“Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given…Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.” Jesus’ words on marriage and singleness recorded in Matthew 19:1-15 continue to challenge listeners. Pastor Jordan Kologe derives four principles from this passage that can help us receive it: the essence of marriage is a covenant, the enemy of marriage is a hard heart, the ending of marriage is an amputation, and the alternative to marriage is a gift.