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Divorce and remarriage is a controversial subject among Christians today. There are four major perspectives on the topic.
Key Points:
- #1 Christians must never divorce and never remarry.
- #2 Divorce is permissible for adultery and desertion, but remarriage is not permissible.
- #3 Divorce is permissible for adultery and desertion, and remarriage is permissible for the innocent party.
- #4 Divorce is permissible for adultery, desertion, and in other special circumstances, and remarriage is permissible for the innocent and those who are repentant.
Quote This:
Matthew 19:3-6 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?” “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’ ” And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.”
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Briefly describe your perspective on divorce before you watched this video. Where does your perspective come from?
- Read Malachi 2:16. God hates divorce because he loves people. Explain this statement in your own words. Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
- Read Matthew 19:8-9″Divorce is always the result of sin and hardness of heart.” Do you agree? Defend your answer.
- Read 1 Corinthians 7:10-11. What do you think this passage is saying about remarriage?
- Everything we should do is for the purpose of restoring what God wanted in the first place in marriage. What does this mean about divorce or separation?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
