"And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."
This lesson defines the ONLY reason given for divorce between those whom have been united in Christian marriage.
In today's quote, Jesus makes it very clear, that unless one or the other participant in a Christian marriage commits adultery, that marriage CANNOT be scripturally terminated.
There might be some who would say that because this quote specifically speaks of men divorcing women, that this rule applies only to adulterous women, and that a woman is not, under any circumstance, scripturally authorized to divorce a man. That contention is proven to be invalid by what Paul said concerning that possible distinction among Christians. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."(Galatians 3:28)
Therefore, as it concerns Church sanctioned marriages, if either partner commits adultery, the other is authorized to terminate that marriage under the circumstances provided in today's quote.
In the latter portion of today's lesson, Jesus provides that there may be some who are incapable of marriage in the literal sense, seeing that, "there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake."
In essence, Jesus said that some would choose not to marry simply because they might choose not to, and that some, for whatever reason, might not be able to consummate a Christian marriage.
There will be more to learn about the rules of Christian marriage as these lessons continue.~
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