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@Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals I explained that in the post I linked. Was Paul not an overseer himself? Surely he was. Yet he was single and advocated for singleness (1 Cor 7:7). Therefore, if it doesn’t require marriage (but means faithful if marrie...

@Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals I explained that in the post I linked. Was Paul not an overseer himself? Surely he was. Yet he was single and advocated for singleness (1 Cor 7:7). Therefore, if it does

1 Cor 7:7 debate

@mattkeegan @NCDebbieDixon The text cannot require marriage because Paul, an Apo

@mattkeegan @NCDebbieDixon The text cannot require marriage because Paul, an Apostle and overseer, was not married himself and encourages others to be single.

@DBrimzim @smashbaals Haha. Well, Paul didn’t exclude females. Because it’s a

@DBrimzim @smashbaals Haha. Well, Paul didn’t exclude females. Because it’s a matter of character, proven ability and desire not skin color, gender or social status. https://t.co/PxqmZAH8ib

1 Cor 11:2 1 Cor 6:3 debate

@Fair_and_Biased @Strangeland_Elf The answer is in 1 Cor 6:3⎯ "Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?" Paul praised the Corinthians for holding firmly to the traditions just as he handed them down to them (1 C...

@Fair_and_Biased @Strangeland_Elf The answer is in 1 Cor 6:3⎯ "Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?" Paul praised the Corinthians for holding firmly to the t

@9icGOD Most people misunderstand what Paul is doing in this passage. Take anot

@9icGOD Most people misunderstand what Paul is doing in this passage. Take another look. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@eXLMPrince100 @PstrAThomas @RSBNetwork @DonnieDarkened That’s not even in a church… So women are not allowed to pray anywhere? How about another take? Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian’s own letter and refuting those who are silencing w...

@eXLMPrince100 @PstrAThomas @RSBNetwork @DonnieDarkened That’s not even in a church… So women are not allowed to pray anywhere? How about another take? Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian’s

@EmperorofRome5 @mdlatinmass Paul’s quoting this from the letter from the Corint

@EmperorofRome5 @mdlatinmass Paul’s quoting this from the letter from the Corinthians and refuting it in his letter. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

@Rach4Patriarchy Except that’s not what Paul is saying in this passage. He is not silencing women, rather, he is rebuking those who are silencing women. This is a quote from some Judiazers who infiltrated the churches and wrote what Paul quoted in ...

@Rach4Patriarchy Except that’s not what Paul is saying in this passage. He is not silencing women, rather, he is rebuking those who are silencing women. This is a quote from some Judiazers who infil

@pauldirks @PerinDana I am glad that you agree there is mutual submission as that is there in the text. As for the asymmetry, I certainly see it also. I think the reason for the asymmetry is because of the cultural asymmetry that’s already there wh...

@pauldirks @PerinDana I am glad that you agree there is mutual submission as that is there in the text. As for the asymmetry, I certainly see it also. I think the reason for the asymmetry is because

@DadaAlpaca @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference The facts are that these passages are difficult, not trivial, and it is because of the complexities that are there from the author that makes it like a puzzle. We do have acknowledgement from a peer of Paul...

@DadaAlpaca @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference The facts are that these passages are difficult, not trivial, and it is because of the complexities that are there from the author that makes it like a puzzl

2 Pet 3:16 general

@pauldirks @PerinDana But my point is not that Sarah doesn't submit to Abraham,

@pauldirks @PerinDana But my point is not that Sarah doesn't submit to Abraham, but that they have a mututally submissive relationship.

@PerinDana @pauldirks Yes, those are good examples too. And yes, Sarah’s name means ‘princess’ or ‘noblewoman’ in Hebrew which denotes her status and her significant role in her relationship with Abraham, clearly denoted by times when he listened to...

@PerinDana @pauldirks Yes, those are good examples too. And yes, Sarah’s name means ‘princess’ or ‘noblewoman’ in Hebrew which denotes her status and her significant role in her relationship with Abr

@PerinDana @pauldirks I think that if women were to call their husband’s “lord”

@PerinDana @pauldirks I think that if women were to call their husband’s “lord” in our modern time, it would not be seen as a term of respect. Whatever is the cultural way to show respect we should d

@PerinDana @pauldirks This is like our older English use of “Sir” and “Ma’am.” “Yes, sir” and “yes, ma’am” can come off sounding slavish, but these are how each of us shows we are bending our will towards the other, not an acknowledgment that we are...

@PerinDana @pauldirks This is like our older English use of “Sir” and “Ma’am.” “Yes, sir” and “yes, ma’am” can come off sounding slavish, but these are how each of us shows we are bending our will to

@PerinDana @pauldirks I’m glad you asked again about this verse, Paul. Many are hung up on this phrase as we consider this a term of subjugation. In their cultural context, this was simply an idiomatic expression denoting respect. And so Sarah’s ac...

@PerinDana @pauldirks I’m glad you asked again about this verse, Paul. Many are hung up on this phrase as we consider this a term of subjugation. In their cultural context, this was simply an idioma

@pauldirks @PerinDana If all you want is an acknowledgement that there are differences between the genders, hasn’t that been stated already? If that’s all you wanted to achieve here, then I guess we’re done. I spent the time to exegete 1 Pet 3 in...

@pauldirks @PerinDana If all you want is an acknowledgement that there are differences between the genders, hasn’t that been stated already? If that’s all you wanted to achieve here, then I guess we’

@PerinDana @pauldirks You are most welcome.

@PerinDana @pauldirks In case it was missed (I replied directly to Paul), here i

@PerinDana @pauldirks In case it was missed (I replied directly to Paul), here is my response again. https://t.co/JPge5soJWf

@PerinDana @pauldirks That is correct. There are things each person brings regarding gifts and abilities and desires (which has many contributing factors) and to look at their gender, or ethnicity or socioeconomic status and to say “I recognize the ...

@PerinDana @pauldirks That is correct. There are things each person brings regarding gifts and abilities and desires (which has many contributing factors) and to look at their gender, or ethnicity or

@pauldirks @PerinDana The Apostle’s teaching to each gender is not inseparably tethered to patriarchal hierarchy. Here’s what we see Peter aiming at in his first letter. The central theme of 1 Peter is the embodiment of faith in daily life, a faith...

@pauldirks @PerinDana The Apostle’s teaching to each gender is not inseparably tethered to patriarchal hierarchy. Here’s what we see Peter aiming at in his first letter. The central theme of 1 Peter

@ShotClockTodd @HeidiSchlumpf I just thought I’d let you know so you aren’t left

@ShotClockTodd @HeidiSchlumpf I just thought I’d let you know so you aren’t left guessing. FYI> Jesus and Paul weren’t Roman Catholic either so don’t get yourself tied in knots thinking that non-R

@pauldirks @PerinDana Why would you think that Kaeley thinks there is nothing particularly good about being a man or a women? Kaeley is battling the cultural mess and swinging her sword madly (haha), and—I think—doing a commendable job. I see no re...

@pauldirks @PerinDana Why would you think that Kaeley thinks there is nothing particularly good about being a man or a women? Kaeley is battling the cultural mess and swinging her sword madly (haha),

@pauldirks @PerinDana Do I think that the woman is the glory of the man? Yes, indeed! I have frequently referred to the man as the blunt part of the head which some have used to break bricks with, and the woman as the delicate parts of the face. I...

@pauldirks @PerinDana Do I think that the woman is the glory of the man? Yes, indeed! I have frequently referred to the man as the blunt part of the head which some have used to break bricks with, a

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @PerinDana Yes. Both are not God’s original intention for humanity nor His intention for His church. That said, there is patriarchy seen in the Old Testament. To what extent it matches what some believe Patriarchy to be all abo...

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @PerinDana Yes. Both are not God’s original intention for humanity nor His intention for His church. That said, there is patriarchy seen in the Old Testament. To what extent it

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @PerinDana I don’t think she is fighting against God’s design, rather she is refuting the incorrect perceptions of God’s design. You are advocating for patriarchy which is where you and I and Kaeley (and her followers) keep bumpi...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT @PerinDana I don’t think she is fighting against God’s design, rather she is refuting the incorrect perceptions of God’s design. You are advocating for patriarchy which is where y

@MarksSara72430 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, that’s exactly right. The danger is what lurks in the heart. A woman is not dangerous just because of her beauty. Further, attraction is also in the eye of the one observing, so not everyone responds equall...

@MarksSara72430 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Yes, that’s exactly right. The danger is what lurks in the heart. A woman is not dangerous just because of her beauty. Further, attraction is also in the eye of

@indica_tee @cchukudebelu I appreciate the appeal to civil discussion. Amen to that! I spent a fair bit of time explaining this very passage, so you think I haven’t seen it? Strange. In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in...

@indica_tee @cchukudebelu I appreciate the appeal to civil discussion. Amen to that! I spent a fair bit of time explaining this very passage, so you think I haven’t seen it? Strange. In this first

@BrassVon @pauldirks @KaeleyT First, are you challenging my assertion of how women were treated in Paul’s day? Perhaps I should have said “often” as I’m sure there were exceptions. You’ve never known many men that would be willing to sacrifice thei...

@BrassVon @pauldirks @KaeleyT First, are you challenging my assertion of how women were treated in Paul’s day? Perhaps I should have said “often” as I’m sure there were exceptions. You’ve never know

@radical_monk @FlanaganLovesGA Actually, verses 34-35 are a quotation from the l

@radical_monk @FlanaganLovesGA Actually, verses 34-35 are a quotation from the letter from the Corinthians that Paul is refuting. Paul is not silencing women as is clear from the rest of the chapter

@StanleyGranden Except Paul was refuting the things he was quoting from the lett

@StanleyGranden Except Paul was refuting the things he was quoting from the letter from teh Corinthians in vv34-35 (ref 1 Cor 7:1). https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

1 Cor 7:1 general

@Neuma_Pereira1 This is a misreading of the text. That is not what Paul is sayi

@Neuma_Pereira1 This is a misreading of the text. That is not what Paul is saying. Take another look. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Actually...I heard John Wick killed two people with a pencil😏 My point was that the danger is in the heart, for it is from the heart that evil comes. Art, music, wealth, authority, beauty or power are not dangerous if the person...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Actually...I heard John Wick killed two people with a pencil😏 My point was that the danger is in the heart, for it is from the heart that evil comes. Art, music, wealth, authorit

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In that way of viewing things, even a butter knife is danger

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In that way of viewing things, even a butter knife is dangerous as someone could use it to murder someone. No, rather, the proper way of thinking about these matters is that the d

@marciapiper @megbasham It's hard to see what Paul was getting at in these verses on first reading. Have you ever changed your position on a passage, or are you correct in every aspect of your theology? Can the SBC not be challenged by scripture?? ...

@marciapiper @megbasham It's hard to see what Paul was getting at in these verses on first reading. Have you ever changed your position on a passage, or are you correct in every aspect of your theolo

@ccmcleod Now, explain what Paul meant by this in context of his personal letter

@ccmcleod Now, explain what Paul meant by this in context of his personal letter to Timothy. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@okpaulallen @hemantmehta And if she still gets pregnant and is intent on termin

@okpaulallen @hemantmehta And if she still gets pregnant and is intent on terminating the pregnancy because she feels trapped...he intends to give her the death penalty rather than adopt the unwanted

@JasonSm32486931 @ortrails @goteamcarr When I began to investigate Paul more carefully, Paul became so much better to me. What I once thought was either confusing or at worst made Christianity look bad, I know understand as the wisdom of God. Why a...

@JasonSm32486931 @ortrails @goteamcarr When I began to investigate Paul more carefully, Paul became so much better to me. What I once thought was either confusing or at worst made Christianity look b

@Jeffersonian77 @TheMuppetPastor @ROBERTFERDINA14 @onegospel2021 No, that was Paul correcting something the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men...

@Jeffersonian77 @TheMuppetPastor @ROBERTFERDINA14 @onegospel2021 No, that was Paul correcting something the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): “What? came the word o

1 Corinthians 14:36 debate

@Shahmadrid0912 And another passage being misread. Paul is actually quoting from things the Corinthians wrote to him in their letter and refuting them. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [...

@Shahmadrid0912 And another passage being misread. Paul is actually quoting from things the Corinthians wrote to him in their letter and refuting them. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): “What? came the wor

@TmarianG @Pontifex Or maybe people forgot that Paul was quoting things from the

@TmarianG @Pontifex Or maybe people forgot that Paul was quoting things from the letter the Corinthians wrote to Paul and correcting them. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): “What? came the word of God out f

@SvenVerbeet @parcel_gary @redjellydonut Wow, not what Paul is saying. He is re

@SvenVerbeet @parcel_gary @redjellydonut Wow, not what Paul is saying. He is refuting something the Corinthians said in their letter. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): “What? came the word of God out from

@watchdog150 @JennaEllisEsq You should take another look because Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian letter and refuting where they said women should be silenced. Seriously. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): What? came the word of God from you [m...

@watchdog150 @JennaEllisEsq You should take another look because Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian letter and refuting where they said women should be silenced. Seriously. 1 Corinthians 1

1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:1 debate

@Mikanojo @om1nator @masonmennenga You got Paul all wrong. Paul’s quoting from the Corinthians who wrote him a letter (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those who were silencing women. “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [...

@Mikanojo @om1nator @masonmennenga You got Paul all wrong. Paul’s quoting from the Corinthians who wrote him a letter (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those who were silencing women. “What? came the wor

@SayyadinaHeresy @SpillmanThom @keirburrows @Saturniidae8 Paul refers to the creation order not to explain hierarchy or authority—otherwise animals would be over humans—but to explain why Adam wasn’t deceived and Eve was. Adam saw God creating thing...

@SayyadinaHeresy @SpillmanThom @keirburrows @Saturniidae8 Paul refers to the creation order not to explain hierarchy or authority—otherwise animals would be over humans—but to explain why Adam wasn’t

@GentlmanViking @megbasham So Paul says that if I disagree with your interpretat

@GentlmanViking @megbasham So Paul says that if I disagree with your interpretation I'm conceited and understand nothing? Why bother continuing this conversation then? Or maybe you could actually en

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX I’m a man. I don’t need to be silent. But Paul wasn’

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX I’m a man. I don’t need to be silent. But Paul wasn’t silencing women either. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

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

@Jgrey2003 @PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Why do you think it is wrong? Paul is responding to the letter from the Corinthians (1 Cor 7:1). The statement in 1 Cor 14:34-35 contradicts the inclusivity of the rest of the chapter (see v31). The referen...

@Jgrey2003 @PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Why do you think it is wrong? Paul is responding to the letter from the Corinthians (1 Cor 7:1). The statement in 1 Cor 14:34-35 contradicts the inclusivity

@CovenantReform2 @GingerSnapKid Adam is the source of Eve since she was made from his bone and flesh, and so every marriage after this refers back to this original marriage and the husband is called the source of his wife. Paul is not talking about ...

@CovenantReform2 @GingerSnapKid Adam is the source of Eve since she was made from his bone and flesh, and so every marriage after this refers back to this original marriage and the husband is called t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@GingerSnapKid Paul never treated women as liabilities or subordinates to all ma

@GingerSnapKid Paul never treated women as liabilities or subordinates to all males either. Consider the often misunderstood 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/zkbRDwQoSZ

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont That is an idiom that means faithful in m

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont That is an idiom that means faithful in marriage. Paul wasn’t married and advocated for others to remain single as he was.