Emphasis Preaching Journal
Marriage and divorce
Commentary
Jesus' teaching about divorce has seemed too austere, even legalistic, to Christians in modern societies. Although the tensions that lead to divorce were severe enough in a Semitic culture disrupted by Greek and Roman dominance, the situation is still more drastic in our time. Would Jesus have taught differently, if he were conducting his ministry on earth today? We can never be certain. When he based his case on God's institution of marriage, however, he left little room for adjustment to new situations.