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@DavidAlWilliams @hallelujahtwit @smashbaals Paul spent extended time at several churches during his missionary journeys. Not only did he spend considerable time guiding, teaching, preaching and overseeing at these churches, but he continued to foll...

@DavidAlWilliams @hallelujahtwit @smashbaals Paul spent extended time at several churches during his missionary journeys. Not only did he spend considerable time guiding, teaching, preaching and over

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Ah, so you agree then that you don’t have to

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Ah, so you agree then that you don’t have to be married to be an overseer? I will listen to the truth of God’s word even if it is spoken by a donkey. Because it i

@The_Wry_Griot @SadieMills19 @smashbaals I have no need of arguing with God as I understand His word. It took time to chew on it until I understood the details. The only forefathers that matter are Jesus and the apostles. Everything goes back to...

@The_Wry_Griot @SadieMills19 @smashbaals I have no need of arguing with God as I understand His word. It took time to chew on it until I understood the details. The only forefathers that matter ar

Acts 20:29 general

@wbigs2001 @eltrucker87 @smashbaals I fear that you are going to be surprised. First, you are falsely accusing me of things I didn’t even say or support. Second, people disagree on many secondary matters. Where is a woman who preaches or teaches t...

@wbigs2001 @eltrucker87 @smashbaals I fear that you are going to be surprised. First, you are falsely accusing me of things I didn’t even say or support. Second, people disagree on many secondary ma

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Brother, I’m simply using the wording you used. I’m pushing for rightly dividing truth and Biblical faithfulness. Is that a sin? Qualifications are not based on ethnicity (even though all 12 apostles were Jewish...

@eltrucker87 @wbigs2001 @smashbaals Brother, I’m simply using the wording you used. I’m pushing for rightly dividing truth and Biblical faithfulness. Is that a sin? Qualifications are not based on

@wbigs2001 @eltrucker87 @smashbaals I never once advocated for anyone—male or fe

@wbigs2001 @eltrucker87 @smashbaals I never once advocated for anyone—male or female—to preach or teach false doctrine. False teachers are male too. Do I really need to show you examples?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-05

@SadieMills19 @The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals Thanks for sharing from a commentary yo

@SadieMills19 @The_Wry_Griot @smashbaals Thanks for sharing from a commentary you have. Here's a commentary representing my perspective. Its from Dan Nighswander and the Believers Church Bible Comme

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-05

@haymes_joshua @Robert_S_Morley Qualified and gifted women are not prevented fro

@haymes_joshua @Robert_S_Morley Qualified and gifted women are not prevented from teaching the truth. The example you shared was that of a woman teaching error.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-04

@DenyAllHistory @DoodleBobGroypr @praisethechrist @autumngroyper Steven Anderson

@DenyAllHistory @DoodleBobGroypr @praisethechrist @autumngroyper Steven Anderson is incorrect. Thankfully we can go back to the Bible and don’t have to blindly trust these pastors. https://t.co/rBGS8

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-03

@Rach4Patriarchy I’m not sure I’m a great debater and debates can sometimes seem more about rhetoric than actually looking at the facts. I’d be more than happy to respond to arguments you make here. But I’m curious… in your theology are you even al...

@Rach4Patriarchy I’m not sure I’m a great debater and debates can sometimes seem more about rhetoric than actually looking at the facts. I’d be more than happy to respond to arguments you make here.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-02

@reformedstateom @LordRanglican @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol What Biblical duty? Are you aware of what the Bible says about cowards? It is not cowardly to be willing to die. Jesus did it. The apostles did it. Revelation 21:8 (NASB ...

@reformedstateom @LordRanglican @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference @ScottAniol What Biblical duty? Are you aware of what the Bible says about cowards? It is not cowardly to be willing to die. Jesus did

Revelation 21:8 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-02

@Daemonocracy @JackSpa31473121 First, that’s just a picture. Second, false teac

@Daemonocracy @JackSpa31473121 First, that’s just a picture. Second, false teaching is not to be tolerated from any teacher and men are known to teach false doctrine also. Third, rainbows used to re

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-01

@RedBeardthePat @smashbaals Yes, the man was created first and was the source of the woman, his wife. This has nothing to do with authority and everything to do with equality—they are one flesh. And you claim I’m rejecting scripture and inventing a...

@RedBeardthePat @smashbaals Yes, the man was created first and was the source of the woman, his wife. This has nothing to do with authority and everything to do with equality—they are one flesh. And

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-01

@realkorinthian @smashbaals Yes, and… Jesus is Jewish. The 12 apostles are Jewish. The early church started in Jerusalem and grew at Pentecost to many thousands of Jewish believers in Jesus. A Jew who acknowledges and trusts in Jesus alone as their ...

@realkorinthian @smashbaals Yes, and… Jesus is Jewish. The 12 apostles are Jewish. The early church started in Jerusalem and grew at Pentecost to many thousands of Jewish believers in Jesus. A Jew wh

@TonySmith7MD Before this event, the disciples had been granted authority by Jesus to perform various miracles as part of their ministry. In Mark 6:7-13, for example, Jesus sends them out two by two, giving them authority over impure spirits. The acc...

@TonySmith7MD Before this event, the disciples had been granted authority by Jesus to perform various miracles as part of their ministry. In Mark 6:7-13, for example, Jesus sends them out two by two,

Mark 6:7-13 debate

@Urist1689 @smashbaals There are certainly instances where the Father submits to the Son or where His willingness to do whatever the Son requests is evident. 1. In John 17, Jesus prays for his own glorification, as well as for his disciples and all ...

@Urist1689 @smashbaals There are certainly instances where the Father submits to the Son or where His willingness to do whatever the Son requests is evident. 1. In John 17, Jesus prays for his own gl

@JrShines @M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Eve didn’t take authority over Adam. That idea is nowhere in the text or even hinted in the interactions between God and Adam or Eve. Do you farm or do you do something else? Because if you just work such as at a ...

@JrShines @M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Eve didn’t take authority over Adam. That idea is nowhere in the text or even hinted in the interactions between God and Adam or Eve. Do you farm or do you do somet

1 Cor 11:3 1 Cor 7:7 question

@nomorestrange @LifeWithoutLack @smashbaals There are many women who are single or widows or separated. Paul was single and advocated for singleness (1 Cor 7:7,8,11,26,27). Are you saying that women only have a head if they are married? 1 Cor 11:3...

@nomorestrange @LifeWithoutLack @smashbaals There are many women who are single or widows or separated. Paul was single and advocated for singleness (1 Cor 7:7,8,11,26,27). Are you saying that women

@JrShines @smashbaals God had to greatly increase her conception since they were going to die and had to populate the earth. She will desire her husband—it doesn’t say desire to rule. God’s comment to Eve about Adam ruling over her is not an impera...

@JrShines @smashbaals God had to greatly increase her conception since they were going to die and had to populate the earth. She will desire her husband—it doesn’t say desire to rule. God’s comment

Exposition of 1 Cor 11:3. Paul explains that the "head" of every man is Christ, the man is the "head" of a woman and God is the "head" of Christ. "Head" in this context means source or origin, as this is confirmed in vs 12: "For as the woman origina...

Exposition of 1 Cor 11:3. Paul explains that the "head" of every man is Christ, the man is the "head" of a woman and God is the "head" of Christ. "Head" in this context means source or origin, as thi

1 Cor 11:3 commentary

@LifeWithoutLack @melvin39056 There is a sense in which there is a dividing wall between male and female, else what does Gal 3:28 refer to by suggesting this dividing wall is taken down in Christ? But I agree with you that in general, even the OT is...

@LifeWithoutLack @melvin39056 There is a sense in which there is a dividing wall between male and female, else what does Gal 3:28 refer to by suggesting this dividing wall is taken down in Christ? Bu

Gal 3:28 debate

@ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals I'm not for feminism or masculism. I believe the scri

@ShaneSpenc77 @smashbaals I'm not for feminism or masculism. I believe the scripture teaches equality of the genders in Christ, particularly in the New Testament Church.

@Bro58Tg @smashbaals I have no interest in being accepted by the world. However, it is a patriarchal system that has infected the church. Take off your patriarchy lenses and re-read these texts, studying the details of the context and the original ...

@Bro58Tg @smashbaals I have no interest in being accepted by the world. However, it is a patriarchal system that has infected the church. Take off your patriarchy lenses and re-read these texts, stu

@TetzlaffJoshua @smashbaals As Paul elaborated in 1 Tim 2:13-14, Eve was deceived but Adam who was right beside her and heard what she said to the serpent sinned with knowledge since he was created first and had experience of God creating animals and...

@TetzlaffJoshua @smashbaals As Paul elaborated in 1 Tim 2:13-14, Eve was deceived but Adam who was right beside her and heard what she said to the serpent sinned with knowledge since he was created fi

1 Tim 2:13-14 debate

@smashbaals This does not mean the authority over. Since marriage is defined by going back to the first marriage in Eden where the wife Eve was taken from the flesh and bone of her husband Adam, the husband is said to be the source or origin of the...

@smashbaals This does not mean the authority over. Since marriage is defined by going back to the first marriage in Eden where the wife Eve was taken from the flesh and bone of her husband Adam, the

@Robert_S_Morley @BenZeisloft I don’t disagree with most of what you wrote. There are Jewish believers in Jesus as their Messiah. The church was started by 12 Jewish apostles by a Jewish Messiah and Pentecost was where thousands of Jews were saved ...

@Robert_S_Morley @BenZeisloft I don’t disagree with most of what you wrote. There are Jewish believers in Jesus as their Messiah. The church was started by 12 Jewish apostles by a Jewish Messiah and

@lostintherye @smashbaals What God said to Eve in Gen 3:16, that Adam would rule over her, was not a command to Adam, but God prophesying to Eve what would change in their relationship as a result of the fall. In His Church, Jesus tears down the div...

@lostintherye @smashbaals What God said to Eve in Gen 3:16, that Adam would rule over her, was not a command to Adam, but God prophesying to Eve what would change in their relationship as a result of

Gen 3:16 debate

@BenZeisloft Are we reading the same Bible? Genesis 1:28 (NASB 2020): “God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over...

@BenZeisloft Are we reading the same Bible? Genesis 1:28 (NASB 2020): “God blessed them; and God said to **them**, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish

Genesis 1:28 question

Genesis 2:15 Genesis 1:28 general

@smashbaals While Adam is explicitly tasked with tilling the ground and taking care of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:15, Eve is created as a "helper" for Adam. The term "helper" is often interpreted to mean that Eve shared in Adam's responsibilitie...

@smashbaals While Adam is explicitly tasked with tilling the ground and taking care of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:15, Eve is created as a "helper" for Adam. The term "helper" is often interpreted

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-25

@_nomadic_soul For those who would like to take another look at the scriptures t

@_nomadic_soul For those who would like to take another look at the scriptures they are using to prevent women from leadership roles… https://t.co/4tYGBalq90

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-25

@The_Wry_Griot @Cadogan_Barde @Brian_Sauve Paul said that “because of sexual immorality” and “because of your lack of self control” each was to have their own spouse. In verse 7 Paul says “Yet I wish that all people were even as I myself am” and ag...

@The_Wry_Griot @Cadogan_Barde @Brian_Sauve Paul said that “because of sexual immorality” and “because of your lack of self control” each was to have their own spouse. In verse 7 Paul says “Yet I wis

@OwenKeller950M3 @BenZeisloft Those who believe only males are to lead in the church seem to be saying that there’s something about the male that alone has the capacity to lead and perhaps fully understand theology in order to convey it properly. My...

@OwenKeller950M3 @BenZeisloft Those who believe only males are to lead in the church seem to be saying that there’s something about the male that alone has the capacity to lead and perhaps fully under

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Thanks for the response and clarifications. To answer your first questions: The Bible argues that God has instituted authorities to maintain order and serve the common good. Romans 13:1-7 is a central passage that addresses this...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Thanks for the response and clarifications. To answer your first questions: The Bible argues that God has instituted authorities to maintain order and serve the common good. Roma

Romans 13:1-7 general

RT @ryanschatz: @FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as fo

RT @ryanschatz: @FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as follows: 1. Christ -> every man (ie. mankind) 2. Husband -> W…

@FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as follows: 1. Christ -> every man (ie. mankind) 2. Husband -> Wife 3. God -> Christ Taken strictly on its own, this passage does not appear to be listing hierarchies of authority a...

@FaFfRn @Manda2364333130 @Brian_Sauve It’s actually listed as follows: 1. Christ -> every man (ie. mankind) 2. Husband -> Wife 3. God -> Christ Taken strictly on its own, this passage does n

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-23

@rightresponsem Joel, I’m afraid this teaching is in direct contradiction to the scriptures which say that in the same manner that you received the result of one man’s sin, through one man the sin of every human has been dealt with. What is required...

@rightresponsem Joel, I’m afraid this teaching is in direct contradiction to the scriptures which say that in the same manner that you received the result of one man’s sin, through one man the sin of

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-21

@Tobari80901590 @pearlythingz That idea is completely foreign to the Biblical text and is inserting myths into the account. “Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, ‘I have obtained a male...

@Tobari80901590 @pearlythingz That idea is completely foreign to the Biblical text and is inserting myths into the account. “Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave bi

Gen 4:1 general

@pearlythingz If you want to know what’s up with Adam and Eve in the garden, sta

@pearlythingz If you want to know what’s up with Adam and Eve in the garden, start with Paul. https://t.co/UnZDiv7U35

@pearlythingz If you want to talk about the passage everyone is confused about o

@pearlythingz If you want to talk about the passage everyone is confused about on this topic—it’s 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/UnZDiv7U35

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii Only read the summary but the argument that 1 Tim 2:15 has to do with Artemis of the Ephesians seems foreign to this text and doesn’t deal with what Paul says in the context. His reference to Adam and Eve ought to be w...

@MariusM38610501 @MikeWingerii Only read the summary but the argument that 1 Tim 2:15 has to do with Artemis of the Ephesians seems foreign to this text and doesn’t deal with what Paul says in the con

1 Tim 2:15 debate

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be pr

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be prevented from preaching in Calvinist churches but they will continue to do so in home groups and in missions. You cannot

@ZachWLambert Well, there’s the flood which purportedly buried millions of creatures quickly. But that probably had nothing to do with it. God knew people would think this but the problem is with their refusal to believe the scriptures and not with...

@ZachWLambert Well, there’s the flood which purportedly buried millions of creatures quickly. But that probably had nothing to do with it. God knew people would think this but the problem is with th

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-19

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Paul says it depends on self control. The gift is self control (a fruit of the spirit) not asexualism. The concession is meant for immature believers. “But I say to the unmarried and to widows that **it is good for them ...

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Paul says it depends on self control. The gift is self control (a fruit of the spirit) not asexualism. The concession is meant for immature believers. “But I say to the u

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-19

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Two things: 1. Yes, if one burns with passion then it’s better to get married (1 Cor 7:9). 2. God commanded Adam and Eve to fill the earth and multiply. However, it is clear from Jesus’ and Paul’s example that marriage i...

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Two things: 1. Yes, if one burns with passion then it’s better to get married (1 Cor 7:9). 2. God commanded Adam and Eve to fill the earth and multiply. However, it is cl

1 Cor 7:9 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-16

@M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Even Jesus speaks of those who call him “Lord, Lord” and cast out many demons and do many works in HIs name and He says that He never knew them. Casting out demons is not proof one is a Christian, but also is certainly not pr...

@M_Jensen23 @smashbaals Even Jesus speaks of those who call him “Lord, Lord” and cast out many demons and do many works in HIs name and He says that He never knew them. Casting out demons is not proo

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-16

@Autumn_Armyworm I agree that Paul says some things that are hard to understand,

@Autumn_Armyworm I agree that Paul says some things that are hard to understand, but I believe God included these things for our edification and so we ought to be able to understand what Paul meant.

@Sentinel_VA @smashbaals @TheJaredian Yes, the laws related to clean and unclean foods do not apply to believers after the resurrection of Jesus. However, Paul took a Nazarite vow in the New Testament (Acts 18:18; 21:23-26). He did this post-resurr...

@Sentinel_VA @smashbaals @TheJaredian Yes, the laws related to clean and unclean foods do not apply to believers after the resurrection of Jesus. However, Paul took a Nazarite vow in the New Testamen

Acts 18:18 debate

John Chrysostom believes women should always wear a veil as a sign that male aut

John Chrysostom believes women should always wear a veil as a sign that male authority is over them. Is Paul promoting male authority over women? https://t.co/SyA5MBd07b

@raydon02 @smashbaals The issue was concerning head coverings primarily because a married woman with an unbelieving Jewish husband may be perceived as promiscuous if she uncovered her head in public. Everyone was to have an uncovered head while pray...

@raydon02 @smashbaals The issue was concerning head coverings primarily because a married woman with an unbelieving Jewish husband may be perceived as promiscuous if she uncovered her head in public.

@smashbaals How does “nature” teach you that long hair is a shame for men when if they didn’t cut it, it would grow just as long as women’s hair? Was Sampson a shame because he never cut his hair? Anyone who takes a Nazarite vow—or is a Nazarite fo...

@smashbaals How does “nature” teach you that long hair is a shame for men when if they didn’t cut it, it would grow just as long as women’s hair? Was Sampson a shame because he never cut his hair? A