TL

Daron,

I don’t know if you will be here to read this as usually people who throw condemnations and flak do not stay around to discuss it.

First, the fact that Piper opposes mutuality and equality between genders is likely part of the problems he has in his marriage. Every gender hierarchalist I know of personally that has marital problems, I have noted that they are strongly tied to this belief system. Not every male gender hierarchalist exercises his privileges in the same way. And some women do not mind giving most life decisions to others. Thus, not all have problems as a result of those beliefs. But for many women, such a lifestyle is unbearable.

Secondly, I don’t know what degree of sanctification Piper has, but he does indeed display pride often enough. I doubt he is aware of it though. People who grow up with special privileges can easily assume a pridefulness that is related to knowing there is something about them that warrants more privileges than others.

Pride is one of those insidious bits of darkness that it is ready to sneak into ones life the minute one claims they are free from it. So I’d be careful brother. 🙂