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Covenant Theology In Outline Form 37: Marriage & Family Edition

The Bible teaches the 3 uses of the Law & applies to individuals, families, ecclesiastical & civil institutions, governments, & whole societies.  The Bible depicts expresses every covenant from God in the form of a suzerain covenant.  Marriage & Family are institutions circumscribed & governed by way of suzerain covenants, namely the Eternal Covenant of Grace itself & the Marriage Covenant.  Shema   And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man ( Genesis 2:22 , ESV) Historical Prologue  Then the man said, General Stipulations  “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh;  Specific Stipulations  she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Covenant Renewal  24  Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife,  Document Clause & Witnesses  and they shall become one flesh.  ...
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By Any Other Name

Charles Spurgeon Uncensored writes : Charles Spurgeon mixed Hinduism with Christianity by giving God the TITLES of Hindu gods—"the Preserver" and "the Destroyer." The post with the title, "the Creator" is found in Charles Spurgeon's sermon, "The Echo" No. 767. The post with title, "the Preserver" is found in Spurgeon's sermon, "Who is This?" No. 3394. The post with the title, "the Destroyer" is found in Spurgeon's sermon, "The Great Birthday and Our Coming of Age" No. 1815. The King James Bible refers to God, the Creator/the creator five times, so Spurgeon's use of "the Creator" as a title for God, is biblical but he leavened the lump by also giving God the titles of Hindu gods—"the Preserver" and "the Destroyer." Here Spurgeon gave God the title, "Lord of the Universe" which is the Hindu god, Lord Vishnu.  By way of reply… No, that’s just legalism.  1...
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Polygamy

Polygamy!    Is it morally acceptable to have 2 wives? To answer this question, we need to draw a proper distinction between that which is moral & that which is wise.  Matthew 5:27–28 (ESV): You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. As you can see, in the Sermon on the Mount, adultery is not defined merely by the fact that he or she is not your spouse. Adultery is defined by lustful intent. What is lust? Lust is, at its root, the failure to love God over & above everything & everyone else & your neighbor before yourself.  Loving yourself more than God & others is definitional to lust, & lust is what underwrites sexual sin - not the mere sex/gender of your target &/or the lack of marriage certificate.    Using Matt. 5:19 - or any text - to move the moral grounds of moral guil...
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Matthew’s Gospel In Outline Form

There are multiple ways to outline Matthew’s Gospel.  One way is to follow the form of a suzerain covenant,  Here is another approach from an application of that approach, keeping in mind that the temptation narrative itself follows the form of a suzerain covenant.  I. Matthew 1 - 3  : Introduction The author/authors introduce us to Yeshua via a gematria laden eschatological genealogy, a very brief birth narrative, a note about Yeshua’s ascent into manhood, & His baptism by John the Baptist that ends in a theophany. II. Matthew 4  : Prophet, Priest, King   Each of the 3 temptations highlights one of Yeshua’s 3 offices —- Prophet, Priest, & King, in that order. This provides the narrative framework (ie outline) for the remainder of the Gospel. Yeshua calls His disciples, essentially putting together a school of highly prophetic people who would serve as functional levites ministering to the poor, the sick & infirm, the marginalized, even Rom...
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