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QUESTIONS ABOUT Marriage Divorce Remarriage Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason? Foundational Clarifications Divorce New Testament Terms/Dictionary Definitions apoluw [ apolu ] ( Matt. 19:3; 5:32 )


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“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

Marriage

QUESTIONS ABOUT

Divorce Remarriage

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Foundational Clarifications

  • Divorce
  • New Testament Terms/Dictionary Definitions

apoluw [apoluō] (Matt. 19:3; 5:32) cwrizw [chōrizō] (Matt. 19:6; 1st Cor. 7:10) afihmi [aphiēmi] (1st Cor. 7:11)

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Foundational Clarifications

  • Divorce
  • New Testament Terms/Dictionary Definitions

“a judicial declaration dissolving a marriage in whole or in part” “any formal separation of husband and wife according to established custom”

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Foundational Clarifications

  • Divorce
  • New Testament Terms/Dictionary Definitions
  • No Longer Husband & Wife; No Longer Bound
  • Matt. 19:1-9; Gen. 2:24; John 4:16-18
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Foundational Clarifications

  • Not Based On:
  • Human Laws
  • Feelings
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God’s Answer (Matt. 19:1-9)

  • The Pharisees’ Question
  • Divorce For Just Any Reason? (v. 3)
  • Jesus’ Answer:
  • He didn’t answer by the Law of Moses (vv. 4, 5)
  • ‘No.’ Divorce never intended (v. 6)
  • Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:6; John 14:1; Rom. 14:3
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God’s Answer (Matt. 19:1-9)

  • The Pharisees’ Follow-Up Question
  • What About Moses’ Command? (v. 7)
  • Jesus’ Answer:
  • Not a command; a ‘permission’ (v. 8)
  • Only one reason God gives for divorce (v. 9)
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Conclusions & Explanations

  • Only One Reason For Divorce Allowed By God
  • The ‘Exception Clause’ (Matt. 19:9a)
  • Conclusions From the Converse
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Conclusions & Explanations

  • If Divorce Is Not For That Reason:
  • It Is Sin
  • Remarriage Constitutes Adultery
  • Matt. 19:6; Rom. 7:2; 1st Cor. 7:39; Matt. 19:9b
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