It was also said Whoever shall put away his wife let him give her a bill of divorce 32 But I say to you that whoever shall put away his wife except for the cause of fornication causes her to commit adultery And whoever shall marry her who is put away commits adultery ID: 482174
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Matt 5:31-32
It
was also said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce. (32) But I say to you that whoever shall put away his wife, except for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever shall marry her who is put away commits adultery.Slide3
Matt 19:3-9 (1)
And
the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him and saying to Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? (4) And He answered and said to them, Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning "made them male and female", (5) and said, For this cause a man shall leave father and mother and shall cling to his wife, and the two of them shall be one flesh?
(6) Therefore they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Slide4
Matt 19:3-9 (1)
(7) They said to Him, Why did Moses then command to give a bill of divorce and to put her away? (8) He said to them, Because of your hard-heartedness Moses allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so. (9) And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is put away commits adultery.Slide5
Introduction
May be a sensitive and yet an
important
message
Limited scope
of
discussion on divorce
Simply
put,
divorce
is not permitted by Jesus, by God. Slide6
Structure of Matt 5:17-47
Chapter: verse
“You have heard that…”
Faulty
teachings of the Pharisees
“
But I say to you…
”
Jesus’ teaching
“therefore…”
Jesus’ elaboration
-
parable or example
5:17-20
X
X
X
5:21-26
X
X
X
5:27-30
X
X
X
5:31-32
X
X
5:33-37
X
X
X
5:38-42
X
X
X
5:43-47
X
X
XSlide7
Background
Divorce - a controversial issue
Socially
theologically – interpretation, liberalism
and conservativism
Enemies
of Jesus wanted
to create difficulties and oppositions to His ministrySlide8
Jesus’ Teachings (1)
The
most authoritative
one is
God, not
Moses
The Jews were arguing the Laws of Moses
Moses
was authoritative as the law
giver
God, the author of the Law, has
higher
authority
Divorce is not in God’s design intent for marriageSlide9
What “allowed” means? (1)
Not that Moses can override (
越權改寫
) God’s laws
It was that people (man) did it anyway:
Moses stipulated that if divorce does take place, then must be documented: divorce certificate must be given.
Hence divorce was testified by law, not accepted or agreed to by law, Moses or God. Slide10
What “allowed” means? (2)
It is a protection for the women
A formal recognition of “disownment” (
有法律承認的關係斷絕
)
Divorce certification was a legal remediation for woman, not permission to divorce. (
丈夫給妻子離婚證書是提供離婚婦女保障的修補法律，並非准許人離婚。是以色列人扭曲了神的律法
)Slide11
Reality of divorce
Divorce
is
ugly because it is an act of disowning and exiling a close member of family
. (
是一個醜陋
、
斷
絕關係
、
放逐至親的作為
)
What it speaks to:
People’s despise for God’s laws and their disobedience
Hypocrisy of man, Slide12
The Marriage Bond
Instituted
by God
One
flesh
One
flesh by spirit – prepared by God
No an option nor rational to
cut offSlide13
Nature of Marriage (1)
Bone
of my bones
Unity
Adoration
Intimacy
Identity (
身份的一致
)Slide14
Nature of Marriage (2)
A covenant before God
There was and are three parties
God was the officer and the witness
Man and woman are accountable to each other and to God
A solemn matter
Demands fidelity and commitmentSlide15
Nature of Marriage (3)
A blessing from the Lord
Ecc
9:9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.
在你一生虛空的年日，就是神賜你在日光之下虛空的年日，當同你所愛的妻，快活度日，因為那是你生前在日光之下勞碌的事上所得的分。Slide16
Common causes of divorce
Lust/infidelity
(
情慾
)
Bored/loss of interest (
另尋新歡
)
Social culture
Different ambition, goals, expectation or wants in life (
抱負，目標，期望，慾望的不同
)Slide17
Genuine Challenges
Abuse
– the solution is to address the abuse
Abandonment
Psychological problem
Long term IllnessSlide18
Allowed Christian divorces
Fornication
If
a non-believer insist on
divorcing (1
Cor
林前
7:13-16)
Remarriage in case of the death of a mate is not a divorceSlide19
Sep
a
ration (
分居
)
This
is at the limit or even in the grey area
N
ot
a license to start a new
relationship
A derived principle: Unless truly and absolutely necessary, man and woman should not live apart.
A
matter of
honoring
the Lord,
not
to divorceSlide20
Conclusion
Marriage is an institution established by God and parameterized by God: One man, one woman, for life.
Marriage is a blessing by God
Divorce is not permitted unless there is fornication/adultery
Honoring marriage is honoring God