Introduction
Mark 6:17-19This can be a very emotional topic!John 12:48I Corinthians 6:9-10 – Fornication and adultery can keep us out of heaven!If you work hard enough, you will find someone who agrees with you on any topic. But we must follow God’s word.Seven scriptures about marriage
Genesis 2:18-22, 24
The Bible doesn’t always use the word “married” to refer to marriage. If often uses a descriptive phrase.Deuteronomy 24:2; 7:3Ezekiel 16:8I Corinthians 7:2Romans 7:3In Hebrew and Greek, there are no separate words for “husband” or “wife.” Context must indicate whether it is “man” or “husband.”Old Testament Hebrew:is man or husbandissa woman or wifeNew Testament Greekaner man or husbandgyne woman or wifeissa – Genesis 2:22-3:2aner – John 4:16-18Words can refer figuratively to the past or future.Figure of speech: prolepsisLuke 2:11 – Jesus was not yet the Savior.Deuteronomy 22:23-24Figure of speech: adjournmentExodus 7:10, 12 – Aaron’s staff was now a serpent.John 9:17II Samuel 11:26 – Uriah was not still technically her husband.II Samuel 12:10Mark 6:17-19 – Herodias was not still technically the wife of Philip.Romans 7:1-4
Paul’s main point is how a change of law works. He uses marriage as an illustration of this.In Romans 7:2-3, the law under consideration is God’s law. The marriage and the bond are two different things. The woman is bound to one man and married to another, making her an adulteress.I Corinthians 7:39
“Only in the Lord” – in harmony with God’s marriage laws.“bound” – not free to marry anotherMark 10:11-12
Marriage law is the same for men and women.Luke 16:18
Divorcing a spouse and marrying another causes one to commit adultery.Matthew 19:9
If the divorce is due to sexual immorality, the innocent party is free to remarry. The guilty party is not free to remarry.Matthew 5:32
Divorcing a spouse except for sexual immorality “causes her” to commit adultery by putting the spouse in a difficult situation.Conclusion
Sin and Satan are the problems here, not God or His laws.
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