Marriage (Long post)

"Robert J. Brown" (rj@ELI.WARIAT.ORG)
Fri, 14 Mar 1997 08:54:47 -0600


>>>>> "Timothy" == Timothy Litteral <brotim@gte.net> writes:

    Timothy> Bro. Glen.
    >> This looks like a list of separate sins to me, Bro.
    Timothy> Litteral. (Not
    >> trying to start this over again...)

    Timothy> Me: You have not addressed the issue that in the instance
    Timothy> where the man in Corinth who "had his father's wife"
    Timothy> which by any standard is adultery, is refered to by Paul
    Timothy> himself as a FORNICATOR.

It was adultery for the father's wife, but could not have been
adultery for the man if he was unmarried himself!  It was for him, if
he was himself not married, a simple case of fornication, without
adultery.

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