To speak to the permanence of marriage:
Genesis 2:24
Matthew 19:3-9
Genesis says, “leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife.” The verse says joined (as in permanent) not aligned (as in temporary).
Matthew says, “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
Related to this, in my last post, I made the point that a governmentally recognized marriage is the same as a marriage before God, thus, any marriage you can make is before God.
Now, with regard to 1 Timothy: Nowhere does it say in the Bible that this is an overarching rule for people. The specific context of what it says is referring to public teaching of men and in the church. Paul doesn’t want women to openly be rebellious of the authority of men, nor overtake the rightful (as God established it) authority of men within the church.
Charles Ryrie says, “Women are not to assume the office of teacher in the church (see 1 Cor 14:34). Women may teach as long as they do not usurp the place of leadership and authority of men in the church. Older women are specifically entrusted with teaching younger women (Titus 2:3-5). The injunction is based on the relationship of man and woman in the original creation (Gen 2:18, 3:6).” (From Ryrie’s Study Bible)
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