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Marriage:
Partnership?
or
Oneness?
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America West
Partnership
U. S. Air
Legal Merger
Partnership
1. Union: 1 + 1 = 2
2. 2 partners
U. S. Airways
Oneness
Us
Actual Merger
One
Unity: 1 x 1 = 1
1 entity
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Husband
Oneness
Marriage
Partnership
Us, Ours
Genesis 2:24
Wife
1.
2.
3.
4.
Legal Marriage
Partnership
Union: 1 + 1 = 2
Two heads or one wrong head
Exit strategy (Divorce)
What can I get?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Biblical Marriage
Oneness
Unity: 1 x 1 = 1
Husband is head
No exit strategy
What can I give?
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Oneness
Perfect − Trinity: 1 x 1 x 1 = 1
Marriage Before Fall
1. Oneness: 1 + 1 = 1
2. Symmetry: Unity
3. Environment: Favorable
Marriage After Fall
1. Partnership: 1 + 1 = 2
2. Asymmetry: Union
3. Environment: Resistant
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