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Marriage

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24. Marriage. Re marriage?. Definitions. Generic modern definitions:. Merriam-Webster, Wordnet , Wikipedia; etc. Some highlights of the modern view of marriage:.

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Marriage

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  1. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24

  2. Marriage Remarriage?

  3. Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Some highlights of the modern view of marriage: • Union of individuals, whether same-sex or not • A contract, recognized and sanctionedbylaw • 2nd, subsequent legalunions also called marriage • Change of personal and socialstatus for the married Marriage

  4. Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modernlegal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Marriage

  5. Definitions Remember: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and legal codes do not create word definitions; rather, they reflect what is common usage of the day. Therefore, if we desire to analyze a word in its context, it helps if we understand that word’s origins and meaningatthetimeitwasused. Marriage

  6. Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modernlegal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Generic Bible definitions: Marriage

  7. Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modernlegal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Generic Bible definitions: • O. T. Hebrew and N. T. Greek word meanings Marriage

  8. Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modernlegal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Some highlights of the biblical view of marriage: Generic Bible definitions: • Union of man and woman; same-sex is not marriage • O. T. Hebrew and N. T. Greek word meanings • A contract, “taking in”/“taking on” new role, relations • 2nd, subsequent legalunions also called marriage Marriage

  9. Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modernlegal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Generic Bible definitions: • O. T. Hebrew and N. T. Greek word meanings Specific Bible definitions: [application] • Gn 2:18-25; Bible basis for doctrine on marriage Marriage

  10. Genesis 2:18-25 • Gen. 2 is basis for all Bible teaching on marriage • Context begins in Gen. 1:20-28: male & female • Genesis 2:18-20 details why God made woman • Genesis 2:21-23 details how God made woman • Genesis 2:24-25 details God’s plan for marriage • Genesis 2:24 cited as specific marriage basis • Mal. 2:15-16; Matt. 19:4-6; Mk. 10:6-9; Eph. 5:30-32; • 1 Cor. 6:16-18 • clearly, God’s desire “from the beginning” till now! Definitions Marriage

  11. Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modernlegal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Generic Bible definitions: • O. T. Hebrew and N. T. Greek word meanings Specific Bible definitions: [application] • Gn 2:18-25; Bible basis for doctrine on marriage • Matt. 19:1-10; Mark 10:1-9; Jesus’ teaching Marriage

  12. Matthew 19:1-10 (1) Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. (2) And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there. (3) The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” (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 reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the twoshall become one flesh’ ?

  13. Matthew 19:1-10 (6) “Sothen, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not manseparate.” (7) They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?” (8) He said to them, “Moses, becauseof the hardness of yourhearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but fromthebeginning it was not so. (9) “And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, exceptfor sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.” (10) His disciples said to Him, “If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”

  14. Mark 10:1-9 (1) Then He arose from there and came to the region of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And multitudes gathered to Him again, and as He was accustomed, He taught them again. (2) The Pharisees came and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce His wife?” testing Him. (3) And He answered and said to them, “What did Mosescommand you?” (4) They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.” (5) And Jesus answered and said to them, “Becauseofthe hardness of yourhearthe wrote you this precept.”

  15. Mark 10:1-9 (6) “But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ (7) ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,. (8) ‘and the two shall become one flesh’; sothenthey are no longer two, but one flesh. (9) “Therefore what Godhas joined together, let not manseparate.”

  16. Matthew 19:1-10 & Mark 10:1-9 • Gen. 2 is basis for all Bible teaching on marriage • Mt 19, Mk 10 are Jesus’ commentary on Gen. 2 • Response to a false question from the Pharisees • “testing Him” [19:3; 10:2]; not an honest question • “Is it lawful?” [19:3; 10:2]; has God said so? • “to divorce…(for just any reason)?” [(19:3); 10:2] • Pharisees’ position; would Jesus challenge them? • answered question on divorce by teaching marriage • God’s truth about marriage shouldabolish divorce! Definitions Marriage

  17. Matthew 19:1-10 & Mark 10:1-9 • Gen. 2 is basis for all Bible teaching on marriage • Mt 19, Mk 10 are Jesus’ commentary on Gen. 2 • Response to a false question from the Pharisees • Jesus says Gen. 2 is what Moses commanded • “What did Moses command you?” [10:3] • “Have you not read?” [19:4]; cites Gen. 1:27 & 2:24 • they respond: Moses commanded divorce [19:7] • But: divorce permitted because of sin! [19:8; 10:5] • “from the beginning it was not so” [19:8; 10:6-9] Definitions Marriage

  18. Matthew 19:1-10 & Mark 10:1-9 • Gen. 2 is basis for all Bible teaching on marriage • Mt 19, Mk 10 are Jesus’ commentary on Gen. 2 • Response to a false question from the Pharisees • Jesus says Gen. 2 is what Moses commanded • Importance of “from the beginning”[19:8; 10:6] • Jesus indicates superiorvalidity of Gen. 2 command • this command in place before God’s law with Jews • this command pertains to all men; Jew and Gentile • this command overarches any other “permissions” • “And Isay to you…” [19:9]; clarifies orig. meaning Definitions Marriage

  19. Matthew 19:1-10 & Mark 10:1-9 • Gen. 2 is basis for all Bible teaching on marriage • Mt 19, Mk 10 are Jesus’ commentary on Gen. 2 • Response to a false question from the Pharisees • Jesus says Gen. 2 is what Moses commanded • Importance of “from the beginning”[19:8; 10:6] • God made “male and female” [19:4; 10:6; Gn. 1:27] • Noother relationship can be marriage (by God) • polyandry/-gamy; male/females; males/female • homosexuality; male/male; female/female • bestiality; human/animal Definitions Marriage

  20. Matthew 19:1-10 & Mark 10:1-9 • Gen. 2 is basis for all Bible teaching on marriage • Mt 19, Mk 10 are Jesus’ commentary on Gen. 2 • Response to a false question from the Pharisees • Jesus says Gen. 2 is what Moses commanded • Importance of “from the beginning”[19:8; 10:6] • God made “male and female” [19:4; 10:6; Gn. 1:27] • “a man shall leave…” [19:5; 10:7; Gn. 2:24] • Newrelationship takes priority over former family • Doesn’t remove responsibility toward parents, kids • 1 Tim. 5:3-4, 16; etc.; - 1 Tim. 5:8; Eph. 6:4; etc. Definitions Marriage

  21. Matthew 19:1-10 & Mark 10:1-9 • Gen. 2 is basis for all Bible teaching on marriage • Mt 19, Mk 10 are Jesus’ commentary on Gen. 2 • Response to a false question from the Pharisees • Jesus says Gen. 2 is what Moses commanded • Importance of “from the beginning”[19:8; 10:6] • God made “male and female” [19:4; 10:6; Gn. 1:27] • “a man shall leave…” [19:5; 10:7; Gn. 2:24] • “and be joined to his wife” [19:5-6; 10:7-9; Gn. 2:24] • Seriouscommitment; not just “living together” • “what God has joined...let not man separate” Definitions Marriage

  22. Matthew 19:1-10 & Mark 10:1-9 • Gen. 2 is basis for all Bible teaching on marriage • Mt 19, Mk 10 are Jesus’ commentary on Gen. 2 • Response to a false question from the Pharisees • Jesus says Gen. 2 is what Moses commanded • Importance of “from the beginning”[19:8; 10:6] • God made “male and female” [19:4; 10:6; Gn. 1:27] • “a man shall leave…” [19:5; 10:7; Gn. 2:24] • “and be joined to his wife” [19:5-6; 10:7-9; Gn. 2:24] • “twoshall become one flesh” [19:5; 10:8; Gn. 2:24] • Unity of purpose [Gn. 2:18]; Sexualunion [Hb. 13:4] Definitions Marriage

  23. Matthew 19:1-10 & Mark 10:1-9 • Gen. 2 is basis for all Bible teaching on marriage • Mt 19, Mk 10 are Jesus’ commentary on Gen. 2 • Response to a false question from the Pharisees • Jesus says Gen. 2 is what Moses commanded • Importance of “from the beginning”[19:8; 10:6] • God made “male and female” [19:4; 10:6; Gn. 1:27] • “a man shall leave…” [19:5; 10:7; Gn. 2:24] • “and be joined to his wife” [19:5-6; 10:7-9; Gn. 2:24] • “twoshall become one flesh” [19:5; 10:8; Gn. 2:24] • Jesus concludes: “Therefore” [19:6; 10:9; Gn. 2:24] Definitions Marriage

  24. Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modernlegal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Generic Bible definitions: • O. T. Hebrew and N. T. Greek word meanings Specific Bible definitions: [application] • Gn 2:18-25; Bible basis for doctrine on marriage • Matt. 19:1-10; Mark 10:1-9; Jesus’ commentary Marriage

  25. Definitions Generic modern definitions: Clearly, God expects that all people of all times, all races and all cultures should follow His law of marriage as it was delivered “From the beginning” • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modernlegal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Generic Bible definitions: However, since most people have not followed His law of marriage as delivered “from the beginning” our next study will examine: DIVORCE • O. T. Hebrew and N. T. Greek word meanings Specific Bible definitions: [application] • Gn 2:18-25; Bible basis for doctrine on marriage • Matt. 19:1-10; Mark 10:1-9; Jesus’ commentary Marriage

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