If we want to learn about God’s plan for marriage, we have to begin at the beginning. The full text of Genesis 1:27, which Jesus summarizes, says, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Jesus draws a connection between this verse and Genesis 2:24—“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” By linking these two verses, and adding, “So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate,” Christ casts new light
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