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NASB | Matthew 19:9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:9 "I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." |
Subject: Divorce for no sexual life ever - OK? |
Bible Note: Scripture ... Gen 2:21-24, 29:14; Exo 22:16-17; Deu 22:25-30; Jdg 9:2; 2Sa 5:1; 2Sa 19:12-13; Mat 19:5-6; Mar 10:8; Eph 5:22-33 … God's day to you, Emmaus, my friend, I did a study on "one flesh" ... not looking at "experts". I think when looking at Matthew 19:5-6, we need to look at the context of the OT passage … Genesis 2:21-24 21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." 24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. I do not see any sexual union taking place when Adam says this. I see he saying that Eve (Woman) was part of his flesh. I think this is supported by Ephesians 5:25-33, where it talks about love and the correlation of Christ and the church. See what Laban said to Jacob (Gen 29:14), as well as Shechem (Jdg 9:2) and others (2Sa 5:1; 2Sa 19:12-13). I doubt there is any sexual union in these cases, nor Christ and the church. "If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged” … is forced to marry her, unless her father says no (Exo 22:16-17). Contrast (Deu 22:25-30). So even having sex meant there was marriage. If consummation is the basis of making a marriage valid, I think we take out love, being subject and head (Eph 5:22-33). What happens if there is sex once, then one of the couple is never able to do it again? The failure to disclose problems should not be a basis for divorce or anullment ... maybe death (Deut 22:13-21). Searcher |