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To Cheryl #69
I will reiterate – I have not said that the husband is the governing authority. Merely that this passage would be compatible with this case and therefore does not disprove complementarian claims. You will have to look for other arguments in support of your view.

And if I may for a moment play complementarian’s advocate – I don’t think that any of them would say that the husband has full authority. Actually I am fairly sure that I have seen Piper claim that man has a limited authority within the scope of the commandments of God. Certainly this text would override absolute authority, but I don’t think any of the complementarians actually believe that anyways.

So consider this an extended advertising campaign in support of truth and honesty in debating this topic. When we (collective we including both complementarians and egalitarians) find that we have made a faulty argument, let’s acknowledge it and move on. Let us seek truth and understanding rather than “winning the argument.”
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