Last time, we saw that the Pharisees were “testing” Jesus (v. 2), asking Him a question to cause Him problems. Jesus brought them back to Scripture, demonstrating God’s consistent teaching on the matter. In doing so, Jesus affirms God’s Word on marriage. As such, we can learn a good deal about marriage here, though none of it is popular today. Jesus affirms God’s definition of marriage. Adam and Eve were created “male and female,” a biological reality that logic demands. He speaks of “the two” (v. 8), for marriage doesn’t consist of more than two parties. He also said that those two “shall become one flesh,” affirming the blessing of sexual copulation in marriage while also emphasizing the necessity for a “male” and “female” compatibility. The competing definitions of marriage, whether they be same-sex, polyamorous, etc., have no place in Jesus’s teachings. Jesus affirms the inviolability of marriage. The definition ...
