1 Then Jesus left the region and went into the district of Judea, across from the Jordan River, and again, massive crowds flocked to him, and Jesus, as was his custom, began to teach the people. 2 At one point, some of the Pharisees came, seeking to entrap him with a question. “Tell us,” they asked, “is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?”
4 They replied, “Moses permitted us to write a certificate of separation that would be valid to complete a divorce.”
5 Jesus said, “Yes, Moses wrote this exception for you because you are hardhearted. 6 But from the beginning God created male and female. 7 For this reason a man will leave his parents and be wedded to his wife. 8 And the husband and wife will be joined as one flesh, and after that they no longer exist as two, but one flesh. 9 So there you have it. What God has joined together, no one has the right to split apart.”
10 Once indoors, his disciples asked him to explain it to them again. 11 So he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 And if the wife divorces her husband and marries another, she also commits adultery.”
Terrie's Comments:
Marriage is a very real representation of Christ and his bride, the church body. When we treat marriage as just a contract or a convenience we are down playing the intimacy and the commitment that Christ wants to have with his bride, the church. When we put our faith in Jesus Christ and believe in who He is and what He has done for us, we are joined together to Him and He longs for deep intimacy with us.
Tori's Comments:
Christ's love for the church is supposed to be represented by marriage. Just as Christ loves the church should a man love his wife! And just like God has pursued us throughout the centuries, so should we hold tight to our spouses.
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