There is also the reality that Communion is a marriage supper. It requires communicants to put on the marriage garment spoken of in the Gospels and the prayer book exhortation to Holy Communion. That garment is put on by baptism and the mystical incorporation into the Body of Christ thereby, as his one and only betrothed Bride. There is only one Bride in mystcial unity, not multiple brides. To deny that doctrine by practicing CWOB is to affirm, theologically, the validity of polygamy. For those who have already redefined marriage as biological sameness, not two biologically distinct (and therefore theologically and symbolically distinct) persons becoming one, this step to theological polygamy perhaps seems like a logical step.
Another excellent article Ben! What is unfortunate is I think that a nonsignificant portion of the CWOB folk would say "Yes exactly, and?" What I'm afraid of is I wonder if we have no idea what our morals are besides some broad (albeit I think good) concepts like God is Love, if it isn't loving it isn't of God, etc.
This is a brilliant analysis of CWOB. Thank you!
Thank you so much, Professor Kirby!
agreed.
There is also the reality that Communion is a marriage supper. It requires communicants to put on the marriage garment spoken of in the Gospels and the prayer book exhortation to Holy Communion. That garment is put on by baptism and the mystical incorporation into the Body of Christ thereby, as his one and only betrothed Bride. There is only one Bride in mystcial unity, not multiple brides. To deny that doctrine by practicing CWOB is to affirm, theologically, the validity of polygamy. For those who have already redefined marriage as biological sameness, not two biologically distinct (and therefore theologically and symbolically distinct) persons becoming one, this step to theological polygamy perhaps seems like a logical step.
Another excellent article Ben! What is unfortunate is I think that a nonsignificant portion of the CWOB folk would say "Yes exactly, and?" What I'm afraid of is I wonder if we have no idea what our morals are besides some broad (albeit I think good) concepts like God is Love, if it isn't loving it isn't of God, etc.