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Lesson 4
:
The Authority & Amenability of Matthew 19:9Slide2
The
Approach
to Matthew 19:9
The central passage in the N.T. on the subject of divorce & remarriage is Matthew
19:9
.
Jesus was returning man’s minds & practices (regarding marriage) to
God’s original plan
.
God never intended for divorce to be permitted without sin attached.
God’s law about marriage is permanent, never went away & must be followed by all.Slide3
The
Authority
of Matthew 19:9
The Pharisees did not see Jesus as an authority—they “came to Him, testing Him” (19:3).
To the Jews, Moses was looked to as their authority (19:7).
Jesus took His opponents back to “the beginning” twice to emphasize original authority
(4, 8).
The context of Matthew 19:1-12 is rich in contrasts.Slide4
The
Authority
of Matthew 19:9
The authority in Matthew 19:9 is
Jesus Himself
!
Jesus finally said, “I say to you.”
His authority is divine & reaches back to the beginning.
“
He who
made them at the beginning” (19:4; cf. Col. 1:16).
“What
God
has joined together” (19:6; cf. John 1:3).
“From
the beginning
” (19:8; cf. John 1:1).
Jesus contrasted man’s authority and Moses’ authority with His/Divine authority!
“
And I say to you
” (19:9; cf. 5:32).
Moses
was
the lawgiver (cf. Jn. 1:17);
now
Christ is the lawgiver (1 Co. 9:21; Ga. 6:2).
Matthew 19:9 is
God’s law
on MDR.Slide5
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
To alter amenability
to
Matthew 19:9, some try altering the amenability
of
Matthew 19:9.
The
clarity
of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 19:9 could not be clearer.
The
force
(and
restrictiveness
) of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 19:9 is obvious.
To dismiss the forcefulness & restrictiveness of Matthew 19:9, some have crafted
falsehoods
.
From one extreme: Matthew 19:9 is not part of N.T. law & doesn’t apply to Christians.
To another extreme: Matthew 19:9 is a covenant passage that only applies to Christians.Slide6
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is
not
amenable to Christians.
Advocates argue that the N.T. took effect on Pentecost in Acts 2, and therefore, anything stated in the Bible before Acts 2 (incl. Mathew 19:9) is
not part of the N.T.
They claim Matthew, Mark, Luke, John & Acts 1 are not part of the new covenant.
They claim the
law for the church
(Christians) was not given until Pentecost & after.
Their motivation is the removal of the “
exception
clause” from N.T. doctrine.
This doctrine (Matthew 19:9 is not amenable to Christians) is blatantly false!Slide7
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is
not
amenable to Christians.
Answering this false doctrine with the truth is necessary and fairly simple.
Truth: To reject one verse/doctrine (i.e., Matthew 19:9) as part of the N.T. necessarily requires the rejection of the entire chapter, book & all four gospel accounts as part of N.T.
Truth: Jesus came to both
fulfill
the Old and to
establish
the New. He did both! (Matt. 5:17; John 12:48).Slide8
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is
not
amenable to Christians.
Answering this false doctrine with the truth is necessary and fairly simple.
Truth: While Jesus did explain parts of the Law of Moses, He also
taught the New
.
Are verses like these part of the Old (i.e., Jesus explaining it) or part of the New? (John 3:3, 5; Matt. 19:28; John 14:6; Matt. 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16)
Jesus taught many things that were
not part
of the Law of Moses cf. Deut. 12:32; Prov. 30:6).
Jesus taught many things (binding on us today)
not repeated
after Acts 2 (cf. Matt. 5:28; 23:9).Slide9
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is
not
amenable to Christians.
Answering this false doctrine with the truth is necessary and fairly simple.
Truth: Jesus often
contrasted
the teaching of the Old with His teaching.
He could not be merely clarifying/explaining the Old if He was differentiating (cf. Matt. 5:21-44).
If Matthew 19:9 merely explained the Law of Moses, then Jesus
contradicted
it (cf. Deut. 24:1-4; Lev. 20:10).
Even Pharisees recognized Jesus was contrasting His teaching with Moses (19:7).Slide10
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is
not
amenable to Christians.
Answering this false doctrine with the truth is necessary and fairly simple.
Truth: Law can be spoken and taught before it
takes effect as law
.
Before Acts 2, Jesus taught things that (by His authority) would go into effect
later
(Mk. 16:15-16; Mt. 26:26-29;
Lk
. 16:18; Mt. 18:17)
Before Acts 2, Jesus taught “
new
” things not authorized in the Law of Moses (Mark 7:19; John 4:21; 10:16; 11:47-53)
Before Acts 2, Jesus taught for men to
keep
His commandments (Jn. 14:15; 15:14).
How can Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 21 & Acts 1 not be law today?Slide11
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is
not
amenable to Christians.
Answering this false doctrine with the truth is necessary and fairly simple.
Truth: Matthew, Mark, Luke & John were ALL
WRITTEN AFTER
Pentecost.
If Jesus’ teachings (in Mt, Mk,
Lk
,
Jn
) do not apply to us, then to whom?
If Matthew 19:9 is not amenable to us today, it was
never amenable to anyone
.
These books were written by the authority of Christ!Slide12
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is amenable
ONLY
to Christians.
Advocates argue that this is a “
covenant
passage” that is amenable only to husbands and wives who are both
Christians
(i.e., members of the church).
Not apply to two non-Christians married or to a Christian married to a non-Christian.
And, since these individuals are not amenable to it, they cannot commit adultery.Slide13
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is amenable
ONLY
to Christians.
Answering this false doctrine with the truth is necessary and fairly simple.
Truth: It is obvious that Jesus was returning to God’s
original
marriage laws…
These marriage laws embraced the whole of humanity.
Not limited to “covenant people” but extend to
all
people.
Truth: There was not a single
Christian
present when Jesus was speaking.
Truth: Since those outside the church can commit the sins of fornication and adultery, then the marriage laws of God
must apply
to them (1 Cor. 6:9-11).Slide14
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is amenable
ONLY
to Christians.
Answering this false doctrine with the truth is necessary and fairly simple.
Truth: Jesus universally applied His teaching with unlimited application to “
whoever
.”
“Whoever” is
not
a word limited by Jesus to Christians in a “covenant” (Matt. 5:21, 22, 28; 16:25; 5:32).
“Whoever” is used interchangeably by Jesus with “
everyone
” (Matt. 5:22, 31-32).
Jesus’ universal use of “whoever” matches the rest of the N.T. (Rom. 10:13; Rev. 22:17).Slide15
The
Amenability
of Matthew 19:9
False amenability doctrine:
Matthew 19:9 is amenable
ONLY
to Christians.
Answering this false doctrine with the truth is necessary and fairly simple.
Consider again this logical argumentation from Wayne Jackson:
Christ’s teaching on marriage was a restoration of Heaven’s original plan.
But God’s original plan encompassed mankind as a whole.
Thus, Christ’s teaching on marriage encompasses mankind as a whole.
Matthew 19:9 is amenable to
all
men and
all
women in
all
marriages today.