41. Jesus on Marriage and Divorce (Mark 10:1-12)

Mark's description of life in the kingdom has highlighted humble service, and no surprisingly, that life of service should begin with those closest to us. For those who are married, that means husband or wife. In this short text, Jesus lays the groundwork for the transformation of this most ancient and original institution of human society.

[robertlangford]

Amen!! After 36 years of awesome marraige i am thankful for this gift from God and the wife He gave you so much for another amazing lesson. Bless you and your loved ones!

[hlulanimthethwa]

i have been looking for your teaching on marriage, and I am glad I found this. Let me listen. Please teach something on king David's and Solomon's life. Thank you sir.

[jd-gwgr]

sound bit 10:24 bruce states the early church elders (call no one father) tend to demonize marriage and compare this to 1 Timothy 4 verses 1- 4 (... forbidding to marry...) see dr. sungenis a catholic apologetics on catholic marriage: makes some excellent points but i believe bruce to be correct the early church elders (call no on father...) and catholic church tend to demonize marriage and divorce. also see dr. r.c. sproul and marriage and divorce and it goes without saying that dr. sproul makes an excellent exegetics.

[randomuser]

I'm am more confused than ever about divorce. I enjoy Bruce's lectures, but this one gave me no insight about the subject. What am I missing? Just what _is_ the rule concerning divorce?

[MLS]

So if a person is divorced am I to understand that they are to remain single or be reconciled to there spouse??? What if the spouse has remarried??? Are they then permitted to remarry to someone else??? I appreciate your teaching, but, this one really does leave me more confused??? I appreciated this lecture, but, I thought it would be something other than it is, considering the title...

[courageousdude]

Bruce... Question.... Jude tells us that wicked men have crept in and changed the grace of our God to lewdness or lasciviousness... he tells us that we must earnestly contend for what was first taught us. Was there a historic change of the very definition of grace?

[brentanoschool]

Orthodox marriage is based on mutual consent and desire for a helpmate - the exchange of rings at the betrothal - three times for equality and sharing. His ring first given the her and her ring given to him. Then the holy spirit is invoked upon them to make the union in Christ - the crowning. There is not the contractual idea or of property. It supposes that there can be a spiritual death as well as a physical death in the marriage - consent disappears as well as the cooperation with the Holy Spirit. Second marriages are repentant services. There is no divorce but the consent for the second marriage given by the bishop - forgiveness and grace. There is no idea of annulling a contract in the east.