10:6-9
Jesus then points them right back to Genesis 1:27 and 2:24. Creation is so important, Genesis 1-3 sets the scene, provides the foundation for the rest of the Bible, and for our world view. In the LGBT debates it is often said that Jesus never said anything about homosexuality. This is complete nonsense. Genesis 1 and 2 provide the foundation of the Christian view of gender and sexuality, and Jesus positively affirmed it. We were created male and female. Now if we are looking purely at the divorce issue in narrow terms Jesus did not need to mention this, but He did. Why? Part of the reason is probably because male views of sexuality tend to denigrate women, to treat them as sex objects. God created us male and female, in His image. We are equally important. “For this reason ...” Gen 2:23 is where Adam speaks of Eve as being “flesh of my flesh”, ie man and woman are meant to ideally complement each other. Marriage is not a contract, it is a holy institution, and it is not to be messed with.
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