“No one separate what God has joined." (Mark 10:9)

The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Are husbands allowed to divorce their wives?” Their purpose was to put Jesus in a dilemma, because they knew that Jesus did not favor repudiation of marriages. If Jesus publicly disapproved the Pharisees, it meant opposing mainstream ideas at the time. Jesus was aware of their malicious intentions. He therefore asked, “What law did Moses give you?” They replied, “Moses allowed us to write a certificate of dismissal in order to divorce.”(Deuteronomy 24:1) According to the notation of Studium Biblicum, Moses did not want anyone to divorce. Allowing them to write the certificate to divorce was a necessary and appropriate measure at the time, considering the circumstances. He did not cancel the original law of marriage made by God since the beginning of the world. Therefore Jesus said to them, "Moses wrote this law for you, because you lack empathy.”

Moses just borrowed the name of the Lord to issue the laws and decrees, but Jesus made up the laws in His own name. Jesus told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against his wife, and the woman who divorces her husband and marries another also commits adultery.” Hence “In the beginning of creation God made them male and female.”(Genesis 1:27) “That is why man leaves his father and mother and is attached to his wife, and with her becomes one flesh. (Genesis 2:24). According to the notation of Studium Biblicum on “Two become one flesh”, there is a wonderful explanation: The relationship between man and his parents is different from his relationship with his wife. Fathers and sons are seen as individuals, but husbands and wives are considered to be mutually united. Only monogamous relationships can maintain the equality of the rights of marriage for both men and women; only monogamy can create the foundation of the family which never falters. “The two shall become one flesh” is a protection of the integrity of the family and a guarantee of witness in the presence of Jesus in the human world.

Jesus said, “Where two or three are gathered in my Name, I am there among them.” (Matthew 18:20)

“Unity” is a dream Jesus carried when he was amongst the living. He continued this wish after He died, “May they all be one as you Father are in me and I am in you. May they be one in us; so the world may believe that you have sent me.” (John 17:21)

“No one separate what God has joined." These holy words not only protect the harmony of the family but also serves as witness to Jesus’ presence in the human world.