It hasn't been that long ago that someone told me our church's position on divorce was wrong. We acknowledge that God permits divorce for habitual, unrepentant, hard-hearted violation of the marriage vows. Sexual unfaithfulness, failure to love and provide for, desertion, and abuse (a kind of desertion) are, we maintain, biblical grounds for divorce. In… Continue reading Stop Saying “God Hates Divorce”
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Dear Nora: A Response to Questions about 1 Peter 3
The following is a reply I wrote to a lady we'll call Nora, who asked an excellent question about the meaning of 1 Peter 3:1-7 in light of Abraham's encounter with Pharaoh when he instructed Sarah to say she was his sister. Oh, by the way, Sarah was Abraham's half-sister as she was the daughter… Continue reading Dear Nora: A Response to Questions about 1 Peter 3
