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1 Corinthians 14:36 question

@watchdog150 @JennaEllisEsq You should take another look because Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian letter and refuting where they said women should be silenced. Seriously. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): What? came the word of God from you [m...

@watchdog150 @JennaEllisEsq You should take another look because Paul is actually quoting from the Corinthian letter and refuting where they said women should be silenced. Seriously. 1 Corinthians 1

1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:1 debate

@Mikanojo @om1nator @masonmennenga You got Paul all wrong. Paul’s quoting from the Corinthians who wrote him a letter (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those who were silencing women. “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [...

@Mikanojo @om1nator @masonmennenga You got Paul all wrong. Paul’s quoting from the Corinthians who wrote him a letter (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting those who were silencing women. “What? came the wor

@aizolol @MagickMoonshot Why do people keep quoting from 1 Tim 2:12 to try to ke

@aizolol @MagickMoonshot Why do people keep quoting from 1 Tim 2:12 to try to keep women from sharing their views online? It doesn’t mean what you thought. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:12 question

@Molvonos1 @MagickMoonshot So many people quoting this verse. Was she teaching

@Molvonos1 @MagickMoonshot So many people quoting this verse. Was she teaching you or just speaking? Are you afraid of women speaking? https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@samurai @sirtayelor @morbb11 @Iajones110 @TheSkeptic4122 Right, it’s about

@sam__urai__ @sirtayelor @morbb11 @Iajones110 @TheSkeptic4122 Right, it’s about a specific deceived women in Ephesus who was teaching false doctrine. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

@parcel_gary Well, because 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not a general command for all women.

@parcel_gary Well, because 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not a general command for all women. There is no restriction on women teaching truth—it’s right there in the great commission. https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@godlywomanhood Women are not more easily deceived. Eve was deceived and Adam w

@godlywomanhood Women are not more easily deceived. Eve was deceived and Adam was not because Adam was created first—and then experienced God creating things—but Eve, the last created, did not. Here

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@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

@TKFTGuillotine @NEAT0QUEEN 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not about stopping all women from s

@TKFTGuillotine @NEAT0QUEEN 1 Tim 2:11-15 is not about stopping all women from speaking truth to men. https://t.co/rBGS8FnHhq

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@shaneoid77 @MelonieMac Why do non-Christians quote this verse to silence women?

@shaneoid77 @MelonieMac Why do non-Christians quote this verse to silence women? So bizarre…

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@GraduatedBen @BonifaceOption Rabbinical Jews don’t read the New Testament silly. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is about a deceived woman teaching false doctrine in the church. The one passage that might highlight Jewish thinking is 1 Cor 14:34-35 which is actuall...

@GraduatedBen @BonifaceOption Rabbinical Jews don’t read the New Testament silly. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is about a deceived woman teaching false doctrine in the church. The one passage that might highlight

@GentlmanViking @megbasham So Paul says that if I disagree with your interpretat

@GentlmanViking @megbasham So Paul says that if I disagree with your interpretation I'm conceited and understand nothing? Why bother continuing this conversation then? Or maybe you could actually en

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX Smart men know how to twist scripture to make women ge

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX Smart men know how to twist scripture to make women get you sandwiches and beer?😏

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX I’m a man. I don’t need to be silent. But Paul wasn’

@hungus14 @AngelaPaxtonTX I’m a man. I don’t need to be silent. But Paul wasn’t silencing women either. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX

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

@Jgrey2003 @PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Why do you think it is wrong? Paul is responding to the letter from the Corinthians (1 Cor 7:1). The statement in 1 Cor 14:34-35 contradicts the inclusivity of the rest of the chapter (see v31). The referen...

@Jgrey2003 @PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Why do you think it is wrong? Paul is responding to the letter from the Corinthians (1 Cor 7:1). The statement in 1 Cor 14:34-35 contradicts the inclusivity

@GingerSnapKid Paul never treated women as liabilities or subordinates to all ma

@GingerSnapKid Paul never treated women as liabilities or subordinates to all males either. Consider the often misunderstood 1 Tim 2:11-15. https://t.co/zkbRDwQoSZ

1 Tim 2:11-15 general

@Askwhyisit I have a short summary of what's going on here. It is not a general

@Askwhyisit I have a short summary of what's going on here. It is not a general statement restricting women from teaching. https://t.co/zkbRDwQoSZ

@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

@JeffreyPHo67012 @ortrails @goteamcarr It’s true that if they believe scripture is clear and they violate it that this portends worse things. If you haven’t heard a woman preach sound doctrine, you haven’t been around much or only hear women who are...

@JeffreyPHo67012 @ortrails @goteamcarr It’s true that if they believe scripture is clear and they violate it that this portends worse things. If you haven’t heard a woman preach sound doctrine, you h

@Tomasdearc @colinsmo That’s my point—a statement of faith shouldn’t be about se

@Tomasdearc @colinsmo That’s my point—a statement of faith shouldn’t be about secondary matters. It is Jesus’ church and He cares about unity.

@aleciajonesnow @btgolz @goteamcarr And have multiple children too, right? Yet Paul who was an overseer and wrote this requirement is single and has no kids. And to boot says he wishes everyone was as he is—single (1 Cor 7:7)! Paul is most definit...

@aleciajonesnow @btgolz @goteamcarr And have multiple children too, right? Yet Paul who was an overseer and wrote this requirement is single and has no kids. And to boot says he wishes everyone was

1 Cor 7:7 question

@CalebDixonSmith The truth is that scripture doesn't restrict godly, gifted and

@CalebDixonSmith The truth is that scripture doesn't restrict godly, gifted and qualified women from preaching true doctrine. For those on either side of this issue, let's work together and not let t

@DineshDSouza However, the SBC made gender-roles part of their statement of faith. While those who disregard scripture are most certainly in danger of becoming progressive, there are those who believe gender restrictions are not Biblical...because o...

@DineshDSouza However, the SBC made gender-roles part of their statement of faith. While those who disregard scripture are most certainly in danger of becoming progressive, there are those who believ

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Women being pastors is never listed in any l

@btgolz @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr Women being pastors is never listed in any list of sins nor is it forbidden in scripture. We have to rightly divide scripture.

@RonRuys3 @abcnews Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 C

@RonRuys3 @abcnews Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their restriction of women. v36: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto y

1 Cor 7:1 question

@abcnews Take a look at my thread. I go through all the hard passages that appe

@abcnews Take a look at my thread. I go through all the hard passages that appear to constrict women and show that this was not Paul's intent. https://t.co/vsUEIFzlmE

1 Cor 7:1 see 14:31 question

@PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (ref 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their silencing of women. Paul says that those who do not recognize that the things which he writes are the Lord's commandment should be ...

@PastorTSheppard @pastordmack Paul is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians (ref 1 Cor 7:1) and refuting their silencing of women. Paul says that those who do not recognize that the things whi

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr The 12 disciples were chosen before the start of the church. Being first doesn't mean leadership was exclusively Jewish men. Paul said Junia was included with those who were outstanding among the apostles. Wh...

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr The 12 disciples were chosen before the start of the church. Being first doesn't mean leadership was exclusively Jewish men. Paul said Junia was included with

@SolaScriptura98 @ortrails @goteamcarr Yes, people forget that even contemporaries of Paul found some things he wrote hard to understand. Give it another 2000 years, a different cultural context, a culture that struggles to read contextually and thi...

@SolaScriptura98 @ortrails @goteamcarr Yes, people forget that even contemporaries of Paul found some things he wrote hard to understand. Give it another 2000 years, a different cultural context, a c

commentary

@GMErectheus @abitztony1 @TaylorRMarshall Yes, I hold to scripture. "Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins." (Acts 2:38) But this does not mean you can baptize an infa...

@GMErectheus @abitztony1 @TaylorRMarshall Yes, I hold to scripture. "Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins." (Acts 2:3

Acts 2:38 debate

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 14:34-36 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @ortrails @goteamcarr The main concern I have is when they come to this conclusion by ignoring or rejecting passages like 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-36, 1 Tim 3:1-13, and 1 Cor 11:1-16. I think other scriptures are positive towards ...

@JoshuaSethSchu1 @ortrails @goteamcarr The main concern I have is when they come to this conclusion by ignoring or rejecting passages like 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-36, 1 Tim 3:1-13, and 1 Cor 11:1-1

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders need to be able to teach. They are character qua...

@JohnAnders44464 @ortrails @goteamcarr I'm not sure what you meant by "qualified men...who would not have been Paul or Peter"? The qualifications for elders and deacons are the same aside from elders

@BaptistHoldout @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr I do think this issue is harder to argue with conservatives because of this. However, you don't solve that problem by going patriarchal or by going woke. You just keep preaching the truth. We are not tal...

@BaptistHoldout @aleciajonesnow @goteamcarr I do think this issue is harder to argue with conservatives because of this. However, you don't solve that problem by going patriarchal or by going woke.

@BaptistHoldout @ortrails @goteamcarr Firstly, thank you for the complements on my physique 😊. But you really ought to thank the apostle Paul who wrote the text that way. "[Paul] writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these mat...

@BaptistHoldout @ortrails @goteamcarr Firstly, thank you for the complements on my physique 😊. But you really ought to thank the apostle Paul who wrote the text that way. "[Paul] writes the same way

@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

@moniemon84 @Peacemaker811 @anahnemoo 1 Tim 3:1-13 has often been difficult to interpret because male pronouns are inserted in the English translations, so most don't realize the non-specific nature of the language. The only phrase that seems to app...

@moniemon84 @Peacemaker811 @anahnemoo 1 Tim 3:1-13 has often been difficult to interpret because male pronouns are inserted in the English translations, so most don't realize the non-specific nature o

1 Tim 3:1-13 general

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr Ok, that picture is really cute! I’m going to keep that one. Hey, I’m not doing what many egalitarians have in the past. I’m sorry that you have seen so many bad arguments. I think I have an explanation that...

@aflawedmanofGod @ortrails @goteamcarr Ok, that picture is really cute! I’m going to keep that one. Hey, I’m not doing what many egalitarians have in the past. I’m sorry that you have seen so many

@ElonFan35759172 @ThomasDominus @_nomadic_soul Well if people would have shown how we can have a high view of scripture and be faithful to the text and still not crazy about suppressing and subjugating women, maybe people wouldn’t have taken that tur...

@ElonFan35759172 @ThomasDominus @_nomadic_soul Well if people would have shown how we can have a high view of scripture and be faithful to the text and still not crazy about suppressing and subjugatin

@Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Peter admits that Paul writes some things that are hard to understand. I’m not saying “I don’t feel like Paul means” women are subjugated under men, I’m saying I read the fine details and think I now know what he me...

@Bob_LeeIII @ortrails @goteamcarr Peter admits that Paul writes some things that are hard to understand. I’m not saying “I don’t feel like Paul means” women are subjugated under men, I’m saying I rea

2 Peter 3:16 commentary

@trishhoosier I empathize with you. I’ve tried to provide a Biblically faithful exposition of the difficult passages concerning women in the New Testament. Always looking for other like minded people to band together with so we can help the church ...

@trishhoosier I empathize with you. I’ve tried to provide a Biblically faithful exposition of the difficult passages concerning women in the New Testament. Always looking for other like minded peopl

@Beemer251 @Furly43974976 @_nomadic_soul If I could rephrase this, I would have noted that I was thinking of random people online vs those in your local church. So many random comments are made online that I don’t really take them seriously. They d...

@Beemer251 @Furly43974976 @_nomadic_soul If I could rephrase this, I would have noted that I was thinking of random people online vs those in your local church. So many random comments are made onlin

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII For sure there are more passages to discuss and you have raised many of the usual ones that are used to suggest women are subordinate to men. Let’s see if I can address the ones you have listed here briefly. First...

@joekanyou @AlamoRememberer @RGIII For sure there are more passages to discuss and you have raised many of the usual ones that are used to suggest women are subordinate to men. Let’s see if I can add

1 Cor 14:34-36 general

@unbannnableman @AlamoRememberer @RGIII Because these passages seem to restrict

@unbannnableman @AlamoRememberer @RGIII Because these passages seem to restrict women. This is also the tendency of men…to rule over women. But on a closer inspection of these texts we discover this

@DickSaban1 @AlamoRememberer @RGIII There’s a few that have the same take but not many that put it all together this way. So I could quote commentaries for specific points but not one that gets it all…at least not one I know of yet. I quote Bellevi...

@DickSaban1 @AlamoRememberer @RGIII There’s a few that have the same take but not many that put it all together this way. So I could quote commentaries for specific points but not one that gets it al

@anahnemoo This is frankly ridiculous. All are commanded by the authority of God to make disciples of all nations...and women are included. If God gifts a woman with a pastoral heart and a gifting for teaching and she is sound in the faith and qual...

@anahnemoo This is frankly ridiculous. All are commanded by the authority of God to make disciples of all nations...and women are included. If God gifts a woman with a pastoral heart and a gifting f

@Mrsmaverick1972 Paul is quoting from something the Corinthians wrote in their l

@Mrsmaverick1972 Paul is quoting from something the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him (see 1 Cor 7:1) and then refuting it in verse 36: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came

1 Cor 7:1 question

@godlywomanhood 1 Tim 3:1-13 has often been difficult to interpret because male pronouns are inserted in the English translations, so most don't realize the non-specific nature of the language. The only phrase that seems to apply to males only is μι...

@godlywomanhood 1 Tim 3:1-13 has often been difficult to interpret because male pronouns are inserted in the English translations, so most don't realize the non-specific nature of the language. The o

1 Tim 3:1-13 general

1 Cor 14:34-36 1 Cor 7:1 commentary

@godlywomanhood When it comes to 1 Cor 14:34-36, I think people easily miss the context. Paul already pointed out that he was responding to things the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him (1 Cor 7:1), and since there were no quote marks in the e...

@godlywomanhood When it comes to 1 Cor 14:34-36, I think people easily miss the context. Paul already pointed out that he was responding to things the Corinthians wrote in their letter to him (1 Cor

@godlywomanhood I disagree. These passages have more going on than most people notice. Take 1 Tim 2:11-15 for instance. In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching...

@godlywomanhood I disagree. These passages have more going on than most people notice. Take 1 Tim 2:11-15 for instance. In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to st

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@MarkGrote Those are good points. May I suggest something that may help put this all together? In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to stop women from teaching true doctrine. Paul talks...

@MarkGrote Those are good points. May I suggest something that may help put this all together? In this first letter from Paul to Timothy, Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teaching, not to