..of course it's a challenge in the flesh. But in the kingdom of God it's always the opposite, and Jesus is our primary example.
Jesus (also) took female disciples, and in doing so he was explicitly saying ‘these women can reach the same status that I have’, okay?...
And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? (Mark 4:13 ESV) The parable...