Singleness and Celibacy for the Kingdom of God (Matthew’s Gospel 19:3-12) (Matthew 19:3-12)
Francis Blight, 16th July 2023Part of the Relationships and Identity series, preached at a Fordham Sunday Service service
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19:4 "Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'
19:5 and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ?
19:6 So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
19:7 "Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"
19:8 Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.
19:9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."
19:10 The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."
19:11 Jesus replied, "Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.
19:12 For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it."
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