Church. If the theology is either sub-federal or anti-covenantal, then a woman, when she is loved at all, will be loved sentimentally, not for very long, or in fits and starts. In the modern Church, the central intellectual sin regarding marriage is one of theological definition. We want to assume that marriage is a permanent “roommate” arrangement between two individuals with certain sexual privileges included. But the Bible describes marriage as a covenant. The adulteress is one who forsakes the