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@seditiouslibel2 @rightresponsem The head of state is a different context and se

@seditiouslibel2 @rightresponsem The head of state is a different context and sense from the husband being the head of the wife and Christ the head of His church. You are mixing contexts.

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 Ultimately context is king and so we have to consider

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 Ultimately context is king and so we have to consider each reference in its context to be sure of how Paul is using it.

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 The context is what determines meaning. I’m curious why you think the clear terms meaning authority were not used but a body part was? When Paul says that the eye cannot say to the ear ‘I don’t need you’ is part of the head ...

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 The context is what determines meaning. I’m curious why you think the clear terms meaning authority were not used but a body part was? When Paul says that the eye cannot say

@seditiouslibel2 @rightresponsem So God’s will involves violating His created order? Wouldn’t God be aware of His own created order and follow it? Who says a woman is the head of her husband? I’m certainly not. But I don’t believe head means authori...

@seditiouslibel2 @rightresponsem So God’s will involves violating His created order? Wouldn’t God be aware of His own created order and follow it? Who says a woman is the head of her husband? I’m cer

@chronos_magnus @Canad_eh @whitxsix I see. Well the word for teach is in 1Ti 2:1

@chronos_magnus @Canad_eh @whitxsix I see. Well the word for teach is in 1Ti 2:12. Do you believe men are supposed to authentein others? (That’s the Greek word Paul used which some translate as have a

1Ti 2:12 debate

@StothersRyan Hi Ryan! I am looking for cohesive, in context answers that do no

@StothersRyan Hi Ryan! I am looking for cohesive, in context answers that do not ignore any of the verses, or the grammar, or Paul’s placing Christ as the head. The view has to make sense of it all

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-28

@aheartforgod @HootenWilson It’s more like “can you read the Bible jn context or

@aheartforgod @HootenWilson It’s more like “can you read the Bible jn context or are you only into taking texts out of their context to support your pretext making them into a proof text?”

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-28

@PubliusJosephus @MWWatHome Well, I’ve most certainly considered the context and it seems Paul explicitly tells us that it was for Timothy to stop “certain ones from teaching strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3) not to stop half the body from teaching the ot...

@PubliusJosephus @MWWatHome Well, I’ve most certainly considered the context and it seems Paul explicitly tells us that it was for Timothy to stop “certain ones from teaching strange doctrines” (1Ti 1

1Ti 1:3 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-27

@Rick07200430 @wichman_matthew @CherylSchatz @autocorrect2_0 This passage from Hebrews clarifies that one can be enlightened, taste the heavenly gift of salvation and become partakers of the Holy Spirit and still fall away and yes, lose what they exp...

@Rick07200430 @wichman_matthew @CherylSchatz @autocorrect2_0 This passage from Hebrews clarifies that one can be enlightened, taste the heavenly gift of salvation and become partakers of the Holy Spir

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-27

@autocorrect2_0 @MiscreaRichard Yes and interpreting scripture is something that can be tested. If the HS reveals what a passage means to you then it will stand the text of examination. There have been a number of times where I felt as if the HS gave...

@autocorrect2_0 @MiscreaRichard Yes and interpreting scripture is something that can be tested. If the HS reveals what a passage means to you then it will stand the text of examination. There have bee

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody I have the love of the truth and I know the God of the scriptures. But my concern is are you saying that unless someone pronounces Jesus’ name YHWH using the correct Hebrew pronunciation that they are lost? So everyone from ...

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody I have the love of the truth and I know the God of the scriptures. But my concern is are you saying that unless someone pronounces Jesus’ name YHWH using the correct Hebrew p

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Who is being referred to in Genesis 1 in the Hebrew Sc

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Who is being referred to in Genesis 1 in the Hebrew Scriptures? Isn’t it Elohim? Is this the same God in your view as the creation account in Genesis 2?

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Hm. That’s the big issue you have? You have to pronounce God’s name correctly in the Hebrew? But was the vocalization of YHWH even retained? How do you even know you are pronouncing it correctly? I mean I am genuinely curiou...

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Hm. That’s the big issue you have? You have to pronounce God’s name correctly in the Hebrew? But was the vocalization of YHWH even retained? How do you even know you are pron

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Where is any evidence of the gospels in Hebrew? Even t

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Where is any evidence of the gospels in Hebrew? Even the letter to the Hebrews was in Greek!

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody I’m making no excuses whatsoever. I’m merely observing the amazing plan of God to include the gentiles and do it by coming after the dispersion of the Jews under Roman occupation and thereby use a non-Hebraic language which ...

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody I’m making no excuses whatsoever. I’m merely observing the amazing plan of God to include the gentiles and do it by coming after the dispersion of the Jews under Roman occupa

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Hang on, how are you explaining anything spiritual fro

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Hang on, how are you explaining anything spiritual from scripture to me in English? Why are you not using Hebrew? 🤔

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Finally, Greek’s syntax is highly precise and nuanced,

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Finally, Greek’s syntax is highly precise and nuanced, making it an excellent language for capturing detailed theological and doctrinal ideas. It’s a fantastic choice for the

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Finally, the NT’s use of Greek wasn’t a deviation from

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Finally, the NT’s use of Greek wasn’t a deviation from Jewish tradition but an extension of it. Like the LXX, it ensured that God’s message could reach the world, a key goal

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Jesus likely spoke Aramaic, but He lived in a multilin

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Jesus likely spoke Aramaic, but He lived in a multilingual world where Greek was common, especially for interactions beyond Jewish audiences. His message being preserved in G

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Further, there’s no evidence the gospels were written

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Further, there’s no evidence the gospels were written in Hebrew. The earliest manuscripts are in Greek, and the NT shows deliberate use of Greek grammar, vocabulary, and rhet

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody The Hebrew Bible itself was translated into Greek (the

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody The Hebrew Bible itself was translated into Greek (the LXX) centuries before Christ, because many Jews no longer spoke Hebrew. NT writers often quoted the LXX, showing Greek

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Wow, can’t say I’ve heard anyone argue this way before. Greek was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire, widely spoken by Jews in the diaspora and in Judea. The NT authors—being bilingual—wrote in Greek to reach a broader a...

@elemayohoh @HolyHomebody Wow, can’t say I’ve heard anyone argue this way before. Greek was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire, widely spoken by Jews in the diaspora and in Judea. The NT authors—b

@noblama @slstruik @MikeWingerii This has to be read in context as it is easy to misinterpret Paul’s intent. Paul’s use of specific grammar (singular instead of plural), the word authentein for “usurp authority” (are men even allowed to do that?) an...

@noblama @slstruik @MikeWingerii This has to be read in context as it is easy to misinterpret Paul’s intent. Paul’s use of specific grammar (singular instead of plural), the word authentein for “usur

@TheIllegit Correct—simply claiming something doesn't make it true. However, in

@TheIllegit Correct—simply claiming something doesn't make it true. However, in the NT, 'man' can mean anyone, male or female, based on context. So, if Paul meant both genders, why sometimes use the

@haymes_joshua Church in that context was a group of believers meeting in a home

@haymes_joshua Church in that context was a group of believers meeting in a home. Do you recognize that as church?

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy I’m agreeing with what she wrote as if it

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy I’m agreeing with what she wrote as if it came from me, a male. I have the exegesis to back it up and thoroughly defend it. BTW, I’m misinterpreting something yo

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy I’m not out of order. I’ve studied the tex

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy I’m not out of order. I’ve studied the text carefully and it doesn’t agree with your view. Why don’t you just argue for your exegesis?

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy Are you a pastor and you are not cognizant

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy Are you a pastor and you are not cognizant that you have to interpret scripture and how easy it is to take a text out of context?

1Co 7:1 1Ti 2:11-12 debate

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy Surely you know the NT is written in Greek? Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians after 1Co 7:1 but there’s no quotation marks in the original manuscripts. Are you aware of this? Why did Paul chang...

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy Surely you know the NT is written in Greek? Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians after 1Co 7:1 but there’s no quotation marks in the original manu

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy You are deflecting. You need to take responsibility for your interpretation and defend it. I’ve read the scripture and studied it carefully on this issue and a right interpretation of scripture is not on your sid...

@ImRevAlan @PFKHealth @BornAgainMissy You are deflecting. You need to take responsibility for your interpretation and defend it. I’ve read the scripture and studied it carefully on this issue and a ri

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-23

@ymmotrojam @PaulaYScanlan If she agrees with me and sees how the whole of the context and grammar does not forbid women from speaking, then the only one with the problem are guys like yourself. Thus: “What? came the word of God out from you [males]...

@ymmotrojam @PaulaYScanlan If she agrees with me and sees how the whole of the context and grammar does not forbid women from speaking, then the only one with the problem are guys like yourself. Thus

1Co 14:36 commentary

@prejoal @smashbaals No, Paul isn’t emphasizing the Jewish traditions of subjecting their wives but ensuring that in the congregation people weren’t all speaking at the same time and that they were not speaking in foreign tongues without interpretati...

@prejoal @smashbaals No, Paul isn’t emphasizing the Jewish traditions of subjecting their wives but ensuring that in the congregation people weren’t all speaking at the same time and that they were no

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-23

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals I linked to a post above where I explained the context

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals I linked to a post above where I explained the context. I’ll include another one here too as I added more details about the reason Paul gives Timothy his authority. https://

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-23

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals Paul explained in his personal letter to Timothy that he left him in Ephesus to stop false teachers, not so that he would instruct half the church not to teach truth to the other half. You are misreading the text by not cons...

@TheCoolhand1 @smashbaals Paul explained in his personal letter to Timothy that he left him in Ephesus to stop false teachers, not so that he would instruct half the church not to teach truth to the o

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-22

@Vysler @smashbaals That passage is in the context of Paul writing a personal letter to Timothy telling him he was leaving him in Ephesus to stop certain people from teaching false doctrine not to stop half the church from teaching the truth to the o...

@Vysler @smashbaals That passage is in the context of Paul writing a personal letter to Timothy telling him he was leaving him in Ephesus to stop certain people from teaching false doctrine not to sto

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-22

@B___Q_ @rightresponsem Really? So in context of a letter where Paul has

@B_______Q_____ @rightresponsem Really? So in context of a letter where Paul has stated he left Timothy in Ephesus to stop *false* teaching, somehow you’ve crossed your wires into thinking this is abo

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-22

@MLbelch @smashbaals You have no authority⎯none at all. It is all in the Word. You can't tell me to do anything that isn't clearly in the Word. You also don't have the authoritative interpretation of the scripture. Your job is to serve by convincing ...

@MLbelch @smashbaals You have no authority⎯none at all. It is all in the Word. You can't tell me to do anything that isn't clearly in the Word. You also don't have the authoritative interpretation of

@Heiserite @lutherananswers You are interpreting it this way, but what evidence

@Heiserite @lutherananswers You are interpreting it this way, but what evidence in the text do you have for this? In fact, Paul says in 11:16 that neither they nor the churches of God have any such p

in 11:16 debate

@Heiserite @lutherananswers The “because of the angels” and “the woman should have authority over her head” are the links. There’s no “symbol of” in the Greek. Her authority to judge matters of this life is less than and therefore granted by her aut...

@Heiserite @lutherananswers The “because of the angels” and “the woman should have authority over her head” are the links. There’s no “symbol of” in the Greek. Her authority to judge matters of this

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Scriptural context trumps culture, Jewish oral laws

@Heiserite @lutherananswers Scriptural context trumps culture, Jewish oral laws or Greek medicine⎯scriptural context trumps everything.

@Heiserite @lutherananswers But this is precisely the problem. When you don't de

@Heiserite @lutherananswers But this is precisely the problem. When you don't deal with Paul's own context first, why should we follow the Ancient Greek medicine argument?

@John42991250 @smashbaals The "God of the Jews" means the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You don't worship that God? He's a false god? Genesis to Micah were written in Hebrew to the Israelites. What is "most important" about being a dispensationa...

@John42991250 @smashbaals The "God of the Jews" means the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You don't worship that God? He's a false god? Genesis to Micah were written in Hebrew to the Israelites. Wh

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-17

@Bamahunter2020 @Eric_Conn All scripture has to be taken in context. A text with

@Bamahunter2020 @Eric_Conn All scripture has to be taken in context. A text without its context is a pretext for a proof text. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-17

@Pauldman414 @Eric_Conn What purposeful misinterpretation? Are you confessing wh

@Pauldman414 @Eric_Conn What purposeful misinterpretation? Are you confessing what you are doing?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-17

@HarrowingDell @Eric_Conn Head in the Bible in these contexts means source not a

@HarrowingDell @Eric_Conn Head in the Bible in these contexts means source not authority of.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-16

@Christianous100 @ReformedSteven @RevKimWChafee The NET Bible translator notes also leans towards creditors: 29 tc The Hebrew text appears to read literally, “My people, his oppressors, he deals severely, and women rule over them.” The correct text ...

@Christianous100 @ReformedSteven @RevKimWChafee The NET Bible translator notes also leans towards creditors: 29 tc The Hebrew text appears to read literally, “My people, his oppressors, he deals seve

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-16

@smashbaals This shows that you are judging by mere appearances rather than the

@smashbaals This shows that you are judging by mere appearances rather than the content. What does it matter if someone wants to pronounce Jesus using Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ ?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-14

@HebronC777 @AJMxya @smashbaals I have no issues with God as I don’t have proble

@HebronC777 @AJMxya @smashbaals I have no issues with God as I don’t have problems reading scripture in context. I also don’t have any issues with distinctions between M + F. My only problem is unbi

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-12

@BeanofChrist Verses that don’t make the point? My point was about God fearers and whether God gives these to Christ or God haters. If we take your ‘clear passages’ in their immediate and the greater context of scripture, regenerating a person befor...

@BeanofChrist Verses that don’t make the point? My point was about God fearers and whether God gives these to Christ or God haters. If we take your ‘clear passages’ in their immediate and the greater