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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-10

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace The context is that Paul is writing a personal letter to Timothy instructing him to remain in Ephesus to stop certain ones from teaching false doctrine and to set things in order to help prevent this problem. ...

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace The context is that Paul is writing a personal letter to Timothy instructing him to remain in Ephesus to stop certain ones from teaching false doctrine and to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-09

@MythosMayhem @CharlieAlan16 The Greek, while important, is not primarily how me

@MythosMayhem @CharlieAlan16 The Greek, while important, is not primarily how meaning is determined. It comes from how the words are being used in the context. For instance, when the text says "the ol

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-08

@petercrary @autocorrect2_0 You’ve lost your mind if you think that by ripping a

@petercrary @autocorrect2_0 You’ve lost your mind if you think that by ripping a verse out of context that Paul was intending to stop anyone from teaching truth. https://t.co/ZQizsTh3mL

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-08

@Chad4328 I find it odd how many rip that verse completely out of context. Was i

@Chad4328 I find it odd how many rip that verse completely out of context. Was it Paul’s purpose to stop people from teaching truth to anyone? Does that even make sense? https://t.co/ZQizsTh3mL

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-08

@Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge So what you are trying to teach me is that when doing a range of meaning study, we only consider the occurrences of the word in the same book or by the same author? Is that how this works? Ge 4:7 is a different conte...

@Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge So what you are trying to teach me is that when doing a range of meaning study, we only consider the occurrences of the word in the same book or by the same author? Is

Ge 4:7 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-06

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Yes, that’s great. You found the *only* example where authority is used in the context of marital relationship and it is completely and 100% mutual. So you can scratch that off the list as anythi...

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace Yes, that’s great. You found the *only* example where authority is used in the context of marital relationship and it is completely and 100% mutua

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-06

@RealDavidReece 1Ti 3:4 speaks of "one who rules their own household well"⎯there are no male pronouns. The term proistamenon (προϊστάμενον) in 1Ti 3:4 comes from the Greek verb proistēmi (προΐστημι), which means “to manage,” “to lead,” “to preside o...

@RealDavidReece 1Ti 3:4 speaks of "one who rules their own household well"⎯there are no male pronouns. The term proistamenon (προϊστάμενον) in 1Ti 3:4 comes from the Greek verb proistēmi (προΐστημι),

1Ti 3:4 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-06

@RealDavidReece Ah @RealDavidReece, one can quote passages without their context, but can you explain them in context? Ok, let's start with Eph 5:22-23👇 1/ Paul deliberately used hypotassō (submission) for husbands & wives, not hypakouō (obedie...

@RealDavidReece Ah @RealDavidReece, one can quote passages without their context, but can you explain them in context? Ok, let's start with Eph 5:22-23👇 1/ Paul deliberately used hypotassō (submissi

Eph 5:22-23 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-06

@King_Brody @pastherandie Brody, are you assuming ‘head’ (literally the top of the body—it’s not a complex word) means authority or commander? Where does this idea come from? Is it context? Why isn’t ‘authority’ or ‘commander’ ever used for Jesus ove...

@King_Brody @pastherandie Brody, are you assuming ‘head’ (literally the top of the body—it’s not a complex word) means authority or commander? Where does this idea come from? Is it context? Why isn’t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-05

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace You mean this person? Maybe you an answer the question. “how can hypotassō possibly convey one meaning for men & an entirely different one for women when Paul uses the term just 1x to address both in t...

@DirtBoyFarms @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace You mean this person? Maybe you an answer the question. “how can hypotassō possibly convey one meaning for men & an entirely different one for women wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-05

@MicheMoffatt @TomBuck Just remember that 'head' is not a hard word to translate. It is an anatomical word. How we understand it depends on the context and how it is used. Today, we use it typically of people to indicate who has authority. But is t...

@MicheMoffatt @TomBuck Just remember that 'head' is not a hard word to translate. It is an anatomical word. How we understand it depends on the context and how it is used. Today, we use it typically

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils I’m pretty sure you didn’t read that long thread in 3 mins. I’m not interesting in “keep sinning… it seems to be working…God is pleased.” I believe that my interpretation makes sense of the context and grammar—all the deta...

@itbemeAllie @douglaswils I’m pretty sure you didn’t read that long thread in 3 mins. I’m not interesting in “keep sinning… it seems to be working…God is pleased.” I believe that my interpretation m

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

@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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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

@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
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

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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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

Rather than dismissing 1Ti 2:11-15 as 'culturally conditioned,' by reading this

Rather than dismissing 1Ti 2:11-15 as 'culturally conditioned,' by reading this text in context of Paul's personal letter to Timothy and understanding his purpose, we see why Paul is obscuring the nam

1Ti 2:11-15 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-03

So you see, egalitarians are not throwing out God's "order" but understanding th

So you see, egalitarians are not throwing out God's "order" but understanding that in context, the sequential order of creation is not about authority as Ge 1:28 makes abundantly clear. The virus is

Ge 1:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-11-26

@MikeWingerii And yet basic reading comprehension is precisely why I’m egalitari

@MikeWingerii And yet basic reading comprehension is precisely why I’m egalitarian. Yet you tell me I have to repent for propagating this teaching. Reading in context, asking questions and not stoppi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-28

@MikeWingerii @cdavidnorris Rick Warren unfortunately is not a very skilled teacher on defending Biblical doctrines. I discovered this when going through his 40 days series and purpose driven life. He often takes scriptures out of context. However, ...

@MikeWingerii @cdavidnorris Rick Warren unfortunately is not a very skilled teacher on defending Biblical doctrines. I discovered this when going through his 40 days series and purpose driven life. He

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-20

@carol66944 The subject of δεῖ is always 3rd person singular in the New Testamen

@carol66944 The subject of δεῖ is always 3rd person singular in the New Testament. The subject has to be determined by the context. δεῖ implies necessity or obligation. Paul uses it instead of "you"

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-15

@Methodios007 In as much as they claim to have the correct interpretation of scripture, that's easy: I can read it and check it for myself. Scripture doesn't need a priest or bishop to tell me what it means unless I have have no knowledge of it. You ...

@Methodios007 In as much as they claim to have the correct interpretation of scripture, that's easy: I can read it and check it for myself. Scripture doesn't need a priest or bishop to tell me what it

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-11

@Area121086136 @smashbaals You are interpreting the meaning of head to mean auth

@Area121086136 @smashbaals You are interpreting the meaning of head to mean authority which is not the sense in the context.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-11

@alhakim120000 You can call me deceiving all you want. The Bible is right there,

@alhakim120000 You can call me deceiving all you want. The Bible is right there, and the context. Reflect on it. What happens if a woman isn’t married? Does she have no head? What does that mean for h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-10

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals None of the t

@alhakim120000 @squidgy201 @OldPhilos @UniqueBeing2024 @smashbaals None of the things you quoted say or mean authority. That is not the sense of the word kephale in these contexts.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-08

@TimGallantTN @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Imagination? Paul’s explicit purpose in writing to Timothy is to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” not to stop anyone from teaching true doctrine. I am explicitly using Paul’s pur...

@TimGallantTN @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Imagination? Paul’s explicit purpose in writing to Timothy is to “instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines” not to stop anyone from teachin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-08

@GodHatesUsury @karlbeni77 @smashbaals No it doesn’t. You are ignoring Paul’s pu

@GodHatesUsury @karlbeni77 @smashbaals No it doesn’t. You are ignoring Paul’s purpose in writing to Timothy which was to deal with false teaching and those teaching it, not to stop anyone from teachin

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-08

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii No, you need to explain in context what

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii No, you need to explain in context what Paul is getting at. Peter said that some things Paul writes are difficult and Peter was his contemporary. So you can’t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-06

@Cityboy__Farmer @TGC @collinhansen @jenniferwilkin @michaeljkruger Also from Pa

@Cityboy__Farmer @TGC @collinhansen @jenniferwilkin @michaeljkruger Also from Paul, “I do not permit taking my writing out of context.” https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-22

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Paul’s reference in 1Ti 2:13 emphasizes this chronological creation order—Adam first, then Eve—not in a genealogical sense, but in the context of explaining the reason behind his teaching. He’s pointing back to the order in w...

@carol66944 @Manny_Clay1 Paul’s reference in 1Ti 2:13 emphasizes this chronological creation order—Adam first, then Eve—not in a genealogical sense, but in the context of explaining the reason behind

1Ti 2:13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-21

@Manny_Clay1 I already explained this in context. I mean if you want your wife t

@Manny_Clay1 I already explained this in context. I mean if you want your wife to call you lord and serve you like a slave without you reciprocating and that works for the two of you, knock your socks

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-19

@carol66944 @lollyfana @RedefineApolog1 So “truth” about the oldest events in history was an obstacle that Paul was facing in this particular church? You are suggesting that 1Ti 2:13-14 is a myth without any evidence from the context to even hint at ...

@carol66944 @lollyfana @RedefineApolog1 So “truth” about the oldest events in history was an obstacle that Paul was facing in this particular church? You are suggesting that 1Ti 2:13-14 is a myth with

1Ti 2:13-14 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-07

@CylonSaysNo @Synaptic_Rabbit @masonmennenga Here is the full context of that part of the cathechism: "Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, 'hell'—Sheol in Hebrew or Hades in Greek—because those who are there ar...

@CylonSaysNo @Synaptic_Rabbit @masonmennenga Here is the full context of that part of the cathechism: "Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, 'hell'—Sheol in Hebre

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-06

@DelaKram75 @GWFarnsworth So women can teach themselves n the context of Sunday

@DelaKram75 @GWFarnsworth So women can teach themselves n the context of Sunday school? I’m puzzled what is so special about corporate worship.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-06

@BoilerLevi @KaeleyT For a perspective which I think aligns with all the details

@BoilerLevi @KaeleyT For a perspective which I think aligns with all the details in the context of 1 Timothy related to verse 12, see the following. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-24

@Sacred_Panda_ Thanks for providing the definition! Yes, Paul is using this term to declare that all believers are to treat all other believers in a preferential manner. Just because a word is used in the context of military rank and hierarchy does n...

@Sacred_Panda_ Thanks for providing the definition! Yes, Paul is using this term to declare that all believers are to treat all other believers in a preferential manner. Just because a word is used in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-13

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Yes, Paul wrot

@ThatSarahLynn @JamMom89 @Yeshua438849431 @firegirl2510 @Chad4328 Yes, Paul wrote to Timothy, but his purpose was clearly described to stop false teaching. The broader context helps fill in the detail

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-05

@Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman Sentence fragments taken out of context can make the Bible appear to teach a lot of strange things… - "There is no God." (Ps 14:1) - "Eat, drink, and be merry." (Lk 12:19) - "Curse God and die." (Job 2:9) ...

@Darrin_Caudill @smashbaals @danielsilliman Sentence fragments taken out of context can make the Bible appear to teach a lot of strange things… - "There is no God." (Ps 14:1) - "Eat, drink, and be me

Am 5:21 Gn 3:4 Job 2:9 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-04

@humanvideogamer @WagnerJere47288 @RenOfMen The word kephale (translated as head

@humanvideogamer @WagnerJere47288 @RenOfMen The word kephale (translated as head) doesn't mean authority in the contexts Paul is using it. If he meant authority over, why didn't he just use a word for

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-08-01

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii The scripture is contextual. If the imperative is "bring my parchments and my jacket" this is not meant as an authoritative command even for the person to whom it was originally written. Other imperatives were meant for ...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii The scripture is contextual. If the imperative is "bring my parchments and my jacket" this is not meant as an authoritative command even for the person to whom it was ori

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-31

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii But you are looking at an example. And this certai

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii But you are looking at an example. And this certainly is a valid option. Thank you for your humble probability calculation. I recognize that. But Paul’s context has to be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-31

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Is that how we determine Paul's meaning? That we h

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Is that how we determine Paul's meaning? That we have to find a corresponding example in extant Greek literature or it is not possible even if it fits many details in the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-31

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii You said I have to break the immediate context. But this is not the case if Paul is using Eve prototypically. What Paul writes, "but the woman..." sounds like it's referring to Eve, yet he already mentioned her name and ...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii You said I have to break the immediate context. But this is not the case if Paul is using Eve prototypically. What Paul writes, "but the woman..." sounds like it's referr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-30

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii The authority is not in the messenger but the mess

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii The authority is not in the messenger but the message. This is a fundamental flaw complementarians (and Origen) make in interpreting αὐθεντεῖν in the context of Paul’s le

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-30

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I have no idea how Origen supports his view of a woman not having authority over men when it comes to Deborah. But I am not an expert on Origen and surely understanding Paul doesn’t require one to be an expert on Origen!...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I have no idea how Origen supports his view of a woman not having authority over men when it comes to Deborah. But I am not an expert on Origen and surely understanding P

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-22

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I’m what do you mean “pretty much every use of the verb”? Yes, I get my interpretation from how Paul uses the word in context. Somehow you get the meaning that Paul is stopping people from teaching true doctrine. I don...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I’m what do you mean “pretty much every use of the verb”? Yes, I get my interpretation from how Paul uses the word in context. Somehow you get the meaning that Paul is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-22

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I never got that from reading Terran. I very much

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii I never got that from reading Terran. I very much appreciated the timestamps so I could watch the video and listen in context. Though I admit the most disagreement I had

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-19

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Again, that's not my point. The noun authenteis is

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Again, that's not my point. The noun authenteis is being used in the sense of murderer. I'm suggesting that the noun and verb are certainly related and the meaning will d

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-19

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii We also cannot constrain Paul’s meaning because we found a couple of texts that used it differently. Ultimately how Paul is using the word is dependent on the context, and Paul uses Adam and Eve and the deception in the ...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii We also cannot constrain Paul’s meaning because we found a couple of texts that used it differently. Ultimately how Paul is using the word is dependent on the context, an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-19

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Ultimately our understanding of the Biblical text is not driven by how a couple of unrelated texts used the word but Paul’s context and meaning. Since Paul quotes from Wis Sol it is a more relevant text when assessing th...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Ultimately our understanding of the Biblical text is not driven by how a couple of unrelated texts used the word but Paul’s context and meaning. Since Paul quotes from Wi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-19

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii That is a mischaracterization of Terran’s point. His point was not about Paul’s love of Wis Sol but that Paul was familiar with a variety of sources which suggests his familiarity with the use of the noun as murderers. T...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii That is a mischaracterization of Terran’s point. His point was not about Paul’s love of Wis Sol but that Paul was familiar with a variety of sources which suggests his fa

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