Our paragraph topic is: (The question of divorce) Part 1.
The son of our Father, God of all creation, came to earth, to the physical realm, to live among us. He came with a purpose. He came with a mission, sent by the Father. Preach the coming of the kingdom of heaven, was his mission. Be with the people. Show the compassion of the Father. Bring hope, encourage faith, help them to believe. Demonstrate the mercy and bring praise and glory to God Almighty. And he traveled to Judea, where great crowds followed, and he cured all there.
Even in the majesty of the Father, there were those who conspired in the darkness. Fearful of the coming of the kingdom, seeking a way to forestall, a way to cancel, they sought to lay tricks and traps for Christ. So they came to him with all manner of questions. And there came to him some Pharisees testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for any cause?"
Can we do as we please and divorce and remarry whenever we want? Can we divorce for any cause? We live in a society that tells us so. We live in a society where this is allowed. We live in a world where we see those joined by holy matrimony, breakup, separate, and divorce. It is so common in our world that it is even the latest talk, the latest scandal, the latest news to follow. Is it lawful? Is it legal? The Pharisees wanted to know or did they?
They came to Christ with this question, seeking an answer. We live in a world where the answer is given to us daily. Can we believe? Can we do the same? Is it legal? Is it right? Is it according to God's law, the law that created the universe with a purpose? Do we really want to know? Will this make a difference in our world, in our minds, in our hearts?
Christ came that we may have life. He came that what was lost would be restored. He came to be the payment for the penalty that was placed upon mankind. And he paid the price. Do we believe in his sacrifice? Do we believe in his purpose? Do we know the truth of who we are in him? Knowledge means an awakening. Knowledge means a separation. Knowledge means a change from darkness to light. Come! Know the truth and open the eye of the heart that you will see the truth of who you are in him.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
The son of our Father, God of all creation, came to earth, to the physical realm, to live among us. He came with a purpose. He came with a mission, sent by the Father. Preach the coming of the kingdom of heaven, was his mission. Be with the people. Show the compassion of the Father. Bring hope, encourage faith, help them to believe. Demonstrate the mercy and bring praise and glory to God Almighty. And he traveled to Judea, where great crowds followed, and he cured all there.
Even in the majesty of the Father, there were those who conspired in the darkness. Fearful of the coming of the kingdom, seeking a way to forestall, a way to cancel, they sought to lay tricks and traps for Christ. So they came to him with all manner of questions. And there came to him some Pharisees testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for any cause?"
Can we do as we please and divorce and remarry whenever we want? Can we divorce for any cause? We live in a society that tells us so. We live in a society where this is allowed. We live in a world where we see those joined by holy matrimony, breakup, separate, and divorce. It is so common in our world that it is even the latest talk, the latest scandal, the latest news to follow. Is it lawful? Is it legal? The Pharisees wanted to know or did they?
They came to Christ with this question, seeking an answer. We live in a world where the answer is given to us daily. Can we believe? Can we do the same? Is it legal? Is it right? Is it according to God's law, the law that created the universe with a purpose? Do we really want to know? Will this make a difference in our world, in our minds, in our hearts?
Christ came that we may have life. He came that what was lost would be restored. He came to be the payment for the penalty that was placed upon mankind. And he paid the price. Do we believe in his sacrifice? Do we believe in his purpose? Do we know the truth of who we are in him? Knowledge means an awakening. Knowledge means a separation. Knowledge means a change from darkness to light. Come! Know the truth and open the eye of the heart that you will see the truth of who you are in him.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
Based on the way christians act you would think that Jesus said nothing about divorce, yet he did. People just seem to ignore what they do not like
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