What if I don't?
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Strong set up. What if I don’t want to be married anymore?
What does Gods word say about that?
Scripture consistently communicates that marriage is a lifelong commitment. Jesus described the relationship between husband and wife this way in Matthew 19:6
5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
16 “For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”
I can only see two biblical reasons for divorce.
Adultery
Departure: Spouse leaves or Passes away
But what about abuse? Substance, Physical, Mental.
9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Man or women who divorces then is with someone else has committed adultery.
10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
If a Christian divorces another Christian they should stay unmarried in the hope of reconciliation.
12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
This is not talking about salvation. It is the “One” Christian in the marriage that brings blessing on the home and family. Fruit of the Spirit - Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness and Self-Control.
16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Larry and Shirley Cross:
Departure: spouse leaves or passes
15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.
The bond of marriage is broken:
Adultery
Departure: spouse leaves or passes
Adultery is grounds for divorce but it is also grounds for forgiveness. In such a case, however, divorce is not mandated or even encouraged—forgiveness and reconciliation should be extended and pursued if at all possible. But divorce is allowed, especially in cases where the sinning spouse persists in an adulterous relationship.
God uses marriage as a picture of his love for us. Paul said husbands love your wives as Christ loves the the church.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
END with a CALL of Salvation. -