Thread by @sometimesalight

For those following evangelical gender debates can I suggest that there are (at least) 2 streams of conservativism:

1)Those who believe authority stems from maleness.

2)Those who believe certain roles necessitate embodied maleness & authority stems from the role not the body.

I do not have sufficient words to tell you how significant these differences are. And I have a lot of words.

ISTM that this is the real watershed & predicts everything downstream. It also explains why some complementarians find greater affinity w/ patriarchy while some find more partnership w/ egalitarians.

All that to say, happy Wednesday morning and wowza! How you get somewhere is just as important as where you end up.

Here's e.g. of difference:

1) Maleness lends authority to husbands & pastors.

vs

2) Husbandry & pastoring have certain sacramental & functional responsibilities that align w/ maleness; authority is limited, rooted in covenant & directed toward fulfilling those responsibilities