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1 | Can a divorced person remarry? | 1 Cor 7:15 | kalos | 231 | ||
JMR, thanks for your answer. I agree that a Christian should not divorce. But the question is: if a person was divorced on scriptural grounds (desertion or sexual immorality on the part of their former spouse), does that divorce not carry with it the right to remarry? Or is divorce nothing more than legalized separation? How is a person still bound by the marriage covenant if he is no longer married? | ||||||
2 | Do you agree with my personal opinion? | 1 Cor 7:15 | JMR | 322 | ||
JVH-I am not sure what "Sola Scriptura" says about this topic, as I am not a biblical scholar. However, I can tell you that my heart tells me that marriage is a one time deal for me. So I say to everyone who is going to marry, "make sure you choose wisely". God has given us wisdom and knowledge to select our spouse. It is up to us to listen to Him and pray for the right person to marry. These are my personal beliefs. Do you agree with my personal opinion? | ||||||
3 | Do you agree with my personal opinion? | 1 Cor 7:15 | kalos | 340 | ||
I want to thank you and others for their replies to my question. Yes, I do agree with your personal opinion regarding marriage and I thank you for your answer. However, my original question remains unanswered. My question is not whether the New Testament provides grounds for divorce. Clearly it does -- sexual immorailty or desertion. My question is not how do Christians feel about divorce. It is not "Do you recommend divorce?" . . . Perhaps I didn't clearly state my original question. Let me make it clear. What I'm trying to find out is "What is divorce? What does the word divorce mean?" When the Jews, Romans and Greeks in the time of Christ's earthly ministry -- when they heard the word divorce, what did they understand it to mean? Is divorce merely a legal separation from bed and board? OR is it the dissolution of the marriage bond just as though that marriage had never existed? If it is the latter, then would not the right to divorce carry with it the right to remarry? Please don't misunderstand me. My question is not is it OK to divorce or should Christians divorce. My question is what is divorce? What does it mean? How was it understood at the time of Christ on earth? | ||||||
4 | Do you agree with my personal opinion? | 1 Cor 7:15 | tuli | 38876 | ||
I imagine the right to divorce carries with it the right to remarry. Scripture teaches that when a partner dies, then the living is free from the bond. I believe Paul writes that in Romans more concerning the law and grace than the institution of marriage. The annulling of marriage is on the grounds of death or fornication which is clear in Jeremiah yet there we see that God turned from his |
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