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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

@StevenMKestner In order to forbid something, scripture has to be unequivocal. Taken literally, the requirement is married with more than one child. Even Paul and Timothy don’t meet this…even Jesus couldn’t be an elder in His own church! The require...

@StevenMKestner In order to forbid something, scripture has to be unequivocal. Taken literally, the requirement is married with more than one child. Even Paul and Timothy don’t meet this…even Jesus co

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-20

@GlennDavies @SwordMasterPub So you demonstrated that there are males who appear to be elders like Titus, Timothy and James, but we don’t have a letter written to or about a woman? What about 2John 1,5 (elect lady) and vs 13 (chosen sister)? Also, w...

@GlennDavies @SwordMasterPub So you demonstrated that there are males who appear to be elders like Titus, Timothy and James, but we don’t have a letter written to or about a woman? What about 2John 1

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-19

@SwordMasterPub It shows that an apostle can also be an elder/overseer/pastor.

@SwordMasterPub It shows that an apostle can also be an elder/overseer/pastor. Only Peter and John self identify as elders. Are there only two elders in the New Testament?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-19

@GlennDavies @SwordMasterPub Yes, I know you don't want to debate. I must have really upset you somehow that you had to correct me. I appreciate you jumping back in⎯even for a moment or two. Where does the text say that "Paul...appointed male elders...

@GlennDavies @SwordMasterPub Yes, I know you don't want to debate. I must have really upset you somehow that you had to correct me. I appreciate you jumping back in⎯even for a moment or two. Where do

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-18

@SwordMasterPub 1. Yes, shepherding is a function of elders. 2. The male form is

@SwordMasterPub 1. Yes, shepherding is a function of elders. 2. The male form is often used when both male and female are in view. This is not a forbidding of women or the unmarried. 3. Your logic fai

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-16

@avyargo @plumlee_ann @MikeWingerii My church has women elders but your allegati

@avyargo @plumlee_ann @MikeWingerii My church has women elders but your allegation they are disobeying the Bible is false. Didn’t you know that falsely accusing someone of a sin is also a problem?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@ronhenzel @JollyStine @peace_got @JosiahHawthorne @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii The

@ronhenzel @JollyStine @peace_got @JosiahHawthorne @ymmotrojam @MikeWingerii There’s only two identified as elders and it’s Peter and John. The rest of the references we can’t be certain they are all

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@avyargo @MikeWingerii This isn’t the same as Uzziah as there were explicit inst

@avyargo @MikeWingerii This isn’t the same as Uzziah as there were explicit instructions David disregarded. Show me the commandment prohibiting women from serving as elders or from preaching? Where’s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@iheartJ37 @peace_got @JollyStine @pastherandie @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii Church discipline in Mat 18:15-20 doesn’t even mention the elders. Of course the elders would make good witnesses, but the church i...

@iheartJ37 @peace_got @JollyStine @pastherandie @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii Church discipline in Mat 18:15-20 doesn’t even mention the elders. Of course the

Mat 18:15-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@ChrisAndJones @MikeWingerii That’s correct. He only says Paul prohibits women from being elders or acting/speaking in such a way that they would be confused as elders. But that’s not what Paul is prohibiting. Paul’s personal letter to Timothy is to ...

@ChrisAndJones @MikeWingerii That’s correct. He only says Paul prohibits women from being elders or acting/speaking in such a way that they would be confused as elders. But that’s not what Paul is pro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-15

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii You sounded like you know where wom

@EtAbundatGratia @mythreesonsb @MikeWingerii You sounded like you know where women are prohibited from being elders. I'm confused... Ok, here's how I parse it. https://t.co/QkexDUhLnJ

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@GyolaNevada @MikeWingerii It depends on why they went there. If they saw direct prohibitions on women and decided to disregard the Bible, then that bodes for more disregarding of the Bible. This is why it is important to for elders to really study a...

@GyolaNevada @MikeWingerii It depends on why they went there. If they saw direct prohibitions on women and decided to disregard the Bible, then that bodes for more disregarding of the Bible. This is w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @peace_got @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeW

@pastherandie @ScottCross_8 @peace_got @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii My church is reformed and has female elders.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii Elders are servants not masters to be served. Qualifying is related to character and ability. The only difference between elder and deacon is the ability to teac...

@peace_got @ScottCross_8 @pastherandie @5pur5y @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii Elders are servants not masters to be served. Qualifying is related to character and ability. The only differen

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-14

@peace_got @pastherandie @bezalelplace @MikeWingerii We also have a plurality of

@peace_got @pastherandie @bezalelplace @MikeWingerii We also have a plurality of elders who are all at the same level serving UNDERNEATH the body. They subject themselves and their desires to serve th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii You have to side with the word of God? I have news for you, so do I. I guess you've now heard only one side, Mike's side, right? There is no prohibition on female pastors/elders/overseers. That is not the intent by Paul...

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii You have to side with the word of God? I have news for you, so do I. I guess you've now heard only one side, Mike's side, right? There is no prohibition on female pastor

1Ti 3:2 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii Governmental authority? Where is that mentioned in the Bible? We have all what is necessary in scripture. Elders are to correct, rebuke, instruct and train up others. The church was not meant to form large gove...

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii Governmental authority? Where is that mentioned in the Bible? We have all what is necessary in scripture. Elders are to correct, rebuke, instruct and train up o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii I don't care about what the Western world thinks. I care about what Jesus thinks since the church belongs to him. Your view of church history is skewed. Even the Waldensiens which were pre-Luther had women elder...

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii I don't care about what the Western world thinks. I care about what Jesus thinks since the church belongs to him. Your view of church history is skewed. Even the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii He never said women shouldn’t be senior

@Torncurtainorg @AWoytuik @MikeWingerii He never said women shouldn’t be senior pastors. He said women shouldn’t be pastors or elders. He doesn’t like using pastor and thinks we should just use elder

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@aubriejwilliams @MikeWingerii You are not following my logic. I’m talking about Mike’s advising people to loudly leave, causing waves and taking people with them. If you prefer a male pastor and elders, then graciously and peacefully leave and go to...

@aubriejwilliams @MikeWingerii You are not following my logic. I’m talking about Mike’s advising people to loudly leave, causing waves and taking people with them. If you prefer a male pastor and elde

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Crystalisives @MichaelBerg888 Jesus didn't pick people to be sure they would be respected. He picked a tax collector! lol. Jesus does things for symbolic reasons. There are 12 sons of Jacob and so there are 12 apostles = 24 elders in Revelation. Th...

@Crystalisives @MichaelBerg888 Jesus didn't pick people to be sure they would be respected. He picked a tax collector! lol. Jesus does things for symbolic reasons. There are 12 sons of Jacob and so th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii None of the 12 were Gentiles. Is your pastor a Gentile? The early church had issues fully accepting Gentiles too…you think it was different with women? Jesus picked 12 males for a reason not given. It certainly...

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii None of the 12 were Gentiles. Is your pastor a Gentile? The early church had issues fully accepting Gentiles too…you think it was different with women? Jesus pi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@Guitardo7 @PensiveJustin @MikeWingerii Did you notice the part about quietly an

@Guitardo7 @PensiveJustin @MikeWingerii Did you notice the part about quietly and peacefully without making waves and trying to take people out of the church with you? Without calling the pastor and e

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-11

@DrTPeck1 1) Yes, it is secondary. I believe that both complementarians and egalitarians can find some compromise and work together. Certainly at the denomination level, allowing some churches to be full egalitarian, and then some churches may just n...

@DrTPeck1 1) Yes, it is secondary. I believe that both complementarians and egalitarians can find some compromise and work together. Certainly at the denomination level, allowing some churches to be f

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-10

@MikeWingerii @Crystalisives @CherylSchatz @ryancduff @will_servant @CharmyRosewolf @Ichthusproject @bkr8un @pastherandie @JollyStine @jdpritchett Further, you recommended people to leave their egalitarian churches and make waves (be vocal, tell the ...

@MikeWingerii @Crystalisives @CherylSchatz @ryancduff @will_servant @CharmyRosewolf @Ichthusproject @bkr8un @pastherandie @JollyStine @jdpritchett Further, you recommended people to leave their egalit

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@JollyStine @deadtosin610 Paul also addresses the elders in Ephesus in Ac 20:17-

@JollyStine @deadtosin610 Paul also addresses the elders in Ephesus in Ac 20:17-35, but we don't know who they all are. He doesn't call them men.

Ac 20:17-35 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@deadtosin610 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 are often mistakenly thought to forbid women from being overseers. However, the only phrase that people base this on is the idiom "one-wife-husband" used for elders and deacons. A neutral pronoun is used, "tis...

@deadtosin610 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 are often mistakenly thought to forbid women from being overseers. However, the only phrase that people base this on is the idiom "one-wife-husband" used for e

Titus 1:5-9 1Ti 3:1 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@OperHealAmerica 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 do not prohibit women from being eld

@OperHealAmerica 1Ti 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 do not prohibit women from being elders or overseers. https://t.co/QkexDUhLnJ

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-09

@OperHealAmerica The Bible does not forbid women from being pastors or elders. h

@OperHealAmerica The Bible does not forbid women from being pastors or elders. https://t.co/zgtqLeTHX9

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-08

@GinaACleveland @MikeWingerii Hey, I disagree with Mike and I don't think he hat

@GinaACleveland @MikeWingerii Hey, I disagree with Mike and I don't think he hates women. He simply thinks that only men can be elders and speak "authoritatively." That's not the same as saying he hat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike lists a bunch of influential Biblical women acknowledging that they were ve

Mike lists a bunch of influential Biblical women acknowledging that they were very influential but then says that influence is not the same as Eldership. He says that women should teach and lead but

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike thinks that "pastor" should be removed from use and there should only be "e

Mike thinks that "pastor" should be removed from use and there should only be "elders" and "deacons" so there is a 1-to-1 mapping with scripture. Mike suggests that everyone serving in some capacity c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike doesn’t want to call himself a soft comp any more, just “comp leaning to th

Mike doesn’t want to call himself a soft comp any more, just “comp leaning to the soft side"⎯ he wants to differentiate from those who think it’s only about the home and the role of elders and not als

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike presents his summary as “3 pillars”: Pillar 1⃣: Male headship and female su

Mike presents his summary as “3 pillars”: Pillar 1⃣: Male headship and female submission in marriage. Pillar 2⃣: Elders’ positions and functions are for men only. Pillar 3⃣: women’s status as image be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-01

Will be interesting where Mike draws the lines for his version of complementaria

Will be interesting where Mike draws the lines for his version of complementarianism. Will he allow female deacons even though the statement “one wife husband” is stated for both elders and deacons?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-26

@noahbergmann_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Was Paul’s letter written only to the male elders in Corinth? Really? “To the church of God which is in Corinth, *to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus,* saints by calling, *with all...

@noahbergmann_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Was Paul’s letter written only to the male elders in Corinth? Really? “To the church of God which is in Corinth, *to those who have been sanctif

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-26

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Women were elders and preachers eve

@MartinMarkLuth1 @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn Women were elders and preachers even before Luther as part of the Waldensiens. Church history is not how we judge truth. You have to go back to scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-25

@Eric_Conn @mikeCAburritos On the one hand, Paul says he wants all to remain single as he is (1Co 7:8), and in 1Ti 5:14 he is encouraging young widows to get remarried? Why do you think that is? Notice Paul says "manage their households" which is one...

@Eric_Conn @mikeCAburritos On the one hand, Paul says he wants all to remain single as he is (1Co 7:8), and in 1Ti 5:14 he is encouraging young widows to get remarried? Why do you think that is? Notic

1Co 7:8 1Ti 5:14 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-21

The following post (which @ronhenzel thought was 🔥 ), mocks the appeal egalitarians often make to consider the context behind statements made in the scripture which on the surface appear to disqualify or prohibit women from serving as pastors, elders...

The following post (which @ronhenzel thought was 🔥 ), mocks the appeal egalitarians often make to consider the context behind statements made in the scripture which on the surface appear to disqualify

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-18

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Glad that you said this! So what then is this authority o

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Glad that you said this! So what then is this authority over the people that elders apparently have that must be restricted to males only?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Jesus also came as a Jew. All His apostles were Jewish. Yet we don’t have only Jewish male pastors and elders. Remember how they were confused on that in the early church too and how God had to show them that the Gentiles were ...

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Jesus also came as a Jew. All His apostles were Jewish. Yet we don’t have only Jewish male pastors and elders. Remember how they were confused on that in the early church too an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-15

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii Good questions. 1. Church discipline is not something done by the elders as so many seem to think. There is no explicit elder involvement in Matt 18:15-20. They could be one or more of the witnesses, but not necessari...

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii Good questions. 1. Church discipline is not something done by the elders as so many seem to think. There is no explicit elder involvement in Matt 18:15-20. They could

Matt 18:15-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-15

@iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii You are exactly right. I don’t understand how Mike allo

@iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii You are exactly right. I don’t understand how Mike allows female deacons and not elders. Perhaps he can’t deny that there were female deacons like Phoebe.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-14

@Yehoshua_x27 Scripture does not prohibit female pastors/elders/overseers. https

@Yehoshua_x27 Scripture does not prohibit female pastors/elders/overseers. https://t.co/QkexDUhLnJ

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-12

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Egalitarian

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Egalitarianism is the same thing as not requiring leaders to be Jewish males. If you have a Gentile pastor, then you would be follo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-09

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel How do you know that? Because that’s

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel How do you know that? Because that’s pretty easily disproven. Very few are explicitly named as elders or apostles or deacons for either men or women, but th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-09

@Keith_J_Gaddy @ronhenzel What's out of context? Did I say that Timothy was all 3 or how he is to select elders and deacons applies to him? BTW, the text in 1 Tim 3:14 literally uses the singular "you." So if you have another explanation that fits t...

@Keith_J_Gaddy @ronhenzel What's out of context? Did I say that Timothy was all 3 or how he is to select elders and deacons applies to him? BTW, the text in 1 Tim 3:14 literally uses the singular "yo

1 Tim 3:14 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-09

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii It does not say "an elder must not be a woman"! The only pastor mentioned is Jesus and Him calling Peter to shepherd His sheep. Only two are explicitly ...

@TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DaxEverts @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii It does not say "an elder must not be a woman"! The only pastor mentioned is Jesus and Him calling Pet

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-09

@pauldirks @AngelaGraceLOU @KaeleyT Yes and no matter how much overlap there is, women are not to be elders because it violates a God ordained order, right? In the end, I think you try to validate the view of a God-ordained gender role hierarchy by l...

@pauldirks @AngelaGraceLOU @KaeleyT Yes and no matter how much overlap there is, women are not to be elders because it violates a God ordained order, right? In the end, I think you try to validate the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-08

@itsHillaryJane Ah, I think I understand you. So it's the presence of the elders that essentially makes the difference? So a woman cannot teach with elders or perhaps all elders and the communion dishes present? But elders oversee the church and it w...

@itsHillaryJane Ah, I think I understand you. So it's the presence of the elders that essentially makes the difference? So a woman cannot teach with elders or perhaps all elders and the communion dish

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