Matthew 19:6 — Community Reflections

MATTHEW 19:6 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”

So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. The principle derived from the Genesis citations: the one-flesh union is God's joining, and no human authority (including Moses) has the right to separate what God has joined. The what God has joined together is the key: marriage is not merely a human institution but a divine act, and the divine act cannot be undone by human legal procedure.

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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago

What it means to love - Matthew 19

I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing - both the anguish and the hope. God is faithful in...