The Pharisees asked, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?" (Matthew 19:3). Jesus responded, "...Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder" (Matthew 19:4-6). The Pharisees further questioned Jesus, "Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?" (Matthew 19:7). Jesus then replied, "...Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery" (Matthew 19:8-9). From this passage it is clear that marriage involves:

1) a qualified male and female,

2) that the man is to leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, 3) that the two would be joined together in God's sight.

Those who break their wedding vows by committing adultery will be lost. May God help us to have good strong marriages and good strong families in His sight. No nation can long prosper that is full of adulterers and adulteresses.