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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-30

@smashbaals While Adam is explicitly tasked with tilling the ground and taking care of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:15, Eve is created as a "helper" for Adam. The term "helper" is often interpreted to mean that Eve shared in Adam's responsibilitie...

@smashbaals While Adam is explicitly tasked with tilling the ground and taking care of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:15, Eve is created as a "helper" for Adam. The term "helper" is often interpreted

Genesis 2:15 Genesis 1:28 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-20

@pearlythingz If you want to know what’s up with Adam and Eve in the garden, sta

@pearlythingz If you want to know what’s up with Adam and Eve in the garden, start with Paul. https://t.co/UnZDiv7U35

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-16

@bigzachus @ShieldAndCross @BrotherBoaz The question though is whether nature teaches you that long hair is a shame or whether that is cultural. Nature teaches you that arm and leg hair stops growing at a certain length, but this is not the case for...

@bigzachus @ShieldAndCross @BrotherBoaz The question though is whether nature teaches you that long hair is a shame or whether that is cultural. Nature teaches you that arm and leg hair stops growing

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@antemodernist @JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals Well, it could also be that the bias of the rest of the translators is involved. The fact is that nature doesn’t teach us there is a difference between male and female head hair. And Paul says there...

@antemodernist @JakobFel @BenZeisloft @smashbaals Well, it could also be that the bias of the rest of the translators is involved. The fact is that nature doesn’t teach us there is a difference betwe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@MediatorsGate @DamonJGray @MissBrneyes @e2pilot @igarglewithfire @kamkorderx Ca

@MediatorsGate @DamonJGray @MissBrneyes @e2pilot @igarglewithfire @kamkorderx Care to vote? Think about what *nature* teaches you… https://t.co/UpnoZjskJT

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-09

@IanReformed @igarglewithfire Out of context even for a complementarian! What d

@IanReformed @igarglewithfire Out of context even for a complementarian! What does this have to do with social media? https://t.co/rBGS8Fof6Y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-02

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Genesis 2 is pretty clear that the man was made before the woman with a sufficient span of time to observe God in the act of creating both in relation to the plants and garden as well as likely the f...

@aflawedmanofGod @M_Jensen23 @ortrails @goteamcarr Genesis 2 is pretty clear that the man was made before the woman with a sufficient span of time to observe God in the act of creating both in relatio

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-26

@Holistic_Voyeur @RoxyWright0 @Bellisima_2004 It’s not different. That’s a misu

@Holistic_Voyeur @RoxyWright0 @Bellisima_2004 It’s not different. That’s a misunderstanding. Gen 2 is a zoomed in view of day 6 of the creation of man, the garden and female animals, and woman. Gen

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-25

@OutOfThePocket Surely he knows of Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Thallus, Mara Bar Serapion, Lucian of Samosata, Josephus, and later apologists like Justin Martyr and Athenagoras? Also, regardless of Roman and Greek external sources, he int...

@OutOfThePocket Surely he knows of Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Thallus, Mara Bar Serapion, Lucian of Samosata, Josephus, and later apologists like Justin Martyr and Athenagoras? Also, rega

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-19

@PastorObscure @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference Not sure how you are defining your terms, but here’s the way I’m using them: ⎯ feminism/Matriarchy: female priority —masculinism/Patriarchy: male priority —egalitarianism: merit based, skills and qualific...

@PastorObscure @William_E_Wolfe @G3Conference Not sure how you are defining your terms, but here’s the way I’m using them: ⎯ feminism/Matriarchy: female priority —masculinism/Patriarchy: male priority

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-19

@PerinDana @pauldirks That is correct. There are things each person brings regarding gifts and abilities and desires (which has many contributing factors) and to look at their gender, or ethnicity or socioeconomic status and to say “I recognize the ...

@PerinDana @pauldirks That is correct. There are things each person brings regarding gifts and abilities and desires (which has many contributing factors) and to look at their gender, or ethnicity or

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@SvenVerbeet @parcel_gary @redjellydonut Wow, not what Paul is saying. He is re

@SvenVerbeet @parcel_gary @redjellydonut Wow, not what Paul is saying. He is refuting something the Corinthians said in their letter. 1 Corinthians 14:36 (KJV): “What? came the word of God out from

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@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
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@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

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-07

@TaylorRMarshall @smashbaals @HwsEleutheroi Where did you get this from? Regard

@TaylorRMarshall @smashbaals @HwsEleutheroi Where did you get this from? Regardless if true, Augustine was not one of the apostles and didn’t write scripture. We need to go back to scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-07

@gary_groyper @moniemon84 @MillerStream @JonnyRoot_ Well, I think you misunderstand this passage. Paul was stopping false teaching, not women. There was a particular deceived woman who was teaching false doctrine and her husband who wasn’t deceived...

@gary_groyper @moniemon84 @MillerStream @JonnyRoot_ Well, I think you misunderstand this passage. Paul was stopping false teaching, not women. There was a particular deceived woman who was teaching

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-06

@Jose287631 @igarglewithfire I appreciate your tone. “This is the brass tacks,

@Jose287631 @igarglewithfire I appreciate your tone. “This is the brass tacks, bottom of the line, bare truth that's imho God inspired.” What, that women cannot preach? That’s what I’m contesting a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-02

@Rach4Patriarchy How do you define “venerate”? I regard the apostles with respe

@Rach4Patriarchy How do you define “venerate”? I regard the apostles with respect but if I were to create icons of them and pray to them that would cross a line over to things that should only be don

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

@ThinkyTexan @Guy_JustaGuy3 @IrisB42744268 @WastedAerospace @MilesMosley666 @KerridwinR @RealDoctorT @JustUnderReal @_truthswordsa @MurphyYuiko @Ivotian @NuckChorris16 @AnansiAkin59777 @BrianNazarenus @realdfk @Frenchg11623069 @TessFromWessex @Andrew...

@ThinkyTexan @Guy_JustaGuy3 @IrisB42744268 @WastedAerospace @MilesMosley666 @KerridwinR @RealDoctorT @JustUnderReal @_truthswordsa @MurphyYuiko @Ivotian @NuckChorris16 @AnansiAkin59777 @BrianNazarenus

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-24

@parcel_gary If you are doing this because you believe the Bible requires you to

@parcel_gary If you are doing this because you believe the Bible requires you to be the source of all decision making in the home then you may want to revisit the Biblical passages on this. https://t.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I think I may not have stated what you were meaning properly. Sorry if I misrepresented you. What I hear you saying is that both women and men submit directly to the Lord, but while husbands may take out the garbage or go get a ...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT I think I may not have stated what you were meaning properly. Sorry if I misrepresented you. What I hear you saying is that both women and men submit directly to the Lord, but wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Is it a sin for a woman to pastor (shepherd) other women? Where is this sin listed in any list of sins? Regardless of the title, if she is able to shepherd her children and she can shepherd other women, why is...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek Is it a sin for a woman to pastor (shepherd) other women? Where is this sin listed in any list of sins? Regardless of the title, if she is able to shepherd her

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@AbJrogg @FeralChristineB @Conservative_BC But my brother’s wife’s second cousin

@AbJrogg @FeralChristineB @Conservative_BC But my brother’s wife’s second cousin twice removed is a doctor who did research and published papers on the subject. Oh well…I guess I’ll rip up his resear

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@TheLone73479323 @RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris @jerr_rrej To say that it is worshippi

@TheLone73479323 @RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris @jerr_rrej To say that it is worshipping Satan simply by allowing gifted women to teach true doctrine and lead is hard to understand. https://t.co/LPisirHz38

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-07

@RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris You are right that it is dangerous to say that you don't like what the Bible says and then come up with your own way. But what if we've been reading these passages on women wrong in the first place and one can be faithful to...

@RenOfMen @ZacharyGarris You are right that it is dangerous to say that you don't like what the Bible says and then come up with your own way. But what if we've been reading these passages on women w

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@GlennDavies @danitreweek Because that's what apostles do. They plant churches and planting churches implies appointing elders. Regarding Paul only mentioning her in this one commendation is not unusual for any elder or deacon. Most are not mentio...

@GlennDavies @danitreweek Because that's what apostles do. They plant churches and planting churches implies appointing elders. Regarding Paul only mentioning her in this one commendation is not unu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

22/23🧵Question: How does stopping women edify the church? What does Paul have to say to those who disregard his instructions that ALL are to excel in spiritual gifts to EDIFY the church (v12) for the COMMON good (v7) and for edification (v26)? He t...

22/23🧵Question: How does stopping women edify the church? What does Paul have to say to those who disregard his instructions that ALL are to excel in spiritual gifts to EDIFY the church (v12) for the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin No, not to leave out Aquil

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin No, not to leave out Aquila, but that particular comment was from something I read in the Lexham Bible Dictionary https://t.co/H5ZnAYJSKW

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was instrumental in the growth of the church at Corinth. ...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin What came after John’s Baptism is not exactly minor. The had to explain “the way of God more accurately.” Yes, Apollos was important and was ins

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin It’s in that order in the Greek in 5 out of 6 instances. The one where it isn’t is a Greeting in 1 Cor 16:19. It just seems odd to list the wife before the husband. Since the hypothesis is that...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin It’s in that order in the Greek in 5 out of 6 instances. The one where it isn’t is a Greeting in 1 Cor 16:19. It just seems odd to list the wife

1 Cor 16:19 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin You are listing Aquila first, but scripture list Prisca first. Anyways, if they had to educate Apollos, wouldn't it make more sense to hypothesize the ones who educated him are more likely candid...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin You are listing Aquila first, but scripture list Prisca first. Anyways, if they had to educate Apollos, wouldn't it make more sense to hypothesiz

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @JustinPetersMin Prisca’s name was listed f

@L_T_Pearson @Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @JustinPetersMin Prisca’s name was listed first, so seems she was more known and important than her husband.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-21

@naw_elbows @casey1167 @MikeWingerii There were many restrictions regarding the temple (Levite males with defects were also barred). These do not apply to the church. Jesus tore down the dividing walls for Gentiles who could not draw near either (E...

@naw_elbows @casey1167 @MikeWingerii There were many restrictions regarding the temple (Levite males with defects were also barred). These do not apply to the church. Jesus tore down the dividing wa

Eph 2:11-22 Gal 3:26-29 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren The reason why many focus on 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Cor 11:1-16, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1, Gen 2-3, etc is because they seem to speak to the issue of women in leadership. I believe however, that if ...

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren The reason why many focus on 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Cor 11:1-16, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1, Gen 2-3, etc is because they seem to speak to the issue of

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren 1/ I’m not ordained. 2/ I’ve atte

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren 1/ I’m not ordained. 2/ I’ve attended Baptist, Calvary Chapel, two Pentecostal, non-denom, Evangelical free. 3/ No one at my church reviewed my presenta

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@lisanicolegaron @RickWarren I get really upset when I find out that women feel

@lisanicolegaron @RickWarren I get really upset when I find out that women feel held back from sharing the truth of the Word with people because of a misunderstanding of several verses in Paul’s epist

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Also, I love that you want to talk

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Also, I love that you want to talk Bible. I present in such a way that you should be able to fact check me and stick with the text as much as possible.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Or feel free to ask questions. Or

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Or feel free to ask questions. Or you can send me your email and I’ll send you a brief summary I sent to a pastor friend on 1 Tim 2.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-13

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren This is difficult to do over twitter. I can, but I don’t have the paid account. Unless you want to ask a specific question? Here is a series I taught at my church. In session #2 on 1 Tim, I also discu...

@lisanicolegaron @OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren This is difficult to do over twitter. I can, but I don’t have the paid account. Unless you want to ask a specific question? Here is a series I taught a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-12

@LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren I have lots of things I could quibble with Warren regarding his methods and his exegesis. However, I believe his conclusions are right on this issue though I’m not sure he has done the work to thoroughly study the hard p...

@LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren I have lots of things I could quibble with Warren regarding his methods and his exegesis. However, I believe his conclusions are right on this issue though I’m not sure h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-11

@OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Warren is not giving exegesis on the difficult passages. I wish he was better at that. But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. How is he mangling God’s inerrant word exactly? Is it possible…I mean even if only 1% chance tha...

@OliveGarden5505 @RickWarren Warren is not giving exegesis on the difficult passages. I wish he was better at that. But that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. How is he mangling God’s inerrant word exactly?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2022-09-05

RT @larryelder: #MAGARepublicans

RT @larryelder: #MAGARepublicans

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Scripture Commentary debate point

I read with interest Wayne Grudem’s claim that 1 Cor. 14:34 means that women are to “keep silent”regarding weighing of the oral prophecies in the assembly

[counterargument] From: Can Only Men Judge Right From Wrong In The Church

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Kerryn sent me a link to Pastor Wade Burleson’s blog regarding being intellectually honest and consistent in our beliefs

[counterargument] From: Honesty And Consistency

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Scripture Commentary debate point

**October 2008 addition Note: A public statement regarding Diane Sellner’s role in the public attacks against me is at

[general] From: To Diane Sellner Of Carm

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In the last article we saw that God gave additional information to Adam and his wife regarding what they were allowed to eat and God gave freedom for them to be fruit inspectors as he gave them a test to know what was good food. In another post we will talk more about Eve’s words to the serpent and

[counterargument] From: The Unfaithful Watchman

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In our continuing discussions on the fall of man we have dealt with the issue of Adam as guardian of the garden and the charge against Eve that she added to God’s word. In this post I will deal with the position that Eve did not sin by adding to God’s word but she was merely mistaken regarding what

[general] From: Was Eve Mistaken

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The following article was sent to me this morning by Mabel, a follower of this blog. The pastor of the church that had its charity status removed in Canada also contacted our ministry as we went through the same kind of persecution from the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) regarding their disallowing as

[counterargument] From: Another Christian Organization In Canada Has Charity Status Removed

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The question has come up on this blog about whether Adam had a sin nature at the fall that would have been passed on to all of us, and if this is an issue that is important regarding women in ministry. After all, we need to know why it is that only Adam would bring sin into the world and if all of u

[general] From: Sin Nature Through Man

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