gengwall

Kay – I understand the head/body metaphor and agree that it authority is not part of it. The probelm is that comps do not separate the head/body or husband/bride arrangements from the “Jesus is Lord” arrangement. Put another way, whenever they see Jesus acting in authority OVER the church, they declare that such is part of His “headship” or “husbandry” OVER the church. They make a connection between two different…again, I can’t find the right word…arrangements/orientations/organizations/relationships…between Christ and the Church. They see it all as one marriage. As such, they justify husbands acting in authority over their wives as reflecting Christ’s relationship with His bride. In turn, since it is all or nothing, they see men in the church acting in authority over the women as a reflection of Christ’s leadership of the church. To them, it is all one seemless structure and relationship and they truly believe they are modeling Christ properly.

As you can see, I have a hard time even articulating the dilema, let alone forming a cogent response to their arguments.