Divorce and Remarriage
Divorce was never part of God’s ORIGINAL design
- 4 common positions on Divorce and Remarriage
- Divorce is never permitted
- Divorce is permitted for adultery only, but remarriage is not allowed
- Divorce is permitted for adultery and abandonment of an unbelieving spouse, but remarriage is not allowed
- Divorce is permitted for adultery and abandonment, and remarriage is allowed for the innocent spouse only
Situations that ALLOW for divorce and REMARRIAGE
- Pastor Matt’s thoughts
- ADULTERY—Matthew 19:3-12; Leviticus 20:10
- ABANDONMENT– 1 Corinthians 7:12-15
- ABUSE
- Divorce should always be the very LAST option
- Divorce is not the UNFORGIVABLE sin 1 John 1:9-10
- If you have been divorced and remarrried, WORK to make your current marriage one that honors and glorifies God.