AmyC

[Dom R]

Bill...

You chastise me for "passing judgement" on Amy... yet you have no hesitation in "subtly" (or not so subtly) calling me a pharisee.
In two separate posts.
Not to mention making various "clear" claims about "my world".
And making presumptions about me (that aren't true, I might add)

That would be... "judging me".
That would make you a member in good standing, of the hypocrite club.


Also note, that in the passage you quote, Jesus speaks about justice, mercy, and faithfulness IN ADDITION TO the law.
Not "instead of".


It is written that Christians are no longer "bound by" the old testament law". However, "the law" is still held up as a reflection of God's wishes for how we should behave. (excluding the ritualistic, temple-oriented bits, o course).
That would seem to include the bits about atonement for injury & theft done to others.

A side note for the biblically curious:
What is written in the bible about atonement for theft, is NOT "an eye for an eye". It is different for theft, rather than bodily harm.

Personally, I think that what is written about marriage, takes even higher precedence then the "theft" issue. But what is written about marriage, is even more strongly binding. So I'm suggesting that if someone does not feel up to fulfulling the stronger one, then perhaps the lesser one is something to keep in mind.

The Bible does not speak about MLC.

Not per se. Although it certainly addresses the behaviours that often result as choices during an MLC.

More importantly though, it DOES speak very specifically, about Marriage, and when it is allowable to file for divorce, in God's eyes.