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Terry Clifton wrote:
In order to be divorced, you must first have been
married, so let's start there. Gen. 2:24 A man shall leave his
father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall be one
flesh. God saw that it was not good for man to be alone, so He
gave him a wife. The two became one. Sounds impossible, like
three persons being one God, but that is what God's word says. The
two become one, like putting cream in coffee. Once the two are joined,
they become one and were designed to stay one. If God put them together,
only God has the right to separate them.
The obvious question someone will ask is, "Was this God's plan for Adam
and Eve, or does this apply to all men and women?" We find the answer
in the nineteenth chapter of Matthew, starting at verse three and reading
to verse six. The Pharisees want to know if it is okay to divorce
their wives for any reason. There are two prominent rabbis teaching
at the time on this subject. Rabbi Shammai teaches that the only
ground for divorce is sexual sin. Rabbi Hillel teaches that a Jewish
man can divorce his wife for any reason. Now they put Jesus on the
spot. Who will He agree with? "C'mon Jesus, give us an answer".
Jesus says,"Don't you guys ever read God's word? It says,He
who made them at the beginning made them male and female.and said for this
reason a man shall leave his parents, be joined to his wife, and the two
become one flesh. What God has joined together, let not men separate."
DAVEH: From my perspective, that is what most preachers do when they
include "Until death do you part" clause in the marriage vows.
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