"And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so."
This lesson explains several issues that confront Christian married couples today. In the beginning of today's quote, Jesus defines marriage and what it actually means to the man and woman who commit to it. The two are no longer separate people, they, through marriage, actually become one entity, in essence, they become one person. Therefore, the actions of the husband are charged also to the wife, and equally, the actions of the wife directly apply to the husband also. For example, if the man commits adultery, he has caused his wife to be an adulteress. Married couples are identified as one person before God.
The term "marriage" defines a sacred union between one man and one woman and cannot scripturally be applied to a union involving two people of the same sex.
That fact is very easily verifiable by what Jesus said in the above quote.
Herein, Jesus makes it clear that marriage is not something to be taken lightly, it is to be honored, respected and cherished among Christian people.
There is much more written about Christian marriage, and we will learn more about it as these lessons progress.~
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