Many have insisted that Jesus never received worship historically - that the deity of Christ and subsequent worship was a later invention.
Yet aside from scripture itself, history says otherwise...
First, an irony is that historically Arians were critiqued by Christians for their cognitive dissonance as they worshipped Christ but claimed he was a creature and thus were idolatrous when comparing their conviction and deeds…
Jun 28, 2023 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Christians were historically a people of the book
While Christians likely didn’t have access to their own physical copy of the complete Bible, Christians certainly had access to the contents of the scriptures and relied heavily upon them for faith, life, and practice…🧵
Often claims of “illiteracy” and “uneducated” are exaggerated regarding the first-century world to undermine the importance of sacred text amongst Christians.
Yet, literacy and book culture in the ancient world is more prominent than we often think…
Jun 22, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
A lot of talk about women in ministry as of lately. Here are three books I’d recommend on the subject, in order of difficulty:
Book 1:
This book is accessible and helpful in comparing two views: “hierarchs,” a layered authority structure instead of “complementarian,” and the term “heterarchs,” a flat authority structure, instead of “egalitarian.”
After prayer and consideration, on the Partridge topic, I won’t be publishing my article. I tire of the subject.
Truth will come to light, and judgment is in God’s hands.
That said, I have a word for the “big names” who have been watching and encouraging from the sidelines…
I appreciate the encouragement. However, those of you who should have said something but didn’t should be ashamed.
In the midst of all of this: Pastors, Educators, Scholars, and individuals with prominent influence in various capacities withheld important information…
Jun 21, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
All of these things existed in biblical times, just not in their current form (I.e., anachronistically)
This allows Lori to be right in the same sense of, “there was no communication” on the basis of phones and computers when in fact, there were means of communication. 🧵
First: The earliest known recordings of birth control methods date back to ancient Mesopotamia, around 1850 BC. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all had various forms of birth control.
Just look it up.
Jun 20, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Lori twists this scripture on multiple fronts:
1) The text is about serving God or wealth, it is not about gender roles.
2) If we apply this text to men, in the same way she applies it to women, then men cannot both work and care for their families beyond working.
3) It suggests that the alternative master for the wife to serve is their husband when the text is about serving God.
4) it’s built on a false dichotomy in both the scenario presented and in the exegesis of the text.
Jun 20, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Here are the results of the poll. I’m still praying on whether or not the article is worth my time as I have a lot of pressing projects, but I appreciate your participation.
For fun I ran the poll through Chat GPT to see how an “objective eye” would interpret the data
Here are the results (note, I didn’t include every question):
Jun 20, 2023 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
The Great Commission is for all Christians and includes the command to “make disciples,” and “teaching them” all that Jesus commanded.
Aside from explicitly commanding “teaching,” discipleship presupposes teaching…🧵
from scripture, what it means to be a Christian, Christian truths/doctrine, and what follows: theology.
Most in the latest fad of women can’t teach “academic theology” [a debated category of theology, anachronistically injected into scripture for eisegesis], concede that…
Jun 16, 2023 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
I have met few (none really) who say that servant leadership denotes abandoning responsibilities of men found in scripture.
Still, servant leadership is being a leader who willingly lowers themselves to serve.
Paul instructs the Philippians to serve one another in the same mindset of Christ, with the theological example being: not using authority for personal gain but instead “by taking the form of a slave” (2:7)
Jun 6, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Partridge lays out his education and speaks to his misleading/dishonest verbiage and he has updated his bios to be more clear (including on his upcoming plant’s website):
relearn.org/did-dale-partr…
I’m glad it’s published and put together. If you note the date, it was a draft for a couple of weeks.
At this point the @MastersSeminary is being the confusing one as they stated that one cannot be in the MDiv program without an undergrad (not my exchange so partially hidden)
May 31, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
A cruel irony of recent debates is that when looking into academics and scholarship on the subject of egalitarianism, “complementarian” women have a prominent place in calling into question egalitarian hermeneutics (evangelical or otherwise).
[Complementarianism is in quotes because the term can be insufficient and is debated. “Hierarchy,” is proposed to reflect a more accurate contrast to Heterarchy, cf. Edwards, Matthews, and ed. Merkle, 40 Questions About Women in Ministry]
May 29, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
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May 23, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
For the record, I'm an open book: I received a BA in 2019 from Colorado Christian University (it was alright). I began in 2014. Notice it took me longer? That doesn't mean I might as well have a masters in 2019, it means I didn't complete requirements in time or properly.
I attended full-time, worked full-time, had a new baby, and we were working on settling into a house. To be honest, I would have completed the program earlier if I didn't slack off in some courses like "computer applications" (I blew it off because 'its so easy'.
May 23, 2023 • 26 tweets • 8 min read
In this interview (; 6:46 mark) @dalepartridge says he went to Western for “a year” and then over to Masters Seminary, “for a couple of years,” “went to GBTS…finished out my graduate studies there.”
In this interview (; 3:17) Dale says, Did a short stand at western seminary at oregon, then moved to the Masters seminary for a couple of years, then went to GBTS, “enjoyed the past five years of school.”
May 22, 2023 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
Re: my last thread. I’m not sure why the issue isn’t apparent. Let me illustrate the issue:
You have a doctor, and you trust what he tells you because he’s an authority. He’s an authority because he’s had training in his respective field…
When you doubt him, you can fall back on his reassurance, “Trust me, I’m a doctor. I studied this and completed a program showing I’m capable, disciplined, and have been verified by my institution.”
What if, however, you discover he has done zero of those things?
May 22, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Hey, @dalepartridge, I was challenged to research you and your background. And I figured it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot to give you the benefit of the doubt.
I do need some help reconciling some details, though:
In episode 107 (2020) of your podcast, you said you "finished your two year graduate studies program at Western Theological Seminary," admitted without an undergrad.
The commencement says you received a certificate in 2020 for an 8-month program.
Some folk discourage discernment by equating it with cancel culture. These folk need to take it up with Paul,
Titus 1:10-11: “For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. They must be silenced…
because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.”
Jude opens his letter by stating he’d rather preach about the Gospel but needs to address false teachings instead (3-4).
May 2, 2023 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
This is particularly strange, reductionistic [thus false or misleading], and anachronistic. While the ancient world certainly held to the idea that a household was under the authority of the male, this seems to be inserting an American ideal from the 50s into the ancient world...
A husband was obligated to provide for his family, and a wife may have been at home often; what the Transformed Wife has been pushing the last few days is just historically incorrect.
Women worked on farms, reared children, and managed household labor, yet...
May 1, 2023 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Many pro-choice Christians have justified their position by appealing to a diversity of thought on various topics in Christianity.
Essentially: since Christians have different views on different concepts, I can also have a different stance on abortion.
The problem is…
The Christian tradition has, since the early church, unanimously detested abortion.
Apr 30, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The Gospel is exclusive for everyone, but does not exclude anyone.
1/4
The Gospel is meant for all people, regardless of their background, beliefs, or status.
The Gospel is inclusive in terms of its availability to everyone.
However, at the same time, it is exclusive: it presents a specific set of beliefs that are essential for salvation.
2/4
Apr 29, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Throwback post of one of my favorite of my graphic sets (it’s just pretty)
Pinch and zoom for smaller text.
Obviously, it’s impossible to make a graphic set like this and cover every symbol and variation and so I was left to pick and choose
