{"id":17261,"date":"2019-12-24T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T21:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=17261"},"modified":"2019-12-24T15:35:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T21:35:18","slug":"the-commands-regarding-marriage-and-divorce-are-confusing-if-you-use-any-in-mmlj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-commands-regarding-marriage-and-divorce-are-confusing-if-you-use-any-in-mmlj\/","title":{"rendered":"The commands regarding marriage and divorce are confusing if you use any in MMLJ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>The commands and patterns of marriage and divorce are confusing if you use any in MMLJ for today\u2019s people.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;For some people, if they are unable to understand something, then it must be wrong. In discussing false teachers, Jude warns, \u201c<i>But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves<\/i>.\u201d (Jude 10). It is easy to degrade what you do not understand.&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/keys-to-understanding\/reviling-what-they-do-not-understand\/\">Reviling What They Do Not Understand<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I can almost guarantee that you use the gospel accounts to talk about many matters. You don&#8217;t find the teachings that they contain difficult for the most part. But you reject the words of Christ in regards to divorce because you don&#8217;t like the obvious conclusion drawn from what Jesus said. If you are confused, study to understand. See: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-need-a-dumbed-down-version-about-divorce-and-remarriage\/\">I need a dumbed-down version about divorce and remarriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: The commands and patterns of marriage and divorce are confusing if you use any in MMLJ for today\u2019s people. Answer: &#8220;For some people, if they are unable to understand something, then it must be wrong. In discussing false teachers, Jude warns, \u201cBut these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[167,606,964],"class_list":["post-17261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-divorce","tag-gospels","tag-understanding-the-bible"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32540,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-the-marriage-of-an-atheist-work-is-it-possible-to-have-a-marriage-that-lasts-without-divorce\/","url_meta":{"origin":17261,"position":0},"title":"Can the marriage of an atheist work? 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What should I do?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: My husband is much younger than I am. We've been married now for just a few months. Our relationship took off kind of fast. He is deployed now to another country and since has been going back and forth with the thought of divorce. I have kids, none of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":41263,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/divorce-for-any-reason\/","url_meta":{"origin":17261,"position":2},"title":"Divorce &#8230; For Any Reason?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jason Longstreth \"Some Pharisees came to Jesus testing and asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?'\" (Matthew 19:3). 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For example, me\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":41407,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/your-piece-on-the-use-of-mechanical-instruments-in-worship-was-confusing\/","url_meta":{"origin":17261,"position":4},"title":"Your piece on the use of mechanical instruments in worship was confusing","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I read your piece and reasoning on the use of mechanical instruments in worship and could not make any sense of what you were trying to talk about. It sounded like it was written by a Jehovah's Witness. 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