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Jay’s comment about cherry-picking is precisely the problem with the proponents of gender hierarchy. It’s really the only way they have to try and prove their point. I was reminded of the Apostle Paul talking about teaching “the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27, in his talk with the Ephesian elders about the problems in store for them.) That seems to me to be the complete opposite of “cherry picking.” It’s much more what Cheryl and the rest do here in looking at the whole context.

Hunting through Logos to find the verse, since I couldn’t remember exactly where it was, I found this fascinating comment written in 1937:
“The student who is not prepared to lay aside all prejudice and has not become possessed with a desire to know “the whole counsel of God” is ever in danger of being led into controversy over the mere captions of theological systems, sharing in all the misunderstandings that result therefrom. Theological captions are words with which prejudiced writers often conjure.”
Bibliotheca Sacra Volume 94 (94:216-217) DTS

Is there any way to persuade our hierarchy brothers to lay aside prejudice and become possessed with a desire to know the whole counsel of God?