Pastor Ralph Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood C O'Dell Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 I think the disciples reacted negatively to Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabatha Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? I believe they reacted negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce because they probabaly were already practicing it., and I believe they understood clearly. It is very clear through out the bible the reason for Moses's law. It was because of the hardness of their hearts. In Gen. 2: 24 God made it quite clear what was to be between Man and woman. The law of Moses allowing divorce for the hardness of men's hearts. and the law of Christ forbidding it, intimate, that Christians being under a dispensation of love and liberty, tenderness of heart may justly be expected among them, that they will not be hard-hearted, like the Jews, for God has called us to peace. There will be no occasion for divorces, If we forbear one another and forgive one another, in love, as those that are, and hope to be forgiven, and have found God not forward to put us away ( Isa. 50:1 ). No need of divorces , if husband, and they live together as heirs of the grace of life: and these are the laws of Christ, such as we find not in all the law of Moses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudora Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Because they hadn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisbarak Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 The disciples reacted strongly because they saw that marriage was very hard and that there was no "escape hatch!" They may have misunderstood it, or were not taught the original teachings on marriage--they had become accustomed to men at that time being able to get out of a marriage easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cee Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? The disciples did not understand the way Jesus was explaining it to them. Jesus replied to them in verse 11, that marriage it not for everyone. Jesus even gave His disciples 3 examples in verse 12 why marriage is not for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? They may have misunderstood but I can see where they may have been of the same attitude as the rest of the people wanting that escape hatch. I would think that they may well have had the same hardness of heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisterlily Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Because man wants it his way. Man fails when they leave God out, only when we place God first will everything else flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBlake Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? I don't believe Jesus' disciples misunderstood what Jesus was saying, but more to the point, over simplified it. In saying what Jesus did, I believe He was signifying the seriousness of the nature of the relationship between a man and a woman as designed by God. The Disciples over simplified Jesus message in that in order to keep from doing what God did not intend, one would keep away from it all together. I don't believe that this is what God had intended in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJeff Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 The disciples reaction was because they were Jews and still under the law not having received the Holy Spirit. Secondly, they didn't believe that men could restrain themselves from the commands regarding adultery that Jesus issued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dar Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? -- Did they misunderstand it? A disciple is one who wants to learn, the disciples are asking the Master a good question, is it better not to get married? As we have already seen, the Jewish leaders had different teachings on adultery, on marriage, etc. Jesus is teaching God's truth, it is understood through spiritual ears. Do we want to hear the answer, to learn the truth of what God desires for us, as the disciples did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanMary Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? 1) They heard what He said, but couldn't accept that there was no escape route. They didn't misunderstand, but didn't like what they heard. They were still steeped in the tradional teaching on marriage and divorce prevalent in their day and accepted that, making Jesus' teaching of God's original intent a stumbling stone to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loisb Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? 1. I think that some of the disciples reacted so negatively because they were probably guilty themselves regarding divorce. I'm sure that they understand, but this would have been hard for someone to do when this was the normal practice during that day. In those days, the men were in charge and did whatever they felt like doing. It's just like today. If you marry and get tired of your wife or husband, just divorce them, but this is not God's plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahala p.s. Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce because they did not accept it, not misundertand it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATJOE Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? Jesus often spoke in parables and/or statements that were not easily understood. I think his disciples had some trouble understanding Jesus' meaning and possibly had no choice but to take a literal viewpoint. This would cause them to ask many questions. Yes. I think the disciples had as much trouble totally understanding Jesus' words on marriage and divorce as we do to-day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Rupert Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? The disciples were a clear example of why Moses had to bring about the certificate of divorce in the first place, their hearts were hardened and they liked the law because it benefited their cause. The right thing doesn't come easy and God's intention is that a man and woman unite and become one forever allowing no one to undo this union. But their hearts were hardened. Instead of understanding what God's intentions were on marriage from the beginning they wanted a exit from whatever they desired or didn't desire in a marriage. Their hearts were hardened with self-centeredness, selfishness, or self absorption, etc..... The only misunderstanding was why was Jesus being so strict and Moses was so lenient to their cause of divorce. They didn't understand what God's intentions were from the beginning . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I think they understood it and reacted that way because they were so use to having more than one woman. There was no escape hatch, so rather than sin --- just don't marry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia A Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? I believe the disciples did misunderstand Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane120164 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Because they hadn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don W Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 I don’t think that they misunderstood it as much as not accepting this teaching in its fullest extent in that marriage is very hard for any couple to be together and it may be much easier for one to be unmarried before the Lord then to try to stay married together. I don’t accept Dr. Wilson’s teaching above that keeps stating that there is not any “escape clause” in Jesus’ teaching that does not allow for divorce and remarriage because that’s not in reading the whole Word of God and applying it to your life. There are actually two reasons for divorce (and I believe they also allow for remarriage), adultery and desertion (1 Corinthians 7:15) and there are many biblical based churches who teach the same thing. I have been through both causes for divorce, and in the last one, I didn’t have a chance or choice to defend my marriage because of California State laws that grant divorces for any reason whatsoever so my ex-wife just up and walked out on me and got a “no-fault” divorce simply because she wanted to go back home to Washington State and I had to remain here to work for a few more years. Anyway, I believe that State laws add to this confusion about divorces and remarriage, and even though I believe from God’s Word that I can remarry another Christian woman, I am entirely fed up and through with marriage at my age and really think that I can do far more for the glory of God single then if I got married again which I’m not going to do ever again! But I still believe that the fullness of the Scriptures allows us to be divorced and remarried if we are the innocent partners of a marriage; and that is what the Apostles later found out to be the truth when the Apostle Paul wrote 1 Corinthians 7. Praise the Lord for His complete and worthy Word to us in it’s fullness and completeness. When we are studying God’s Word, we need to consider the whole Word of God and not just the parts that fit our particular doctrinal beliefs. Amen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunga Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? i think Jesus'disciples reacted so negetively to His teachings on marriage and divorce ,because they were on flesh.flesh is against the word of God.if they were on Spirit they were going to understand easily and they were going to accept it. they misunderstood because they said if this is the situation between a husband and a wife,it is better not to marry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunga Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 i think Jesus'disciples reacted so negetively to His teachings on marriage and divorce ,because they were on flesh.flesh is against the word of God.if they were on Spirit they were going to understand easily and they were going to accept it. they misunderstood because they said if this is the situation between a husband and a wife,it is better not to marry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to His teaching on marriage and divorce because it is clear and concise - but so different to the worldly practices. I think that they understood the message that Jesus was teaching them about, the intent of marriage, but just didn't like it. It is something that would last and long time and perhaps they saw it has too hard and not achieveable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love.serve.know Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I think Jesus' disciples reacted negatively because they understood the seriousness of his words - there is no escape even if the marriage is a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masika Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Q4. (Matthew 19:10) Why do you think Jesus' disciples reacted so negatively to his teaching on marriage and divorce? Did they misunderstand it? It is because when Jesus told them about the truth on marriage and divorce as God intended, they saw it was not easy to marry and then just divorce like that. God intends marriage to be a lifetime commitment. When entering into marriage, people should never consider divorce an option for solving problems or a way out of a relationship that seems dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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