly translated: "But I do not allow a wife to teach or 'authentein' her husband, but to remain quiet." It's about a specific wife (the 'the wo

@endofanepoch @0x49fa98 I see⎯so the history of the church is a perfect represen

@endofanepoch @0x49fa98 I see⎯so the history of the church is a perfect representation of what Jesus intended? I prefer to stick with the Biblical account which even has to correct the earliest of chu

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Whatever the case, if the teaching is Biblical, then all⎯including the men, including the apostles⎯all must submit. If it unbiblical, then no matter what authority the person thinks they have, you are not required to submit (ie...

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Whatever the case, if the teaching is Biblical, then all⎯including the men, including the apostles⎯all must submit. If it unbiblical, then no matter what authority the person th

@yxm84 @LilaGraceRose Related to the meaning of kephale, the Brill DAG lexicon c

@yxm84 @LilaGraceRose Related to the meaning of kephale, the Brill DAG lexicon contains a mention of source, beginning, origin, top or extremity. Your comment "head never means source" is incorrect. h

@yxm84 @LilaGraceRose Yes, cursed is the ground and the serpent and animals. A

@yxm84 @LilaGraceRose Yes, cursed is the *ground* and the serpent and animals. Adam and Eve are not specifically cursed. Head can mean source or origin, and Paul is using it this way, not as leader.

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 And by using the article in verse 14 “the woman” Paul says something that cannot apply to Eve since the “she will be saved” in 1Ti 2:15 is future tense. We know then this use of the article is anaphorically pointing to the anar...

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 And by using the article in verse 14 “the woman” Paul says something that cannot apply to Eve since the “she will be saved” in 1Ti 2:15 is future tense. We know then this use of

1Ti 2:15 general

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 Then to help clarify she was deceived, Paul ties this married woman teaching false doctrine in with a similar situation from Eden showing that this problem is due to deception and ignorance like Eve and not out of knowledge lik...

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 Then to help clarify she was deceived, Paul ties this married woman teaching false doctrine in with a similar situation from Eden showing that this problem is due to deception a

1Ti 1:13 1Ti 1:20 general

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 And since Paul clearly outlines that there are two kinds of false teachers: those like himself who did not believe in ignorance and were shown mercy (1Ti 1:13) and those who do it with knowledge like Hymanaeus and Alexander and...

@ronhenzel @LynnCDell2 And since Paul clearly outlines that there are two kinds of false teachers: those like himself who did not believe in ignorance and were shown mercy (1Ti 1:13) and those who do

@EvilBrady5959 @sovereignbrah No, Paul said that it has to do with the time order of creation, that Adam was formed first and Eve was the last thing formed. What happened in between those two points explains everything about this deception. See more ...

@EvilBrady5959 @sovereignbrah No, Paul said that it has to do with the time order of creation, that Adam was formed first and Eve was the last thing formed. What happened in between those two points e

@baste_goblin Paul's reference to 1Ti 2:14 was that the time order of creation h

@baste_goblin Paul's reference to 1Ti 2:14 was that the time order of creation has something to do with Eve being deceived and Adam not being deceived. More in the following post. https://t.co/bLWthwG

1Ti 2:14 general

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel What you think is clear is because it’s the only way you’ve read these passages. If you hadn’t noticed, there are no male pronouns in the Greek of 1 Tim 3:1-13, there’s no “must not be a woman,” the “one wife husband”—whatever ...

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel What you think is clear is because it’s the only way you’ve read these passages. If you hadn’t noticed, there are no male pronouns in the Greek of 1 Tim 3:1-13, there’s no “must

1 Tim 3:1-13 commentary

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel If you miss Paul’s connection with Adam and Eve and how death entered the human race then the Attic usage of “to commit murder of one’s kin by one’s own hand” seems out of place. You are assuming this is just about leadership t...

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel If you miss Paul’s connection with Adam and Eve and how death entered the human race then the Attic usage of “to commit murder of one’s kin by one’s own hand” seems out of place

@ronhenzel The authority to teach has already been given by Jesus to all believe

@ronhenzel The authority to teach has already been given by Jesus to all believers. Being permitted to stand as a leader requires godly character, being sound in the faith and being able to teach. It’

@ronhenzel Paul doesn’t indicate Junia had teaching authority? The list of those

@ronhenzel Paul doesn’t indicate Junia had teaching authority? The list of those explicitly stated to have “teaching authority” would seem to be pretty small. I don’t think Paul even said Priscilla ha

@ronhenzel @TWFtrish @NBidnz Ok. But every single believer already has the authority given by Christ himself to teach all nations everything that Jesus commanded and taught his disciples. Perhaps you mean that a person is recognized as sound in the ...

@ronhenzel @TWFtrish @NBidnz Ok. But every single believer already has the authority given by Christ himself to teach all nations everything that Jesus commanded and taught his disciples. Perhaps you

@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.

@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

@Jgallagher1958 @ronhenzel Yes, Paul was regenerated based on his faith. Everyon

@Jgallagher1958 @ronhenzel Yes, Paul was regenerated based on his faith. Everyone without exception is. John the Baptist had the Holy Spirit from before birth, but his salvation too depended on his

@ronhenzel Thanks for the history lesson. Disqualifying every movement that allowed women in leadership is important for you it seems. It doesn’t bother me because my argument isn’t based on history but on the Bible itself. Because history is not ou...

@ronhenzel Thanks for the history lesson. Disqualifying every movement that allowed women in leadership is important for you it seems. It doesn’t bother me because my argument isn’t based on history

The White/Flowers debate on “Does John 6:44 Teach Unconditional Election” coming up on March 7 will certainly be interesting. I too have been called a semi-Pelagian preventing me from holding any leadership position in a Reformed church. 😔 https://...

The White/Flowers debate on “Does John 6:44 Teach Unconditional Election” coming up on March 7 will certainly be interesting. I too have been called a semi-Pelagian preventing me from holding any lea

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@Jgallagher1958 @ronhenzel You are assuming Calvinism in your response. If God d

@Jgallagher1958 @ronhenzel You are assuming Calvinism in your response. If God decides whether you are elect to faith and therefore salvation, then whether you believe or not is immaterial. Does that

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@Lazicus520 @VoterTrump2024 @smashbaals Not only did priests have to be men but also Jewish and of only one tribe (Levite) and they had to be without defect. Everything you are referring to is before the start of the church, before the resurrection a...

@Lazicus520 @VoterTrump2024 @smashbaals Not only did priests have to be men but also Jewish and of only one tribe (Levite) and they had to be without defect. Everything you are referring to is before

@PatrickHen1776 @MikeWingerii Yes, that’s a fairly common view of complementarians and why churches in the SBC are kicking out egalitarian churches. But I don’t think @MikeWingerii goes this far…or does he? Is it that he still sees female pastors as...

@PatrickHen1776 @MikeWingerii Yes, that’s a fairly common view of complementarians and why churches in the SBC are kicking out egalitarian churches. But I don’t think @MikeWingerii goes this far…or d

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-14

@will_servant This is true. Though this letter is Paul describing how HE should act (1 Tim 3:15), so even then it’s not quite what they think. This is about Paul instructing Timothy on how to ensure the false teaching is properly dealt with which inc...

@will_servant This is true. Though this letter is Paul describing how HE should act (1 Tim 3:15), so even then it’s not quite what they think. This is about Paul instructing Timothy on how to ensure t

1 Tim 3:15 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-14

@ryancduff He misses Paul’s reason for writing what he did to Timothy. He doesn’t seem to recognize that since Paul mentions Eve in this context that he is referring to how God said humanity would be saved through the seed of the woman. So too this d...

@ryancduff He misses Paul’s reason for writing what he did to Timothy. He doesn’t seem to recognize that since Paul mentions Eve in this context that he is referring to how God said humanity would be

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-14

@ZachWLambert Most complementarians don’t believe that women can’t share the gospel. While I don’t agree with Zach on same sex unions, and I’m not sure how he gets his egalitarian views from 1 Tim 2:11-15 and 1 Tim 3:1-13, I agree with his conclusio...

@ZachWLambert Most complementarians don’t believe that women can’t share the gospel. While I don’t agree with Zach on same sex unions, and I’m not sure how he gets his egalitarian views from 1 Tim 2:

1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 3:1-13 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-13

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi I’m sorry, you want me to tell everyone I went to the following churches: - Evangelical Free - Pentecostal (PAOC) - Calvary Chapel - Non-denominational - Apostolic Church of Pentecost - Baptist (a few differe...

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi I’m sorry, you want me to tell everyone I went to the following churches: - Evangelical Free - Pentecostal (PAOC) - Calvary Chapel - Non-denominational - Apos

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-13

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi I got it from Jesus. The idea that all

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi I got it from Jesus. The idea that all Bible scholars believe this is a parable is patently false. https://t.co/U8WgoAgACm