Part of the answer is that these ancient events are moments
in a living process which includes also the existence of the church
at the present day; and another part is that, as Christians believe,
in these events of ancient
time God was
at work among men, and it is from his
action in history rather
than from abstract arguments that we learn what God is like, and what are the principles on which he deals with men, now as always.
Each
time we face a problem, we step back and agree to use our Better Marriages principles to resolve it, e.g., deal only with the issue
at hand rather
than bringing
in past
history, try to listen to each other and feedback what he / she has said, avoid labeling our
actions such as «you always....»