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?
Tag: Ephesians
Augustine believed that Christ says to women, “In so far as your husband behaves badly, don’t regard him as your head, but me.”
In so far as your husband behaves badly, don't regard him as your head, but Christ. Don't imitate your husband's wrongful behaviour, don't behave badly yourself, but let him imitate you in behaving well. If only he would!
