Near the beginning of His earthly ministry, Jesus corrected the Pharisees' corrupt teaching on divorce in the Sermon on the Mount. Now near the end of His ministry, in Matthew 19, Jesus corrects the Pharisees' teaching on divorce in direct response to their test of Him. So here we preach a similar sermon to that from Matt 5:31-32, but with more emphasis on Matt 19:1-12. I. What Did Moses Say? (Deut 24:1-4) ---A. Background ------1. Due to Hard Hearts. 2. Not Commanded ---B. Considerations ------1. Stop Divorce on Demand. 2. Slow Decisions to Divorce ------3. Protect Women. 4. Promote Marriage II. What Did Pharisees Say? (Matt 19:1-10) ---A. Background ------1. Two Schools of Thought. 2. Liberal School won. ---B. Corruption ------1. Heart set on finding reason End Marriage (v3) ------2. Heart set on justifying Divorce (v7) ------3. Heart set on man's law not God's Law III. What Did Jesus Say? (Matt 19:1-12; 5:31-32) ---A. Background ------1. Two Schools of Thought. 2. Liberal School won. ---B. Correction ------1. Back to Genesis (Mt 19:4-6). 2. Back to Moses (Mt 19:9; 5:32) ------3. Back to Protect Women (Mt 5:31-32). ------4. What's the deal with Matthew 19:10-12? IV. What Did Paul Say? (1 Cor 7:10-16) ---A. Background ------1. Jesus not cover all cases (vv10-11) ------2. Jesus left cases to Apostles (vv12-16) ---B. Completion ------1. Desertion is allowance for Divorce (vv12-15) ------2. Desertion is allowance of Remarriage (vv12-15) ------3. Desertion might include Abuse V. What Do You Say? ---A. Background ------1. Single? 2. Married? 3. Divorced? ---B. Christ ------1. You need to be joined to Christ ------2. You need to find all your satisfaction in Christ.
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