What we should know for a certainty is this. Once you take a position and defend it publically, it is almost impossible to admit you are wrong and "repent" and change your mind. It does happen, of course, but as I said, it is rare.

We have the apostle Paul who repented after working havoc on the Christian community for quit a long time. But we must see that this is not the norm when you defend error publically and then must humbly admit your error as Paul did and willingly so, in light of God's action to "wake him up."

This is no small matter as day by day we are sealing our eternal destiny as we make decisions either for, or against the word of God. The majority in the end, is never right, never have been and never will be.

In a limited context, we must trust the majority in church government until and unless our personal convictions will not allow us to agree with the decision they make. And this is where we are today over male headship vs. WO. The bible must rule, period.