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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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 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
- 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
