2. The Marriage Bond Two Attacks on the Biblical Pattern for Marriage (Matt. 5:27-32)

3. Marriage Gen. 2:21-24—God designed the marriage bond from the very beginningGen. 2:21-24—God designed the marriage bond from the very beginning Matt. 19:3-6; Mark 10:2-9—God is the one that joins man and woman together in marriageMatt. 19:3-6; Mark 10:2-9—God is the one that joins man and woman together in marriage Rom. 7:2-3—God’s law binds the marriage covenant as long as they both shall liveRom. 7:2-3—God’s law binds the marriage covenant as long as they both shall live

4. Divorce Mark 10:10-12—General rule against divorce and remarriage is applied to both men and womenMark 10:10-12—General rule against divorce and remarriage is applied to both men and women Luke 16:18—General rule is applied to the 3 rd party that marries a divorced personLuke 16:18—General rule is applied to the 3 rd party that marries a divorced person Matt. 19:9; 5:32—General rule is stated with exception for sexual immoralityMatt. 19:9; 5:32—General rule is stated with exception for sexual immorality

5. Divorce Is Divorce Itself Sinful or Just Remarriage?Is Divorce Itself Sinful or Just Remarriage? –Mal. 2:16—God hates divorce –Matt. 19:3-6—We are not at liberty to separate what God has joined together –Matt. 5:32—The one who divorces is also guilty of causing their spouse to stumble –1 Cor. 7:10-11—A wife is not to depart from her husband and a husband is not to divorce his wife

6. Remarriage Rom. 7:2-3—If your spouse has died you are released from the marriage covenant and free to remarryRom. 7:2-3—If your spouse has died you are released from the marriage covenant and free to remarry Matt. 19:9—Whoever divorces his spouse for sexual immorality and marries another does not commit adulteryMatt. 19:9—Whoever divorces his spouse for sexual immorality and marries another does not commit adultery No one else is given authority to remarry in the Bible.No one else is given authority to remarry in the Bible.

7. Repentance Rom. 7:2-3—The sin of adultery will continue as long as the first mate lives, unless the second marriage is dissolvedRom. 7:2-3—The sin of adultery will continue as long as the first mate lives, unless the second marriage is dissolved Mark 6:17-19—It was not lawful for Herod to have Herodias. Repentance required separationMark 6:17-19—It was not lawful for Herod to have Herodias. Repentance required separation Just as the thief must give back what he has stolen, the unlawfully divorced must stop living in adulteryJust as the thief must give back what he has stolen, the unlawfully divorced must stop living in adultery

8. The Marriage Bond Let us Hold Fast to the Biblical Pattern for Marriage