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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

@SuzanneLucy78 @smashbaals Don’t worry…Paul didn’t mean what they claim. See bel

@SuzanneLucy78 @smashbaals Don’t worry…Paul didn’t mean what they claim. See below.👇 https://t.co/GjtWpjNCMh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

Or maybe he was thinking of 1Cor 14:34-35 that says women should be silent and that their speaking is shameful. But Paul was quoting from the Corinthians and refuting them: “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] onl...

Or maybe he was thinking of 1Cor 14:34-35 that says women should be silent and that their speaking is shameful. But Paul was quoting from the Corinthians and refuting them: “What? came the word of God

1Co 14:36 1Cor 14:34-35 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 2:12? But then Paul’s stated purpose was for Timothy

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 2:12? But then Paul’s stated purpose was for Timothy to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching tru

1Ti 2:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 3:2, but Paul never forbids women. He uses a the male

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 3:2, but Paul never forbids women. He uses a the male form generically. https://t.co/VI2qbiI67E

1Ti 3:2 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

But the apostle Paul didn’t say that women can’t be pastors… I guess smash will

But the apostle Paul didn’t say that women can’t be pastors… I guess smash will never learn. 🤷‍♂️ https://t.co/QOPVABta5w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-10

@tom_ford53871 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Paul uses 1Co 6:2-3 as a greater to lesser argument. In other words, if saints will judge angels and nations (in the millennium), then surely they are competent to judge trivial matters in this life. Similarly...

@tom_ford53871 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Paul uses 1Co 6:2-3 as a greater to lesser argument. In other words, if saints will judge angels and nations (in the millennium), then surely they are competen

1Co 11:10 1Co 6:2-3 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-08-09

@McMuffin11111 Well, when they all parrot each other and miss the context behind

@McMuffin11111 Well, when they all parrot each other and miss the context behind Paul’s statements and erroneously believe head means authority over, then yeah, they all get it wrong. Did you believe

@SuzanneLucy78 @smashbaals Don’t worry…Paul didn’t mean what they claim. See bel

Or maybe he was thinking of 1Cor 14:34-35 that says women should be silent and that their speaking is shameful. But Paul was quoting from the Corinthians and refuting them: “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] onl...

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 2:12? But then Paul’s stated purpose was for Timothy

Maybe he’s thinking of 1Ti 3:2, but Paul never forbids women. He uses a the male

But the apostle Paul didn’t say that women can’t be pastors… I guess smash will

@tom_ford53871 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Paul uses 1Co 6:2-3 as a greater to lesser argument. In other words, if saints will judge angels and nations (in the millennium), then surely they are competent to judge trivial matters in this life. Similarly...

@McMuffin11111 Well, when they all parrot each other and miss the context behind

@Bat_Scholar_ @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Seriously? Are you trying to construct a

@McMuffin11111 @DarkVanTil @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Spurgeon, Gill and Fuller interpret head to mean authority but Paul isn’t using it that way. They view the church as a hierarchy of authority which is absolutely not what Jesus’ instructed. Yeah, ...

@McMuffin11111 @CrackedSkull7 Gill, Chrysostom, Calvin and Owen are all parroting the same interpretation which violates the grammar, doesn’t make sense in the context of Paul stopping false teaching instead of all female teachers and doesn’t agree w...

@CrackedSkull7 Paul’s context is not isolated platitudes but in the context of a purposeful directed personal letter of instruction to Timothy. Paul was clear about his purpose: that Timothy remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people to not teach s...

@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...

@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...

@McMuffin11111 @DarkVanTil @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Calvin didn’t understand th

@McMuffin11111 @SearlJk47427 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Not so. Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines, not to stop anyone from teaching truth to anyone. Also, where is authentein used positively of...

@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 No he doesn't. First, he doesn't use the plural as you misquoted. Second, taken in context, Paul leaves Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrine...

@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...

@pauldirks However... - Bonaventure taught that salvation is a cooperative process between divine grace and human free will. - Bonaventure seems to also affirm that good works, enabled by grace, contribute to salvation (aligned with RC theology). - A...

@McMuffin11111 @Eric_Conn @iliketopreach Well, if you are going to be the one to vote and teach the Bible, you should at least not take scripture out of context. Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctri...

@eschatologyguy @CherylSchatz Paul always went to the Jew first and then to the Gentiles only when the Jews rejected his message. Paul also circumcised Timothy so that he could join him in ministering to the Jews. God also had to show Peter not to ca...

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Jesus’ commission to His apostles was to go into Judea, Samaria and the rest of the nations. Paul always went to the Jews first in every area he went to, and only when they rejected his message did he th...

@howiedoit299187 @CherylSchatz Saul (Paul) of Tarsus was a Jew trained by Gamaliel, a Jew of Jews. Further, when he went to a new area, he always went to the Jews first and only to the Gentiles when the Jews rejected his message. Third, 1Co 6:2-3 say...

@TheLastDon222 @CherylSchatz Jesus didn’t provide the means by which Judas’ repl

@JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Where are the qualifications listed in Ac 1:21,22 coming from? Did they come from the prophecy or from Jesus directly? The phrase “the twelve” distinguishes the apostles directly chosen by Jesus from other apostles, it...

@DKR_independent @JustBibleTruth @CherylSchatz Who is arguing based on church tradition? The argument is based on the evidence in the text. Where does Jesus validate their choice by lot? He never confirmed nor denied their choice. But Jesus definitel...

@eri89494 @CherylSchatz Further, your claim is that because Paul was an apostle to the Gentiles that he wasn’t one of the 12. However, Paul was a Jew just like the others and he always went to the Jew first in every area he went to and only when the ...

@JackmanRobert @CherylSchatz But Paul says that it is Jesus who appeared to him

Your daily reminder from the apostle Paul: “What? came the word of God out from

@HisWordForever @CherylSchatz Oh…and no one needed to draw straws for Paul. God

@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 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 He seems pretty clear in 14:36-37⎯ God doesn’t just give His Word

@Here4Now0829 Paul wasn’t correcting the women, he was correcting those Corinthi

@rbbowman7 No, presuming the husband always knows more than the wife or is the o

@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...

@Truth_matters20 No. I know a lot of men who are easily deceived. Paul explains

@NotALibertar1an @HakamYaaqub @sola_chad You’re right that Paul isn’t describing Jewish customs in 1Co 11. But it’s inaccurate to say he’s outlining 'roles.' Where are you seeing 'role' in this text? Paul's appeal to creation is about origins, not hi...

@bugpops @iamkimianora @yhbryankimiq Yes, you did misinterpret it to fit your narrative. Because Paul never left Timothy in Ephesus to stop anyone from teaching truth. Just because you found someone teaching error, doesn't mean you should take a tex...

@HakamYaaqub @sola_chad What does 1Ti 2:12 have to do with this conversation? Paul's purpose was to stop false teaching, not to stop anyone from teaching truth...and the OP wasn't about teaching. Second, 1Co 11 is dealing with issues arising with ma...

@washghost1 @Oilfield_Rando Deal with the false teaching as it doesn't matter who teaches it or whether they are female or male. Also, Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians and refuting it: “What? came the word of God out from you [me...

@TzarTheIncel @Toneskeee It's also one people take out of context and misapply.

@aaron_p_edwards Actually, the apostle Paul told Timothy to remain in Ephesus so that he might instruct certain people to stop teaching strange doctrines. The issue is about strange or false doctrines. This has nothing to do with stopping someone fro...

@KathleenRawner @immortalnchrist Paul's purpose was that Timothy remain in Ephes

@cpiisbs @MattWalshBlog That translation does not accurately reflect the Greek and therefore obfuscates Paul's meaning. The grammar is literally "She (singular) will be saved through the childbearing (definite noun) if they (plural) continue in faith...

@imnotderrek @MikeWingerii Paul is connecting the time sequence order of creation with why one is deceived and the other is not. Going back and carefully reading Gen 2 we can see that God creates Adam, places him in the garden, causes trees to grow i...

@orthobilly Scripture is the standard, not post-apostolic church fathers. And Paul clearly warns Gentile believers not to be arrogant toward Israel (Ro 11:18). He affirms that “God has not rejected His people” (Ro 11:1) and foretells that “all Israel...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Ok, how about you go back to the beginning of my interaction with you Jn this thread and summarize my position on 1Tim 2:12, how Gen 2 fits into the account in 1Ti 2:11-15, Paul’s purpose, langua...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA Here’s the thing—kephale or head is still in play but it’s not about authority or control being in the hands of the so-called head. Rather, head is being used by Paul to refer to source or origin...

@grok @ThomasLinge24 @TheOfficeCalvin @VirgilWalkerOMA You may also wish to consider Belleville’s excellent work on authentein leaning towards my interpretation. The forbidden fruit brought death. This wasn’t about usurping male authority as Paul doe...

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@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...