Cheryl Schatz

NN,
You quoted me and said:

And finally, you state:

You did say that the instructions are the same for both wives and slaves and the same word used. If you are not saying that the submission of women is the same as submission of slaves then why did you link the two? What is the sameness that you are claiming?

I simply pointed out that Paul gave parallel instructions using the same verbage. Surely this must inform our understanding of how the apostle uses this word, no?

Since you are talking about hierarchy here, are you claiming that the parallel instructions shows that only the wife submits and the husband does not have to submit and only the slave submits and the master does not have to submit? In other words are you claiming that the husband and the master have a God-given exemption in submitting because each of them has a God-given authority over the wife and slave? Please explain so that there is no misunderstanding what you are actually claiming regarding hierarchy.