Man and woman are one in essence. That is to say, Adam and Eve are equal in dignity, value, and glory. In essential unity there is absolutely no room for inferiority of person. The man and woman are equal in every respect except one - authority. Two different tasks are given to people of equal value and dignity. In the economy of marriage, only the job descriptions are different.
Author: R.C. Sproul Source: The Intimate Marriage, p. 44.
The very word authority has within it the word author. An author is someone who creates and possesses a particular work. Insofar as God is the foundation of all authority, He exercises that foundation because He is the author and the owner of His creation. He is the foundation upon which all other authority stands or falls.
Author: R.C. Sproul Source: The Divine Foundation of Authority, Tabletalk, March, 2009, p. 6.
Rejection of parental authority is a rejection of God's authority. And the rejection of God's authority is, in fact, claiming his authority as my own. It is an attempt to be God.
Man and woman are one in essence. That is to say, Adam and Eve are equal in dignity, value, and glory. In essential unity there is absolutely no room for inferiority of person. The man and woman are equal in every respect except one - authority. Two different tasks are given to people of equal value and dignity. In the economy of marriage, only the job descriptions are different.