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@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

@CovenantReform2 @ReyannaRice @BogdanOancea77 @lynna_listens 1 Cor 11:3 is referring to the origin of marriage in that the man (ie. Adam) was the source of Eve. Every marriage goes back to the source of the first marriage for its foundation, and so ...

@CovenantReform2 @ReyannaRice @BogdanOancea77 @lynna_listens 1 Cor 11:3 is referring to the origin of marriage in that the man (ie. Adam) was the source of Eve. Every marriage goes back to the source

1 Cor 11:3 general

@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

@RonRuys3 @abcnews Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 C

@RonRuys3 @abcnews Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their restriction of women. v36: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto y

1 Cor 7:1 question

@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

1 Cor 7:1 see 14:31 question

@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

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr The 12 disciples were chosen before the start of the church. Being first doesn't mean leadership was exclusively Jewish men. Paul said Junia was included with those who were outstanding among the apostles. Wh...

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr The 12 disciples were chosen before the start of the church. Being first doesn't mean leadership was exclusively Jewish men. Paul said Junia was included with

@SolaScriptura98 @ortrails @goteamcarr Yes, people forget that even contemporaries of Paul found some things he wrote hard to understand. Give it another 2000 years, a different cultural context, a culture that struggles to read contextually and thi...

@SolaScriptura98 @ortrails @goteamcarr Yes, people forget that even contemporaries of Paul found some things he wrote hard to understand. Give it another 2000 years, a different cultural context, a c

commentary

@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

@BaptistHoldout @ortrails @goteamcarr Firstly, thank you for the complements on my physique 😊. But you really ought to thank the apostle Paul who wrote the text that way. "[Paul] writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these mat...

@BaptistHoldout @ortrails @goteamcarr Firstly, thank you for the complements on my physique 😊. But you really ought to thank the apostle Paul who wrote the text that way. "[Paul] writes the same way

@fat_brownie @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr It’s not super secret. It’s just hard because we are 2000 years later and this is a letter from Paul to Timothy (so they both know what is being talked about), Paul’s grammar is very specific, and he is not n...

@fat_brownie @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr It’s not super secret. It’s just hard because we are 2000 years later and this is a letter from Paul to Timothy (so they both know what is being talked about)

@Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Peter admits that Paul writes some things that are hard to understand. I’m not saying “I don’t feel like Paul means” women are subjugated under men, I’m saying I read the fine details and think I now know what he me...

@Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Peter admits that Paul writes some things that are hard to understand. I’m not saying “I don’t feel like Paul means” women are subjugated under men, I’m saying I rea

2 Peter 3:16 commentary

RT @ryanschatz: @ortrails @goteamcarr In this first letter from Paul to Timothy,

RT @ryanschatz: @ortrails @goteamcarr In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not t…

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII In 1 Cor 11:7, Paul is not saying that a wife is not also the glory of God, but she is both the glory of God and of her husband. Paul is explaining the basis for the tradition of removing head coverings when prayin...

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII In 1 Cor 11:7, Paul is not saying that a wife is not also the glory of God, but she is both the glory of God and of her husband. Paul is explaining the basis for th

1 Cor 11:7 debate

@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

@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

@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

@Mrsmaverick1972 Paul is quoting from something the Corinthians wrote in their l

@Mrsmaverick1972 Paul is quoting from something the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) and then refuting it in verse 36: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came

1 Cor 7:1 question

@bismarkumbili And what did Paul mean by that? I contend he is quoting from som

@bismarkumbili And what did Paul mean by that? I contend he is quoting from something the Corinthians wrote in their letter to Paul (ref 1 Cor 7:1). https://t.co/0UJxaSEb7U

1 Cor 7:1 question

@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

1 Cor 14:34-36 1 Cor 7:1 commentary

@godlywomanhood When it comes to 1 Cor 14:34-36, I think people easily miss the context. Paul already pointed out that he was responding to things the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him (1 Cor 7:1), and since there were no quote marks in the e...

@godlywomanhood When it comes to 1 Cor 14:34-36, I think people easily miss the context. Paul already pointed out that he was responding to things the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him (1 Cor

@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

@MarkGrote Those are good points. May I suggest something that may help put this all together? In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. Paul talks...

@MarkGrote Those are good points. May I suggest something that may help put this all together? In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to

@ortrails @goteamcarr In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. Paul talks about two types of false teachers: the deceived and those who are not. H...

@ortrails @goteamcarr In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. Paul talks about two types of fals

@AlamoRememberer @RGIII This is not to approve of whatever lifestyle is being promoted here, but I'd like to respond to your comment on 1 Tim 2:11-15. In this letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to s...

@AlamoRememberer @RGIII This is not to approve of whatever lifestyle is being promoted here, but I'd like to respond to your comment on 1 Tim 2:11-15. In this letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left T

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate