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6-14-26 // Protecting the Gift of Marriage // Exodus 20:14 // Jesus Brings the Unfaithful Home
Pastor Jared Richard opens by challenging the common assumption that the Ten Commandments are merely a list of prohibitions. While the "don'ts" are real and important, every prohibition is ultimately protecting a gracious gift from God. In the case of the seventh commandment — "You shall not commit adultery" (Ex. 20:14) — the gift being protected is marriage. Drawing from Genesis 2:24-25, Pastor Jared shows that God designed marriage for human flourishing, because it is not good for man to be alone. But marriage is also a gift for us, not just to us — it is a living, breathing picture of…
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