Poly No More

I found this link while reviewing some of the references listed in the Christian Worldview Press posts I've previously posted about. It was VERY rewarding to see the revelation Holy Spirit had brought me to via meditation on Mark 10 being clearly explained here .  If I had found this earlier maybe it wouldn't have taken so long for me to see it! Since this was posted in the very early days of webpages, I decided just to copy and paste it in its entirety for you. I didn't write any of this (all emphasis, whether bold or italics, was already in the text) and claim no credit for it, obviously! Click the above link to go directly to the source.

One of the chief cornerstones that a solid Biblical response supporting a repeal of polygamous behaviour for New Covenant believers is built on has been muddied by a wide-spread and little known "adjustment" made in the Greek manuscripts used to translate our English Bibles.  Dr. Leslie McFall makes the case in the lengthy article linked below that the owner of that manuscript, a humanist named Erasmus, wanted to promote a doctrine he felt was "less harsh" than that of blood covenant one-flesh marriage being dissolvable only by death which necessitates the radical practice of extreme forgiveness towards those who have wronged us and a lifestyle of faithfulness and enduring prayer to change and restore even the behaviour of estranged spouses. McFall (2014) makes a compelling case that the position of Christ clearly teaches that only God can separate a one-flesh union.  As far as human choice or effort are concerned the two are joined as one until death, period...