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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@ReformedCaio @Prov_Standards "Leighton called this out as being in poor taste"

@ReformedCaio @Prov_Standards "Leighton called this out as being in poor taste" Why? Is Leighton an authority I just have to obey? Why is it poor taste? Please be specific.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@BaptistBavinck @Soteriology101 What leads you to believe I am unwise and unteac

@BaptistBavinck @Soteriology101 What leads you to believe I am unwise and unteachable?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@dixon_maso90190 Yes! Why would you ask? Calvinism is often found to be dividing churches. By dealing with Calvinism, this hits at one of the roots causing needless division. For example, one Calvinist pastor friend claims I'm semi-Pelagian, so desp...

@dixon_maso90190 Yes! Why would you ask? Calvinism is often found to be dividing churches. By dealing with Calvinism, this hits at one of the roots causing needless division. For example, one Calvini

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@smashbaals As I explored MacArthur’s teachings on Calvinism and women in leader

@smashbaals As I explored MacArthur’s teachings on Calvinism and women in leadership I was shocked at how off he was. His views about authority of leaders is also problematic. But his defence of the g

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@mr_shiplet I have been told by more than one church that either I’m not welcome into leadership given my non-Calvinist soteriology or worse, that I’m not saved as they claim I’m semi-Pelagian because I’m not a Calvinist. It is frequently divisive a...

@mr_shiplet I have been told by more than one church that either I’m not welcome into leadership given my non-Calvinist soteriology or worse, that I’m not saved as they claim I’m semi-Pelagian because

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@DanielRHyde What do you mean by “all along”? They didn’t exist prior to the reformation, did they? BTW, communion represents Jesus’ body which is the church and church ‘discipline’ is something done by the body, not by the leaders. About the conti...

@DanielRHyde What do you mean by “all along”? They didn’t exist prior to the reformation, did they? BTW, communion represents Jesus’ body which is the church and church ‘discipline’ is something done

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-15

@KaeleyT Aw, that’s touching! I just wish MacArthur was able to be corrected. I

@KaeleyT Aw, that’s touching! I just wish MacArthur was able to be corrected. I think that the view of unassailable authority that these men claim is theirs is the root of the problem it seems.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@AechDeePixel My suspicion is the weight of almost 1M followers and given his vi

@AechDeePixel My suspicion is the weight of almost 1M followers and given his views about male authority, I think he feels obliged to throw around his clout to take down some big dogs.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-14

@1_of__99 @RevKimWChafee Where do you get the idea that male headship means auth

@1_of__99 @RevKimWChafee Where do you get the idea that male headship means authority? If it does, why aren't any leaders in the church also called the 'head'?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@salthenurse08 @Romans8Shaman @megbasham That’s kind of funny. I wonder if all t

@salthenurse08 @Romans8Shaman @megbasham That’s kind of funny. I wonder if all the men in Ireland who wear kilts have given up all authority… In the early days in Israel, men wore togas.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-13

@JamesEwen0407 @sola_chad Sure there are. I’ll link a text which lists 10 of them. BTW, the church is simply a gathering of believers. If 10 people gather and none are appointed leaders, you still have church. It is healthier to have people appointe...

@JamesEwen0407 @sola_chad Sure there are. I’ll link a text which lists 10 of them. BTW, the church is simply a gathering of believers. If 10 people gather and none are appointed leaders, you still ha

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@JEM_Books @sola_chad @ElleRulavage People criticize egalitarians for claiming that it’s about Christian women following the Artemis cult when Paul’s words suggest it’s about genealogies and what sounds like Jewish myths. And the idea of usurping mal...

@JEM_Books @sola_chad @ElleRulavage People criticize egalitarians for claiming that it’s about Christian women following the Artemis cult when Paul’s words suggest it’s about genealogies and what soun

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@slyoung687 As I had mentioned in the past, he chooses to decide by consensus, just like how egalitarian marriages make decisions. So he is functionally egalitarian and “the authority” by label only…or so it would seem. Read the following and the po...

@slyoung687 As I had mentioned in the past, he chooses to decide by consensus, just like how egalitarian marriages make decisions. So he is functionally egalitarian and “the authority” by label only…o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@slyoung687 It’s really unfortunate as I think we could have has a good discussi

@slyoung687 It’s really unfortunate as I think we could have has a good discussion on this. But he has hardened himself on women in ministry and strangely sees me harming my marriage by treating my wi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@BronWen727104 So someone serving by leading the kitchen crew or managing the distribution to the widows is a pastoring function? I don’t think we are looking at English wording but what terms and contexts the biblical authors used this word for. T...

@BronWen727104 So someone serving by leading the kitchen crew or managing the distribution to the widows is a pastoring function? I don’t think we are looking at English wording but what terms and co

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA Ever wondered why Paul forbids women from teaching men and havi

@VirgilWalkerOMA Ever wondered why Paul forbids women from teaching men and having elder authority only in a personal letter to Timothy and not in any letters to the churches? Here are some questions

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@VirgilWalkerOMA Many think that authentein means the authority an elder has, yet why would Paul use such an obtuse hapax legomenon to refer to normal elder authority is quite strange. Linda Belleville shows that there was an Attic understanding this...

@VirgilWalkerOMA Many think that authentein means the authority an elder has, yet why would Paul use such an obtuse hapax legomenon to refer to normal elder authority is quite strange. Linda Bellevill

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-10

@Anglokinist @ClarkeMicah Wow. So if they are wrong on those passages, the whole house of cards of their authority falls over, huh? To the men that think women should be silent in the church, Paul says, “What? came the word of God out from you [men]...

@Anglokinist @ClarkeMicah Wow. So if they are wrong on those passages, the whole house of cards of their authority falls over, huh? To the men that think women should be silent in the church, Paul sa

1Cor 14:36 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-09

@Lead_Protect The husband could also help out. I mean… if it’s not too much trou

@Lead_Protect The husband could also help out. I mean… if it’s not too much trouble for him. My wife works a job (as I do) and there are times when she doesn’t have the energy to do the ‘domestic’ stu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy That has nothing to do with the church though. I’m not saying that the police have no authority to arrest me if I disobey the law. But my pastor has no authority to tell me what to do or not to do, only scripture has ...

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy That has nothing to do with the church though. I’m not saying that the police have no authority to arrest me if I disobey the law. But my pastor has no authority to te

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy Aren’t you trying to force hierarchy on people

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy Aren’t you trying to force hierarchy on people when God didn’t authorize it? Your expectations are trained to think that hierarchy and authority structures are Biblic

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel There is no scripture in the NT that says that it is the elders’ authority to remove someone who is unrepentant. “The church” in Mt 18:15-20 does not mean “the elders.” I have been in several churches which structured themselves...

@StothersRyan @Svigel There is no scripture in the NT that says that it is the elders’ authority to remove someone who is unrepentant. “The church” in Mt 18:15-20 does not mean “the elders.” I have be

Mt 18:15-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel Your comment “…in his authority, had us go outside and pray.” This is not the Biblical model. It is not the job of the pastor or elders to command the people to do this or that thing or use their authority to get everyone to co...

@StothersRyan @Svigel Your comment “…in his authority, had us go outside and pray.” This is not the Biblical model. It is not the job of the pastor or elders to command the people to do this or that

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@StothersRyan @Svigel Who said that the church has to do one thing given the church constitutes many parts? If a person feels led to minister to those in prison and leads a group of 3 to assist, why is that in conflict? Elders who pray and confirm th...

@StothersRyan @Svigel Who said that the church has to do one thing given the church constitutes many parts? If a person feels led to minister to those in prison and leads a group of 3 to assist, why i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@Svigel Priests require a temple but there is no temple. Actually, there’s temple is now the body of each believer. So then they are their own priest. What unique authority do elders have? Others who are not elders can teach, so that’s not it. Elde...

@Svigel Priests require a temple but there is no temple. Actually, there’s temple is now the body of each believer. So then they are their own priest. What unique authority do elders have? Others wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@iroquoisplskn87 Oh, God established rulers of countries and governments and pol

@iroquoisplskn87 Oh, God established rulers of countries and governments and police. But in His church, there’s no pope and leaders are simply those with character, experience and wisdom and abilities

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy How is egalitarian not good even if it is a fic

@RobertMacD0nald @purebredslappy How is egalitarian not good even if it is a fiction (despite me and my wife deciding by consensus and sharing equal authority)?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-08

@ReformedArsenal But I’m leading together with my wife. We make decisions by con

@ReformedArsenal But I’m leading together with my wife. We make decisions by consensus. I’m the head but that has nothing to do with authority or leading.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 That’s what a deacon is… a supportive role. They organize teams, host, weight on tables, distribute donations, etc. Not a single person in the NT aside from Christ is named as a pastor. Only two are named as elder, Peter an...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 That’s what a deacon is… a supportive role. They organize teams, host, weight on tables, distribute donations, etc. Not a single person in the NT aside from Christ is named

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Prov_Standards There is no hierarchy for leadership because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. Leaders are only those who demonstrate by example and are gifted and capable of teaching what was passed onto them, and correcting error. The auth...

@Prov_Standards There is no hierarchy for leadership because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. Leaders are only those who demonstrate by example and are gifted and capable of teaching what wa

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The idea that they were under the authority of their h

@BronWen727104 @Paula_333 The idea that they were under the authority of their husbands is nowhere stated—not once!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Paul is introducing her to the church at Rome so they will immediately accept her and support her by serving under her leadership as normally it takes time to recognize leaders. I don’t see how you get the idea she wasn’t a...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Paul is introducing her to the church at Rome so they will immediately accept her and support her by serving under her leadership as normally it takes time to recognize leade

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Interesting…you are one of very few who call Paul a pastor. Because 1Ti 3:2 appears to disqualify singles and females from serving as elder/pastor. Nowhere does scripture say that Priscilla was under the authority of her hu...

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Interesting…you are one of very few who call Paul a pastor. Because 1Ti 3:2 appears to disqualify singles and females from serving as elder/pastor. Nowhere does scripture sa

1Ti 3:2 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@SingnRing Absolutely! The misguided emphasis on authority seems to be core to the problem. There seems to be a desire to emphasize and not diminish Christ’s authority over His church but Jesus doesn’t present Himself that way, always elevating the c...

@SingnRing Absolutely! The misguided emphasis on authority seems to be core to the problem. There seems to be a desire to emphasize and not diminish Christ’s authority over His church but Jesus doesn’

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Prov_Standards All of the scripture is about Christ. So when you share and teach God's Word, you are 'preaching Christ'. Leadership is simply those who are of exemplary character and lead by example and able to train and correct others. The only o...

@Prov_Standards All of the scripture is about Christ. So when you share and teach God's Word, you are 'preaching Christ'. Leadership is simply those who are of exemplary character and lead by example

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Rom 16 lists many female leaders. Leading in the churc

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Rom 16 lists many female leaders. Leading in the church is about demonstrating and being an example, not about being an authority over someone. https://t.co/8gNa5P0EsS

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@josheber12 He stopped a woman from teaching false doctrine, but where does he s

@josheber12 He stopped a woman from teaching false doctrine, but where does he stop anyone from teaching the truth? He can’t as Jesus already by His authority gave all the authority to teach all natio

Mt 28:18-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Conservati90559 But preaching Christ is what the entire scriptures are about. Further, Mt 28:18-20 commands all disciples to teach everything Jesus commanded the first ones. Are men supposed to take authority over anyone in the church? Because auth...

@Conservati90559 But preaching Christ is what the entire scriptures are about. Further, Mt 28:18-20 commands all disciples to teach everything Jesus commanded the first ones. Are men supposed to take

Mt 28:18-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Jesus also didn't choose a Gentile as one of his 12 ap

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 Jesus also didn't choose a Gentile as one of his 12 apostles. So by the same logic you are using regarding women, how is any leader in the church allowed to be a Gentile?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 That's correct. I guess we agree on something :-) But

@Paula_333 @BronWen727104 That's correct. I guess we agree on something :-) But I wasn't appealing to authority. One doesn't know what is true by appealing to one person over another.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@carol66944 @5pur5y Yes, God’s rule is absolutely assumed throughout the OT. He exercises sovereign authority from the beginning—flooding the earth, confusing languages, raising up and bringing down kings, determining Pharaoh’s role in displaying His...

@carol66944 @5pur5y Yes, God’s rule is absolutely assumed throughout the OT. He exercises sovereign authority from the beginning—flooding the earth, confusing languages, raising up and bringing down k

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@KlarsKl I would say with knowledge comes responsibility. They were given equal authority but not equal knowledge given the time sequence order of creation. Adam was told to guard the garden and you are not told this without knowing what you are guar...

@KlarsKl I would say with knowledge comes responsibility. They were given equal authority but not equal knowledge given the time sequence order of creation. Adam was told to guard the garden and you a

1Ti 2:13-14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-06

@Paula_333 The word didaskein (ie. to teach) is there, but why do you think it has to do with teaching truth when the letter was about stopping false teaching? Also, authentein doesn't mean authority in a good sense. That word is extremely rare and ...

@Paula_333 The word didaskein (ie. to teach) is there, but why do you think it has to do with teaching truth when the letter was about stopping false teaching? Also, authentein doesn't mean authority

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

@Crystalisives I like to frame it as 'authority over' because that accurately de

@Crystalisives I like to frame it as 'authority over' because that accurately describes the problem. Leader just means going before and showing by example, but they seem to think it means having autho

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

@Paula_333 Also, that 1Ti 2:12-14 applies to teaching in the church isn't what is being stated. Paul is writing Timothy to deal with strange (ie. false) teaching, not to stop the teaching of truth by anyone. Nowhere is 'authentein' being used positiv...

@Paula_333 Also, that 1Ti 2:12-14 applies to teaching in the church isn't what is being stated. Paul is writing Timothy to deal with strange (ie. false) teaching, not to stop the teaching of truth by

1Ti 2:12-14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-05

Complementarians say God gave Adam authority over Eve—and by extension, husbands over wives. But Adam was the one who failed (Ro 5:12). He wasn’t deceived, yet didn’t guard the garden or his own flesh, Eve. If failed shepherds are removed, why woul...

Complementarians say God gave Adam authority over Eve—and by extension, husbands over wives. But Adam was the one who failed (Ro 5:12). He wasn’t deceived, yet didn’t guard the garden or his own fles

Ro 5:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 But head doesn't mean 'the boss of'. Yes, that's right, this passage is not meaning to explain to us that the glorified Jesus is the boss of the church. As God who created and sustains everything, *obviously* he's the...

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 But head doesn't mean 'the boss of'. Yes, that's right, this passage is not meaning to explain to us that the glorified Jesus is the boss of the church. As God who cre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-04

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 Just because the husband is physically stronger doesn't mean that our protection comes from our physical strength. You are thinking in a worldly fashion, not a godly one. In the body of Christ there is no "primary lea...

@LiamHarperBlack @autocorrect2_0 Just because the husband is physically stronger doesn't mean that our protection comes from our physical strength. You are thinking in a worldly fashion, not a godly o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-02

@JonByers186054 @ssiena017 @dalepartridge @GracefilledWomb I never said I reject all authority, just that God never intended that a husband be in authority over his wife. And yes, Jesus⎯though also the God of the universe⎯as the man treats the churc...

@JonByers186054 @ssiena017 @dalepartridge @GracefilledWomb I never said I reject all authority, just that God never intended that a husband be in authority over his wife. And yes, Jesus⎯though also t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-30

@darylsterk In Wisdom of Solomon 12:6, authentas is used (the accusative plural noun form), whereas in 1Ti 2:12, authentein is a present active infinitive verb form. They are related, and I do agree with you that there is a sense of murder here which...

@darylsterk In Wisdom of Solomon 12:6, authentas is used (the accusative plural noun form), whereas in 1Ti 2:12, authentein is a present active infinitive verb form. They are related, and I do agree w

Solomon 12:6 1Ti 2:12 general
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