TL

IMO for hierarchalists, the issue is really only about authority, male authority. We all agree that wifely submission is honorable in Christ. But hierarchalists don’t agree that husbandly or even fatherly submission is honorable in Christ, because it demeans the authority of the man. We can even agree that a husband’s provision and protection sometimes can look like leadership, but we cannot agree that a wife’s provision and protection might sometimes look like leadership also, because that would take away from the husband’s authority.

It is not surprising that such an issue as authority would take top priority in some people’s lives. The world runs on authority and power; who has it and who doesn’t. Christ’s emphasis on service, humility, and mutuality are difficult systems of living to reorient oneself into. There is a certain amount of grace that can be given Christians that cannot comprehend Christ’s ways on these issues. However, we who know better will likely always be running interference for the benefit of the ones who are damaged and wounded by the world’s systems of living. More is required of those with more understanding. It has to be that way.