adultery — Christian Debate

The Missing Story: Why?

C Mc — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 08:44:22 +0000

John 8:1-11 in the King James Version tells the story of the woman taken in adultery. This story is not included in John 8 of the New English Bible. Instead, a footnote refers the reader to the end of the Gospel of John. The story appears as a kind of appendix.

The New International Version begins the Gospel of John with a note saying that the earliest and most reliable manuscripts do not include John 7:53–8:11. Is it a true story? Does it appear in any Greek New Testament manuscripts? Do any of the Church Fathers write about the missing passage or story? Why would the NEB leave out a story about adultery? CM

Surrogate Motherhood: Spiritual Prostitution, adultery or Aid To Barren women?

C Mc — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 04:14:49 +0000

Are all wombs created equal? For this discussion, I mean, not all women can produce offspring (bare a child). Some couples would pay thousands of dollars to have a child. What helps are there for them?

Surrogate mothers may be available, but what are the moral implications? Is it a violation of the marital bed or covenant? Surrogate Motherhood, is it "Spiritual Prostitution," "Spiritual Adultery," or a Twenty-first Century aid to barren women around the world? What do you say on the matter, and how would counsel one longing to have a child but can't, for know or unknown reasons? CM