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@ymmotrojam @smashbaals Well I suppose then that women can teach after the men g

@ymmotrojam @smashbaals Well I suppose then that women can teach after the men get done with their business for 1 hour on one day of the week. Since 99.4% of the week is open for women I guess they sh

@Sardious @jonharris1989 What does political conservatism have to do with being

@Sardious @jonharris1989 What does political conservatism have to do with being anti egalitarian?

@jonharris1989 I'm conservative because I'm conserving the teaching of Jesus and

@jonharris1989 I'm conservative because I'm conserving the teaching of Jesus and His apostles. Why do I have to conserve the teachings of those after them? I'm for 1st century Christian egalitarianis

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals Interesting. Are you saying she preached au

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals Interesting. Are you saying she preached authoritatively to the pastor? Or took authority over him?

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals No I never said it is less than other scrip

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals No I never said it is less than other scripture! I said exactly what it says “to Timothy” (1Ti 1:2). We can learn from it. But why didn’t Paul say “to the church a

1Ti 1:2 debate

@Keith83361 I’m not diminishing scripture. I’m saying it has to be rightly divid

@Keith83361 I’m not diminishing scripture. I’m saying it has to be rightly divided. If you misinterpret it then you get things wrong and you say God says something that He didn’t mean.

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Also, in 1Ti 2:12 the term authentein is wh

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Also, in 1Ti 2:12 the term authentein is what some believe means to “exercise authority over” someone. This is the only place it is used in the Bible. Why isn’t it

1Ti 2:12 debate

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Ok, thanks for explaining your context. Wha

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Ok, thanks for explaining your context. What do you mean by “exercise authority” over you? Can you give me some examples? I served as an elder so I’m curious.

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Thanks for your response. What’s so unique about a congregational setting? Does truth change when the congregation meets? Can a male override the scripture because he speaks authoritatively in the congregation? If...

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Thanks for your response. What’s so unique about a congregational setting? Does truth change when the congregation meets? Can a male override the scripture because

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals Not twisting anything. Actually, I’m just untwisting what others have pretzeled in their heads. Paul never forbade anyone from teaching truth to anyone. Scripture is authoritative, not the 2x2 box in the middle o...

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals Not twisting anything. Actually, I’m just untwisting what others have pretzeled in their heads. Paul never forbade anyone from teaching truth to anyone. Scripture

@smashbaals Well, I can think of one. To prove to men that they can learn and t

@smashbaals Well, I can think of one. To prove to men that they can learn and that they can teach truth since the apostle Paul did not *ever* forbid the teaching of the truth by anyone to anyone.

@CKron421 @smashbaals So you see no need to make a correction on something that’s been wrong for millennia when the scripture disagrees with the long held views? No need to go back to scripture? No need? I see. Please ignore me and go on living in y...

@CKron421 @smashbaals So you see no need to make a correction on something that’s been wrong for millennia when the scripture disagrees with the long held views? No need to go back to scripture? No ne

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals Wait…what?!? I want to follow scripture fu

@Keith83361 @UndeadOrlan @smashbaals Wait…what?!? I want to follow scripture fully and completely and that leads to…what??

@CKron421 @smashbaals When Paul just used the plural and then shifts to the singular, you ought to be asking yourself why. Then when he refers to “the woman” (definite singular) in v14 which cannot be Eve because v15 says “she will be saved (future)…...

@CKron421 @smashbaals When Paul just used the plural and then shifts to the singular, you ought to be asking yourself why. Then when he refers to “the woman” (definite singular) in v14 which cannot be

@CKron421 @smashbaals The Greek of 1Ti 2:11 and 12 say “a woman” (singular) not

@CKron421 @smashbaals The Greek of 1Ti 2:11 and 12 say “a woman” (singular) not “women” (plural) like in verses 9-10. https://t.co/LuKLSurGis

1Ti 2:11 general

@JRowley11 @StothersRyan Ok, but Paul doesn’t reveal a standard that runs direct

@JRowley11 @StothersRyan Ok, but Paul doesn’t reveal a standard that runs directly contrary to egalitarianism. Where are you getting this from? 1Ti 2:12?? If that’s the case, maybe you can answer som

1Ti 2:12 debate

@Gates_of_Derry @brantleyrider @smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ So what you are saying

@Gates_of_Derry @brantleyrider @smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ So what you are saying is you cannot or will not answer questions to educate someone who doesn’t understand how to read or know much about scri

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals For those of us who take the time to read the text in its context, we see that 1Ti 2:12 is very clearly addressing a particular false teacher who was deceived and hadn’t been corrected yet. Mind answering the fol...

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals For those of us who take the time to read the text in its context, we see that 1Ti 2:12 is very clearly addressing a particular false teacher who was deceived and

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ Clearly they are seminary professors to show you that

@smashbaals @Wesley_Todd_ Clearly they are seminary professors to show you that women can not only learn theology but be good at teaching it to others. Strange, huh?

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals All 3 of those things⎯infant baptism, baptismal regeneration and a representation of the literal sacrifice in the 'eucharist' are all provably false teachings by what we have in scripture. Whatever they held ...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals All 3 of those things⎯infant baptism, baptismal regeneration and a representation of the literal sacrifice in the 'eucharist' are all provably false teachings

@blazefranco_ @smashbaals No, that's not what 1Ti 2:11-12 says. "A" woman is not all women, and Paul's clear and stated purpose is to stop false teaching not true teaching from anyone. There's a specific couple⎯a wife teaching heresy and her husband ...

@blazefranco_ @smashbaals No, that's not what 1Ti 2:11-12 says. "A" woman is not all women, and Paul's clear and stated purpose is to stop false teaching not true teaching from anyone. There's a speci

1Ti 2:11-12 general

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals I think you are misunderstanding...the true church fathers are the 12 apostles (minus Judas Iscariot, but adding Paul). Their teaching and their testimony as recorded in scripture is all we need. Are you cla...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals I think you are misunderstanding...the true church fathers are the 12 apostles (minus Judas Iscariot, but adding Paul). Their teaching and their testimony as

@manu_kmj @smashbaals Jesus cares about the unity of His church in truth. Unity

@manu_kmj @smashbaals Jesus cares about the unity of His church in truth. Unity requires some tolerance of things that are not critical to the faith. What Smash is doing is being unnecessarily divisiv

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals Nothing in the Roman Catholic teaching

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals Nothing in the Roman Catholic teachings contradicts the scriptures? That's what every cult says...JWs, LDS, etc. They all say that their teaching is the most

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless you verify that it is in full agreement with scriptu...

@DavidGalle94823 @HagemanJack @smashbaals The church fathers are the apostles. No one after them should 'trump' Jesus' apostles as recorded in scripture. Tradition has a way of doing that as unless yo

@Ben338911188549 @PsalmWarfare @smashbaals This has to do with a specific woman

@Ben338911188549 @PsalmWarfare @smashbaals This has to do with a specific woman teaching heretical false doctrine. Paul's clear stated purpose is to stop false teaching, not to stop anyone from teachi

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Where are you getting this from? There isn't a

@Tazorius @Keith83361 @smashbaals Where are you getting this from? There isn't a single person called "Lead Pastor" except Christ Himself (actually called the Chief Shepherd, 1Pe 5:4). Further, no one

1Pe 5:4 question

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Sorry typo. Scripture is completely sufficient for

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Sorry typo. Scripture is completely sufficient for every good work (2Ti 3:16). Why doesn’t Paul refer to scripture and unwritten traditions? He simply says "all scripture

2Ti 3:16 question

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals Also, Paul thinks that an entire church could be deceived like Eve (see 2Co 11:3). This shows unequivocally that both men and women can be deceived in the same way as Paul did not differentiate that it was only t...

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals Also, Paul thinks that an entire church could be deceived like Eve (see 2Co 11:3). This shows unequivocally that both men and women can be deceived in the same wa

2Co 11:3 general

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals I agree that God doesn't change. However, there is no such God appointed gender-roles in creation. Gen 1:28 says that both are to rule and contains imperatives (commands) to both of them. There is no command in ...

@CaptainDavidA @rigginout @smashbaals I agree that God doesn't change. However, there is no such God appointed gender-roles in creation. Gen 1:28 says that both are to rule and contains imperatives (c

Ge 3:16 Gen 1:28 debate

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Scripture is completely sufficient for every good w

@DavidGalle94823 @smashbaals Scripture is completely sufficient for every good work (2Ti 3:16). Why doesn’t Paul refer to scripture and you written and differing traditions?

2Ti 3:16 question

@pauldirks Not sure but there’s an informative video starting at the 11:15 mark

@pauldirks Not sure but there’s an informative video starting at the 11:15 mark of the following. https://t.co/LBDTc8RKED

the 11:15 debate

@rigginout @smashbaals I’ve read them for myself, thanks for asking. Interestin

@rigginout @smashbaals I’ve read them for myself, thanks for asking. Interesting that the KJV has the article with woman. Why should she learn in silence? Could it be because she was teaching badly f

@Keith83361 @smashbaals Well wouldn’t that be because you refuse to allow women

@Keith83361 @smashbaals Well wouldn’t that be because you refuse to allow women so the only ones that serve in liberal churches are liberal women?? How shocking.

@rigginout @smashbaals Paul did no such thing! He is stopping false teaching not

@rigginout @smashbaals Paul did no such thing! He is stopping false teaching not truth taught by any woman to any man.

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I see. You are showing ignorance as you clearly hav

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I see. You are showing ignorance as you clearly haven’t studied the text. Reading a verse out of context isn’t sufficient to understand Paul’s meaning which is to stop fal

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I fully and 100% agree with Paul. I have no quarrel

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I fully and 100% agree with Paul. I have no quarrel with Paul. But Paul does not agree with Smash.

@Sububran_Cowboy @smashbaals Cool. I see you know how to quote a verse. Did that take you more than 5 seconds? Do you have any idea what the purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy is? How does stopping half the body from teaching truth to the o...

@Sububran_Cowboy @smashbaals Cool. I see you know how to quote a verse. Did that take you more than 5 seconds? Do you have any idea what the purpose of Paul's personal letter to Timothy is? How does s

@ElonFan_1 @smashbaals Probably she started at verse 21 showing that verses 22ff

@ElonFan_1 @smashbaals Probably she started at verse 21 showing that verses 22ff cannot be advocating for some sort of gender-hierarchy of authority.

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced you that this was Paul's point of his personal lett...

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced y

@smashbaals Smash reminds me of how the early Jewish leaders persecuted true bel

@smashbaals Smash reminds me of how the early Jewish leaders persecuted true believers. Good grief! This is not something that should divide people. And Smash, do a better job of reading your Bible!

@NSReicher @ronhenzel I don't care how many Reformers all came to the same conclusion. I repeat the words of one reformer in particular, Luther: “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason—I do not accept the authority of [many Reformers], ...

@NSReicher @ronhenzel I don't care how many Reformers all came to the same conclusion. I repeat the words of one reformer in particular, Luther: “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason—I

@ronhenzel @CovenantReform2 The word is literally "head" full stop. The BDAG is

@ronhenzel @CovenantReform2 The word is literally "head" full stop. The BDAG is making interpretive decisions and you have to test those against the scripture taken in context. 1Co 11:3b and Eph 5:2

@ronhenzel @122R1 The problem with your assertion is that what you are stating s

@ronhenzel @122R1 The problem with your assertion is that what you are stating so authoritatively is provably wrong, you just can't see it yet. That's why the authority is in the text. That's also why

@ronhenzel @NSReicher No, he made several statements you conflate: ❌"...it's because he doesn't like the answers." ✔️+❌"Bible's really clear on these issues." ⎯ I see it clearly now, but it wasn't at first. ✔️"Thousands have...come to the same conclu...

@ronhenzel @NSReicher No, he made several statements you conflate: ❌"...it's because he doesn't like the answers." ✔️+❌"Bible's really clear on these issues." ⎯ I see it clearly now, but it wasn't at

@DanNewcomb1 @ronhenzel I'm not arguing from the perspective of the world. I'm arguing from the perspective of God's intention for His church against the way the world and particularly religions including the Christian church has operated for a very ...

@DanNewcomb1 @ronhenzel I'm not arguing from the perspective of the world. I'm arguing from the perspective of God's intention for His church against the way the world and particularly religions inclu

@CovenantReform2 @ronhenzel I believe every word of scripture. You are falsely accusing me of lying. The word in 1Co 11:3 is kephale which means head. The word is different than authority or boss and its meaning is defined by the context in how Paul...

@CovenantReform2 @ronhenzel I believe every word of scripture. You are falsely accusing me of lying. The word in 1Co 11:3 is kephale which means head. The word is different than authority or boss and

1Co 11:3 debate

@CovenantReform2 @jdleggcan @Peacemaker811 I 💯 believe the Bible… Every. Single.

@CovenantReform2 @jdleggcan @Peacemaker811 I 💯 believe the Bible… Every. Single. Word.

@122R1 @ronhenzel So women only have to avoid teaching men for 1 hour on one day

@122R1 @ronhenzel So women only have to avoid teaching men for 1 hour on one day of the week? Not sure what you meant by shepherd. Do you mean my pastor tells me what to do? You mean he quotes what s