New Testament 252

New Testament 252 September 2, 2015

 

Brueghel painting of Jesus preaching
Jan Brueghel, 1599
“De prediking op het Meer van Galilea”
(Preaching on the Sea of Galilee)
Please note, incidentally, that this is a very inaccurate depiction of the landscape around the Galilee. It seems, perhaps, that religious art isn’t always precisely accurate.
(Click on the image to enlarge it.)

 

Matthew 19:3-12

Mark 10:2-12

Compare Matthew 5:31-32; Luke 16:18

 

These are tough passages.  It’s absolutely clear, though, that God’s design is for marriages to endure.

 

Moses permitted divorce, but as a concession to human weakness, not as something with divine approval.

 

Compare this statement (a hadith, as they’re known) from the Prophet Muhammad:

 

“With Allah, the most detestable of all permitted things is divorce.”

 

 


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