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In Matthew 5:32, the assumption is that the woman who is divorced will remarry, and Jesus seems to say that, unless her first marriage was dissolved by adultery (on her husband’s part), her second marriage will make her an adulteress. Jesus also has remarriage in mind in Matthew 19:9.
In both the Old and New Testaments, God gives some biblical grounds for divorce. How can we discern whether a divorce and remarriage is allowable? While every divorce is due to human sin, not everyone who divorces sins.
Evangelicals hold three main views on divorce and remarriage: I argue for view 3b. Here’s the outline: 1. Matthew 5:31–32 and 19:3–12. 1.1. Jesus Permits but Does Not Require Divorce for Πορνεία. 1.2. Remarriage Is Always Legitimate When the Divorce Was Legitimate. 1.3. Πορνεία = Sexual Immorality (Matt 5:32; 19:9) 1.3.1.
Matthew 6. 1 Corinthians 7:10-16. New International Version. 10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
Paul Carter examines scripture teachings for clarity on divorce and remarriage, and how pastors can best lead couples who are in difficult relationships.
The clause, either spoken by Jesus himself (Car-son, Blomberg) or supplied by Matthew under the Spirit’s inspiration (Stein, Keener, Hawthorne), clearly justifies divorce for immorality and permits remarriage. True, mar-riage must not be dissolved. But if dissolved by persistent sexual.
#1 10:07 What you need to know about the Jewish backdrop of Jesus’ teaching on divorce. #2 25:53 Why you should be open to exceptions to Jesus’ rule about not divorcing. #3 37:15 What all four Gospels have in common on this topic.
What does God’s Word say about marriage, and about divorce and remarriage? The following verses are from the New Testament, the words of Jesus Himself, speaking to His followers, and the words of the apostle Paul: Jesus on divorce and remarriage: Matthew 5:31-32
In Mark 10:11-12 Jesus says: Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery. In Luke 16:18, the words of Jesus is recorded as follows:
Jesus also addresses divorce and remarriage in two punchy lines from his Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:31-32) where he seems to conclude that a man who divorces his wife “makes her commit adultery.”