Reading the Word Proverbs 12:4 (ESV)4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. Understanding and Applying the Word This passage focuses on the benefit of a good … Continue reading An Excellent Wife
Reading the Word Luke 16:18 (ESV) 18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. Parallel Texts: Matthew 19:9; Mark 10:11-12 Understanding and Applying the Word Luke’s Gospel does only addresses the issue of divorce in this one verse. Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:9, and Mark 10:11-12 give us a fuller understanding of Jesus’ teaching on this topic. Jesus’ teaching on divorce went against the common Jewish practice of his day. The common understanding, based on Deuteronomy 24:1-4, said that a husband could divorce his wife … Continue reading Easy Divorce
Reading the Word Matthew 5:27–32 (ESV) 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it … Continue reading A Matter of the Heart
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