EphMark 10:1-12
Big Idea: Since God is a covenant-maker who created marriage as a covenant union, our marriages must be marked by covenant faithfulness.
Main Points:
- A Test Concerning Divorce – v.1-5
- A Text Correcting Marriage – v.6-9
- A Teaching Clarifying Remarriage – v.10-12
3 Creational Truths:
1) Gender is Intrinsic to God’s Design – v.6
2) The Goal of Marriage is Oneness – v.7-8
3) Marriage is a Divine Work of God – v.9
Categories of Covenant Breaking:
1) Adulterous Immorality – Matthew 19:9
2) Abandonment of an Unbelieving Spouse – 1 Corinthians 7:15
2.5) Abuses that Abandon Covenant Responsibilities – Exodus 21:10-11;