Divorce, amongst believers
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· 6 viewsJesus Christ challenged the liberal approach to divorce taken by some rabbis of his day, and upheld the idea of marriage as a lifelong commitment. Remarriage after divorce is generally classed as adultery and, where possible, divorced parties should seek reconciliation. There are circumstances, however, where remarriage is permissible.
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The liberal attitude to divorce
The liberal attitude to divorce
And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?”
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The undesirability of divorce
The undesirability of divorce
God’s plan for marriage
God’s plan for marriage
He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
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Divorce is permitted because of human sinfulness
Divorce is permitted because of human sinfulness
He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
Christians should not seek divorce
Christians should not seek divorce
This command, echoing Jesus Christ’s words, applies where both parties are believers.
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Remarriage after divorce
Remarriage after divorce
Believers should seek reconciliation
Believers should seek reconciliation
(but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
See also Marriage to another after divorce prevents reconciliation.
Remarriage after divorce is classed as adultery
Remarriage after divorce is classed as adultery
This is a general rule, though there may be exceptions (see below).
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Remarriage may be permissible
Remarriage may be permissible
“unmarried” means literally “freed from a wife” and thus may be applied to those widowed or properly divorced. It is no sin for them to (re)marry.
Possible grounds for divorce and remarriage
Possible grounds for divorce and remarriage
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See also God divorced Israel because of her adultery; ;