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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    It doesn't say anything about prostitution. It says she was essentially an unchaste woman, and that he could have her stoned to death if he decided to. Then in Deuteronomy 24 it says he could divorce her if he preferred, but that if he did, he couldn't take her back. I realize that, but that...
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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    I realize that. Just as in English and Greek, the Hebrew term is a general term for sexual immorality. So just as in English and Greek, you need to investigate the context to understand what type of "uncleanness" is being referred to. Fortunately, the Law in Deuteronomy provides it for us...
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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    The Pharisees never mentioned adultery at any time in the conversation. Read what I wrote more carefully. You missed the point completely. [/color][/color] So far you are correct. Jesus unequivocally says there is no possible cause to legally separate a marriage. Yes, but for one cause...
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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    God wrote that Law, so no Jesus didn't disagree with it. He permitted Old Covenant men to divorce their wives, if she wasn't a virgin when he married her, and did so because His people were hard hearted. The Law of Moses only had this one very limited cause for divorce, and there were no others...
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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    I know that. That was my point. No, porneia is a general term for sexual immorality or fornication. My point however was that Jesus specifically said He was referring to a specific "porneia" in the Laws of Moses, so you must read the passages I quoted to get the context of the "porneia" being...
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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    Under the Old Covenant an adulterer was stoned to death, so yes the surviving spouse was free to remarry. Death is the only thing that ends a marriage covenant: Genesis 2:21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the...
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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    First of all, this passage is using marriage symbolically, so it would be foolish to use it as the foundation of one's doctrine when we have such clear commandments from Jesus Himself in the New Testament: Mark 10: 6-12 "But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE. "FOR...
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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    [/size] There is no divorce, as we know it, in the Bible. First of all, unless you're under the Old Covenant that Moses proclaimed, that has no application to you. Secondly, the "divorce" he permitted was for a wife who was discovered to not be a virgin when her husband married her. The...
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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    Sure: Mark 10: 6-12 "But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE. "FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate." In the...
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    Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

    No, God decides what is literal or figurative. Jesus specifically said that as often as His people drank wine and ate bread together, they should remember His body and blood that He offered to us. He never said "go on sinning and perform a religious ritual sacrificing me over and over with bread...
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    Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

    No, He wasn't "lying" when He said this, but He was speaking figuratively. Wine and bread were the staples of their diet it those days. What Jesus meant is that when His people got together for fellowship, and ate their bread and drank their wine as they typically did, they should always reflect...
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    Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

    FIrst of all, my wife lost her wedding ring down the drain while doing dishes many years ago, and I've never really worn mine due to my job. So does that make us pagans? I don't even see the what your point is here anyway. Maybe if you could show me that owning the thing somehow indicates that...
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    Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

    What about it? What "god" is supposedly honored when one wears a wedding ring? SealedEternal
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    Biblical Marriage and Divorce

    BIBLICAL MARRIAGE AND DIVIRCE OLD TESTAMENT AND NEW TESTAMENT BASIC PRINCIPLES "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate Malachi 2:13 "This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer...
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    Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

    Pagans didn't invent marriage. God Did. Have you not read the Bible? Genesis 2:21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from...
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    Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

    The tithe was designed to support the temple priests under the Old Covenant. I'm not sure it has any application in the New Covenant, although It is certainly a good idea to use the blessings He has given us to support His gospel getting out. You are correct that there is no commandment as far...
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    Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

    By using the rituals and idols created by the pagan antichrist worshippers thousands of years before Christ came in the flesh, and doing so on the solstice when the antichrist was supposedly reborn, while claiming it is Jesus' birthday when it isn't. The day would not exist except that the...
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    Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

    Is it also OK for Christians to erect golden calves (symbol of baal) as long as we say we are doing it for the true God? See Exodus 32 for the answer. In the same way, is it OK for Christians to engage in rituals and use idols that the pagans used to honor the antichrist sun god, on the very day...