The Application of Matthew 19:9

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Marriage Divorce Remarriage

• The Application of Matthew 199

Matthew 199 has been called the most pivotal
passage in the New Testament on divorce. Martin
Luther Matthew 199 is a blunt, clear, plain
text.
The difficulty arises when we refuse to make
consistent application of the text.
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Texts Parallel to Matthew 199

• Matthew 532
• Includes both the exception and the marriage
  clause
• Mark 1011-12
• The general rule, without either the exception
  phrase or the remarriage clause
• Luke 1618
• Without the exception phrase, but it does include
  the remarriage clause

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The Application of Matthew 199

• Divorce
• Jesus does NOT command divorce He gives the one
  whose spouse committed fornication the right to
  divorce
• Only ONE scriptural cause for divorce and that is
  for fornication.
• Jeremiah 38
• James 44
• Romans 72
• 1 Corinthians 710-11

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The Application of Matthew 199

• Remarriage
• The general rule is that after divorce it is
  adultery
• The single exception when one divorces their
  mate BECAUSE the mate committed fornication
• There is NO divorce in which BOTH parties are
  scripturally free to remarry

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Order of Events in Matthew 199

• Put Away
• Fornication
• Remarriage?
• Put Away
• Remarriage
• Fornication?
• Fornication
• Put Away
• Remarriage?

NO!
NO!
God's Law
YES!
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CONCLUSION

• The teaching of Matthew 199 is not so difficult
  that we cannot understand and apply it
• Submitting to the lordship of Christ means
  fitting our practices to His Word!