Craig

Hi Jeremy,

There is a lot of reading into Scripture and sloppy word study to argue the egalitarian position.

Sorry Jeremy, I know you believe this to be true and may disagree with what I say, but I have personally found the reverse to be true. In my experience, egals have been more careful to see what is actually stated in scripture rather than reading into passages what they think is there. For example, comps want to see authority given to Adam over Eve in Gen 1,2 but it is not there. It has to be “read into it”. Comps can’t read the story of Deborah, 1 Cor 7:1-5, Rom 16 and many other passages in the normal way because they have to fit them in with their particular way of interpreting 1 Tim 2:11-15. A view of 1 Tim 2 that has many problems becomes the basis for interpreting the rest of scripture. Other passages can’t be allowed to speak for themselves. So I think this criticism of egals is a bit unfair.
Thanks though for your comment to Kristen that you do “appreciate that you are trying to be faithful to God’s Word”.
Thanks Jeremy for the discussion. May God bless you.