Thematic Bible: Sacred


Thematic Bible



Do you not know that your [physical] bodies are parts of [the spiritual body of] Christ? So, shall I take away parts of Christ's [spiritual] body and join them to a prostitute's body? Certainly not! Verse ConceptsAdulterersChrist's LimbsParticipation, In ChristNames And Titles For The ChristianImpurityThe Human BodyFar Be It!whores




Brothers, I will use an illustration from the way people deal with each other: Even though an agreement is made between people, once it is finally settled, no one can cancel it or include additional provisions to it. Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsTreatyContractsAnnulment










But I say to you, every person who divorces his wife makes her become sexually unfaithful to him [i.e., since she will probably marry someone else], unless the reason for the divorce is that she had [already] become sexually unfaithful to him. And whoever marries a woman who has been divorced commits sexual sin with her [i.e., because she is still rightfully married to her first husband]. Verse ConceptsAbusive HusbandsAbuse From a SpouseAdulterersAdultery and Divorcedivorce, amongst believersLove, In RelationshipsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningUnfaithfulness, To PeopleAbusive MarriagesDifferent TeachingsDivorceMarriage ControlledAdultery In The ChurchSexual ImmoralitySex Before MarriageInfidelitySame Sex Marriageadultry


Now I command married people, although it is [really] the Lord's command [See. Mark 10:2-12]: A wife should not separate from her husband. [Note: This act implies the intention of pursuing a legal and permanent breach of the marriage relationship by divorce. "Separate" and "divorce" appear to be used interchangeably in this section. See verses 11-15]. (But if she does separate [from her husband], she should remain unmarried, or else [attempt] a reconciliation with her husband). And a husband should not divorce his wife.

For this reason [i.e., since he made one woman for one man] a man will leave [the home of] his father and mother and will cling to his wife Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceIntimacySex Within MarriageMothers, Responsibilities OfOne FleshSexual UnionParting From ParentsPeople Abandoning PeopleWhy People Did ThingsLeaving Parents For Spouse

Therefore, those whom God so joins together [in the marriage bond], no person must ever separate." Verse ConceptsAbusive HusbandsAbuse From a SpouseAdultery and Divorceethics, personalMarriage, Purpose OfSexual UnionPeople PartingAvoid Divorcecouples















And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. Verse ConceptsProphecy, Methods Of OtWord Of GodBible, Names OfSubtracting From GodMetaphorical TreesSubtracting From PeopleHealing Of NationsHoly CityRemoving People From Your Liferevelation