And if he does not do these three things for her, she shall go out for nothing, without payment of money. If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish food, her clothing, or her marital rights. The Law of Moses actually commanded divorce for breaking any of the three marriage vows in Exodus 21:10: food, clothing, and "marital rights," which can be defined as love, as we read in the New Testament passages earlier. The Law of Moses commanded divorce for neglect/abuse The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances God has called us to live in peace. Yet if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The Apostle Paul allowed divorce for abandonmentįor the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband for otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. David Instone-Brewer of Cambridge, see this. For a quick 7-minute video explanation by Rev. We find other reasons for divorce in Scripture. Note that Jesus does not say this is the only reason for divorce. Matthew 19:9 (ESV) And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery. Jesus specifically allowed divorce for infidelity (Below is a short explanation see Chapter 6 in The Life-Saving Divorce for a longer one). In addition to adultery, sexual immorality, and abandonment, emotional and physical abuse is mentioned in the Old Testament and repeated in the New Testament, but we’ve never seen it because we aren’t looking for it. In reality, Scripture shows us God’s permission for divorce in several places. This myth says that all divorce is forbidden by God, sinful, and unpardonable in God’s eyes-or, similarly, it says that Jesus or Paul never mention the topic of physical or emotional abuse, so those must not be biblical reasons for divorce. In my interviews with Christian divorcees, I’ve often heard that they stayed in an unfaithful or abusive marriage for decades because they were taught that divorce was a sin. And modern Bible translations no longer translate Malachi 2:16 as God saying "I hate divorce." The NIV, ESV, and CSB do not translate Malachi 2:16 as God saying "I hate divorce." TRUTH: Scripture shows that God gives permission for divorce in many situations. MYTH: God forbids all divorce, or all divorce is sin unless it's for adultery.
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