Cheryl

Don,
You said:

“I noticed on CARM that the male hierarchicalists are left with claiming that Mary had no choice in getting pregnant. But a fundamental Biblical truth is that God never forces anyone to do something against their own will. To me, this just shows how one skewed interpretation (male hierarchy) results in a cascade of errors (eternal hierarchy in the trinity and God forcing people) in an attempt to justify the initial error.”

I couldn’t agree with you more. While scripture focuses on submission, hierarchy focuses on authority. While scripture focuses on the equality of the Godhead, they focus on whose the big boss. Lastly while scripture focuses on a willing heart and God imploring us to choose to say yes to him, they focus on an God forcing people against their will. I don’t see this as God’s way.