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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-05

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Priests were only male, and further, only from one tribe and further had to be without defect and within a specific age range. So if this was the reason, why wasn’t the specific Jewish tribe of each of the apostles noted? ...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Priests were only male, and further, only from one tribe and further had to be without defect and within a specific age range. So if this was the reason, why wasn’t the spe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-05

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Also, Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles…if male is

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Also, Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles…if male is the criteria, why not also Jewish?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-04

@stablecross @ronhenzel Nothing faltering in my argument. But to respond to your 3 points, see below. 1. Paul’s point with Isaac wasn’t “individual salvation,” but that the covenant line comes through promise, not flesh. Ishmael was Abraham’s son, y...

@stablecross @ronhenzel Nothing faltering in my argument. But to respond to your 3 points, see below. 1. Paul’s point with Isaac wasn’t “individual salvation,” but that the covenant line comes throug

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 This passage does relate to the Judaizers, those who accepted Chr

@HvacRoar24011 This passage does relate to the Judaizers, those who accepted Christ as messiah but then tried to push Jewish fables and commandments of men on other believers which was a problem that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 Great! So you are so concerned about the unbelieving Jews you wish you could be sent to hell instead of them? If that was the case, why are you so against blessing them? The Bible is clear...bless your enemies. “But I say to you, love...

@HvacRoar24011 Great! So you are so concerned about the unbelieving Jews you wish you could be sent to hell instead of them? If that was the case, why are you so against blessing them? The Bible is cl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 Who is Paul referring to here that he wishes he could be cut off for? Was it for the believing Jews? "For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my countrymen, my kinsmen according to the flesh...

@HvacRoar24011 Who is Paul referring to here that he wishes he could be cut off for? Was it for the believing Jews? "For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-03

@HvacRoar24011 Paul calls the Israelites his "kinsmen ACCORDING TO THE FLESH" “I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. For I coul...

@HvacRoar24011 Paul calls the Israelites his "kinsmen ACCORDING TO THE FLESH" “I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Priests were only male, and further, only from one tribe and further had to be without defect and within a specific age range. So if this was the reason, why wasn’t the specific Jewish tribe of each of the apostles noted? ...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Also, Jesus chose 12 Jewish male apostles…if male is

@stablecross @ronhenzel Nothing faltering in my argument. But to respond to your 3 points, see below. 1. Paul’s point with Isaac wasn’t “individual salvation,” but that the covenant line comes through promise, not flesh. Ishmael was Abraham’s son, y...

@HvacRoar24011 This passage does relate to the Judaizers, those who accepted Chr

@HvacRoar24011 Great! So you are so concerned about the unbelieving Jews you wish you could be sent to hell instead of them? If that was the case, why are you so against blessing them? The Bible is clear...bless your enemies. “But I say to you, love...

@HvacRoar24011 Who is Paul referring to here that he wishes he could be cut off for? Was it for the believing Jews? "For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my countrymen, my kinsmen according to the flesh...

@HvacRoar24011 Paul calls the Israelites his "kinsmen ACCORDING TO THE FLESH" “I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. For I coul...

@HvacRoar24011 If "The kingdom of God shall be taken away from [the Jews] and gi

@HvacRoar24011 Right. And how did the Jewish leadership see Jesus? Who kept trying to put Paul to death? Yet Paul still continued to pray for their salvation and to preach the gospel to them first. Stop focusing on being persecuted. Jesus said that ...

@ItsAaronRich @Joel7Richardson Christian use of trumpet imagery (eg 1Th 4:16) is consistent with prophetic typology, not that the church is “overlaid” onto Jewish ritual. The church is a new entity, not a continuation of Israel under a different name...

@restoredkgdm @rightresponsem I’m not questioning scripture. I’m questioning you

@trumpidolater @rightresponsem I’m glad you believe that it’s not the role of the church to carry the sword. Back in medieval times it did. Government should carry out punishment according to the law, but when the victim’s family forgives the repent...

@autocorrect2_0 @Rick07200430 @wichman_matthew @CherylSchatz Their garments and shoes perished with them in the desert as none of those who were over 20 who saw the things God did and rebelled in the desert entered the promised land. Were those scri...

@WayneVinson5 @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi Exactly! And also that the body of Ch

@SocietyOfStChad @WayneVinson5 @BishopJaxi Are you suggesting that ‘being answerable to the body and blood of Christ’ means those who eat in an unworthy manner are responsible for killing Jesus? 🤔 BTW, notice that it is about the manner in which one...

@iheartJ37 @MatthewDoyle4 @JoeAdrian256 @dalepartridge @ostrachan I think I agree that I’d prefer someone employ what they learned and share their arguments rather than just a book recommendation. Yet that book is pretty comprehensive though I haven’...

@SchulMozart That's King James English. And Paul isn't stopping a woman from teaching truth to a man. His point in his letter to Timothy was that he wanted him to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines. A woma...

@SocietyOfStChad @RayAwesomer @BertinMbokish @BishopJaxi Eusebius disputed James, Jude, 2 Peter, 2–3 John, Revelation (he personally doubted Revelation). Even Luther disputed James, Jude, Hebrews and Revelation. That people kept disputing certain b...

@SocietyOfStChad @RayAwesomer @BertinMbokish @BishopJaxi They knew what was scri

@RayAwesomer @BertinMbokish @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi That’s not necessary since the letters from the apostles and gospels were written in the first century. Just because a group made an official determination as to what the mainstream already kne...

@RayAwesomer @BertinMbokish @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi We have the New Testame

@RayAwesomer @BertinMbokish @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi The one in Acts and the corrections and details offered in the Epistles. Remember how Paul said: “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; a...

@RayAwesomer @BertinMbokish @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi The only early church t

@SocietyOfStChad @BertinMbokish @BishopJaxi Ok, I stand corrected. The Eastern O

@XiRuZhaJi @BishopJaxi Yes, I know this. But Jesus was speaking metaphorically.

@DanielT46640724 @BishopJaxi It means that the Father prepared a body for Jesus:

@DanielT46640724 @BishopJaxi Well, the fact is that the church is the body of Christ, not a wafer (properly bread that is broken) which is symbolic of his body broken for us. We eat in remembrance of Him, not to have Him inside us. He doesn’t leave u...

@TruthBToldNow1 I appreciate you engaging and sharing where you disagree. I have no problem with you disagreeing! Why doesn’t Paul use Eve’s name? Why does Paul use “the woman”? You suggest that Paul is simply referring to what she was called pre-f...

@DanielT46640724 @BertinMbokish @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi Drinking the blood of a human or animal was expressly forbidden in the law. “It is a permanent statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall not eat any fat nor any ...

@DanielT46640724 @BertinMbokish @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi Jesus is not bread just like He is not a door. The Levitical priesthood does not continue into the NT church. Fulfilling the law doesn’t mean that the sacrificial system continues. It sto...

@DanielT46640724 @BertinMbokish @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi Yes, Jesus says “this is my body” but He also said “I am the door” (Jn 10:7). We are supposed to be able to understand from the context that He is speaking metaphorically. And yes, you are...

@DanielT46640724 @BishopJaxi I appreciate that you are willing to offend for the

@DanielT46640724 @BertinMbokish @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi Really? Where did J

@SocietyOfStChad @WayneVinson5 @BishopJaxi I made a post for you. https://t.co/X

@DanielT46640724 @BishopJaxi When people start calling people names, it seems th

@sl4Yahweh I understand this view. I just don’t see this anywhere in scripture.

@BertinMbokish @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi His words. Everyone except Roman Catholics understand Jesus’ use of metaphor. Jesus is not a literal door/gate (Jn 10:7,9). Jesus is not literal water (Jn 4:10, Jn 7:37–38) Jesus is not a literal light (Jn...

@DanielT46640724 @BishopJaxi Yes, He was teaching about His heavenly origin not

@DanielT46640724 @SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi Lucky for Him as if they only knew

@DanielT46640724 @BishopJaxi He didn’t say “my flesh body provides no benefit but my spirit body is life.” He is speaking metaphorically and Roman Catholics convinced themselves that unless they eat Jesus’ actual flesh through a magical process that ...

@SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi Why didn’t anyone try eating Him then? He hadn’t di

@SocietyOfStChad @BishopJaxi That’s right. Eating His physical provides no benef

@BishopJaxi Keep reading… “The Spirit is the One who gives life; the flesh provi

@BishopJaxi “So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, ‘If you con

@bunniferated Indeed. That was necessary because now Hagar was given as a wife a

@american_d1ce @smashbaals You think that by teaching mutual submission that thi

@JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Where are the qualifications listed in Ac 1:21,22 coming from? Did they come from the prophecy or from Jesus directly? The phrase “the twelve” distinguishes the apostles directly chosen by Jesus from other apostles, it...

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose You sound like you are making things up.

@Here4Now0829 Well said. What I find curious about Mike is that he says that an egalitarian view is harmful to marriages…but he makes decisions in his marriage based on consensus just like me. I wish I could corner him in a room and press him on thi...

@Here4Now0829 Right, ‘can be’ doesn’t mean it is. Meaning is governed by context. Again, Paul didn’t use explicit masculine pronouns (ie. autos, etc). Neither did he say clearly, “an elder must not be a woman.” When we are debating the details, we ca...

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