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Schreiner's point 5: the serpent subverted God's pattern of leadership by tempting Eve rather than Adam -- Mike thinks this is the weakest complementarian argument.

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Complementarian argument #5: serpent targeting Eve

Schreiner argues Satan went to Eve to go around God's designated leader, Adam. Mike finds this the weakest of Schreiner's six arguments. The serpent didn't say 'Did Adam really say this?' -- he challenged Eve's obedience to God, not Adam's authority. The subversion-of-male-authority reading seems like a stretch.

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