The Bible contains some radical ideas that are staggering: Love your enemies. Turn the other cheek. Pray for those who abuse you. Be a leader by being a servant. Humility is a virtue. Wash your hands and wash your food. Don’t eat everything: eat “clean” animals. Bury human waste outside the camp. Love your neighborsContinue reading “The Bible is Filled with Radical Ideas. Numbers 5.”
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Divorce. 1 Chronicles 8:8.
A curious fact is recorded in the Biblical genealogies: “Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal” 1 Chronicles 8:8. The writerContinue reading “Divorce. 1 Chronicles 8:8.”
Divorce and Abuse.
Paul teaches that husbands and wives can be witnesses to unbelieving spouses and should not seek to divorce them: “If a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife…. But if the unbeliever leaves, letContinue reading “Divorce and Abuse.”
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