Venue : Shieh Wei's place
Time : 8.30 p.m
We started with a time of singing led by Raymond and continued to a time of discussion led by Andrew....
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MATTHEW 5:32 AND MATTHEW 19:9 ??
' But i tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.'
Matthew 5:32
' I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.'
Matthew 19:9
IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THESE TWO VERSES ????
Shieh Wei's thought : In Matt 5:32...it speaks of the womans role in causing adultery....because it says...anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery...BUT...in Matt 19:9..it speaks of the man's role it says...anyone who divorced HIS wife.....marries another woman...commits adultery....
Joshua's thought : In Matt 5:32, it says, for example, IF i marry Shieh Wei, Shieh Wei is unfaithful and i divorce her, Shieh Wei is an adulteress ! Then, when Shieh Wei marries Raymond...then Raymond becomes and adulterer too !! BUT....I'm clean !!!=p
Raymond's thought : Agrees with Joshua and gives the same example as Joshua...
Yvonne's thought : NO !!! It says.....EXCEPT FOR....marital unfaithfulness...meaning simply divorce her....
Chun Hui and Jie Han : Hmmmmmmmmm......* in deep thought*
Li Ean's thought : Hmmmm....thinks its correct what Yvonne says...but thinks also its correct what Joshua says......hmmmm...( confused...)
Andrew's thought : Brings us back to Gen and Deut 24:1 where no one shld divorce his/ her spouse and brings us to how the relationship ought to be something like the relationship between us and Christ...( Blog Administrator : Actually horr...I still do not get how this connects with the question above on the diff between the verses.....;p )
CONCLUSION : No Conclusion !!=p.....BUT...we concluded that God is displeased with any divorce because when a man and woman come together...they are joined as one in Christ and what Christ has joined...let no one separate......
We also learned on how the world has 'degenerated' into taking divorce and marriage lightly that no one honors it anymore. We learned on how we ought to consider wisely and with the LORD as we contemplate our future spouses and family life......what an appropriate thought for Young Adults....=)
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