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(a) Gen. 2: 24. This verse supplies the basis for a biblical definition of maniage. A marriage exists in God's sight when a man leaves his parents with a view to cleaving to his wife and becomes one flesh with her. The 'leaving' and the 'cleaving' belong together, and they should take place in that order. They denote the replacement of
I will argue that both Jesus and the Apostle Paul taught that references to “divorce” in the scriptures, including Old Testament scriptures, means “separation”, not the dissolution of marriage as is often asserted by evangelical theologians, and that this interpretation is the only way that all the scriptures that reference divorce can be cogently harmonised.
- Noel Woodbridge
The Law and Jesus’ teaching are not contradictory. Someone who divorces their spouse is sinning, and is guilty of the sins of their divorced spouse. The only lawful reason for divorce is immorality. Someone who is divorced is committing adultery when they remarry. Someone who marries a divorcee is committing adultery.
Mar 5, 2024 · Jesus reaffirms the sanctity of marriage and specifies sexual immorality as the sole ground for divorce, challenging the permissive divorce culture of his time. 5. Mark 10:2-12 (New Testament) “Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”. In Mark 10:2-12, Jesus responds to the Pharisees’ questioning about the legality of ...
Introduction: God loves marriage. Straightforward and simple—the loving Creator of the world designed marriage as a lifetime commitment between two people. This covenant between a man and a woman is a holy union before God. From the beginning, God desired that a man and a woman would leave their parents and be united in a holy and solemn ...
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3. The I ndissolubility of Marriage As marriage was originally planned there was no provision for ending it except by death. This concept was behind the Lord's answer to the Pharisees in Matt 19:4-6 where he appeals to Gen 2:24 as the basis of his teaching that marriage is indissoluble. B. Divorce and Remarriage in the Mosaic Law l. Divorce
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Marriage. Marriage is a family relationship that has been established by a covenant. God said, “...yet she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.” (Malachi 2:14) Marriage is a covenant that involves terms, promises, and ratification. The terms involve those who have the God-given right to enter into this relationship.
