Text : Matthew
5:31-32
Title : The
Abused Document
Speaker : Jhun
Balanon
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Divorce in the
Philippine Perspective
·
There is no divorce in the Philippines only
annulment but the principle is the same as divorce
·
Despite the fact that there is no divorce here
and annulment is so expensive and time consuming, the essence of divorce still
inevitable
·
Divorce are all over the place
o In
showbiz
o In
upper class society
o Even
to the grass roots society
·
Divorce today is just a normal part in the
society like any other crimes
B. Divorce in
Biblical Perspective (Matthew 19:8-9)
·
God hates divorce
·
God permits divorce because of stubbornness of
Israelites
·
There is only ground for divorce – Marital
Unfaithfulness
II. BODY
A. Certification –
Certificate of Divorce
·
Who are qualified for the issuance of
certificate of divorce? –
o Anyone
who proves that his or her spouse commit infidelity
·
What is the ground in order to avail certificate
of divorce?
o Marital
Unfaithfulness no more no less
·
Why Jesus Christ opposed the tradition of the
Jews in terms of divorce?
o The
reason is that they divorced their spouses with other reasons aside from
marital unfaithfulness (v.32)
B. Condition –
Biblical Grounds
·
Ground for Divorce
o Marital
Unfaithfulness (for any reason except sexual immorality)
·
Ground for Remarriage
C. Corruption –
Cause of Adultery
·
Root of
Corruption
o Wrong
motives to divorce their spouses
§ That’s
why Jesus use the word (any reasons)aside from sexual immorality..
§ Jesus
deals the very heart of a man
·
Fruit of Corruption
o Adultery
is the result of the divorce done not in Biblical perspective
Different Facets
of Adultery in Wrong Motive of Divorce
A. The Act of
Hating
·
The one who wants to divorce his or her spouse
must examine the motive of the heart
o Why
is the reason why I divorce my spouse?
o Do
I love my spouse still or I hate my spouse?
B. The Act of
Craving
·
The one who wants to divorce his or her spouse
must examine the craving of the heart
o Most
of those who wanted to divorce their spouse they want other person to be with
o Some
crave for the love, attention, and even sexual satisfaction that they spouses
cannot give to them
C. The Act of
Causing Sin
·
The one who wants to divorce his or her spouse
must consider his or her partner and other person.
o The
reason is that his or her spouse will fall in temptation that leads to adultery
as well as the one who will marry them.
III. CONCLUSION
·
Remember
that God hates divorce
·
Remember
the vow you took before the Lord during the wedding ceremony
o Love you spouses that the Lord had given
you
·
Divorce
must be grounded on the biblical basis (marital unfaithfulness)
o So that you may not push them to cause sin
of adultery
FOR GOD'S GLORY
October 23, 2011
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