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Raymond F. Collins in his 1999 commentary on 1 Corinthians in “Sacra Pagina” bel

Raymond F. Collins in his 1999 commentary on 1 Corinthians in “Sacra Pagina” believes that Paul is challenging the men who are stopping the women from speaking. For more details on this view, see my

Raymond F. Collins in his 1999 commentary on 1 Corinthians in “Sacra Pagina” bel

@NBidnz @YaakovSomar You are possibly right. Maybe he was thinking feminism mean

@NBidnz @YaakovSomar You are possibly right. Maybe he was thinking feminism meaning a woman or a man could lead and teach or maybe he is thinking transgender stuff…not sure which is why I asked.

@YaakovSomar A freebie? A treat? I don’t believe in equity. I agree it’s a res

@YaakovSomar A freebie? A treat? I don’t believe in equity. I agree it’s a responsibility and a trust. Pastoring is for those whom God calls and who are qualified. And it goes beyond 1 hour on Sunda

@YaakovSomar I’m not sure what you mean by feminism. I believe the scripture gi

@YaakovSomar I’m not sure what you mean by feminism. I believe the scripture gives equal opportunity to women; it doesn’t mean that there has to be equal outcomes.

@JoshuaSethSchu1 Yes I have. For me it’s all about what the Bible says and means

@JoshuaSethSchu1 Yes I have. For me it’s all about what the Bible says and means.

RT @gpackiam: SBC folks— it would be so much better if you’d say you’re sticki

RT @gpackiam: SBC folks— it would be *so* much better if you’d say you’re sticking with *a* faithful reading of scripture rather than *the*…

I don’t always agree with Stanley, and I certainly think there are many who feel that the Bible requires male-only pastors (so I don’t think that his framing of ‘politics over mission’ is accurate), but the problem is about dividing over debatable ma...

I don’t always agree with Stanley, and I certainly think there are many who feel that the Bible requires male-only pastors (so I don’t think that his framing of ‘politics over mission’ is accurate), b

@BeardedPresby My wife doesn’t even have an account on X. Shows you how much you

@BeardedPresby My wife doesn’t even have an account on X. Shows you how much you know.

@RushiXmakima @Unashamed_Chuck I know this is a popular opinion, but I’m not convinced of it (yet). I see Paul using specific wording to point out a specific wife and husband in the church at Ephesus and relating what is happening back to the fall in...

@RushiXmakima @Unashamed_Chuck I know this is a popular opinion, but I’m not convinced of it (yet). I see Paul using specific wording to point out a specific wife and husband in the church at Ephesus

@Unashamed_Chuck @RushiXmakima Yes, this has to do with the time sequence order of creation, not authority order. And the time sequence connects with deception. Ask yourself, how was it that Eve was deceived but Adam wasn’t when they both knew the co...

@Unashamed_Chuck @RushiXmakima Yes, this has to do with the time sequence order of creation, not authority order. And the time sequence connects with deception. Ask yourself, how was it that Eve was d

@SteelSmack @MikeWingerii That’s true. Though I don’t think Mike believes that t

@SteelSmack @MikeWingerii That’s true. Though I don’t think Mike believes that the restriction on women from being elders or having authority which may be confused with that of elders is Paul’s opinio

@RushiXmakima @Unashamed_Chuck Yes, exactly! This can be seen from how Paul uses

@RushiXmakima @Unashamed_Chuck Yes, exactly! This can be seen from how Paul uses this term in what he writes.

@Unashamed_Chuck I believe that Paul’s use of the Greek word kephale is not about authority or leadership but has to do with the source relationship between the husband and the wife coming from Eden where Eve was made from and for Adam. Both were com...

@Unashamed_Chuck I believe that Paul’s use of the Greek word kephale is not about authority or leadership but has to do with the source relationship between the husband and the wife coming from Eden w

Ge 1:28 debate

It’s because I believe the Bible has no contradictions that I am an egalitarian

It’s because I believe the Bible has no contradictions that I am an egalitarian and believe that women are not restricted from teaching, oversight or pastoral work simply because they are women. https

@Tibbetburritoo @harduppp @TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @IAmNOTALao @WomnOfValor Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1Co 7:1). He refutes these men who are trying to silence half the body to bring order; Paul’s solution is ...

@Tibbetburritoo @harduppp @TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @IAmNOTALao @WomnOfValor Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1Co 7:1). He refutes these men who are trying to silence

1Co 7:1 question

@Tibbetburritoo @harduppp @RevKimWChafee @TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @IAmNOTALao @WomnOfValor Male and female are different. Not one is arguing that they are the same. But this difference has nothing to do with salvation (it never did) nor with the ab...

@Tibbetburritoo @harduppp @RevKimWChafee @TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @IAmNOTALao @WomnOfValor Male and female are different. Not one is arguing that they are the same. But this difference has nothing t

@harduppp @RevKimWChafee @TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @Tibbetburritoo @IAmNOTALao

@harduppp @RevKimWChafee @TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @Tibbetburritoo @IAmNOTALao @WomnOfValor If you want that, Gal 3:26-28 seems pretty clear. Is your pastor Jewish, or are now Gentiles allowed to be

Gal 3:26-28 question

@TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @RevKimWChafee @harduppp @Tibbetburritoo @IAmNOTALao

@TxPlainZoomer @LaMonteMom @RevKimWChafee @harduppp @Tibbetburritoo @IAmNOTALao @WomnOfValor I’ll let Paul correct you: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] only?

1Co 14:36 question

@mikeproverbs10 @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Women shaved their heads in rebellion? Paul is asking women to cover their heads because of their former rebellion? Wow. I thought I heard it all. There was no such practice of covering in the churches b...

@mikeproverbs10 @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Women shaved their heads in rebellion? Paul is asking women to cover their heads because of their former rebellion? Wow. I thought I heard it all. There

@mikeproverbs10 @patriot49029471 @smashbaals This sounds almost like Paul is spe

@mikeproverbs10 @patriot49029471 @smashbaals This sounds almost like Paul is speaking about people like you. https://t.co/irm0ygXdYD

@JoanBandy @mikeproverbs10 @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Wasn’t the elaborate hair adornment a way to convey status and perhaps how some of the women were trying to get others to listen to them instead of the false teachers? Why do you assume it’s abo...

@JoanBandy @mikeproverbs10 @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Wasn’t the elaborate hair adornment a way to convey status and perhaps how some of the women were trying to get others to listen to them instead

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Why does Paul use singular “a woman” if he intends all women like v9-10? How do you know whether this is generic or specific? Who is “the woman” in v14 referring to? “She will be saved…if they” ...

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Why does Paul use singular “a woman” if he intends all women like v9-10? How do you know whether this is generic or specific? Who is “the woman”

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Why does Paul use the si

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Why does Paul use the singular? Paul links the time sequence order of creation to why Eve was deceived—why? Who is “the woman” in v14? “She w

@mikeproverbs10 @severegrace @smashbaals Paul wasn’t commanding anyone to be pas

@mikeproverbs10 @severegrace @smashbaals Paul wasn’t commanding anyone to be pastors or elders. What are you talking about?

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals The view that women are

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals The view that women are forbidden from teaching or pastoral work is not God’s view. That’s clearly your view.

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Not only were women not

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals Not only were women not to be priests but only one tribe out of 12. This passage in Timothy qualifies overseers based on character. https://t.c

@mikeproverbs10 @severegrace @smashbaals The context is stopping false teaching

@mikeproverbs10 @severegrace @smashbaals The context is stopping false teaching not stopping all women from teaching. Women are commanded to teach by the great commission so Paul clearly wasn’t meanin

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals This has nothing to do w

@mikeproverbs10 @JoanBandy @patriot49029471 @smashbaals This has nothing to do with not liking what the Bible you and everything to do with understanding what it really says. https://t.co/Y0IdPyu8TO

@mikeproverbs10 @severegrace @smashbaals No, a woman who God gifts to teach or p

@mikeproverbs10 @severegrace @smashbaals No, a woman who God gifts to teach or pastor is not in rebellion. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-01

@severegrace @smashbaals That would normally be called a pastor, elder or overse

@severegrace @smashbaals That would normally be called a pastor, elder or overseer. We don’t carry forward the OT priesthood with the job of performing bloodless sacrifices because the OT system is su

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-01

@AmateurOrthoInq @ChadRutter_ @smashbaals The Orthodox appear to be carrying forward the OT priesthood into the New Testament. Was Peter, Paul, James or any of the apostles ever called a priest like that? Any description of them wearing the priestly ...

@AmateurOrthoInq @ChadRutter_ @smashbaals The Orthodox appear to be carrying forward the OT priesthood into the New Testament. Was Peter, Paul, James or any of the apostles ever called a priest like t

@DWorldviews @_JacobLovelace @smashbaals What does the lexicon say this word mea

@DWorldviews @_JacobLovelace @smashbaals What does the lexicon say this word means? What do you think Paul means by using this term?

@DWorldviews @_JacobLovelace @smashbaals And effeminate is the man taking care o

@DWorldviews @_JacobLovelace @smashbaals And effeminate is the man taking care of the household tasks while the wife works? Allowing her to co-lead the family? Sharing leadership with women in church?

@cjohnsonn0311 Except Paul never meant to exclude godly women from teaching trut

@cjohnsonn0311 Except Paul never meant to exclude godly women from teaching truth to anyone. The context is stopping false teaching. #ReadPaulInContext

@quackitude @smashbaals The thing is that I like the term “complementarian” as m

@quackitude @smashbaals The thing is that I like the term “complementarian” as men and women complement each other. But they add—as a requirement—that a husband is to rule his wife and by extension he

@smashbaals “To control” is an inference; it is not the meaning of the Hebrew wo

@smashbaals “To control” is an inference; it is not the meaning of the Hebrew word.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-24

@Pastor_Gabe That would make them no longer my favorite teacher.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-24

@UrMomChoseLife @smashbaals I’m not affirming disobedience as I don’t believe th

@UrMomChoseLife @smashbaals I’m not affirming disobedience as I don’t believe these passages are forbidding godly women from teaching truth to men or from pastoral work. I’ll take a look at the Crossw

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-24

@UrMomChoseLife @smashbaals You write “Paul clearly states women aren’t to teach the Bible or be elders” First, Paul wrote “a woman” and in the context of the letter, it had to do with teaching heresy, not teaching the truth of the Bible. And Paul n...

@UrMomChoseLife @smashbaals You write “Paul clearly states women aren’t to teach the Bible or be elders” First, Paul wrote “a woman” and in the context of the letter, it had to do with teaching heres

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-23

@wgrapperhaus @MikeWingerii A godly woman preaching, teaching or pastoring even

@wgrapperhaus @MikeWingerii A godly woman preaching, teaching or pastoring even over men is not against God’s law.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-23

@nakedpastor Was anyone complaining that sleeping with one’s wife isn’t Biblical

@nakedpastor Was anyone complaining that sleeping with one’s wife isn’t Biblical or that only specific “positions” were allowed?

@ryancduff @MarkGrote I think we are so driven by decontextualized snippets of information that it has infected how we read our Bibles. We read it as a collection of sayings rather than—in this case—letters written to a person into a context with spe...

@ryancduff @MarkGrote I think we are so driven by decontextualized snippets of information that it has infected how we read our Bibles. We read it as a collection of sayings rather than—in this case—l

@Whatsinaname41 @AVER735 Exactly! But he’s going to then use "Eph 5:24: 'Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.'" Yet he takes this in isolation forgetting the context of mutual submission a...

@Whatsinaname41 @AVER735 Exactly! But he’s going to then use "Eph 5:24: 'Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.'" Yet he takes this in isola

Eph 5:24 debate

@JollyStine @AVER735 @BenZeisloft But still there isn’t anything on the record to say what the women were specifically teaching and why the men were using their prayers to argue. And Paul doesn’t tell the women who are claiming godliness to have s3x ...

@JollyStine @AVER735 @BenZeisloft But still there isn’t anything on the record to say what the women were specifically teaching and why the men were using their prayers to argue. And Paul doesn’t tell

@JollyStine @AVER735 @BenZeisloft 1Co 7 definitely speaks of mutual authority over each other’s body and not abstaining for too long. But I honestly don’t see knowing what the specific false teaching in Ephesus was important or Paul would have mentio...

@JollyStine @AVER735 @BenZeisloft 1Co 7 definitely speaks of mutual authority over each other’s body and not abstaining for too long. But I honestly don’t see knowing what the specific false teaching

@AverageSc0t The question is whether they are sinning. For example, a godly woma

@AverageSc0t The question is whether they are sinning. For example, a godly woman pastoring is not a sin.

@AVER735 Wait, the husband’s sin is losing his temper and the wife’s is attempte

@AVER735 Wait, the husband’s sin is losing his temper and the wife’s is attempted murder or adultery?

@merelypostmil @KingAurelianus @Eric_Conn You are thinking of church the way we

@merelypostmil @KingAurelianus @Eric_Conn You are thinking of church the way we operate today where no one asks questions.