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@pauldirks @KaeleyT Scripture uses third person too. That does seem like a prett

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Scripture uses third person too. That does seem like a pretty minor quibble and certainly the third person is not feminine. I asked about the fruits of the spirit as others have s

@ReformedCaio @MikeWingerii I see. I think I’m right. I’m sure you think you are

@ReformedCaio @MikeWingerii I see. I think I’m right. I’m sure you think you are right too. The problem with Mike is he told me that I need to repent because I disagreed with him on a secondary matte

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils In context, Paul was dealing with false teachers, not

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils In context, Paul was dealing with false teachers, not those who were teaching truth to anyone. He didn’t name the woman who was teaching false doctrine as she hadn’t been con

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@itbemeAllie @douglaswils You don’t believe in 1Ti 2:12, that a woman is not to

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils You don’t believe in 1Ti 2:12, that a woman is not to teach or take authority over a man? 🤔

1Ti 2:12 debate

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Paul, James, Peter and all the apostle

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Paul, James, Peter and all the apostles were Jews. The uniqueness about Paul is that he is an apostle to the Gentiles. I fail to understand what your point i

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils If what you are saying is so obvious by looking around

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils If what you are saying is so obvious by looking around you, then why are you—a woman—attempting to teach me—a man?

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils Wow, who told you that? How is believing that women ca

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils Wow, who told you that? How is believing that women can teach true doctrine to men something that sends someone to Hell? I think you are quite misinformed.

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils Wait…what? I believe that all in the body mutually sub

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils Wait…what? I believe that all in the body mutually submit to each other. How is that feminist again? And why is a disagreement over secondary doctrines meaning the one whom

@IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Yes!! Some prefer mutualism rather than egalitaria

@IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Yes!! Some prefer mutualism rather than egalitarianism for that very reason. Just don’t forget that while Paul and Peter are correcting an imbalance the idea of both sub

RT @iheartJ37: @harmonizedgrace @ryanschatz Paul deliberately chose hypotassō (c

RT @iheartJ37: @harmonizedgrace @ryanschatz Paul deliberately chose hypotassō (commonly translated as “submission”) to describe the relatio…

@mvpompa @MikeWingerii Do you speak for Mike? I’m glad you acknowledge that read

@mvpompa @MikeWingerii Do you speak for Mike? I’m glad you acknowledge that reading some texts to your wife doesn’t prove you aren’t doing something inappropriate.

@ReformedCaio @MikeWingerii I think you missed something. Mike says he reads out

@ReformedCaio @MikeWingerii I think you missed something. Mike says he reads out texts between him and women that are not his wife so she knows that he’s being transparent with her. But this doesn’t

@TokuDude Let’s walk through this more carefully. Sharing specific texts with your wife is not a problem, but it doesn’t guarantee you’ve solved the problem. Unless you hand her the phone (before you deleted the improper tweets), what guarantee is th...

@TokuDude Let’s walk through this more carefully. Sharing specific texts with your wife is not a problem, but it doesn’t guarantee you’ve solved the problem. Unless you hand her the phone (before you

@CrashMondoJr @MikeWingerii Can he appear to be open with his wife while still f

@CrashMondoJr @MikeWingerii Can he appear to be open with his wife while still filtering the texts he doesn’t want her to see? Get it yet?

Submission is reciprocal. ἀλλήλων “each other” in Eph 5:21 is reciprocal so it

Submission is reciprocal. ἀλλήλων “each other” in Eph 5:21 is *reciprocal* so it cannot mean one way obedience. And head doesn’t mean authority. https://t.co/0keul4eGhj

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@douglaswils Submission is mutual as ἀλλήλων in Eph 5:21 is reciprocal. This m

@douglaswils Submission is mutual as ἀλλήλων in Eph 5:21 is *reciprocal*. This means the hierarchical assumption of military ranking is foreign to this context. How do you obey reciprocally?

Eph 5:21 debate

@ChristianJComis @drcholakov Male headship meaning male authority is a foreign i

@ChristianJComis @drcholakov Male headship meaning male authority is a foreign idea inserted into the creation account. Both are commanded to rule. Gender roles is a virus to the body of Christ. https

@JacobHobHoward @carol66944 The idea that head means authority is a false idea s

@JacobHobHoward @carol66944 The idea that head means authority is a false idea someone inserted into the creation account while you were sleeping. Take another look. https://t.co/wHT8WZWEVr

@rightresponsem Ah, male headship. Head meaning authority is a foreign concept

@rightresponsem Ah, male headship. Head meaning authority is a foreign concept inserted into the creation the creation account while you were sleeping. Time to excise it! https://t.co/wHT8WZWEVr

@MicheMoffatt @TomBuck Headship is not about authority. That’s a foreign idea so

@MicheMoffatt @TomBuck Headship is not about authority. That’s a foreign idea some snuck into the creation account. https://t.co/wHT8WZWEVr

@harmonizedgrace Complementarians are not saying their wives are to obey them? C

@harmonizedgrace Complementarians are not saying their wives are to obey them? Can you introduce me to these new conplementarians? I’d love to meet them!

@JodyWar37160238 @ChappyMacc @BeuatiflyBersrk @Janet_Mefferd Ah, a very astute o

@JodyWar37160238 @ChappyMacc @BeuatiflyBersrk @Janet_Mefferd Ah, a very astute observation! Perhaps headship and authority are not connected after all? https://t.co/wHT8WZWEVr

@ThomLately @IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Head meaning authority is a foreign co

@ThomLately @IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Head meaning authority is a foreign concept inserted into the creation account while you were sleeping. https://t.co/wHT8WZWEVr

@IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Where is the wive commanded to “obey” her husband?

@crusadepepe Husbands are not commanded to coerce their wives! And wives are not

@crusadepepe Husbands are not commanded to coerce their wives! And wives are not commanded to be like eternal children. It sure would have helped if Adam explained to Eve why she shouldn’t eat the fr

@harmonizedgrace The Bible doesn’t command men to coerce their wives not does it

@harmonizedgrace The Bible doesn’t command men to coerce their wives not does it command wives to be like eternal children and never make any decisions or take any responsibility.

RT @ryanschatz: @iheartJ37 @TomBuck Yes, wives should be willing to be convinced

RT @ryanschatz: @iheartJ37 @TomBuck Yes, wives should be willing to be convinced by their husbands. Husbands are not commanded to coerce th…

RT @ryanschatz: So you see, egalitarians are not throwing out God's "order" but

RT @ryanschatz: So you see, egalitarians are not throwing out God's "order" but understanding that in context, the sequential order of crea…

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@C_del_G @Rach4Patriarchy Really? Tell me which part of Ge 1:28 says that one is

@C_del_G @Rach4Patriarchy Really? Tell me which part of Ge 1:28 says that one is supposed to rule and the other to submit?

Ge 1:28 debate

@Song_Never_Ends @TomBuck Head is an anatomical word. It has to do with first or

@Song_Never_Ends @TomBuck Head is an anatomical word. It has to do with first or origins not rule or authority. Many who were last ended up being placed in a position of prominence over the older sibl

@Song_Never_Ends @TomBuck The Bible doesn’t treat women as eternal children. Is

@Song_Never_Ends @TomBuck The Bible doesn’t treat women as eternal children. Is that better? Ge 1:28 calls both to rule and not only one to rule and one to submit.

Ge 1:28 debate

@GraceIsMyAnchor @TomBuck The wife is never said to obey her husband. This treat

@GraceIsMyAnchor @TomBuck The wife is never said to obey her husband. This treatment of women as eternal children is so unfortunate. Time to expose the way they’ve inserted the foreign concept of male

@jgrams90 @TomBuck Wives were treated like property so they were subjected like a slave to a master. Paul is elevating the wife to instead submit out of love like she does to Christ. That does not exclude the husband’s need to subject himself also in...

@jgrams90 @TomBuck Wives were treated like property so they were subjected like a slave to a master. Paul is elevating the wife to instead submit out of love like she does to Christ. That does not exc

Eph 5:21 debate

@iheartJ37 @TomBuck Yes, wives should be willing to be convinced by their husban

@iheartJ37 @TomBuck Yes, wives should be willing to be convinced by their husbands. Husbands are not commanded to coerce their wives!

@autocorrect2_0 @TomBuck ‘A husband’s authority’ as a thing that belongs to male

@autocorrect2_0 @TomBuck ‘A husband’s authority’ as a thing that belongs to males is a foreign concept snuck into the creation account. It’s time to excise it! https://t.co/wHT8WZWEVr

@Song_Never_Ends @TomBuck Where does scripture tell wives to obey their husbands

@Song_Never_Ends @TomBuck Where does scripture tell wives to obey their husbands?

@TomBuck Male headship as in ‘male only rule’ is a foreign concept that was snuc

@TomBuck Male headship as in ‘male only rule’ is a foreign concept that was snuck into the creation account. https://t.co/wHT8WZWEVr

@HebrewSdnt Male headship as in male only rule is a foreign idea that got snuck

@HebrewSdnt Male headship as in male only rule is a foreign idea that got snuck into the creation account. https://t.co/wHT8WZWEVr

@ostrachan How about starting back in Genesis and re-examining where people snuc

@ostrachan How about starting back in Genesis and re-examining where people snuck the foreign idea of exclusive male rule into the text? https://t.co/wHT8WZWEVr

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Do you also consider the fruits of the Holy Spirit to be fem

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Do you also consider the fruits of the Holy Spirit to be feminine? Peace, patience, kindness, gentleness? Also, what is third person application?

@Rach4Patriarchy The gun of "niceness"? Maybe no one should be exerting authori

@Rach4Patriarchy The gun of "niceness"? Maybe no one should be exerting authority over anyone in the church.

@elonsucks88 @MikeWingerii Well, as it turns out, I was told I could never be a leader in a 3 local churches of wonderful brothers and sisters because I believe women can lead. That was despite being willing to live within their complementarian frame...

@elonsucks88 @MikeWingerii Well, as it turns out, I was told I could never be a leader in a 3 local churches of wonderful brothers and sisters because I believe women can lead. That was despite being

@timesux @c_lawson68748 @yahtsidkenu33ad @Eric_Conn Those who adhere to mutual s

@timesux @c_lawson68748 @yahtsidkenu33ad @Eric_Conn Those who adhere to mutual submission are simply following the example of the early church. Why do you call that feminism?

I appreciate William doesn't want to encourage abuse! But if he wants to reflect

I appreciate William doesn't want to encourage abuse! But if he wants to reflect Christ's relationship with His Bride, then he should probably become an egalitarian. 😊 https://t.co/gjfH09kG1i

Egalitarian churches are not "losing their soul" if they are doing it because th

Egalitarian churches are not "losing their soul" if they are doing it because they understand scripture's true teaching. God's design for men and women is to work together as partners, not treating wo

Yes, headship is not a matter of preference or pragmatism⎯nor is it a matter of

Yes, headship is not a matter of preference or pragmatism⎯nor is it a matter of authority. Importing modern ideas of "head" to the Biblical use is exactly what complementarians claim egalitarians are

Complementarians should stop dividing the church and demonizing those faithful t

Complementarians should stop dividing the church and demonizing those faithful to God’s Word, even in disagreement. Whether women can serve as leaders, elders, or pastors is a secondary issue and shou

As noted earlier, some reject what they perceive as the clear teaching of Script

As noted earlier, some reject what they perceive as the clear teaching of Scripture, which is true compromise and often leads to further compromise. However, gender roles are not a Biblical teaching—i

If the denominations want to accept false teaching, let them be. Each church sho

If the denominations want to accept false teaching, let them be. Each church should aim to be faithful to God's Word. https://t.co/XWM9rC7hcC

Actually, the fruit of egalitarianism is mutual submission. It is a healthy unif

Actually, the fruit of egalitarianism is mutual submission. It is a healthy unified church. https://t.co/PjgQg6Dthj