Matthew 19 - Concerning Divorce19 When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; 2 and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.-          The title of this message is concerning divorce-          God wants us know what He thinks about it-          When Jesus had finished these wordso   What words?o   He had just finished teaching us about forgiveness in chapter 18o   He told us if we don’t forgive others He will not forgive uso   If you want all your sins forgiven you then you must forgive all others!o   Jesus means “Jehovah is salvation”-          He departed from Galilee which means “circuit” or “circle” or “to roll” or “encircle”-          And came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordano   Judea means “he shall be praised”o   Jordan means “the descender”or “to flow down”o   Jehovah is salvation, to turn men around, He shall be praised because He descended and His blood flowed down-          And large crowds followed Himo   How about you?o   Are you following Jesus with your whole heart-          And He healed them thereo   Notice He healed large crowds (no problem for Him)o   Everyone who follows Jesus gets healed!3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?” 4 And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” -          Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Himo   Notice their intent was bad from the beginning it was a test a trapo   They were trying to trap Jesus by getting Him to contradict scripture-          Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at at all?o   This means for no particular reasono   Just got tired of her and divorced her and sent her awayo   This was the idea “for any reason at all”-          And He answered and saido   Have you not read§  This is cool because these were Pharisees (supposedly doctors of the law)o   The He who created them from the beginning made them male and female§  this is a important note (God made male and female people)§  there are no other types (chromosomes determine whether you're male or female and they cannot be changed no matter what man says or does)o   for this reason we manage shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall become one flesh§  This is the way that God designed it and this is how it shall be periodo   So they are no longer two but one fleshIntro to Outbless Weekly Thanks for listening to Outbless.com

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