"And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery."
In today's lesson dealing with marriage and divorce, Jesus made it very clear that God made us male and female solely for the purpose of marriage. According to Jesus, (God in the flesh) He made NO allowance for the concept of divorce without penalty, neither did He make allowance for "marriage" between two males or two females. Therefore the concept of homosexual marriage is a non-starter so far as the teachings of Jesus are concerned.
We should, however, take into account how we as Christians are to deal with those who reject Jesus Christ outright and live their lives according to their own rules. We are to simply ignore them and leave them to the judgment of God. (Luke 9:5)"And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
There is NOTHING in the New Testament that councils Christians to chastise or ridicule those who choose not to obey the will of God. The actions of divorcees and/or homosexuals is not our responsibility, Christians, as born again sinners ourselves, are given NO right to judge or condemn ANYONE. We can love the sinner and despise the sin!
(Romans 3:19-25) "Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
I am a divorcee forgiven by the grace of a loving God! Far be it from me, a sinner saved by the grace of God, to take it upon myself to Judge the actions of other sinners. God has already judged both myself and them."
I am a divorcee forgiven by the grace of a loving God! Far be it from me, a sinner saved by the grace of God, to take it upon myself to Judge the actions of other sinners. God has already judged both myself and them."
Sadly the "christianity" of today, for the most part and in direct disobedience to what Jesus taught, has taken it upon themselves to judge the "sins" of everyone. Instead of simply spreading the good news of eternal salvation for EVERYONE and setting examples that demonstrate the many benefits of walking a narrow line, they ridicule and condemn creating a great almost un-crossable chasm between the redeemed and the lost.
That was not Jesus idea when He said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 22:37-40)~
That was not Jesus idea when He said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 22:37-40)~
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