Jesus does not enjoin his disciples
to marry, but he does sanctify marriage according to the law by affirming its
indissolubility and by prohibiting the innocent party from remarrying when the
guilty partner has broken the marriage by adultery. This prohibition liberates marriage from
selfish, evil desire, and consecrates it to the service of love, which is
possible only in a life of discipleship.
Jesus does not depreciate the body and its natural instincts, but he
does condemn the unbelief which is so often latent in its desires…Even our
bodies belong to Christ and have their part in the life of discipleship, for
they are members of his Body.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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