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Christ's Teaching
In Matthew 19:3-9 Christ was very clear in his teaching concerning marriage and divorce. By calling attention to God's original plan, as stated in Genesis 2, he sets the stage for reinstating God's original purpose. The passage admits that because of the stubbornness of the people's hearts Moses allowed them to divorce, but then Jesus says, "From the beginning it hath not been so. and I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery." (Matthew 19:8-9). Paul, guided by the Holy spirit, said the same thing in Romans 7:2-3, "For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband. So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress. . ."
Baptism Erases Everything?
Some highly respected brethren today are arguing that whatever a person has done before becoming a Christian, as it relates to marriage, divorce and remarriage, is not significant. Everything is made right by conversion. In effect, this is saying that God's marriage laws apply only to Christians. This is not true, however. God's moral and ethi
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