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What’s the point of marriage? #25 Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage 1Corinthians 7:10-11 mess y church What’s the point of marriage? Malachi 2:14 … the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth … she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant. Proverbs 2:16-17 [Beware of the] adulterous woman… who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.
What’s the point of marriage? #25 Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage 1Corinthians 7:10-11 mess y church What’s the point of marriage? #1 It’s a Covenant of Partnership #2 It’s a safe place for children #3 It allows men & women to thrive in their ministries #4 It’s a picture of Christ and his Church Divorce breaks all this God hates divorce but he allows it as a concession. Matthew 19:8 Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 1Corinthians 7:15 God has called us to live in peace.
Divorce in the Bible is heavily regulated #25 Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage 1Corinthians 7:10-11 mess y church Divorce in the Bible is heavily regulated Deuteronomy 24:1-4 Limits reason for divorce to sexual unfaithfulness. Jesus agreed (Matthew 19:3-10, Matthew 5:32) Remarriage Encouraged for widows and widowers who can’t handle a single life. (1Corinthians 7:8-9) It’s assumed a divorced person will remarry so long as the divorce was legitimate (Exodus 21:10-11, Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
What to do if marriage turns sour? #25 Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage 1Corinthians 7:10-11 mess y church 1Corinthians 7:10-11 Paul just repeats what Jesus says about divorce: General principle: don’t separate what God has joined. Don’t treat separation as divorce. v12-16 – if an unbeliever wants to leave the marriage, don’t stop them. What to do if marriage turns sour? Matthew 18 – church discipline Get help!
#25 Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage 1Corinthians 7:10-11 mess y church