Thank you, Dean. I appreciate your insights and the context of them being in Judea. And the Pharisees! Plus ça change, plus ça meme chose...
Words in my brain are: love, covenant, vow, relationship, honor, integrity, justice, mercy, commitment - all are suited to "marriage," and all are suited to other human undertakings, such as baptismal vows, oaths of office, promises of actions to be taken ... to keeping our word as we trust God to keep God's. Marriage is, in this instance, a metaphor for a life lived honorably in all aspects, and not least in our relationship with God.
Thank you, Dean. I appreciate your insights and the context of them being in Judea. And the Pharisees! Plus ça change, plus ça meme chose...
Words in my brain are: love, covenant, vow, relationship, honor, integrity, justice, mercy, commitment - all are suited to "marriage," and all are suited to other human undertakings, such as baptismal vows, oaths of office, promises of actions to be taken ... to keeping our word as we trust God to keep God's. Marriage is, in this instance, a metaphor for a life lived honorably in all aspects, and not least in our relationship with God.