Women can have authority in the church, even if helper mean what comps say it does
Premise 1) Eve was made to be a helper to Adam. (Genesis 2:18)
Premise 2) To be a helper is to be the one under authority of the helpee. (Complementarian assumption, needed to get to Conclusion A.)
Conclusion A) The man was made to have authority over his wife right from creation. (Complementarian teaching)
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Premise 3) The congregation (males included) were told to assist Phoebe. (Rom. 16:1-2) (more…)
Biblical Personhood 