Bible Question (short): adulterous spouse than get remarried ? |
Question (full): In this verse it says if a man takes a bride and finds she is not a virgin when he marries her, he may than put her away - divorce her but if her father proves she was a virgin by the tokens, than the man would be chastened. Deut. 22:13-18 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, [14] And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: [15] Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: [16] And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her; [17] And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. [18] And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him; Is this the law that Joseph was using to put Mary away when he found that she was pregnant? And Christ referred to in - Matthew 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. Is not fornication sexual act outside of the marriage covenant? Why do so many today say they can divorce because of adultery? Where does Christ? Paul? allow for divorce because of adultery. It seems if adultery was the reason for divorce than how could that same adulterous spouse than get remarried with the sanction of the church? |