A New Christian Sexual Ethic
Welcome to Part One of the ONE Flesh Bible Study series If you want early access to the full playlist, click here In this video I lay out an epistemology for biblical studies that can help a reader overcome the following fallacies in the search for truth. Ultimately, all of these pieces of the biblical … Read more
Jesus reinterpreted Old Testament teachings on divorce, claiming it was not intended in the original divine plan. He taught that unless a wife had acted immorally (porneia), divorcing her was tantamount to adultery. Therefore, marriage should not be dissolved arbitrarily, as was common in those times. His teachings marked a significant shift in viewing divorce as a breach of covenant, thus equalizing the relational responsibility of men and women. This concept and its implications call for deeper investigation.