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@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge If you just repeat yourself and don’t respond to what I’m pointing out and asking, then you are not working to convince me. You are simply trying to “take authority” over me and force me to agree with your faulty interp...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge If you just repeat yourself and don’t respond to what I’m pointing out and asking, then you are not working to convince me. You are simply trying to “take authority” ove

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge I don’t “hate Christ’s authority” silly…I disagre

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge I don’t “hate Christ’s authority” silly…I disagree with your assertion that Jesus takes authority over His bride. Where is she said to be under His feet? Why does He sea

@BMcfonzie @MikeWingerii Well, why don’t you show me the passage where Jesus tak

@BMcfonzie @MikeWingerii Well, why don’t you show me the passage where Jesus takes authority *OVER* His church and we can talk about it.

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Christ is King, yes. And where does He seat His church? Under His feet or together with Him on His throne? Nowhere does it say that Jesus takes authority OVER His bride, but that His authority is for the BENEFIT of His...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Christ is King, yes. And where does He seat His church? Under His feet or together with Him on His throne? Nowhere does it say that Jesus takes authority OVER His bride

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge No, scripture doesn’t say that the Father gives *

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge No, scripture doesn’t say that the Father gives *US* all authority, but Christ…*FOR* the benefit of the Church. We are not under His feet. This is clear! You cannot be w

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge No I’m not living under satanic deception. You don’t know what you are even talking about! Good thing you are not the operator of the ovens! Yes, Christ is King! He has authority over all—FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHURCH...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge No I’m not living under satanic deception. You don’t know what you are even talking about! Good thing you are not the operator of the ovens! Yes, Christ is King! He ha

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge I appreciate you decided to not speak with sarcasm. And no, I have not rejected Christ in any way—I believe and follow His Word! Jesus is the uncreated creator and as such is in authority over all, but scripture is not ...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge I appreciate you decided to not speak with sarcasm. And no, I have not rejected Christ in any way—I believe and follow His Word! Jesus is the uncreated creator and as su

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Jesus uses His authority for the benefit of the c

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Jesus uses His authority for the benefit of the church not to subjugate the church! We will rule and reign with Him on His throne not under His feet. https://t.co/wpnaGb

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge kephale is not meant to convey Christ’s authority

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge kephale is not meant to convey Christ’s authority. It is mean to convey that He is the source of the life of His body just like Adam was the source material that Eve was

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Is Jesus not the greatest of them all? Yet He lived by example by becoming a slave of all. He always asked people before healing them. Why ask? When someone said to tell their brother to do something Jesus said “who mad...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Is Jesus not the greatest of them all? Yet He lived by example by becoming a slave of all. He always asked people before healing them. Why ask? When someone said to tell

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Submitting is something both do to one another. T

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge Submitting is something both do to one another. The only verse that speaks of authority in the relationship is actually 1Co 7:3-4 and it is equal. Kind of messes with y

1Co 7:3-4 debate

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge The same things Jesus says to his Jewish-only, male-only apostles is to be taught to everyone. We are all to emulate Christ, not just males! There is no prescriptive text giving authority to husbands in the home. Kep...

@JonByers186054 @dalepartridge The same things Jesus says to his Jewish-only, male-only apostles is to be taught to everyone. We are all to emulate Christ, not just males! There is no prescriptive te

@ryancduff @Duke_Danny_5 Well, he still draws the line on language which is unfo

@ryancduff @Duke_Danny_5 Well, he still draws the line on language which is unfortunate. He declares he is the authority of his wife but he never moves forward until there’s consensus—which is how eg

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii I agree that scripture is not teaching male authority.

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii I agree that scripture is not teaching male authority. But kephale is there and it does say that the husband is the kephale of his wife. That has nothing to do with social th

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii The thing is the Bible literally says the husband is t

@carol66944 @MikeWingerii The thing is the Bible literally says the husband is the head of his wife. It just doesn’t mean authority over or boss of.

@iamcoachjordan @MYPBlue @MikeWingerii This is how Christianity subverts the way

@iamcoachjordan @MYPBlue @MikeWingerii This is how Christianity subverts the way of the world. The world has to take authority over people whereas Im Christianity, the greatest is the slave of all.

@MikeWingerii @thedavideldred @dalepartridge @DavidEdgington 43 hours actually. You actually live like an egalitarian in your marriage while claiming to be the authority of your wife. Thank goodness for your kind of complementarian. I wish there we...

@MikeWingerii @thedavideldred @dalepartridge @DavidEdgington 43 hours actually. You actually live like an egalitarian in your marriage while claiming to be the authority of your wife. Thank goodness

@MikeWingerii I appreciate your pushback on Partridges rigid rules. And Biblica

@MikeWingerii I appreciate your pushback on Partridges rigid rules. And Biblical headship has nothing to do with authority or being the boss of someone.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-09

While it is understandable that complementarians struggle to sit under a leadership which includes women, this should remain something that each church decides since either interpretation is based on scripture. Adding a requirement for all co-opera...

While it is understandable that complementarians struggle to sit under a leadership which includes women, this should remain something that each church decides since either interpretation is based on

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-07

@baptistvibes Also, even in the case of mentor-mentee, this does not mean your m

@baptistvibes Also, even in the case of mentor-mentee, this does not mean your mentor has authority over you but that you are learning from them.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-06

@baptistvibes Now, if Jesus says, “Do not be called Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers…Nor are you to be called leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ” (Mt 23:8-10), then HOW MUCH MORE would this apply to cal...

@baptistvibes Now, if Jesus says, “Do not be called Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers…Nor are you to be called leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ” (Mt 23

Mt 23:8-10 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-06

@baptistvibes First, Sarah only called Abraham “lord” in her private thoughts. T

@baptistvibes First, Sarah only called Abraham “lord” in her private thoughts. There is no evidence that he was her commander/authority. Especially since God old Abraham to obey Sarah in Ge 21:12 in t

Ge 21:12 debate

@HeGTiSunesis Again, I think you are certainly onto something. The idea that Pau

@HeGTiSunesis Again, I think you are certainly onto something. The idea that Paul was advocating for women to cover their heads to show their husband’s authority over them is almost certainly not what

@jsrrayburn @wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii I see. Please give me an example of w

@jsrrayburn @wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii I see. Please give me an example of what authority your elders have over you that any other believer doesn’t. Authority means that you have to do what they s

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You misunderstand me. I never once asserted female headship. Female leaders and elders, yes. Headship refers to something else in scripture in most contexts. If it was primary for the faith it would be in the creeds. We do...

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii You misunderstand me. I never once asserted female headship. Female leaders and elders, yes. Headship refers to something else in scripture in most contexts. If it was prim

commentary

@wife2sirhusband @BronWen727104 @MikeWingerii The text and the description shows she was a leader and that she was directing others. They were to accept her, and to give her help. Why? Because she has been the benefactor of many people. This is a per...

@wife2sirhusband @BronWen727104 @MikeWingerii The text and the description shows she was a leader and that she was directing others. They were to accept her, and to give her help. Why? Because she has

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@wife2sirhusband @BronWen727104 @MikeWingerii Please just show me what scripture

@wife2sirhusband @BronWen727104 @MikeWingerii Please just show me what scripture you are referring to. Where does Jesus take authority over His bride?

@wife2sirhusband @BronWen727104 @MikeWingerii Where does it say Jesus takes auth

@wife2sirhusband @BronWen727104 @MikeWingerii Where does it say Jesus takes authority over His church?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-04

@wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii There are no commands about a hierarchy of author

@wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii There are no commands about a hierarchy of authority between the husband and wife or between an elder and any other Christian. The authority is in the Word of God not a

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-04

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii But one thinks ‘male headship’ is simply mapping back to Adam being the source material for Eve, headship being about source relationships. The other thinks it’s about power or authority over a person (more like how the wo...

@DavePellowe @MikeWingerii But one thinks ‘male headship’ is simply mapping back to Adam being the source material for Eve, headship being about source relationships. The other thinks it’s about powe

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-02

@DefiantLs 6. Jesus was a total rebel in His time. MISLEADING. He was not a rebel in these ways: - He paid taxes (Mt 22:21). - He submitted to civil authorities (Jn 19:11). - He obeyed the Law of Moses (Mt 5:17). - He told others to do what the Pha...

@DefiantLs 6. Jesus was a total rebel in His time. MISLEADING. He was not a rebel in these ways: - He paid taxes (Mt 22:21). - He submitted to civil authorities (Jn 19:11). - He obeyed the Law of Mo

Jn 19:11 Mt 22:21 Mt 23:3 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-02

@DefiantLs 5. He turned His gaze to the establishment and said “F* you Pontius Pilate.” FALSE. Jesus told Pilate that His kingdom was not of this world. Jesus encouraged Pilate that if he was on the side of truth he would listen to Him. Jesus said ...

@DefiantLs 5. He turned His gaze to the establishment and said “F* you Pontius Pilate.” FALSE. Jesus told Pilate that His kingdom was not of this world. Jesus encouraged Pilate that if he was on the

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-31

RT @OutOfThePocket: Denominationalism forces leaders to interpret Scripture thro

RT @OutOfThePocket: Denominationalism forces leaders to interpret Scripture through the lens of tradition and frameworks. Don’t be a denomi…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-30

@dalepartridge Men are 2x more likely to emotionally manipulate and seduce others into affairs. That’s a real stat. By your logic, it’s why men shouldn’t lead churches, rule in government, make high-stakes leadership decisions, or vote. They are m...

@dalepartridge Men are 2x more likely to emotionally manipulate and seduce others into affairs. That’s a real stat. By your logic, it’s why men shouldn’t lead churches, rule in government, make high

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-29

@racheljwelcher This is a great question. I think it’s likely because those who refuse fellowship see 1Ti 2:12 as an explicit command against women teaching in positions of authority, and disobeying an explicit command is seen as worse than misinterp...

@racheljwelcher This is a great question. I think it’s likely because those who refuse fellowship see 1Ti 2:12 as an explicit command against women teaching in positions of authority, and disobeying a

1Ti 2:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-27

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Thanks for clarifying. Wouldn’t you agree that in

@TrueChristian00 @DrFrankTurek Thanks for clarifying. Wouldn’t you agree that in practice, the Watchtower organization (through its Governing Body) provides the only accepted interpretation of Scriptu

@DrFrankTurek Invite them in and talk to them about the Bible. I make sure to ask the questions and keep them centered on the nature and work of Jesus and the details of the gospel so they don’t get to lead me around with irrelevant stuff. I have had...

@DrFrankTurek Invite them in and talk to them about the Bible. I make sure to ask the questions and keep them centered on the nature and work of Jesus and the details of the gospel so they don’t get t

@JamesPelton18 @The_Sig_ @TinaFoughty Perhaps there is some application in the context of a church in that you do not support your adult children who are living in unrepentant sin. A person who refuses to judge their children simply b/c they are thei...

@JamesPelton18 @The_Sig_ @TinaFoughty Perhaps there is some application in the context of a church in that you do not support your adult children who are living in unrepentant sin. A person who refuse

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 I don’t think you understand. It l

@JamesPelton18 @Calebclind231 @autocorrect2_0 I don’t think you understand. It literally has no bearing because the only authority is scripture. Scripture is all we require for every good work. To go

@Calebclind231 @JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 Head or kephale in Greek, an anatomical term, is used instead of authority or boss or decision maker because the word refers to the one who both came first and was the source (flesh and bone) from which E...

@Calebclind231 @JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 Head or kephale in Greek, an anatomical term, is used instead of authority or boss or decision maker because the word refers to the one who both came firs

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann In the only scripture that discusses the authorit

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann In the only scripture that discusses the authority between the husband and wife, the authority is equal. https://t.co/snVwBu74wI

@autocorrect2_0 Notice what the speaker in the video states: “his authority is t

@autocorrect2_0 Notice what the speaker in the video states: “his authority is to serve his wife.” That’s right. God has given us authority to serve one another not to overrule each other. That idea

@StothersRyan What specifically does being the boss over your wife look like? Wh

@StothersRyan What specifically does being the boss over your wife look like? What do you command her to do (the very meaning of having authority) and she must concede?

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 They have equal authority over each other’s bodie

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 They have equal authority over each other’s bodies but it is framed as how they have given up authority over their own bodies because of their marital vows.

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 Notice in the ONLY passage that discusses authori

@JamesPelton18 @autocorrect2_0 Notice in the ONLY passage that discusses authority in the context of the relationship between the husband and wife, it says that each does NOT have authority. https://t

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Interesting. I wonder what else Paul could get away with which he doesn’t have to abide by but everyone else does. Also curious that he encourages everyone else to be single like he is (1Co 7:8). If everyone listened, n...

@MissionaryJC3 @NateSchlomann Interesting. I wonder what else Paul could get away with which he doesn’t have to abide by but everyone else does. Also curious that he encourages everyone else to be si

1Co 7:8 debate

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann I see. So you use a leash just not very frequentl

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann I see. So you use a leash just not very frequently because she knows her place? Or are you one of those who barks about patriarchal authority but lives like an egalita

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann Do you think you are my ruler too? If you were my

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann Do you think you are my ruler too? If you were my elder, what authority would you have over me? Would you excommunicate me for believing that women are equal counterpart

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann Oh please! I haven’t destroyed Jesus’ deity or authority…what are you talking about? Jesus has all authority in heaven and earth. However, His relationship with His bride is one of going first, being her source of life...

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann Oh please! I haven’t destroyed Jesus’ deity or authority…what are you talking about? Jesus has all authority in heaven and earth. However, His relationship with His bri

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann Yes, you make sure you rule over those incapable sub-species. That ought to fix everything, right? Men clearly have no part in problems in society or the church…it all lies at the feet of women who dare to preach the tr...

@JonByers186054 @NateSchlomann Yes, you make sure you rule over those incapable sub-species. That ought to fix everything, right? Men clearly have no part in problems in society or the church…it all l