"It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery."
Today's lesson is a short and simple one, it establishes that there is only one reason for a married couple to be granted a divorce in the sight of God. A married couple can divorce ONLY if one or the other in a marriage union commits adultery.
In order to establish what constitutes adultery, we should think back to the earlier lesson wherein Jesus said that if we look upon someone other than our husband or wife with lust in our hearts, we are equally guilty of adultery as if we had actually made physical, sexual contact with another person. That reality very clearly relates, given the inherent sin nature of mankind, the impossibility of staying absolutely faithful to a marriage partner as faithfulness is defined in this lesson.
Again, I believe the purpose Jesus established by proposing this lesson is to demonstrate that we (All of mankind) cannot abide by the actual letter and intent of Old Testament law. I believe Jesus, by proposing this series of lessons, was demonstrating the need for His perfection which can be imputed into us all through faith in Him.~
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