31/05/2026
๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐?
๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ฟ:๐น-๐ท๐ถ; ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ผ:๐ท๐พ; ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ถ:๐ท๐ท-๐ท๐ธ
Marriage is one of God's greatest gifts. It was designed to be a covenant relationship marked by love, companionship, faithfulness, and commitment. Yet because of sin, marriage has become one of the most attacked institutions in our world today.
Questions about divorce and remarriage are not merely emotional issues; they are spiritual issues that require us to submit ourselves to the authority of God's Word.
When the Pharisees questioned Jesus about divorce, He did not point them to human opinion or cultural practice. He pointed them back to God's original design for marriage.
Our goal today is not to determine what is popular or convenient, but to discover what God has revealed concerning marriage, divorce, and remarriage.
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๐. ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐'๐ ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐ Matthew 5:32; Matthew 19:9
The primary argument for divorce and remarriage often centers on Jesus' use of the word ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ช๐ข in what is commonly called the "exception clause."
The Greek word ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ช๐ข means ๐๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ and refers to sexual sins that violate God's design for purity and marriage.
The question is not whether ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ช๐ข refers to sexual sin. The question is: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ช๐ข ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ:๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐ต:๐ต?
Several interpretations have been proposed:
๐A single act of adultery
๐A lifestyle of sexual immorality
๐Unfaithfulness during the Jewish betrothal period
๐An unlawful or incestuous marriage is prohibited by Leviticus 18
Matthew's Gospel was written primarily to a Jewish audience. Because of this, many believe that Matthew's use of ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ช๐ข refers to a uniquely Jewish circumstance rather than providing a general permission for divorce and remarriage.
Significantly, Mark and Luke record Jesus' teaching on divorce without mentioning any exception clause.
๐ Mark 10:11-12
๐ Luke 16:18
This leads us to carefully consider whether Jesus was creating an exception that dissolves marriage or addressing a specific circumstance understood by His Jewish audience.
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๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ'๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ
๐ Genesis 2:24
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."
Marriage is God's creation. It is more than a legal agreement. It is a divine union where two become one flesh.
The phrase "๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ" conveys the idea of being permanently bonded.
Jesus reaffirmed this truth when He said in:
๐ Matthew 19:6
"What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."
Scripture consistently teaches that marriage creates a one-flesh bond that remains intact while both spouses are living.
๐ Mark 10:11-12
๐ Luke 16:18
Jesus declares that remarriage after divorce constitutes adultery because the original marriage relationship still exists before God.
Paul confirms this teaching.
๐ Romans 7:2-3
๐ 1 Corinthians 7:39
According to these passages, death is what terminates the marriage bond and grants freedom to remarry.
The biblical emphasis is clear: ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ.
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๐๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
The Bible acknowledges the existence of divorce, but nowhere does God present divorce as His ideal.
๐ Malachi 2:16
God declares His hatred for divorce because marriage is a covenant relationship.
In the Old Testament, divorce was regulated because of the hardness of man's heart, but it was never instituted as God's perfect design.
Jesus Himself taught:
๐ Matthew 19:8
"From the beginning it was not so."
Paul echoes the teaching of Christ.
๐ 1 Corinthians 7:10-11
A husband and wife are instructed not to divorce. If separation occurs, they are to remain unmarried or be reconciled.
Some appeal to 1 Corinthians 7:15 as support for divorce and remarriage.
Others understand Paul to allow separation when an unbelieving spouse departs, while still preserving the hope of future reconciliation.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ถ๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
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๐๐ฉ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ฎ-๐ฏ๐ฎ
๐ Ephesians 5:31-32
Paul points back to Genesis and God's original design for marriage.
Marriage is not merely about a husband and wife.
Marriage is a living picture of Christ and His Church.
๐Christ loved the Church.
๐Christ sacrificed Himself for the Church.
๐Christ remains faithful to the Church.
The permanence of marriage reflects the permanence of Christ's covenant relationship with His people.
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐, ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ.
Therefore, marriage is not simply a social institution - it is a sacred covenant that reflects the faithfulness of God Himself.
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ใ๏ปฟ๏ผก๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ผใ
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐Guard your marriage.
๐Invest in your relationship.
๐Practice forgiveness.
๐Seek help before problems become crises.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
๐Do not lose hope.
๐God's grace is sufficient.
๐Reconciliation should always be pursued whenever possible.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
๐God's mercy is real.
๐God forgives those who repent and come to Him.
๐There is healing, restoration, and hope in Jesus Christ.
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ใ๏ปฟ๏ผฃ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝใ
The issue before us is not merely divorce and remarriage.
The issue is whether we will submit ourselves to the authority of God's Word.
Many today use a misunderstanding of the so-called exception clause to justify relationships that God calls adultery.
๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น by twisting the Scriptures to justify what God forbids.
Remember Esau, who traded something precious for something temporary and later found no place for repentance, though he sought it with tears.
๐ Galatians 5:19-21
The grace of God is found even in these warnings. God warns because He loves. God warns because He desires repentance. God warns because He does not want anyone to perish.
Grace does not give us permission to continue in sin.
Grace calls us to repentance.
Today, God's Word still speaks.
๐ Hebrews 3:15
"๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป."
ใ๏ปฟ๏ผฑ๏ฝ๏ฝ
๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ผใ
๐Will we submit to God's design?
๐Will we trust His wisdom above our own desires?
May God give us hearts that are willing to hear, obey, and honor His Word.
