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@dmichaelclary @jdgreear If I understand you correctly… So—if the church is full of African believers, we don’t intentionally bring in a white person to lead. We look around us to find those sound in the faith, mature, with evidenced character and w...

@dmichaelclary @jdgreear If I understand you correctly… So—if the church is full of African believers, we don’t intentionally bring in a white person to lead. We look around us to find those sound in

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 You are suggesting it is effeminate for

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 You are suggesting it is effeminate for a man to have long hair and that this is not permissible (according to Paul). Would Paul rebuke John the Baptist? If

@DanJRossOne @smashbaals Did Daniel enact or press to enact laws to mandate wors

@DanJRossOne @smashbaals Did Daniel enact or press to enact laws to mandate worship of the God of the Bible? No. But Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did resist being forced to disobey God. And when G

@wrightdjohn @MikeWingerii He thinks he covered every possibility but because he

@wrightdjohn @MikeWingerii He thinks he covered every possibility but because he didn’t interact with those he was criticizing, he missed some things and mischaracterized those he was critiquing. You

@SpecterAndBride Why are you sorry? Happy wife, happy husband.

@SpecterAndBride My wife would feel enslaved if I forced her to stay at home.

@LogicSaysBurn @SpecterAndBride My wife loves her job and manages around her mon

@LogicSaysBurn @SpecterAndBride My wife loves her job and manages around her monthly cycle like most women.

@PhilGarber5 @MikeWingerii I watched Mike’s 43 hours of women in ministry videos

@PhilGarber5 @MikeWingerii I watched Mike’s 43 hours of women in ministry videos. I reached out to interact with him and I regularly seek to interact with those I’m disagreeing with. I don’t see that

@dantheman278 @MikeWingerii We both claim to follow scripture. How would he know

@dantheman278 @MikeWingerii We both claim to follow scripture. How would he know he has the wrong interpretation on something unless he listens to and interacts with those who disagree with him?

@Charb_izard I think “volume beats accuracy”? Not at all. It’s 100% about rightl

@Charb_izard I think “volume beats accuracy”? Not at all. It’s 100% about rightly dividing scripture. No one said he had to respond to me. I didn’t presume I’d change his mind. But I was providing a

@SpecterAndBride Was John the Baptist effeminate for not ever cutting his hair?

@SpecterAndBride Was John the Baptist effeminate for not ever cutting his hair? Samson? Even Paul took a Nazarite vow which could have lasted years. Num 6:1-21

Num 6:1-21 question

@MidlifeMisfit @StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Paul states that he me

@MidlifeMisfit @StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Paul states that he met the resurrected Christ in 1Co 15:8, where he writes, "Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me."

1Co 15:8 general

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 Yeah, after the apostles at some point

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 Yeah, after the apostles at some point the correct understanding of this passage seems to have been lost on the majority. Question: was John the Baptist viola

@MythosMayhem @CherylSchatz @_KyleBerry Do you deny Jesus was literally crucifie

@MythosMayhem @CherylSchatz @_KyleBerry Do you deny Jesus was literally crucified in the flesh? Paul was not physically crucified.

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 Nature doesn’t limit the length of head hair. Nature doesn’t teach you there’s a limit. Just don’t cut it and nature will continue to show you this. Translating it to contradict nature is strange to me. No w...

@SpecterAndBride @ymmotrojam @squidgy201 Nature doesn’t limit the length of head hair. Nature doesn’t teach you there’s a limit. Just don’t cut it and nature will continue to show you this. Translati

@MythosMayhem @CherylSchatz @_KyleBerry Except when Paul said this speaking as a living man the flesh literally no one is confused about what he meant. When Jesus was literally crucified in the flesh and then literally bodily resurrected from the de...

@MythosMayhem @CherylSchatz @_KyleBerry Except when Paul said this speaking as a living man the flesh literally no one is confused about what he meant. When Jesus was literally crucified in the flesh

@LogicSaysBurn @Dayagent47 What is the OT requirement for elders that you are re

@LogicSaysBurn @Dayagent47 What is the OT requirement for elders that you are referring to?

@BookmanKramer That’s certainly possible, but many other complementarians engage

@BookmanKramer That’s certainly possible, but many other complementarians engage with me even though they disagree.

@squidgy201 @SpecterAndBride I go into a bit more detail on how that verse is be

@squidgy201 @SpecterAndBride I go into a bit more detail on how that verse is being used by Paul in the following. https://t.co/HFu3esfHdR

@SpecterAndBride There’s no rule. "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is

@SpecterAndBride There’s no rule. "Nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair nor that hair is a woman’s glory, for hair is given as a substitute for coverin

1Co 11:14-15 general

@Chainsaw59598 @SpecterAndBride No, that’s not a proper translation since nature teaches you that head hair doesn’t stop unlike arm hair, etc. Put a boy beside a girl and don’t cut either’s hair and their hair will grow about as long. "Nature itself...

@Chainsaw59598 @SpecterAndBride No, that’s not a proper translation since nature teaches you that head hair doesn’t stop unlike arm hair, etc. Put a boy beside a girl and don’t cut either’s hair and t

@3GNRTX Sometimes the Greek aner is used to refer to any person male or female, but most of the time it refers to males. As v9-10 refers to women, I see no reason to take v8 as anything other then men (plural). This doesn’t mean that the women weren’...

@3GNRTX Sometimes the Greek aner is used to refer to any person male or female, but most of the time it refers to males. As v9-10 refers to women, I see no reason to take v8 as anything other then men

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 Of course. Maybe a bit wordier than you asked for, but here goes. God loves everyone including sinners (of which you were one too before you repented and believed). But scripture is clear that any s3xual r...

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 Of course. Maybe a bit wordier than you asked for, but here goes. God loves everyone including sinners (of which you were one too before you repented and be

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 I’m well known? Wow, I’m humbled. Wh

@baste_goblin @StephenStaedtl1 @DelaKram75 I’m well known? Wow, I’m humbled. Where on earth did you get that I’m a s0domite defender? I’m married for 27 years to one wife and have 3 adult children.

@3GNRTX But you are taking order to mean hierarchy when Paul simply was referrin

@3GNRTX But you are taking order to mean hierarchy when Paul simply was referring to the sequential time sequence of creation and that this is why one wasn’t deceived but the other was.

@3GNRTX The word used in 1Ti 2:11-12 translated “a woman” can also be translated

@3GNRTX The word used in 1Ti 2:11-12 translated “a woman” can also be translated “a wife.” Since Paul is singling out a woman and a man and then tying these to Eve and Adam, it would seem he is referr

1Ti 2:11-12 general

@3GNRTX Rather, it was Paul dealing with a specific wife who was in need of salv

@3GNRTX Rather, it was Paul dealing with a specific wife who was in need of salvation and giving the apple of false doctrine to her husband who was not deceived but silent and doing nothing—just like

@3GNRTX Rather, this is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teachers, deal with the consequences of the false teaching and setup the church to better manage false teaching. That statement wasn’t Paul instructing Timothy t...

@3GNRTX Rather, this is in the context of Paul leaving Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teachers, deal with the consequences of the false teaching and setup the church to better manage false teaching.

commentary

@3GNRTX Where was a hierarchy of authority of the man over the woman established

@3GNRTX Where was a hierarchy of authority of the man over the woman established before the temptation? The claim is that God’s prophecy to Eve that Adam would rule over her is a result of the fall (

@JoeAdrian256 @MikeWingerii It is great that he invited feedback and any correct

@JoeAdrian256 @MikeWingerii It is great that he invited feedback and any correction, but what he didn’t do is interact wth egalitarians like Terran Williams and Andrew Bartlett and others that provide

@PaulKM32 @ReformedCaio With Paul is explicit (1Co 7), with Timothy it is an inference. We know he is young (1Ti 4:12) and we have no instruction concerning any family or wife or any indication he was married. Paul is both an apostle and an overseer...

@PaulKM32 @ReformedCaio With Paul is explicit (1Co 7), with Timothy it is an inference. We know he is young (1Ti 4:12) and we have no instruction concerning any family or wife or any indication he was

1Ti 4:12 general

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Excellent! Now we are back to scripture. Paul links Adam and Eve with the time sequence of creation and deception. Since Adam was created first and God created some animals and plants and trees in front of ...

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Excellent! Now we are back to scripture. Paul links Adam and Eve with the time sequence of creation and deception. Since Adam was created first and God crea

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Ah, so now it’s a “because I said so”

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 Ah, so now it’s a “because I said so” thing and has nothing to do with ability or character or skill? Except, there’s nothing forbidding women from serving

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 And not even 1% of all believers are

@StephenStaedtl1 @baste_goblin @DelaKram75 And not even 1% of all believers are elders and pastors, so what’s the problem here? Only those with the requisite character, maturity, demonstrated skill, s

@jshurmer @Brian_Sauve So you are balking at “all problems”? Right, so it’s just

@jshurmer @Brian_Sauve So you are balking at “all problems”? Right, so it’s just all the problems caused by women having their own Bible studies and pastoring and teaching. All those problems.

@Tailfeathers_WA Q: “Why block me for critiquing?” A: Mt 7:6 — Ryan is a pig (unbeliever) so don’t teach him complementarian pearls or he will destroy you. How could anyone disagree with you?? A: Ep 5:11 — Ryan supporting godly women teaching truth...

@Tailfeathers_WA Q: “Why block me for critiquing?” A: Mt 7:6 — Ryan is a pig (unbeliever) so don’t teach him complementarian pearls or he will destroy you. How could anyone disagree with you?? A: Ep

Ep 5:11 Mt 7:6 debate

@CNistEnjoyer Why people think the Bible forbids women from serving as elders, o

@CNistEnjoyer Why people think the Bible forbids women from serving as elders, overseers, deacons, apostles, teachers (including of males)—and why stopping all women from these things solves any probl

@slow_down_Jess @ToweringHills @DelaKram75 Hi Gary. Why the face palming? This i

@slow_down_Jess @ToweringHills @DelaKram75 Hi Gary. Why the face palming? This is a very reasonable inference from the details complementarians overlook in Gen 2.

@Dayagent47 One thing to add here is that I think there are in fact whole church

@Dayagent47 One thing to add here is that I think there are in fact whole churches and denominations who believe that the Bible clearly forbids women and they disregard it, even saying Paul didn’t wri

@dantheman278 @Thygar @MikeWingerii That’s a reasonable definition I can agree with. And that’s why women and men need to work together in leadership. It makes for decisions that have less blind spots, a more diverse set of skills and strengths among...

@dantheman278 @Thygar @MikeWingerii That’s a reasonable definition I can agree with. And that’s why women and men need to work together in leadership. It makes for decisions that have less blind spots

@Dayagent47 As much as I love JM, unless I’m convinced that the Bible forbids female pastors, I’m not rebelling against the Bible. Maybe I’m confused, maybe I’m wrong in my interpretation, but rebelling against the Bible is not a valid charge. The B...

@Dayagent47 As much as I love JM, unless I’m convinced that the Bible forbids female pastors, I’m not rebelling against the Bible. Maybe I’m confused, maybe I’m wrong in my interpretation, but rebelli

@MegaChurchMouse Curious you chose a verse in a passage that commends a bunch of female leaders. Question for you: could someone in a Pentecostal church quote the same verse if you try to correct their egalitarian teaching (that they have learned fo...

@MegaChurchMouse Curious you chose a verse in a passage that commends a bunch of female leaders. Question for you: could someone in a Pentecostal church quote the same verse if you try to correct the

@slow_down_Jess @DelaKram75 Why does Paul apply Eve’s deception to the whole chu

@slow_down_Jess @DelaKram75 Why does Paul apply Eve’s deception to the whole church including men? "But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astray fr

2Co 11:3 debate

@Tailfeathers_WA I was surprised Mike said that women can be deacons given that

@Tailfeathers_WA I was surprised Mike said that women can be deacons given that the term “one wife husband” is stated for deacons as well as elders. https://t.co/ApHovjrnZw

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii I’ve gone through all of Mike’s 43 hours of videos on Women in Ministry and a number of the extra Q&As. And I’m still very much egalitarian. Mike’s unwillingness to engage with those that charitably disagree with hi...

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii I’ve gone through all of Mike’s 43 hours of videos on Women in Ministry and a number of the extra Q&As. And I’m still very much egalitarian. Mike’s unwillingness to

@MikeWingerii I also find it interesting how those who advocate for male-only leadership in the church label themselves 'complementarians.’ This term suggests inclusion of both due to the complementarity of strengths rather than excluding women. I...

@MikeWingerii I also find it interesting how those who advocate for male-only leadership in the church label themselves 'complementarians.’ This term suggests inclusion of both due to the complement

@BibleBashed Interesting binary framing of this one. My wife contributes to the

@BibleBashed Interesting binary framing of this one. My wife contributes to the family income. Also, so long as she’s not spending recklessly or sinfully (gambling habit, drugs, etc), then why shoul

Rather, when men create unbiblical restrictions and use them to bind God’s people, it harms Jesus’ church, causing division and disunity and suppressing the work of the Holy Spirit. Brian, let’s do better than this. Let’s be more Biblical. /5 http...

Rather, when men create unbiblical restrictions and use them to bind God’s people, it harms Jesus’ church, causing division and disunity and suppressing the work of the Holy Spirit. Brian, let’s do b

Maybe if women were allowed to be theologically trained and serve as overseers, there would be better oversight of women’s small groups and Bible studies. Maybe women would see a reason for theological study if they were allowed to use it. Strange t...

Maybe if women were allowed to be theologically trained and serve as overseers, there would be better oversight of women’s small groups and Bible studies. Maybe women would see a reason for theologica