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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Where For Art Thou, Emmaus

That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. (Luke 24:13–15, ESV)

From time to time both believing & unbelieving critics of Christianity will argue over the existence &/o the exact whereabouts of Emmaus.  Within the Realms  of Historical Theology & Biblical Archaeology, many candidates have been suggested. 

Speaking for myself, I think the text supplies the location for us by way Hebrew Naming Convention.  The word itself means “Hot Springs/Warm Baths.  Instead of looking to Ecclesiastical Tradition for the answer to the question, we ought to look for a site near Jerusalem that might qualify.   

Uzi Springs is the most likely candidate for Emmaus.  Its name means “Hot Springs/Hot Baths & Uzi means “My Strength/My Power.”  What happened on the Road to Emmaus?   God showed His & Yeshua’s authority & power via revealing the risen Christ (Yeshua) to Cleopas (Glory of the Father) & Joseph of Arimathea.  

May God bless us all each & every one, and “Go & Sin No More.”

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