The Law of Marriage
E. Johnson Mark 10:1-12 And he arose from there, and comes into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort to him again; and… I. THE DIRECTIONS OF SCRIPTURE FOLLOW THE OLDER LAW OF NATURE. II. THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE IS FOUNDED ON NATURE. III. IN ITS IDEAL, MARRIAGE IS FOR LIFE, AND INDISSOLUBLE. IV. YET THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF HUMAN NATURE COMPELS SOME RELAXATION. V. BUT WHAT IS PERMITTED IS NOT, THEREFORE, TO BE APPROVED OR FOLLOWED PRACTICALLY. Christianity is throughout ideal. It makes appeal to our higher nature. At the same time, it admits the difficulty of carrying our ideals unexceptionably into practice. - J. Parallel Verses KJV: And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. WEB: He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.