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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@ymmotrojam @Soteriology101 It appears you're mixing up two different concepts as "testing the spirits." John's discussion focuses on discerning heart attitudes, whereas Jesus addresses testing the spirits. Isn't it the case that Jesus is concerned ...

@ymmotrojam @Soteriology101 It appears you're mixing up two different concepts as "testing the spirits." John's discussion focuses on discerning heart attitudes, whereas Jesus addresses testing the s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@ronhenzel This is judicial hardening so that they will experience the result of their attitude. If this is how they were born, then why would God have to harden them? “And when they disagreed with one another, they began leaving after Paul said on...

@ronhenzel This is judicial hardening so that they will experience the result of their attitude. If this is how they were born, then why would God have to harden them? “And when they disagreed with

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

In Numbers 11:29, Moses said, "Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, t

In Numbers 11:29, Moses said, "Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them!" This was in response to the concern that some who were prophesying away fr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

RT @holytensionhub: “Leading” is not a fruit of the Spirit for men - a man is no

RT @holytensionhub: “Leading” is not a fruit of the Spirit for men - a man is not being “godly” simply because he is leading. “Submitting”…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-17

@DothanDave @MarkGrote True enough. It does appear that the sometimes arbitrary

@DothanDave @MarkGrote True enough. It does appear that the sometimes arbitrary labeling of someone as a pastor because they are male rather than specifically acknowledging the Holy Spirit’s gifting

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-17

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Phil 2 states quite clearly that Jesus was completely equal in every way with the Father before the incarnation. Now he has all authority and is actually prioritized over the father and Holy Spirit ...

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Phil 2 states quite clearly that Jesus was completely equal in every way with the Father before the incarnation. Now he has all authority and is act

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-16

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC Ok, I understand what you are trying to say. We don't follow the example of generals and the military because this doesn't necessarily reflect scripture. We are not fighting a physical war which requires physical strength, b...

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC Ok, I understand what you are trying to say. We don't follow the example of generals and the military because this doesn't necessarily reflect scripture. We are not fighting

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-14

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl Yes! Corrected, challenged, disciplined thro

@KaeleyT @pauldirks @DeeGoingsGirl Yes! Corrected, challenged, disciplined through your interactions with…but sanctification is through the Spirit’s work.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-11

@SpecterAndBride So you spiritualize all the prophecies concerning Israel? Who

@SpecterAndBride So you spiritualize all the prophecies concerning Israel? Who is the house of Judah referring to in the church? What about the house of Jacob? How about Israel? Are there 12 tribe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @smashbaals That response is getting tired. “The woman” is NOT Eve, but Eve is a prototype in that she was deceived while Adam was not. The situation in Ephesus mirrors that in the garden where a wife who is deceived and has left th...

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @smashbaals That response is getting tired. “The woman” is NOT Eve, but Eve is a prototype in that she was deceived while Adam was not. The situation in Ephesus mirrors that in the g

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-27

@ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Earlier in the same verse, Paul says "But if they do not have self control..." Self control is a fruit of the Spirit. These carnal Christians who are still being controlled by the flesh would be better to be married than ...

@ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Earlier in the same verse, Paul says "But if they do not have self control..." Self control is a fruit of the Spirit. These carnal Christians who are still being controlle

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-26

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I'm glad you are interested in what Paul inspired by the Spirit. I completely agree! I also agree that when read in a wooden literal way it is impossible for a woman to be "the husband of one w...

@3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I'm glad you are interested in what Paul inspired by the Spirit. I completely agree! I also agree that when read in a wooden literal way it is

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@ChristVictorous An elder is simply someone who has exemplary and proven godly character, is able to handle the Word rightly, is capable of teaching, patient when contradicted, able to deal gently with those who contradict and correct false teaching,...

@ChristVictorous An elder is simply someone who has exemplary and proven godly character, is able to handle the Word rightly, is capable of teaching, patient when contradicted, able to deal gently wit

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@sympatheticNPC @graceforprize I think, however, that we still have teachers in the church in that elders must be able to teach. So the Holy Spirit does work through people. It's just that we shouldn't consider any elder or pastor as "the teacher" ...

@sympatheticNPC @graceforprize I think, however, that we still have teachers in the church in that elders must be able to teach. So the Holy Spirit does work through people. It's just that we should

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-22

@PrayTheRosary12 "And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit...

@PrayTheRosary12 "And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-31

@TonySmith7MD Before this event, the disciples had been granted authority by Jesus to perform various miracles as part of their ministry. In Mark 6:7-13, for example, Jesus sends them out two by two, giving them authority over impure spirits. The acc...

@TonySmith7MD Before this event, the disciples had been granted authority by Jesus to perform various miracles as part of their ministry. In Mark 6:7-13, for example, Jesus sends them out two by two,

Mark 6:7-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-20

@ImPeytonAF @MalcangiSarah Women are not equipped to have conversations about sp

@ImPeytonAF @MalcangiSarah Women are not equipped to have conversations about spiritual issues? Is she less human than males? How can she share the gospel or understand scripture? This is crazy tal

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-20

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be pr

@G3Conference God doesn’t stop anyone from preaching the truth. Women may be prevented from preaching in Calvinist churches but they will continue to do so in home groups and in missions. You cannot

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-19

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Paul says it depends on self control. The gift is self control (a fruit of the spirit) not asexualism. The concession is meant for immature believers. “But I say to the unmarried and to widows that **it is good for them ...

@PrussianSouth @smashbaals Paul says it depends on self control. The gift is self control (a fruit of the spirit) not asexualism. The concession is meant for immature believers. “But I say to the u

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@ArmoryOC @Brian_Sauve The forefathers are the apostles whom the church is built upon. They did not require only men to be pastors. I respect the Holy Spirit who inspired the scriptures and conveyed that they are sufficient to be fully capable and ...

@ArmoryOC @Brian_Sauve The forefathers are the apostles whom the church is built upon. They did not require only men to be pastors. I respect the Holy Spirit who inspired the scriptures and conveyed

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-30

@OluImmanuel Thanks for the encouragement! I hope the needless suffering of women will perhaps cease in my lifetime. They are also those whom the Holy Spirit has chosen to gift with leadership and teaching gifts. Those men who won’t submit to gift...

@OluImmanuel Thanks for the encouragement! I hope the needless suffering of women will perhaps cease in my lifetime. They are also those whom the Holy Spirit has chosen to gift with leadership and t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-29

@TheodorSchlech1 @objectaaron @smashbaals Perhaps you can help me understand you

@TheodorSchlech1 @objectaaron @smashbaals Perhaps you can help me understand your view. What does it mean for a woman to be under the spiritual authority of a man? What happens if a woman is single?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-28

It seems there’s a resurgence in teaching that the spiritual gifts like tongues

It seems there’s a resurgence in teaching that the spiritual gifts like tongues and prophecy are not for today. I disagree! https://t.co/a5e5jKsby1

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @nakedpastor The Spirit disagrees with you then because the Spirit clearly gifts women to be able to teach and shepherd. Priscilla taught Apollos. Priscilla’s name was listed before her husband, Aquila, showing she was the mo...

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @nakedpastor The Spirit disagrees with you then because the Spirit clearly gifts women to be able to teach and shepherd. Priscilla taught Apollos. Priscilla’s name was listed

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor The reason here is because there is a woman who is deceived who is teaching false doctrine and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived by is silent. Paul uses Adam an Eve as p...

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor The reason here is because there is a woman who is deceived who is teaching false doctrine and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr Being a Berean doesn’t require agreement but eagerly listening and searching the scriptures. In the church, believers are all priests—without gender distinctions. 1.1 Pet 2:5,9: “You yourselves like living sto...

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr Being a Berean doesn’t require agreement but eagerly listening and searching the scriptures. In the church, believers are all priests—without gender distinction

1 Pet 2:5 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@CrtchtyMilenial @Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr I understand it as “spiritual murder” as this is based on its usage outside the Bible (it’s only used this one time in the New Testament) as I can see the linkage to what happened with Eve and Adam w...

@CrtchtyMilenial @Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr I understand it as “spiritual murder” as this is based on its usage outside the Bible (it’s only used this one time in the New Testament) as I can se

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@ortrails @goteamcarr Yes! It should be based on gifting and desire. If God gifted her in that fellowship and she desired the role of overseer, then she should not be prevented or else that would be working against the Holy Spirit who chooses to gi...

@ortrails @goteamcarr Yes! It should be based on gifting and desire. If God gifted her in that fellowship and she desired the role of overseer, then she should not be prevented or else that would be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@HalalFinisher That passage is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching i

@HalalFinisher That passage is dealing with a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus who is off the reservation and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived. Paul is not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@noah_jesusfreak That passage is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus who is off the reservation and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived. It is not intended by Paul to stop women from teaching true ...

@noah_jesusfreak That passage is referring to a specific deceived woman teaching in Ephesus who is off the reservation and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived. It is not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@darylsterk @EKHyland Take a look at this thread. Paul left Timothy to stop false teaching in Ephesus, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. There is a deceived woman who is off the reservation and she is ‘committing spiritual murder’ over...

@darylsterk @EKHyland Take a look at this thread. Paul left Timothy to stop false teaching in Ephesus, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. There is a deceived woman who is off the reserva

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@TakTik227f1 @droolycat @KaitlynSchiess 1 Tim 2:12⎯Paul is addressing a specific deceived woman who was teaching false doctrine. He left Timothy behind in Ephesus to correct situations like this. "The man" is not in the definite here, it is "a man"...

@TakTik227f1 @droolycat @KaitlynSchiess 1 Tim 2:12⎯Paul is addressing a specific deceived woman who was teaching false doctrine. He left Timothy behind in Ephesus to correct situations like this. "T

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@uncledando @TomBuck "Another spirit is working in you"⎯people said this to Jesus too. You should really avoid going here just because we disagree on a secondary matter. Please define for me what "husband/wife distinction" means to you? Sarah resp...

@uncledando @TomBuck "Another spirit is working in you"⎯people said this to Jesus too. You should really avoid going here just because we disagree on a secondary matter. Please define for me what "h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-04

@ronhenzel @YouHaveFought Does Deut 30:6 not apply to the people in the time of Moses who were commanded to love and obey God or else He would judge them? I believe it does. This is how we see those like Caleb of which scripture says "But as for My...

@ronhenzel @YouHaveFought Does Deut 30:6 not apply to the people in the time of Moses who were commanded to love and obey God or else He would judge them? I believe it does. This is how we see those

Deut 30:6 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-27

@SpiritofourLord @lukeappleton Do you understand this? Paul uses “the woman” in

@SpiritofourLord @lukeappleton Do you understand this? Paul uses “the woman” instead of “Eve.” “She (singular) will be saved (future tense, ie can’t be Eve) through the (definite article) childbeari

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Ken_FiveSolas Well, why would Paul not want women to speak when he encouraged A

@Ken_FiveSolas Well, why would Paul not want women to speak when he encouraged ALL to seek spiritual gifts in order to benefit the WHOLE body? The key is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote abou

1 Cor 7:1 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

22/23🧵Question: How does stopping women edify the church? What does Paul have to say to those who disregard his instructions that ALL are to excel in spiritual gifts to EDIFY the church (v12) for the COMMON good (v7) and for edification (v26)? He t...

22/23🧵Question: How does stopping women edify the church? What does Paul have to say to those who disregard his instructions that ALL are to excel in spiritual gifts to EDIFY the church (v12) for the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, it's the Greek that needs to be explain

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, it's the Greek that needs to be explained. It's the Greek that is inspired. If the Holy Spirit picked singular 'she' then we need to explain it without erasi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-12

@Nkajunwa @HwsEleutheroi Also, why do you think the Holy Spirit inspired the following details: 1Tim3:8 - deacons likewise… 1Tim3:11 - women likewise… 1Tim3:12 - deacons must be… ὡσαύτως: “a marker of similarity that approximates identity, (in) the ...

@Nkajunwa @HwsEleutheroi Also, why do you think the Holy Spirit inspired the following details: 1Tim3:8 - deacons likewise… 1Tim3:11 - women likewise… 1Tim3:12 - deacons must be… ὡσαύτως: “a marker o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-04-21

@J17apologetics Eph 1:4 - “…just as he chose US in Him…” ⎯ if every spiritual blessing is given to all who believe without distinction (for there is no longer Jew nor Gentile…all are one in Christ) then the US in v4 has to also apply to all believers...

@J17apologetics Eph 1:4 - “…just as he chose US in Him…” ⎯ if every spiritual blessing is given to all who believe without distinction (for there is no longer Jew nor Gentile…all are one in Christ) th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-04-21

@J17apologetics Eph 1:3 - “OUR Lord…who has blessed US with every spiritual bles

@J17apologetics Eph 1:3 - “OUR Lord…who has blessed US with every spiritual blessing” ⎯ hasn’t Jesus blessed ALL believers with every spiritual blessing?  Is Paul’s intention to segregate groups of be

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I got a special hug today from Dr. Cynthia Kunsman a very brave lady who has been fighting a battle against authoritarian spiritual abuse

[general] From: Who Cares

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Can complementarianism ever be considered spiritual abuse. Before we can discuss this, we need to know what spiritual abuse is

[general] From: Comp Spiritual Abuse

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