Josh

1)Who was Jesus talking to? 2)What culture was Jesus trying to address and rewire? 3)When was it said? Before resurrection or after. 4)What established doctrine is particularly corrected? 1) In Matthew 19:39 and Mark 10:2–12, Jesus was directly answering a group of Pharisees who approached Him with a trick question: "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason? 2) The culture Jesus was particularly addressing was in Deut 24:1 3) Jesus spoke these strict words before the Resurrection to an unbelieving, hard-hearted culture that lacked the Holy Spirit. However, the Resurrection changed everything. Today, when the Church faces marital brokenness, we do not just apply a rigid, pre-resurrection rule; we apply the complete knowledge of Christ and the wisdom of God given to us through His resurrection. The Resurrection gives us the spiritual maturity to evaluate each situation through the lens of grace, redemption, and the totality of Christ's character, rather than just a legalistic commandment, there is a wide scope of knowledge in Christ, to compare and cross-reference, based on the circumstances of the situation. 4) The doctrine Jesus was correcting was the selfish act of men, who divorce their wives because they suddenly don't look attractive to them anymore. I will just let her go and marry another woman; that was the mentality Jesus was correcting.

My friend discovered these things when he cohabited with his wife before marriage. She didn’t like spoons placed over a pot, after you dish your food wash off the spoon don’t place it over the pot. After bathing, she told him to use clean water and wash off the soap foams on the wall tiles. After using the toilet 🚽 don’t cover it, leave it open so air can flow in and out. Don’t use her towel for any reason, she told him, she loves to meet her towel dry. When pressing the toothpaste start from the bottom to use not from the top. If they had not cohabitated he might not know all these things, and these things as little as they look are capable of ruining a marriage. Cohabitation is good and it is for the benefit of both!