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This Episode from the Culture War series focuses on God's design for marriage as revealed in Matthew 19, where Jesus responds to the Pharisees' question about divorce by pointing back to Genesis. The pastors emphasize that marriage is not a contract but a covenant, designed by God from the beginning as a permanent union between one man and one woman. The message challenges both secular and selective biblical worldviews, calling believers to embrace the full biblical standard for marriage rather than seeking loopholes or cultural accommodations. The episode also addresses the beauty of covenant marriage, the reality that marriage involves two sinners learning to love each other, and the sanctifying nature of this relationship.
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This Episode from the Culture War series focuses on God's design for marriage as revealed in Matthew 19, where Jesus responds to the Pharisees' question about divorce by pointing back to Genesis. The pastors emphasize that marriage is not a contract but a covenant, designed by God from the beginning as a permanent union between one man and one woman. The message challenges both secular and selective biblical worldviews, calling believers to embrace the full biblical standard for marriage rather than seeking loopholes or cultural accommodations. The episode also addresses the beauty of covenant marriage, the reality that marriage involves two sinners learning to love each other, and the sanctifying nature of this relationship.

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