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The Jesus Curriculum
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The Sermon on the MountMatthew 5-7
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It has been said, “Anyone who
divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.”
It has been said, “Anyone who
divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.”
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Matthew 5:31
ivorce is Permitted
ivorce is Permitted
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If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house,
If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house,
Deuteronomy 24:1
• divorce• divorce
[…and her second marriage also ends…]
then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again.
[…and her second marriage also ends…]
then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again.
Deuteronomy 24:4
• divorce• divorce
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress,
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress,
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Matthew 5:32
ut Not for Any Reason
ut Not for Any Reason
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and anyone who marries the divorced woman
commits adultery.
and anyone who marries the divorced woman
commits adultery.
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Matthew 5:32
ut Not for Any Reason
ut Not for Any Reason
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External:
I’m allowed to divorce!
Internal:
motive, commitment
External:
I’m allowed to divorce!
Internal:
motive, commitment
ivorce is Permitted
ivorce is Permitted
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Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
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Matthew 19:3
od’s Design for Marriage
od’s Design for Marriage
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“Haven’t you read,”
he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
“Haven’t you read,”
he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
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Matthew 19:4
od’s Design for Marriage
od’s Design for Marriage
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“and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
“and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
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Matthew 19:5
od’s Design for Marriage
od’s Design for Marriage
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“So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
“So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
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Matthew 19:6
od’s Design for Marriage
od’s Design for Marriage
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• Life-long Commitment
• Faithfulness
• Work out Your Difficulties
• Life-long Commitment
• Faithfulness
• Work out Your Difficulties
od’s Design for Marriage
od’s Design for Marriage
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• When ThingsWon’t Work
• When ThingsWon’t Work
od’s Provision for Weakness
od’s Provision for Weakness
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“Why then,”
they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
“Why then,”
they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
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Matthew 19:7
od’s Provision for Weakness
od’s Provision for Weakness
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Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.
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Matthew 19:8
od’s Provision for Weakness
od’s Provision for Weakness
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A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband.
A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11
• divorce• divorce
od’s Provision for Weakness
od’s Provision for Weakness
GG• When Things
Won’t Work• When Things
Won’t Work• Unfaithfulness• Unfaithfulness
“I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
“I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
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Matthew 19:9
od’s Provision for Weakness
od’s Provision for Weakness
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“And if she
divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."
“And if she
divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."
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Mark 10:12
od’s Provision for Weakness
od’s Provision for Weakness
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od’s Provision for Weakness
od’s Provision for Weakness
GG• When Things
Won’t Work• When Things
Won’t Work
• Unfaithfulness• Unfaithfulness• Release and
Recovery• Release and
Recovery
If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
1 Corinthians 7:12
• divorce• divorce
And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
1 Corinthians 7:13
• divorce• divorce
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances.
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances.
1 Corinthians 7:15
• divorce• divorce
od’s Provision for Weakness
od’s Provision for Weakness
GG• When Things
Won’t Work• When Things
Won’t Work
• Unfaithfulness• Unfaithfulness• Release and
Recovery• Release and
Recovery
• Forgiveness from God
• Forgiveness for Others
• Freedom to Remarry
• Forgiveness from God
• Forgiveness for Others
• Freedom to Remarry
