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@BretArrigo @sher_qw @mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 Bravery is not a male only c

@BretArrigo @sher_qw @mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 Bravery is not a male only characteristic. Ever heard of momma bear? Yes, the husband—the stronger one—is best suited to physical defence. But tha

@BretArrigo @Matthew56193629 @R5Y79 @mtnhousewife So you’re admitting that there’s nothing gendered in the great commission then? I see… In Titus 2:5, Paul is speaking to women who are lazy and not doing anything except gossip. If you are at home, ...

@BretArrigo @Matthew56193629 @R5Y79 @mtnhousewife So you’re admitting that there’s nothing gendered in the great commission then? I see… In Titus 2:5, Paul is speaking to women who are lazy and not

Titus 2:5 question

I thought they said that husbands were to follow Jesus’ example? When did Jesus

I thought they said that husbands were to follow Jesus’ example? When did Jesus assert His rights? When did He rule over anyone? When did He say “you need to listen to what I want”? Ask any of those

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell What? Her behaviour affects him beca

@PatrickHen1776 @mtnhousewife @Jleerockwell What? Her behaviour affects him because he is her husband!! And believe me, his behaviour affects her also.

@NewestPapa @mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 “…both wives and husbands are instruc

@NewestPapa @mtnhousewife @Matthew56193629 “…both wives and husbands are instructed to act **in the same way** as Jesus did. This isn't about gender roles but about embodying a Christian attitude of h

@mtnhousewife @shastorra I don’t have an issue with someone saying that they cho

@mtnhousewife @shastorra I don’t have an issue with someone saying that they choose to follow their husband’s lead. My issue is when people say that the Bible commands it and anyone who thinks that t

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-17

@harmonizedgrace @mtnhousewife I’m not trying to turn wives against their husbands! I think you are confusing me with some kind of feminist you have seen around here. Again, I am a ‘mutualist’—meaning both mutually laying down their rights to serve o...

@harmonizedgrace @mtnhousewife I’m not trying to turn wives against their husbands! I think you are confusing me with some kind of feminist you have seen around here. Again, I am a ‘mutualist’—meaning

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-17

@Matthew56193629 @mtnhousewife While Paul can quote Gk philosophers, in no instance does he use them as the basis for his teaching nor does he double down on the culture. “The Pharisees say the woman’s place is in the home, but I tell you ‘and also s...

@Matthew56193629 @mtnhousewife While Paul can quote Gk philosophers, in no instance does he use them as the basis for his teaching nor does he double down on the culture. “The Pharisees say the woman’

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-15

@DonicaTibbetts @eutychusnerd @MikeWingerii Yes, it was custom to have the husband’s name first—and we have two instances of this for Aquila and Priscilla in the New Testament—but the rest and the majority had Priscilla/Prisca first. I’m not sure w...

@DonicaTibbetts @eutychusnerd @MikeWingerii Yes, it was custom to have the husband’s name first—and we have two instances of this for Aquila and Priscilla in the New Testament—but the rest and the maj

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-15

@bekahlee91 @godlywomanhood What they miss is that husbands are also to submit t

@bekahlee91 @godlywomanhood What they miss is that husbands are also to submit to their wives (Eph 5:21). We are supposed to serve one another in love like we serve Christ.

Eph 5:21 debate

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Yes, in everything…as they do to Christ. Evidently there was something going on at that time between husbands and wives that needed addressing and the best I surmise is women were treated as house slaves and t...

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Yes, in everything…as they do to Christ. Evidently there was something going on at that time between husbands and wives that needed addressing and the best I s

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace ✅ husband is head of his wife ✅ wife is to submit to him (like she does to Christ and not like those in the culture) ❌ head doesn’t mean leader or the one in authority. ❌ husbands are also to submit to their w...

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace ✅ husband is head of his wife ✅ wife is to submit to him (like she does to Christ and not like those in the culture) ❌ head doesn’t mean leader or the one in a

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace It has to do with a particular deceived

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace It has to do with a particular deceived woman teaching false doctrine…and whose undeceived husband (likely an elder) is being silent and doing nothing. Remind

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Why does it always say that the husband

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace Why does it always say that the husband is the head and not the (sole) leader as you wrote? Not even once.

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace I merely asked if the same applies to h

@PatrickHen1776 @AJMxya @harmonizedgrace I merely asked if the same applies to husbands or if they have free rein.

@WayfarerAbdul @harmonizedgrace The language you are using conveys authority and

@WayfarerAbdul @harmonizedgrace The language you are using conveys authority and hierarchy. Even if the husband is generally nice about it, the fact that the wife is always a follower and never a lead

Col 3:18-19 Eph 5:22-24 Eph 5:21 general

@WayfarerAbdul @harmonizedgrace Col 3:18-19, Tit 2:5 and Eph 5:22-24 all say the

@WayfarerAbdul @harmonizedgrace Col 3:18-19, Tit 2:5 and Eph 5:22-24 all say the same thing—they use hypotasso which is a willing subjection to their husbands. Eph 5:21, the husbands are to also be su

@Tomboy_Dragon23 @harmonizedgrace That’s completely fine. But to suggest that th

@Tomboy_Dragon23 @harmonizedgrace That’s completely fine. But to suggest that there is an imbalance in that women are to submit to their husbands in a greater or exclusive way is not Biblically accura

Eph 5:23-24 Eph 5:21 question

@Tomboy_Dragon23 @harmonizedgrace Oh I totally agree that Eph 5:23-24?&/ to

@Tomboy_Dragon23 @harmonizedgrace Oh I totally agree that Eph 5:23-24?&/ to be followed. I’m simply contesting that it doesn’t negate that husbands are also supposed to subject themselves to their

@Mohongai @TheCanadianDav1 @harmonizedgrace So the husband is every part of the

@Mohongai @TheCanadianDav1 @harmonizedgrace So the husband is every part of the head? How then is Jesus the head but Paul refers to some as eyes, ears, nose and mouth? Where is head ever referred to

@Mohongai @TheCanadianDav1 @harmonizedgrace The apostle Paul says “not all are a

@Mohongai @TheCanadianDav1 @harmonizedgrace The apostle Paul says “not all are an ear” —Paul is the one using the analogy. So can the husband be the head and the wife be the ear?

@TheCanadianDav1 @Mohongai @harmonizedgrace Here are the parts of the head: which one (or all?) is the husband: Scalp, hair, forehead, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, jaw, skull, brain, facial muscles, optic nerve, sinuses, tongue, teeth, gum...

@TheCanadianDav1 @Mohongai @harmonizedgrace Here are the parts of the head: which one (or all?) is the husband: Scalp, hair, forehead, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, jaw, skull, brain, facial

@harmonizedgrace I see. So husbands shouldn't be rude, but wives have an extra e

@harmonizedgrace I see. So husbands shouldn't be rude, but wives have an extra extra strong requirement not to be rude? PS> You tweeted to me (a man), but seems X heard you as I didn't get any not

@harmonizedgrace Is it right for your husband to interrupt you?

So 7:10 Solomon 7:10 debate

@ymmotrojam @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge On the other hand, with Song of Solomon 7:10, you have the idea of desire between the husband and wife drawing them together. This fits well as we see in Ge 3 that Adam alone is kicked out of the garden, bu...

@ymmotrojam @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge On the other hand, with Song of Solomon 7:10, you have the idea of desire between the husband and wife drawing them together. This fits well as we see in Ge

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Ge 3:16 is not imperative or a command but a prophecy of the fall’s result. Eve was deceived, Adam stayed silent, and ate the fruit she gave. He would hold a grudge and mistreat her by ruling over her. ...

@Tailfeathers_WA @Antifaucist722 @dalepartridge Ge 3:16 is not imperative or a command but a prophecy of the fall’s result. Eve was deceived, Adam stayed silent, and ate the fruit she gave. He would h

Ge 3:16 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-07

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge The husband is the head of his wife because Adam and Eve are the definition of marriage and Eve was made directly from Adam's flesh and bone. Your wife was not made from you, was she? So you being 'head...

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge The husband is the head of his wife because Adam and Eve are the definition of marriage and Eve was made directly from Adam's flesh and bone. Your wife

Ge 1:28 question

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge The Prov 31 woman is literally running the home and business outside the home with no mention of anything her husband does. She is completely self sufficient. What do you mean Deborah was leading becau...

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge The Prov 31 woman is literally running the home and business outside the home with no mention of anything her husband does. She is completely self suffi

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace I see. Well, that kind of

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace I see. Well, that kind of card isn’t because you are the husband, right? Isn’t this because of your moral stance?

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace If Biblical submission is service and service is submission, then how is it that all are not mutually submissive including husbands to wives in addition to wives to husbands? Do you believe the hu...

@DirtBoyFarms @ruthmperry @iheartJ37 @harmonizedgrace If Biblical submission is service and service is submission, then how is it that all are not mutually submissive including husbands to wives in ad

@ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem The wife is to submit out of love and respect f

@ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem The wife is to submit out of love and respect for Christ. Just that the husband is to do the same as submission in Eph 5:21 is reciprocal.

Eph 5:21 debate

@ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Far greater control. You said it yourself. So what is the far greater control the husband has over the wife? Can he publicly whip her for not meeting his demands? Can he put her in jail for burning his toast? What are ...

@ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Far greater control. You said it yourself. So what is the far greater control the husband has over the wife? Can he publicly whip her for not meeting his demands? Can h

RT @ryanschatz: @ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Excellent!! the single time that

RT @ryanschatz: @ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Excellent!! the single time that the word authority is used for a husband over his wife it…

@ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Excellent!! the single time that the word author

@ScarletNevermr @rightresponsem Excellent!! the single time that the word authority is used for a husband over his wife it is also used for the wife over her husband! You are demonstrating mutual subj

@ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem Tell me this: where is any word for authority u

@ExtraSaltedNuts @rightresponsem Tell me this: where is any word for authority used for the husband over his wife? Or is it only the anatomical word for head which you interpret as meaning authority?

@rightresponsem "Because the husband is the head..."⎯by that do you mean that he

@rightresponsem "Because the husband is the head..."⎯by that do you mean that he is the authority? Where does the Bible say that the husband is the authority over his wife?

@RealDavidReece “The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life” (Prov 31:11-12) The same could be said that "the heart of his wife safely trusts him; so she will ...

@RealDavidReece “The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life” (Prov 31:11-12) The same could be said that "the

Prov 31:11-12 general

1Ti 5:13 Eph 5:25 Tit 2:4-5 debate

@RealDavidReece Next, Tit 2:4-5 calls wives to "love their husbands" showing the reciprocal of "husbands love your wives" (Eph 5:25). Also, "workers at home" not to restrict how they work but that they are not to be idle, gossips and busybodies (1Ti ...

@RealDavidReece Next, Tit 2:4-5 calls wives to "love their husbands" showing the reciprocal of "husbands love your wives" (Eph 5:25). Also, "workers at home" not to restrict how they work but that the

@RealDavidReece "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord" (Col 3:18). The phrase “as is fitting in the Lord” reframes submission not as blind obedience but as a voluntary, Christlike humility grounded in love and respect. It re...

@RealDavidReece "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord" (Col 3:18). The phrase “as is fitting in the Lord” reframes submission not as blind obedience but as a voluntary, Chris

Col 3:18 debate

@RealDavidReece Ah @RealDavidReece, one can quote passages without their context, but can you explain them in context? Ok, let's start with Eph 5:22-23👇 1/ Paul deliberately used hypotassō (submission) for husbands & wives, not hypakouō (obedie...

@RealDavidReece Ah @RealDavidReece, one can quote passages without their context, but can you explain them in context? Ok, let's start with Eph 5:22-23👇 1/ Paul deliberately used hypotassō (submissi

Eph 5:22-23 debate

@King_Brody @pastherandie Brody, are you assuming ‘head’ (literally the top of the body—it’s not a complex word) means authority or commander? Where does this idea come from? Is it context? Why isn’t ‘authority’ or ‘commander’ ever used for Jesus ove...

@King_Brody @pastherandie Brody, are you assuming ‘head’ (literally the top of the body—it’s not a complex word) means authority or commander? Where does this idea come from? Is it context? Why isn’t

@rightresponsem Umm… civil magistrates are able to put people in jail and punish

@rightresponsem Umm… civil magistrates are able to put people in jail and punish them. So you think husbands are to have the power to punish or imprison their wives?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-05

This article on whether the husband is to submit and whether Jesus submits ti Hi

This article on whether the husband is to submit and whether Jesus submits ti His church is well worth the read! https://t.co/Rgsy0eDeKv

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-05

Actually, Paul’s statement is that a wife’s submission to her husband should mirror her submission to the Lord. That’s his argument—but it needs unpacking. The key issue arises when “hypotasso” is misunderstood to mean “obey” rather than “willingly s...

Actually, Paul’s statement is that a wife’s submission to her husband should mirror her submission to the Lord. That’s his argument—but it needs unpacking. The key issue arises when “hypotasso” is mis

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-05

@IagreeNdisagree @TomBuck Yes, and a husband will hypotasso his wife too. 😊

@IagreeNdisagree @crusadepepe Where is the wive commanded to “obey” her husband?

@crusadepepe Husbands are not commanded to coerce their wives! And wives are not

@crusadepepe Husbands are not commanded to coerce their wives! And wives are not commanded to be like eternal children. It sure would have helped if Adam explained to Eve why she shouldn’t eat the fr

RT @ryanschatz: @iheartJ37 @TomBuck Yes, wives should be willing to be convinced

RT @ryanschatz: @iheartJ37 @TomBuck Yes, wives should be willing to be convinced by their husbands. Husbands are not commanded to coerce th…

@GraceIsMyAnchor @TomBuck The wife is never said to obey her husband. This treat

@GraceIsMyAnchor @TomBuck The wife is never said to obey her husband. This treatment of women as eternal children is so unfortunate. Time to expose the way they’ve inserted the foreign concept of male