I have enjoyed this conversation, too.
Maybe we're at a deadlock. H1, something in me thinks you even agree with the plural eldership idea, but you want to challenge my thinking so I don't take it for granted. Whether you do or don't, if you believe in One God,
Acts 2:38 salvation and holy living, then we're brothers and sisters in Christ, and I appreciate how iron sharpens iron!
GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex