King Solomon Proverbs 5:15-23 (ASV) Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well. 16.) Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets? 17.) Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee. 18.) Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth. 19.) [As] a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love. 20.) For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner? 21.) For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths. 22.) His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. 23.) He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Statement

"Jesus proclaimed marriage occurs at only one moment, "One Flesh", mutual consented sexual intercourse, known to others or even unknown to others (proclaimed/implied in Genesis, implied in Moses’ law and stated, declared by Jesus). Consequently, the imaginations of man, his imagined precepts, his traditions, his thinking marriage begins at a vow, oath, ceremony, or certificate, saying I do, and imagining a covenant (so to be conveniently broken when desired), are all in dire error. The Word shows statements in Genesis, Moses’ law, and particularly Jesus' words that the terminology “One Flesh” and “Let Not Man Separate”, bounds the moment marriage occurs, known or even unknown to others, and its permanency."

John Jerome Nowak

Purpose of this book:

• Give sight to the blind, open the eyes, set the ground rules as stated in the bible when marriage occurs, at the moment of "one flesh", mutual consented sexual intercourse, even when unknown to others and restore the concept of marriage permanency.

• Register marriages in government, for order, peace, and end the premeditated murder of killing babies by all one flesh unions (male and female).

• Restore teenage youthful couple marriages that occurred at the moment of "one flesh" unknowing to others.

• To show that marriage celebrations and a ceremony are allowed as long as there is no vowing, oath taking, because marriage is when two become one/same person in the words "one flesh", mutual consented sexual intercourse.

• Perhaps this book would promote the practice as done in the bible and some indian tribes, practice by people still today, the bride and groom will be led to a private room where they become one flesh, then arrive at the celebration truly married, "one flesh", as one/same person, not let man separate.
  

Proposal "Young Couple Marriage Seven Year Law" for ages 12 to 18 years of age only

My proposal, as for the laws in regards to when marriage occurs, at least with the young men and woman, particularly when both were virgins from as early as 12 years of old to 18 years old, became one flesh, mutual consented sexual intercourse, when found out, they must be officially recognized married. The government must make it a law, as an example Moses made it a law recognized the young couple as married. I suggest at least by law recognized married and cannot remarry for seven years. Cannot be forced to live with each other, even so, by law be publicized in the local news paper that they are henceforth married, and by law cannot marry officially another person for seven years.

• This is to give the most effort to nurture the young couple, to make sure that family and/or so called religious leaders won't interfere with the marriage continuing and flourishing.

• To warn peers from interfering, disrupting, or destroying the marriage, seeing they are married.

• To allow peers who may have had a romantic interest with one of them, to know that they are now married and unavailable, so to allow faster recovery of a broken heart, and can find someone they can marry.

• To encourage other teenage couples to come forward to register their marriage had occurred.

• For after seven years they can remarry officially. Why? There will always be people who will not submit to marriage for a lifetime, and as Moses allowed remarriage, not that he was someway justifying the action, but understanding there are many harden hearts that cannot ever be persuaded, that so, he allowed remarriage, which I propose after seven years, then it's up to the young couple to decide their paths. However to promote the general welfare of the community, for seven years they must be given the best environment, that their marriage will continue and flourish.

If government gives into a few disgruntled parents, not wanting their daughter or son to marry someone due to financial reasons, opposite religious feuds, racial prejudice, etc., and government not recognizing the marriage had occurred at mutual consenting sexual intercourse and not holding the couple accountable to each other, then the flood gates are open and the end result is the current situation today; millions of conceived babies that are slaughtered in premeditated, slow torture, killing, murder, disguised by the label, abortion.

My proposal, concerning marriages above 18 years old, would have all government certificates add the phrase words:

"On such and such a day, I (printed name, signature) hereby state, a truthful witness, the joining of the flesh (mutual consented sexual intercourse) had occurred with the person (printed name, signature), declaring the moment of our marriage. I hereby understand any legal policies that have financial gain will not be retroactive to the date signed in this statement”. (Both signatures must be signed while both present and in the presence of a government official, then signed by the official's signature to be an official witness, and then dated).

This is a strictly voluntary statement only. However, if signed by both parties, and signed by a government official, the moment of the joining of the flesh is the day that began the marriage and it would be at least recognized in a Court of Law (legal policies, financial gain not retroactive).

The Author, Three to Five Years Old

When around three to five years old, in the darkness of night, I was laying on the lower bunk bed in my sister's bedroom, alone. I looked down the rectangular darkened room near the entrance and noticed two figures, as people. They were outlines of bright energy slightly flowing out; the centers of them were dark. I became very scared. I climbed up the ladder to the upper bunk bed, laid on my back, and closed my eyes. Then opened my eyes and saw my older sister's brightly lit up face, inches from my face, which startled and scared me. I closed them again, then opened them, and saw the darkness of the room. I wondered if they may have been angels because it felt very real. I said to myself, “must of been a dream, but God may be telling me something”.

Another day in my sister’s bedroom, I was lying on my side, on the upper bed. I observed across the room, on the wall a ceramic plaque of Jesus with a flaming fire heart and thorns. Beside on the same wall was a plastic cylinder for saving quarter coins. Behind the cylinder at different levels were drawings of what you could buy with the saved quarters. The top choice was a vacation, which seemed you would arrive fast at the amount of quarters needed to get to the top. I had hoped to have a flaming heart as Jesus, that reaching vacation was like reaching heaven. Perhaps I could reach there seemingly fast with the flaming heart.

1978, 12 years old

Hello, my name is John Jerome Nowak. There are two primary questions that sum up my life and quest.

• When is a marriage to God?

• How long does a marriage last to God?

At 12 years old, through a visual and immediate perceiving, I came to a conclusion, and tried to live my life accordingly.

When twelve years old, during lunch recess at school, I stood on the grass facing about 30 ft away from a very large old sycamore tree. The tree's trunk was about three to four feet in diameter. I recollected from observing the world, and my older brother and his friends were forever after the quest of having sexual relations. I began to visualize within my mind for a brief moment, right of the large tree, a youthful couple, as if floating, about three feet in the air. I envisioned both male and female were a virgin, when had sexual intercourse unknowingly to others. Feeling at first discomfort, then immediately a sense of ease, comfort came over me. God had naturally joined them together. God had bound them in a lifetime marriage.

I visulaized as if Catholic Priest were standing behind the large tree as if upon the narrow and wide sidewalk connected, as if looking down on me and looking down on God who sees men and woman in marriage.

I then imagined a man who left his lifetime marriage that was unknown to others, and took another of someone else’s lifetime marriage. I sensed discomfort that he was proud. God sees all things and will hold him accountable.

Next, I perceived lifetime marriages, even when occurred unknown to others, when the male and female were equally virgins, had a lasting remembrance of giving to each other their virginity. This remembrance supplies the greatest potential of devotion for each other for a lifetime, for the greatest potential of contentment, peace and tranquility for the largest number of people in the world.

In contrast, I perceived the existing mentality in the world and in the Roman Catholic Church, when particularly two virgins, male and female, had sexual intercourse unknown to others, that if the relationship broke off, were regarded as either not a big deal by the world, or called a sin (fornication) by the Catholic teaching. To conveniently leave each other in error, thinking they're doing the will of God in leaving each other. I imagined the mentality of the world and the Catholic doctrine were the underlying reason for the great chaos happening in the world. I didn't linger on, especially the latter thoughts, lest I be tempted and fall into such situations, making it the more difficult at times to recall them, and because it was part visual within and immediate perceiving, was besides, difficult to ever express them.

I then looked toward the left side, directly behind the sycamore tree, at the narrow sidewalk beside a separate two story dark brick building, was a convent for nuns. I pictured in my mind, a couple, among others, on the narrow sidewalk, in their marriages like my parents, thinking there were some differences between my parent's relationship lasting, compared to this generation's relationships failing.

Young lady's ages  14 to 18, for thousands of years, they were regarded as eligible for marriage, and many had married this age and even younger to 12 years old. Not that I approve (encourage) of marriage at such early ages especially 12, 13 , 14, 15, but they do occur in God's eyes for thousands of years. They still occur to God's eyes today, and they still occur by law today in the United States, when one is with child, the courts will allow marriage, such as when they are very similar age.

Young ladies 16 to 17, they are in many states free to marry, with parents permission.

Fact, throughout the world, a billion or more woman, marry before they are 18 years old, living happy lives.

Many government workers today and yesterday had made trillions of dollars off of young woman, detesting the notion that some get married at 18 or younger. Hundred's of thousands of school teachers, school administrations of the states, federal school administration, colleges, universities make large sums of money 40,000 to over 200,000 a year off of their students who if these students were married many would not be in their classes. They receive large pensions, costly medical and now even plastic surgery of all things, costing tax payers millions in only one city, Buffalo NY. State. Teachers get free plastic surgery paid by tax payers, the latest outrage against state teachers, recently in the head lines.

Which many of their students put off marriage by many years, naturally can't contain them selves, being they are chasing careers (especially young woman), turning them away from marriage which would fulfill them sexually, as in other generations before them. They are thought at their schools to entertain notions of free love, such as it's only sex, contrarily actually a marriage in many cases. The unions are not officially recognized as married, creating the false mental thinking no responsibility, no obligation, many murder their babies in abortion.

This is a endless cycle, that not to long ago wasn't in society, being more of the natural, constitutional representation, was of the countryside citizen's thinking, was prevalent in society, had a understanding, marriage began at one flesh (mutual consenting sexual intercourse) read in their bibles. They had shot gun weddings (not using a literal shot gun in most, if not 99 percent of cases), made these couples to recognize the marriages that occurred at the moment of their joining of the flesh unknown to others, when found out were forced officially them to be married by the law, especially resulting in taking care of babies. The babies were cared for, not murdered as today reaching the deplorable, disturbing height of over 50,000,000 citizens slaughtered.

Where we reach today, the false notions in urbanist thinking these were not marriages, but simply sex, became more unconstitutional prevalent especially due to the decades of overwhelming unconstitutional unnatural influence in society, by the so called field of Psychology masquerading as a true science of laws for about 125 years, originating from germany, unconstitutional receiving trillions in indirect and direct funding from the government the last 80 years, overwhelmed the natural constitutional influence in society, by the countryside citizens recognizing young marriage at the moment of one flesh, shot gun weddings. 

This ongoing unconstitutional debacle began 80 to 100 years ago, began by facilitators, instigators, leaders, as if priest in the false field of psychology, lead young men and woman to no longer recognize when became one flesh (mutual consenting sexual intercourse), as a marriage, doing treachery to their marriage partners, leaving each other, where eventually the so called field of Psychology entered government institutions. They began to teach their doctrines in the schools and all government establishments, of simply sex, not a marriage. Resulting in the great chaos we see today in society, relationships are broken, increasing sexual perversion and the murdering of innocent babies, 50,000,000 million and counting.

Mark 7: 6 and 7 (ASV) Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me. 7.) But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

Mark 7:13 (ASV) Making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.

• hypocrites
• honoreth me with their lips
• their heart is far from me
• in vain do they worship me
• making void the word of God by your tradition

• the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God
• He that taketh the wise in their craftiness

Exodus 22:16 (KJV) And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his woman. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

• Hold, manipulate, control by the hands in a skillful manor, carrassing the woman to become one flesh, have sexual intercourse.

• Change the price, no longer can the man who laid with the young woman unknowingly to others, when found out, offer a substandard amount. He must pay the full amount at the start. Where before the father of the daughter can refuse the low substandard offer. If refused he had to pay full amount, and she was his woman.

• Moses further strengthens the expectations, concluded, commanded "he may not put her away the rest of his days".

While Jesus was walking and preaching, this was the frame of mind, mind set, the spirit, mental disposition of Jesus and the people. Jesus validates this mind set, commands the primary part of this law, which is:

“they twain (two) shall be one flesh (sexual intercourse)? Wherefore they are no more twain (two), but one flesh (same flesh since sexual intercourse, as one and the same person now in God's eyes). What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” (separate). Matthew 19:6 (KJV).

Jesus when setting up his spiritual kingdom's laws on earth, the church, does not command, state anything as to the custom, tradition of dowry (money paid) or any other moment or action required, but only states at the moment, action of one flesh (mutual consented sexual intercourse), let not man separate, for his kingdom, the church.

Fornication is a broader meaning terminology that can be compared to similar words we use today, such as the phrase sexual immorality, as in adultery, prostitution, incest (suggesting also homosexuality and bestiality) in one word. Or the broader meaning word perverted we may used today; if used in biblcal times meaning anything sexually, particularly anything sexually outside the teachings of the ancient nation of Israel.

Fornication = Strong’s Concordance 4202; harlotry (prostitution) adultery and incest.

• The modern day definition of the word fornication you find in the dictionary has a usage of premarital sex, is not the defined usage of the word as used in biblical times, as defined by God, as defined by Moses, as defined by Jesus, as defined by his Apostles.
  

• This can not be stated enough, 2,000 years later man, especially religious groups through various influences, factors have made void the word of God, to teach a tradition made up from thin air when marriage occurs in men's eyes, according to men's wisdom at a so called vow, in actuality is an oath between two parties swearing, by using or implying God, at an alter, to each other, fitting the description of oaths contained through out the bible and particularly in the old testament.
  

Another of Jesus's primary commands is the forbidance of men to swear an oath. Jesus’ Commandment Swear not at all.

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. James 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

1 Corth 3:19 (KJV) For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness.

In the situation of rape, there is no mutual consent and means it is not a marriage.

Deuteronomy 22:25-27 (KJV) But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die. 26.) But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so is this matter: 27.) For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

Finally some last thoughts the verse above, speaks of rape. Moses used a precise Hebrew word means "forced" to identify the situation of rape. Moses only wrote a law of a betrothed woman was raped. Moses didn't write a law specifying a widowed or married or a virgin not betrothed was raped, or attempted rape. I gather the above law Deuteronomy 22:25-27 was dealing with a more difficult case the expectations of custom of betrothed, but also be some guideance to deal with rapist of any type of woman, a widow, married woman or virgin not betrothed, some laws didn't need to be written down, they were so universally understood in the hearts and minds of men, even before any laws of Moses was given, that either of these situations had occurred, would of received death by the judges for the rapist. There is another reason that crosses my mind, the law was weak in that, describing most types of sin, in this in itself makes known evil to man, and being man is weak in the flesh (especially before Christ knowledge how to deal with sin), tempts him, described by Paul in the book of romans. So every vile form of sin, wasn't written done if not necessary, enough laws were written that other vile wrongs not clearly written, were understood enough by the laws written, to judge every matter appropriately.

With all that said, the primary part of the Moses law, removing all the traditions, customs of men, as in the beginning of genesis, men and woman first were recognized as married at simply the moment of one flesh, simple mutual consented sexual intercourse, then later developed customs and traditions, began to be integrated, expectations. When Jesus arrives, he removes the customs and traditions, and states the original moment of being married in God's eyes. Jesus declares at the moment of one flesh, mutual consented sexual intercourse are married, and declares command "Not let man separate" are the words, golden proclamation that binds the couple forever, until death.

Tokens of her virginity, a testament to virginity

• In the old Testament, the day of the marriage, the groom went in unto his bride, they became "one flesh" the brides blood on the bed sheet was proof of her virginity, was refereed to as the tokens of her virginity. The tokens of her virginity was a testament kept by her parents, to prove to any and all, even if perhaps her husband came back saying evil of her, trying to send her away saying she wasn't a virgin, when he went in unto her. Tokens of virginity, is a viable practice use by some today. I use this to show, Moses and Israel, the people assured virginity in their daughters, being marriage began at the moment of "one flesh", mutual consenting sexual intercourse, not at any other moment.
  

• Some will say the law already recognized common law marriages. Actually common law marriages refer to cohabitation combined with they presented themselves to others as married, for them who wish themselves to be seen as married, the law recognizes in a few states (USA) and countries, to officially be recorded as married.
  

• Some will counter again and say the law recognizes, when fulfilling all legal formalities of marriage, and the two never became one flesh, mutual consented sexual intercourse afterwards, in the terminology "consummate", the couple can get the marriage dissolved. The law here is only those who had fulfill formalities of government regarding marriage,  the law in a major fault (without any regard to either fulfilling formalities of government or cohabitation/presenting themselves as married) does not recognize marriage before formalities of marriages, particularly the marriage occurring at the moment of one flesh, mutual consented sexual intercourse.

• The moment of one flesh (mutual consented sexual intercourse) even when not know to any others, is when marriage occurs, is a primary principle, golden principle in the bible proclaimed/implied in genesis, implied in Moses laws, and declared, proclaimed by Jesus of Nazareth, for thousands of years, hundreds of generations testify against so called priest (Catholic) and governments who stand in the way of the concept of "one flesh"  being taught is the moment of marriage, and registering particularly young couple marriages, when "one flesh" had occurred unknown to others:

Foundation must be laid, to understand Jesus' teachings on marriage.

What it all boils down to, is today's frame of mind, mindset of marriage begins at an oath or vow, a covenant, is totally false. It is a total fabrication of man from thin air, making void the word of God by a tradition. Not once is it mentioned in the entire bible. You may ask where did this total fabrication come from?

The answer is from an unauthorized creation of a literal priesthood, transferred from the Old Testament, to the New Testament, created another literal priesthood, without New Testament authority. The unauthorized literal priesthood used their newly created moment that they determined, from thin air, when marriage occurs, to gather control, power, and wealth, having their listeners coming to them to authorize their marriages.

If you or anyone goes back to Jesus’ words, teachings, you will find his statements, terminology, phraseology said by Jesus in the words "ONE FLESH". The words "ONE FLESH" were used twice by Jesus, to state first the absolute moment when marriage occurs, and secondly it's permanency.

First time Jesus uses the terminology "ONE FLESH" in his spirit, mindset, he affirmed the moment marriage begins, as the moment mans anatomy connects with a woman's anatomy, in other words, mutual consenting sexual intercourse. The words "ONE FLESH" was their way two thousand years ago of defining this occurrence. God being involved, he created them male and female, where he has placed every individual soul upon the earth at a particular time, for the coming together of male and female, even when unknown to all others, is of Him.

Then Jesus repeats the terminology "ONE FLESH". This is to reveal another spirit of his, mindset, thinking, that the two individuals, when becoming one flesh, have entered into a state of permanency, being seen as one person, one body, even when not in the moment of the connection of the anatomy, mutual consenting sexual intercourse. Meaning they are forever seen by God as one person, from the moment of mutual consented sexual intercourse, they are one body, and the husband being the head of that one body.

With these primary teachings of Jesus, you can go on to further teachings of Jesus on marriage, to understand his spirit, mindset.

To understand Jesus' spirit (mental dispositions, particular thinking, mind makeup), we must imagine ourselves having the same thinking/mindset, as two thousand years ago. The five statements below are the key spiritual discernment's of Jesus.

1. Jesus points out that husbands when put away their wives not for fornication, it causes (due to her dire hardship, cannot provide for herself) her to commit adultery, and whoever marries her in this state also commits adultery.

2. Jesus begins another discourse with the terminology "one flesh", to describe when marriage occurs at the moment of mutual consenting sexual intercourse.

3. Jesus says a second time "one flesh", to mean the two are seen by God as if a continual one body, one person, and commands a primary teaching, "let not man separate".

4. Jesus will continue the spirit (mental disposition), one flesh, continually one body, one person, that when a husband puts away a wife, not for fornication, not only causes his wife to commit adultery, in addition, the husband also commits adultery, (be it indirectly), through his wife's body. For they are as a continual one flesh, one body, one person to God.

5. Jesus across the board, removes from the table, marries another. Marries another, commits adultery.

Discourse II: Challenge Marriage is a covenant (is a tradition, myth of man)

Can you find a direct statement in the bible, stating marriage is a covenant? Can you find an indirect statement, marriage is a covenant? The answer is "NO".

• Fact; you will not find a direct statement stating marriage is a covenant.

• Indirect statements, you will find only supposed inferences of the vaguest kind, that someone assumes, and will not pass careful analysis.

Careful Analysis

We will need to give careful analysis at the seemingly indirect statement, inference of the vaguest kind, paraded out by many so called religious people, especially on web sites. We must first read the previous verses to discern the spirit (mental disposition) behind the words.

Mal 2:8 (KJV) But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts

Mal 2:10 (KJV) Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

• Mal 2:14 is trying to reason with Juduh to repent, reasoning to Judah, isn't she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant, meaning Judah has a covenant (the old covenant from his Fathers) with God, and their woman are rightful wives belonging to the old covenant of the Fathers. This is not inferring there is a covenant made in a marriage ceremony.

• Many who see the word covenant, immediately give themselves over to a knee jerk face value assumption, instead of looking for the spirit (mental disposition) behind the words. An inference of the most vague kind, without looking for supporting evidence in the surrounding verses, combined with not one example in the entire bible, where in a marriage ceremony ever speaks of a vow, oath, covenant involved. Not once. We find complete silence, a dead end, absolutely no biblical support. The silence is deafening, but still men persist as if they are speaking on behalf of God. Why? I imagine some due to ignorance and some described below.

John 3:20 and 21 (ASV) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved. 21.) But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

• It is interesting to note the above verses are speaking of so called religious people, "the treachery to your woman of youth" which is a similar situation we have today. Many religious and non religious became one flesh when in youth, their first time and their partners first time, unknown to others, but due to so called religious influence and worldly influence, called it a sin (fornication), without biblical support, or called it a one night stand, either way (left the other), they did treachery to their woman or their man. Where in Jesus' day when one flesh (mutual consented sexual intercourse) became known, they would of been recognized as one flesh (as one person, same person), not called a sin, never called once fornication, consequently commanded by Moses’ Law, kept together for the rest of their days, showing by implication they are married. Confirmed and proclaimed by Jesus stating at "one flesh", "let not man separate".

Genesis, Creation, Moses’ Law

The Word of God is spiritual (logical consisting of many analogies, particular thinking, lines of thought, linked thought by thought with the author's intent behind the written words).

• Beginning from Genesis, marriage in the minds of men occurred at only one moment, one flesh (mutual consenting sexual intercourse).

Genesis 2:24 (ASV) Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his woman: and they shall become one flesh (mutual consented sexual intercourse).

• Moses wrote when mutual consented sexual intercourse occurred, unknowingly by others, when found out the couple was forced to remain together the rest of their days.

Deuteronomy 22:28 and 29 (ASV) If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; 29.) Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's (young woman's) father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his woman, because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.

Book of Matthew: Her Man Caused Adultery

Matthew 5:31 and 32 (KJV) It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32.) But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

1. Her man caused adultery in her

2. Woman commits adultery

3. Her new man commits adultery

• Jesus proclaims a woman's dire hardship does not relieve her of sin.
• We will see a spirit (mental disposition) line of thought that the evidence shows a woman is bound to her man as long as he lives.

Romans 7:1-3 (KJV) Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? 2.) For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. 3.) So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

I Corinthians 7:39 (KJV) The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

1 Timothy 5:9 (KJV) Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old (sixty years of age), having been the wife of one man,

The evidence in 1 Tim 5:9, is of the spirit (mental disposition) carried out to its fullest. There is no allowance for woman to marry another due to the cause of fornication. She is only to be put on the list of widows, if having been a woman of one man. The list was so the church as a whole would provide for them in various ways when they have no relatives to provide for them, a form of social security for the aged. If it was allowed for her to leave a husband, as some assume today for the cause of fornication, to marry another, words would of been written to cover this situation. They are not written, because this situation wasn't allowed, to be a woman of more than one man. This additional evidence combined with all the other evidence in the previous verses, to the intent, spirit (mental disposition) behind the words.

The same book of Matthew, Jesus continues a second discussion on marriage with the Pharisees in Matt 19, with the disciples listening. The Pharisees notice Jesus is in the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan, a distant land, where the ideas of marriage are more contentious than nearer to Jerusalem. The Pharisees tried to tempt Jesus, asking of Him, can we put away the woman for every cause?

Matt 19:3 (KJV) The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

1. One flesh = Mutual consented sexual intercourse = Beginning, moment of marriage in God's eyes

• There was never once recorded in the entire bible a covenant, oath type, masqueraded as a vow concerning when the moment marriage occurs. Jesus' primary teaching “swear not at all”.

Matt 5:37 (ASV) But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

One Flesh (Same Flesh, One Body as One Person) Therefore Let Not Man Separate

Matt 19:6 (KJV) Wherefore they are no more twain (two), but one flesh (same flesh, one body, same person, one person, since sexual intercourse) What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder (separate).

1. One flesh = Same flesh, one body, same person, since sexual intercourse, God hath joined together.

2. Therefore "LET NOT MAN SEPARATE"

This principle of one flesh, seen as one body, same person, one person is also shown in the Old Testament.

• Jesus confirms marriage is instituted at the beginning of creation by God for all man, religious and non- religious, and mutual consent is the joining of the flesh. At that moment marriage occurs, and consequently they are seen by God as one flesh (same flesh since sexual intercourse), one body, same person, one person.

• Jesus does not begin or anywhere point to a vow, oath or covenant. Instead He begins, points, sets the beginning, the foundation of marriage, with "one flesh", mutual consented sexual intercourse.

• Many today in reading the words of Jesus, immediately succumb to their blind assumptions from centuries of blind thinking of so called religious and non religious people. They taught marriage begins at some form of religious or worldly ceremony, assuming that there must be a covenant, combined with in Matt 19:4-5 the word "woman" mistranslated into the word "wife" (not used in biblical times) falsely at times showing marriage status, and gives off a false impression she is married before the moment of "one flesh". This misconception, precept, philosophy of man, sets the stage when they reach the words of Jesus "one flesh". They perceive them as an afterthought, stating as if only the obvious comes mutual consented sexual intercourse, not realizing the terminology "one flesh" is in spirit (mental disposition) within Jesus, where the moment of marriage occurs, shown by implications in Genesis’ examples, particularly in Moses’ law, and supported by all the evidence in the bible. Without giving this the proper attention, they then go on to reading, Jesus stating the phrase a second time "one flesh" and because of their lack of giving the full attention to the meaning to the phrase "one flesh" the first time said, they again give it little weight to the second time it’s said; "one flesh" means now as one person, same person seen by God, and this sets in motion the command, decree, golden law "let not man separate" that enforces the marriage not to separate.

• To better understand what transpired 2000 years since Jesus and the Apostle’s words were said and written down, it is written in the New Testament that Jesus, since he lives forever, eternal, is called and sits as the perfect high priest forever at the right hand of God. It is written in the New Testament, all believers are a royal priesthood, offering up daily right acts, as their sacrifices. The only central authority is in Jesus Christ, as the perfect high priest forever and his appointed Apostles. Their actions and words, recorded in the New Testament, reflected upon, are to solely and only submit by all believers who are referred to in the New Testament as a royal priesthood (spiritual not literal), all called believers, called Saints. The highest authority on earth, being the Elders (overseers of the congregation). Accordingly, they meet the high standards left to them in the Apostle Paul's writings. Elected by the congregation they were in, not elected by multiple congregations.

• A corrupt apostasy had formed through the Roman government, who for their benefit latch onto, in 312 AD, an unauthorized, non Biblical centralization of authority, a religious literal one man ruler, a sect, and set it up as a state religion. This sect had an imperfect literal high priest in the Pope and literal priests as a literal priesthood. They set up, without Jesus and His apostle’s authorization found in scripture, (except a vague statement,) Jesus calling Peter's confession as ‘the Rock’. "Jesus is the Christ", is ‘the Rock’ that the church is built upon, not Peter. Even though Peter had a central leadership role, there is absolutely nothing written, commanded, or charge of succession, as if a king). It conveniently mimics the heathen kings, the kings of the Old Testament that God warned them not to have. A religious literal priesthood, which put power in one man, a few men, (not authorized in the New Testament to create a literal high priest or literal priesthood). This Roman Catholic literal high priest, priesthood, promoted by the state, persecuted and forced the others, calling themselves the church, being independent congregations, to go underground, (hidden) for centuries.

• This Roman Catholic high priest (Pope), priesthood, latched onto calling one flesh when occurred unknowing to others, a sin, fornication (without any biblical support), which conveniently disowned all obligation to the woman, which conveniently allowed them to hoard wealth. Contrary to the decree, of the golden command "let not man separate". They made laws that their literal priest must be present at a ceremony for the marriage to be recognized.

In 1403 the Bishop of Magdeburg threatened to excommunicate those who married without clergy in attendance.

Council of Trent in 1563 officially required that Catholic marriages be presided over by a priest.

The Pharisees pose another question to him, why then Moses allowed them to give a written certificate to put away?

Jesus transcends Moses’ law on putting away, by saying, from the beginning (Genesis, creation) it was not so.

Matt 19:8 (KJV) He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

1. from the beginning it was not so (Jesus returns the original order from the beginning, Genesis, creation)

• Paul wrote about the remnant in the book of Romans. It can be gathered, Jesus in his spirit, viewed Moses had written the particular law allowing the more numerous hard hearted Israelites, in putting away, to protect the remnant (smaller surviving faithful group, believers in Israel). Moses had to give way to the more numerous hard hearted Israelites, lest they remove Moses from power, leaving the remnant (smaller surviving faithful group, believers in Israel) at the mercy of hard hearted Israelites.

• Jesus is setting up his Kingdom the church, where he returns to the original order as in the beginning in Genesis, not allowing to put away.

• Jesus will now set up a new command in Matt 19:9.

Adultery Indirect and Direct

Matt 19:9 is the most important verse of marriage in the bible, there are a number of things to consider and analyze very carefully.

• In the original Greek, verse 19:9 begins with the word "but". It is significant that it shows a continued answer from Matt 19:8 into verse Matt 19:9 that they are connected. This may seem at first trivial, but this shows Jesus’ answer not only connects the two verses, but most importantly also this shows connection to his statement said much earlier with his disciples, in Matt 5:31-32, where Jesus also began with concerning Moses’ law in putting away, and uses the word "but", then states the man's guilt of causing sin, and the other two individuals committing the sin. Matt 19:8-9 is as a follow up answer, as if you can over lay Matt 5:31-32 with Matt 19:8-9, but having an additional basis, line of thought, concerning the man that causes the sin.

• Jesus will now pronounce further judgment in the one action of putting away not for fornication, an additional guilt of sin, that he commits adultery.

• To find this out, we must observe an additional basis, line of thought. Jesus states in Matt 19:6, the man is as connected to his wife as one flesh, as the same body, same person. On the basis of one flesh, as one body, same person, the man can be found guilty on additional grounds, besides causing sin in his woman. The sin in his woman’s body becomes his, seeing his body is stated as one flesh, with her body, he commits adultery (be it indirectly), and is how he and his woman are viewed by God, as the same body since the first moment of mutual consented sexual intercourse.

1. Put away not for fornication, commits indirect adultery (found guilty on additional grounds, besides causing sin in his woman, the sin in his woman’s body becomes his).

2. Marries another, commits direct adultery.

• Matt 19:9 shows evidence of another connection with Matt 5:31-32 as both have the same phraseology "Whoever puts away his woman .......... for fornication". In the midst of the phraseology, Matt 5 has the words "apart from the matter" (in original Greek), and in the midst of the phraseology in Matt 19:9 it has the single word "not" (in original Greek). The reason for the slight change is to further reveal the spirit (mental disposition) intent behind the words.

• The word "not" (in original Greek), was always rendered as "not", never the word "except". The King James Version of the Bible in 1611, had mistranslated the word “not” into the word “except”. You will find the correct translation "not" in the Darby Bible and Greek Interlinear Bible by Alfred Marshall.

• I had hoped for some years someone would come along and write a more in-depth study on the changing of the word "Not" to "Except". I first came across the oddity about ten years ago, from the Greek interlinear and a book written in the 1960's. If I'm not mistaken, that book noted the oddity, and I wondered why the change from original Greek, but gave no answer. Recently I came across an article written by Leslie McFall. This confirms my observations I had of the verse Matt 19:9. As to his other understanding on when marriage occurs, I hope he may come around to the view point presented in this article, observations of additional evidences.

• He wrote:

" in the case of Matthew 19:9 (KJV), where a scribe in the 15th century added to his copy of the Greek text the small Greek word EI (‘if’) before the negative MH (‘not’) to change the text to read ‘except’ (because in Greek EI placed before MH becomes ‘except’). Who was the first to add EI to the inspired Word of God? We do not know who did it, but the earliest Greek manuscript to contain the addition does not date earlier than a thousand years after Christ. How did it get into the Reformers’ bibles? This we do know. It was through Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), the Dutch humanist. He was brought up in the Catholic Church but like the Reformers, he became disillusioned with the Catholic Church’s teaching on a number of issues, one of which was their insistence that Jesus did not permit divorce or remarriage. Erasmus was extremely angry at the dogmatic stance of the church over this teaching. He believed that divorce was justified in the case of adultery, so when he came to produce the first published edition of the Greek New Testament, he deliberately added EI before MH in Matthew 19:9 (KJV) to allow divorce for adultery despite the fact that the three manuscripts which he used did not contain it. "

• Matt 19:9 (KJV) This is speaking solely for men concerning Moses law, in putting away their woman, concerning putting away not for fornication, again putting light upon woman's dire plight in Jesus' time. Many have not recognized this fact, and in their misconceiving the spirit (mental disposition) in error, have additionally erred, and applied their misconceiving to woman putting away her man. Being men, they weren't generally in dire plight if put away, so Matt 19:9 (KJV) isn't applicable when woman put away.

• Jesus, in the very same chapter used the word “and”, usage as if the word “or”, describing a list of how men became eunuchs. Jesus spoke of eunuchs, did not describe a case (time sequence actions immediately connected to each other).

• Jesus’ intent in Matt 19:9 (KJV) said the word "and", usage as if the word "or" then Jesus had stated first causes, and (or) an action taken, either cause or action by itself, commits adultery. An example below using the word "and" with the usage, intent of the word "or".

Matt 19:12 (KJV) For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and (usage as if the word or) there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and (usage as if the word or) there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.

Jesus' spirit (mental disposition) basis, line of thought, if only put away his wife not for fornication, besides causing, he commits indirect adultery through her body.

• Matt 5:31-32 (KJV) Jesus stated a husband when he puts away his woman apart for fornication, causes her to commit adultery.

• Matt 19:6 (KJV) Jesus states that a husband and wife are seen by God as one flesh (one body, one person, same person). 

• Matt 19:9 (KJV) Jesus’ conclusion, spirit (mental disposition), line of thought, would lead to, in addition to causing adultery in his wife, additional judgment with him committing adultery (be it indirectly), being he is as one flesh (one body, one person, same person), through his wife's body.

1. The spirit (mental disposition) "one flesh" as one body, same person, two thousand years ago would be more apparent, understood, because the people recognized marriage began at one flesh (mutual consenting sexual intercourse), which would allow more readily the people 2,000 years ago, consequently, to perceive the concept of indirect adultery. A husband not only the cause, but guilty, indirectly commits adultery, even though the action of committing adultery in his wife's body.

2. Contrary to today, as if fixated on the minds of men and woman, marriage beginnings at a ceremony, vow, oath, a covenant (not one of these supported in the bible), will have a much harder time perceiving the concept of indirect adultery.

Matt 19:10 (ASV) The disciples say unto him, If the case (correct word cause in original Greek) of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry (another).

The disciples who heard the earlier statements of Jesus in Matt 5, and this current discourse in Matt 19, will confirm the true spirit (mental disposition, intent) behind Jesus' words. They will ask the question, perceiving the cause of fornication is all that's left allowed on the table, where, as to marry (another) commits adultery is totally off the table. Whereas under the old covenant, to marry (another) was not forbidden, they could even have multiple wives (polygamy, still being married to all at the same time as long as they weren't someone else's wife). Jesus now commands, marries another, commits adultery.

• The word "case" is in the KJV, ASV, but in the Greek interlinear by Alfred Marshall the word is "cause". Actually in the original Greek it is the word "cause", not case. Additional evidence is Jesus and the apostles perceived the causes, not a case, a timed sequence of actions immediately connected to each other.

• As discussions progress, man shortens phrases, using less words, so not to sound repetitive, and various other reasons. It's understood to the other person spoken too, by the immediate previous details that were said. Someone overhears the conversation, unknown to the two, because of the missing words or shortened phrases, perceives the wrong spirit (mental disposition, intent) behind the words. The person who misconceives starts doing things according to their miss preconception.

• The apostles only said one word, “cause”. This shows they shorten a phrase, and said the word “marry” can be seen as also a shortened phrase. These words "cause and marry" signify the words by Jesus “put away for fornication” and “marry another”.

1. The apostle’s conclusion when using the only cause (put away for fornication) left available on the table, it is expedient not to marry (another), it's a forbidden action, it would commit adultery.

Cut Off an Imaginary Extension of the Male Anatomy in Your Heart

Matt 19:11-12 (KJV) But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 12.) For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Jesus explains by using the spiritual (mental disposition) principle detachment; pluck out your imaginary eye, cut off your imaginary hand to your heart from Matt 5:29 and connects it to Matt 19:12, to cut off an imaginary extension of the male anatomy in your heart, being as a eunuch within your heart, so the entertainment, logic, desire will not be manifested in actual sin.

1. In conclusion, Jesus’ spirit (mental disposition) teaches when a man puts away a woman for the cause of fornication, it is expedient (profitable) to be a spiritual eunuch, mental detachment of the imaginary extension of the male anatomy in your heart, to empower, keep from marring another, committing adultery, be cast into hell.

2. Is done for the sake of the kingdom of heaven (the church, it's teachings for harmony and peace between your brother, neighbor), in spiritual form (mental disposition, particular thinking, mind makeup), being revealed to them.

The disciples had used the signature word “expedient” in Matt 19:10 and show another connection with Jesus' earlier discussion in Mat 5:27-30 where the word “expedient” was also used. Jesus had earlier stated to his disciples in Matt 5:27-30 that it is profitable (same word in Greek use in Matt 19, for the word expedient), to pluck out your eye, and cut off your hand spiritually (mental deposition). Meaning you cut off your logic, an imagery eye viewing or imagery hand touching the entertainment, logic, of adultery in your heart, than to reach the final step, the desire being manifested in committing actual adultery, and be cast into hell.

Matthew 5:27-30 (KJV) Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28.) But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29.) And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable (same word use in Greek for expedient) for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30.) And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable (same word use in Greek for expedient) for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Studying the meaning of the word heart by Jesus, Jesus had earlier said your heart is where your treasure is, and also says from your heart comes evil ways, comes sin. James explains how lust (thinking on the act of sin in the heart) when lust conceives, it bringeth forth and manifests in actual sin.

Matt 6:21 (ASV) for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

Matt 15:18-20 (ASV) But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. 19.) For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings: 20.) these are the things which defile the man;

Mark 10

Mark 10:10-12 And in the house again the disciples about this questioned him. 11.) And he says to them: Whosoever dismisses the wife of him and marries another, commits adultery with her; 12.) and if she having dismissed the husband of her marries another, she commits adultery. (Greek interlinear Alfred Marshall) 

Mark 10:10-12 has something additional not found in Matt 19. The disciples ask of Jesus again in the house of the matter.

1. Jesus here describes two sets of situations, which are now time sequence events. Jesus adds additional words in the sentence structure, in original Greek, to show they are situations.

Jesus in Mark 10 shows a continual testimony of these events, and recorded the repeating of the words, phrase, "one flesh". Mark does not record Jesus' earlier discussion in Matt 5, 'whoever puts away his wife apart from the matter of fornication". Interestedly Mark also does not record Matt 19:9’s similar phraseology, "whoever puts away his woman not for fornication", nor is it recorded in Luke or John.

• Since these two statements are so connected, without Mark recording the first discussion in Matt 5:31-32, the second discussion part in Matt 19:9, being related, if it was recorded only, couldn't be understood, so Mark left the part out in Mark 10.

Conclusion

1. I'm compelled by the evidence, the earlier statements of Jesus, the use of the term "one flesh", twice, having two meanings, the proper translated words, the various word usage used by Jesus, his apostles response, and finally Mark leaving items out, as to show they are connected, brings me to the conclusion, Jesus’ stated causes not for fornication, and (or) the action "marries another", either by themselves, alone, commits adultery, be it indirectly or direct.

2. There is no direct statement by Jesus or his apostles to command, to permit, to marry another.

These are the facts.

Application for today

One may ask how does this teaching of Jesus become applicable 2,000 years later when most woman, if put away for any cause, can provide for themselves and not be forced in marring another, committing adultery? The answer I find is yes, certain ages, time periods, social circumstances can limit the accountability of actions. So the limitation for only fornication in putting away a wife, particularly today, wouldn't be as applied. However throughout the bible it's stated a woman is the weaker vessel, to put a wife in a difficult task of providing for herself, what happens if in the difficulty she commits adultery? Would her first husband be guilty of indirect adultery? Some would say yes and some would say no, I imagine. Whichever the situation, as seen by God, there still remains God's decrees, commands through Jesus for husband and wife, if separated (officially or unofficially), they must remain unmarried or reconcile. The husband if separated is to be as a spiritual eunuch or reconcile. This teaching of Jesus particularity concerning remarriage is for the church, not for civil law. However the more this teaching becomes accepted, the more it will be applied, at least making it more difficult to be divorced, remarrying in society by the law of the land, but never to the extent of being completely forbidden by the law of the Land. If anything, what the laws of the land should at least accomplish is strongly nudge people toward rightful actions, in regards to discouraging remarriage.

• The primary forbidden action "marrying another", is the only place in the new covenant, and recorded in the entire bible that forbade having wives (polygamy) at the same time, committing adultery.

Philosophy and psychology of the State 9-27-2004

6-14-2005 updated

Colossians 2:8 (KJV) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

This due to the unconstitutional overwhelming influence, indoctrination by government employee promoted philosophy and psychology in government universities. Especially the last forty years, on the electorate millions of young student men and woman effectually causing a great sift in elections toward philosophy and psychology causes. It created a great divide in society, in elections, against the biblical moral heritage of Moses and Jesus of Nazareth of the people, “by” the people, in religion and morality. Many youthful woman and men see the government highly esteeming the pursuit of material wealth, and government so called experts proclaiming one flesh (sexual intercourse) as merely sex, merely nothing, and many were persuaded, convinced by government to leave their first. Many of the conceived babies were murdered, because of these human behaviors, offered on the altar of the pursuit of material wealth, calling it merely sex, merely nothing, free love.

These so called highly educated woman and men had gone out into the world and taught and practiced their values of merely sex, merely nothing, to millions of others. In less economic circumstances it resulted in even more dire, horrible outcomes. This became a vicious cycle, where government promoted psychology steps in and has instigated much of the matter, claiming to be the heroes of the day, offering massive amounts of government tax dollar solutions, never seeing the root of the problem themselves.

Finale Thoughts

If you continue to read my life history, you will see I had many struggles, tribulations and doubts along the way. I began reading the bible at 18, trying to find the answers. I began writing down about seven years ago, the observations I found, slowly trying to piece together the evidences, while knowledgeable of other renderings, interpretations, prevalent among different groups, and seemingly the non-denominational churches of Christ I attend. As for the non-denominational churches, I also did some observations. I live in the north east, having very few Churches of Christ. Where I noticed they are seemingly influenced by the more liberal social culture here and would not readily give me a fair reading of the situation compared to the over 13,000 Churches of Christ spread across the United States, particularly in the south. My best guess is that the main body of Churches of Christ will perhaps be more on the side of the usual understanding, that marriage begins at vows, and committing adultery frees an innocent partner to marry another. However I hear of pockets among non-denominational Churches of Christ that would not stand by these, particularly the latter, not teaching one is free to marry another. Perhaps there are more than just pockets, being I am not in the south, I cannot tell for sure. There are individualists among the congregations that because they may attend a congregation that teaches the seemingly usual, it doesn’t mean they cannot have their own understanding and disagree with the congregation they attend. There are many who married, both being virgins, and never really carefully considered through scripture, the topic, being they weren't confronted with such a situation. Then there were some people on the Churches of Christ single web site, where I seemingly persuaded them, that they make the necessary changes in their lives and marriage plans. Some saying if they had this information earlier in life they would of lived their lives differently. As a side note, I observed some statistical data a while ago that showed many members were holding up marriage, in not divorcing as much, as compared to other types of so called Christian groups. Even so, I do sense that as time proceeds, the influences of the governments unconstitutionally promoted psychology based culture, has and will encroach and evade more upon the Churches of Christ. This is another reason why I believe this article is perhaps timely, to restore and to fight off the encroachment, and perhaps the discourses particularly 1 & 2 and some 3, will become the definitive reasoning by the evidences in the bible alone, and be the answers to the two above questions for many peoples, nations. That someday it will be accepted in more churches and in government to nudge citizens to apply them to their lives, which would eventually usher in a time of peace, harmony and tranquility that the world had perhaps never before witnessed. As for the transition period, I cannot say what will occur, but perhaps there needs to be some prudent steps made.

For today June 22, 2010, there is the extreme violence of innocent shed blood in so called abortion of over 50,000,000 premeditated murdered babies on the hands of many a citizenry. The end result being from the beginning of centuries of religious false teaching, marriages beginning at vows among denominations, even resulting in influencing independent religious groups, combined with the more recent sixties, where a predominant factor was governments unconstitutional promoted psychology, philosophy in the many government universities across the land, causing much of the growth in the ranks of the so called free love generation destroying people's lives, both in their daily lives and literally.

Why has seemingly God chosen me? Or perhaps the question may be how has God prepared me? I wonder, perhaps some of the same reasons he chose and prepared Paul, being he was a Pharisee, where God prepared him in the intimate knowledge of the Pharisee’s doctrine and reasoning, which would become his greatest enemy and testimony.

I attended Catholic schools from around 7 to 14 years old, observed & noted the manifestations of Catholic families and my Catholic friends. I attended three public schools, first kindergarten, and then the public schooling from 9th to12th grade, witnessing seemingly non religious friends. Then I attended and observed the nondenominational Churches of Christ for 26 years.

I hope this brief book describing the bible's teachings when marriage begins, and its permanence, will help you understand. You may find the exhaustive discourse III to answer more of your questions, presented on my website.

John Jerome Nowak.

Back of book

38 Years old, year 2003

About me, had a lot of questions at eighteen. Deciding in 1984; I should give the bible my effort, to see if there was truly a God, and if I can understand Him. If there ever was going to be a time in my life to totally devote myself, without distractions of family, friends, to an honest, in-depth search it was then. Deciding to put aside everything I was ever taught, which wasn't much, except for a lot of traditions, being raised Catholic. Schooled in three grammar Catholic schools up to 8th grade, and then two public high schools. I read the gospels, proverbs, and psalms. I found most interesting proverbs and parables of Jesus, gave me the will and spirit to realize the search for wisdom and understanding of God in the bible, was noble and attainable. Read Jesus' parables one by one, each reading ten or so times very slowly, trying to discern the smallest principles they offered. Giving me a spirit (mental disposition) that the bible could be understood, if by the blessing of God, he will supply me with the endurance, perseverance, to search the dark sayings of the bible for answers, truth.

I began to pray and fast some, losing about forty pounds. I prayed for the wisdom of King Solomon's proverbs, and the wisdom of Jesus, I saw King Solomon’s wisdom as a stepping stone to Jesus" wisdom, very beneficial. I prayed for mercy, God might reveal his ways to me, which from reading I perceived he didn’t have too. Prayed that God might have mercy on me, reveal to me, where if any in my area are there true worshipers, of him gathered.

After three months of study, trying to build a foundation. Building from the smallest principles, so I may have the knowledge to discern much larger deeper principles, dark sayings of wisdom, someday. An elderly women and middle age woman, came to my front door, and invited me to the non-denominational church of Christ, in a town some distance away, which I never heard of the church of Christ in my life till that day. For I lived in a mostly Catholic northern city.

I was cautious, I asked some questions of the women, with the knowledge I learned from my bedroom study. They answered them in a reasonable way. I ask then for the phone number of the church. I called and ask some more questions which again they answered reasonable. Soon I went and visited the church, and studied more with them, and was persuaded the bible taught believers immersion (water) saves, soon after I was immersed into Christ for the forgiveness of sins.

I attended all the churches of Christ in my area, seeking a greater depth of study from various preachers. I researched the history of the churches of Christ through the years.

"Usually the truth in the bible, is hidden behind face value, today's perception (which most people rather stick by face value, today's perception) then learning the intent (which is the true Holy Spirit) of the author words, through a slow sometimes lengthy process of elimination of all plausible possibilities. Even then I can be wrong at times, but I keep persevering trying to find the truth as gold."

God Bless

John Jerome Nowak