Mark 10:112 implications of the gospel for marriage

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Mark 10112 implications of the
gospel for marriage
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• 101 Jesus left Capernaum and went south to
  Judea and into the area east of the Jordan River.
  Once again crowds gathered around him, and as
  usual he was teaching them.

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• 2 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with
  this question Should a man be allowed to
  divorce his wife?

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• 2 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with
  this question Should a man be allowed to
  divorce his wife?

is divorce permitted?
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• 3 Jesus answered them with a question What did
  Moses say in the law about divorce? 4 Well, he
  permitted it, they replied. He said a man can
  give his wife a written notice of divorce and
  send her away.

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• 3 Jesus answered them with a question What did
  Moses say in the law about divorce? 4 Well, he
  permitted it, they replied. He said a man can
  give his wife a written notice of divorce and
  send her away.

is divorce permitted? what the Old Testament
taught
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• 3 Jesus answered them with a question What did
  Moses say in the law about divorce? 4 Well, he
  permitted it, they replied. He said a man can
  give his wife a written notice of divorce and
  send her away.

If a man marries a woman but she fines no favor
in his eyes because of something he discovers
about her, and he writes her a letter of divorce
and sends her away
Deuteronomy 241
is divorce permitted? what the Old Testament
taught
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• 3 Jesus answered them with a question What did
  Moses say in the law about divorce? 4 Well, he
  permitted it, they replied. He said a man can
  give his wife a written notice of divorce and
  send her away.

If a man marries a woman but she fines no favor
in his eyes because of something he discovers
about her, and he writes her a letter of divorce
and sends her away
Deuteronomy 241
is divorce permitted? what the Old Testament
taught stating fact, not grounds
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• 3 Jesus answered them with a question What did
  Moses say in the law about divorce? 4 Well, he
  permitted it, they replied. He said a man can
  give his wife a written notice of divorce and
  send her away.

I hate divorce says the Lord, the God of
Israel. Malachi 216
is divorce permitted? what the Old Testament
taught what the scribes taught
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• 3 Jesus answered them with a question What did
  Moses say in the law about divorce? 4 Well, he
  permitted it, they replied. He said a man can
  give his wife a written notice of divorce and
  send her away.

I hate divorce says the Lord, the God of
Israel. Malachi 216 If you
hate your wife, divorce her. Jerusalem Targum
Malachi 216
is divorce permitted? what the Old Testament
taught what the scribes taught
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• 3 Jesus answered them with a question What did
  Moses say in the law about divorce? 4 Well, he
  permitted it, they replied. He said a man can
  give his wife a written notice of divorce and
  send her away.

is divorce permitted? what the Old Testament
taught what the scribes taught household
ordinances
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• 5 But Jesus responded, He wrote this
  commandment only as a concession to your hard
  hearts.

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• 5 But Jesus responded, He wrote this
  commandment only as a concession to your hard
  hearts.

is divorce permitted? law and realism
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• 5 But Jesus responded, He wrote this
  commandment only as a concession to your hard
  hearts.

is divorce permitted? law and realism provision
for the one left
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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

marriage and gospel rooted in promise
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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

marriage and gospel rooted in promise a totally
unique commitment
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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

marriage and gospel rooted in promise a totally
unique commitment intimacy requires trust
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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

marriage and gospel rooted in promise a totally
unique commitment intimacy requires trust rights
vs. responsibilities
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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

marriage and gospel rooted in promise a totally
unique commitment intimacy requires trust rights
vs. responsibilities Husbands love your wives
as Christ loved the church Eph. 525
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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

marriage and gospel intimacy
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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

marriage and gospel intimacy synergy in all
areas of life
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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

marriage and gospel intimacy synergy in all
areas of life vulnerability
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• 6 But, God made them male and female from the
  beginning of creation. 7 This explains why a man
  leaves his father and mother and is joined to his
  wife, 8 and the two are united into one. Since
  they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one
  split apart what God has joined together.

marriage and gospel intimacy synergy in all
areas of life vulnerability intimacy is not a
negotiation
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• 7 This explains why a man leaves his father and
  mother and is joined to his wife, 8 and the two
  are united into one. Since they are no longer
  two but one, 9 let no one split apart what God
  has joined together.

marriage and gospel a work of God
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• 7 This explains why a man leaves his father and
  mother and is joined to his wife, 8 and the two
  are united into one. Since they are no longer
  two but one, 9 let no one split apart what God
  has joined together.

marriage and gospel a work of God what marriage
says about God
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• 7 This explains why a man leaves his father and
  mother and is joined to his wife, 8 and the two
  are united into one. Since they are no longer
  two but one, 9 let no one split apart what God
  has joined together.

marriage and gospel a work of God what marriage
says about God why marriage is a God-thing
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• 10 Later when he was alone with the disciples,
  they brought up the subject again. 11 He told
  them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel what Jesus is not saying
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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel what Jesus is not saying
there are never legitimate grounds for divorce
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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel what Jesus is saying legal is
not the same as moral
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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel what Jesus is saying legal is
not the same as moral intent and marry another

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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel what Jesus is saying legal is
not the same as moral intent and marry another
costbenefit analysis
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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel what Jesus is saying legal is
not the same as moral intent and marry another
costbenefit analysis thinking about divorce?
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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel how grace changes everything
dont hide from reality
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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel how grace changes everything
dont hide from reality pain, guilt, failure,
rejection
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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel how grace changes everything
dont hide from reality pain, guilt, failure,
rejection a new foundation in grace
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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

divorce and gospel how grace changes everything
dont hide from reality pain, guilt, failure,
rejection a new foundation in grace a new
opportunity in grace
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• 11 Whoever divorces his wife and marries
  someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And
  if a woman divorces her husband and marries
  someone else, she commits adultery.

authentic Christian community humility to hear
from God patient principled love
divorce and gospel how grace changes everything
dont hide from reality pain, guilt, failure,
rejection a new foundation in grace a new
opportunity in grace