1 Tim. 2:11-14 is a key passage used by complementarians to argue for male authority in the church and the home. Photo by Andy Bodemer on Unsplash “A woman is to learn quietly with full submission. I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed (emphasis mine).” Complementarians believe Paul refers to creation to establish male headship as a timeless, universal principle. Based on this idea, they read Paul’s Continue Reading