episode 7the return of marriage

3 Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a

man to divorce his wife on any grounds?” 4 “Haven’t you read,” He

replied, “that He who created them in the beginning made them male and

female,

matthew 19:3-4

5 and He also said: For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two

will become one flesh? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man

must not separate.”

matthew 19:5-6

7 “Why then,” they asked Him, “did Moses command [us] to give divorce papers and to send her away?” 8 He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the

hardness of your hearts. But it was not like that from the beginning.

matthew 19:7-8

9 And I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and

marries another, commits adultery.”

matthew 19:9

the origin of marriage• Jesus spoke of the origin of marriage

in our text.• God performed the first "wedding" in

Genesis 2:20-25 • The institution of marriage is the

oldest ordinance of God in continual effect.

The purpose of marriage• To provide a relationship whereby

both partners can fulfill one another's need for companionship.

• For the propagation of the human race

The purpose of marriage• Provide a forum for successfully

raising our children• To prevent immorality.• To help us develop our spiritual lives.

God’s plan for marriage• God's ideal arrangement for

marriage has never changed• it is a law older than any of God's

commandments• it is a lifetime relationship

God’s plan for marriage• Marriage is a binding commitment

that is designed for life• Marriage is to be the start of new

family

episode 7the return of marriage