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My text for the sermon this Lord's Day this first Corinthians chapter 7 the first 15.
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At the end. Deep quiet. Let him give if brother or sister is not under bondage. In such cases the
God has called us to peace.
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Via this Lord's Day we continue our study concerning the matter of divorce and remarriage. Let
me begin this stay with an answer evasion. It is there.
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It is quite natural for us as human beings to know and restrict the lawful use of a liberty granted to
us by God.
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When we see the flagrantly abuse throughout the church in society at large Our tendency is to
withdraw too confining to restrict that liberty when we see it being abuse. But here ones the proper
response to an abuse of a liver is granted to us by God is not just swaying to the opposite extreme
in either denying that levity or restricting it. We are the limitations established by God.
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For example God given to us the river then to use wine in moderation as he says in some way no.
4 is 14 15 that is need wine to make nouns.
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Ha glad however many all around this violate this liberty by becoming drunk in sinning against
God. The response of some churches to this abuse is of course never be granted by God in the use
of line altogether. Let's apply the same principle to money because money is of use. Should we
prohibit the use of money because it is abused. Should we prohibit the use of authority. Well you
see the same dynamic seems to work in the matter of divorce and remarriage. We observe that
people are jumping in and out of marriages as mine was only as they change their socks. Granted
there is a gross abuse of divorce every marriage that bounce around us sparks's nearly to this
flagrant abuse of divorce and remarriage is often as we noted to deny or to restrict divorce and
remarriage beyond boundaries established by the Lord and His Word. Certainly we do not want to
be guilty of promiscuously tolerating divorce and remarriage suggest any cause as did the
Pharisees. However we do not find any narra in do the opposite extreme wherein we deny or
restrict a lawful sanction granted by law to divorce to remarry in specified circumstances. No
merit in simply swinging by way of a reactionary approach to the opposite extreme. That's what is
not right. Those who simply reach out to the abusive extremes are all around us but rather let us be
like the very ones who received the word readiness of mines and searched the Scriptures daily
whether those things were so.
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First Corinthians Chapter 7 very swollen.
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This chapter begins this way now concerning the things where you wrote to me. You see the
Apostle Paul is in this chapter in other places in the letter to the Corinthians entering various
questions that were put to him by members of the church in court much like when you would ask
one of the elders certain questions and the others go to the word of God. Search the Scriptures and
try to provide answers for you from the scripture. So various questions were put to the apostle
Paul and he is responding to these questions concerning marriage divorce and remarriage for my
text. This law is say the Apostle Paul responds to three implied questions three implied questions
which three questions form the outline for today's sermon. But are those three questions. First of
all what should a Christian Jew who leaves his or her Christian spouse for unlawful reasons. The
finding is to that in first Corinthians 7 verses 10 and 11 the second implied question. Why should a
Christian Jew who finds himself or herself married to a non Christian or even antichristian spouse
you'll find the answer to that in first Corinthians chapter 7 verses 12 to 14.
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Number three Why should a Christian do when his or her non Christian spouse wilfully and
permanently abandons the marriage. Will find the answer to that in first Corinthians chapter 7
verse 15.
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Let us consider them the very first question that is implied in the text.
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You're a Christian Jew who leaves his or her Christian spouse for and lawful reasons consider with
me versus turn in a laffin first drink is Chapter 7 enter into the Mary.
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I can and yet not I but the Lord. Let not the wife of former husband Badin if she departs let her
remain unmarried be reconciled to her husband and let the husband put away his wife.
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As we look at this particular section of the scripture there appear to be two different kinds of
marriages.
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Paul addresses between verses 10 and 15. I'm going to start by identifying the second group and
then we'll come back to the first group. The second group is easily identified in verses 12 to 15.
Note 12 Paul says. But to the wrasse Here's a remaining part of Christians that he's speaking to
with regard to marriage. Another group he has in view another group the group that he speaks to
versus 10 and 11. That's if we can identify the second group. Perhaps we will be able more clearly
to identify the first group the rest to which Paul refers here. The first great thing is 7 12 is a group
of Christians whose marriages are distinct in some way. However their marriage is different. Well
we look at verses 12 and 13 we see how their marriages are different. There is an unbelieving
spouse in the marriage. There is a believing spouse and there is an unbelieving spouse. That's the
group that addresses. Will this being the case. We can now clearly identify the first group first
christine's Chapter 7 verses 10 and 11. These are all these verses deal with marriages wherein both
husband and wife are professing Christians. In giving his response to those marriages where there
are two Christians per 48 of late come the Christians by appealing to the teaching of Christ. The
apostle says to the Mary I commit and yet no I. But Lord Paul in effect says I command you to do
in this specific situation what the law himself. You see power is not minimizing here. His own
apostolic a full authority but merely noting as he is sure that Christ hearing his ministry to really
address the question of one's spouse divorcing the other spouse within a covenant full context. The
general rule is this. Let not know why it can't always be separated from her husband and let not
the husband put away. Here's why. That is precisely the same general rule for marriage taught by
Christ sinful. In Mark Chapter 10 verses 11 in sua where the Lord says this Whosoever sharkwater
way here's. And Mary and father committed adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away
her husband and be married to another she committed adultery. That is the general rule. Husbands
and wives are not to put away one another. They are not to obey and leave one another. See the
Romans marriage is a life long covenant. Do you remember the words before your marriage
covenant. Do they go something like this friday or for worse for richer or poorer in sickness and in
how to love and to cherish till death do us part.
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Remember the words of the loring's nephew 6. Therefore God lawfully joined together in marriage
let no man unlawfully put asunder. That is the word whatley. And then only if you look at the text
so as to just clarify I believe what the Lord is saying at that particular point.
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As we now move on from the general rule of marriage. In First Christi in 79 the implied question
arises in verse 11. Why should a Christian do who doesn't leave his or her Christian spouse for
unlawful reasons. Even though the general rule stated in verse 10 Let the wise depart from her
husband and again anything in the verse 11 in the husband put away is why recognizes that even
though that's the rule which the largest given have their Yet the Christians who sin and who do
leave their spouses for the local reasons why should they do that.
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That's the question that seems to be implied. As we look at verse 11 where someone may ask the
question but why do you think this woman in First Corinthians seven-eleven lost her husband for
improper reasons why do you come to the conclusion that you are unlawful.
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Well for a couple reasons.
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First since the Apostle Paul here appeal to the teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ Christ only one
last reason for a spouse to leave the marriage namely fornication or sexual sin committed by the
other spouse. He gave one reason why a spouse within a covenant context could put away their
spouse for fornication. The Lord gave no other cause or reason for her husband or wife within a
Christian marriage to put away his or her spouse by way of review.
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Consider again with the law itself. In Matthew 5 32 see if you find any other reason than
fornication for the cutting away of a wife or husband.
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But I say to you that whosoever shall put away is why saving for the cause of fornication causes
her to commit adultery and whosoever shall marry her that is of course camillus the torturing the
nephew 19 verse 9 I see you who so ever shall put away as why except it be for fornication and
shamari and other committed adultery and you saw nary a third which is put away.
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Death commit adultery.
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It gives only one cause one law for cars to put away a spouse.
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That is communication.
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Considering that I move on to the second reason then wivell this woman in first Corinthians
seven-eleven has left her husband for unlawful reasons. Christ permitted that sex a remarriage
where the marriage was dissolved with the law of fornication. He does not say remain unmarried
divorced but remain in Mary. He has great a lot of remarriage whereas there is a law for the horse.
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Look with me again by way of review very briefly. Back to Matthew 19. It might be helpful to
have a copy of the text open before you.
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You know 89.
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1989 there are two parts of the whosoever clause within this sentence. There are two parts.
Whosoever shall put away. Here's why that's the first part of the whosoever clause and the second
part of the whosoever clause is this whosoever shall marry another. Now in the second clause the
whosoever is explicitly stated. But it is certainly try to whosoever is whosoever shall put away as
why whosoever shall marry another. Now if I read the sentence without the exception clause this
is the conclusion that Paul or knitting the exception class Whosoever sharkwater way is why.
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And whosoever shall marry another commits adultery.
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That's the general rule that we stated earlier of marriage. But in adding the searching clause to the
whosoever side of the sentence it doesn't matter whether that exception clause comes to the father
whosoever clause for example if the text were to read this way this death be for fornication.
Whosoever shall put away as wise and shall marry another. If the exception clause is put in the
middle of the whosoever clause where it stands presently in the text whosoever shock brutal way
is wise to accept it for fornication and shamari another. Or if it's put at the end of the whosoever
clause whosoever shall coterie is Y and shall marry another excepted be for fornication. It doesn't
change the meaning of what is being stated. The exception occurs after that who so ever side of
that class because we that that exception. Or is it a fact that the verse the remarriage so that one
who divorces fornication and marries another commits adultery. The conclusion is changed when
you put the exception class into it that the effect of the exception changes the conclusion. Adultery
is not committed without the exception that all three is committed. And with one exception of
fornication the Lord declares that one does not commit adultery if he divorces his wife and
remarries. Remember this key principle a lot more divorce than marriage not partially 99 percent
better than marriage entirely. There is no longer a marriage and therefore a lawful divorce are
allowed or a lawful remarriage.
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That's what the lawyer is saying in 99 and in Matthew five thirty two. I remind you the Apostle
Paul says the same thing in first Corinthians chapter 7. Now I covered this in the first sermon but I
think it is so important it bears repeating.
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First Corinthians seven verses 27 in 20 book I saw the question into a why that is bounded by the
and our marriage that they owned into a wrong signal to the list.
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See.
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Nice to be release by divorce from that Find out why verse 27 continues with another question.
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I loose from a lie that is our release were lawfully dispersed from my wife path. See all right that
is in the presence circumstances as we see in verse 26. You pastor says in the present
circumstances. It is good for women to be like myself that he doesn't have all of the cares at all
why don't see to be bound and you are divorced but first one continues but is very that is the one
who is loose. But is Mary that has not seen how do we know that he is speaking of someone who
has been divorced. Because in the next phrase he says if a virgin mary one who has never been
Mary you're a virgin Mary.
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She has sinned.
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So this is one who has been married and according to the context verse 27 cloyne Straight from
that has been divorced and here he is not. And if he does remarry Well that means the teaching of
our Lord from Matthew '99 in from Paul in first Corinthians 727 in verse 20.
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Why is this woman who leaves her husband commanded by a whore in first grade in 7 11 now to
remarry remain unmarried.
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Why should women to remarry.
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Obviously because he unlawfully you hiding from her husband there is no dissolution of the
marriage and therefore she is not permitted to remarry. She had no real reason namely fornication
to leave her husband and yes she is to remain married. To be. Again artiest to us that she is not to
remarry because she is still lawfully married to her husband and that is why she is commanded
with in this particular text.
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First Corinthians seven-eleven she is commanded to be reconciled not to her former husband but
to her husband she has to be reconciled to her husband. She was never lawfully divorced from him
in the first place.
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She has left. He is still called her husband that is her lawful husband Gavin summarizes the true
import of Paul's words here in this context. When he says in his commentary that this is not to be
understood by those who have been put away for adultery this is not carbon's says case in which a
woman has a right to a divorce for adultery.
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Adultery is not at all the issue here.
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He continues But as to his that is taschen lending the wife who is separated from her husband
touring nain and married. He does not mean by that separation is allowable. However is saying
just because the separation leaving her husband has occurred. It is estadio to have occurred in the
text. God is not condoning that. He's not saying that it was a law for leaving. And again Calvin
concedes he does not therefore give permission here to wise to withdraw their own accord from
their husbands or to live away from their husbands establishment as if they were in a state of
widowhood. But declares that even those who are not received by their husbands continue to
rebound so that they can take other husbands. That is true. This is my question What should a
Christian do who does in fact leave his or her Christian spouse for unlawful reasons re-entry. The
words of the law. He or she must not leave her away. The Christian spouse part in the lawful
cause. But if that should sinfully occur it is the duty of a wife or husband that is not to remarry.
Which would be adultery but rather to seek reconciliation with the Christian spouse.
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You in the word here.
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Reconciliation is used to seek reconciliation with her husband.
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This word for reconciliation is the same word that is used about reconciliation to the word God. It
implies the pulling away in misty so that a stay of friendship peace earned healing exists. It's not
simply the fixation of hostile words sua within the bitter resentments in her.
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This is the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Second Corinthians chapter 5 this same road is used verses 18 to 20.
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Things are of God who have reconciled to himself by Jesus Christ a given to us. The ministry of
reconciliation to thank God was in Christ reconciling unto himself not imputing their trespass as
answers and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are in passages for
Christ as though God is seek you by us.
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We pray you in Christ be reconciled to God to see the message of reconciliation dear ones is that
Jesus Christ by His infinite worth of his death is the net worth it is death.
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Has reconcile unto himself those who were alienated from those who the Lord has given unto him.
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Reason to say he is reconciled and so nice impurely there soon as they can film. But rather in
verse 21. Imputing their sins to Jesus Christ that we might become the righteousness of guy in
Christ we are ruining our lives no way.
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And then once and for all. So now there is no in between us and our God.
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There is friendship. God is no longer angry with his people. Teenage craziness in the end it can
become severe. Barry is not angry is no longer out by the plants.
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Have you cashews the glorious sense of what we deserve as a disease.
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But we have been once and for all. Reconcile by death of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Do you know where we captured the truth of that. That's not simply to be mean hidden within our
lives. This does the rule in relationships with others. So we see reconciliation with ideas. Throw in
the insane separates us. We say that unity that learn this I will not content to simply pretend that
the enmity serum that separates us is not there. We will go out and that it was within our power we
will seek to do you reconcile to others. Well if that's true generally how much more true it is
within our hope that we seek reconciliation continuously. There are reconciliation.
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ must affect us to such a degree that we pursue it continuously in our
marriage that we do not allow weinger to remain in our hearts.
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When we fall asleep at night. This is the last one in this road to whom we are committed that we
will live the rest of our life with this one with whom we are one.
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Where were we ever say can mother and father to be in Cleveland too.
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We will not allow soon to set free. That's the message of reconciliation that is to be effective in the
lives of all Christians.
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Dairyman's if we want our children to understand God's gracious gift of reconciliation we must
teach it to our children not only in words but indeed we must live it before and they must see our
partners in our lives.
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The second question that is implied in our text is this what should a Christian do who finds
himself or herself Mary to a non Christian or even an anti Christian spouse. What should such a
one do in that case.
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Consider with me first just 12 to 14 but to the rest speak I am not the Lord. If any I'd rather have a
wife that will leave is not a CB priest to dwell with him. Let him put her away and the woman
which has a husband. Believe it or not. And if he is to dwell with her let her not leave him for the
unbelieving husband is saying you're fired.
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By the way why the unbelieving wife is saying defied by the husband.
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Else where are your children.
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But now the holy.
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Now come to Paul's responses to the Saxon group of marriages represented in the Corinthian
church. Those mixed marriages where one spouse is a Christian and one's spouse is a non
Christian. This section is addressed as we noted earlier to rest past as the I did not speak to this
specific situation. I thought they'd have a way. So speak. That's what he means when he says. But
the rest speak not the war. He's not saying that the law has not inspired the world which he is
about to hear. He's simply saying this is not a particular case that the Lord Jesus addressed. As to
the desertion of an unbelievable leaving spouse by unbelieving spouse.
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But Paul says I address it.
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So these words are equally inspiring as the rest of Scripture.
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It would appear that this implied question arose from some concern on the part of Christians who
thought that unbelieving husband or wife in some way the trial of marriage to a believing husband
or wife that there were some kind of contamination that in some way assisted the believing spouse
before the law polluted corrupted the believing spouse. But two possible scenarios such mixed
marriages present themselves two ways in which it could arise for is of leaving spouse and
unbelieving spouse within a marriage. The first away at the time of marriage. Both spouses were
unbelievers then subsequent to the marriage. One of the spouses embraced the Lord Jesus Christ
Father remaining spouse remained and converted. Thirdly in this case there is no sin on the part of
the Christian. In this next marriage said is the reason for the mixed marriages not because a non
Christian was Mary but because non nonchristian became a Christian. But there's also a second
way in which one could conceive that there would be a mixed marriage and that is that it may
occur when the professed believer the Christian Mary is a process unbeliever in this situation.
There is a clear violation of Scripture that we find in first Corinthians 739 Christians to Mary
quote. Only in the law. So there is. That has been committed on the part of the Christian. He or she
knows that she is marrying or he is marrying one who professes to be an unbeliever. Great. It just
is. Elders can no win win candidates for membership. We can know with absolute certainty that
one is a Christian. We can read the heart of a person so it is possible that one might be deluded.
But this particular scenario is one in which a Christian Mary's a professed believer that the second
possible way.
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This as I said is a sin committed on the part of the Christian then it is a grievous sin. But I would
be quick to add it's not the unpardonable sin it's a sin which can be forgiven and I would also like
to make it very clear that this sin does not invalidate the marriage so that the marriage is not all in
boy. This is yet a true and valid marriage even though it was sin in the way it was interpreted. It is
still a true marriage.
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It is not like a side of my union that is not a marriage that is no and boy it is not like an incestuous
union that is not a true marriage.
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Even a Christian who marries a non Christian receives forgiveness though he or she will almost
certainly face great trials in the marriage. With regard to one's faith in many areas areas of life one
who wilfully marries a non Christian knows that he he or she is marrying a non Christian will
encounter many many heartaches much anguish along the road. Questions will arise as to
activities in which they will participate in the unbeliever.
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People even active participate in various activities in the believer will say no it is wrong in a sense
it goes against my conscience before God. Much heartache will arise as a result of this.
Furthermore there will be much heartache over the way in which the Lord decides to fight the
unbeliever doesn't care about sanctifying the Lord's Day.
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The Christian being much in regard to matters related to their own and perhaps even more
conspicuously in the way in which the children are raised.
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Much much heartache think young people think before you become emotionally involved with a
young man or a young one. Is there their commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. Do they embrace
the faith which you embrace.
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I would even go as far as to say how wise and prudent it is for us to know at the involved in
mirroring those with whom we have substantial disagreement in confessional matters. We simply
set our selves. Even in those cases for great pain and heartache.
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You remember the woes of King Solomon how. First Christine first Keynes or Lathen verses 3 and
4 I say that because of the god.
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Why is that in theory.
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Read his heart away from the Lord.
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I think I have the wisdom of my own confessional standards on this particular matter. In Chapter
24. Section 3 as to who we should seek out parents as partners for our children.
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Children who consent to marry when you are of age ricin and therefore such as profess the true
reform religion should not marry with infidels papers or other idolators. Neither should such as
our God. We'd be equally yoked by marrying with cites as our nutritiously wicked in their life or
Cain damnable heresies.
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Here in first Corinthians chapter 7.
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Does not deal with all the mixed marriages in view form do you see that is not the issue he never
raised is the issue as to how the next marriage is reform. He simply raises the issue that there are
no marriages and so I'm only focussing on that particular point. There are mixed marriages. He
therefore addresses the nature and started up on this marriage and infers that such marriages are
legitimate valid marriages for the believing spouse is not to way the unbelieving spouse.
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As long as the unbelieving spouse consents to be married.
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First growth is Chapter 7 verses 12 and 13. This is what the apostle says If any brother or wife
ever leave is not achieving pleased well with them. Let them not put her away. You could say that
if this was an illegitimate Union but because it is a law or human union between a lever and an
unbeliever he has no right to put it away. Likewise the one in which has a husband I believe is not
and if he be pleased with where her not leave him. Why. Because this is a legitimate union
regardless of how it came about. It is now a legitimate union.
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And I would add you know if the unbelieving spouse should leave.
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God forbid that it be for some personal offence in the life of the believing spouse it the
unbelieving spouse please let him or her leave because of the assistance of the gospel.
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Let him her only because it's the truth that you can add.
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To it or you cannot compromise. Let it be for that reason not for the personal offence taken or
given.
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Well someone might ask the question what about as a chapter 10 issue is commanded to put away
the as wise as the foreign nations. If you read the text there Bill Lord does not say consider you're
never married that is what. And boy marriages because you should never marry these women in
the first place. He says put them away. Divorce them. There seems certainly to go contrary to what
Paul says. Well I would offer to you that this was undoubtably a positive coming of age additional
law unique to Israel given to Israel as a queen. The people that was to be separate from the
uncleanliness of the Gentiles just as the Jews were to mean this is the die very law differs from the
Gentiles Queen and Queen just as the Jews were not so different types of seed within the same
field whether there was a separation between the queen and the oncogene just as different types of
fabric or not to be used in the same garment Inez.
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One was not a plough with an S in an hour. So in this particular case this particular judicial law
which has now expired with the expiration of the civil policy of Israel so I understand it as a
unique commandment to Israel. Now makes clear that there is no such law that close to Christians
who are married even to all of us husbands or wives. They do not have the right simply because
the plan is marriage to leave their spouse.
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If the unborn river does not according to the text does not file the believer in such a marriage but it
is a contrary if the believer side the unbeliever is saying to fly within their home. Certifier to hear
to see the gospel of reconciliation in the life of his wife.
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Then the children of such a union are clean and clean.
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That is they are a queen in the sense that we just spoke of the three as represented as being within
the visible church not unclean like the Gentiles who were outside the visible church.
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Perhaps it was also a question were can the children of such mixed marriages where there's a
believer in an unbeliever which has. Do they have to grow up to be a blessing to Christ and a
blessing in the church.
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What chance have they got an unbeliever weather mother father in the home.
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Consider the case of Timothy 61. Here is a union contract whose mother was at UMass but whose
father was a Greek. And as we read in first and second Timothy we know that it was his mother
and his grandmother who taught Timothy the Scriptures. Listen to the testimony of one who grew
up in a home where there was no believer as an unbeliever.
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Philippines chapter 2 verses 19 to 22.
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The Apostle Paul says concerning this dear child in the faith Timothy but I trust in the Lord Jesus.
Since a month he is shortly to you that I also may be of great comfort when I know your state. I
have known men like minded who will naturally care for your state for their own not the things
which are Jesus Christ. But you know the proof of that as a son with the father. He has served me
in the Gospel. Here was a man who grew up a child who grew up in a mixed marriage and who
was greatly mightily used by the hour. I encourage you who are present in this particular service
those who may hear the sermon preached at another time.
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If you're in such a marriage do not despair for the Lord says your child is clean your child is clean.
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Furthermore the law encourages you dear husband and wife who is a believer. How you know he
says in first growth is 769. You may be the means by which your husband or wife come to a
saving knowledge of Jesus.
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Don't throw in the towel.
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Be consistent in your life with a word of reconciliation. All that you do and say and commit your
children in praying for them. Training them teaching. Now commit to unto Christ come send them
to the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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That's what should a Christian view who finds himself or herself married to a non Christian or
even Christian spouse. Paul says the Christian must not leave nor to force the unbelieving spouse
but must seek to live in peace with the unbelieving spouse and seek to bring her to a saving
knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. The last question but should a Christian Jew in his or her
nonchristian spouse wilfully abandons the marriage. Consider the words of the Apostle Paul. First
Corinthians chapter 7 first 15. But if he and von leaving here part let him depart. A brother sister is
not under bondage in such cases but God has called us to peace. This thought here of words of the
Apostle Paul Paul let the leaving spouse leave let the leaving spouse depart do that can be done on
your part.
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Those of you who believe you are you can to dissuade her from a bend in the marriage.
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But if the unbeliever is determined to leave you cannot tie them up bind them within the House
stand in the go away for a bit.
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So by restraining them physically. We commend him.
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We believe in such cases in not only nice thought but actually set free from the bonds of marriage
to the unbeliever. That is the meaning of the phrase in Chris creative 715 is now under bondage.
Look with me first crispin's chapter 7 verse 27. There we find these words they are bound to a y.
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Bound unto a lie. You see the word bound there is a milder term for the myrdal by the Greek word
deyo in first Corinthians 727. Not to be bound to a y.
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Fact. First Corinthians 727 it says of bound into a Y. Seek not to be lose lose from a y see a right
that is c not be bound to a Y. That's the implication though it's not actually stated the same verb
that was mentioned earlier in that verse out of bounds it's that the implication is the inference that
should be drawn C not to be bound to a Y but if not to be bound to arrive implies no marital union.
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A Doing a term is used then how much more there is no marital union. We're in a much stronger
term is used as in first Corinthians 715 the Greek word do lot is use there to be in bondage or
slavery. He is not in bondage. He is no longer bound as a slave to that marriage. When the
unbeliever deserts will eat deserts and it is not only the bird that is use but is also the tense of the
verb which is the perfect tense which means simply this he is not under bondage or his slave is a
marriage and continues not to be under bondage or slave to the marriage. That's the effect of the
perfect sense in Greek the believer has not in such a case this in causley the believer in such a case
has no way the unbeliever but to the contrary the unbeliever has in effect put the the whole way by
way of wilful desertion that cannot be remedied.
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That's why there is no contradiction between the words of the Lord and the words of Paul spoke in
Matthew 99 when he speaks of the exception class for the cause of fornication. Lord Himself
spoke to those who are viewed as being within the context that the visible church had said there is
only one reason for a faithful spouse to put away and and faithful spouse namely fornication as
addresses the issue of leaving spouse who is within the context of the visible church being wilfully
and permanently deserted by the unbelieving spouse who is viewed outside the context of the
visible church.
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There is no contradiction therefore between the words that are in the words of Paul. Paul is dealing
with a different situation than the Word Himself. That dress. Well what about the professing
believer. Someone might ask who wilfully and permanently desert another professing believer by
simply simply offer it to you. Such a case should be tried by the church courts so that the
professing believer is censured and excommunicating if it is will the version he will or she will not
turn from that desertion and when he or she is the next communicated she is accounted as a
heathen and as a publican outside of the visible church and the professing believer in is under no
bondage to the marriage having been deserted by unbelieving spouse.
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Another question arises.
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Since nothing is explicitly said concerning the liberty to remarry and for a screening in 715 are we
to assume that there is no lavonte to remarry. Is there no liberty granted.
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We are not to assume that are to be lawfully loosed from the marital bond it is a wrongful
dissolution of the marriage. To be arguing no bondage or under no obligation to the marriage is to
be Zol from that particular marriage. And when therefore in marriage as we've already said is
lawfully there's all celebrity to remarry also accompanies it and that is what we have seen.
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OK I won't read the passages but first Corinthians 7 verses 27 28 where there is a lawful divorce
permission is granted to remarry and in making and in nephew 5 32.
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This is exactly what our confessional standards teach.
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Christmas our confession of faith chapter 24 Section 6. Listen to what is stated there after the
corruption of men such as is to study asking this unduly to put Ascender those whom God has
joined together in marriage yet nothing but adultery or sexual will focus assertion as can no way
be remedied by the church or civil magistrate is sufficient of dissolving a bond of marriage
wherein a conflict an orderly course of proceeding is to be observed and the persons concerned is
not left to their own wills and discretion in their own case and in the previous paragraph it says
Where there is a lawful divorce there is also granted law or remarriage.
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This was the practice of Geneva in Scotland in other reformed churches as well.
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These are all good reasons as I come to the end of the sermon.
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These are all good reasons Germans for maintaining courtship within our families but there is time
to get to know the faith of the one your child will be courted by or be courting. Time to get to
know their faith without interfering with physical affection hurrying the process along at lightning
speed.
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The benefits therefore of courtship.
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Last thing I would say to you today. Humans never ever underestimate the power of the gospel to
say. Few are in such a relationship. Never underestimate the power of the gospel to redeem to
bring the message of reconciliation to your spouse. So we fail those particular duties that God is
giving to you see is Grace husbands leaving husbands to love your wife even your unbelieving
wife as Christ loved the church.
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This you didn't begin arriving when we became of a certain family. He loved us while we were in.
He ruled us unto Himself.
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Sounds like us.
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If you're in such a situation it's no less. Do not deserve to Marish you had a band in your spouse.
Pray for her. Why Christ is giving to you. That's where the gospel is our salvation.
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You believe that the word of reconciliation husbands through your lie can you. In your words in
rice believing. Who may be living with unbelieving husbands take to heart. But Peter says in first
Peter chapter 3 verse Why are you by God's grace as you live. Chase me humble quiet life for
your. Obeying the law. You can win your husband even without a word. You believe God's
promises. Are you claiming that I'm a liar. Are you trusting simply the promise of God. He is able
endearments that goes in general. If there are things in life even among us Christians husbands and
wives that we desire the change in our spouses lifes.
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They will most likely not be changed by our spouses over the head or nagging them to death.
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But by faith or within the gospel of reconciliation.
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Being faithful to the duties which God has blessed us with and given to us. As I said to mothers
who have unbelieving spouses concerning the children so I would even say to mothers or fathers
who are divorced who are single. Your situation is not hopeless. Just because you do not have of
leaving why marriage because you are all alone because you deny half of all leaving husbands to
support you in your marriage does not mean that your children are destined to turn out for the
worse. Where is your hope. Sure hope in the CFA depends upon us.
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Even the small little spark is the salvation of our children depends upon us. It is by works. But
God says it is by His grace.
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Take hold of his promises.
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I never like God damn me in prayer.
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Heavenly Father how we think in this day in praise you for infinite worth in the power of the
sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ. We praise God with the message of reconciliation. We pray to
Our Father that it is an official message and that as we teach it even within our homes in the dark
by the grace we will apply it in our hearts and lives even if family members are Lord. We pray that
that would increase the hearts of people this day returning from their own sins. It depends solely
upon them the salvation of the children who look rather to Jesus Christ the mighty God one who
has lost us with these children. They are his gift to us. Let us Father trust the powerful guy in the
key and protect them a thousand by time or in diversey. We'll apply the promise that has already
been given to them. We ask our Father to give to spouses. Hope this day that their marriages are
not destined for destruction even if they are married to unbelievers. That father that unbeliever is
saying to fight even by the presence of the believer. We ask our father would bless the memories
within our church. We ask Father that our cause them to shine forth with glorious light as others
observed and especially as our children and their children would not say I never wanted to be
married. Because Mary said I saw my parents rather father that our children might actually love
and desire that kind of companionship that would lead them and guide them to godly spouses or
we asked this in the name of Christ.
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remember they're going kalven in defending the reformations regular turnstile of worship are what
is sometimes called the Church of worship. Commenting on the words of God which I
commanded them. It came into my heart from his commentary on jeremiahs 731 greats. God here
comes from me and every occasion for making evasions since he condemns by this phrase. I have
not commanded them whenever they are used but there is no other argument here to condemn
superstitions than if they are not commanded by God for me and allow themselves to worship God
according to their own fantasies and attend to his commands. Comments are true religion in his
principles adopted that paper are those fictitious modes of worship in which they have certainly
exercised themselves with fall to the ground. It is indeed a horrible thing for the faith to seek to
discharge their duties to work God Factor forming their own superstitions. There is an immense
number of them as it is well known and as it manifestly appears worthy to admit this principle that
we can outrightly worship God except by obeying His Word they would be delivered from their
office of air. The prophets words are very important when he says that God commanded no such
thing and that it never came to his might. Though he had said that men assume too much wisdom
when they devise where he never required Nay what he never knew.