Another reason why Christ’s covenant with the church is DIFFERENT from the covenant of marriage between a husband and wife.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us....  (Galatians 3:13  ESV)) The curse of the law, Deuteronomy 27:15-26: "'Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the LORD, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up… Continue reading Another reason why Christ’s covenant with the church is DIFFERENT from the covenant of marriage between a husband and wife.

Abusive Marriages Portray God’s Covenant With His People? – Really?

In his notoriously legalistic book What Jesus Demands From the World, John Piper makes this assertion: ....marriage is the work of God himself whereby he creates a new reality of 'one flesh' that surpasses human comprehension and portrays to the world in human form the covenant union between God and his people."  (p 301) I want… Continue reading Abusive Marriages Portray God’s Covenant With His People? – Really?