Mike rejects the egalitarian view (e.g., Craig Keener) that subordination only appears in Genesis 3 as part of the curse; he sees a 'godly, tensionless leadership' for Adam in Genesis 2 as part of God's good creation.

Mike directly rejects Craig Keener's position (from 'Paul, Women, and Wives') that 'the wife's subordination is presented only as a result of the fall.' Mike argues there is a godly, tensionless leadership that Adam has with Eve in Genesis 2 as part of God's good creation, based on: made first, names Eve, she's made for him, he's given commands/tasks. This is 'whether I like it or not, what the passage seems to be saying.'