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Divorce and Remarriage
Divorce and remarriage is the question of whether Scripture permits divorce and remarriage, and if so, under what circumstances. It also bears on whether ministers should officiate at the remarriage of church members and whether divorced ministers may serve.
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- Matthew 19:3–9Bible Verses
A passage in which Jesus, questioned by the Pharisees about divorce, answers by appealing to the order of marriage established at creation and names "fornication" as an exception. It is frequently discussed because denominations differ on how far it permits divorce and remarriage.
- Matthew 19:9Bible Verses
A saying of Jesus: "Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery." Denominations differ in their positions on divorce and remarriage depending on how they understand this so-called "exception clause."
- Matthew 5:31-32Bible Verses
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus cites the Deuteronomic provision for a writing of divorcement and links the putting away of a wife with adultery. Because of the exception clause "saving for the cause of fornication," the passage is frequently cited in discussions of whether divorce and remarriage are permitted.
- Deuteronomy 24:1-4Bible Verses
A provision of the Mosaic Law forbidding a first husband to take back his divorced wife after she has married another man. Because Jesus referred to it when addressing divorce, it is frequently cited in discussions of divorce and remarriage.
- 1 Corinthians 7:10–15Bible Verses
In this passage Paul answers the Corinthian church's questions about marriage, conveying the Lord's command against divorce and giving his own guidance on marriage to an unbelieving spouse. It is frequently cited in debates over the permissible scope of divorce and remarriage and over infant baptism.
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