God Named Them 'Adam': Male and Female Equal in Name (Genesis 5:2)

Piper's "Masculine Christianity" arguments and refutations: (1) "God chose only male priests" — Aaronic priesthood was by genealogical lineage, excluding most men too. The NT priesthood of all believers includes women (1 Pet 2:9). (2) "Jesus chose 12 male apostles" — Jesus sent male witnesses to the unbelieving world where male testimony was legally required; he sent women as first witnesses to the church (Luke 24, John 20). (3) "Paul says overseers should be men (1 Tim 2:12)" — this is the very verse under dispute; using it as evidence is circular reasoning. (4) "The husband is head (Eph 5)" — kephalē means source/sustainer, and the husband's role is defined as self-sacrificial love, not command. (5) Christianity is not "masculine" or "feminine" — it is Christlike. And Christ emptied himself, served, washed feet, wept, and was raised by the power of God. These are not gendered traits.