Matthew 19 : Showknowmercy : 9780645049305 : 0645049301 : 03 Aug 2021 : This book supports the long-held traditional and biblical position on marriage, divorce and remarriage. To Love & To Cherish 'Until Death Do Us Part'. Marriage is to be permanent. This is not a new - or bad - idea. Jesus declares that it's God's way "from the beginning." A man and a woman become "one flesh" ...for GOOD! "What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate." (Matt 19:4-6) Yet today marriage is widely dishonoured. Divorce and remarriage are commonplace. Jesus' teaching is largely misunderstood - or ignored. Matthew 19:9 is one of the most misused verses in the Bible. This PhD study (Australian College of Theology) shows why the 'exception clause' is found (twice) in Matthew's Gospel and nowhere else. "Sexual immorality" is no trivial offence and offers no easy escape from marriage. In the context of a legal question, it has a straightforward and deadly meaning. By t