Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
Scripture often describes God as a husband to his chosen people: God is the husband of Israel, the bridegroom of the bride. God perfectly fulfills the obligations of a husband, but the nation of Israel frequently disrespected the good things God had given her. When a wife trashes and desecrates the good things — physical,… Continue reading The unfaithful wife in Ezekiel 16 — applications and misapplications
In this post I will show that "one flesh" cannot mean indissoluble union. Genesis 2:24 says, Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. This verse is often called the creation ordinance of marriage. It is speaking about a stage when neither… Continue reading What does “one flesh” mean? Mutual commitment? Or indissoluble union?
