tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9266273.post110116684626269251..comments2023-06-13T06:19:25.731-04:00Comments on Theological Oddities: Zero Sum TheologyOddball Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09652489553058249992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9266273.post-1101744341264673192004-11-29T11:05:00.000-05:002004-11-29T11:05:00.000-05:00jordo, you call it 'compromise' - i think it shoul...jordo, you call it 'compromise' - i think it should more correctly be called 'love'. #1 if she truly loved her husband she would not demand he discard that element of himself. #2 if he truly loved her, he would be willing to make that sacrifice if it were necessary. this morning i was reading in a secular publication that it is a common misconception that marriage is easy. it is anything but. like kim said, becoming one flesh is not an instantaneous thing - it takes much time and struggle. but what it results in - also a gradual process - is as pb said, 'interdependence', a relationship that allows you to survive through all kinds of experiences, both bad and good.whirligirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305073970846357991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9266273.post-1101315350968803732004-11-24T11:55:00.000-05:002004-11-24T11:55:00.000-05:00Jordan, I believe that in the Biblical marriage re...Jordan, I believe that in the Biblical marriage relationship the word you are looking for is more than likely interdependence. The two become one flesh not two half fleshes or is that fleshi (lol). Becoming one flesh is not an instantaneous event. It comes from months and years of growing together in Christ. Yes, sometimes you may need to give up something that your spouse doesn't care for, but also she may discover the importance of something to you and support what you may be doing. <br />Just my thoughts.In His Stepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08991363828795845564noreply@blogger.com