First Word about the marriage – 17.11.01
(Right of the body)
I would like speak about the low (right) which concerns the body. God created us from the dust and He gave us the body for the earthly pilgrimage .When we look at the marriage, let consider, how God decided? How the marriage shall look like?
He is particular in that decision and He will judge anyone, who break out of His law, irrespektive of the person. God will judge the adulterer and an fornicator.
Let's open 1 Cor 7. I would like show you, trough the Word of God, how long two people can be husband and wife:
(39) The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
From this moment. Before man believed in Jesus, it might funktion differently in his life. He could look behind somebody who was handsome, pretty, rich or eloquent. But when he become a christian,
if his earlier marriage was canceled because of the death of a spouse, he can marry only a man who belongs to Jesus Christ. This applies to the purity of the body, becouse whats belongs to the Lord at the moment, shall belongs totaly to Him. There shouldn't be a break between two people.
When a man did not know Christ, he could not make a right decision, he lived in ignorance.
But when he knows Jesus, his decisions must be sensible. His choice must be related to a body , which also learns how to stay before God in purity
So you should choose a man who belongs to the Lord, to avoid the problems of body, which is not sacred, and you are free to follow already in one direction, towards the Lord
Let's read the same chapter,wers 10 – 11:
(10) And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband: (11) But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to [her] husband: and let not the husband put away [his] wife.
The reason to leave the husband/or wife is only one - adultery. Adultery gives the right to leave the spouse, but not give the right to get married secound time, becouse a marriage ceases to exist, when the husband/ or wife died. Evean sin like adultery, dont annihiltae/destroy marriage. Nothing. Only death. When the disciple heard this, they said: better is not to marry”. They understood this. What can do the man, when he made a misteake, and he knows, that only death can separated the marriage? Jesus says: „who can understand, let him understand”. The sin spouse does not give the right to sin the other spouse. Adultery is adultery when the spouse is alive, but person associates (sprawdzić jak jest obcować w łukasza) with others.
They remain married until death, whether they are together or not.
I am going to explain it very clearly, that you can see the thoughts of the Lord in this area. And you will see great deception, which overwhelm the earth.
I want you to be focused on the two people who joined together , they become one flesh – not one soul. It is bodies fusion. God blessed that fusion (marriage), and they become one body.
In the 1 Cor 7, Paul write that the man, who not believe in Jesus jet, and he got marriage, he is still spouse. The fact, he dont believe in Jesus, dont stop him to become a husband/wife, because this is the right of body. So this right oblige/refer to people form the world and to the christians.
So ,when woman/ or man get married, they shall stay together till the death one of the spouses.
1 Cor 7: 12-16
(12) But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. (13) And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. (14) For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. (15) But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us to peace. (16) For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save [thy] husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save [thy] wife?
So, there is no right, that the man can say:
Let's open Romans 7:1-3:
(1) Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? (2) For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband. (3) So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
It isn't union of three bodies, but she has been released and can join with another man, ane then there become one. There is no another way. Marriage has to be .... czyste i łoże nieskalane..- hebr.
I am going to read 1 Cor 5, 9-13
(9) I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: (10) Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. (11) But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. (12) For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? (13) But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
Let's see how we, as a Church, how we treat fornication and adultery.
In present time is many adulterous relationship. People who have a wife, got marriage secound time, and they say: I have the right to take a secound wife, because that first, was in the world (wasn't newborn). Now, they are christians both. Or they say that this marriage was not spiritual, it was not a new born person, so the relationship is invalid. A diffrent demonic teaching is in the church, they task is to lead the new born person in sin, in iniquity, and they insure them, that God allows them to do it.
Last time in Wodzisław, they agreed to an adulterous relationship, explaining that those marriage were not in one spirit, so it was not important marriage. But when is the warranty, that they will be one (in the) spirit?
According the body, you can know they are one, or not. But where is guarantee that they will be one in spirit? Can man give birth the spirit? No, the flesh born the flesh, but God is the One, who gives the Spirit, no man can give the spirit.
So we can see folse teaching, which decive the people and lead them to the sin. For example: somebody convert to Christ, look for Him, but later deceived by teachers fall into a sin and their life is exposed to great danger
Hold on to this: marriage is the union of the body. This will give you a guarantee that no one ever
cheat you and no one will persuade you, telling you. that you can have a next husband or wife, when your
spouse is still alive.
As you know the story, people got divorce on diffrent principles. Apostole Paul connects the adultery with greed, idolatry, slander, drunkenness, robbery. He points
to watch out for such people and even don't eat with them. Not with the world, because we live among them. We shall eat with them, and seek to shake them out of darkness. Butif any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. Let them be put to shame.
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I would like to see, how important in man's life is the oath. We can't tell the oath, and then a man comes and tells you: I change your oath.
Let see the book of Joshua, chapter 9. It is an example of fraud. It may be that other person can deceive us, masquerade before marriage. He/she will act somebody nice, gentle, faithful etc, but Lord Jesus is the One, who test the heart. Joshua and the elders made a mistake. They was taken in, what was outside. Gibeon deceived them. [...]
When it emerged, we read: And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. (19) But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. (Josh 9:18-19) [...]
And the same is happening in the life of man.
If you do not ask the Lord and do not walk with God, then say, " he/she deceived me, this person before the wedding was different, and now It is different. " What you vow is important and you can not change it. Listen carefully, because this law affects us, we are the people according to the flesh, and it is important for us. [...]
You can read : 4 Moses 30: 2-16 / 5Moses. 23, 22-24/ exlesiastic 5: 1-6
PART 2
Hardness of heart
Hebr. 13,4
(4) Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. That is to say, [...] God emphasized that no one in this marriage does not come,
for God will judge fornicators; people, men or women, who enter between spouses and tear
one of them, that they slept with them in their beds.
God will judge each one of these people, as those who violated the limits set by Him; who stormed the area, which was banned to them and there began the activity, which they were not allowed to do; God says about that and He keeps that.
Let's open the gospel of Mathew 19:3-6
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? (4) And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female, (5) And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? (6) Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
What we understand from this words of Jesus?
He announces cancellation of God's desire, when He decided that the man and woman getting married.(( On ogłasza absolutorium Bożego pragnienia kiedy postanowił, żeby mężczyzna i kobieta stali się małżeństwem.) (it's mean: God sets marriage- What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Mk 10,9, but because of hardness of heart, God said – ok. if you want to put away your wife – put away.
These people came to tempt the Lord Jesus Christ and Jesus said, what is the will of the Father on this subject, and they say to him:Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? (Mat 19,7)
So, why Moses did it, gave permission to do it? What Jesus said? Listen it carrefuly: Moses because of the ...holines of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives? It is right??!! Because of what? Of hardness!!! It wasn't a commandment for holly people. But for what kind of people? For irredeemable man!!! What commandments can get hardened people?
Commandments from happy God's heart? Or from the angry heart?
With what heart it came this commandments, that God allowed Moses to give this commandment to the hardened people? "If You want to go, go, if you want to die, die; if you want to lose my
way, lose it - because of your stubbornness, because of your unwillingness to My commandments which I said: Marriage is honorable. If I have joined something together, no one has the right to disconnect it. But if you are so hardened, well, do it yourself "
What did they do? They leap at the opportunity. Is it right? Was it them to life? This permission of Moses give them a life? Was their live with God better through this commandment? Were they more holly, more sanctified or they got polluted.
When sinful heart hears: "sin"; reacts: O! The Legislator said this! Nice! It isn't? Well, if you want to argue with someone and you hear, you can argue for a good thing. I can argue, why not?! I have a just cause, someone hurt me, so I can argue. But The Son of God said: "forgive". But if you don't listen, if you are so hardened and you want to argue, go to do it. Go to curt and fight.
Do you understand? From God comes holy commandments for holy people. Also can come the commandments which are not holy – for people, who pretend (fake) they walk with God. And Moses let them to do this, because of hardness their hearts. It wasn't blessing. In this wasn't blessing. If God agree with something becouse of hardness the hearts, there is no blessing.
It doesn't mean,that man must die right now, because of this. There is a chance, he will repent, turn away from sin, come to God and apologize, for this what God is unpleased. But if sinner not repent, not turn away from sin, the death is waiting for him. Do you know the God, who can let you go to death, if you realy want this? You will hear „go [to secound marriage] also from some people, some prophets.but God is testing your heart. He checks you, you will go to sin, or not. You will go to sin, or you say: „No, God doesn't want me to sin, there is no blessing in this.It is against His Love, Ha can't bless this. I don't go there”.
God is testing our hearts. He looks upon us, we enjoy facilitation (take an facilitation – skorzystać z ułatwienia) or we realy want to be with God. So we can see, this right was given because of hardness their hearts, not because of willingness to serve God, desire to humble before Him, desire to worship God. No. This people was walking with win in their hearts, and they have sticker , cause the Law forbid them to do what they want.
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. - Mathew 19.9
Look, how today people abuse this scripture: „Because of adultery, i can, i can take another woman! Nice, great! It became possible! Jesus himself said that!: But listen, when we look at God and at men after God's heart, we can see, that no one of them took advantage of this, but today people who want to sin, take advantage of this commandment.
„His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry. - Mat 19,10. They understood this. They understood Jesus, that marriage is forever, without relief for sin, without the possibility of seeking a humanly solution. But he said unto them, All [men] cannot receive this saying, save [they] to whom it is given. (12) For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from [their] mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it]. (Math 19,11)
We talked about this a time ago. How they have made themselves eunuchs? Like the apostle Paul. Could he has a wife? He not marry, cause he has made himself eunuch for the Kingdom of God; to be always ready go, where Jesus want him to go.
Who also became eunuch through people? This people, who were betrayed by spouses. They become eunuchs through people but they still live for God in pure heart. There are also some eunuchs, which were so born from [their] mother's womb:. [...]
Hear God always very carefully. Carefully listen to God. Do you remember the parable of the prodigal son? Who of you has the boldness to say that the prodigal son was right when he wanted from his father half of the property? Who of you can say that he was right? All we can say he was wrong, because
We know what happend with him, right? We can say, why his father did it? Because of the hardness of his heart. Father gave him half
property and the son took it, and wasted all.
If you or I have hardness of heart, one day we can get something that will lead us to destruction, and not to salvation. If we are so stubborn and we ignore the commandments of God, and we wish that He changes law for us, one day may such commandments get to us and we will go after them. Can we play with God or can we frivolous ignore God and His commandments, and say to yourself: nothing will happen.
We are going to read from the Word of God, to make this topic clear to us, cause all Bible is brim (overful) with this. Word 'hardness' in greek is 'sklerokardia' it's mean: 'heart forgetery'. Heart forgets God, forgets what pleased God. In Man's heart is a sin against God.
'Sklerokardia' means also sclerosis, obduracy, insensitivity, the roughness of the heart, do you understand? [...]
Just such a heart, God gives permission, Jesus speaks about this. Because of such heart, you received a permission, do you understand? It can't be a blessing. [...]
So, we can see, which heart got the right to put away their wifes. Don't delude yourself, God doesn't like this.
This commandment was not pleasure to God, but it was necessary, cause this people were very far from God. They were reluctant to His Law, so God let them go, to the desire their hearts. [...]
Stupid is the men, who believe,that Jesus agree with what God joined, men can destroy.
It's mean, that men has hardness of heart and believe in god, who is not the god of Son of God, Jesus Christ. His god is a devil, because devil likes adulterers, but God says that adulterers will not enter to His eternity. [...]
Let's open Hebr 3: 15-19
Harden not your heart, speaks the Word of God to me and to you. Let not harden our hearts, dont be reluctant to His commandments
don't follow lust of the flesh, don't follow stupid advice of people who don't know God. Respect our God and His will in ou life
Jesus said: Who do the will of God is my mother, my brother, my sister, my family now and forever.
Listen, how important is why they died? Because they were disobidient to His Low. Their hearts hardened, they complained, rippled, always have problems, they didn't want to go on, how God wanted; and they start to rebel against God.
"Give us this, give us that". So God gave them, yes? Gave He them a meat? Later,after meat, what came? Plague, punishment. Does God like this, to give them a meat? Somebody might think: Yes, God likes it, if he give them this. But God showed us, how they treated Him, after this meat.
The people says: We take God by violence (force). Where is it? Not by force or violence, but in humility and humbleness.
Let see, how important is to respect God's Law, to learn His Law, to fulfill what God says,
to put the lid on hardness of the heart, because one day our heart will be willing to do another commandments, will give the scope of activity ( pole działania) to flesh, not to spirit; be carrefuly to not give attention to flesh and desire of the flesh.
Right in front of our eyes, many believers find the satisfaction in flesh, not in the soul or spirit.
So, what kind of the law start to rule them? From whom it came? Word of God speaks that God has everything under control (book of Kohelet 3:14-15). From whom comes the good? Only good? Evil also? Both good and evil.
WIthout His knowledge nothing can happend. Why people start to like evil?
Because their hearts began so hard, that goodness fall in value.
Then God gave them the Law, which allowed them follow their desire.
Be careful with God, realy be careful.We are to frivolous when we come before God.
We are teached, that God is "good uncle", who always smiles to us. This is terrible thinking.
God is the Creator heaven and earth. He has a power to save life or lose it. The same God.
Let's open very important scripture: Ezekiel20: 15-25 LISTEN VERY CAREFULY
(15) Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given [them], flowing with milk and honey, which [is] the glory of all lands; (16) Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. (17) Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness. (18) But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: (19) I [am] the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; (20) And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I [am] the LORD your God. (21) Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. (22) Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. (23) I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; (24) Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols. (25) Wherefore I gave them also statutes [that were] not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; (26) And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through [the fire] all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I [am] the LORD.
This law God gave through Moses. Amen. To get them lost, to get them shatter, and never more come back to Him, because they become hardy in their hearts and become cold on His right and began to introduce their rights, which taint (poison) the people of God. And then God also gave them His rights, which do not give a life. And Jesus said to them: Because of the hardness of your heart God gave this law to Moses.
Does today's man understands what Jesus said and will not go to a sin?
Man tried to find something between the lines , which allow him to get his body what body wants.
People was looking for something between Jesus' words, what alowed them to follow the body.
Also Paul's preaching they were listening, and looking for something small, which allow to flit (run) them and follow their body. So what can hear a man? „Go, you understood well, go ahead”. And man will go.
Many people accepted the preaching of the Apostle Paul; when he speaks about grace, they think: Let sin even more, then will be more grace. Why they come to such conclusion? Because they were turned away God's heart, back, and they turned to the sin. And when they heard:
"Grace", they thought: „it would be nice to sin now”, you know? They didn't think that grace leads to repentance, oh no, they didn;t hear this. But „grace” and go to sin -”yes! Paul said this, the apostle!At a pinch: Paul said this; and Peter also wrote about it”. Foolish people! Obdurate! You use the Word of God to nefarious purposes, but God gave them to sanctification. Every word of God when it comes to us ,through God's Son Jesus Christ, and tells us about God's love, It leads us to repent and turn away from evil deeds. And if we want to be in Christianity and we do not want to do God'sLaw one day we begin to do something completely different. We will do other rights, rights which don't give a life.
... TO BE CONTINUED
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