I)The Decree of Marriage The decree of God, is the___ we use to measure Truth. Jesus accepted the ____ as____. Jesus (submitted) to the Word of God, and as God, He _____explained Scripture. The Pharisees ____ the Bible to allow for their ____ and were proven to be adulterers by Jesus. II) The Devine Ideal. This Divine Ideal was mandated in the OT, to people who could not live up to God's standards. Today, people still cannot and will not submit to the divine ideal for marriage, because it is God's plan for marriage and only His Elect will want to live up to this high and lofty standard. Jesus was not adding to the divine law, or the divine ideal, He was simply making it clear to the people that if they had a problem with the standard, it was with God not Jesus.
*Jesus gave a___ and ____ statement on the Devine Ideal, the Perfect Principle for marriage and the provision for divorce. Jesus didn't give a ___ commentary answering all the ____ about the complications of marriage. The Divine Ideal is One Man and One Woman ___ ___ in the sight of God for life. Marriage by God's Ideal Standard was for several reasons. 1.Partnership 2.Pleasure. 3.Passion. 4.Procreation 5.Protection&Purity. 6.Provision. 7.Example.
III) The Provision. * In Matthew 19:8-9Jesus__clarifies the reason for the provision of divorce. * Divorce was in fact__allowed for any cause. * God called for repentance, reconciliation and restoration. * Divorce was only allowed for the spouse who was the___of those who__ to repent, and would not be reconciled to the wife or husband of their youth. IIII) The Explanation. 1 Corinthians 7: 1-40
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