Tiffany

Cheryl- I have just a brief moment right now (but I suspect to have more time later today and hope to be back).

I would like to make one thing clear if nothing else is- I have not, am not now, nor in the future will be responding to any personal testimonies. They are valuable to hear and discuss but not in this manner. This has really been a debate (a friendly one of course, but none the less debate) from the beginning and bringing in personal stories clouds things among people who don’t really know each other. If we were long time friends visiting over coffee it would be different. None of my comments were directed towards your relationship specifically nor anyone else’s. As such I am not going to answer your questions regarding those.

I have avoided interacting specifically with those comments on here that have brought their personal stories up or have tried to make it about my husbands personal life because feelings get hurt really easy and people read offense where no offense was met.

One last thing- I made a rather big typo in my last large comment. I put the distinction of the husband/wife relationship was that wives are to submit as unto the Lord. What I meant to put is that the distinction is that they are to submit as the church submits to Christ. Rather different I know, not entirely sure how I missed that. I shall blame the late hour. My entire point of that post is the the husband/wife relationship is a model/shadow/representation of Christ and His church. This is different than all other human relationships. I will also point out that I haven’t been trying to give an explanation of the husbands authority, but rather of the nature of the wife’s submission and how that differs and works with “submit one to the other”.

On last last thing (apparently I have more time than I thought) I would be very hesitant to suggest this is a sin issue. I’m not sure I could categorically say that is never is a sin issue, because of course in individual relationships circumstances differ. I think it is important to try and understand to the best of our ability, but don’t equate someone who disagree with my theology as being in sin. I appreciate Cheryl you taking the time to point out you don’t think complementarians are in sin. I will point out that not all of the other egalitarians on this thread agree with you however.

Ok, now I really must go. I enjoy this discussion but given the volume of comments not sure how much longer I can reasonably devote time to it.