Matt. 19:1-9 Matt. 5:32 1. What Does God Say ?

Matt. 19:1-9 V. 1-6  Questions from the Pharisees  Is it lawful to divorce for every cause?  Jesus said: Read Gen. 2:24

Matthew 19:1 ¶ Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there. 3. ¶ The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

4. And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,’ 5. and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? 6. So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

Matt. 19:1-9 V. 7-8  Why did Moses ?  Jesus said: He Suffered – permitted  Never intended divorce

7. They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?” 8. He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.”

Matt. 19:1-9 v. 9  And I Say  Whosoever = any person  Shall Put away = divorce  Except for fornication  And shall marry another  Commits adultery  Whoso marries her commits adultery

Matthew 19:9 NKJV “And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.” Matthew 19:9 KJV “And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.”

Matt. 5:32  But I say to you  Whoever divorces his wife  For any reason except fornication  Causes her to commit adultery  Whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery

Matthew 5:32 NKJV “But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.” Matthew 5:32 KJV “But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.”

Fornication Sexual Immorality Legal Scriptural 2. What is the one exception For divorce and remarriage?

3. Could I Divorce and remain Unmarried ? Fallen out of love Wants to be single. Does not intend to marry again. Is this all right ? Marriage is a permanent arrangement

“For the woman which hath a husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth;...” Rom. 7:2 “The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth;...” 1 Cor. 7:39 Mal. 2:14 “yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.”

Subjects mate to temptation to yield to unlawful sexual fulfillment That person would not be without blame Jesus warned about this in Matt. 5:32 “causeth her to commit adultery”

4. Do the Marriage Laws Apply to the Non Christian? Are non-Christians Exempt?  All are accountable to God  Acts 17:30 – all commanded to repent  Rom. 1:24-32 – condemned for their sin  Matt. 14:4 “it is not lawful for you to have her”  What about? Polygamy - Group Marriage Homosexual marriage

5. Do the Marriage Laws Apply to us today ? Some say Laws do not apply Today Not repeated after Acts 2 When did it apply ? Applies to us today ! Not before Christ Not in heaven

Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga Sunday Morning June 2, 2013