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@jtdxn_ @KingRomans828 @Eric_Conn Even in the church, Paul admits that the older

@jtdxn_ @KingRomans828 @Eric_Conn Even in the church, Paul admits that the older widows do not need to get remarried and are allowed to be put on a support list if needed. There were also some wealthy

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-21

Brian thinks the elders should be called if his wife “rebels against her husband

Brian thinks the elders should be called if his wife “rebels against her husband.” So is this like if she doesn’t make the dinner he demands or doesn’t clean the house when he commands? So then a bunc

@MarkGrote In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in between a husband and wife (the wife is teaching heresy and the husband, likely an elder, is silent). To assist Timothy, he gives him his apostolic authority to hel...

@MarkGrote In 1Ti 2:12, the young and single Timothy is going to need to intervene in between a husband and wife (the wife is teaching heresy and the husband, likely an elder, is silent). To assist Ti

1Ti 2:12 debate

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Your local church shouldn’t

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Your local church shouldn’t have their own “private” or subjective interpretation either

Now let me reply to you as Paul did to the Corinthians who said such a thing: “

Now let me reply to you as Paul did to the Corinthians who said such a thing: “What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it unto you [men] only?” (1Co 14:36, KJV) https://t.co/9JnfZg3M57

1Co 14:36 question

@Trentofthenorth @Crystalisives Eve helping means Adam is the one with the need

@Trentofthenorth @Crystalisives Eve helping means Adam is the one with the need and Eve is the provider. God is also said to be our helper but no one thinks that this makes man the authority over God.

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Paul said that deception has to do with the time sequence in the creation order. Adam was not deceived because he was the ruler of Eve. Adam experiences God’s creative acts including the making of ...

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Paul said that deception has to do with the time sequence in the creation order. Adam was not deceived because he was the ruler of Eve. Adam experi

@AVER735 @smashli1228 @BenZeisloft "for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God,

@AVER735 @smashli1228 @BenZeisloft "for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. ... There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for yo

Gal 3:26 general

@AVER735 @peace_got @MikeWingerii "for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God,

@AVER735 @peace_got @MikeWingerii "for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. ... There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you

Gal 3:26 general

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Who is saying “did God really say?” Let me ask you this: was Paul disqualifying himself in 1Ti 3:1-13? He said “husband” and referring to managing one’s home with multiple believing children. Paul ...

@ReformaBro @JoInAthensGa @smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Who is saying “did God really say?” Let me ask you this: was Paul disqualifying himself in 1Ti 3:1-13? He said “husband” and referring to managing

1Ti 3:1-13 question

@B___Q_ @WrigsFL2 @BenZeisloft Paul uses Eve as a prototype of this situ

@B_______Q_____ @WrigsFL2 @BenZeisloft Paul uses Eve as a prototype of this situation in Ephesus. Eve was deceived and not Adam, this being because of the time sequence order of creation. https://t.co

@AVER735 @smashli1228 @BenZeisloft I believe what the Bible clearly states in co

@AVER735 @smashli1228 @BenZeisloft I believe what the Bible clearly states in context which is that it does not forbid anyone because of their ethnicity, gender or socioeconomic status.

commentary

@AVER735 @cesarro93931165 @BenZeisloft “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, **and teaching them...

@AVER735 @cesarro93931165 @BenZeisloft “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of **all nations,** baptizing them in the name of the Father and of t

@AVER735 @peace_got @MikeWingerii No, I’m explaining what I believe the Bible ob

@AVER735 @peace_got @MikeWingerii No, I’m explaining what I believe the Bible objectively means for everyone. My presupposition was the complementarian view until I read the text more carefully.

1Co 14:36 1Co 7:1 question

@WrigsFL2 @BenZeisloft Well, actually, after Paul quotes that from the letter th

@WrigsFL2 @BenZeisloft Well, actually, after Paul quotes that from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him (see 1Co 7:1), Paul writes this: "What? came the word of God out from you [men]? or came it

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii So now quoting the Bible or reflecting what God s

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii So now quoting the Bible or reflecting what God says in the Bible is speaking for God? Uh…guilty as charged then.

@smashli1228 @BenZeisloft Technically, he doesn't believe women are allowed to b

@smashli1228 @BenZeisloft Technically, he doesn't believe women are allowed to be pastors or elders. I'm not sure that makes him a raging misogynist.

@JasonClark829 @smashli1228 @BenZeisloft I don't think Ben is a 'fake Christian'

@JasonClark829 @smashli1228 @BenZeisloft I don't think Ben is a 'fake Christian' because he is convinced that scripture requires male-only leadership.

Ge 1:28 Mat 28:18-20 debate

@smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Both Adam and Eve were commanded using an imperative to rule in Ge 1:28. Both women and men are commanded to make disciples by Jesus' own authority in Mat 28:18-20. To refuse to allow them simply because they are women is...

@smugbuster88 @BenZeisloft Both Adam and Eve were commanded using an imperative to rule in Ge 1:28. Both women and men are commanded to make disciples by Jesus' own authority in Mat 28:18-20. To ref

@BenZeisloft Im not sure what exactly you are referring to by feminism, but a go

@BenZeisloft Im not sure what exactly you are referring to by feminism, but a godly woman teaching, preaching or shepherding is not incompatible with Christianity. That would be needlessly divisive.

@Trutown @MondoBarner Having a discussion about the meaning of scripture is not

@Trutown @MondoBarner Having a discussion about the meaning of scripture is not denying scripture.

@smashbaals Are you concerned that women will learn Hebrew and Greek and theolog

@smashbaals Are you concerned that women will learn Hebrew and Greek and theology because you are concerned they will never get to use it in your system?

@AVER735 @MikeWingerii Yes, responsibility is key. Adam was responsible because God allowed him to experience things about Him that Eve didn’t observe. He wasn’t deceived and therefore should have helped Eve but instead he remained silent. Authority...

@AVER735 @MikeWingerii Yes, responsibility is key. Adam was responsible because God allowed him to experience things about Him that Eve didn’t observe. He wasn’t deceived and therefore should have hel

@AVER735 @peace_got @MikeWingerii Explaining what the Bible means is not causing

@AVER735 @peace_got @MikeWingerii Explaining what the Bible means is not causing division. If that’s the case, Jesus caused lots of division.

commentary

@AVER735 @MikeWingerii I didn’t say I was complementarian, I said conservative.

@AVER735 @MikeWingerii I didn’t say I was complementarian, I said conservative. I don’t believe the text teaches male authority over women and I want to conserve the meaning and intent of the text and

@peace_got @MikeWingerii Regardless of what you’ve seen or not, I do talk about other things. Most of the other things don’t get boosted by X so unless you are specifically looking, you are unlikely to see. One of the reasons I came on Twitter/X was...

@peace_got @MikeWingerii Regardless of what you’ve seen or not, I do talk about other things. Most of the other things don’t get boosted by X so unless you are specifically looking, you are unlikely t

@Katiemix87 @sarahrzaremba @nakedpastor What makes you think that “God is cool w

@Katiemix87 @sarahrzaremba @nakedpastor What makes you think that “God is cool with [being gay]”?

@Katiemix87 @sarahrzaremba @nakedpastor All of that is completely fine. What I s

@Katiemix87 @sarahrzaremba @nakedpastor All of that is completely fine. What I sensed @nakedpastor was meaning based on his recent posts is that I should retain my identity if I am gay (for instance).

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii You disagree with me on secondary and debatable m

@Tailfeathers_WA @MikeWingerii You disagree with me on secondary and debatable matters and that makes me a wolf? Maybe you should study a bit more carefully what the scripture says on this first.

@Katiemix87 @sarahrzaremba @nakedpastor Can you list some things that make you y

@Katiemix87 @sarahrzaremba @nakedpastor Can you list some things that make you your authentic self that you need to retain? I want to make sure I understand you.

@RushiXmakima Despite the not great stuff, don’t stop meeting with believers reg

@RushiXmakima Despite the not great stuff, don’t stop meeting with believers regularly and doing church right.

RT @ryanschatz: @MikeWingerii I’m a vocal conservative egalitarian. Does it brea

RT @ryanschatz: @MikeWingerii I’m a vocal conservative egalitarian. Does it break the pattern?

@MondoBarner It’s the meaning of the Greek. https://t.co/ClwUJG2eiz

@nakedpastor https://t.co/bdaw96rwfk

Gen 4:7 Solomon 7:10 debate

@AVER735 Gen 4:7 has nothing to do with Eve and is a completely different context. Song of Solomon 7:10 is the relevant sense: “I am my beloved’s, and his desire is for me.” So you agree that the ground is cursed, not Adam or Eve? God never comman...

@AVER735 Gen 4:7 has nothing to do with Eve and is a completely different context. Song of Solomon 7:10 is the relevant sense: “I am my beloved’s, and his desire is for me.” So you agree that the gr

@ronhenzel You are saying that NOTHING is cursed that didn’t sin, suggesting tha

@ronhenzel You are saying that NOTHING is cursed that didn’t sin, suggesting that it was Adam’s curse upon the earth. But God said that the earth was cursed because of Adam so the earth was indeed cur

@MikeWingerii I’m a vocal conservative egalitarian. Does it break the pattern?

RT @kenschenck: I affirm women in all roles of ministry leadership on the follow

RT @kenschenck: I affirm women in all roles of ministry leadership on the following basis: 1. Women arguably play every such role in Scrip…

@LuckyDuck2121 @Crystalisives Yes, the Hebrew. I got this from Randall Buth (I a

@LuckyDuck2121 @Crystalisives Yes, the Hebrew. I got this from Randall Buth (I attach clips from his article in the following post). https://t.co/iWB1ySMcbN

@RushiXmakima @SacrdCowTipping @MikeWingerii Yes, the church was to minister to

@RushiXmakima @SacrdCowTipping @MikeWingerii Yes, the church was to minister to each other! Elders have the gift of teaching and responsibility to correct but they are not the only ones to teach or pr

@OpenlyReasoned @Robert_S_Morley @DST_QA Females are not inferior in scripture, but men mistreated them because they are physically stronger and can overpower them. That the woman comes from the man’s own flesh and bone shows that she is his equivale...

@OpenlyReasoned @Robert_S_Morley @DST_QA Females are not inferior in scripture, but men mistreated them because they are physically stronger and can overpower them. That the woman comes from the man’s

@LuckyDuck2121 @Crystalisives Adam was literally the first man created and from

@LuckyDuck2121 @Crystalisives Adam was literally the first man created and from whom Eve was made; he’s like the headwaters or source of the human stream. Head does not mean authority over as we assum

@OpenlyReasoned @Robert_S_Morley @DST_QA Of course He knew it would happen as Go

@OpenlyReasoned @Robert_S_Morley @DST_QA Of course He knew it would happen as God is omniscient! There is no way to have free will except to have a choice. How does the Bible promote inequality? Are

@Robert_S_Morley @OpenlyReasoned @DST_QA Paul was correcting a wayward female trait local to Ephesus?? So it’s unique to Ephesian married women to ask questions in church (the text doesn’t say they were doing this, it’s a guess)? Why don’t you see P...

@Robert_S_Morley @OpenlyReasoned @DST_QA Paul was correcting a wayward female trait local to Ephesus?? So it’s unique to Ephesian married women to ask questions in church (the text doesn’t say they we

@DST_QA @Robert_S_Morley The desire for her husband followed the statement of her toil in childbearing and increased conception rate. So despite the painful toil, she wouldn’t separate from Adam but would desire him. The same word is used in Song of ...

@DST_QA @Robert_S_Morley The desire for her husband followed the statement of her toil in childbearing and increased conception rate. So despite the painful toil, she wouldn’t separate from Adam but w

@slow_down_Jess @Vincent98V @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale I already explained how

@slow_down_Jess @Vincent98V @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale I already explained how the Bible does not forbid godly women from teaching or pastoring people including men.

@slow_down_Jess @Vincent98V @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale What I said related to m

@slow_down_Jess @Vincent98V @cjohnsonn0311 @_AndrewHale What I said related to my family can be applied to the church. I don’t know anyone who says women can be egalitarian in the family but only comp

@Crystalisives @Qesther216821 Of course they claim to serve while being submitte

@Crystalisives @Qesther216821 Of course they claim to serve while being submitted to. Definitely it can be word games for some as they honestly behave like mutualists while using the words of compleme