Abuse can be addressed without proving egalitarians are right — let egalitarians be right because of biblical arguments, not extra-biblical ones. This was probably the biggest reason Mike did not become egalitarian.

Mike argues abuse stories should not be the basis for theological conclusions — they bypass the Bible. He states this is probably the biggest reason he did not become egalitarian: he refused to swallow these extra-biblical arguments before studying scripture. Those who accept them will inevitably become egalitarian regardless of what the Bible says.