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@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning No, people in the pulpits. God’s word being taught. The church edifying each other. No priestly class, except the priesthood of all believers. The Bible being underst...

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning No, people in the pulpits. God’s word being taught. The church edifying each other. No priestly class, except the pr

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Yes only one man or woman can speak at a time because while we all have two ears, we only have the ability to listen to one at a time. If your argument is ‘a woman’ ...

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Yes only one man or woman can speak at a time because while we all have two ears, we only have the ability to listen

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtr

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Are you one of those people who reads verses like Matt 18:20 to mean that Jesus shows up when churche

Matt 18:20 question

@MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe I see. So you won

@MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe I see. So you won’t commit even hypothetically? Sounds like bias to me.

1 Cor 11:3 1 Tim 2:12 debate

@militeschr87363 Yes I do. I believe the authority belongs to God and His word a

@militeschr87363 Yes I do. I believe the authority belongs to God and His word and assuming the person teaching is simply a messenger of God, I can learn from them. I think we are all interpreting 1

@UpTambourine Soft comps are the best kind 😊 I can see you intend well. I guess

@UpTambourine Soft comps are the best kind 😊 I can see you intend well. I guess it all comes down to whether 1 Tim 2:12 means what many believe it means?

1 Tim 2:12 commentary

@cbankston7 @BeckyBeefJerky I wonder if it’s because it would encourage someone to disobey the bible by letting them stay and listen. What if the man entering believes it’s ok for him to learn from a woman teaching true things? I guess if she didn’t ...

@cbankston7 @BeckyBeefJerky I wonder if it’s because it would encourage someone to disobey the bible by letting them stay and listen. What if the man entering believes it’s ok for him to learn from a

@pauldirks Interesting! So a man can only be blessed by a woman teacher if he believes 1 Tim 2:12 doesn’t refer to women teaching true doctrine and doesn’t think that teaching him means taking authority over him. Is that an accurate statement? But so...

@pauldirks Interesting! So a man can only be blessed by a woman teacher if he believes 1 Tim 2:12 doesn’t refer to women teaching true doctrine and doesn’t think that teaching him means taking authori

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@JesusFreak_2_0 Good answer! So then it doesn’t hurt to listen to a woman teach,

@JesusFreak_2_0 Good answer! So then it doesn’t hurt to listen to a woman teach, perhaps even learn things from her, right?

@StothersRyan Thanks for sharing. Sorry I didn’t provide a more charitable response. By rigid, would you mean that the man can walk through the meeting without any harm or he could perhaps even stay and listen for a while or even the whole meeting ju...

@StothersRyan Thanks for sharing. Sorry I didn’t provide a more charitable response. By rigid, would you mean that the man can walk through the meeting without any harm or he could perhaps even stay a

@BoneD0C Thanks for asking! Yes, women can prophesy. I guess you must be thinkin

@BoneD0C Thanks for asking! Yes, women can prophesy. I guess you must be thinking that teaching and prophecy are different even though prophecy is often thought of as authoritative?

@1stprinciplesch @TheMuppetPastor That’s an intriguing answer! So you believe th

@1stprinciplesch @TheMuppetPastor That’s an intriguing answer! So you believe that no one—not just women⎯should authentein anyone, male or female, is that right?

@laurel_prolife Thanks for sharing. My question came from 1 Tim 2:12. Do you bel

@laurel_prolife Thanks for sharing. My question came from 1 Tim 2:12. Do you believe it should have said pastor and not teach?

1 Tim 2:12 question

@shawnRwillson Good answer! Sorry I didn’t have your option in my list. So you

@shawnRwillson Good answer! Sorry I didn’t have your option in my list. So you believe a man can stay and listen as long as she doesn’t intend to teach him. But he’s in no danger for hearing her teac

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MalcangiSarah I don't think God will dwell in this temple, but scripture does speak of the temple and it being desecrated during the last seven years before the second coming. “Look, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell y...

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MalcangiSarah I don't think God will dwell in this temple, but scripture does speak of the temple and it being desecrated during the last seven years before the second coming. “Look

@carlaskaufel Everytime you post, I keep thinking, “I think this person is egali

@carlaskaufel Everytime you post, I keep thinking, “I think this person is egalitarian!” Are you sure you aren’t? https://t.co/GiyO14oB5l

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@freedom4alltime “Women know their role, they’re just refusing to submit to it”—where does the Bible refer to gendered roles? Is this concept or the word “role” even in scripture? A woman exercising her gifts is not rebelling if she has studied 1 Co...

@freedom4alltime “Women know their role, they’re just refusing to submit to it”—where does the Bible refer to gendered roles? Is this concept or the word “role” even in scripture? A woman exercising

@freedom4alltime There is certainly an unhealthy feminism in the culture. No disagreement there. That’s why I think egalitarian is a better term. It speaks of freeing females to be whatever God calls and gifts them to, but it also means they are equa...

@freedom4alltime There is certainly an unhealthy feminism in the culture. No disagreement there. That’s why I think egalitarian is a better term. It speaks of freeing females to be whatever God calls

@freedom4alltime There is certainly a worldly form of feminism that is not healthy. All of us are supposed to be willing to lay down our rights and even our own desires to serve one another, and that should apply equally to men and women (see Phil 2)...

@freedom4alltime There is certainly a worldly form of feminism that is not healthy. All of us are supposed to be willing to lay down our rights and even our own desires to serve one another, and that

@freedom4alltime I think you go too far here. Yes, we all should be willing to be like Ruth and just be faithful, though Ruth did step out in faith by leaving her own people and submitting herself to Naomi and her God and whatever Naomi wanted. Their...

@freedom4alltime I think you go too far here. Yes, we all should be willing to be like Ruth and just be faithful, though Ruth did step out in faith by leaving her own people and submitting herself to

@Unsuxxessful Hi Kitten! Thanks for sharing your comments. All believers should have the Holy Spirit, and we should all strive to believe and tell others true things from our Bible study. Interesting take on whether the man is a Christian or not. D...

@Unsuxxessful Hi Kitten! Thanks for sharing your comments. All believers should have the Holy Spirit, and we should all strive to believe and tell others true things from our Bible study. Interestin

@sparkobuzzer Yeah, I’d love to know how many think this way. I’m finding that s

@sparkobuzzer Yeah, I’d love to know how many think this way. I’m finding that some comps don’t think this way…even some Patriarchalists.

@carlaskaufel I 💯 agree with your thinking here. So I’m your opinion, this is about authoritative teaching? I’m always curious to know what complementarians think are Biblically valid examples of taking authority over someone since I don’t recall th...

@carlaskaufel I 💯 agree with your thinking here. So I’m your opinion, this is about authoritative teaching? I’m always curious to know what complementarians think are Biblically valid examples of tak

@itsHillaryJane Would you consider the church as any group gathering of believer

@itsHillaryJane Would you consider the church as any group gathering of believers, or something that happens in a special building at a particular time?

@TheMuppetPastor @ryancduff So just exploring further… it would be ok for a woma

@TheMuppetPastor @ryancduff So just exploring further… it would be ok for a woman to teach adult Sunday school or possibly even at a service just so long as her husband isn’t present?

@ElizabethZink For sure! Even works for egalitarian women too! 👍

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning First, if you just want to observe from the Biblical record that women can speak and teach, prophesy and even be a judge over Israel, you w...

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning First, if you just want to observe from the Biblical record that women can speak and teac

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe You’re tired of it so it’s dishonest? The qualifying language has to do with character, not with the idea that the person must be a husband with multiple children since even Paul is unmarried and encouraged people to rem...

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe You’re tired of it so it’s dishonest? The qualifying language has to do with character, not with the idea that the person must be a husband with multiple children since e

@BasedEmbraced @usernameisjonah Just because Jesus died for all, doesn’t mean al

@BasedEmbraced @usernameisjonah Just because Jesus died for all, doesn’t mean all will be reconciled. For example, we know from scripture that Judas Iscariot is condemned. So it seems that Judas dispr

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Kind of an interesting mistake huh? So if we all subject ourselves to one another then whatever v22 means it cannot be hierarchy between the husband and wife since v21...

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Kind of an interesting mistake huh? So if we all subject ourselves to one another then whatever v22 means it cannot b

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@JollyStine @raildoc @Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe From her conclusion: "From the Scriptures, we can see that God does not speak solely to men and husbands, even in matters that directly affect them and their families. God can and does entrust h...

@JollyStine @raildoc @Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe From her conclusion: "From the Scriptures, we can see that God does not speak solely to men and husbands, even in matters that directly affect t

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing that by your male authority to cont

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing that by your male authority to contradict whatever exegesis I give?

Titus 2:3 1 Tim 3:11 question

@JollyStine @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes...and notice how Paul says in Titus 2:3, "Older women likewise..."⎯did Paul mean that only older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith in love and in per...

@JollyStine @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes...and notice how Paul says in Titus 2:3, "Older women likewise..."⎯did Paul mean that only older men are to be temperate, dignified,

1 Cor 11:9 1 Tim 2:13 debate

@Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church and headship in marriage is by "Creative design" (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:9) 🍗Response (to 1 Tim 2:13): Paul is using Adam and Eve...

@Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church and headship in marriage is by "Creative design" (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:9) 🍗Re

Tit 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 debate

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe No, because Paul was an elder and he wasn't a husband. So it could idiomatically mean "faithful if married" but it cannot mean husband (and therefore cannot mean male). We have no statement "must not be a woman" nor do we...

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe No, because Paul was an elder and he wasn't a husband. So it could idiomatically mean "faithful if married" but it cannot mean husband (and therefore cannot mean male). We

@lorifrank1 Interesting rationale. However, this whole debate is clearly not bas

@lorifrank1 Interesting rationale. However, this whole debate is clearly not based on who is called a pastor in the Bible. https://t.co/hLuGSqn4WV

@2024usapatriot @William_E_Wolfe Yes, we both believe what Paul wrote is inspire

@2024usapatriot @William_E_Wolfe Yes, we both believe what Paul wrote is inspired. I believe this applies even to the grammatical details. Your response doesn’t suggest you even read what I sent you

@DGCassidy2 @William_E_Wolfe Bizarre thing to say my brother. Believers have the

@DGCassidy2 @William_E_Wolfe Bizarre thing to say my brother. Believers have the scripture and the Holy Spirit….*and* the mind of Christ: “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruc

1 Cor 2:16 debate

@Richard89885354 @WordserviceDan @William_E_Wolfe The husband and wife relationship always goes back to the first man and woman. There we find that Eve was made from the bone and flesh of Adam, so he was her source (as well as God who created her). T...

@Richard89885354 @WordserviceDan @William_E_Wolfe The husband and wife relationship always goes back to the first man and woman. There we find that Eve was made from the bone and flesh of Adam, so he

@ApostolicSage @William_E_Wolfe Thanks for the Greek lesson. I have Logos Bible software so I have no problem searching for every variation of the dictionary form. You should also know that just because a noun is masculine doesn't mean that it appli...

@ApostolicSage @William_E_Wolfe Thanks for the Greek lesson. I have Logos Bible software so I have no problem searching for every variation of the dictionary form. You should also know that just beca

1 Tim 3:1 general

@Richard89885354 @DaleEstey @William_E_Wolfe The authority to make disciples of all peoples teaching them to obey everything Jesus taught His apostles is given to us all. The authority over someone to tell them what to do like to Mary or to drive a s...

@Richard89885354 @DaleEstey @William_E_Wolfe The authority to make disciples of all peoples teaching them to obey everything Jesus taught His apostles is given to us all. The authority over someone to

@DesCWilliamson @William_E_Wolfe Regardless of what was depicted the scripture i

@DesCWilliamson @William_E_Wolfe Regardless of what was depicted the scripture is the basis of the church. Jesus is the chief shepherd of His church then and now since we who believe are His body, lea

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Titus 2:3-5 primarily addresses older women, instructing them to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love t...

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Titus 2:3-5 primarily addresses older women, instructing them to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach wh

Titus 2:3-5 general

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and th...

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gide

Hebrews 11:32-33 debate

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Teach with authority? I have heard this from several pastors and I have no idea where they are getting this from. Authority to do what? Make new doctrine? Surely not. It’s the word itself that has the authority, so s...

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe Teach with authority? I have heard this from several pastors and I have no idea where they are getting this from. Authority to do what? Make new doctrine? Surely not.

@ripchurch1 @William_E_Wolfe You are right, this is about service, not "titles" and positions of authority. I see you differentiate church as an organization from the gathered body of believers. All believers constitute the church. While we may organ...

@ripchurch1 @William_E_Wolfe You are right, this is about service, not "titles" and positions of authority. I see you differentiate church as an organization from the gathered body of believers. All b

@imanii4u I’ve served as an elder and have spoken on several occasions, but don’

@imanii4u I’ve served as an elder and have spoken on several occasions, but don’t preach regularly (we joined a new church recently). I spoke at a friend’s church not that long ago during his series

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote I’m not wresting against the text. It is fully inspired in every detail and should be taken as the author intended it. If Peter says that some things Paul writes are “hard to understand” as Paul’s contemporary, then you ...

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote I’m not wresting against the text. It is fully inspired in every detail and should be taken as the author intended it. If Peter says that some things Paul writes are “har

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