Love that you thought the reading glasses were sexy ☺️. My husband does the same thing and he means it!! I don’t get it but it’s clear he sees me better than I see myself! I’m blessed. 🥰
Wonderful podcast, I love how you guys use personal practical lessons from your life. This session is really an eye opener for me and to really do my part.
I’ve been listening to the XO TEAM (Dave and Ashley) (Jimmy and Irene Rollins). We are in a marital storm as we speak🗣️. We are currently in counseling.I’m asking for the team to pray for The Reeds(Carl and Monica)
I just started listening to you guys podcast & UA-cam about a week ago. My husband & I have been struggling for about 2 years. I've been pressing in to all things about marriage, including the Marriage Today broadcast. I absolutely love, love, love your broadcast. You both are so funny & I love the topics of conversation. I find the topics very refreshing as they are not normally discussed in the body of Christ with such gusto & comedic value. Thank you guys for shining light on "taboo" topics & letting everyone know that it's okay to talk about these issues in marriage. I'm encouraged for the first time in 2 years. There's hope that has been restored in my marriage on my part & my husband is coming around as well. Keep doing what you do and may God bless this amazing ministry
Brittney -- WOW! Thank you so much for sharing this honest, real story with our team. We are praying for you and hope to see you remain plugged in with XO Marriage's content (and Dave and Ashley's, of course)!😄 Please reach out to us at info@xomarriage.com anytime! Or, visit our "home base" at xomarriage.com. We are so glad to have you as a part of the community!
Thank you so much for your program. This is helping me soooooooo much. It's also obvious that the program helps to bring you closer together as a couple too.
this is a huge issue...i am the one that was always late and if I was feeling controlled by my husband in the middle of it, it only slowed things down...getting out the door for me is a multifaceted project and if you throw more stress into the mix...forget it. Addressing the issue outside of when its actually happening is key...it's progress not perfection...judgements don't work I've discovered the hard way. I like what Marilyn Monroe once said..."I've been on a calender but I've never been on time." There is so much more going on here in this issue than meets the eye like you are expressing. Patience is a virtue...that means it's a good thing. :)
You are both amazing and inspirational! I’m praying I can help my marriage and have it grow, and watching these vids feel like they can help. Thank you so much!
I love to hear you guys, you are blessed to teach others in so many ways. This is has been an eye opener for me as well. God bless you always and may God give you strength and wisdom to continue helping others.
Wonderful how you negotiate and engage these everyday issues that you to struggle with not easy to do that with an audience but brave displaying your vunerability Which makes it a very real and powerful demonstration of how to as l am having to learn something l never saw growing up so thankyou both
Ewe enjoy listening and watching you guys lol. You are very informative and when we’re looking for a specific thing to listen to or watch we can pull you guys up and there you are thank you for your consistency
I hate to admit this, but when it comes to having sex ( with husband of course) I would rather watch paint dry. He is a great lover but I just have zero libido. Its been 2 yrs since we have had relations. I feel horrible for him, but I just dont want it at all. I am post menopausal by the way. Any suggestions to help me want to submit willingly more?
You guys are great! My wife and I really enjoy listening to you guys. My Wife Lisa and I are a Jesus Loving Christian couple who try to do the best we can with living out a Jesus filled marriage. It would be awesome to be a part of Marriage Today and XO marriage to help couples with Their journey.
I LOVE listening to you both. In fact, my hubby found you two on accident one day in Jan of 2020. However, I wasn't sold. We separated in Mar of this year and planned on divorcing. Something changed in me around the beginning of Apr and I knew that I wanted my husband back. I prayed and watched your series AND he came home. After realizing that I CAN be a better wife...it's been 3.5 months since he has returned and I have noticed that much of what I was agitated with was how he treats me and our boys. He is a Hispanic man, who sees marriage as his daddy did...he dominates and I live under his rule. He is a wonderful person...however, at home, he can be quite selfish. I do nearly ALL the home duties. I tend to the house, the laundry, the meals and the kids...he is around to eat and have sex. This is an issue for me...that is NOT attractive. What do I do?? PLEASE HELP ME!!!
You can't control someone else's forgiveness unfortunately, nor put on a timeline. The only thing you can control are your actions and behavior. That has a direct impact on the relationship and I believe helps our spouses to build the relationship back again. (speaking from major experience here). Hang in there. Your marriage is worth it.
You both form a great partnership. Its great to have a wife that compliments you so well. Not only is she educated and outspoken, but has a pleasant personality. Beautiful episode. Love it.
The divorce and remarriage for adultery doctrine is based solely on the supposed guilt of the wife in Matthew 5:32, and Matthew 19:9. However, the wife in Matthew 5:31-32 is clearly not guilty of fornication because the Jews that Jesus was speaking to were still living under the law, and if fornication was discovered, there was a moral obligation to report the offender according to Deuteronomy 22:13-24. The wife, who would have been found guilty of fornication, was subsequently stoned to death, according to the law, which had still governed the Jews up until Christ's death on the cross. The same for a woman caught in adultery, according to Leviticus 20:10. How could a wife, guilty of fornication, or adultery, under the law of Moses, be given a writing of divorcement and be caused to commit adultery with whosoever marries her, that is divorced? Jesus is clear, in these examples, that the wife is not guilty of fornication, but is still caused to commit adultery if she marries another man now that she is divorced. This is the only way that Matthew 5:31-32, and Matthew 19:9 keep harmony with Romans 7:2-3, and 1 Corinthians 7:39. Unlike the synoptic gospels of Mark and Luke, which were written to evangelize the Gentiles, Matthew was written to the Jews, and has of 24 characteristics that identify it as intended for the house of Israel. The ancient Jews called the betrothed (engaged) "husband" and "wife" according to Deuteronomy 22:23-24, Matthew 1:18-25, and Luke 2:5-7. Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (Moses's precept of divorce and remarriage) was never for fornication or adultery. Allowing those guilty of fornication and adultery to remain living and become a prospect for remarriage was against the law of Moses in Deuteronomy 22:13-24 and Leviticus 20:10, which commanded that those who were found guilty of fornication and adultery be put away from Israel, and stoned to death. The law of Moses was not given to the world, only to the Jews. From the exodus, to Christ's death on the cross, the law of Moses governed the Jewish people. But when Jesus died on the cross, he caused the Jews to be dead to the law of Moses so they could be joined to Christ under a New Covenant. This is what Jesus's fulfillment of the law of Moses, including Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (Moses's precept of divorce and remarriage), means. Paul gave several warnings to Christian believers against keeping the law of Moses over following Christ and his commands under the New Covenant with Christ. Keeping the whole law is no longer possible for those in Israel and that is why Christ prophesied that the temple would be destroyed. These scriptures make it clear that if you choose the law over Christ, that you must keep the whole law: Romans 7:4, Galatians 3:1-9, Galatians 3:10-29, Galatians 4:1-7, Galatians 4:21-31, and Galatians 5:1-15. Being unequally yoked to unbelievers is not a cause for divorce, once two become one-flesh in a covenant of marriage, according to 1 Corinthians 7:12-14. Many one-flesh covenant marriages between unbelievers are recognized by God in the scriptures, most notably the marriage covenants between Herodias and King Herod's brother Philip, Potiphar and his wife, Ahab and Jezebel, and Ruth to her deceased husband Mahlon by Boaz when he took her to be his wife. Some are teaching that 1 Corinthians 7:15 implies that those who are abandoned by the unbeliever, are "no longer bound" in a one-flesh covenant of marriage. The reason this is in conflict is due to the way they word it, which gives it an entirely different meaning, and context. 1 Corinthians 7:15, says, "15But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace." As you can see, the actual scripture says "not under bondage," which means that the husband or wife is not enslaved to sin with the unbelieving spouse, and is free to worship Christ in peace. Subsequent translations have changed the words to imply that they nullify the marriage covenant, when this is not at all the case. The issue that this creates is with 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, which says, "10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife." As you can see, those who claim 1 Corinthians 7:15 has the Apostle Paul giving permission to remarry do not understand that the abandoned husband in 1 Corinthians 7:11 is expected to also remain unmarried, in order to be reconciled with his wife. The theory that 1 Corinthians 7:15 nullifies two as being one-flesh in marriage puts the Apostle Paul directly at odds with Christ, by implying that he has issued an opposing command. Some also teach that 1 Corinthians 7:27-28 is referring to both divorced men and virgin women, and not exclusively to men and women (virgins) who have never been married. This has been falsely taught for some time in churches as referring to anyone who is not currently in a marriage, which, for them, also includes those who are divorced. This is a very false assumption, and puts these verses in a different context, that is at odds with both the teachings of Christ and the apostle Paul. We see Paul refer to virgins, which signifies the unmarried who have never before been wed, which is the proper context here. We see Paul saying clearly that it is good for virgins, which is also speaking to never before wed men here, "that it is good for a man so to be." He goes on to say, "Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife." Who is he referring to here? Men who, like himself, have never married. The word "bound", in these verses, is a clear reference to betrothal (engagement) and not to a one-flesh covenant of marriage. The ancient Jews were considered bound as husband and wife during the betrothal (espousal/engagement) before becoming one-flesh in a covenant of marriage, through consummation. This is affirmed by the context of the term "bound" seen in Numbers 30:14-16. The Jewish couples in ancient Israel, who were betrothed (engaged) were also bound together until death, either by execution for fornication, or by other causes. Then Paul says, "But and if thou marry, thou has not sinned", which is who? The men who had never married in the congregation at Corinth. So he begins with verses 25-26 speaking exclusively to men that have never married. Paul then says, "and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned", which is speaking directly in regard to virgin women who have never been married, within the congregation, not divorced women. Notice that verse 34 says, "There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband." Paul speaks plainly when he says "there is a difference between a wife and a virgin." Paul goes on to say, "But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry." This is speaking of a virgin who has become of age to bear children when it says, "let them marry." This is a clear command, to a single man, who has taken a virgin to be his wife. Paul then says, "Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well." This is referring again to the single man who decides it is better not to marry, but to stay betrothed (engaged), under the present distress, by saying that he "hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin." Paul then says, "So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better", which again means single men, in the congregation, who have betrothed a wife, do well if they marry, and those who choose not to marry their virgin brides do better, under the current climate. For more proper context of the word "bound", let's look further down in this chapter to verse 39, which says, "39The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord" (1 Corinthians 7:39). For so long, these scriptures, between verses 25-38, have been twisted and used to enable divorce and remarriage, by wayward churches and teachers, and have caused many to stumble and to be trapped in unscriptural unions. The use of the woman at the well, in regard to marriage, falsely implies that Christ was endorsing remarriage after a divorce. This teaching is in defiance of Matthew 22:23-28, which shows a woman who had been widowed seven times, and entered into each subsequent marriage without any scriptural conflicts with God's law of marriage (one-flesh covenant) seen in Genesis 2:23-24. Mark 10:1-12 and Matthew 19:1-12 both record Christ's teaching that day beyond the Jordan. There is no mention of the words "fornication", "writing of divorcement", or "divorced" in Mark's Gospel, because Mark was not written to the Jews (as Matthew's Gospel was), but to evangelize the Romans and Greeks, who had no knowledge of the law of Moses in Deuteronomy 22 or Deuteronomy 24. All of these facts draw a clear understanding that remarriage after a divorce, under the New Covenant with Christ, is a scripturally false and baseless teaching. Please use wisdom when living in any situation against what the scriptures command.
Laughter is good medicine!
Amen!
never watch tv program drama or a soap opera at the doctor office it's not good for stress and health watch fun tv funny humor and tv comedy
I love that we can see you guys holding hands!
Love that you thought the reading glasses were sexy ☺️. My husband does the same thing and he means it!! I don’t get it but it’s clear he sees me better than I see myself! I’m blessed. 🥰
I have been working on patience in my life and especially in my marriage and this helped a ton! Thank you
Wonderful podcast, I love how you guys use personal practical lessons from your life. This session is really an eye opener for me and to really do my part.
I’ve been listening to the XO TEAM (Dave and Ashley) (Jimmy and Irene Rollins). We are in a marital storm as we speak🗣️. We are currently in counseling.I’m asking for the team to pray for The Reeds(Carl and Monica)
LOVE listening to y’all! Your practical, common sense and biblically-based advice is so helpful. I love your sweet interactions with each other. ❤️
I just started listening to you guys podcast & UA-cam about a week ago.
My husband & I have been struggling for about 2 years. I've been pressing in to all things about marriage, including the Marriage Today broadcast. I absolutely love, love, love your broadcast. You both are so funny & I love the topics of conversation. I find the topics very refreshing as they are not normally discussed in the body of Christ with such gusto & comedic value. Thank you guys for shining light on "taboo" topics & letting everyone know that it's okay to talk about these issues in marriage. I'm encouraged for the first time in 2 years. There's hope that has been restored in my marriage on my part & my husband is coming around as well. Keep doing what you do and may God bless this amazing ministry
Brittney -- WOW! Thank you so much for sharing this honest, real story with our team. We are praying for you and hope to see you remain plugged in with XO Marriage's content (and Dave and Ashley's, of course)!😄 Please reach out to us at info@xomarriage.com anytime! Or, visit our "home base" at xomarriage.com. We are so glad to have you as a part of the community!
Thank you so much for your program. This is helping me soooooooo much. It's also obvious that the program helps to bring you closer together as a couple too.
I love the fact that I can now look at you guys on UA-cam!! Woohoo!!
this is a huge issue...i am the one that was always late and if I was feeling controlled by my husband in the middle of it, it only slowed things down...getting out the door for me is a multifaceted project and if you throw more stress into the mix...forget it. Addressing the issue outside of when its actually happening is key...it's progress not perfection...judgements don't work I've discovered the hard way. I like what Marilyn Monroe once said..."I've been on a calender but I've never been on time." There is so much more going on here in this issue than meets the eye like you are expressing. Patience is a virtue...that means it's a good thing. :)
Ashley I like your hair color! I've been listening for two years now. God has softened my heart to listen with more expectation. Thank you,
Yeeeii you are now on video. I'm so exicited. Thank you. Keep on doing the good work. May God continue to bless you and keep you
You are both amazing and inspirational! I’m praying I can help my marriage and have it grow, and watching these vids feel like they can help. Thank you so much!
Another great episode on marriage. Every episode has helped.
Amazing podcast! Thank you for being so transparent. Great topic. Love being able to see you guys.
Love seeing your faces!! I’m on UA-cam a lot more than FB even for your car convos so this is awesome. Plus, y’all are fun to watch! 😜
I love to hear you guys, you are blessed to teach others in so many ways. This is has been an eye opener for me as well. God bless you always and may God give you strength and wisdom to continue helping others.
Thank you for the honest conversation about a virtue that's so beneficial and so undervalued in our culture!
Wonderful how you negotiate and engage these everyday issues that you to struggle with not easy to do that with an audience but brave displaying your vunerability
Which makes it a very real and powerful demonstration of how to as l am having to learn something l never saw growing up so thankyou both
Ewe enjoy listening and watching you guys lol. You are very informative and when we’re looking for a specific thing to listen to or watch we can pull you guys up and there you are thank you for your consistency
You two bless us all so so much! Thank you for all of your God based advice & doing so with humor. I am learning so much!
I hate to admit this, but when it comes to having sex ( with husband of course) I would rather watch paint dry.
He is a great lover but I just have zero libido.
Its been 2 yrs since we have had relations. I feel horrible for him, but I just dont want it at all. I am post menopausal by the way. Any suggestions to help me want to submit willingly more?
Ur both so sweet on each other
Truely a beautiful couple
a fun exciting spin on what could have been preachy
Thanks
You guys are great! My wife and I really enjoy listening to you guys. My Wife Lisa and I are a Jesus Loving Christian couple who try to do the best we can with living out a Jesus filled marriage. It would be awesome to be a part of Marriage Today and XO marriage to help couples with Their journey.
Thank you. This is very helpful. We're. Newly Weds and your posts are really helpful.🙏
I LOVE listening to you both. In fact, my hubby found you two on accident one day in Jan of 2020. However, I wasn't sold. We separated in Mar of this year and planned on divorcing. Something changed in me around the beginning of Apr and I knew that I wanted my husband back. I prayed and watched your series AND he came home. After realizing that I CAN be a better wife...it's been 3.5 months since he has returned and I have noticed that much of what I was agitated with was how he treats me and our boys. He is a Hispanic man, who sees marriage as his daddy did...he dominates and I live under his rule. He is a wonderful person...however, at home, he can be quite selfish. I do nearly ALL the home duties. I tend to the house, the laundry, the meals and the kids...he is around to eat and have sex. This is an issue for me...that is NOT attractive. What do I do??
PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Absolutely love this ❤️
Loved everything you said ❤️
Wow🙌🏼🙌🏾 Nice GOD BLESSSS..
Any tips on how to be patient when you're waiting for your spouse to forgive you?
:(
You can't control someone else's forgiveness unfortunately, nor put on a timeline. The only thing you can control are your actions and behavior. That has a direct impact on the relationship and I believe helps our spouses to build the relationship back again. (speaking from major experience here). Hang in there. Your marriage is worth it.
@douglash24 great reminders ty
Lol😂😂😜😂 my husband does the same thing with me, leaves the gas tank empty or just about empty.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 this podcast was great and funny
😊
Love being able to see your faces.
In our relationship I am over the top be 30min early, my husband is like we can leave later and we will have plenty of time to get there lol
Keep those glasses straight on.!
COVID did wonders for you guys- looking great!
Thank you so much for all the good advice guys 🙏❤
Lol now seriously some days I wish God already gave me a husband just so we could listen to you as a couple XD
Well, you have just made yourself available...."He who FINDS a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord." - Proverbs 18: 22......lol
You both form a great partnership. Its great to have a wife that compliments you so well. Not only is she educated and outspoken, but has a pleasant personality. Beautiful episode. Love it.
Buy all your family external extra battery chargers 😂
L0RD U kn0w I need marriage advice.
Thanks guys. I always tell my wife she looks sexy in her glasses too lol
I’ve always been very punctual but my little woman is always late to everything haha I don’t mind though I just think it’s a cute quirk of hers.
The divorce and remarriage for adultery doctrine is based solely on the supposed guilt of the wife in Matthew 5:32, and Matthew 19:9. However, the wife in Matthew 5:31-32 is clearly not guilty of fornication because the Jews that Jesus was speaking to were still living under the law, and if fornication was discovered, there was a moral obligation to report the offender according to Deuteronomy 22:13-24. The wife, who would have been found guilty of fornication, was subsequently stoned to death, according to the law, which had still governed the Jews up until Christ's death on the cross. The same for a woman caught in adultery, according to Leviticus 20:10. How could a wife, guilty of fornication, or adultery, under the law of Moses, be given a writing of divorcement and be caused to commit adultery with whosoever marries her, that is divorced? Jesus is clear, in these examples, that the wife is not guilty of fornication, but is still caused to commit adultery if she marries another man now that she is divorced. This is the only way that Matthew 5:31-32, and Matthew 19:9 keep harmony with Romans 7:2-3, and 1 Corinthians 7:39.
Unlike the synoptic gospels of Mark and Luke, which were written to evangelize the Gentiles, Matthew was written to the Jews, and has of 24 characteristics that identify it as intended for the house of Israel.
The ancient Jews called the betrothed (engaged) "husband" and "wife" according to Deuteronomy 22:23-24, Matthew 1:18-25, and Luke 2:5-7.
Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (Moses's precept of divorce and remarriage) was never for fornication or adultery. Allowing those guilty of fornication and adultery to remain living and become a prospect for remarriage was against the law of Moses in Deuteronomy 22:13-24 and Leviticus 20:10, which commanded that those who were found guilty of fornication and adultery be put away from Israel, and stoned to death.
The law of Moses was not given to the world, only to the Jews. From the exodus, to Christ's death on the cross, the law of Moses governed the Jewish people. But when Jesus died on the cross, he caused the Jews to be dead to the law of Moses so they could be joined to Christ under a New Covenant. This is what Jesus's fulfillment of the law of Moses, including Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (Moses's precept of divorce and remarriage), means. Paul gave several warnings to Christian believers against keeping the law of Moses over following Christ and his commands under the New Covenant with Christ. Keeping the whole law is no longer possible for those in Israel and that is why Christ prophesied that the temple would be destroyed. These scriptures make it clear that if you choose the law over Christ, that you must keep the whole law: Romans 7:4, Galatians 3:1-9, Galatians 3:10-29, Galatians 4:1-7, Galatians 4:21-31, and Galatians 5:1-15.
Being unequally yoked to unbelievers is not a cause for divorce, once two become one-flesh in a covenant of marriage, according to 1 Corinthians 7:12-14. Many one-flesh covenant marriages between unbelievers are recognized by God in the scriptures, most notably the marriage covenants between Herodias and King Herod's brother Philip, Potiphar and his wife, Ahab and Jezebel, and Ruth to her deceased husband Mahlon by Boaz when he took her to be his wife.
Some are teaching that 1 Corinthians 7:15 implies that those who are abandoned by the unbeliever, are "no longer bound" in a one-flesh covenant of marriage. The reason this is in conflict is due to the way they word it, which gives it an entirely different meaning, and context. 1 Corinthians 7:15, says, "15But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace." As you can see, the actual scripture says "not under bondage," which means that the husband or wife is not enslaved to sin with the unbelieving spouse, and is free to worship Christ in peace. Subsequent translations have changed the words to imply that they nullify the marriage covenant, when this is not at all the case. The issue that this creates is with 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, which says, "10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife." As you can see, those who claim 1 Corinthians 7:15 has the Apostle Paul giving permission to remarry do not understand that the abandoned husband in 1 Corinthians 7:11 is expected to also remain unmarried, in order to be reconciled with his wife. The theory that 1 Corinthians 7:15 nullifies two as being one-flesh in marriage puts the Apostle Paul directly at odds with Christ, by implying that he has issued an opposing command.
Some also teach that 1 Corinthians 7:27-28 is referring to both divorced men and virgin women, and not exclusively to men and women (virgins) who have never been married. This has been falsely taught for some time in churches as referring to anyone who is not currently in a marriage, which, for them, also includes those who are divorced. This is a very false assumption, and puts these verses in a different context, that is at odds with both the teachings of Christ and the apostle Paul. We see Paul refer to virgins, which signifies the unmarried who have never before been wed, which is the proper context here. We see Paul saying clearly that it is good for virgins, which is also speaking to never before wed men here, "that it is good for a man so to be." He goes on to say, "Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife." Who is he referring to here? Men who, like himself, have never married. The word "bound", in these verses, is a clear reference to betrothal (engagement) and not to a one-flesh covenant of marriage. The ancient Jews were considered bound as husband and wife during the betrothal (espousal/engagement) before becoming one-flesh in a covenant of marriage, through consummation. This is affirmed by the context of the term "bound" seen in Numbers 30:14-16.
The Jewish couples in ancient Israel, who were betrothed (engaged) were also bound together until death, either by execution for fornication, or by other causes. Then Paul says, "But and if thou marry, thou has not sinned", which is who? The men who had never married in the congregation at Corinth. So he begins with verses 25-26 speaking exclusively to men that have never married. Paul then says, "and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned", which is speaking directly in regard to virgin women who have never been married, within the congregation, not divorced women. Notice that verse 34 says, "There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband." Paul speaks plainly when he says "there is a difference between a wife and a virgin." Paul goes on to say, "But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry." This is speaking of a virgin who has become of age to bear children when it says, "let them marry." This is a clear command, to a single man, who has taken a virgin to be his wife. Paul then says, "Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well." This is referring again to the single man who decides it is better not to marry, but to stay betrothed (engaged), under the present distress, by saying that he "hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin." Paul then says, "So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better", which again means single men, in the congregation, who have betrothed a wife, do well if they marry, and those who choose not to marry their virgin brides do better, under the current climate. For more proper context of the word "bound", let's look further down in this chapter to verse 39, which says, "39The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord" (1 Corinthians 7:39). For so long, these scriptures, between verses 25-38, have been twisted and used to enable divorce and remarriage, by wayward churches and teachers, and have caused many to stumble and to be trapped in unscriptural unions.
The use of the woman at the well, in regard to marriage, falsely implies that Christ was endorsing remarriage after a divorce. This teaching is in defiance of Matthew 22:23-28, which shows a woman who had been widowed seven times, and entered into each subsequent marriage without any scriptural conflicts with God's law of marriage (one-flesh covenant) seen in Genesis 2:23-24.
Mark 10:1-12 and Matthew 19:1-12 both record Christ's teaching that day beyond the Jordan. There is no mention of the words "fornication", "writing of divorcement", or "divorced" in Mark's Gospel, because Mark was not written to the Jews (as Matthew's Gospel was), but to evangelize the Romans and Greeks, who had no knowledge of the law of Moses in Deuteronomy 22 or Deuteronomy 24. All of these facts draw a clear understanding that remarriage after a divorce, under the New Covenant with Christ, is a scripturally false and baseless teaching. Please use wisdom when living in any situation against what the scriptures command.
I can tell he really liked his wife glasses he was looking at her like a lion 😉