Loading Content...
Share a Link to this Message
The link has been copied to your clipboard; paste it anywhere you would like to share it.
CloseBernard Gabbott - Sunday, 23 April 2023
God's View of Marriage and Singleness
One of the statements I keep returning to in my mind and heart in Matthew is the statement of God as Jesus is revealed as truly divine: ‘This is My beloved Son. I take delight in Him. Listen to Him!’ (Matthew 17:5). The realization of who Jesus truly is should drive His disciples’ to ‘listen to Him’ – to hear and obey. Too often we hear Jesus – then we argue with Jesus. We debate His words. We look for loopholes. We lament their ‘rigidity’ or their ‘uncompromising’ and ‘high’ nature. We listen – and then we argue, wriggle, lament, or moan. Yet, this is God-in-the-flesh. His words are true and good and wise and gentle and for the benefit of broken image-bearers-of-God. So, when the Pharisees come to trap Jesus in questions about marriage (and divorce), Jesus’ words are not to be debated, but first listened to, understood, then applied. This is the same man who knows sinners and the broken, sups with them, and offers them rest. His words are for their good!
Scripture References: Matthew 19:1-12, Psalms 16:1-11, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 2:15-25
Related Topics: Matthew | More Messages from Bernard Gabbott | Download Audio
From Series: "Matthew"
More From "Matthew"
Clean or unclean? | Tim Baxter | Sunday, 18 January 2015 | Listen | ||
Is Your Focus on Jesus? | Lindsay Heal | Sunday, 11 January 2015 | Listen | ||
A Couple of Kings and Their Banquets | Paul Foster | Sunday, 4 January 2015 | Listen | ||
Preparing the King's Way | Paul Foster | Sunday, 28 December 2014 | Listen | ||
Who Rules Your Life? | Tim Baxter | Thursday, 25 December 2014 | Listen | ||
Making Choices | Tim Baxter | Wednesday, 24 December 2014 | Listen | ||
Genealogy of Jesus | Ralph Wood | Sunday, 21 December 2014 | Listen | ||
Prized Possession | Daniel Wood | Sunday, 28 August 2011 | Listen | ||
False Reporting | Tim Baxter | Sunday, 24 April 2011 | Listen | ||
Save Yourself | Tim Baxter | Friday, 22 April 2011 | Listen |