19:4-6
Jesus starts by going back to creation, back to Genesis 1:27 and 2:24. This shows us straight away that Jesus took Genesis very seriously, and that it set out the intended plan for mankind. This should be our starting point for understanding sexuality, gender and marriage. Every individual Chrisitan and every church that goes along with the LGBT affirming line should be aware that they are going directly against Jesus’ understanding of the matter, they are speaking purely from their own authority , not from any Godly authority. Accordingly their words are utterly worthless. God created us male and female, and created sex for marriage between one man and one woman. “What God has joined together let no one separate”.
19:7,8
The Pharisees then raise the matter of Deut 24:1-4 where it talks about a certificate of divorce. Now look at how different the interpretation of this verse by Jesus is, compared to that of the Pharisees. Jesus tells us that God gave this because “our hearts are hard”. He also says Moses “permitted” divorce. The Pharisees saw it as a command. So the ideal if 19:4-6 stands and is the guiding principle, the one we are to seek to live by. But because we are sinners sometimes divorce will happen, sometimes may even be necessary. So the Law was given to ameliorate the consequences, to give the wife some protection. The Pharisees saw it as a way of life! They saw divorce as part of the normal course of events. The sinful heart will twist every good law to evil purpose. We see this with secular laws, especially in the area of finance.
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