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MARRIAGE IS FOR LIFE ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART WHY MIGHT MARRIAGES FAIL? HOW MIGHT A CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUPPORT A MARRIAGE IN DIFFICULTY?

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2 MARRIAGE IS FOR LIFE ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART

3 WHY MIGHT MARRIAGES FAIL? HOW MIGHT A CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUPPORT A MARRIAGE IN DIFFICULTY?

4 THERE MAY BE A LACK OF COMMUNICATION THERE MAY BE WIDER PROBLEMS, SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT THERE MAY BE INFIDELITY AND ADULTERY. LIFE MAY BE TOO BUSY, SO THE COUPLE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TOGETHER THE MARRIAGE MAY BE ABUSIVE. PRESSURES ON MARRIAGE MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION CONFLICT B O R E D O M NO HOPE L A C K O F T R U S T MOVING ON WHY MIGHT MARRIAGES FAIL?

5 CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OFFER A SHOULDER TO CRY ON MARRIAGE MENTOR SCHEMES OFFER NON-JUDGEMENTAL ADVICE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE COUNSELLING OFFER PRAYERS FOR GUIDANCE, PEACE AND STRENGTH. DIVORCE CARE – COUNSELLING GROUPS FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEWLY DIVORCED. THE CHURCH WILL TRY TO SUPPORT COUPLES IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. HOPE C O M F O R T GOD’S LOVE S U P P O R T ACCEPTANCE HOW CAN CHURCHES HELP COUPLES?

6 ROMAN CATHOLICS SAY NO DIVORCE THE MARRIAGE IS MADE BY GOD AND CANNOT BE DISSOLVED BY ANYTHING PEOPLE DO. WHAT GOD HAS JOINED, LET NO PERSON SEPARATE EVEN IF GET A LEGAL DIVORCE, STILL MARRIED IN GOD’S EYES! ADULTERY IF REMARRY WHILE SPOUSE STILL ALIVE! ADULTERY IS WRONG “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY” MARRIAGE IS AN EXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP FORSAKING ALL OTHERS VOW TO BE FAITHFUL NO REMARRIAGE

7 DECLARATION THAT THE MARRIAGE DID NOT EXIST DIVORCE IS THE ENDING OF A MARRIAGE THAT DID EXIST MARRIAGE VOWS NOT UNDERSTOOD FORCED IN TO MARRIAGE LIED WHEN MAKING VOWS MARRIAGE NOT CONSUMMATED (NO SEX) FREE TO MARRY

8 PROTESTANT CHURCHES SAY THAT DIVORCE CAN TAKE PLACE! GOD WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO BE HAPPY GOD IS A LOVING GOD WHO GIVES PEOPLE A SECOND CHANCE THE OLD TESTAMENT ALLOWS DIVORCE JESUS, ON ONE OCCASION, SEEMED TO ACCEPT DIVORCE MIGHT BE NECESSARY FREE TO REMARRY


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