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@conwarrior47 @TaraLynnSays @PastorMikeStone So your answer is Biden?

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT But that use by Paul is genius because of the ties to Ev

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT But that use by Paul is genius *because* of the ties to Eve—it links the specific woman in Ephesus prototypically with Eve in a lightly veiled manner. We need only to consider wh

@conwarrior47 @TaraLynnSays @PastorMikeStone But it’s in the hands of each State

@conwarrior47 @TaraLynnSays @PastorMikeStone But it’s in the hands of each State, right? Biden wants RvW back and a vote for Biden is actually likely installing Kamala as we all know Biden won’t last

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT Thanks for the clarity and I know you didn’t say that, yet

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT Thanks for the clarity and I know you didn’t say that, yet the reason why we can be certain it is a specific woman is because of the use of the article in v14. It’s really a geni

@graceforprize @DBryanRhodes My wife and I always found ways to make it work. BT

@graceforprize @DBryanRhodes My wife and I always found ways to make it work. BTW, my church had Saturday evening services when we had that issue. So I don’t know what you are talking about.

@graceforprize @DBryanRhodes Find a church that meets Saturdays. 🤷‍♂️

@avyargo Part of what it means to be made in God’s image is that women also rule

@avyargo Part of what it means to be made in God’s image is that women also rule, have dominion, make judgments, teach, will judge angels and the nations (1Co 6:2-3), etc. So why then do you think th

1Co 6:2-3 commentary

@The11Hour_1776 The scripture teaches that we are to treat each other based on gifting, ability and desire and not based on skin color, male/female or rich/poor. So yes, treating individuals as equally made in the image of God. This is not to say th...

@The11Hour_1776 The scripture teaches that we are to treat each other based on gifting, ability and desire and not based on skin color, male/female or rich/poor. So yes, treating individuals as equall

@The11Hour_1776 Oh that’s cute—I don’t know what egalitarianism is? Certainly we might disagree on what it means, but I know what it means. Treating women like they are eternal children rather than as capable of decision making and leading is a prob...

@The11Hour_1776 Oh that’s cute—I don’t know what egalitarianism is? Certainly we might disagree on what it means, but I know what it means. Treating women like they are eternal children rather than a

@PastorMark "But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." (1Ti 5:8). The Greek word used here is "τις" (tis), which is a gender-neutral term ...

@PastorMark "But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." (1Ti 5:8). The Greek word used he

1Ti 5:8 debate

@PastorMark Well, not that getting married is bad. It’s good. But then Paul advocated for singleness. "I wish that all were as I myself am." (1Co 7:7) "To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am." (1Co 7...

@PastorMark Well, not that getting married is bad. It’s good. But then Paul advocated for singleness. "I wish that all were as I myself am." (1Co 7:7) "To the unmarried and the widows I say that it

1Co 7:7 1Co 7:8 debate

@The11Hour_1776 Where does Jesus accept ‘Holy Tradition’? I don’t appeal to any

@The11Hour_1776 Where does Jesus accept ‘Holy Tradition’? I don’t appeal to anything outside of scripture for my egalitarian position, so not sure what you are talking about.

@The11Hour_1776 The only church ‘fathers’ that matter are the apostles and what

@The11Hour_1776 The only church ‘fathers’ that matter are the apostles and what they taught which was captured in scripture. I’m not reading modern ideas into the text. To the text!

@avyargo The point is no one is elevating themselves in mutualism. Egalitarians

@avyargo The point is no one is elevating themselves in mutualism. Egalitarians are treating each other as equals. And of course, we disagree with your assertion that God defined gender roles and gen

@harduppp @KaeleyT If my wife was making $9k a day I would gladly quit my job to

@harduppp @KaeleyT If my wife was making $9k a day I would gladly quit my job to take care of the home!!

@AttorneyBrand The distribution is for the mutual benefit of all, not to have a

@AttorneyBrand The distribution is for the mutual benefit of all, not to have a hierarchy of some over others. The more pastors the church produces the more likely it is to multiply and spread out…for

@EH_Esq God never intended gender hierarchies of authority. Both were commanded

@EH_Esq God never intended gender hierarchies of authority. Both were commanded to rule over creation; no one was commanded to rule over his fellow human. When Israel begged for a king it was a rejec

@HebronC777 It seems you and those perhaps you have interacted with don’t know what egalitarian teaching is. It is mutual subjection one to another without any gender-based hierarchy. Egalitarians (or a better term ‘mutualists’) treat others as more...

@HebronC777 It seems you and those perhaps you have interacted with don’t know what egalitarian teaching is. It is mutual subjection one to another without any gender-based hierarchy. Egalitarians (o

@JamesEwen0407 Pastoring is a function though we use it for those in full time m

@JamesEwen0407 Pastoring is a function though we use it for those in full time ministry who are acting as overseers. Pastor, elder, bishop/overseer can all be used interchangeably.

Eve and Adam were both given rule over the earth. Her authority to judge and rul

Eve and Adam were both given rule over the earth. Her authority to judge and rule was always intact. So why believe women are barred from speaking or teaching? She was already empowered by God to repr

@chris_z_123 @ryancduff "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we...

@chris_z_123 @ryancduff "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, ***to prepare God's people for works of service, so t

The job of a pastor is to do such a good job leading so as to no longer be neede

The job of a pastor is to do such a good job leading so as to no longer be needed.

Egalitarianism (mutualism) is where both men and women serve each other’s intere

Egalitarianism (mutualism) is where both men and women serve each other’s interests above their own. Now we know which one is Biblical. 😊 https://t.co/Hi9mpZSr9V

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT I appreciate you are still not convinced but at least you

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT I appreciate you are still not convinced but at least you recognize that the she in v15 can’t be Eve. So you see v13-14 as a strange interjection and the subject of v15 is ‘a wom

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT For sure people have had—and continue to have—faulty views

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT For sure people have had—and continue to have—faulty views about Adam and Eve. Yet Paul’s intent doesn’t appear to be to address specific false teachings so much as to encourage

1Ti 1:13 1Ti 1:19-20 general

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT Paul’s intent in this letter is to encourage and instruct Timothy in stopping false teachers. His noting of how he was ignorant in 1Ti 1:13 and how Hymanaeus and Alexander whom he names blaspheme with knowledge in 1Ti 1:19-20 su...

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT Paul’s intent in this letter is to encourage and instruct Timothy in stopping false teachers. His noting of how he was ignorant in 1Ti 1:13 and how Hymanaeus and Alexander whom h

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT So you don’t think it’s reasonable that Paul is using Eve

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT So you don’t think it’s reasonable that Paul is using Eve as a prototype for this specific wife who is teaching in Ephesus? It seems to make sense of the details. Is there a reas

@_jonbowlin I think that Paul is listing people that these Christians may have a hard time praying for. The kings were often the ones that persecuted Christians. Christians may not well warm and fuzzy feelings about them, but they are not to be exclu...

@_jonbowlin I think that Paul is listing people that these Christians may have a hard time praying for. The kings were often the ones that persecuted Christians. Christians may not well warm and fuzzy

@JollyStine @JayMallow3 If Christians didn’t participate with Roman customs they could be seen as problematic, but the point appears to be that Christians who practice freedom (what Paul is advocating for) would not have issues here. But all Christia...

@JollyStine @JayMallow3 If Christians didn’t participate with Roman customs they could be seen as problematic, but the point appears to be that Christians who practice freedom (what Paul is advocating

@JollyStine How is Paul contrasting quiet, peaceful lives with asceticism? I was envisioning protesting or perhaps running from persecution due to rulers coming against Christians. In other words, pray for kings and those in authority so you can go a...

@JollyStine How is Paul contrasting quiet, peaceful lives with asceticism? I was envisioning protesting or perhaps running from persecution due to rulers coming against Christians. In other words, pra

@JollyStine @MargMowczko @KaeleyT I’m glad you see there is a specific Ephesian

@JollyStine @MargMowczko @KaeleyT I’m glad you see there is a specific Ephesian woman who was in mind here.😊 Yes, both are deceived: that’s the idea Paul uses to link them together this way, yet “the

@TheMuppetPastor illah is the generic word for “god”; Allah is the God of Islam.

@subq @5Solas2 @MikeWingerii First, he doesn't respond to comments on X and I do

@subq @5Solas2 @MikeWingerii First, he doesn't respond to comments on X and I doubt he would respond to my critique. When I met him maybe 17 years ago, it was at a pastor's conference with John Piper

@_jonbowlin He is listing one thing to pray for. He is not meaning to exclude an

@_jonbowlin He is listing one thing to pray for. He is not meaning to exclude anyone. And he is not listing kinds of people as the same man who is in authority today wasn’t yesterday and may not be to

@_jonbowlin So you think Paul is telling them not to pray for those in authority

@_jonbowlin So you think Paul is telling them not to pray for those in authority? Pray for the ruling class but not the rest? Paul says “all men” but you are making it sound like he is excluding some.

@KaeleyT "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." (1Ti 5:8) Is Paul referring to widows or their children or both? The following verses describ...

@KaeleyT "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." (1Ti 5:8) Is Paul referring to widows or the

1Ti 5:8 debate

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT “Marg went shopping. The woman bought shoes.” This is strange speech. We either repeat the name or use the pronoun she; ‘the woman’ is awkward. Granted, what Paul said sounds like it could be Eve, “but she was deceived and bec...

@MargMowczko @KaeleyT “Marg went shopping. The woman bought shoes.” This is strange speech. We either repeat the name or use the pronoun she; ‘the woman’ is awkward. Granted, what Paul said sounds l

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii You really need me to answer them? Ok. There's no woman called "pastor" in the Bible. Neither is there any man called "pastor." What are you trying to prove? There's no Biblical book which claims to be written by ...

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii You really need me to answer them? Ok. There's no woman called "pastor" in the Bible. Neither is there any man called "pastor." What are you trying to prove? There

@_nomadic_soul @MikeWingerii Well, they think that's what the Bible teaches. So

@_nomadic_soul @MikeWingerii Well, they think that's what the Bible teaches. So I guess the only way to fix this problem is to keep showing them how the Bible doesn't say what they keep claiming it so

1Co 11:1-16 1Co 14:34-36 question

@avyargo Actually, I rarely go to 'who wrote Hebrews' as I spend most of my time explaining Ge1-3, 1Co 14:34-36, 1Co 11:1-16, 1Ti 2-3, Tit 1, Eph 5, etc. You are mischaracterizing how we got there. Did you forget this? And then I responded with the...

@avyargo Actually, I rarely go to 'who wrote Hebrews' as I spend most of my time explaining Ge1-3, 1Co 14:34-36, 1Co 11:1-16, 1Ti 2-3, Tit 1, Eph 5, etc. You are mischaracterizing how we got there. D

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii This was the Talmud that proposes no women au

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii This was the Talmud that proposes no women authors of scripture, right? https://t.co/uGLdlgK72c

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Why would Ruth write it when no woman is allowed to teach men or have any kind of authority? Nevermind she can prophesy and even be in the position of Samuel (Deborah)...but alas, all the men would have burned it if...

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Why would Ruth write it when no woman is allowed to teach men or have any kind of authority? Nevermind she can prophesy and even be in the position of Samuel (Debora

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Who wrote Ruth, Esther and Hebrews? It's ok.

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Who wrote Ruth, Esther and Hebrews? It's ok. I have some time. Why are you accusing me of "debunking biblical verses"? I am doing no such thing.

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Ok then, please show me who was explicitly called an elder? I'll help you: Peter and John are the only two and they self identify as elders. So out of 2 who self-identify you claim we don't have a woman mentioned as...

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Ok then, please show me who was explicitly called an elder? I'll help you: Peter and John are the only two and they self identify as elders. So out of 2 who self-ide

1Ti 3:1 question

@SelectedDivine @immrbloo Don't you believe that people love the darkness becaus

@SelectedDivine @immrbloo Don't you believe that people love the darkness because God hasn't regenerated them yet...? Why doesn't the scripture say this? It says "because their works were evil."

@_jonbowlin Outside of the NT? How about inside the NT? Malista is not being used to specify the only ones Jesus dies for but especially those who believe as they are the ones who finally benefit. All "categories" or "kinds" of men? Where do you eve...

@_jonbowlin Outside of the NT? How about inside the NT? Malista is not being used to specify the only ones Jesus dies for but especially those who believe as they are the ones who finally benefit. Al

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii How would Paul identify a specific woman without naming her? He literally said "a woman" and then followed that with "the woman" showing that it cannot be a generic woman. Imagine if you were deceived and no one ha...

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii How would Paul identify a specific woman without naming her? He literally said "a woman" and then followed that with "the woman" showing that it cannot be a generic

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Show me a man explicitly called "pastor" in the Bible. Who wrote Ruth? Esther? Hebrews? How do you know a woman wasn't involved in writing scripture other than assuming so? If a woman identified herself as the auth...

@avyargo @neecygrace @MikeWingerii Show me a man explicitly called "pastor" in the Bible. Who wrote Ruth? Esther? Hebrews? How do you know a woman wasn't involved in writing scripture other than assu

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-06

@MikeWingerii Lewis rightly pointed out that pride could be the ‘great sin.’ This applies as much to those inside the church as outside. It’s crucial church leaders ensure they lead with humility and not fall into the trap of pride, thinking they are...

@MikeWingerii Lewis rightly pointed out that pride could be the ‘great sin.’ This applies as much to those inside the church as outside. It’s crucial church leaders ensure they lead with humility and

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-06

@Whitehorse1255 Also, don’t you believe that Adam had authority over Eve before

@Whitehorse1255 Also, don’t you believe that Adam had authority over Eve before the fall when creation was still good and not cursed?