2. Simplifying Divorce and Remarriage
Sticking with God’s will in the matter
Simplifying Divorce and Remarriage

3. There is every level of question and conviction here
Matthew 5:32 32 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.
NO divorced person can marry…

4. There is every level of question and conviction here
Matthew 19:9 9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
Unless divorce was FOR adultery, one CANNOT divorce…

5. There is every level of question and conviction here
Romans 7:1-2 7:1 Or do you not know, brothers —for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives?2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.
EVERY divorce is sinful…

6. There is every level of question and conviction here
1 Corinthians 7: To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
Divorce is ok as long as one doesn’t remarry

7. 3 Main Causes of Misunderstanding
We proof-text for what we already believe
We let men’s law’s, judgments, culture confuse us
We take ONE passage and apply to ALL situations

8. Let’s Stick With What God Says
Matthew 19:6 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
What God joins no man should separate… Can, but shouldn’t

9. Let’s Stick With What God Says
1 Corinthians 7: To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.

10. Let’s Stick With What God Says
1 Corinthians 7:2-5 2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 3 The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 Do not deprive one another… so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Fulfill one’s “duty”, not to withhold self from spouse

11. Let’s Stick With What God Says
Matthew 5:32 32 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.
One CAN share the guilt of an adulterous mate

12. Let’s Stick With What God Says
Malachi 2:16 The Lord, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce, and him who covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.”

13. But What If There Is A Divorce?
1 Corinthians 7: To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.

14. But What If There Is A Divorce?
1 Corinthians 7: If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. 14…15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.

15. But What If There Is A Divorce?
1 Corinthians 7: To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
Reconcile or remain unmarried

16. Why remain unmarried?
Roman 7:1-2 7:1 Or do you not know, brothers - for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives?2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.
Bound by the law, a restraint

17. Why remain unmarried?
Matthew 14:4 4 because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
If there is no adultery, it’s an unlawful divorce

18. What allows one the freedom to remarry?
Romans 7:2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. Matthew 19:9 9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
Death or adultery – the ONLY cause for re-marriage

19. It is easier to stay with God’s viewpoint
Matthew 14:4 4 because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
Marriage is unlawful unless God allows

20. It is easier to stay with God’s viewpoint
Romans 7:1-2 7:1 Or do you not know, brothers —for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives?2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.
Divorce is unlawful unless God allows

21. It is easier to stay with God’s viewpoint
Matthew 19:10 10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” Matthew 19: But he said to them, “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. 12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”

22. Our Father Wants What is Best For us
Hebrews 5:8-9 8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. 9 And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,