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@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Our interpretations differ, but we are hopefully both looking to see whether our interpretations line up with scripture. At least I hope so. You note that the woman is called "helper" which is also ...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Our interpretations differ, but we are hopefully both looking to see whether our interpretations line up with scripture. At least I hope so. You not

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii "the husband does not submit to his wife in the same manner as she does" But how can you substantiate this given the Bible never says this and when we in fact we have statements to the contrary: 1. ...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii "the husband does not submit to his wife in the same manner as she does" But how can you substantiate this given the Bible never says this and when

Eph 5:21 debate

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii But the fact that Paul uses creation language to say that woman was made for man is not to support an argument for hierarchy since that wasn't his argument. I don't see where hierarchy is implied eit...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii But the fact that Paul uses creation language to say that woman was made for man is not to support an argument for hierarchy since that wasn't his ar

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii So is it correct that your view on this is that it has to do with showing angels proper hierarchy between Jesus->husband->wife during prayer and prophecy (only)? This seems rather strange to me...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii So is it correct that your view on this is that it has to do with showing angels proper hierarchy between Jesus->husband->wife during prayer an

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Whether it comes from NRSVUE

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii Whether it comes from NRSVUE or NASB or any translation doesn't matter as it is absent from the Greek manuscripts. Another question on v10 then: why

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I'll make a point and ask a q

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I'll make a point and ask a question. First, my point: the NASB adds "sign of authority" but this is not in the Greek. Question: why does it shame C

1Co 11:4 debate

@amacarthur @ryancduff @bwillems1000 @MikeWingerii Yes, there are women who beli

@amacarthur @ryancduff @bwillems1000 @MikeWingerii Yes, there are women who believe their husbands should rule over them and that women should be quiet. Maybe this is why they aren't here arguing thei

@mennodarren @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I agree. Paul can’t mean one to another an

@mennodarren @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I agree. Paul can’t mean one to another and then in the next sentence mean one over the other. https://t.co/n1oPrQHwIh

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii So husbands are told to love their wives, where was it

@TabeStorm @MikeWingerii So husbands are told to love their wives, where was it that they are told to lead them? And do you think that we are not all supposed to love like Christ loves the church? Or

No wonder he has such a problem with women leading! There is nothing in scriptur

No wonder he has such a problem with women leading! There is nothing in scripture which suggests that a woman was designed to not lead. Otherwise, what do we make of the women who did lead in scriptur

Leadership is about showing others by example, not necessarily having any author

Leadership is about showing others by example, not necessarily having any authority over others. Mike also seems to think the Bible speaks of role distinctions, but where is 'role' ever mentioned in

Mike claims that men are told to lead their families and to be the head, but the

Mike claims that men are told to lead their families and to be the head, but the text doesn't seem to say this. A husband just is the kephale, or head. There's nothing to be: he is by the fact that h

"...men are still told to lead their families and [to] be the heads of their wives...only men can be leaders in the church and that distinction remains...we don't have the same roles" ⎯ @MikeWingerii Where are men told to lead their families? ...to...

"...men are still told to lead their families and [to] be the heads of their wives...only men can be leaders in the church and that distinction remains...we don't have the same roles" ⎯ @MikeWingerii

Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-23

@ronhenzel “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.” (1Co 15:22) Paul does not limit the “made alive” to the elect here. In context (1Co 15:23–24), he speaks of order and outcome, not limitation of scope. The resurrection o...

@ronhenzel “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.” (1Co 15:22) Paul does not limit the “made alive” to the elect here. In context (1Co 15:23–24), he speaks of order and ou

1Co 15:22 1Co 15:23 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-22

@GloryIsGods777 @ronhenzel @GatorRob777 Faith is not a work or a payment: it is

@GloryIsGods777 @ronhenzel @GatorRob777 Faith is not a work or a payment: it is God’s prescribed way that His salvation is credited. “For what does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it wa

Ro 4:3 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-04

@KyleJezwinski Interesting. I appreciate it when someone takes the text seriously and tries to obey it. It’s refreshing. But at the same time being open to being possibly wrong about one’s interpretation is important. 1Co 11:1-16 is one of the most c...

@KyleJezwinski Interesting. I appreciate it when someone takes the text seriously and tries to obey it. It’s refreshing. But at the same time being open to being possibly wrong about one’s interpretat

1Co 11:1-16 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-02-04

@KyleJezwinski @dalepartridge I merely repeated Paul’s statement at the end of the section concerning head coverings. What else do you want to talk about? That a woman has authority over her own head (to decide whether to cover or not)—because of the...

@KyleJezwinski @dalepartridge I merely repeated Paul’s statement at the end of the section concerning head coverings. What else do you want to talk about? That a woman has authority over her own head

Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-01-17

Men alone are created to rule? Did Dale even read Genesis 1:28? God was speaking

Men alone are created to rule? Did Dale even read Genesis 1:28? God was speaking to the man and the woman He just made, not to all males. Males cannot be fruitful without females, BTW. https://t.co/G5

Genesis 1:28 question

@ronhenzel The Israel of the Old Testament in part was the very beginning and origin of the New Testament church. All the apostles are of Israel and at Pentecost many Jews joined the church. In order for salvation to come to the Gentiles there was a ...

@ronhenzel The Israel of the Old Testament in part was the very beginning and origin of the New Testament church. All the apostles are of Israel and at Pentecost many Jews joined the church. In order

When I pressed him on his conclusions using the biblical text and logic—without

When I pressed him on his conclusions using the biblical text and logic—without appealing to authority—I was blocked. That matters. This is especially relevant because he didn't find the arguments h

Mike primarily evaluated scholars’ claims about Scripture, rather than sustained

Mike primarily evaluated scholars’ claims about Scripture, rather than sustained counter-arguments from Scripture and reason. He also avoided back and forth with those who challenged his claims. Thes

I’ve been studying the complementarian/egalitarian texts since 2009. I’ve also w

I’ve been studying the complementarian/egalitarian texts since 2009. I’ve also watched all ~43 hours of Mike’s material on the topic. Despite that, I would never say I’m no longer open to my mind bei

In his recent 10Qs stream (Ep 67), @MikeWingerii said that while he was previous

In his recent 10Qs stream (Ep 67), @MikeWingerii said that while he was previously open to egalitarian arguments—to being persuaded by scripture—he no longer is because he’s done ~3 years of “thorough

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-12-04

@Penjammin @Latterdaytruth The one who isn’t a created being. The one who wasn’t once “an intelligence” waiting to be organized. The one who never progressed to Godhood. The one who has eternally been God. The one who didn’t receive authority from me...

@Penjammin @Latterdaytruth The one who isn’t a created being. The one who wasn’t once “an intelligence” waiting to be organized. The one who never progressed to Godhood. The one who has eternally been

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-27

@TeeplesCY That’s not how we test the veracity of a work. The same argument is m

@TeeplesCY That’s not how we test the veracity of a work. The same argument is made for the Koran and I suspect you don’t accept it because its teachings disagree with the BOM, right?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-16

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Where does scriptu

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Where does scripture state that only men are given this gift? The gifts are never restricted by male/female, or by ethnicity or by rich or

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz First, is that document inspired? There seems to be only a small note in 7-2 saying that the offices belong to men only according to scripture. Well, I’m contesting this claim based on the...

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz First, is that document inspired? There seems to be only a small note in 7-2 saying that the offices belong to men only according to scrip

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Well that’s the thing⎯ Paul didn’t say women are not to teach truth to men. In Paul’s personal letter to Timothy he wanted him to remain in Ephesus to instruct certain ones not to teach s...

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Well that’s the thing⎯ Paul didn’t say women are not to teach truth to men. In Paul’s personal letter to Timothy he wanted him to remain

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Suggesting a woman cannot teach truth to men or pastor is not heresy. Heresy is stuff JWs and LDS teach—stuff related to primary matters of the faith, the nature of God, the deity of Jesus...

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Suggesting a woman cannot teach truth to men or pastor is not heresy. Heresy is stuff JWs and LDS teach—stuff related to primary matters o

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Sorry, where does

@BeardedPresby @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Sorry, where does scripture say women cannot be elders? https://t.co/VI2qbiI67E

@uncledando @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Except kephale (head)

@uncledando @FoundersMin @tomascol @GundenGraham @davemitz Except kephale (head) has nothing to do with authority in these Biblical contexts…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@DefiantBaptist She’s a complementarian you know, right? Speaking is not despisi

@DefiantBaptist She’s a complementarian you know, right? Speaking is not despising.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist That is quite a wild misinterpretation of Malach

@defense_of_fam @Ch_JesusChrist That is quite a wild misinterpretation of Malachi’s prophecy! The idea of eternal marriage is nowhere hinted in scripture and is expressly contradicted. However, LDS c

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-11-02

@EricMFriel @Truth_matters20 That would require everyone interpret the scripture

@EricMFriel @Truth_matters20 That would require everyone interpret the scripture properly but the scripture itself shows that won’t happen. https://t.co/h3iyZMlpmL

@TheOmoAbake @Truth_matters20 There were women disciples - they were just not on

@TheOmoAbake @Truth_matters20 There were women disciples - they were just not one of the 12 apostles.

@rightresponsem @WokePreacherTV @MikeWingerii It’s a shame God gave women a voice and then command her not to use it, eh? That verse means that when he won’t listen to her words he may be moved by her actions. It doesn’t mean she shouldn’t teach. An...

@rightresponsem @WokePreacherTV @MikeWingerii It’s a shame God gave women a voice and then command her not to use it, eh? That verse means that when he won’t listen to her words he may be moved by he

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@AttorneyBrand Aside from no longer prohibiting those whom the Holy Spirit equips and selects, it is for the very reasons why complementarians use to disqualify them: women bring different gifting and approaches which men tend to lack or be weak in. ...

@AttorneyBrand Aside from no longer prohibiting those whom the Holy Spirit equips and selects, it is for the very reasons why complementarians use to disqualify them: women bring different gifting and

@timotheeology Forbids women from teaching truth to men? You need to learn to re

@timotheeology Forbids women from teaching truth to men? You need to learn to read more carefully. https://t.co/5pP2CX9E3y

@ERrad_ulcer @KaeleyT Paul doesn’t stifle women’s voices. Those who can’t read h

@ERrad_ulcer @KaeleyT Paul doesn’t stifle women’s voices. Those who can’t read him properly do.

RT @abbythelibb_: My entire feed is right wing men, even pastors, trashing Allie

RT @abbythelibb_: My entire feed is right wing men, even pastors, trashing Allie Beth for saying porn is destructive. What a gut punch to G…

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 Another doctrine of men which is n

@DLepanto9801 @PatrickSemani @PrayTheRosary12 Another doctrine of men which is not found in scripture…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-31

@Truth_matters20 Taken in context, Paul’s personal letter to Timothy was so that Timothy would remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines. Not wanting to name the deceived woman teaching heresy since she hadn’t been c...

@Truth_matters20 Taken in context, Paul’s personal letter to Timothy was so that Timothy would remain in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines. Not wanting to name the dece

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@dalepartridge @SecretCityChez So you lead the women’s Bible study? Women have n

@dalepartridge @SecretCityChez So you lead the women’s Bible study? Women have no capacity to teach themselves even? Good grief…

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge So you don’t learn you just adapt your emphasis? Paul isn’t grounding his comments in creation order as there was no creation order—just a time sequence which resulted in one gaining more experience and understanding t...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge So you don’t learn you just adapt your emphasis? Paul isn’t grounding his comments in creation order as there was no creation order—just a time sequence which resulted

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Did Paul not teach mutual edification and that a

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Did Paul not teach mutual edification and that all can participate in an orderly way so that all may learn and be edified or was he only referring to men?

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge No, there you go again. Just repeating what others said like a parrot. Can you not think on your own? Paul repeating speaks in an inclusive way…all can prophesy, so all can be edified and all can learn. If you can’t as...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge No, there you go again. Just repeating what others said like a parrot. Can you not think on your own? Paul repeating speaks in an inclusive way…all can prophesy, so all

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge LOL. So only Pauline uses imperatives? Wow. Think @grok. Can you do it? I’m losing hope. Why is it stated that women are to keep silent?—because it is SHAMEFUL for a WOMAN to speak in the assembly. Really? So men makin...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge LOL. So only Pauline uses imperatives? Wow. Think @grok. Can you do it? I’m losing hope. Why is it stated that women are to keep silent?—because it is SHAMEFUL for a WO

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge I’ll let you stew on what I said for a while…maybe you’ll figure it out. You seem to be softening your stance somewhat as if you don’t you really do seem thick headed. As for your comment on 1Cor 14:34-35, do you ackn...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge I’ll let you stew on what I said for a while…maybe you’ll figure it out. You seem to be softening your stance somewhat as if you don’t you really do seem thick headed.

1Cor 14:34-35 general

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Paul’s appeal to the time sequence order of creation is only in relation to why one was deceived and why one wasn’t. You are overstepping to assume this establishes any sort of requirement especially in worship! It’s q...

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge Paul’s appeal to the time sequence order of creation is only in relation to why one was deceived and why one wasn’t. You are overstepping to assume this establishes any

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge ChatGPT is way more reasonable in its programmin

@grok @quathamer @dalepartridge ChatGPT is way more reasonable in its programming. You are like a dog with a complementarian bone and like a dog’s instinct you just can’t let go.