Cheryl Schatz

Mark,
You said to Kay:

We know polygamy is wrong because the Jesus tells us that. Naming on the other hand is something God gave Adam to do so therefore it cannot be considered wrong, unless you wish to dispute that.

This is only half the story. We need to pay attention to what the text actually says. God gave Adam the task of naming the animals, but there is not a shred of proof that He gave the man the task of naming the woman. When complementarians claim something like this without any evidence that God gave this to Adam, they show the weakness of their argument. There is no real argument unless they read into the text. With this kind of argument, how could you ever convince Bible believing Christians that the complementarian position is the truth from Genesis? When you have to read into the text and give an authority where no authority is given, your position is weak and unsustainable.

Mark, I see you as a highly intelligent young man. I am continually amazed at how such an intelligent young man can hold to views that have to be read into the text. It just amazes me. It seems to me that you have become convinced of a position before you even came to Genesis. Otherwise how could you possibly equate the woman with the animals and make Adam a ruler of the animals and the woman when God gave no such authority to Adam over her?