Thanks for this. Sad and sobering. Also, true and no sadder or more sobering than what the Bible says about pastoral ministry and abuse.. obviously, since you quote a few of those passages. This reminds me of conversations I've heard among Church historians about the Reformation. Some have mused that 500 years after the Reformation is significant to our history, because given the rhythms of history and the state of the Church, they suspect it is time for something similar and/or symmetrical to the Reformation. I've usually heard this in reference to imagined ecumenical scenarios, but your post calls for reform that has a lot of symmetry and similarity with the Reformation. Which is all to say you remind me of how impactful the Church's current situation will probably be for our future.
this is something I put together re "metanoia", & Erasmus' translation of this Greek word compared to the Latin Vulgate's, that inspired Luther's 95 thesis & the reformation... it includes several sources that you might find interesting to read...
Your number 71: Again, “When did God say he hates divorce more than he hates violence and oppression?”
The notion that God said he hates divorce is based on a questionable translation of Malachi 2:16. See the following articles for more info on how that verse has been translated.
Thanks for this. Sad and sobering. Also, true and no sadder or more sobering than what the Bible says about pastoral ministry and abuse.. obviously, since you quote a few of those passages. This reminds me of conversations I've heard among Church historians about the Reformation. Some have mused that 500 years after the Reformation is significant to our history, because given the rhythms of history and the state of the Church, they suspect it is time for something similar and/or symmetrical to the Reformation. I've usually heard this in reference to imagined ecumenical scenarios, but your post calls for reform that has a lot of symmetry and similarity with the Reformation. Which is all to say you remind me of how impactful the Church's current situation will probably be for our future.
this is something I put together re "metanoia", & Erasmus' translation of this Greek word compared to the Latin Vulgate's, that inspired Luther's 95 thesis & the reformation... it includes several sources that you might find interesting to read...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQok6feSGd6S0TkDPZAvXYr3vS-luIv0LCMUkiczcdw/edit
Your number 71: Again, “When did God say he hates divorce more than he hates violence and oppression?”
The notion that God said he hates divorce is based on a questionable translation of Malachi 2:16. See the following articles for more info on how that verse has been translated.
https://cryingoutforjustice.blog/2013/10/24/god-hates-divorce-not-always/
https://cryingoutforjustice.blog/2020/09/06/the-1611-king-james-bible-gave-if-he-hates-her-put-her-away-as-an-alternate-translation-of-malachi-216/
https://cryingoutforjustice.blog/2020/11/01/appendix-7-in-the-first-edition-of-not-under-bondage-biblical-divorce-for-abuse-adultery-and-desertion/
https://cryingoutforjustice.blog/2020/09/26/if-a-man-hates-his-wife-he-should-set-her-free-from-the-marriage-thats-what-malachi-216-says/