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@TheWatchman1963 @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Kephale can mean “head” or “source/origin.” In this context, it is clear that it means origin since the husband and wife relationship is grounded in Adam and Eve’s relation...

@TheWatchman1963 @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Kephale can mean “head” or “source/origin.” In this context, it is clear that it means origin since the husband and wife r

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@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC Interesting. First, in the first century, the concept would have been the Old Testament scriptures and the apostolic witness (whether written or not). My understanding was that sola scriptura was a literal term a...

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC Interesting. First, in the first century, the concept would have been the Old Testament scriptures and the apostolic witness (whether written or not). My understa

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC How does sola scriptura mean the church fat

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC How does sola scriptura mean the church fathers to you? What I mean is the Bible alone, not the so-called church fathers. The teachings of Jesus and the apostles a

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC I hold to sola scriptura. History is fickle and varied. See the post below for the history I researched. But fundamentally I care about the original church and the intent of the first churches as communicated in s...

@jold_92 @BasedTorba @AmandaTylerBJC I hold to sola scriptura. History is fickle and varied. See the post below for the history I researched. But fundamentally I care about the original church and the

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad First I want to ask—do you just listen to everything that comes from the pulpit as though it was the gospel truth or do you test it against scripture? I hope the latter. I realize you agree with Mike. S...

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad First I want to ask—do you just listen to everything that comes from the pulpit as though it was the gospel truth or do you test it against scripture? I

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s so clo

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning It’s so clouded with patriarchy that you miss that the apostles did not advocate patriarchy. I’m sure you’ll disagree with this, an

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning I see. Since you seem to know what you are talking about, please explain what 1 Tim 2:15 means. Your explanation should make sense of the specific grammar Paul uses. Shouldn’t be ha...

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning I see. Since you seem to know what you are talking about, please explain what 1 Tim 2:15 means. Your explanation should make sense

1 Tim 2:15 commentary

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning There are also female leaders mentioned in his epistles. Read Rom 16 again. Priscilla taught Apollos and had a church in her home and went on missionary journeys with Paul. Sure she...

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning There are also female leaders mentioned in his epistles. Read Rom 16 again. Priscilla taught Apollos and had a church in her home a

@btgolz @michael_ronning @freedom4alltime @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists There’s nothing that says God chose Deborah to Israel’s shame. You are adding this to the account. Barak didn’t want to go without Deborah, so a woman received the...

@btgolz @michael_ronning @freedom4alltime @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists There’s nothing that says God chose Deborah to Israel’s shame. You are adding this to the account. Barak didn’t w

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Egalitarian

@btgolz @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @michael_ronning Egalitarianism is the same thing as not requiring leaders to be Jewish males. If you have a Gentile pastor, then you would be follo

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad I understand as this is the typical model where only the pastor and maybe a worship leader speaks. If you are serious that you “do not need to hear from people” then why do you even need a pastor to spea...

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad I understand as this is the typical model where only the pastor and maybe a worship leader speaks. If you are serious that you “do not need to hear from

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Paul and Timothy were single; are

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Paul and Timothy were single; are they able to advised married couples regarding marriage and bringing up children?

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Each Sunday at our church, there is a time at the end of the message where there is a mic and we wait to see what God will say through others. We put up a slide giving the “structure” based on 1 Cor 14; ...

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Each Sunday at our church, there is a time at the end of the message where there is a mic and we wait to see what God will say through others. We put up

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad I’m not sure how old Timothy was, but he was young. It is about maturity and character, not necessarily age. “Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in lo...

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad I’m not sure how old Timothy was, but he was young. It is about maturity and character, not necessarily age. “Let no one despise your youth, but be an e

1 Tim 4:12 debate

@AnointedName Yes. Are you suggesting you don’t need to listen to teaching and p

@AnointedName Yes. Are you suggesting you don’t need to listen to teaching and preaching or be challenged, exhorted, corrected or encouraged by other believers?

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad You said that Mike would have a pro

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad You said that Mike would have a problem with a woman having authority. What does that mean? Is the pastor supposed to tell you what to do? I’ve been asking

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Hi Kim. So is a woman allowed to

@KimberleeJayneW @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Hi Kim. So is a woman allowed to teach the Bible each Sunday so long as she isn’t called an elder or pastor or bishop? What part of pastoring is off lim

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Actually, maybe @DoctrinesofRad wasn’t concerned with this and just wants people to learn silently. Just like men learn silently, so also women should also learn silently. And just like men shouldn’t take ...

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Actually, maybe @DoctrinesofRad wasn’t concerned with this and just wants people to learn silently. Just like men learn silently, so also women should also

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Sometimes I get confused with how each complementarian limits women in leadership. So Mike is fully ok with a woman preaching and teaching on Sunday morning so long as she’s not called an elder or pastor? ...

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Sometimes I get confused with how each complementarian limits women in leadership. So Mike is fully ok with a woman preaching and teaching on Sunday mornin

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad A godly woman shepherding, preaching and teaching is not a sin. It’s not listed in any list of sins anywhere. When this gets labeled a sin, it causes division which is completely unnecessary b/c it’s not ...

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad A godly woman shepherding, preaching and teaching is not a sin. It’s not listed in any list of sins anywhere. When this gets labeled a sin, it causes divi

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Doctrines of Rad watched Mike’s vid

@JeremyMBauman @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Doctrines of Rad watched Mike’s video and concludes “I’d happily err on his side as opposed to sinning against the Lord.” It would seem that Mike needs to

@paulsfam4 @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad “He shall rule over you” is not an impe

@paulsfam4 @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad “He shall rule over you” is not an imperative (not a command), is future, and is spoken to the woman not the man. Gen 1:28 is in the imperative and spoken to b

Gen 1:28 general

@GnosisAdventum @paulsfam4 @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Adam and Eve were not c

@GnosisAdventum @paulsfam4 @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad Adam and Eve were not cursed. Re-read the text.

This is precisely the problem. A godly woman teaching true doctrine is not s

This is precisely the problem. A godly woman teaching true doctrine is *not* sinning! Mike, what are you promoting? @MikeWingerii @DoctrinesofRad https://t.co/qSYgHFtiNi

@pauldirks Overcast is the app to get. The way it speeds up the audio is premium

@pauldirks Overcast is the app to get. The way it speeds up the audio is premium. I rarely have time to sit around and devote 100% of my attention to reading a book. This way I can get through many b

@ronhenzel @TWFtrish @SindlandOz34748 @NBidnz It has been clearly demonstrated given Priscilla teaching Apollos. And a reading that makes sense of the grammar, the specific purpose of this personal letter to Timothy and the contextual details like s...

@ronhenzel @TWFtrish @SindlandOz34748 @NBidnz It has been clearly demonstrated given Priscilla teaching Apollos. And a reading that makes sense of the grammar, the specific purpose of this personal l

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@BradVWall @paulogia0 No. Pursuing the truth no matter where it leads is a noble

@BradVWall @paulogia0 No. Pursuing the truth no matter where it leads is a noble task.

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel I’ll grant you that the word used is aner (for men). It does seem that the apostles certainly thought that Judas’ replacement should be a man. Though it is a replacing of one of the original apostles which was before the c...

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel I’ll grant you that the word used is aner (for men). It does seem that the apostles certainly thought that Judas’ replacement should be a man. Though it is a replacing of o

@JohnsonJeffro @RationalMale Maybe start by reading 1 Tim 2:12 in context. https

@JohnsonJeffro @RationalMale Maybe start by reading 1 Tim 2:12 in context. https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw

1 Tim 2:12 commentary

@abbymcculla @jakerattlesnk @whatever Both my wife and I have careers and we have 3 kids and we didn't use childcare. So whatever is being referred to in the initial post is not required for women to have choice. Then there's this quoting of 1 Tim 2...

@abbymcculla @jakerattlesnk @whatever Both my wife and I have careers and we have 3 kids and we didn't use childcare. So whatever is being referred to in the initial post is not required for women to

1 Tim 2:13-15 general

@ScottCross_8 Yes, another good point. Or given things started with the Jews (th

@ScottCross_8 Yes, another good point. Or given things started with the Jews (the apostles were all Jewish), we should have only Jewish pastors and leaders.

@ronhenzel @eXnihilO_ Ron, I’ve given some of the history below. It’s not monoli

@ronhenzel @eXnihilO_ Ron, I’ve given some of the history below. It’s not monolithic. Question: do you consider a female pastor to be in sin and she should repent and resign? Then who is creating div

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel It’s a great observation and question. But we can’t infer doctrine from this observation. Some reflections: - There are 12 patriarchs of Israel, so 12 seems to be important. - This was done before the formation of the ch...

@JamesGi27467089 @ronhenzel It’s a great observation and question. But we can’t infer doctrine from this observation. Some reflections: - There are 12 patriarchs of Israel, so 12 seems to be importa

@ronhenzel @NBidnz @SindlandOz34748 @TWFtrish You are right that we are not told that Phoebe is sent to exegete the text, but neither was it stated that she was simply sent to hand over the letter. Just because she was a deacon doesn’t mean that she ...

@ronhenzel @NBidnz @SindlandOz34748 @TWFtrish You are right that we are not told that Phoebe is sent to exegete the text, but neither was it stated that she was simply sent to hand over the letter. Ju

@cjonesaudio @MsLemon42 @paulogia0 Was I not very clear? For a Christian, the purpose of life is to love and serve God, follow Jesus Christ's teachings, spread the faith, and grow spiritually, all while enjoying God's blessings, fostering meaningful...

@cjonesaudio @MsLemon42 @paulogia0 Was I not very clear? For a Christian, the purpose of life is to love and serve God, follow Jesus Christ's teachings, spread the faith, and grow spiritually, all wh

@JollyStine @ronhenzel Mike Winger spent 4 hours in his 1 Tim 2:11-15 video on authentein but he threw out the idea that Paul may have been reaching back to an older Attic word to more accurately convey the meaning he needed for this situation. This ...

@JollyStine @ronhenzel Mike Winger spent 4 hours in his 1 Tim 2:11-15 video on authentein but he threw out the idea that Paul may have been reaching back to an older Attic word to more accurately conv

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@Cat_In_A_Box @vala_selene @paulogia0 Everyone experiences doubt in the small part…even atheists wonder at times, “what if I was wrong?” If that small part of your brain is currently asleep, don’t worry, when you are near death it will become wide a...

@Cat_In_A_Box @vala_selene @paulogia0 Everyone experiences doubt in the small part…even atheists wonder at times, “what if I was wrong?” If that small part of your brain is currently asleep, don’t wo

@sparkobuzzer @ronhenzel Also, when Ron quotes Titus 2:3-5 seemingly to suggest that the role of older women is solely to teach younger women, does he not forget that it was older women who taught Timothy? “For I am mindful of the sincere faith with...

@sparkobuzzer @ronhenzel Also, when Ron quotes Titus 2:3-5 seemingly to suggest that the role of older women is solely to teach younger women, does he not forget that it was older women who taught Tim

Titus 2:3-5 question

@ryancduff @TheMuppetPastor @elonmusk Hmm. I can see myself in search from my ac

@ryancduff @TheMuppetPastor @elonmusk Hmm. I can see myself in search from my account but still not from another account.

@MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe I see. So you can’t explain it yourself? Got questions has no idea either. They don’t even get the grammar right. This article concludes: “The most likely interpretation that takes into ...

@MegaChurchMouse @JollyStine @CatherineMcNiel @William_E_Wolfe I see. So you can’t explain it yourself? Got questions has no idea either. They don’t even get the grammar right. This article concludes:

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@ronhenzel @FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel Apostle - Junia Elder/pastor - Prisc

@ronhenzel @FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel Apostle - Junia Elder/pastor - Priscilla Deacon - Phoebe Just to name a few. First and last are explicit. Priscilla is clear from what she did, being liste

Act 18:2-3 Rom 16:1-2 Rom 16:3-4 general

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel These women all played significant roles. 1. Phoebe - a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae. (Rom 16:1-2) 2. Priscilla (Prisca) - taught Apollos and worked alongside Paul; had a church in her home(Act 18:...

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel These women all played significant roles. 1. Phoebe - a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae. (Rom 16:1-2) 2. Priscilla (Prisca) - taught Apollos and worke

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel How do you know that? Because that’s

@FranklinShell0 @CatherineMcNiel @ronhenzel How do you know that? Because that’s pretty easily disproven. Very few are explicitly named as elders or apostles or deacons for either men or women, but th

@Zlacher88 Yeah it tells me that he doesn’t agree with my conclusion, not that h

@Zlacher88 Yeah it tells me that he doesn’t agree with my conclusion, not that his grammatical argument somehow falls apart when applied to a scripture he interprets differently for other reasons.

@TBush1689 @DaxEverts @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @Doctrinesof

@TBush1689 @DaxEverts @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii Can those who are not pastors admonish someone? Correct someone? Counsel someone? Advise someone?

@DaxEverts @Ashwin_Vengayil @TBush1689 @pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @Doctrinesof

@DaxEverts @Ashwin_Vengayil @TBush1689 @pastherandie @TimothyMHurst @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii In that construction it has to do with marriage, ie. "one wife husband"⎯what is a one woman single man

@DaxEverts @TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii What authority does my pastor have over me that isn't already a command written in the Bible? Can he command me when to sit and stand? How much to give?...

@DaxEverts @TBush1689 @pastherandie @Ashwin_Vengayil @TimothyMHurst @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii What authority does my pastor have over me that isn't already a command written in the Bible? Can he c

@MBurtwrites @ronhenzel Yes, it would be rather straightforward to say something

@MBurtwrites @ronhenzel Yes, it would be rather straightforward to say something like "it is forbidden" or something like this. I see Paul giving Timothy his authority to assist with the rather diffic

@Son_of_James_ @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii @pastherandie Thanks for saying that! This is a step in the right direction. I don't expect you to become egalitarian, but if you have a respect for the opposing view and that it has solid consistent argum...

@Son_of_James_ @DoctrinesofRad @MikeWingerii @pastherandie Thanks for saying that! This is a step in the right direction. I don't expect you to become egalitarian, but if you have a respect for the op