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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@Brian_Sauve A lot of the response is reactionary, for sure. And you are right, that properly behaving Christians set the bar high. But women rightly ask why they cannot lead or teach simply based on their biological sex when the Biblical text does...

@Brian_Sauve A lot of the response is reactionary, for sure. And you are right, that properly behaving Christians set the bar high. But women rightly ask why they cannot lead or teach simply based o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-04

@Rach4Patriarchy Wow, those are crazy responses. Whatever happened to doing bot

@Rach4Patriarchy Wow, those are crazy responses. Whatever happened to doing both like the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31 who seems to have left nothing for her husband to do?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-02

@bishopofhippos @montananmark @JohnPiper Often Bible studies don't involve all aspects of a service, but they are far more participatory than the one-way sermon setting of most churches. Mine provides time for the congregation to share in response t...

@bishopofhippos @montananmark @JohnPiper Often Bible studies don't involve all aspects of a service, but they are far more participatory than the one-way sermon setting of most churches. Mine provide

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-28

@BraunHB0 @BrotherRasheed I’m not sure why you brought this passage up in respon

@BraunHB0 @BrotherRasheed I’m not sure why you brought this passage up in response to something from the Koran, but Paul is actually quoting from a letter from the Corinthians and refuting the men who

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-19

@PerinDana @pauldirks In case it was missed (I replied directly to Paul), here i

@PerinDana @pauldirks In case it was missed (I replied directly to Paul), here is my response again. https://t.co/JPge5soJWf

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-16

@LogunWynn @megbasham You are not correct that it was the unanimous view of the church. Also, whether or not a theology is correct is not a popularity contest. Would you have the same response to me if I was telling you that taking Africans as your...

@LogunWynn @megbasham You are not correct that it was the unanimous view of the church. Also, whether or not a theology is correct is not a popularity contest. Would you have the same response to me

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@RebelDissent @rightresponsem America is not under a theocracy. If two consenting adults do things in their bedroom, you have no right to punish them for it! if they claim to be Christians, the most you can do is remove them from the church. Yes, ...

@RebelDissent @rightresponsem America is not under a theocracy. If two consenting adults do things in their bedroom, you have no right to punish them for it! if they claim to be Christians, the most

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-13

@erik_brewer @BrotherBoaz @rightresponsem There are cultures like the Ninevites

@erik_brewer @BrotherBoaz @rightresponsem There are cultures like the Ninevites mentioned in the Bible which Jonah preached to repent or GOD would judge them. Joel Webbon appears to want to walk into

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-13

@rightresponsem It is not the job of Christians to force Christian behaviour on unbelievers. This is the critical error of CN. "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? But those who are ...

@rightresponsem It is not the job of Christians to force Christian behaviour on unbelievers. This is the critical error of CN. "For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Do you not judge t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark This is a good point Chris. Most think that “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife” to mean that she told him to eat of the fruit. However, since that is not recorded in the text it may simply...

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark This is a good point Chris. Most think that “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife” to mean that she told him to eat of the fruit. However, si

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I hear the interpretive gymnastics response from many complementarians. The fact is that I’m just dealing with the complexities in the text that the apostle Paul himself put in there and Peter admits that Paul writes about things...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I hear the interpretive gymnastics response from many complementarians. The fact is that I’m just dealing with the complexities in the text that the apostle Paul himself put in th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-15

@pauldirks @CharmyRosewolf @KaeleyT Paul, what is your response to this? https:/

@pauldirks @CharmyRosewolf @KaeleyT Paul, what is your response to this? https://t.co/CfGz4nbrJA

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@ekkiet @ChrisHohnholz Ugh...I just spent 20 minutes answering this and the response disappeared! Ok, one more time...going to copy it elsewhere just in case! Ok, you are missing some things here which prove that "the woman" in v14 cannot refer to ...

@ekkiet @ChrisHohnholz Ugh...I just spent 20 minutes answering this and the response disappeared! Ok, one more time...going to copy it elsewhere just in case! Ok, you are missing some things here wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@rightresponsem I think your view is one of many that complementarians have to navigate as the Bible doesn’t give guidance and when, where and how a woman can teach, what to do if men are present, how an overseer oversees without violating these rule...

@rightresponsem I think your view is one of many that complementarians have to navigate as the Bible doesn’t give guidance and when, where and how a woman can teach, what to do if men are present, how

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-06

@rightresponsem @ChrisHohnholz Paul links the order of first creation with deception. Males can clearly be deceived too, so this isn't a comment about gender differences but relates to the specific creation order of Adam and Eve. Because Adam was c...

@rightresponsem @ChrisHohnholz Paul links the order of first creation with deception. Males can clearly be deceived too, so this isn't a comment about gender differences but relates to the specific c

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-03

@rightresponsem Hmm. "For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have s

@rightresponsem Hmm. "For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of ALL mankind, ESPECIALLY of believers” (1 Times 4:10, NASB).

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@GlennDavies @danitreweek In a very brief response to your comment that "elders were qualified men," I believe you are importing male only requirements into these texts. ✏️There is nowhere in 1 Tim 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 that says that an elder must ...

@GlennDavies @danitreweek In a very brief response to your comment that "elders were qualified men," I believe you are importing male only requirements into these texts. ✏️There is nowhere in 1 Tim 3:

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

@rightresponsem For much of history, male authority over their wives was commonp

@rightresponsem For much of history, male authority over their wives was commonplace. Could we say the same that complementarians were just imbibing from the cultural water tap?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-19

@rightresponsem @Kdubtru They are regenerate from the womb? Now I see why your

@rightresponsem @Kdubtru They are regenerate from the womb? Now I see why your wife was reading a book on paedobaptism...

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-18

I’m working on a response to Mike Winger’s teaching that Adam’s naming something

I’m working on a response to Mike Winger’s teaching that Adam’s naming something or someone demonstrates he has authority over it/them. This would extend to others doing the naming like us. Do you a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-14

@MikeWingerii If only one egalitarian response was provided which made sense of

@MikeWingerii If only one egalitarian response was provided which made sense of the text in context without disagreeing with other scripture, would you accept it?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 That’s not a very open-minded response. I have a comple

@TomBuck @DaveSmith2019 That’s not a very open-minded response. I have a completely legitimate Biblical exegetical interpretation of 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9 that does

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@MikeWingerii The view that restricts a person from a position because of gender

@MikeWingerii The view that restricts a person from a position because of gender comes with all kinds of difficult to answer questions. So the response that you quoted from that all men should teach

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@PastorSJCamp @DaveSmith2019 @William_E_Wolfe Hi Steve. I am a long time fan of

@PastorSJCamp @DaveSmith2019 @William_E_Wolfe Hi Steve. I am a long time fan of your music. But taking these passages out of context isn’t an argument. JWs do this all the time to which the right r

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz If the latter then why follow this up with “do not forbid”? Since Paul says he is responding to their letter you need to argue why this is not a response to their letter. Judaism has this restriction in the Talmu...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz If the latter then why follow this up with “do not forbid”? Since Paul says he is responding to their letter you need to argue why this is not a response to their

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[counterargument] From: Isnt The Priesthood In The Ot Proof That God Uses Only Men

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I read with interest Wayne Grudem’s claim that 1 Cor. 14:34 means that women are to “keep silent”regarding weighing of the oral prophecies in the assembly

[counterargument] From: Can Only Men Judge Right From Wrong In The Church

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While we have seen from part one that Adam’s sin was said to have been a deliberate transgression of the covenant and as a result it was a treacherous act against God (Hosea 6:7) where does that leave the seriousness of Eve’s sin

[counterargument] From: Why Was Adams Sin More Serious Than The Sin Of Eve Part Two

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I came across an excellent post written very tongue-in-cheek about the issue of slavery using all of the standard arguments against women teaching the bible to men. It is worth the read and the link is here

[counterargument] From: Slavery Still An Issue Today So Says The Wilderness Crier

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We are mostly moved into our new home and much of our time has been spent in unpacking boxes. Our living room now feels like home since six book cases of my research and bible study books have been unpacked

[counterargument] From: We Are In Our New Home

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Wade Burleson has a great new post on women called “ Are The Sisters Free to Function. ” It is an article written by Jon Zens

[counterargument] From: Freeing Sisters In The Southern Baptist Convention

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Continuing our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we come to verse 6:

[counterargument] From: Shaming The Head 3

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Kerryn sent me a link to Pastor Wade Burleson’s blog regarding being intellectually honest and consistent in our beliefs

[counterargument] From: Honesty And Consistency

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I got an email from Matt Slick today. In addition to saying that I misrepresented him (he said I was claiming that he believes I am unsaved

[counterargument] From: Carm Alert Grace In Action

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While freeing women to minister with their God-given to the entire body of Christ has been a very strong passion for me, it has not been the main focus of my ministry. In 1988 God called me to give of my time, my money and my talents to help Jehovah’s Witnesses find the truth about the real Jesus Ch

[counterargument] From: Prayer Request

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One of the arguments that complementarians employ against women in ministry is the argument that God only used women as prophets and leaders in the Bible when there were no men available at the time. Is this really a valid argument

[counterargument] From: Laying A False Argument To Rest

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Awhile back I was asked to consider posting a comment on a very strong complementarian blog that is known to be rather unloving towards egalitarians. This particular blog, I found, was run by two pastors of a Presbyterian church who appear to think that egalitarians do not have the right Jesus or th

[counterargument] From: The Bayly Brothers And The Trinity

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[counterargument] From: Circumcision The Woman And The Kinsman Redeemer

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One of the ways that hierarchical teaching has influenced the church since the 1970’s is in the area of the doctrine of the Trinity. In hierarchical teaching, the Trinity is no longer three functionally equal persons who share the same nature

[counterargument] From: Hierarchical Teaching Influences The Doctrine Of The Trinity

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[counterargument] From: Partriarchy

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For a PDF copy of this article click here Eve was Deceived pdf file

[counterargument] From: Eve Deceived Adam Not

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This is part two of the response to an article by Matt Slick of CARM called “Genesis 2, Adam and Eve, and Authority” found here

[general] From: Special Authority To Adam

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[counterargument] From: Special Authority To Adam

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[counterargument] From: Asking Right Questions

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In the last article we saw that God gave additional information to Adam and his wife regarding what they were allowed to eat and God gave freedom for them to be fruit inspectors as he gave them a test to know what was good food. In another post we will talk more about Eve’s words to the serpent and

[counterargument] From: The Unfaithful Watchman

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[counterargument] From: The Case Against Eve

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In our continuing discussion about the fall of man, we have seen that there are no witnesses and no charge of sin against Eve for adding to God’s word. Therefore we must conclude without any charge of sin, that the woman did not add to God’s word

[counterargument] From: Silence Of Adam Sin

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[counterargument] From: Was Eve Mistaken

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