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Mark, #205

”Just take a look at Susannah’s comment to see the authority= evil paradigm- in her own view, there was no need for authority in the sinless garden. However authority existed pre-fall and was declared as part of God’s creation as ‘very good’.”

It is better if we don’t make assumptions of what another means. Susannah did not by any means indicate that she thought ” authority= evil paradigm” . The authority in the garden was not toward each other but toward the earth and the creatures on the earth. Because of sin, now authority is needed to govern people who sin and protect people who don’t.

The problem with authority in this discussion, is the claim that God ordains males (because they are male) with authority toward women (because they are women), especially in marriage. There are no Scriptures to support such an idea.