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@M_Jensen23 @aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr There is a certain patriarchal structure that seems to be inherent in the Old Testament and the law that is different from the man ruling over the woman. I believe the patriarchy we see was a result...

@M_Jensen23 @aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr There is a certain patriarchal structure that seems to be inherent in the Old Testament and the law that is different from the man ruling over the wo

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, one should not pay attention to myths. In 1 Tim 1:3-4, Paul instructs Timothy to tell the Ephesian believers not to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies which promote controversies...

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, one should not pay attention to myths. In 1 Tim 1:3-4, Paul instructs Timothy to tell the Ephesian believers not to occupy themselves with myths a

1 Tim 1:3-4 commentary

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, I can back up my interpretation with scripture. My aim is to take all the details as important in the interpretation⎯the context (both within the letter as well as the audience and culture), the g...

@IdorenyinEtuk5 @Drprincessjanet @Solomon_Buchi Yes, I can back up my interpretation with scripture. My aim is to take all the details as important in the interpretation⎯the context (both within the

@EddieBucha10986 Sure, I appreciate your challenge...and your patience. And it's an important point to make. In Rom 14:1-12, Paul addresses disagreements among Christians over dietary laws and special days. He suggests that these are secondary mat...

@EddieBucha10986 Sure, I appreciate your challenge...and your patience. And it's an important point to make. In Rom 14:1-12, Paul addresses disagreements among Christians over dietary laws and speci

Rom 14:1-12 debate

@AccurateCaption @smashbaals Lusting over what is not yours or what you cannot have (by law) is the 10th commandment. "You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male slave or his female slave, his ox,...

@AccurateCaption @smashbaals Lusting over what is not yours or what you cannot have (by law) is the 10th commandment. "You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor desire your neighbor’s house, his

@BogdanOancea77 Does proverbs 31 prescribe that women’s roles should be restricted to managing their homes? Not at all. Here are some reasons why I don’t believe this passage is prescriptive. Proverbs 31 doesn't necessarily prescribe these roles a...

@BogdanOancea77 Does proverbs 31 prescribe that women’s roles should be restricted to managing their homes? Not at all. Here are some reasons why I don’t believe this passage is prescriptive. Prove

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@JollyStine Yes, that’s right! The context informs us what is going on that spurred this letter from Paul to Timothy. Further, Paul speaks of two kinds of false teachers: those who blaspheme against what they know and those who are ignorant. Only ...

@JollyStine Yes, that’s right! The context informs us what is going on that spurred this letter from Paul to Timothy. Further, Paul speaks of two kinds of false teachers: those who blaspheme against

@ElizabethOstli1 @haymes_joshua Lots of great points in this article. I wanted to highlight one from her footnotes: “It seems that for many Christian men, the takeaway from Ephesians 5:25–33 is that one day they have to be willing to die for their ...

@ElizabethOstli1 @haymes_joshua Lots of great points in this article. I wanted to highlight one from her footnotes: “It seems that for many Christian men, the takeaway from Ephesians 5:25–33 is that

Ephesians 5:25 general

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, it goes back further than you think. The Waldensiens which were pre-Luther welcomed both men and women ministers. But history is not the greatest guide. If you are a Protesta...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Well, it goes back further than you think. The Waldensiens which were pre-Luther welcomed both men and women ministers. But history

1 Cor 11:5 1 Cor 14:34-35 debate

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr In 1 Cor 14:34-35 we have something that says women cannot speak when it was clear that women could speak from a few chapters earlier (1 Cor 11:5), not to mention the rest of the incl...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @DickSaban1 @ortrails @goteamcarr In 1 Cor 14:34-35 we have something that says women cannot speak when it was clear that women could speak from a few chapters earlier

@BogdanOancea77 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Again, I ask, if circumcision was required i

@BogdanOancea77 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Again, I ask, if circumcision was required in the old covenant, was it possible for women to be saved?

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@BogdanOancea77 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Were women saved before the church? If Gal

@BogdanOancea77 @pauldirks @KaeleyT Were women saved before the church? If Gal 3:26-29 is just about salvation, then that implies that women, gentiles and slaves all were condemned in the Old Testame

Gal 3:26-29 question

@haymes_joshua I always appreciate when I hear a pastor admitting they had something wrong. It takes a lot of guts to admit when you confidently asserted something that you later recognized was unbiblical. However—these passages on women are hard p...

@haymes_joshua I always appreciate when I hear a pastor admitting they had something wrong. It takes a lot of guts to admit when you confidently asserted something that you later recognized was unbib

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 debate

Is it wrong to observe that Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wro

Is it wrong to observe that Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote *to* him (see 1 Cor 7:1) in a number of places even if this aligns with an egalitarian interpretation of 1 Cor 14:34-

If someone is taking all the details of the text into account when forming their

If someone is taking all the details of the text into account when forming their interpretation, does this mean they are doing it to ignore the plain teachings of scripture? https://t.co/IGlqV7HSVd

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@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr You are negatively framing my intentions and trying to discredit me by calling my efforts trash. But that’s not how you convince anyone of anything. How about actually engaging with...

@aflawedmanofGod @sailemptyskies @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr You are negatively framing my intentions and trying to discredit me by calling my efforts trash. But that’s not how you convince any

@THEGREATZEEE @ZubyMusic It would be helpful if you could read it in context tho

@THEGREATZEEE @ZubyMusic It would be helpful if you could read it in context though. Because stopping women from teaching is not what that passage is referring to. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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@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

@MniLA_ That’s the best complement I could receive—that you are checking what I’

@MniLA_ That’s the best complement I could receive—that you are checking what I’m saying against the scriptures! Thanks for your encouragement!

@E_C_Onugha @tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi I’m not looking for your confirmation. Mutual submission is all over the New Testament. 1.Phil 2:3-4 - “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above...

@E_C_Onugha @tolusefrancis @Zeeleciouz @Solomon_Buchi I’m not looking for your confirmation. Mutual submission is all over the New Testament. 1.Phil 2:3-4 - “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or va

Phil 2:3-4 debate

@Solomon_Buchi Verse 22 doesn’t have the Greek word “submit” in it. It is in ve

@Solomon_Buchi Verse 22 doesn’t have the Greek word “submit” in it. It is in verse 21 and implied in v22. https://t.co/dTFPU7uoFX

@conscious_emma @JohannSchultz7 @musicbykwiz @CaudilloNuclear That’s the right i

@conscious_emma @JohannSchultz7 @musicbykwiz @CaudilloNuclear That’s the right idea. Paul was telling Timothy to stop false teachers not women from teaching true doctrine. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-29

@conscious_emma @JohannSchultz7 @musicbykwiz @CaudilloNuclear This is close. But I think the only way to make sense of all the details is if Paul was quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and then refuting those men who were t...

@conscious_emma @JohannSchultz7 @musicbykwiz @CaudilloNuclear This is close. But I think the only way to make sense of all the details is if Paul was quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see

1 Cor 7:1 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-29

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the men that were called pastors (ποιμήν) in the New Testament.…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-29

@William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the men that were called pastors (ποιμήν) in the New Testament. (Hint: the only one specifically identified as a shepherd is Jesus). When you are done looking for that, look for all the me...

@William_E_Wolfe Please list the scriptures identifying all the men that were called pastors (ποιμήν) in the New Testament. (Hint: the only one specifically identified as a shepherd is Jesus). When

@thunk_huda The reference to the law is part of the quote from what the Corinthians wrote. There were Judiazers infiltrating many of the churches at that time. The “law” is not found in scripture but in the Talmud which Jews consider the oral law—b...

@thunk_huda The reference to the law is part of the quote from what the Corinthians wrote. There were Judiazers infiltrating many of the churches at that time. The “law” is not found in scripture bu

@IiiPaulus @TheMcGloneCode @smashbaals It’s the only thing that makes sense in the context. It agrees with what is said in 1 Cor 11:11-12. Head can also mean prominent or first, like the one who steps out first. Being first however doesn’t make yo...

@IiiPaulus @TheMcGloneCode @smashbaals It’s the only thing that makes sense in the context. It agrees with what is said in 1 Cor 11:11-12. Head can also mean prominent or first, like the one who ste

1 Cor 11:11-12 debate

@giantshitcomin1 @godlywomanhood Or maybe you are reading this out of context? Most people can sense that just by reading the whole chapter where Paul speaks inclusively of all. Here Paul quotes from the letter the Corinthians wrote and refuted tho...

@giantshitcomin1 @godlywomanhood Or maybe you are reading this out of context? Most people can sense that just by reading the whole chapter where Paul speaks inclusively of all. Here Paul quotes fro

@thunk_huda Yes. Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (s

@thunk_huda Yes. Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those men who were trying to silence half the body. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

1 Cor 7:1 general

“The instructions for mutual submission and sacrificial love in Ephesians 5:1–2

“The instructions for mutual submission and sacrificial love in Ephesians 5:1–2 and 21 are given to all Paul’s whole audience, to men and to women. Submission isn’t just for wives, sacrificial love is

Ephesians 5:1 general

@randyjswife Really? Could people just be reading Paul wrong? 1 Cor 14:34-35–P

@randyjswife Really? Could people just be reading Paul wrong? 1 Cor 14:34-35–Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him and refuting the men who are trying to silence half the body

1 Cor 14:34-35 debate

@sisi_siki_ Many feel that 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 teach that elders or overseers must be men because it says “husband of one wife.” However, this is an idiom for faithful if married. It is clear Paul didn’t require marriage just as he didn’t require h...

@sisi_siki_ Many feel that 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 teach that elders or overseers must be men because it says “husband of one wife.” However, this is an idiom for faithful if married. It is clear Paul d

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 general

@sisi_siki_ For those who are concerned that the Bible says women must be silent in church, not teach or not be in positions of responsibility—this is not at all what Paul meant by what he wrote. In 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul was quoting from the Corinthi...

@sisi_siki_ For those who are concerned that the Bible says women must be silent in church, not teach or not be in positions of responsibility—this is not at all what Paul meant by what he wrote. In

@MAINMAN171 ⁉️ That’s the reaction most people should have as they are reading chapter 14 and encounter these verses! Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those men that were trying to silence h...

@MAINMAN171 ⁉️ That’s the reaction most people should have as they are reading chapter 14 and encounter these verses! Paul was quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) an

1 Cor 7:1 general

RT @drbrudd: Only one passage in the New Testament (1 Cor 7:4) ascribes "authori

RT @drbrudd: Only one passage in the New Testament (1 Cor 7:4) ascribes "authority" to a husband over his wife, and the same verse also asc…

1 Cor 7:4 general

@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

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-27

@BradWilcoxIFS @pauldirks @pearlythingz I think she is simply focusing on a systemic problem where women have an avenue to abuse their husbands and saying “caveat emptor”, buyer beware. However, discouraging marriage is a far bigger concern. Rather...

@BradWilcoxIFS @pauldirks @pearlythingz I think she is simply focusing on a systemic problem where women have an avenue to abuse their husbands and saying “caveat emptor”, buyer beware. However, disc

@DickSaban1 @smashbaals I appreciate you getting to this conclusion. I’m certai

@DickSaban1 @smashbaals I appreciate you getting to this conclusion. I’m certainly more than ok being the last person in the kingdom in your eyes (and the eyes of every complementarian).

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Women preaching true doctrine or pastoring (making disciples according to Matt 28:18-20) is heresy?? I realize you believe it is wrong but heresy is usually reserved for things that make someone outside of the faith...

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Women preaching true doctrine or pastoring (making disciples according to Matt 28:18-20) is heresy?? I realize you believe it is wrong but heresy is usually reserved

Matt 28:18-20 debate

@murder_turd @jakebrodes That passage has to do with a deceived woman who has le

@murder_turd @jakebrodes That passage has to do with a deceived woman who has left orthodoxy and is leading others astray. It’s not a prohibition on women teaching truth. Not sure what this woman is

@Bellisima_2004 @RoxyWright0 @Holistic_Voyeur You are right that there are many who try to interpret the Bible in various ways. This is why there are groups called cults which are considered non Christian and why there are various denominations who ...

@Bellisima_2004 @RoxyWright0 @Holistic_Voyeur You are right that there are many who try to interpret the Bible in various ways. This is why there are groups called cults which are considered non Chri

@RoxyWright0 @Holistic_Voyeur @Bellisima_2004 The fact that your grandmother was not allowed to speak at all pains me and reminds me that the misinterpretation and misapplication of these tough passages is very real and needs to be addressed widely a...

@RoxyWright0 @Holistic_Voyeur @Bellisima_2004 The fact that your grandmother was not allowed to speak at all pains me and reminds me that the misinterpretation and misapplication of these tough passag

@1611bible That passage is one of the most misused passages taken out of context

@1611bible That passage is one of the most misused passages taken out of context. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@JeffreyPHo67012 @SheShePawPaw @Stephen_Angliss The clear scripture you refer to

@JeffreyPHo67012 @SheShePawPaw @Stephen_Angliss The clear scripture you refer to from Paul has been quoted out of context and misapplied. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

@MioHondaFan Do you think taking scripture out of context has any effect on anyo

@MioHondaFan Do you think taking scripture out of context has any effect on anyone? https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:7 question

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Huh? Paul is quoting from the letter from the

@DDinho555 @Fahim_4real @Sa_Gwang Huh? Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (1 Cor 7:7) and refuting those who were silencing women: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? o

@Holistic_Voyeur @Bellisima_2004 @RoxyWright0 You are taking this verse out of context. Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him in their letter. Paul is actually refuting those silencing women. See v36: “What? came the word of God...

@Holistic_Voyeur @Bellisima_2004 @RoxyWright0 You are taking this verse out of context. Paul is responding to things the Corinthians wrote to him in their letter. Paul is actually refuting those sile

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-25

@TimHami97610674 Paul was single and advocated for others to be single like hims

@TimHami97610674 Paul was single and advocated for others to be single like himself (1 Cor 7:7). Paul was an overseer. How then does Paul meet his own requirements if it means must be married?

1 Cor 7:7 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-25

@ryancduff @cbankston7 @ManuelMencia11 @CherylSchatz I told my Calvinist pastor friend that we preach the same gospel, neither of us knows who is going to be saved or persevere, just that the Calvinist thinks that God determines this behind the scene...

@ryancduff @cbankston7 @ManuelMencia11 @CherylSchatz I told my Calvinist pastor friend that we preach the same gospel, neither of us knows who is going to be saved or persevere, just that the Calvinis