“The Damage of Divorce”
BIBLE READING: Matthew 19, Mark 10 DISCUSSION Divorce is one of the most difficult issues that plagues our society. No matter what the situation, God hates divorce (Malachi 2.16). The reason for that hatred, is because divorce never just affects the man and the woman. The ripples of divorce affect the children, the extended family of both sides, not to mention the friends of the couple as well. The world wants us to believe that the lines between divorce have been blurred so much, that is it more of a gray issue. However, for God the issue seems to be black and white. Marriage is meant to be a commitment between a man and a woman and God. Those vows that we made to each other on our wedding day were meant to be kept until death do us part. Now, that doesn’t mean that God doesn’t place an opportunity for divorce; In fact, that is what we have within our reading this morning in Matthew