1. episode 7 the return of marriage

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 9 And I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.” matthew 19:9

6. 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.

7. 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

8. The purpose of marriage Provide a forum for successfully raising our children To prevent immorality. To help us develop our spiritual lives.

9. 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

10. God’s plan for marriage Marriage is a binding commitment that is designed for life Marriage is to be the start of new family

11. episode 7 the return of marriage