gengwall

Oh yes, and regarding this:

“I do think source makes the most sense in the passage speaking of Christ being the head of every man, man being the head of woman, and God being the head of Christ, however. ”

I tentatively agree, but I would argue that the (primary) social sphere being addressed in that passage is the church, not marriage. So, I am not so sure the same analysis can be ported to Ephesians 5. At any rate, Ephesians 5 becomes a bit nonsensical to me if “head” means “source”, although I am certainly open to exploring such an analysis. Cheryl has not dealt much with the Ephesians 5 marriage passage here as the focus is women in minstry. As such, I haven’t had any exposure to an extended argument along those lines. (I confess I have not read every thread here so I maybe am just uninformed). At any rate, when I look at Ephesians 5, as a man, the focus for me is not so much the title of “head” as it is the actions of agapao love. In other words, “Headship” is exemplified by selfless love. From that perspective, “head”=”source” just doesn’t make much sense to me.