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he still wasn't wrong about THAT tho.
Tell me what we're talking about again, nadiine. Show me that you even know what we're disagreeing on at this point as Im starting to doubt that you do.

What *I* responded to was very much a error on the part of the poster in question, Im afraid. He blanketly condemns something that scripture does not.
 
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who's arguing HM???
can't YOU just drop it??
Youre really funny.
YOU start this nonsense and then when someone responds you act like youve been trying to get it stopped.
Its quite probably that I ought to just put you on ignore seeing the immature games you like to play instead of partaking of a genuine discussion.
I think Ill do that now....

you have a nice day, sister


edit...problem solved....
 
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What *I* responded to was very much a error on the part of the poster in question, Im afraid. He blanketly condemns something that scripture does not.
Looking at this post once more there is NO way to confuse that CiC is very clearly attacking ALL remarriage as a SEPARATE issue from UNmarried sex...precisely what I responded to originally...just as it is clear they are also speaking about homosexuality and a few other non-related points.
he also seems to be attacking women who use birth control and abortion and adding them to this list of 'heresies' hes created....I suppose THOSE are solely about PREmarital sex too according to some here.
 
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let me requote you his post since you just cannot let anyone disagree
with something you post.
He never ONCE specified what aspects of remarriage he was even
referring to - it was left completely vague.
You yourself have even stated here that unlawful means of divorce
in certain situations does not give license for remarriage.

Jesus said except for fornication or adultery, there is NO remarriage
allowed.
His post IS accurate, it is simply generalized as a list of morals
that quite a few in the church are overturning as they become more and more liberal. & clearly MANY in the church ARE wrongly divorcing
for simply not getting along anymore & moving onto others.

You are the one beating the drums here in attack when it wasn't even
necessary in that post. It didn't deserve that harsh of a response when
it's generally very accurate and wasn't MEANT to be the end-all of
explaining all the details of what remarriage is & isn't lawful etc. etc.

But whatever, I have no intention of continuing this back and forth
w/ you.
 
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Every single couple I knew from Church that divorced were living with someone new before their marriage was officially dissolved by the courts. It is unfortunate but my perspective is entirely the polar of yours.
 
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Every single couple I knew from Church that divorced were living with someone new before their marriage was officially dissolved by the courts. It is unfortunate but my perspective is entirely the polar of yours.
Please tell me you're kidding.

Doesn't it make you wonder if they had already fallen in love/lust
with someone else which might have CAUSED them to split up?

You don't just find another lover so quickly.

**and then people blame Christians who stand firm in God's moral
standards for turning people off to Christianity.

I have news, it's the ones living like the world who are turning off
the world to Christ. Why would the world go for our Lord if they
see no difference in them than how they already live?
 
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let me requote you his post since you just cannot let anyone disagree
with something you post.

He never ONCE specified what aspects of remarriage he was even
referring to - it was left completely vague.
READ his post again, N....he was blanketly covering ALL remarriage...period...there was no need to define any details.
And that fact is perfectly in line with his OTHER posts in this forum...

You yourself have even stated here that unlawful means of divorce
in certain situations does not give license for remarriage.
ONLY in ONE case where two believers have divorced without just cause.
THAT is the ONLY time I have presented that there is any command to remain unmarried.
And I have stated quite clearly that *IF* the persons remarry anyway, even tho it may be sin when they do, that this remarriage IS a marriage and is to be honored as such.
Lets be sure if you feel to keep this going that we make sure to include ALL of the facts.
Jesus said except for fornication or adultery, there is NO remarriage
allowed.
Jesus was dealing with a very specific situation...just as Paul was.

Jesus didnt cover a situation where a woman was being raped and tortured by her husband.
As I said, some in this forum would condemn the innocent woman to the same yoke of bondage that the hardhearted Jews did...damning her to celibacy that scripture does not if her husband casts her out without cause....precisely what YOU must do based on your use of Christs words in the gospels.

If HE doesnt put HER away for cheating, as CHRIST said in an absolute fashion, then SHE..the INNOCENT party....is supposedly now condemned to celibacy and possibly living in the streets for lack of provision (lets not pretend that our comfortable lives here are the same for every woman around the globe).
Sorry but Paul also chimes in here. The believing spouse is NOT in bondage to that union if it ends. These fallacies would keep the person in bondage to an UNbelieving spouse for the rest of their natural lives. PREPOSTEROUS !...that was NOT Jesus' or Pauls intent.

I'll say again that some here have MISSED Christs point. He WASNT laying out a list of reasons for divorce...He was exposing the sins of the people...


No, his post was far from accurate. He condemns all remarriage here as he has in other threads.
But whatever, I have no intention of continuing this back and forth
w/ you.
Ill believe it when I see you stop posting in my direction, N....
 
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Every single couple I knew from Church that divorced were living with someone new before their marriage was officially dissolved by the courts. It is unfortunate but my perspective is entirely the polar of yours.

I wonder which is worse.

Having sex with someone two years after a person has declared the intent to divorce an abusive, cheating spouse but being forced to remain in the marriage because ceasars licensing will cost them thousands of dollars they dont have to file divorce to begin with.....or;

Or divorcing without just cause TO get married to someone else...but waiting until the paperwork is finalized so its all legal like....
 
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Mat 19:1 When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan;
Mat 19:2 and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
Mat 19:3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?"

THAT is the context of that passage. Not Herod. Herod's problem was that he married his brother's wife, and that has nothing to do with what we're talking about here. It's not even referenced anywhere near Matthew 19, it's 5 chapters earlier.

Tell me this, GC.....who was lying here..Mark or Matthew....or maybe Jesus was ?
False dilemma. You forgot another option- that your interpretation is wrong.

Tells us.. was Mark lying in his ABSOLUTE statement that NO SIGN would be given ?
Or is Matthew the liar when he says that no sign EXCEPT the one would be given ?
Are they the same event? If not, there is nothing to say that you are right.

Mark offers NO exception....NO SIGN is listed at all.
Matthew shows that a sign WILL be given...that of Jonah.
So tell us which account is the accurate one if you please.
No. You tell us if the two accounts are of the same event:
Mat 15:39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.

Mat 16:1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Mat 16:2 But He replied to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
Mat 16:3 "And in the morning, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?
Mat 16:4 "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.



As opposed to:
Mar 8:9 About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.
Mar 8:10 And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of Dalmanutha.
Mar 8:11 The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.
Mar 8:12 Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, "Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."



And just to get rid of your claim that it's an absolute statement meaning what you say it does?
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σημεῖον
sēmeion
Thayer Definition:
1) a sign, mark, token
1a) that by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others and is known
1b) a sign, prodigy, portent, i.e. an unusual occurrence, transcending the common course of nature
1b1) of signs portending remarkable events soon to happen
1b2) of miracles and wonders by which God authenticates the men sent by him, or by which men prove that the cause they are pleading is God’s
Part of Speech: noun neuter


That's the word used for 'sign' in both Matthew and Mark. This word has several meanings. In Matthew, the context indicates that it's talking about everything BUT 1b2 above. The sign of the prophet Jonah wasn't a miracle in any sense of the word. Whereas Mark was clearly using only 1b2, indicating a physical sign. The sign of Jonah is not a physical sign. The two passages do not contradict at all. Mark is talking about a miracle, Matthew is talking about a sign as it pertains to a symbol.




I do look at the whole thing. I also see that the only reference to Herod in Matthew is in the Nativity story and in Matthew 14, and that in Mark it's separated by 4 chapters. There's nothing in Matthew 19 or Mark 10 that would indicate that a sin similar to Herod's was being committed. There's nothing in either of them to suggest that it's just one person leaving their spouse for another. It says that they left their spouse and got married to someone else:
Mar 10:2 Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife.
Mar 10:3 And He answered and said to them, "What did Moses command you?"
Mar 10:4 They said, "Moses permitted a man TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY."
Mar 10:5 But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
Mar 10:6 "But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE.
Mar 10:7 "FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,
Mar 10:8 AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Mar 10:9 "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
Mar 10:10 In the house the disciples began questioning Him about this again.
Mar 10:11 And He *said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;
Mar 10:12 and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery."



Mat 19:3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?"
Mat 19:4 And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,
Mat 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'?
Mat 19:6 "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
Mat 19:7 They *said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?"
Mat 19:8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.
Mat 19:9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery."



In one instance, Jesus is talking to his disciples. In the second, Jesus is talking to a large group of people.



Hyper-Calvinists do just what a few do here and run to a select few verses to create fallacies and error.

READERS SEE->Click->>> Comparing Hyper-marital doctrines to Hyper-Calvinism


Red herring.

The WHOLE truth is in the WHOLE bible....not 3 pet passages.
And the context of Bible verses- the surrounding chapter, not the one chapter 4-5 chapters before the verse- determines their meaning, not jumping around and connecting dots that aren't meant to be connected.
 
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Red herring.
laughable statement.
I suggest you actually study the matter out some poster. These MDR heresies work EXACTLY like 'hypercalvinism' does....pushing PART of the data to create fallacy that seems scriptural.
You want to cling to 2 or 3 verses instead of accepting ALL of the relevant data and harmonizing it....such as Jesus saying 'let not man put asunder CHORIZO) while Paul turns right around and says LET the unbeliever depart (CHORIZO).
If I studied like some here Id have to believe Paul a heretic and Mark a liar.

THAT is the context of that passage. Not Herod. Herod's problem was that he married his brother's wife, and that has nothing to do with what we're talking about here. It's not even referenced anywhere near Matthew 19, it's 5 chapters earlier.
What on earth ?
Do you even KNOW the situation with Herod and Herodias, chap ?
Read Josephus for crying out loud if you cant figure it out.
The Context there that you quoted....divorcing without cause...for EVERY cause...is EXACTLY what Herod and Herodias did...they met and without cause conspired to put away their spouses to have each other.

Its no wonder you folks constantly disagree with facts...you clearly dont investigate the details beyond yoru own fallacious doctrines.

False dilemma. You forgot another option- that your interpretation is wrong.

yeah....thats it.
It seems anytime those of your error cant deaL with fact its time for the smoke and mirrors
The rest of us have eyes, GC....we can SEE what Jesus is asked for and we can SEE how Mark and Matthew record His response TO that query.
Your deflection is apparent and quite irrelevant.
Are they the same event? If not, there is nothing to say that you are right.
Amazing response.
The question is the same...that they wanted to see a 'sign from heaven'...so it is irrelevant if its the same exact event or not.
I see that dodging is your only response here.

In one instance, Jesus is talking to his disciples. In the second, Jesus is talking to a large group of people.
Irrelevant.
Are you so bold as to claim that Jesus LIED to the large group because you certainly seem to be saying as much.



No. You tell us if the two accounts are of the same event:
Mat 15:39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.
No, chap...I made NO such assertion...you are bearing false witness.
I presented that the QUESTION is the SAME...that they wanted to see a 'sign from heaven'...and to THAT question Mark gives an answer that DOESNT line up with Matthews.
I certainly hope you have better than this nonsense to offer...

Fact..In BOTH accounts a 'sign from heaven' is requested.
Fact..Christs RESPONSE in Mark does NOT agree with Christs response in Matthew when taken 'as is' in any absolute fashion.

Im sorry if you are so determined to push your agenda that you will twist the facts to suit that agenda.
Those of use with eyes can read for ourselves and SEE what the texts present

And the context of Bible verses- the surrounding chapter, not the one chapter 4-5 chapters before the verse- determines their meaning, not jumping around and connecting dots that aren't meant to be connected.
The ENTIRETY of Gods word applies chap....your rejection of that fact is irrelevant.
Pauls words in the situation that HE was dealing with show us MORE of the details that help us understand what Christs intent was..what it HAD to be so that Paul is not made a liar and a heretic.

Jesus said 'LET NOT man put asunder' while Paul turns right around and says to LET the unbeliever do just that...so which one are you calling a liar ?
REAGARDLESS of what YOU and others choose to believe a LOT of things in scripture have to be understood in the context they are given in and in light of the REST of Gods word...
 
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I do look at the whole thing.
No, you seem to be stuck in Mark 10 and Matthew 19 where MDR is concerned...just as others of your fallacies are


Nuff said.
Id suggest you spend a bit more time in study on the matter before playing teacher, poster....

 
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Additionally...curiousity got the better of me to see if Matthew and Marks accounts DO record the same event since GC seems to want to make THAT the issue here instead of what is actually important...the question and the response given.

Heres both accounts after Jesus speaking about this sign....
Ive color coded some of the events to PROVE that this IS the same event...or maybe GC wants to claim that this exact discussion happened more than once with Christ disciples apparently being pretty dumb...needing to be taught the same exact thing a second time ??




Actual SCHOLARS of scripture show that this WAS the SAME event, btw...

Mat 16:5-12
The account in these verses is also recorded in Mar_8:13-21.

Alberte Barnes

I thank you GC....Ill be adding this to the study just in case this diversion comes up in the future
 
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Figure I'll just toss up the short article here for everyones amusement.
You have fun, GC, trying to prove that the two arent the same event...as if it matters since the inquiry is the same...

 
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Well, He compares us to sheep too, so yeah, I would expect that they're pretty dumb. How long did Judas stick with Jesus? 3+ years? And he still betrayed Jesus and didn't understand His message. How many times did Jesus predict his death and resurrection? Yet Peter tried to prevent it. And just a few verses before the event in Matthew Jesus asks, "Are you still so dull?" So yes, I would expect that they are different events. Especially considering the differences between who is addressing Jesus and how.


Actual SCHOLARS of scripture show that this WAS the SAME event, btw...



I thank you GC....Ill be adding this to the study just in case this diversion comes up in the future
One guy hardly makes up enough to back your case. Other commentaries reference Matthew 12:39. Is that also the same event?

I'll thank you to note something in the text:
Mat 15:39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.

Mat 16:1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Mat 16:2 But He replied to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
Mat 16:3 "And in the morning, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?
Mat 16:4 "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.



As opposed to:
Mar 8:9 About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.
Mar 8:10 And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of Dalmanutha.
Mar 8:11 The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.
Mar 8:12 Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, "Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."

Aside from the differences in how the word 'sign' is used, you have the fact that the Pharisees are in one, and then in the other both the Pharisees and the Saducees are testing Jesus.
 
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What fallacies? Do point them out.
At least one where you make the issue whether the accounts are the same to divert attention off the actual issue of what the question was and what the response was.

It doesnt matter if its the SAME event or not and if that is the best you can do here then I submit that you and I neednt persue this any further as you apparently need to deflect from the actual issue to keep from admitting the truth.
When taken 'as is' in any absolute fashion Marks account DOES conflict directly with Matthews account of the event because Mark does NOT include the exception that the sign of Jonah WOULD be given while Matthew does not.

ONLY when we HARMONIZE the details do we see the WHOLE picture.
Marks audience, if ONLY using Marks gospel, would very clearly not have been given the fact that Jesus DID AT some point show that there WOULD be a sign given to that generation..the sign of Jonah.

It is EXACTLY the same in many areas of doctrine...including things that some Calvinistic doctrines teach pertaining to absolute predestination.
SOME passages in Romans and elsewhere SEEM to show that God micromanages every single thought and act that man commits in his lifetime and they even can show with VERY clear scripture that GOD is the source of mans sin....that GOD basically forces man to sin against Him. That is what SOME of these fallacies teach and they have a FAR more convincing argument than these MDR fallacies ever hope to have...yet we KNOW that God does NOT force all men to sin against Him.

These false MDR doctrines work EXACTLY the same...twisting and perverting some passages to their own needs while rejecting the facts from the whole word of God.
 
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Entirely irrelevant.
Judas was doomed from the start as it was already known what he would do.
I suppose youre going to blame Jesus too since Jesus KNEW what Judas would do yet chose him anyway ?

One guy hardly makes up enough to back your case. Other commentaries reference Matthew 12:39. Is that also the same event?
Thats pretty funny.
I hightlighted the text to show how they perfectly align, poster.
Its amazing what you folks will do to keep from accepting simple fact.

As I said...it is irrelevant to begin with...the question itself was the same..they asked for a 'sign from heaven'.
Mark records that NO sign would be given while Matthew records that one would be given.

Oddly enough it is agian Mark who does not record the exception pertaining to divorce and remarriagre while Matthew does record it. Seems to be a pattern there

this is enough for me, poster..even if you cant find a way to accept the facts in the matter.
its the same event or Jesus disciples were living in a movie called 'Groundhod Day' starting Bill Murray where they kept reliving the same events over and again .
 
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Tell you what kills me.
If Im wrong, Im wrong and Im man enough to admit it when someone can prove to me that I am wrong. No skin off my nose...I learned something new.
Something that I find godless and detestable tho, is when facts are lined up against a persons views and no matter how overwhelming those facts are this person simply refuses out of sheer stubborness to just admit that they may have gotten it wrong.
Its no wonder forums like this have so much disagreement...everyone here is a teacher who has nothing left to learn...even when it can be proven that they ARE wrong in a matter.

Ive gotten to the point where I really feel like its a waste of time with some...theyre gong to believe whatever error they want to and they will misrepresent any facts they need to in order to keep from just accepting the truth...
 
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laughable statement.
I suggest you actually study the matter out some poster. These MDR heresies work EXACTLY like 'hypercalvinism' does....pushing PART of the data to create fallacy that seems scriptural.
That's called taking things out of context, which I have shown you I haven't done several times now. It has nothing to do with hypercalvinism. We're not talking about election.


Why is that? I cling to all the relevant data- including the fact that Matthew and Mark are 2 different people and thusly record things differently but still include important things about who's talking to whom.
THAT is the context of that passage. Not Herod. Herod's problem was that he married his brother's wife, and that has nothing to do with what we're talking about here. It's not even referenced anywhere near Matthew 19, it's 5 chapters earlier.
Yes, I do know the situation with Herod. I read my Bible just like you do. However, there is nothing in Matthew 19 or Mark 10 that references their situation. Nothing at all.

Its no wonder you folks constantly disagree with facts...you clearly dont investigate the details beyond yoru own fallacious doctrines.
Claims without backing aren't going to win you any points with me.



It's not a deflection. I have eyes too. See who was asking the query in the first place. See how 'signs' is being used in both places. That's what I look at. The essential parts of the passage.



Amazing response.
The question is the same...that they wanted to see a 'sign from heaven'...so it is irrelevant if its the same exact event or not.
I see that dodging is your only response here.
I've asked people the same question more than once. Why should Jesus be any different? His ministry spanned 3 years. You're saying He can't have repeated things in that time?



Irrelevant.
Are you so bold as to claim that Jesus LIED to the large group because you certainly seem to be saying as much.
Are you so bold as to accuse me of things without backing? Just because something looks like something to you doesn't mean it actually is what you think it is. It's called differences in perception. Given that one response was when Jesus was talking to the crowd and one was talking to the disciples, I'd say the disciples were different than the group and needed to hear something different.


You said the events are the same.

Are you now lying and accusing me of lying about you? It's sitting right there.

That's the word used for 'sign' in both Matthew and Mark. This word has several meanings. In Matthew, the context indicates that it's talking about everything BUT 1b2 above. The sign of the prophet Jonah wasn't a miracle in any sense of the word. Whereas Mark was clearly using only 1b2, indicating a physical sign. The sign of Jonah is not a physical sign. The two passages do not contradict at all. Mark is talking about a miracle, Matthew is talking about a sign as it pertains to a symbol.
Fact..In BOTH accounts a 'sign from heaven is requested'
Fact..Christs RESPONSE in Mark does NOT agree with Christs response in Matthew.
Fact: Jesus is talking to only one religious group in Mark.

Fact: Jesus is talking to two religious groups in Matthew.
Fact: Jesus treats both instances of a sign in two different ways.

Im sorry if you are so determined to push your agenda that you will twist the facts to suit that agenda.
I'm sorry you ignore all the facts pertaining to both verses in pushing yours.

Those of use with eyes can read for ourselves and SEE what the texts present
Are you keeping Jesus' command to love by insulting me here?
1Jn 2:4 The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
1Jn 2:5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:
1Jn 2:6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

And the context of Bible verses- the surrounding chapter, not the one chapter 4-5 chapters before the verse- determines their meaning, not jumping around and connecting dots that aren't meant to be connected.
The ENTIRETY of Gods word applies chap....your rejection of that fact is irrelevant.
Not the entirety of God's word dictates the meaning of both verses, however.



Red herring and straw man argument. We're not talking about Paul's intent. We're not talking about Jesus or Paul being a liar. We're talking about whether or not Christians should divorce and remarry when it doesn't involve adultery.
 
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Entirely irrelevant.
Judas was doomed from the start as it was already known what he would do.
I suppose youre going to blame Jesus too since Jesus KNEW what Judas would do yet chose him anyway ?
It's entirely relevant if you ask 'I suppose you think the disciples are dumb enough that Jesus has to repeat himself'. And you did.

Thats pretty funny.
I hightlighted the text to show how they perfectly align, poster.
Its amazing what you folks will do to keep from accepting simple fact.
You left out a few facts that differentiate them. I merely did the same thing you did without the highlights. Are you accusing yourself of ignoring facts now?

As I said...it is irrelevant to begin with...the question itself was the same..they asked for a 'sign from heaven'.
Mark records that NO sign would be given while Matthew records that one would be given.
Mark records Jesus addressing one party, and Matthew records him addressing two.

Oddly enough it is agian Mark who does not record the exception pertaining to divorce and remarriagre while Matthew does record it. Seems to be a pattern there
Oddly enough, it doesn't matter.

Fact is fact, and you're not citing fact when you say we can remarry and not commit adultery.
 
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