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@SKokenos @harkening @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Solid teachers I know of are Kay Arthur and Joni Eareckson Tada. My former pastor (who passed away), Ruth Blight. I think that the problem with women pastors is that in normal churches women are hel...

@SKokenos @harkening @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Solid teachers I know of are Kay Arthur and Joni Eareckson Tada. My former pastor (who passed away), Ruth Blight. I think that the problem with wome

@peace_got @Protestia That was my point: you can either be in rebellion to what you believe the text says, or like me, actually following what the text teaches as I have shown it does not forbid female elders. You don’t have to agree with my interpr...

@peace_got @Protestia That was my point: you can either be in rebellion to what you believe the text says, or like me, actually following what the text teaches as I have shown it does not forbid femal

@jimmyb1287236 @TimGallantTN @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning This drama as you call it in the SBC is completely unnecessary. It is ok to disagree on secondary matters but the SBC wants to disfellowship from churches on this which is divisive. Don’t...

@jimmyb1287236 @TimGallantTN @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning This drama as you call it in the SBC is completely unnecessary. It is ok to disagree on secondary matters but the SBC wants to disfellowsh

@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

@TruthSynod @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Why are you ignoring Paul’s purpose fo

@TruthSynod @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Why are you ignoring Paul’s purpose for writing to Timothy, that he was to stop false teaching? Paul was not instructing Timothy to stop anyone from teaching

@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

@harkening @SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii If Paul isn’t speaking generically, you have to prove this using other clues in the text. Yet Paul doesn’t explicitly say “an elder must not be a woman” nor does he even use any male pronouns and exp...

@harkening @SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii If Paul isn’t speaking generically, you have to prove this using other clues in the text. Yet Paul doesn’t explicitly say “an elder must not be a wom

@manu_kmj @MikeWingerii Of what? Something I sincerely hold to be true because o

@manu_kmj @MikeWingerii Of what? Something I sincerely hold to be true because of my study of scripture? Why would I do that? That would make me weak. Beta.

@THATJeffDelaney @SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii The conclusion is that

@THATJeffDelaney @SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii The conclusion is that Paul is using the male construction as generic. If there must be a conclusion then that is the conclusion of the matter

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve Quoting the Greek isn’t refuti

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve Quoting the Greek isn’t refuting me—I already explained it to you. Adam was created first and he was not deceived tying the time sequence order of cre

@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

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve Thanks for quoting from Paul which I agree with. Paul is explaining that deception had to do with the time sequence of creation—Adam wasn’t deceived because he was created first. For why, you need to ...

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve Thanks for quoting from Paul which I agree with. Paul is explaining that deception had to do with the time sequence of creation—Adam wasn’t deceived b

@lilred28607 The only reason a woman should not teach is because she is teaching

@lilred28607 The only reason a woman should not teach is because she is teaching heresy, not because she is a woman! https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve I don’t disagree with Paul! Wh

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve I don’t disagree with Paul! What I’m explaining is what I believe Paul is actually teaching! Wipe away if you must but I won’t stop believing what I

@Protestia It’s not about that one allows female ordination but why. If explicitly ignoring what you believe the text teaches, this is bad as what else will you ignore? But if it is because of the text, then how can this be bad? No one should d...

@Protestia It’s not about *that* one allows female ordination but *why.* If explicitly ignoring what you believe the text teaches, this is bad as what else will you ignore? But if it is because of th

@SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Sam, that’s how the English reads, but the Greek has no male pronouns, uses the generic τὶς (someone/anyone), and doesn’t explicitly exclude women. The idiom you underlined in 1Ti 3:2 means monogamous and faith...

@SKokenos @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Sam, that’s how the English reads, but the Greek has no male pronouns, uses the generic τὶς (someone/anyone), and doesn’t explicitly exclude women. The idiom yo

1Ti 3:2 debate

@LM4819962872993 @ymmotrojam @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning In Ge 1:28 God commanded both the man and the woman to rule over creation. The fact that Adam was created first on day 6 and Eve hours later from his own flesh and bones (and not from the ...

@LM4819962872993 @ymmotrojam @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning In Ge 1:28 God commanded both the man and the woman to rule over creation. The fact that Adam was created first on day 6 and Eve hours lat

Ge 1:28 debate

@LM4819962872993 @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Also, head (kephale in Greek) doesn’t mean “authority over”—that meaning is being inferred as we use the word head in that way. But it could simply mean prominent, first, source or origin. Regarding m...

@LM4819962872993 @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Also, head (kephale in Greek) doesn’t mean “authority over”—that meaning is being inferred as we use the word head in that way. But it could simply me

@LM4819962872993 @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, yes, I think the English translation here is misleading. The English isn’t inspired and translators can have bias. No man is the head of the church except Christ—and this is because by His deat...

@LM4819962872993 @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Well, yes, I think the English translation here is misleading. The English isn’t inspired and translators can have bias. No man is the head of the ch

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii That verse doesn’t say “an elder must not be a woman”—there is no verse that says a man is allowed to authentein anyone either. Jesus said clearly that whoever wants to be the greatest should be the slave of a...

@Milocinia @spencer_newell @MikeWingerii That verse doesn’t say “an elder must not be a woman”—there is no verse that says a man is allowed to authentein anyone either. Jesus said clearly that whoever

@LM4819962872993 @MikeWingerii There’s a word commonly used for authority, and a

@LM4819962872993 @MikeWingerii There’s a word commonly used for authority, and authentein isn’t that word. There’s clearly something else going on in Ti 2:11-15. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

Ti 2:11-15 debate

@spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Where does scripture say, “an elder must not be a

@spencer_newell @MikeWingerii Where does scripture say, “an elder must not be a woman?” Even Mike agrees that women can be deacons while getting around the fact that deacons are also said to be “one w

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-07

@MikeWingerii You’re almost there, Mike! By the same reasoning, women are not ex

@MikeWingerii You’re almost there, Mike! By the same reasoning, women are not excluded from serving as elders.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-07

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve No, I’m not ignoring the entire Bible. 1. For 1Ti 2:11-15 see below. 2. Jesus chose the 12 before the church was formed. They were also all Jewish but this doesn’t mean all leaders afterwards had to...

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve No, I’m not ignoring the entire Bible. 1. For 1Ti 2:11-15 see below. 2. Jesus chose the 12 before the church was formed. They were also all Jewish b

1Ti 2:11-15 debate

@kowloonsunday This passage is part of a larger segment (1Pe 2:13-25) that discusses submission to authorities, both civil and within the household structure, so as to live in such a way that even if accused or persecuted, one’s conduct would be a te...

@kowloonsunday This passage is part of a larger segment (1Pe 2:13-25) that discusses submission to authorities, both civil and within the household structure, so as to live in such a way that even if

1Pe 2:13-25 general

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The bunch of churches you are refer

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The bunch of churches you are referring to are all the one church of Christ if they hold to the fundamentals of the faith. Male-only elders is not a found

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The evil of excluding gifted and qu

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The evil of excluding gifted and qualified women from leadership does not prevail as they are able to find another church.

@vivicom1230123 @Riley_Gaines_ What? Did she take authority over you or just say

@vivicom1230123 @Riley_Gaines_ What? Did she take authority over you or just say something true?

@Northof50290567 @ymmotrojam @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning That doesn’t mean

@Northof50290567 @ymmotrojam @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning That doesn’t mean that James still doesn’t choose to interpret the text differently. I’m just showing that my interpretation is consistent

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve And by that very same reasonin

@1deaman @ProGloriaRegis @SamAshCast @Brian_Sauve And by that very same reasoning women are not excluded in 1Ti 3 from being overseers or elders.

@RhandzuM6 @ada3z3x Every reading of a text is an interpretation! This fundament

@RhandzuM6 @ada3z3x Every reading of a text is an interpretation! This fundamental principle is recognized in hermeneutics. No one approaches a text without some form of interpretation, influenced by

2Ti 3:26 Mt 28:18-20 general

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The teaching is already all there i

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC The teaching is already all there in scripture (2Ti 3:26). Helping people understand and obey what has already been given is not the job of males alone (Mt

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC Who gave you the ability to read my

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC Who gave you the ability to read my thoughts? I just want to follow the Bible, not culture. Whether they agree on somethings is immaterial.

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC That’s not how scripture is interpr

@ThomisticRednek @AnneEChisholm @FrMatthewLC That’s not how scripture is interpreted or validated. https://t.co/ZQizsTh3mL

@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

@robertbrln @ClintHumfrey I think @ClintHumfrey is ok with women teaching just not holding office of elder. But if they can teach and correct (and have the requisite character and gifting) why can’t they lead? He even thinks they can be deacons who ...

@robertbrln @ClintHumfrey I think @ClintHumfrey is ok with women teaching just not holding office of elder. But if they can teach and correct (and have the requisite character and gifting) why can’t t

@ClintHumfrey I would agree. Where is “senior” pastor a separate office in scri

@ClintHumfrey I would agree. Where is “senior” pastor a separate office in scripture?

@maclellanjames @ClintHumfrey That’s a great video! If only more complementarian

@maclellanjames @ClintHumfrey That’s a great video! If only more complementarians treated women as complementary counterparts in leadership and ministry.

@ClintHumfrey I fail to see how there are categories being created outside of th

@ClintHumfrey I fail to see how there are categories being created outside of the Bible’s. The category is leadership, not “male” leadership.

@ClintHumfrey So she can shepherd, guide, teach and correct so long as she doesn

@ClintHumfrey So she can shepherd, guide, teach and correct so long as she doesn’t have the title of elder? And only if she does this for women and little children?

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks By forbidding what God doesn’t forbid are you not yours

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks By forbidding what God doesn’t forbid are you not yourself guilty of suppressing the Spirit who chooses whom He desires?

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks How do we know if aner is generic “man” or specific to male only? For example, why doesn’t Paul specifically exclude women in 1Ti 3 by saying “must not be a woman”? Why does he use τὶς in v1 which could refer to any male or ...

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks How do we know if aner is generic “man” or specific to male only? For example, why doesn’t Paul specifically exclude women in 1Ti 3 by saying “must not be a woman”? Why does

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks μακάριος ἀνὴρ οὗ οὐ μὴ λογίσηται κύριος ἁμαρτίαν⎯“B

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks μακάριος **ἀνὴρ** οὗ οὐ μὴ λογίσηται κύριος ἁμαρτίαν⎯“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account” (Ro 4:8) Women are not also blessed when God doesn’t t

Ro 4:8 question

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks Please tell me if the following texts are clear and ref

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks Please tell me if the following texts are clear and referring only men: Μακάριος **ἀνήρ** ὃς ὑπομένει πειρασμόν… Translation: “Blessed is the man who endures temptation…” (Ja

Jas 1:12 question

@pauldirks @ClintHumfrey And how is that a problem?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-10-03

@smashbaals I think that’s Paul saying “yes, indeed.”

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Regarding capitalism…private property, free markets driven by supply and demand, profit and limited government intervention seem to me to be Biblical principles. The Bible also encourages the rich to be generous and ens...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Regarding capitalism…private property, free markets driven by supply and demand, profit and limited government intervention seem to me to be Biblical principles. The Bib

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga But I don’t think these positions should define w

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga But I don’t think these positions should define whether someone is evangelical or not—it’s about faith and biblical teachings, not political allegiances.

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Isn’t the right to bear arms part of the second amendment originally intended as a protection against out of control tyrannical government? Isn’t being a conservative about preserving basics like what a male and female...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Isn’t the right to bear arms part of the second amendment originally intended as a protection against out of control tyrannical government? Isn’t being a conservative a

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Not all Protestants are evangelical. For example, many Anglicans, Lutherans, and Presbyterians wouldn’t identify as evangelical. I’m not saying Catholics aren’t Christians—evangelicalism simply emphasizes personal faith...

@ministrymisfit @masonmennenga Not all Protestants are evangelical. For example, many Anglicans, Lutherans, and Presbyterians wouldn’t identify as evangelical. I’m not saying Catholics aren’t Christia