Divorce

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Divorce Remarriage

• Is Gods Law Really THAT Strict?

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Genesis 224

• For this reason a man shall leave his father and
  his mother, and be joined to his wife and they
  shall become one flesh.

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Matthew 196

• So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What
  therefore God has joined together, let no man
  separate.

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Malachi 216

• For I hate divorce, says the LORD, the God of
  Israel, and him who covers his garment with
  wrong, says the LORD of hosts. So take heed to
  your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
  

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Mark 1011-12

• So He said to them, Whoever divorces his wife
  and marries another commits adultery against
  her. And if a woman divorces her husband and
  marries another, she commits adultery.

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Luke 1618

• Whoever divorces his wife and marries another
  commits adultery and whoever marries her who is
  divorced from her husband commits adultery.

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Romans 72-3

• For the woman who has a husband is bound by the
  law to her husband as long as he lives. But if
  the husband dies, she is released from the law
  of her husband. So then if, while her husband
  lives, she marries another man, she will be
  called an adulteress but if her husband dies,
  she is free from that law, so that she is no
  adulteress, though she has married another man. 

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1 Corinthians 739

• A wife is bound by law as long as her husband
  lives but if her husband dies, she is at liberty
  to be married to whom she wishes, only in the
  Lord. 

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1 Corinthians 710-11

• Now to the married I command, yet not I but the
  Lord A wife is not to depart from her
  husband. But even if she does depart, let her
  remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband.
  And a husband is not to divorce his wife.

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Matthew 532

• But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife
  for any reason except sexual immorality causes
  her to commit adultery and whoever marries a
  woman who is divorced commits adultery.

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Matthew 199

• And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife,
  except for sexual immorality, and marries
  another, commits adultery and whoever marries
  her who is divorced commits adultery.  

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GOD Speaks On Divorce

• Genesis 224 Cleave, One Flesh
• Malachi 216 God Hates Divorce
• Matthew 196 Dont Put Asunder
• Mark 1011-12 Dont Divorce
• Luke 1618 Dont Divorce
• Romans 72-3 Bound By Law
• 1 Corinthians 739 Bound by Law
• 1 Corinthians 710-11 Dont Depart
• Matthew 532 199 One Exception Sexual
  Immorality

One Woman For One Man For LIFE! (1 Corinthians
72)
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GOD Speaks On Remarriage

• Mark 1011-12 None
• Luke 1618 None
• 1 Corinthians 710-11 None
• Romans 72-3 Upon Death
• 1 Corinthians 739 Upon Death
• Matthew 199 Upon Fornication

Remarriage Makes One An Adulterer Unless Ones
Spouse Is Dead Or One Divorced His Spouse For
Fornication.
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Gods Plain Teaching

• Who can marry / re-marry?
• One who has never married before.
• One whose spouse has died.
• One who has divorced their former spouse for
  fornication.
• Any other situation is wrong according to
  scripture.

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Divorce Has Serious Consequences

• Unlawful divorce always places both partners in a
  predicament. In 1 Cor. 710-11, Paul repeated
  what Jesus plainly taught on divorce and
  remarriage
• Now to the married I command, yet not I but the
  Lord A wife is not to depart from her
  husband. But even if she does depart, let her
  remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband.
  And a husband is not to divorce his wife.

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Divorce Has Serious Consequences

• Couples are commanded not to divorce. Should a
  marriage break up unlawfully
• both are to remain unmarried or else be
  reconciled to one another.
• Their divorce is contrary to Gods will, and
  neither of the two is eligible to marry someone
  else.

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Plain Teaching Challenged

• This position is TOO STRICT!
• This position MAKES GOD UNFAIR!
• This position IS UNFORGIVING!
• This position MUST BE WRONG!
• THERE MUST BE ANOTHERINTERPRETATION!

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MAN Speaks On Remarriage

• ALL people can ALWAYS remarry...adultery defined
  as a one-time sin
• ALL non-Christians can remarry...not under
  Christ's law until baptized...baptism washes
  away marriages
• the Guilty Party can remarry
• believers divorced by unbelievers can remarry
• those who are unscripturally divorced can remarry
  later on if their ex commits adultery

Let God Be True And Every Man A Liar!
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Unfair?

• Why should those who werent even Christians yet
  and were ignorant of Gods will when they
  married and divorced suffer severe consequences
  for life?

ITS NOT FAIR! THE DOCTRINE MUST BE WRONG!
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False Doctrines

• False Doctrine Christs marriage laws DO NOT
  apply to non-Christians.
• This solves the problem for people who divorced
  and remarried before they became Christians. No
  matter how many divorces they have had, they can
  stay with their present mate when they become a
  Christian.

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Sound Doctrine

• Christs laws on divorce and remarriage DO apply
  to non-Christians.
• Matt. 2818-19 All authority has been given to
  Me in heaven and on earth
• Eph. 121-23 above all rule and authority and
  power put all things in subjection
• 1 Cor. 69 nor adulterers shall inherit the
  kingdom of God. Such were some of you
• Mark 616-18 why was it not lawful for King
  Herod to be married to Herodias, his brother
  Philips wife?

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Unfair?

• Why should the guilty spouse who later repents
  suffer severe consequences for life?

ITS NOT FAIR! THE DOCTRINE MUST BE WRONG!
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False Doctrines

• False Doctrine If the innocent one is loosed the
  guilty one is loosed.
• This solves the problem for the fornicator who is
  divorced lawfully by the innocent spouse. Since
  she is no longer bound to him and is free to
  remarry, he must no longer be bound to her and
  must be free to remarry too.

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Sound Doctrine

• Spouses are bound by the law of God.
• Rom. 72 the married woman is bound by the law
  to her husband as long as he lives
• 1 Cor. 739 A wife is bound by law as long as
  her husband lives
• Gods law looses ONLY the innocent spouse (Matt.
  199 cf. Luke 1618).

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God Is Loving and Just!

• People argue that all other sins can be forgiven.
  Why not divorce?
• Is divorce the unpardonable sin?
• God is willing and eager, upon our repentance, to
  forgive the sins of divorce and remarriage.

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Forgiveness Is NOT The Issue

• The real issue is
• CONSEQUENCES
• God has made a divorce law that has very serious
  consequences.

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The Real Issue

• Can someone so sin, or be sinned against, that
  the consequences of such a sin involves the
  forfeiture of ones right to participate in a
  future marriage relationship?
• THE BIBLE SAYS YES.
• MAN WANTS TO SAY NO.

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Consequences Of Sin

• Do we have any indication elsewhere in Scripture
  that people can so sin that they forfeit their
  privilege to participate in a state, condition,
  or relationship that they previously enjoyed
  even though they may be forgiven?
• YES, EXAMPLES IN ABUNDANCE.

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Forgiven, But Still Suffering Lasting Consequences

• Adam Eve expelled from Garden
• Moses couldnt enter promised land
• David son died, family against him
• Solomon division of the nation
• e.g., Criminal forgiven but in jail.

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Forgiven, But Still Suffering Lasting Consequences

• If biblical history teaches us anything, it
  teaches that people cannot sin and then demand to
  have things the way they were before. More often
  than not, much suffering comes upon those who
  violate Gods will, making it impossible for them
  to enjoy past privileges though they can be
  forgiven and have the hope of heaven.

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Consequences Of Sin

• Do we have any indication elsewhere in Scripture
  that people can be so sinned against that their
  privilege to participate in a state, condition,
  or relationship that they previously enjoyed is
  forfeited?
• YES, EXAMPLES IN ABUNDANCE.

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Sinned Against With Lasting Consequences

• Joseph sold into slavery, imprisoned
• Esau cheated out of the Blessing
• Daniel, S, M, A righteous, but captive
• Foreign Wives divorced, children too
• e.g., M.A.D.D. child/ spouse still dead

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Divorce Has Serious Consequences

• Couples are commanded not to divorce. Should a
  marriage break up unlawfully
• both are to remain unmarried.
• Their divorce is contrary to Gods will, and
  neither of the two is eligible to marry someone
  else.

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Repentance Requires Ceasing the Sin of Adultery

• When one is in an unlawful marriage, adultery
  MUST cease
• Herod was married to Herodias, his brothers
  wife, and must stop the adultery (Mark 616-18).
• Corinthians who were adulterers must stop the
  adultery (1 Cor. 69)
• Jews who had married foreign women were required
  to divorce (Ezra 103,11)

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Will You Submit To Jesus Christs Authority?
Hear the Gospel (Rom. 1017) Believe that Jesus
is the Son of God (Mk. 1616) Repent of Your Sins
(Acts 1730) Confess Jesus as Lord (Rom.
109-10) Be Baptized for Forgiveness of Sins
(Acts 238) Live Faithfully until You Die (Rev.
210)