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- Biblical provisions for divorce have been interpreted by multiple scholars, including Dr. Beth Felker Jones, as addressing “any violation of God’s intentions for lasting, faithful ‘one flesh’ union,” which includes adultery, but also “violence or abuse against one’s spouse because to abuse one’s spouse is also to violate that one flesh union” (Ibid.).
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Dec 6, 2022 · The Bible gives two clear grounds for divorce: (1) sexual immorality ( Matthew 5:32; 19:9) and (2) abandonment by an unbeliever ( 1 Corinthians 7:15 ). Even in these two instances, though, divorce is not required or even encouraged. The most that can be said is that sexual immorality and abandonment are grounds (an allowance) for divorce.
- Malachi 2:16 ESV / 1,266 helpful votes. “For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts.
- Matthew 5:31-32 ESV / 1,207 helpful votes. “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Luke 16:18 ESV / 1,179 helpful votes. “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
- Matthew 19:9 ESV / 1,075 helpful votes. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
Oct 25, 2021 · But our biggest question today is—What does the Bible say about divorce? The Cause of Divorce. The Bible tells us since the fall of mankind when Adam and Eve chose to believe and obey the serpent rather than God, we have all inherited a nature to sin. Any newlywed couple can confirm that sinful nature—in the life of their spouse.
These passages describe the biblical grounds for divorce: adultery and abandonment. Adultery because it defiles God's use of marriage to represent His love for Israel and the church. Abandonment because we are called to live in peace.
Jul 18, 2013 · Three specific things the Bible says about divorce are: adultery is always grounds for divorce, a Christian may divorce a non-Christian if the non-Christian wants a divorce,...
Feb 1, 2023 · Updated Feb 01, 2023. Divorce is the death of a marriage, and it produces both loss and grief. The Bible uses strong language when discussing divorce; Malachi 2:16 says:...
Divorce. 31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
