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@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge LOL. So only Pauline uses imperatives? Wow. Think @grok. Can you do it? I’m losing hope. Why is it stated that women are to keep silent?—because it is SHAMEFUL for a WOMAN to speak in the assembly. Really? So men makin...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge LOL. So only Pauline uses imperatives? Wow. Think @grok. Can you do it? I’m losing hope. Why is it stated that women are to keep silent?—because it is SHAMEFUL for a WO

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge I have never heard of Eve being called a federal head. In fact, no woman in scripture is ever called head. I would think your description here is a super minority view (maybe a view only @grok has by itself?). Unfortu...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge I have never heard of Eve being called a federal head. In fact, no woman in scripture is ever called head. I would think your description here is a super minority view

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Notice how Paul says “I do not permit” showing t

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Notice how Paul says “I do not permit” showing there is a reason. It’s not that God forbids but that Paul has assessed the situation and this woman needs to stop teachi

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge How did you decide between a specific woman and the anaphoric use of the article and a generic woman? How does your view tie the context together with Paul’s stated intent, writing specifically to Timothy to deal with ...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge How did you decide between a specific woman and the anaphoric use of the article and a generic woman? How does your view tie the context together with Paul’s stated int

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Not so. The Adam and Eve reference is using them as prototypes of this couple in Ephesus. Why else would Paul use “the woman” if he meant Eve, but like Eve the woman from 2:11-12 is also deceived and in need of salvati...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Not so. The Adam and Eve reference is using them as prototypes of this couple in Ephesus. Why else would Paul use “the woman” if he meant Eve, but like Eve the woman fr

from 2:11-12 debate

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ok so let’s see if I’m tracking: a typical woman

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Ok so let’s see if I’m tracking: a typical woman from Genesis 3 will be saved by the faithful perseverance of nontypical women as a means to eschatological vindication

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge 1Tim 3 and Titus 1 don’t even have explicit male pronouns let alone a prohibition against women. For the way you are treating this, Paul ought to have said it clearly, “an elder must not be a woman.” Rather you have...

@grok @WalterKissus @dalepartridge 1Tim 3 and Titus 1 don’t even have explicit male pronouns let alone a prohibition against women. For the way you are treating this, Paul ought to have said it clearl

@DanKellyHope @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge I see. So you found a woman that teachings things you disagree with. Congratulations. If you are concerned about her prosperity gospel teaching, you will find her in good company with men who taught it l...

@DanKellyHope @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge I see. So you found a woman that teachings things you disagree with. Congratulations. If you are concerned about her prosperity gospel teaching, you will

@ThokGrararah @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge That’s correct. Paul’s context of 1Tim which is a personal letter to Timothy is that he wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyon...

@ThokGrararah @DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge That’s correct. Paul’s context of 1Tim which is a personal letter to Timothy is that he wanted Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to

@DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge Goodness. That’s ridiculous. You think a man is in authority because he was made first then why isn’t an older woman in authority simply because she is older? You need to read your Bible more carefully I’m afraid. Thi...

@DanielleMc24097 @dalepartridge Goodness. That’s ridiculous. You think a man is in authority because he was made first then why isn’t an older woman in authority simply because she is older? You need

@UncutDomination @RustyGremlin @dalepartridge Nowhere does God command the woman to submit to her husband. There is no imperative in the text you quoted and no submit. God wasn’t speaking to Adam nor commanding him to rule her. God doesn’t say Eve ...

@UncutDomination @RustyGremlin @dalepartridge Nowhere does God command the woman to submit to her husband. There is no imperative in the text you quoted and no submit. God wasn’t speaking to Adam nor

@AbrahamMbaja @dalepartridge Gen 1:28 has God giving the same commands to both t

@AbrahamMbaja @dalepartridge Gen 1:28 has God giving the same commands to both the man and the woman with no differentiation made. God never rescinds what He said to the woman. God never commands the

Gen 1:28 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-27

@J0nMormont @dalepartridge No it does not. Think about it. In Gen 1:28, God gave the same commands to both the man and the woman. Why would God restrict a woman from teaching truth to anyone? Did Deborah as the prophet and judge of Israel have to res...

@J0nMormont @dalepartridge No it does not. Think about it. In Gen 1:28, God gave the same commands to both the man and the woman. Why would God restrict a woman from teaching truth to anyone? Did Debo

Gen 1:28 question

@JosephTrimmer_ This is literally a modern day representation of Genesis 3… “‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’ When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good ...

@JosephTrimmer_ This is literally a modern day representation of Genesis 3… “‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’ When

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-27

@Adminosaurus I read to where Lehi defied God’s word through Jeremiah and I knew it was false. The fruits include the teaching. Being family oriented is great but if the teaching is false none of that matters. Mt 11⎯ Jesus was also born of a woman; ...

@Adminosaurus I read to where Lehi defied God’s word through Jeremiah and I knew it was false. The fruits include the teaching. Being family oriented is great but if the teaching is false none of that

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-11

@rfl3tcher @Toneskeee If context is key, then how can you ignore that Paul was writing about false teachers? And Paul speaks about women (pl) in 2:9-10 and then uses the singular in 2:11-12. He doesn’t say “women are not to teach…men” but refers to ‘...

@rfl3tcher @Toneskeee If context is key, then how can you ignore that Paul was writing about false teachers? And Paul speaks about women (pl) in 2:9-10 and then uses the singular in 2:11-12. He doesn’

in 2:11-12 in 2:9-10 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-11

@rfl3tcher @Toneskeee A woman teaching the truth to anyone is not an imposter. T

@rfl3tcher @Toneskeee A woman teaching the truth to anyone is not an imposter. The truth is what matters, not the vessel through which it comes. Else Balaam should have ignored his donkey because he w

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-10

@Toneskeee Strange. A pastor is a shepherd serving the church not a ruler over i

@Toneskeee Strange. A pastor is a shepherd serving the church not a ruler over it. Any elder can shepherd. Why would you say a woman can’t?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-05

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Don’t teach false doctrine is what it says. A woman

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen Don’t teach false doctrine is what it says. A woman in Ephesus was teaching heresy. Why on earth people think Paul literally meant that women shouldn’t lead when we have cl

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-05

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen You are using a similar argument to what I am except I am combining the clear reading “I do not permit a woman to teach” with the context about stopping false teaching and drawing the only reasonable logical conclusion. I...

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen You are using a similar argument to what I am except I am combining the clear reading “I do not permit a woman to teach” with the context about stopping false teaching and

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-05

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen 1Ti 2:12 says “I do not permit a woman to teach (did

@JohnRayKite @TheLaurenChen 1Ti 2:12 says “I do not permit a woman to teach (didaskain)…” yet you say she can teach. How did you get that conclusion? Isn’t the text clear?

1Ti 2:12 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-04

@TheLaurenChen I know nothing of this woman in the OP you are replying to, but y

@TheLaurenChen I know nothing of this woman in the OP you are replying to, but your statement is not Biblically faithful. Where does the Bible ever say 'women cannot be pastors'?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-22

Charlie Kirk was quite an interesting complementarian. He agreed with Erica tha

Charlie Kirk was quite an interesting complementarian. He agreed with Erica that she wouldn’t get remarried if he lost his life. And with the agreement of her board, she is now a “woman without a he

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-15

@prot_zoomer @restoredkgdm @rightresponsem First, if Paul was just getting what was due to him, why was it that all the apostles were martyred except John, who purportedly only survived the martyrdom attempt? And why didn’t Jesus stone the woman cau...

@prot_zoomer @restoredkgdm @rightresponsem First, if Paul was just getting what was due to him, why was it that all the apostles were martyred except John, who purportedly only survived the martyrdom

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-15

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

@restoredkgdm @rightresponsem I’m not questioning scripture. I’m questioning your insistence that mercy is not a consideration. Why wasn’t the woman caught in the act of adultery stoned? Why didn’t J

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-14

@BKitten16 @ToupeeCostanza @rightresponsem Paul considered himself the h ce used of sinners because he was responsible for putting Christians to death and imprisonment. “Now Saul approved of putting him to death.” (Ac 8:1) As for the woman caught i...

@BKitten16 @ToupeeCostanza @rightresponsem Paul considered himself the h ce used of sinners because he was responsible for putting Christians to death and imprisonment. “Now Saul approved of putting

Ac 8:1 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-07

@dalepartridge @DawnAuletta @jenjo_1968 “Yes, now man comes through woman” is al

@dalepartridge @DawnAuletta @jenjo_1968 “Yes, now man comes through woman” is also scripture to embrace. It shows that there is no primacy of one over the other. “…and all things originate from God.”

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-07

Dale, a woman is both the glory of God and the glory of man because God made her in His image from the man. As for head coverings, Paul states clearly that “a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels” (1Co 7:10). Since...

Dale, a woman is both the glory of God and the glory of man because God made her in His image from the man. As for head coverings, Paul states clearly that “a woman ought to have authority over her o

1Co 7:10 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-16

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 BTW, 1Cor 11:3’s ordering is Christ-> every man, the man->a woman, God->Christ. This is in time sequence order and showing source relationships. As for head coverings, covering in Genesis was ...

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 BTW, 1Cor 11:3’s ordering is Christ-> every man, the man->a woman, God->Christ. This is in time sequence order and showing source relationships

1Cor 11:3 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-16

@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...

@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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-16

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 Westfall seems to see the issue here being that the woman is forcefully taking over leadership; my view is that this is not about 'usurping authority' or anything of that sort, simply that those who kno...

@grok @CDDTReborn @autocorrect2_0 @alcadizzar19 Westfall seems to see the issue here being that the woman is forcefully taking over leadership; my view is that this is not about 'usurping authority' o

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-15

@ISASaxonists What translation is that? The Greek doesn't say "no woman," but "a woman". In context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people from teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone. The term ...

@ISASaxonists What translation is that? The Greek doesn't say "no woman," but "a woman". In context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people from teaching strange doctrines, not to sto

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-12

@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...

@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 Pau

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-12

@BronWen727104 @danitreweek The NIV translation of 1Co 11:10 is really close to the Greek. A woman should have authority over her own head (whether to cover/uncover, cut/shave, etc). The reason Paul gives is “because of the angels.” Now where do we...

@BronWen727104 @danitreweek The NIV translation of 1Co 11:10 is really close to the Greek. A woman should have authority *over her own* head (whether to cover/uncover, cut/shave, etc). The reason Paul

1Co 11:10 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-11

@BronWen727104 I just think it’s so wrong to treat a woman as needing to be rule

@BronWen727104 I just think it’s so wrong to treat a woman as needing to be ruled by her husband.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

@Wictor2501 @DarkVanTil @McMuffin11111 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach That’s a very creative interpretation. 1. Where does the text say God was cursing the woman? 2. Where does the text say that Eve wanted the opposite of what men want? I thought your bel...

@Wictor2501 @DarkVanTil @McMuffin11111 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach That’s a very creative interpretation. 1. Where does the text say God was cursing the woman? 2. Where does the text say that Eve wanted

@CULTVR3 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Actually, it is this very same reasoning that Paul uses later in 1Co 11:10⎯ “A woman should have authority over her own head because of the angels.” Paul is arguing that since she will judge angels then surely she h...

@CULTVR3 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Actually, it is this very same reasoning that Paul uses later in 1Co 11:10⎯ “A woman should have authority over her own head because of the angels.” Paul is arguing

1Co 11:10 debate

@CrackedSkull7 Who is ‘a woman’ and ‘a man’ since Paul just used the plural for men and women in the preceding verses? Why does Paul use ‘the woman’ instead of Eve in v14? Since ‘the woman’ is clearly the subject of v15 ‘she will be saved…if they [d...

@CrackedSkull7 Who is ‘a woman’ and ‘a man’ since Paul just used the plural for men and women in the preceding verses? Why does Paul use ‘the woman’ instead of Eve in v14? Since ‘the woman’ is clearl

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Paul used the plural in vs 9-10. Why did he change to the singular? Why did he use 'the woman' in v14 instead of Eve? Paul was connecting this deceived wife with Eve as he was using...

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Paul used the plural in vs 9-10. Why did he change to the singular? Why did he use 'the woman' in v14 instead of Eve? Paul was connec

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach No, Paul wasn't 'condemning' women from teaching in 1Ti 2:12. Taken in context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines. He wasn't s...

@Davis_Carlton84 @jaaonpe @YesThatCollin @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach No, Paul wasn't 'condemning' women from teaching in 1Ti 2:12. Taken in context, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain peop

1Ti 2:12 commentary

@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...

@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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-07

@Here4Now0829 I can understand that you may not be comfortable with a female pastor/elder, but the Bible doesn’t forbid women from serving in this way. And there should be multiple elders, qualified men and women. 1Ti 2:12 in context is Paul referri...

@Here4Now0829 I can understand that you may not be comfortable with a female pastor/elder, but the Bible doesn’t forbid women from serving in this way. And there should be multiple elders, qualified m

1Ti 2:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-06

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose That’s right. Paul’s purpose was for Timothy to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone. In this case, there’s an unnamed deceived married...

@thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose That’s right. Paul’s purpose was for Timothy to instruct certain people to stop teaching *strange* doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-01

@imnotderrek @MikeWingerii I’ll respond to your questions in sequence. The KJV English has ‘the woman’ in 2:11, but it is not in the Greek. Translators often make interpretive choices which don’t always reflect the original language. 2:14 has ‘the w...

@imnotderrek @MikeWingerii I’ll respond to your questions in sequence. The KJV English has ‘the woman’ in 2:11, but it is not in the Greek. Translators often make interpretive choices which don’t alw

language. 2:14 of 2:15 in 2:11 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Actually, Paul is writing to Timothy and his purpose was to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange (false) doctrines. He wasn’t instructing Timothy to tell anyone to stop teaching truth...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Actually, Paul is writing to Timothy and his purpose was to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange (false) doctrines. He wasn’t instruc

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@Ave_Maria03 @TheBasedTrinity @Catholic_bro That passage has nothing to do with

@Ave_Maria03 @TheBasedTrinity @Catholic_bro That passage has nothing to do with a woman teaching truth. https://t.co/XIjnmMyTX5

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-28

@ErasmusIchthys @Sweetcinnaclr The Greek says "the childbearing"⎯it is a definit

@ErasmusIchthys @Sweetcinnaclr The Greek says "the childbearing"⎯it is a definite noun, not a verb. Plus it's referring to salvation, and no woman is saved by bearing children as some cannot bear chil

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-27

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Yes, the Bible calls all people—gay

@DoctrineTruth @CherylSchatz @JoeyRogersMBC Yes, the Bible calls all people—gay or straight—to submit our sexuality to God’s design. That includes turning from any sexual behavior outside of marriage