1) Jesus answered the
primal question of
mankind: Where did we
come from?
When Jesus had finished saying
these things, he left Galilee and
went into the region of Judea to the
other side of the Jordan. Large
crowds followed him, and he healed
them there. 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?”...
Matthew 19:1-6 (NIV)
..."Haven't you read," he replied,
"that at the beginning the Creator
'made them male and female,‘ 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'? So they are no
longer two, but one. Therefore what
God has joined together, let man
not separate."
Matthew 19:1-6 (NIV)
2) His answer frames
our core identity in the
Father’s great activity:
God is the Creator.
How dreadful it will be in those
days for pregnant women and
nursing mothers! Pray that this
will not take place in winter,
because those will be days of
distress unequaled from the
beginning, when God created the
world, until now - and never to
be equaled again.
Mark 13:17-19 (NIV)
MasterPlanning
Architect
"Haven't you read,"
he replied, "that at
the beginning the
Creator 'made them
male and female,'
Matthew 19:4 (NIV)
Authority
and
Dominion
...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'?
Matthew 19:5 (NIV)
Determiner
of purpose
So they are no longer
two, but one.
Therefore what God
has joined together,
let man not
separate."
Matthew 19:6 (NIV)
Eternal
Caretaker
"And why do you worry about clothes?
See how the lilies of the field grow.
They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell
you that not even Solomon in all his
splendor was dressed like one of
these. If that is how God clothes the
grass of the field, which is here today
and tomorrow is thrown into the fire,
will he not much more clothe you, O
you of little faith?...
Matthew 6:28-34 (NIV)
...So do not worry, saying, 'What shall
we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or
'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run
after all these things, and your heavenly
Father knows that you need them. But
seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things will
be given to you as well. Therefore do
not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will worry about itself. Each day has
enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:28-34 (NIV)