Marriage

We can amass significant evidence from Scripture upholding the permanence of a God-joined marriage for life, with no exceptions. This is some of that evidence:

Marriage Conference (Matthew 5 and Matthew 19); Speaker: Timothy Sparks

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Translations Refusing to Insert “Except” in Mt. 19:9

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Dr. McFall: Audio of Matthew 19:9

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Marriage Conference (1 Corinthians 6 and 7); Speaker: Timothy Sparks

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Marriage Conference (1 Corinthians 7); Speaker: Timothy Sparks

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• The Institutions of God (Marriage & the Church)

• Covenant Questions Vital to Understanding the Truth About Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage

• Did Jesus Give “New Testament” Teaching About Divorce While Under the Old Covenant (Heb. 9:15-17)?

• Hebrew Death Penalty (John 8; John 18:31)

• Hebrew Death Penalty for Adultery: Moses to Christ by Leslie McFall (Lev. 20:10; Deut. 22:22)

• Hebrew Death Penalty for Adultery: Moses to Christ by Leslie McFall (Part 2)

• Did God Authorize Divorce for Fornication or Adultery (Deuteronomy 22; Mt. 19:9; John 8)?

• Did Jesus Say God Favorably Allowed Divorce (Deut. 24:1ff; Mt. 19:6-8; Mk. 10:5-9)?

• Does God Endorse Divorce (Deut. 24:1)?

• ‘Ervat Dãbãr (Deut. 24:1)

• Does God Forbid Reconciliation Today (Deut. 24:4)?

• The Divorce Metaphor (Jer. 3:8)

• Dismiss or Divorce (Mal. 2:16)?

• The Institution of Divorce: Originated by Hate and Hated by God (Mal. 2:16)

• Joseph & Mary: Supposed Fornication and the Betrothal Dilemma (Mt. 1:18-25)

• Should We Read Matthew as a Gentile or as a Jew?

• Hermeneutical Principle of Harmonization

• Sequencing the Events of MDR (Mt. 19:3-10; Mk. 10:2-12; Lk. 16:18)

• Exception to God’s Teaching (Matthew 19; Mark 10; Lk. 16:18; Jn. 7:16)?

• “It Was Said . . . but I Say” (Mt. 5:17-48)

• What Is Jesus Saying in Mt. 5:32?

• What Does “Except/Excluding” Modify (Mt. 5:32)?

• The Exemption Clause (Mt. 5:32)

• A Meaningful Difference Between Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9

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• Forgiveness and Repentance: Harmonizing God’s Teaching

Unlimited Forgiveness: Forgive or Forfeit Forgiveness (Mt. 18:21-35)

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• Did God Give Us Divorce? What About Forgiveness (Mt. 18:21-35)?

• Question & Answer Format (Mt. 19:3-9)

• You Can’t Undo God’s Glue (Mt. 19:4-6)

• Jesus’ One Flesh Argument (Mt. 19:6)

• What Is the “What” (Mt. 19:6)?

• “Not Do Divide” (Mt. 19:6)

• Bound for Life, Released Only by Death (Mt. 19:8; Rom. 7:2; 1 Cor. 7:25-28, 39)

• What Does “Except” Mean in Mt. 19:9?

• Does “Not Over” Mean “Exception” (Mt. 19:9)?

• The “Except” List: Where It Is Necessary to Divorce and Remarry

• Keep It in Context (A Basic Study for Understanding Matthew 19:9)

• What Is Jesus Saying in Mt. 19:9?

• Matthew 19:9 Greek Diagram

• Matthew 19:9 English Parallel to Greek Diagram

• No Manuscript Support for “If” (Mt. 19:9)

• God Gives No Exception for Fornication (Mt. 19:9)

• Reasons Mὴ Eπὶ (Mh Epi or Mē Epi) Should Not Be Translated “Except For” (Mt. 19:9)

• Negative Inference Fallacy (Immersion, Mk. 16:16 & Forgiveness, Lk. 17:3-4)

• Mh Epi and The Negative Inference Fallacy of Matthew 19:9 (Paul Dixon)

• Digging Deeper into MH EPI (Mt. 19:9) and How “the Church Fathers” Understood Marriage

• Who Does the Joining (1 Cor. 6:16)?

• “Unmarried” (1 Cor. 7:11)

• “Not Enslaved” (1 Cor. 7:15)

• Bound for Life, Released Only by Death (Mt. 19:8; Rom. 7:2; 1 Cor. 7:25-28, 39)

• “In the Lord” (1 Cor. 7:39)

• Can “In the Lord” Include Those Outside of Christ?

• Believers Married to Unbelievers (What Repentance Requires)

• Can Married People Commit Fornication?

• Do Only Single People Commit Fornication?

• What’s Wrong with Believers Pursuing Marriage to Unbelievers?

• For the Single Christian Considering Pursuing Marriage to an Unbeliever

• THE EXCEPTION PHRASES: EXCEPT πορνεία, INCLUDING πορνεία OR EXCLUDING πορνεία? (MATTHEW 5:32; 19:9) by Dr. Allen R. Guenther

• Explaining the Translation of Mt. 19:9 by Dr. Leslie McFall

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Dr. McFall: Audio of Matthew 19:9