The Permanence of Marriage

Divorce is a sad reality in our broken and fallen world. Nearly everyone has been affected by it in some way. When the Pharisees come to trap Jesus with a question about the lawfulness of divorce, He makes some statements that are hard. Not hard to understand, but simply hard to accept. God's will for marriage is the permanent union of a man and woman until death. But the good news for sinners like us is that the gospel marriage is meant to portray also brings grace, healing and forgiveness.