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@freedom4alltime You are certainly right that we have narcissistic and self-serv

@freedom4alltime You are certainly right that we have narcissistic and self-serving women…and MEN in the church. It affects both, I’m afraid. Let’s all grow up and mature in Christ.

@freedom4alltime Yes, this is a problem, but it isn’t due to one gender⎯ and yes

@freedom4alltime Yes, this is a problem, but it isn’t due to one gender⎯ and yes the older women should be involved in mentoring the younger ones, older men mentoring the younger. Yet the gifts are al

@freedom4alltime There is certainly an unhealthy feminism in the culture. No disagreement there. That’s why I think egalitarian is a better term. It speaks of freeing females to be whatever God calls and gifts them to, but it also means they are equa...

@freedom4alltime There is certainly an unhealthy feminism in the culture. No disagreement there. That’s why I think egalitarian is a better term. It speaks of freeing females to be whatever God calls

@freedom4alltime There is certainly a worldly form of feminism that is not healthy. All of us are supposed to be willing to lay down our rights and even our own desires to serve one another, and that should apply equally to men and women (see Phil 2)...

@freedom4alltime There is certainly a worldly form of feminism that is not healthy. All of us are supposed to be willing to lay down our rights and even our own desires to serve one another, and that

@freedom4alltime You hit on a good point here—I don’t think women should be seeking fame or popularity or that sort of thing. I remember asking my former pastor to share a message on Sunday that I felt the Holy Spirit impressing on me and he said he ...

@freedom4alltime You hit on a good point here—I don’t think women should be seeking fame or popularity or that sort of thing. I remember asking my former pastor to share a message on Sunday that I fel

@Unsuxxessful Hi Kitten! Thanks for sharing your comments. All believers should have the Holy Spirit, and we should all strive to believe and tell others true things from our Bible study. Interesting take on whether the man is a Christian or not. D...

@Unsuxxessful Hi Kitten! Thanks for sharing your comments. All believers should have the Holy Spirit, and we should all strive to believe and tell others true things from our Bible study. Interestin

@carlaskaufel I 💯 agree with your thinking here. So I’m your opinion, this is about authoritative teaching? I’m always curious to know what complementarians think are Biblically valid examples of taking authority over someone since I don’t recall th...

@carlaskaufel I 💯 agree with your thinking here. So I’m your opinion, this is about authoritative teaching? I’m always curious to know what complementarians think are Biblically valid examples of tak

@pauldirks I need this out to more complementarians and Patriachalists. Care to

@pauldirks I need this out to more complementarians and Patriachalists. Care to retweet asking for your guys to add their opinions?

@UpTambourine That's a very interesting point! So your teaching isn't directed at him so he should either tune out or take it as "suggestions" for men. 😉 What's curious about this whole thing is that you'd expect an overseer to be able to attend the...

@UpTambourine That's a very interesting point! So your teaching isn't directed at him so he should either tune out or take it as "suggestions" for men. 😉 What's curious about this whole thing is that

@TheMuppetPastor @ryancduff Thanks for your honesty. So you must take a differen

@TheMuppetPastor @ryancduff Thanks for your honesty. So you must take a different view of 1 Cor 14:34-35. Curious to know how you interpret that passage. BTW, one day I will try your hand lotion and

1 Cor 14:34-35 general

@carlaskaufel This is a dilemma caused by how Complementarians and Patriarchalis

@carlaskaufel This is a dilemma caused by how Complementarians and Patriarchalists interpret 1 Tim 2:12.

1 Tim 2:12 debate

@AlvinOchola @ryancduff It was a question for the Patriarchalists and complement

@AlvinOchola @ryancduff It was a question for the Patriarchalists and complementarians. Sorry I didn’t include you in this one.

@ElizabethZink For sure! Even works for egalitarian women too! 👍

Complementarians: If a woman is teaching true Biblical doctrine in a Bible study

Complementarians: If a woman is teaching true Biblical doctrine in a Bible study in her home and a man walks in, is she supposed to stop speaking or must he leave?🤔

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning First, if you just want to observe from the Biblical record that women can speak and teach, prophesy and even be a judge over Israel, you w...

@VoicesHead100 @ScottCross_8 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning First, if you just want to observe from the Biblical record that women can speak and teac

@MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @ScottCross_8 @William_E_Wolfe What if Hebrews

@MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @ScottCross_8 @William_E_Wolfe What if Hebrews was written by Priscilla but unnamed because the Jewish males would really struggle with it if they knew this fact? Wo

@VoicesHead100 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Wow, was that a complement? Have you heard of a 500 word dissertation? Might be a record! 😊 I agree we don’t need a class to interpret the word, but God...

@VoicesHead100 @kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Wow, was that a complement? Have you heard of a 500 word dissertation? Might be a record! 😊 I agree we

@BiblewithB @MikeWingerii This isn’t a translation issue as the text already says “a woman” and “a woman…a man”—it’s more about interpretation. People have been debating this passage for a long time as there seems to always be those who think it mean...

@BiblewithB @MikeWingerii This isn’t a translation issue as the text already says “a woman” and “a woman…a man”—it’s more about interpretation. People have been debating this passage for a long time a

@ScottCross_8 @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes, women with

@ScottCross_8 @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes, women with the requisite character and ability to teach can serve as elders. The rest should copy their character and godliness.

@katsandhearts @kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru

@katsandhearts @kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Strange that some males seem to think they are the teacher of all women.

@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru

@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I doubt you can either. How is 1 Tim 2:12 applying to all women when the text clearly says “a woman”?

1 Tim 2:12 question

@_KyleBerry @William_E_Wolfe Probably not…not sure what Ovis Aries is. 🤷‍♂️ Oh

@_KyleBerry @William_E_Wolfe Probably not…not sure what Ovis Aries is. 🤷‍♂️ Oh you mean overseers. Was there a “must not be a woman” somewhere in 1 Tim 3:1-13 that I missed? What about v11 “Women lik

1 Tim 3:1-13 question

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @William_E_Wolfe He seems to think

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @William_E_Wolfe He seems to think he’s the teacher handing out assignments. 🤷‍♂️

@judsonphillips @William_E_Wolfe The councils didn’t decide per se but affirmed

@judsonphillips @William_E_Wolfe The councils didn’t decide per se but affirmed the New Testament books already widely accepted. Q: Who wrote Hebrews?

@JoshBuice @William_E_Wolfe Sorry, I missed the part where Paul says the elders

@JoshBuice @William_E_Wolfe Sorry, I missed the part where Paul says the elders at Ephesus are only men or lists them all so we know who they are and that there are no females among them.

@MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Who wrote Hebrews

@MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Who wrote Hebrews?

@TheMuppetPastor @jocelynrache Being different doesn’t mean women are incapable

@TheMuppetPastor @jocelynrache Being different doesn’t mean women are incapable of leading. Anyone in the workforce should readily observe this fact. Different is good and is why men and women should

@JollyStine @WWUTTguy Do you know that “childbearing” is an articulate noun and not a verb (ie. the childbearing)? We are really close in our interpretation, though I have my doubts that Paul left young, single Timothy to instruct married couples t...

@JollyStine @WWUTTguy Do you know that “childbearing” is an articulate noun and not a verb (ie. the childbearing)? We are really close in our interpretation, though I have my doubts that Paul left y

@JollyStine @raildoc @Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe From her conclusion: "From the Scriptures, we can see that God does not speak solely to men and husbands, even in matters that directly affect them and their families. God can and does entrust h...

@JollyStine @raildoc @Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe From her conclusion: "From the Scriptures, we can see that God does not speak solely to men and husbands, even in matters that directly affect t

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing that by your male authority to cont

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing that by your male authority to contradict whatever exegesis I give?

Titus 2:3 1 Tim 3:11 question

@JollyStine @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes...and notice how Paul says in Titus 2:3, "Older women likewise..."⎯did Paul mean that only older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith in love and in per...

@JollyStine @MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Yes...and notice how Paul says in Titus 2:3, "Older women likewise..."⎯did Paul mean that only older men are to be temperate, dignified,

@MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Call it what you want, I'm si

@MegaChurchMouse @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe Call it what you want, I'm simply saying this passage is not unique to women because Paul's admonitions are related to things we should all be encour

RT @ryanschatz: @Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"

RT @ryanschatz: @Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church a…

1 Cor 11:9 1 Tim 2:13 debate

@Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church and headship in marriage is by "Creative design" (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:9) 🍗Response (to 1 Tim 2:13): Paul is using Adam and Eve...

@Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church and headship in marriage is by "Creative design" (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:9) 🍗Re

@SelectedDivine @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing authoritatively? Because just b

@SelectedDivine @William_E_Wolfe Are you writing authoritatively? Because just because Paul doesn't say something doesn't mean that it is not also true. Just because ladies can teach ladies, doesn't m

Tit 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 debate

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe No, because Paul was an elder and he wasn't a husband. So it could idiomatically mean "faithful if married" but it cannot mean husband (and therefore cannot mean male). We have no statement "must not be a woman" nor do we...

@ErikWriter @William_E_Wolfe No, because Paul was an elder and he wasn't a husband. So it could idiomatically mean "faithful if married" but it cannot mean husband (and therefore cannot mean male). We

@Richard89885354 Just listing scriptures isn’t an argument. I’m suggesting that

@Richard89885354 Just listing scriptures isn’t an argument. I’m suggesting that all these scriptures are being misinterpreted or misunderstood. Pick one and let’s talk about it in more detail.

@Richard89885354 Yes, I know that there are qualified women which is clear because they meet the character qualities Paul noted and it is evident by the gifting the Holy Spirit has given them. I have thoroughly studied the scriptures on this, so I’m ...

@Richard89885354 Yes, I know that there are qualified women which is clear because they meet the character qualities Paul noted and it is evident by the gifting the Holy Spirit has given them. I have

@ApostolicSage @William_E_Wolfe Thanks for the Greek lesson. I have Logos Bible software so I have no problem searching for every variation of the dictionary form. You should also know that just because a noun is masculine doesn't mean that it appli...

@ApostolicSage @William_E_Wolfe Thanks for the Greek lesson. I have Logos Bible software so I have no problem searching for every variation of the dictionary form. You should also know that just beca

1 Tim 3:1 general

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@Furly43974976 @William_E_Wolfe The thing is, while some have been searching all

@Furly43974976 @William_E_Wolfe The thing is, while some have been searching all over for evidence of women, we’ve got 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13/Titus 1:5-9, Gen 1-3 etc well covered

@roarofthefour @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Peter is writing that to the elders…which c

@roarofthefour @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Peter is writing that to the elders…which can be women. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Titus 2:3-5 primarily addresses older women, instructing them to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love t...

@CatherineMcNiel @MegaChurchMouse @William_E_Wolfe Titus 2:3-5 primarily addresses older women, instructing them to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach wh

Titus 2:3-5 general

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and th...

@jhillky2 @Melinda99936029 @William_E_Wolfe They even get that wrong about Deborah as Barak is listed in Hebrews 11:32-33 which says, "And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gide

Hebrews 11:32-33 debate

Titus 1:5-9 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe There is no reason in 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1

@Richard89885354 @William_E_Wolfe There is no reason in 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 that women cannot be overseers, bishops, shepherds/pastors or deacons. https://t.co/EBzpnqJmk0

@will_servant @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Jesus calls Peter to shepherd! Bravo! So here's the summary: 1⃣Poimen (shepherd/pastor): Peter, (Jesus) - Indirectly, all elders are to pastor 2⃣Presbyter (elder): Peter, John (self acclaimed) 3⃣Episkope (overseer...

@will_servant @William_E_Wolfe Yes, Jesus calls Peter to shepherd! Bravo! So here's the summary: 1⃣Poimen (shepherd/pastor): Peter, (Jesus) - Indirectly, all elders are to pastor 2⃣Presbyter (elder):

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Yes, he did. But my point is that we don't have anyone specifically called a pastor. We can infer elder = overseer = shepherd = pastor, but when attempting to decide whether a woman is allowed to occupy this role, we...

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe Yes, he did. But my point is that we don't have anyone specifically called a pastor. We can infer elder = overseer = shepherd = pastor, but when attempting to decide

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe This is an admonition to overseers (episkopous,

@JamesPelton18 @William_E_Wolfe This is an admonition to overseers (episkopous, ἐπισκόπους). No one in the New Testament is specifically called an overseer, but we can infer that an elder (presbytero

I’m still waiting for someone to show me where someone is specifically called a pastor or shepherd (ποιμήν, poimēn) in the New Testament. The only one specifically called this is Jesus Himself. How meaningful is it to say no woman was? @William_E_...

I’m still waiting for someone to show me where someone is specifically called a pastor or shepherd (ποιμήν, poimēn) in the New Testament. The only one specifically called this is Jesus Himself. How

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

@pastherandie Interesting…thanks for providing this reference! I’ll have to add it to my list. BTW, the title does a good job showing that women are working together with men, which is what I think egalitarian implies. Most people nowadays use femi...

@pastherandie Interesting…thanks for providing this reference! I’ll have to add it to my list. BTW, the title does a good job showing that women are working together with men, which is what I think