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Eddy Elliott and Jesus Gomez cite Malachi 2:16, which says, "For I hate divorce! says the Lord God of Israel," and Matthew 5:32, where Jesus says, "But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife ...
Since God's Word strictly forbids remarriage after divorce (Mark 10:2-12); and because of the suffering of the divorcees, the stigma placed upon their children, and the ruination of homes, no divorced and remarried person who continues to live in such a relationship shall be allowed to belong to the Emmanuel Association of Churches or an ...
The most debated issue is over the exception to the ban on divorce, which the KJV translates as "saving for the cause of fornication." The Koine Greek word in the exception is πορνείας /porneia, this has variously been translated to specifically mean adultery, to mean any form of marital immorality, or to a narrow definition of marriages already invalid by law.
While the voice of God had said, "I hate divorce", [129] some authorities believe the divorce rate in the church is nearly comparable to that of the culture at large. [130] Christians today hold three competing views as to what is the biblically ordained relationship between husband and wife.
For Lenz, divorce was a new beginning. She could spend more time focusing on her career because she had split custody of her children. Lenz described that as establishing equality.
Therefore, what God has joined together, no man must separate." [ 18 ] Jesus dismissed expedient provisions allowing for divorce for nearly any reason, and cited sexual immorality (a breaking of the marriage covenant) as the only reason why a person may divorce without committing adultery. [ 19 ]
The former couple finalized their divorce in May, more than two years after the pair announced their separation. Wong and Hakuta met at a friend's wedding reception in 2010 and hit it off instantly.
The great majority of Christian denominations affirm that marriage is intended as a lifelong covenant, but vary in their response to its dissolubility through divorce. The Catholic Church treats all consummated sacramental marriages as permanent during the life of the spouses, and therefore does not allow remarriage after a divorce if the other spouse still lives and the marriage has not been ...