What Does the Bible Say About Divorce and Remarriage?

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In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus preached, it was also said, whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.

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But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

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According to Jesus, the only biblical grounds for divorce is sexual immorality. If anyone gets divorced and remarried for any other reason, they commit adultery.

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He says so again in Matthew 19, what therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

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Whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.

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Now some will say that if anyone gets divorced and remarried for any reason, they still commit adultery, even if sexual immorality was the reason for the divorce.

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This is based on Romans 7, 1 through 3, where it says, a wife is only released from the law of marriage if her husband dies.

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But in context, Paul was making an argument about the law, not a robust case for divorce and remarriage.

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According to historic church confessions, if a spouse commits adultery, the innocent party may get divorced and remarried as if the offending party were dead.

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Because, according to God's law, if one commits adultery, they were to be put to death. Ultimately, we should strive for committed marriages filled with grace, honoring of Christ.

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For we have been unfaithful to God, and yet God is forgiving of us when we understand the text.