Marcion's influence in contemporary theology is perhaps most particularly seen in ethics, where, under the often beneficial influence of Anabaptist traditions, the ethics of the Sermon on the Mount, interpreted in contrast to the ethics of the Old Testament, are the touchstone of Christian ethics.1 & 2 Kings
An ecclesiology of total withdrawal cannot be sustained by 1-2 Kings. Elijah and Elisha do not entertain the comforting illusion that they can carry on happily as the true Israel while the Omrides take the nation further into the cesspool of idolatry.1 & 2 Kings, 148