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Is Marriage for Is Marriage for Life?Life?

Jesus SaidJesus Said

Yes!Yes!Matthew 19:1-6Matthew 19:1-6

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Is Marriage for Life?• We see a recognizable New Testament

Pattern for Marriage.• What did Paul Teach? Hebrews 13:4

“Marriage is to be held in honor by all,”

• Husbands & Wives - Colossians 3:18-19 • Older Women in the Church are charged

to teach the younger women. Titus 2:3-5 • Fathers are to take a spiritual lead in the

home! - Ephesians 6:4

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Shall We Save or Destroy Shall We Save or Destroy Marriage?Marriage?

Christians are the defenders of the Christians are the defenders of the Faith! Jude 3Faith! Jude 3

Christians are the light of the Christians are the light of the world! Matthew 5:14world! Matthew 5:14

Christians are the defenders of Christians are the defenders of Marriage, not the destroyers of Marriage, not the destroyers of what God has joined together! what God has joined together! Hebrews 13:4; Matthew 19:6Hebrews 13:4; Matthew 19:6

We must not send mix messages to We must not send mix messages to our young people, nor to the world!our young people, nor to the world!

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Shall We Save or Destroy Shall We Save or Destroy Marriage?Marriage?

Is Marriage only a matter of property, Is Marriage only a matter of property, personal possessions, or legally filed personal possessions, or legally filed documents?documents?

One Man & one Woman make vows to One Man & one Woman make vows to God and to each other, but only God God and to each other, but only God joins the two.joins the two. “What therefore “What therefore God has joined together, let not God has joined together, let not man put asunder!”man put asunder!” Matthew 19:6Matthew 19:6

Have we become “Lawyers” of the Faith, Have we become “Lawyers” of the Faith, trying to establish our “exceptions to the trying to establish our “exceptions to the rule” to be Jesus’ law?rule” to be Jesus’ law? Luke 11:52-54**Luke 11:52-54**

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Shall we save or destroy Shall we save or destroy Marriage?Marriage?

Is Bible truth now to be decided by Is Bible truth now to be decided by debater’s arguments in accordance with debater’s arguments in accordance with human emotions, human reasoning, or human emotions, human reasoning, or hypothetical scenarios? hypothetical scenarios?

Jesus, nor Peter ever taught different Jesus, nor Peter ever taught different causes for putting away! Luke 18:28-29; 1 causes for putting away! Luke 18:28-29; 1 Peter 3:7; 5:1Peter 3:7; 5:1

How can we be at peace with God when How can we be at peace with God when we are at odds with each other over the we are at odds with each other over the simplicity that is found in Christ Jesus our simplicity that is found in Christ Jesus our Lord? Galatians 5:13-15Lord? Galatians 5:13-15

How can we be the defenders of marriage How can we be the defenders of marriage teaching multiple exceptions to the rule?teaching multiple exceptions to the rule?

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Some Questions Work to Some Questions Work to Undermine the Authority of Undermine the Authority of

the Scriptures!the Scriptures! We are Not Saying We should not We are Not Saying We should not

“contend earnestly for the Faith! Jude 3, “contend earnestly for the Faith! Jude 3, but: but:

Stop playingStop playing devil’s advocatedevil’s advocate!! Stop usingStop using HypotheticalsHypotheticals to to define the define the

truth of God’s wordtruth of God’s word! 2 Timothy 2:14-15! 2 Timothy 2:14-15 Stop trying to establish new Stop trying to establish new

exceptions to the ruleexceptions to the rule by some by some precedence set in a court of human law, or precedence set in a court of human law, or through debater’s arguments! through debater’s arguments!

Paul said, 1 Corinthians 2:4, “And my Paul said, 1 Corinthians 2:4, “And my speech and my preaching were not with speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom,”persuasive words of human wisdom,”

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Marriage is for Life!Marriage is for Life! Romans 7:1-3, No waiting game is being Romans 7:1-3, No waiting game is being

taught here, because Marriage belongs to taught here, because Marriage belongs to God, and one cannot break their marriage God, and one cannot break their marriage vows and be right in the sight of God to vows and be right in the sight of God to make another vow to another person!make another vow to another person!

1 Corinthians 7:10-13, is not an exception 1 Corinthians 7:10-13, is not an exception to the rule of One Man, for One Woman to the rule of One Man, for One Woman for life! It can not mean that because of for life! It can not mean that because of what Jesus said in Matthew 19:6-8, 9what Jesus said in Matthew 19:6-8, 9

Marriage does not belong to man, but to Marriage does not belong to man, but to God!God!

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We Must Preach the We Must Preach the RuleRuleand Not the Exception!and Not the Exception!

The Simplicity of the Rule is “The Simplicity of the Rule is “One Man One Man for One Woman for Lifefor One Woman for Life!” This is the !” This is the Biblical Concept of MarriageBiblical Concept of Marriage that God that God gave man a spiritual relationship to be gave man a spiritual relationship to be held in Honor by all!held in Honor by all!

From my youth up, I was taught that From my youth up, I was taught that Marriage was to be held in honor, and Marriage was to be held in honor, and divorce was never an optiondivorce was never an option. Why should . Why should that change today? It is sinful to teach that change today? It is sinful to teach the exception as though it were the rule? the exception as though it were the rule? God Hates Divorce! Malachi 2:16God Hates Divorce! Malachi 2:16