Mark
10:1-12
Jesus
Teaches about Marriage and
Divorce
10:1
"Jesus then left that place and
went into the region of Judea and
across the Jordan. Again crowds
of people came to him, and as was
his custom, he taught
them.
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Some Pharisees came and tested
him by asking, 'Is it lawful
for a man to divorce his
wife?'
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'What did Moses command you?'
he replied.
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They said, 'Moses permitted a
man to write a certificate of
divorce and send her
away.'
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'It was because your hearts
were hard that Moses wrote you
this law,' Jesus
replied.
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'But at the beginning of
creation God 'made them male
and female.'
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'For this reason a man will
leave his father and mother
and be united to his
wife,
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and the two will become one
flesh.'
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- So
they are no longer two, but
one.
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Therefore what God has joined
together, let no man
separate.'
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- 10
When they were in the house
again, the disciples asked
Jesus about
this.
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He answered, 'Anyone who
divorces his wife and marries
another woman commits adultery
against her.
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12 And
if she divorces her husband and
marries another man, she commits
adultery.'"
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It
is meant to change the way
that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Marriage
and divorce according to
Christ
- Marriage
and divorce according to the
Bible may be a bit confusing
to us but Jesus made God's
ultimate will for marriage
permanence perfectly clear in
these passages.
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- One
point I'd like to make is
that, in the time of Moses and
in the time of Jesus, many
entered into a ''marriage of
convenience" and these
situations led to marriage and
divorce being considered
almost the same as business
transactions in order to
satisfy the needs of a
particular situation (Solomon
is a good example of this (1
Kings 11)).
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- Women
were considered property by
the men of the day and so
Jesus was reiterating that
God's intent was that a man
and woman enter into marriage
with the intentions of making
it work.
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- In
today's world things are not
all that different. I once
heard a humorous saying that;
"Any two fools can get
themselves married." This is
so true and has a 50% divorce
rate to back it
up!
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- Couples
are quick to enter into
marriage, many times barely
knowing one another, and are
also quick to end their
marriage at the smallest sign
of a problem.
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- These
quick marriages and divorces
lead to bad feelings as well
as broken homes for children
during the marriage and after
the divorce is
finalized.
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- There
are some cases (especially
when abuse is involved) where
divorce may be the only way
out for a spouse but, if we
enter into marriage slowly and
with the intent of that
marriage being permanent, then
there is a little less chance
of that marriage ending in
divorce.
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- Marriage
is a partnership. A man may be
stronger physically and this
is all the reason not to abuse
that strength. Woman is the
"weaker vessel" says The Bible
and men have to appreciate
that fact and not take
advantage of her physically or
emotionally,
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- Yes,
any two fools can get
themselves married but I
absolutely admire and
congratulate a couple who has
made it work for 10, 20, 30 or
even 60 years!
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- Love
your husband or wife, listen
to their wants and needs, work
through problems and ask God
for guidance when you
pray.
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Love in
Christ
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Bob
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to salvation.
Bob
Pardue
is a member of First Baptist
Church in Lancaster, SC. He is
ordained from Rich Hill Baptist
in Lancaster. The website is at
http://www.makingchristknown.com
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