When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. 2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?” 4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
Finished saying what?
“Forgive…from the heart.”
He is always consistent…expect that. He is God.
Is healing the sick and crippled forgiveness? Is it Consistent?
Some who followed Him would later shout, “Crucify!”
He knew. He continued healing.
Do we test Jesus? Religious leaders did.
More interested in trapping Jesus with words.
Less interested in the subject of their question. “Do you allow divorce?”
Would you answer…A POWERFUL, YES? A DOMINATING, NO?
Surprise.
Jesus does neither.
His answer? A question.
“Haven’t you read” what God clearly said; “at the beginning?”
