Who’s at fault for divorce?
What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 8 of 11 from July 3, 2022
Big Idea: “Jesus has always been the solution to our problem.”
Matthew 5:31-32 by Matthew Wheelock (@matthew.wheelock.31)
QUESTIONS
💬 How does knowing the “1st Century Headlines” help us hear Jesus’ heart on this teaching?
💬 Are we believing the lie that our sin is merely a personal problem?
💬 How do we trust God’s intended outcome for our relationships?
💬 How do we resist our enemy’s accusations that our past failures are dooming our current efforts?
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
📖 Read Matthew 5:31-32
📖 Hebrew law concerning certificates of divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
📖 God’s disdain for divorce (Malachi 2:16)
📖 “1st Century Headlines” as a backdrop (Mark 6)
📖 Marriage is a picture of our salvation (Ephesians 5:22-33)
📖 God’s great love for all the world (John 3:16-17)
LINKS
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