Mateus 19

Mateus 19

Clarke adds that "By answering the question, not from Shammai or Hillel, but from Moses, our blessed Lord defeated their malice, and confounded their devices.” William Barclay nails it by noting that "In the case of Adam and Eve divorce was not only inadvisable; it was not only wrong; it was completely impossible, for the very simple reason that there was no one else whom either of them could possibly marry!” (Bolding added) Marriage is like a mirror; it reflects what we put into it. David Guzik rightly says that "Divorce cannot be seen as a ready option when things are difficult in married life. Marriage is like a mirror; it reflects what we put into it (ED: I WOULD ADD IT IS MORE ABOUT GIVING THAN TAKING!) If one or both partners has divorce readily in their mind as a convenient option, divorce will be much more likely....In quoting Genesis 1:27, Jesus indicated first that God made men and women different (ED: TRY TO CONVINCE MANY IN AMERICA OF THAT TRUTH IN 2025!!!), and that God joins men and women together in marriage. In this, Jesus asserts God’s authority over marriage; it is God’s institution, not man’s – so it is fair to say that His rules apply. John