The Marriage

BondTwo Attacks on the Biblical Pattern for

Marriage(Matt. 5:27-32)

Marriage• Gen. 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 marriage

• Rom. 7:2-3—God’s law binds the marriage covenant as long as they both shall live

Divorce• Mark 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 3rd party that marries a divorced person

• Matt. 19:9; 5:32—General rule is stated with exception for sexual immorality

Divorce• 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

Remarriage• Rom. 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 adultery

• No one else is given authority to remarry in the Bible.

Repentance• Rom. 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 separation

• Just as the thief must give back what he has stolen, the unlawfully divorced must stop living in adultery

The Marriage

BondLet us Hold Fast to the Biblical Pattern

for Marriage