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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-16

@zick_matic @CSavedByGrace18 I think being a pastor is a very difficult and often thankless job. If you do it right, you pour yourself out and try to raise up mature leaders who you hope will replace you. Unlike Joel Osteen and other famous preache...

@zick_matic @CSavedByGrace18 I think being a pastor is a very difficult and often thankless job. If you do it right, you pour yourself out and try to raise up mature leaders who you hope will replace

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@HebronC777 @MolderAnna26649 We don’t determine theology by looking for examples

@HebronC777 @MolderAnna26649 We don’t determine theology by looking for examples around us but by looking back to the gold standard in scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@CSavedByGrace18 Here’s a piece specific to 1 Tim 2:12. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

@CSavedByGrace18 Here’s a piece specific to 1 Tim 2:12. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

1 Tim 2:12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@CSavedByGrace18 I understand this perspective. But it doesn’t mean that script

@CSavedByGrace18 I understand this perspective. But it doesn’t mean that scripture is being torn out. At least take a look at what a Biblically faithful egalitarian interpretation looks like. https:

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@HebronC777 @MolderAnna26649 And the wife a slave to her husband. Mutual slaver

@HebronC777 @MolderAnna26649 And the wife a slave to her husband. Mutual slavery ☺️

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@MolderAnna26649 I think complementarians around the world need to hear more exa

@MolderAnna26649 I think complementarians around the world need to hear more examples of how egalitarian marriage functions well. Bravo!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

🧵It seems I missed Ron’s nuanced argument that Dt 30:11 is demonstrating Total Inability, not teaching it. I’m not sure why that difference is so important. But here is how one can conclude that Dt 30:11 contradicts Total Inability, like @Soteriology...

🧵It seems I missed Ron’s nuanced argument that Dt 30:11 is demonstrating Total Inability, not teaching it. I’m not sure why that difference is so important. But here is how one can conclude that Dt 30

Dt 30:11 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-14

@ronhenzel Oh, so you actually do believe that this text demonstrates Total Inability just that it doesn't teach it? Seems a minor difference, don't you think? Deut 10:16 + Deut 30:6 are actually my favourite combination of passages in the law showi...

@ronhenzel Oh, so you actually do believe that this text demonstrates Total Inability just that it doesn't teach it? Seems a minor difference, don't you think? Deut 10:16 + Deut 30:6 are actually my

Deut 10:16 Deut 30:6 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-14

@NBidnz @JackAllLanterns @harmonizedgrace Ah, that makes sense now. Although it

@NBidnz @JackAllLanterns @harmonizedgrace Ah, that makes sense now. Although it is a pagan idea, it has also become part of church culture from early times.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-14

@WomanExploder69 @WomnOfValor FWIW, an interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12 that takes c

@WomanExploder69 @WomnOfValor FWIW, an interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12 that takes context into consideration. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

1 Tim 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

RT @ryanschatz: @JackAllLanterns @ljlovinglife74 @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Don't

RT @ryanschatz: @JackAllLanterns @ljlovinglife74 @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Don't be so quick to write off Paul. Not only did Jesus meet him…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

Actually…it appears that the parents of the groom should probably be giving him away…but I guess that doesn’t fit the tradition either. 🤷‍♂️ "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall beco...

Actually…it appears that the parents of the groom should probably be giving him away…but I guess that doesn’t fit the tradition either. 🤷‍♂️ "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his moth

Gen 2:24 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

@RusskyPivo @smashbaals I’m simply quoting Abraham on this. It doesn’t mean one must be morally perfect. Not even Abraham was perfect as he told Sarah to lie and say she was his sister, and he slept with Hagar thinking that God wanted him to take a...

@RusskyPivo @smashbaals I’m simply quoting Abraham on this. It doesn’t mean one must be morally perfect. Not even Abraham was perfect as he told Sarah to lie and say she was his sister, and he slept

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

@florabelle444 @harmonizedgrace Not sure if this is tongue in cheek, but God does say to Adam in Gen 3:17, "because you heeded (or listened to) the voice of your wife..." This is not about Adam obeying Eve, but about him hearing the conversation and...

@florabelle444 @harmonizedgrace Not sure if this is tongue in cheek, but God does say to Adam in Gen 3:17, "because you heeded (or listened to) the voice of your wife..." This is not about Adam obeyi

Gen 3:17 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

@EtAbundatGratia No, none of those verses tell wives to "obey" their husbands li

@EtAbundatGratia No, none of those verses tell wives to "obey" their husbands like children obey their parents. To subject yourself to others is something we are all to do to one another in the body

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

@Duke456521 I have met pastors who feel it is their job to setup a completely distinct local fellowship, so they have a right to exclude people from leadership whom they disagree with on secondary matters. However, the church belongs to Jesus. Rest...

@Duke456521 I have met pastors who feel it is their job to setup a completely distinct local fellowship, so they have a right to exclude people from leadership whom they disagree with on secondary mat

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

@JackAllLanterns @ljlovinglife74 @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Don't be so quick to write off Paul. Not only did Jesus meet him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:3-6), but Paul claims that Jesus revealed the gospel to him in Gal 1:11-12. In 1 Cor 11:23-25...

@JackAllLanterns @ljlovinglife74 @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Don't be so quick to write off Paul. Not only did Jesus meet him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:3-6), but Paul claims that Jesus revealed th

Gal 1:11-12 1 Cor 11:23-25 Acts 9:3-6 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-13

@pauldirks It depends what you mean by “Lord”—if you are thinking of it as “master,” then no. Neither was Abraham Sarah’s master. After Peter says Sarah called Abraham lord, verse 7 says “you husbands **in the same way**.” Therefore as Sarah gave ...

@pauldirks It depends what you mean by “Lord”—if you are thinking of it as “master,” then no. Neither was Abraham Sarah’s master. After Peter says Sarah called Abraham lord, verse 7 says “you husban

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

RT @ryanschatz: @PerinDana @pauldirks I’m glad you asked again about this verse,

RT @ryanschatz: @PerinDana @pauldirks I’m glad you asked again about this verse, Paul. Many are hung up on this phrase as we consider this…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@NaijaSkywalker @Needed2ReadPost @haymes_joshua Pastors are not soldiers with gu

@NaijaSkywalker @Needed2ReadPost @haymes_joshua Pastors are not soldiers with guns

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua That doesn't refer to all women teaching men. Us

@NaijaSkywalker @haymes_joshua That doesn't refer to all women teaching men. Usurping authority is also not really what that extremely rare word means. Are males allowed to usurp authority? https://

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@JackAllLanterns @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Okay, but the Book of Mormon mentions

@JackAllLanterns @NBidnz @harmonizedgrace Okay, but the Book of Mormon mentions God... mentioning God is not how we determine if it is part of the Bible or not.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@jabberwookie80 @harmonizedgrace Nothing in Eph 5 says "wives obey your husbands." Also...Eph 5:21 says "and subject [ὑποτάσσω, hypotasso] yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." So if we are to subject ourselves to each other, then whate...

@jabberwookie80 @harmonizedgrace Nothing in Eph 5 says "wives obey your husbands." Also...Eph 5:21 says "and subject [ὑποτάσσω, hypotasso] yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ." So if we

Eph 5:21 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@elyie_bliss @BBWoofield @harmonizedgrace First you have to ask the question if they are misinterpreting Paul. Paul wrote half of the New Testament, so it's a bit disingenuous to discount Paul's writing. Paul clearly wrote scripture, but if you cal...

@elyie_bliss @BBWoofield @harmonizedgrace First you have to ask the question if they are misinterpreting Paul. Paul wrote half of the New Testament, so it's a bit disingenuous to discount Paul's writ

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@BBWoofield @harmonizedgrace I don't see any reference to "obey" there. Any passage that says "wives...being subject [ὑποτάσσω hypotasso] to their husbands" has to be taken in light of Eph 5:21 which says "and subject [ὑποτάσσω hypotasso] yourselves...

@BBWoofield @harmonizedgrace I don't see any reference to "obey" there. Any passage that says "wives...being subject [ὑποτάσσω hypotasso] to their husbands" has to be taken in light of Eph 5:21 which

Eph 5:21 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@harmonizedgrace You are correct that patriarchy doesn’t mean a husband cannot o

@harmonizedgrace You are correct that patriarchy doesn’t mean a husband cannot or should not consider input or ideas from his wife but simply that he makes all the decisions and can disagree with the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

He still says that the pastor has some "decision making and some authority"⎯I'm

He still says that the pastor has some "decision making and some authority"⎯I'm still curious what Mike thinks is unique authority relegated to the pastor. The authority is in the Word, not a fallibl

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-12

@liquid_danno I finally got through Payne's book. I find he says some good things and some very strange things. - His argument on 1 Cor 14:34-35 being an addition to the text⎯which does align with the idea that Paul is quoting from the Corinthian l...

@liquid_danno I finally got through Payne's book. I find he says some good things and some very strange things. - His argument on 1 Cor 14:34-35 being an addition to the text⎯which does align with t

1 Cor 14:34-35 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-11

@harmonizedgrace Where does the Bible say the wife is to “obey” the husband?

@harmonizedgrace Where does the Bible say the wife is to “obey” the husband?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-11

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MalcangiSarah No, not the way I read scripture. Like I said, I don’t think they always do the right thing but they are the one democratic nation in the midst of nations that all want them exterminated from the planet. And I think ...

@Ashwin_Vengayil @MalcangiSarah No, not the way I read scripture. Like I said, I don’t think they always do the right thing but they are the one democratic nation in the midst of nations that all wan

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@susannemaynes I think the problem I have seen is that pastors believe they have

@susannemaynes I think the problem I have seen is that pastors believe they have a responsibility to set the official teaching uniquely for their church. This allows them to filter out anyone they di

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@susannemaynes In the one church where I sat down with the pastor, this idea was used as a rite only allowed for official pastors, not just males. They had a male intern pastor and he wasn’t allowed to speak authoritatively either, though he will be...

@susannemaynes In the one church where I sat down with the pastor, this idea was used as a rite only allowed for official pastors, not just males. They had a male intern pastor and he wasn’t allowed

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

Let’s say that a pastor speaks what he thinks is God’s intended meaning “with au

Let’s say that a pastor speaks what he thinks is God’s intended meaning “with authority” but upon reading the text and reflecting on it you recognize that he is off base and incorrect. Should you obe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@Generally_aware @RealStevenDC @ryancduff If you admit deacons, and deacons are

@Generally_aware @RealStevenDC @ryancduff If you admit deacons, and deacons are also described as “one wife husbands” (1 Tim 3:12), then why can’t they be elders?

1 Tim 3:12 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-06

@MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by inferring intention. Paul includes women in vs11. However, there's a big difference between including and forbidding. For example, there are only two people explicitly called elders in...

@MaxLuder @MarkGrote @JollyStine You don't get requirements by inferring intention. Paul includes women in vs11. However, there's a big difference between including and forbidding. For example, the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@KaeleyT Here’s an article describing what happened to Eileen Gray. BTW, I thought there was to be 2 or 3 witnesses when the church is told? No one is to be condemned on the testimony of only one witness. Further, church discipline is not meant fo...

@KaeleyT Here’s an article describing what happened to Eileen Gray. BTW, I thought there was to be 2 or 3 witnesses when the church is told? No one is to be condemned on the testimony of only one wi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@CSavedByGrace18 @Obleo_1 @Ken_FiveSolas Agree with the language but I would lik

@CSavedByGrace18 @Obleo_1 @Ken_FiveSolas Agree with the language but I would like to challenge you on John’s views on women preachers. https://t.co/kIiNFgXT9C

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@AngEngland The first slide makes it appear I’m against women speaking, but I’m

@AngEngland The first slide makes it appear I’m against women speaking, but I’m showing how this is a false view and how Paul is liberating women from being silenced.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@worldneedsOil @smashbaals Generally speaking you are right that religions are as numerous as cultures. However, the Bible transcends all cultures. Don’t assume that America is a Christian Nation or that its political leaders or even the popular pr...

@worldneedsOil @smashbaals Generally speaking you are right that religions are as numerous as cultures. However, the Bible transcends all cultures. Don’t assume that America is a Christian Nation or

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@ManuelMencia11 @AndBlackburn233 @CSavedByGrace18 Believe me, I have. I used to listen all the time to RC Spoul, John Piper and John MacArthur and once believed the doctrine summarized in TULIP but thank God had the scriptures explained to me more a...

@ManuelMencia11 @AndBlackburn233 @CSavedByGrace18 Believe me, I have. I used to listen all the time to RC Spoul, John Piper and John MacArthur and once believed the doctrine summarized in TULIP but t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@ManuelMencia11 @AndBlackburn233 @CSavedByGrace18 No, if you do not repent, you will lose your salvation. Salvation is by faith and someone who claims to be a Christian but refuses to submit to God is a liar and the truth is not in him. This may so...

@ManuelMencia11 @AndBlackburn233 @CSavedByGrace18 No, if you do not repent, you will lose your salvation. Salvation is by faith and someone who claims to be a Christian but refuses to submit to God i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@ManuelMencia11 @CSavedByGrace18 They believe things that I think the scripture doesn’t teach, but when it comes to the fundamentals of the gospel, they believe the same as me. I’ll give you an example. They will preach the gospel to all just as I ...

@ManuelMencia11 @CSavedByGrace18 They believe things that I think the scripture doesn’t teach, but when it comes to the fundamentals of the gospel, they believe the same as me. I’ll give you an examp

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@AndBlackburn233 @OutOfThePocket What on earth are you talking about? Demonic possession for their total sexual depravity??? A Calvinist who practices sexual depravity would be kicked out of his church! To suggest Calvinism is the basis of homosex...

@AndBlackburn233 @OutOfThePocket What on earth are you talking about? Demonic possession for their total sexual depravity??? A Calvinist who practices sexual depravity would be kicked out of his chu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

@at_M_J_F_ @heaveniscallin1 @FrMatthewLC Rather, I’m working hard to demonstrate what the plain meaning of the text is by carefully considering everything in the grammar, context and how Paul applies it in his own life. When Paul is clear in Galatia...

@at_M_J_F_ @heaveniscallin1 @FrMatthewLC Rather, I’m working hard to demonstrate what the plain meaning of the text is by carefully considering everything in the grammar, context and how Paul applies

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

As @MikeWingerii stated in his video series, how we see Genesis 2-3 is 99% of the debate! Mike sees Paul’s deliberate connection of the creation order with deception, but why isn’t he willing to entertain the idea that Adam wasn’t deceived because o...

As @MikeWingerii stated in his video series, how we see Genesis 2-3 is 99% of the debate! Mike sees Paul’s deliberate connection of the creation order with deception, but why isn’t he willing to ente

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

In 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from the letter that the Corinthians wrote (see 1 Cor 7:1) and using the contrastive “or” (which is typical of Paul) to rhetorically refute it: “What? Came the word of God out from you [men]? Or came it unto you [me...

In 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from the letter that the Corinthians wrote (see 1 Cor 7:1) and using the contrastive “or” (which is typical of Paul) to rhetorically refute it: “What? Came the word

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 7:1 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-04

@OutOfThePocket Here’s another one: “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge ...

@OutOfThePocket Here’s another one: “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may per

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-04

@Nathanor582613 @WomnOfValor Thanks for the comment. - Paul is clearly responding to the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1). Since there are no quotes in the original manuscripts, how do we know where Paul is quoting? - Paul refers to the l...

@Nathanor582613 @WomnOfValor Thanks for the comment. - Paul is clearly responding to the letter from the Corinthians (see 1 Cor 7:1). Since there are no quotes in the original manuscripts, how do we

1 Cor 7:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-04

@BiffSport @JJacobs63985241 @WomnOfValor Did I say worship? Does Jesus need to explain it to you? “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” (Matt 20:28, Mark 10:45) “If I then, your Lord a...

@BiffSport @JJacobs63985241 @WomnOfValor Did I say worship? Does Jesus need to explain it to you? “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 10:45 Matt 20:28 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-04

@BiffSport @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning The only reason you say it is a twisting is because you are looking it from the pretzel of your own view which has women forbidden from teaching with men present! We know scripture ha...

@BiffSport @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning The only reason you say it is a twisting is because you are looking it from the pretzel of your own view which has women forbidden fro

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