MARRIAGE, DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE

OVERVIEW OF MARRIAGE, DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE

By Dennis Schmidt 2/2007

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This paper discusses the subject of marriage, divorce and remarriage in the Bible. This is a very complex subject in which scripture does not give answers for every circumstance. This paper shows the scriptures and gives some guidelines on the subject. Each person involved should study God's word and hear from God what they should do. God is our judge. We are to strive to please Him. A first test is what Jesus would do. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME: God hates divorce. He has made the two to become one flesh. Christians are not to get divorced because they represent Jesus to the world. If they show divorce or failure in a relationship, Christianity shows it can not succeed to the unbeliever. Christians are to forgive their partner's sins, reconcile to each other, and restore the relationship. God's love and forgiveness is to prevail. God's power, the Holy Spirit within, and Bible influence enables the Christian to fulfill God's love.

2 Corinthians 11:2 We are to have one marriage.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 The Christian wife should not leave or be put out by the Christian husband since God has made them one flesh for life. If she leaves or gets a divorce she is to remain unmarried or return to her one and only husband.

1 Corinthians 7:12-13 The Christian should not leave since God may use them to convert the unbeliever.

Ephesians 5:31-32 God compares Christ to the Church with a marriage of a man to a woman.

PURPOSE: A life time commitment in a shared union. The wife and husband are to share their experiences as one flesh, to produce children, to be an example to their children, and train their children to know the Lord. The husband duties include providing for the family. He is to be the: leader, priest (servant), and spiritual influence. He is to train his children in the Lord while honoring and loving his wife/children. The wife is to be the help meet to her husband. The wife is to submit to her husband, to love, to honor, to care for him, the children, and the household. She is to guide the children & teach them.

Genesis 17:6 Multiply and replenish the earth.

KEY VERSE: Love by self giving to the family as Jesus loved the Church and gave Himself for it.

Ephesians 5:25, 27-29, 31 The Husband and wife love relationship are compared to Christ and the Church which are fulfilled in the same scripture as Genesis 2:24.

WHO: God mainly by Bible authors Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Matthew, Luke, John, and Paul

TO WHOM: Elected Christians

WHAT: God hates divorce. He has made the two to become one flesh. Christians are not to get divorced because they represent Jesus to the world. If they show divorce or failure in a relationship, Christianity shows it can not succeed to the unbeliever. Christians are to forgive their partner's sins, reconcile to each other, and restore the relationship. God's love and forgiveness is to prevail. God's power, the Holy Spirit within, and Bible influence enables the Christian to fulfill God's love.

2 Corinthians 11:2 We are to have one marriage.

Ephesians 5:25, 27-29, 31 The Husband & wife love relationship are compared to Christ & the Church which are fulfilled in the same scripture as Genesis 2:24.

WAY: What made people married? Commitment to the marriage by parent's, woman's father, & maybe couple. Sexual union would follow. Marriage may occurred from a sexual union.

When was divorce permitted? It may have possibly occurred, if the mate was not pure by lying to the other party, or the unbeliever left and divorced.

When was remarriage allowed? If death occurred to the mate, then marriage could be to another Christian. Otherwise, it is not clearly taught in scripture for any other cause. For two believers, they would have to remain single or be reconciled to each other. For the believer it may be possibly to remarry if the unbeliever mate leaves the marriage, gets divorced, and marries another person or committed fornication.

Matthew 19:4-6 They are one flesh and joined as one. Therefore, they are not two any longer.

1 Corinthians 7:12-13 The Christian should not leave since God may use them to convert the unbeliever.

Ephesians 5:31-32 God compares Christ to the Church with a marriage of a man to a woman.

WHY: God's Word (Bible) is not to destroy, but produce life.

Isaiah 28:13 God's Word here is used wrongly.

Isaiah 55:11 God's Word is sent to change lives.

Romans 8:1 God's Word provides hope for the Christian.

2 Corinthians 3:6 God's Word without Spirit destroys.

WHEREAS: Two become one flesh for a life time experience. A commitment to love ones mate is possible on the same bases as a baby that is brought into a home. The baby is loved even though the child is self centered, keeps the parents awake, and needs diapers to be changed. In the same way a dog is brought home and loved. It barks, it is dirty, and it needs to be taken for walks in all types of weather. Love develops on the good points. The bad points with their experiences are forgiven, forgotten, and ignored.

Matthew 19:4-6 They are one flesh and joined as one. Therefore, they are not two any longer.

1 Corinthians 7:12-13 The Christian should not leave since God may use them to convert the unbeliever.

Ephesians 5:31-32 God compares Christ to the Church with a marriage of a man to a woman.

WHERE: Earth

WHEN: All times

WHILE: The promise of commitment is equal to the marriage. The two later consummate the betrothal in a sexual union. A sexual act before marriage is fornication. Often the children were espoused to a future union by their parents.

Malachi 2:14-15 God witness the union.

Mary is Joseph's wife. Joseph married Mary before they went to Bethlehem so Jesus is Joseph son.

Matthew 1:18-20 Joseph was Mary's husband during the betrothal period before the marriage ceremony. He prepared a home, during this period, then returned for her.

WANTS: A person who becomes born again has all past sins forgiven and forgotten by God. They start their Christian life from that point clean. They are to use 1 John 1:9 when they sins. They are imputed with the righteousness (perfect standing with the Father) of Christ. The Bible was written to Christians. The scriptures do not relate to unbelievers since the natural man is not interested in Christ centered things. When people become Christians they are to live by the Bible standards. A Christian family should not end in a divorce. They are to forgive and be reconciled to each other.

Isaiah 43:25 A new Christian has all their sins forgiven and forgotten by God.

Romans 3:21-25 A Christian is given faith to believe the imputed righteous of God, by grace, not of his works for his salvation.

2 Corinthians 5:17 When he is born again, all past sins are forgiven and forgotten. As a Christian, he is to act with forgiveness, reconciliation and restoration as God's goals.

1 Corinthians 2:14

WAIT: God instituted marriage to produce a one flesh to represent, His oneness as an example, in man and woman as Christ and the Church. See Ephesians 5:32 for Christ example with the Church.

Jeremiah 3:14 Israel is God's wife.

Revelation 21:9 The bride (Church) is betrothed to Christ (Lamb of God).

PAPER OUTLINE:

I) NEW CHRISTIAN:

II) PURPOSE OF THE WORD OF GOD:

III) GOD MARRIED ISRAEL. THE CHURCH IS THE BETROTHAL BRIDE OF CHRIST:

IV) GOD'S PERFECT PLAN FOR MARRIAGE:

V) GOD'S PURPOSE FOR MARRIAGE:

VI) ENGAGEMENT & BETROTHAL:

A) WIFE WHILE YOUNG:

B) JOSEPH (BRIDEGROOM) PREPARES FOR MARY (BRIDE) HIS ESPOUSED:

C) JESUS (BRIDEGROOM) PREPARES A HOUSE FOR THE CHURCH (BRIDE):

VII) MARRIAGE COMMITMENT:

VIII) OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES ON MARRIAGE & THEIR COMMITMENT:

A) ADULTERY WAS PUNISH BY DEATH TO THE GUILTY:

B) FATHER DECIDES, DOWRY, RAPE, MARRIAGE BY SEXUAL UNION & DIVORCE:

C) SEPARATION OF FAMILIES, DIVORCES, & REMARRIAGE:

D) GOD DIVORCED JUDAH, HIS WIFE; WHEN SHE REPENTED GOD RETURNED:

IX) PRIEST WIFE:

X) KEY OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE QUOTED BY JESUS IN MATTHEW 5 & 19

XI) NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES ON MARRIAGE & THEIR COMMITMENT:

A) MARRIAGE BY UNION:

B) SEPARATION OF FAMILIES & DIVORCES:

C) TWO BELIEVERS WHEN ONE BELIEVER SEPARATE OR DIVORCE REMAIN SINGLE:

D) MARRIAGE COMMITMENT BROKEN BY DEATH OF THE MARRIAGE PARTNER:

E) REMARRIAGE FOR BELIEVER WHEN UNBELIEVER MATE LEAVES:

F) FULL SCRIPTURES:

XII) ADULTERY & FORNICATION:

XIII) SUMMARY OF SOME ISSUES FOR MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, & REMARRIAGE:

A) WHEN IS A PERSON MARRIED?

B) HAVE PEOPLE BEEN DIVORCED FOR UNCLEANNESS OR ANY CAUSE?

C) DO SOME PEOPLE WHO DIVORCE & REMARRY LIVE IN CONTINUED SIN?

D) ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO DIVORCED BEEN PERMITTED TO REMARRY?

E) ARE PEOPLE WHO DIVORCED & REMARRIED, NEVER ALLOWED TO MARRY THE FIRST PERSON AGAIN?

F) HAS GOD DIVORCED A NATION FOR UNCLEANNESS?

G) ARE NEW CHRISTIANS TO LEAVE THEIR PRESENT MATE IF THEY HAD REMARRIED & RETURN TO THEIR FIRST MATE?

H) HAS GOD DIVIDED PEOPLE INCLUDING CHRISTIANS FOR RELIGIOUS ERROR

I) ARE SOME PEOPLE INCLUDING TWO CHRISTIANS ALLOWED TO DIVORCE?

I) NEW CHRISTIAN: A person who becomes born again has all past sins forgiven & forgotten by God. They start their Christian life from that point clean. They are to use 1 John 1:9 when they sins. They are imputed with the righteousness (perfect standing with the Father) of Christ. The Bible was written to Christians. The scriptures do not relate to unbelievers since the natural man is not interested in Christ centered things. When people become Christians they are to live by the Bible standards. A Christian family should not end in a divorce. They are to forgive and be reconciled to each other.

Isaiah 43:25 A new Christian has all their sins forgiven & forgotten by God.

Romans 3:21-25 A Christian is given faith to believe the imputed righteous of God, by grace, not of his works for his salvation.

2 Corinthians 5:17 When he is born again, all past sins are forgiven & forgotten. As a Christian, is to act with forgiveness, reconciliation & restoration as God's goals.

1 Corinthians 2:14

II) PURPOSE OF THE WORD OF GOD: God's Word (Bible) is not to destroy, but produce life.

Isaiah 28:13 God's Word here us used wrongly.

Isaiah 55:11 God's Word is sent to change lives.

Romans 8:1 God's Word provides hope for the Christian.

2 Corinthians 3:6 God's Word without Spirit destroys.

III) GOD MARRIED ISRAEL. THE CHURCH IS THE BETROTHAL BRIDE OF CHRIST:

God instituted marriage to produce a one flesh to represent, His oneness as an example, in man and woman as Christ and the Church. See Ephesians 5:32 for Christ example with the Church.

Jeremiah 3:14 Israel is God's wife.

Revelation 21:9 The bride (Church) is betrothed to Christ (Lamb of God).

IV) GOD'S PERFECT PLAN FOR MARRIAGE: Two become one flesh for a life commitment.

Genesis 2:18 Woman is partner so man is not alone & a help meet to the man.

Genesis 2:24 Jesus & Church as Jesus & Father are one. Gods grace is needed today as this scripture is before man's first sin. Just as Adam was told not to sin or he would die.

V) GOD'S PURPOSE FOR MARRIAGE: A life time commitment in a shared union.

The wife & husband are to share their experiences as one flesh, to produce children, to be an example to their children, and train their children to know the Lord.

The husband duties include providing for the family. He is to be the: leader, priest (servant), and spiritual influence. He is to train his children in the Lord while honoring & loving his wife/children.

The wife is to be the help meet to her husband. The wife is to submit to her husband, to love, to honor, to care for him, the children, & the household. She is to guide the children & teach them.

Genesis 17:6 Multiply and replenish the earth.

VI) ENGAGEMENT & BETROTHAL: The promise of commitment is equal to the marriage. The two later consummate the betrothal in a sexual union. A sexual act before marriage is fornication.

A) WIFE WHILE YOUNG: Often the children were espoused to a future union by their parents.

Malachi 2:14-15 God witness the union.

B) JOSEPH (BRIDEGROOM) PREPARES FOR MARY (BRIDE) HIS ESPOUSED: Mary is Joseph's wife. Joseph married Mary before they went to Bethlehem so Jesus is Joseph son.

Matthew 1:18-20 Joseph was Mary's husband during the betrothal period before the marriage ceremony. He prepared a home, during this period, then returned for her.

C) JESUS (BRIDEGROOM) PREPARES A HOUSE FOR THE CHURCH (BRIDE):

Matthew 25:5-10 This is the Jewish wedding practice.

John 14:2-3 Bridegroom task

Revelation 21:2 New Jerusalem is where the bride wll live.

VII) MARRIAGE COMMITMENT: Two become one flesh for a life time experience. A commitment to love ones mate is possible on the same bases as a baby that is brought into a home. The baby is loved even though the child is self centered, keeps the parents awake, and needs diapers to be changed. In the same way a dog is brought home and loved. It barks, it is dirty, and it needs to be taken for walks in all types of weather. Love develops on the good points. The bad points with their experiences are forgiven, forgotten, and ignored.

Matthew 19:4-6 They are one flesh & joined as one. Therefore, they are not two any longer.

1 Corinthians 7:12-13 The Christian should not leave since God may use them to convert the unbeliever.

Ephesians 5:31-32 God compares Christ to the Church with a marriage of a man to a woman.

VIII) OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES ON MARRIAGE & THEIR COMMITMENT:

God's plan was always the two being one flesh. Divorce had occurred, so God used Moses laws to regulate those divorce and remarriage people. Divorce was not required. The Old Testament only allowed three reasons for divorce: (Religious & Sexual) incompatibilities & death.

What made people married? Woman's father approval and the couple follow with the sexual union.

Divorce was permitted: First, if the woman was not sexually pure as promise by the parents.

Second, if the woman's religious influence the Jewish man or his children against Judaism or God. In Israel today, only a man can divorce his wife. Judaism allowed remarriage.

Adultery was not a reason for divorce but was punished by death to the both parties.

A) ADULTERY WAS PUNISH BY DEATH TO THE GUILTY:

Leviticus 20:10 Both parties were put to death by stoning.

Deuteronomy 22:22-24 Betrothed unto a husband makes her his wife. Both the adulterer & adulteress mates can remarry after the executions.

B) FATHER DECIDES, DOWRY, RAPE, MARRIAGE BY SEXUAL UNION & DIVORCE:

Genesis 34:12 The usual endowed payment of fifty <shekels> of silver is given to the father for his daughter in marriage.

Exodus 22:16-17 After a sexual union, dowry is paid even if no marriage.

Leviticus 19:20 A raped salve is punished & man must pay sin offer

Deuteronomy 22:28-29 Woman raped becomes wife/can never divorce

C) SEPARATION OF FAMILIES, DIVORCES, & REMARRIAGE:

Exodus 21:4-5 He can stay as servant. She and children are not free to go.

Deuteronomy 21:13-14 A captured woman from Israel's enemies can be made his wife. If she is divorced, she is to become a free woman.

Deuteronomy 22:13-15, 19 He can never divorce her.

Ezra 10:11 Religious divorce because unbelieving woman is teaching children about false gods.

Ezra 10:44 Jews left wives & maybe children also.

D) GOD DIVORCED JUDAH, HIS WIFE; WHEN SHE REPENTED GOD RETURNED:

Isaiah 50:1 God gave northern Israel her bill of divorce. However, God took her back after she repented.

Jeremiah 3:1 God compares man's divorce wives in Deuteronomy 24:1-4 with going after other gods. Yet Israel can come back to the Lord.

Jeremiah 3:8 Religious adultery leads to God's divorce from Judah.

Hosea 2:2 Divorce was temporary for only a limited period of time with Judah repenting.

IX) PRIEST WIFE: God's man must marry from same religion, family, virgin, & pure woman.

Leviticus 21:7 Not a divorced woman

Leviticus 21:13 Pure and virgin woman

X) KEY OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE QUOTED BY JESUS IN MATTHEW 5 & 19

Two Judaism teachings: One conservative school (Shammai) allowed divorce for sexual uncleanness reasons only. Another more liberal school (Hillel 60 BC - 20 AD) believed a divorce of the wife is allowed for any reason whatsoever.

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 Uncleanness: Woman as promise by parents was not pure. The two may never remarry if divorced. Bill of divorce protects her from adultery.

XI) NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES ON MARRIAGE & THEIR COMMITMENT:

What made people married? Commitment to the marriage by parent's, woman's father, & maybe couple. Sexual union would follow. Marriage may occurred from a sexual union.

When was divorce permitted? It may have possibly occurred, if the mate was not pure by lying to the other party, or the unbeliever left and divorced.

A) MARRIAGE BY UNION: A marriage/breakup may occur when people have had a sexual union.

1 Corinthians 6:16 The two become one flesh in the sexual relationship. See Genesis 2:24 above. The fornication could break the original one flesh relationship.

B) SEPARATION OF FAMILIES & DIVORCES: Only for fornication (uncleanness). The mate who cause the separation, the divorced person who marries, and the person who marries the divorced person are living in a continual adultery relationship if the original couple were Christians.

Matthew 5:27-28 Adultery committed by thought, word, or deed.

Matthew 5:31-32 Fornication: Maybe the same as Deuteronomy 24:1's uncleanness.

Matthew 19:3-9 Similar to the Mark 10:2-12 account. God allowed, by the laws of Moses for divorce since hard hearted people were committing adultery which had a death penalty. The law did not require divorce. The law of Moses just regulated the divorce-remarriage.

Mark 10:11-12 The same case was for woman divorcing.

Luke 16:18 They are still married.

C) TWO BELIEVERS WHEN ONE BELIEVER SEPARATE OR DIVORCE REMAIN SINGLE:

For two Christians, if the wife departs then she is to remain unmarried or be reconciled to her one and only husband: No divorce or remarriage is allowed for the Christian marriage.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 The Christian wife should not leave or be put out by the Christian husband since God has made them one flesh for life.

D) MARRIAGE COMMITMENT BROKEN BY DEATH OF THE MARRIAGE PARTNER: The death of the marriage partner means they are no longer bound by the law of their marriage.

Romans 7:1-2 They are loosed to marry.

1 Corinthians 7:39 Death to a marriage partner removes the marriage bond. A Christian who has been bound by the law is then at liberty to marry again but only to another Christian.

2 Corinthians 6:14

E) REMARRIAGE FOR BELIEVER WHEN UNBELIEVER MATE LEAVES: If the unbelieving depart, separate or divorces & remarries. The believer is not under bondage to remain single. The married pair were probably unbelievers until the husband came to the faith. The wife decides to leave because of her Christian husband's faith. For a new Christian, who has been married several times he is to remain with the present mate. However, if that unbelieving mate leave, separate, or divorces & remarries; then the believer is not under bondage to remain single.

Matthew 19:6 Asunder & depart are from the same Greek base word.

1 Corinthians 7:15, 27-28 Verse 15, has the unbeliever departed or put asunder the marriage. Verse 27, shows the man is divorced or loosed from his wife. Verse 28, shows that the man may marry again and this is not sinful.

F) FULL SCRIPTURES:

1 Corinthians 7:12-16 No bondage

1 Corinthians 7:26-29 After his unbelieving wife leaves him, if he marry he has not sinned.

XII) ADULTERY & FORNICATION: Adultery is a sexual act between a man & a woman for which one or both are married to other people. Fornication is any unclean act, including adultery, between a person or object (woman/man, same sex as person, child, close relative, animal or idol as work, family, activity, as another god). See Leviticus 20:10-22 & Deuteronomy 22:22-30 for more sinful examples. The Christian is to love with their whole heart, mind, body one God, Jesus.

Romans 2:22 This is an example of religious adultery.

1 Corinthians 6:18

Galatians 5:19

XIII) SUMMARY OF SOME ISSUES FOR MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, & REMARRIAGE:

All scriptures below are shown in the paper. Note: Christians are not to use the Old Testament law as they are under the New Testament principles.

A) WHEN IS A PERSON MARRIED? A married varies between sexual union, betrothal, and a marriage service.

Deuteronomy 22:29 (At sexual union, pay dowry)

Exodus 22:16-17 (At sexual union, but her father must agree.)

Matthew 1:18-19 (At betrothal, vow, commitment or engagement)

1 Corinthians 6:16 (At sexual union - one flesh with harlot)

B) HAVE PEOPLE BEEN DIVORCED FOR UNCLEANNESS OR ANY CAUSE? Uncleanness (fornication)

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (This differs from Matthew 19:3 every clause versus uncleanness statement)

Matthew 5:32 & Matthew 19:9 (fornication may equal uncleanness)

C) DO SOME PEOPLE WHO DIVORCE & REMARRY LIVE IN CONTINUED SIN? Yes,

Unbelievers who divorce and get remarry. Christians who divorce and remarry another person.

Matthew 5:31-32, 19:9; Mark 10:11-12; Luke 16:18; 1 Corinthians 7:10-13 (reconciliation)

D) ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO DIVORCED BEEN PERMITTED TO REMARRY? Yes.

Fornication could be a possible exception to God's desired plan of the two being one flesh. This could break asunder the marriage if the unbeliever who desires to leave gets married to another.

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (Old Testament law is not for Christians); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (unbeliever leaves & marry) with 7:27-28 (remarry allowed)

E) ARE PEOPLE WHO DIVORCED & REMARRIED, NEVER ALLOWED TO MARRY THE FIRST PERSON AGAIN? Sometimes.

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 & Jeremiah 3:1 (Old Testament people)

I Corinthians 7:15 (divorce) with 1 Corinthian 7:27 & 7:29 (remarry allowed) with 1 Corinthians 7:39 & 2 Corinthians 6:14 (to marry a Christian only & not remarry the mate who is unbeliever.)

F) HAS GOD DIVORCED A NATION FOR UNCLEANNESS? Yes, northern Israel

Isaiah 50:1 & Jeremiah 3:8 (Jeremiah 3:13-22 but, God will return unto her when she repents.)

G) ARE NEW CHRISTIANS TO LEAVE THEIR PRESENT MATE IF THEY HAD REMARRIED & RETURN TO THEIR FIRST MATE? No

Every sin committed prior to being born again is forgiven & forgotten by God. The Christian starts their new life clean. The Christian abides in the state (marriage also) he was called by God.

2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." All past sins, including divorce & remarriage.

1 Corinthians 7:17 "But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches." When the person becomes a Chriatian, they are not to leave their present mate. They are to follow 1 Corinthians 7:12-16.

1 Corinthians 7:20 "Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called."

H) HAS GOD DIVIDED PEOPLE INCLUDING CHRISTIANS FOR RELIGIOUS ERROR Yes. Only if the unbeliever leaves. The Christian is told to let the unbeliever leave, and not to initial the person leaving or to leave them. If the unbeliever leaves, the Christian is not under bondage but in peace.

Ezra 10:11 & Ezra 10:44 (Old Testament non-believers had an anti-God effect on the Jews.)

I) ARE SOME PEOPLE INCLUDING TWO CHRISTIANS ALLOWED TO DIVORCE? No. They must forgive their partner, be reconciled to each other, and restore their relationship.

Deuteronomy 22:13-15, 19 (Old Testament husband lied about wife virginity)

Deuteronomy 22:28-29 (Old Testament maid lost virginity by raped & man can't divorce her)

Mark 11:25-26 "And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. {26} But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses." Christians are to forgive also.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 "And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: {11} But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife." Two married Christians.

2 Corinthians 5:18 "And all things <are> of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;" Christians are to reconcile with partner.

1 John 4:20 "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" Brother equal to husband or wife. A person can not be a Christian if they can not do this.

BIBLE CONCLUSION FOR CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE, DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE:

God hates divorce. He has made the two to become one flesh. Christians are not to get divorced because they represent Jesus to the world. If they show divorce or failure in a relationship, Christianity shows it can not succeed to the unbeliever. Christians are to forgive their partner's sins, reconcile to each other, and restore the relationship. God's love & forgiveness is to prevail.

God's power, Holy Spirit within, & Bible influence enables the Christian to fulfill God's love.

2 Corinthians 11:2 We are to have one marriage.

Ephesians 5:25, 27-29, 31 The Husband & wife love relationship are compared to Christ & the Church which are fulfilled in the same scripture as Genesis 2:24.

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