“Annulment Is Void”

Monday, December 03, 2012

The Bible clearly talks about marriage and divorce, but what, if anything, does it say about "annulment"?  Is this a man-made concept, and if so, does God recognize it?

Sincerely,
Technical Details

Dear Technical Details,

Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void.  Unlike divorce, it is considered to be retroactive: an annulled marriage is considered never to have existed.  That is all legal jargon, but ultimately, it is the same thing – an annulment is just another type of divorce.  God never makes any distinction between the two.  Once you are married – you are married.  It is as simple as that.  Mankind often tries to circumvent God’s laws by changing the language and using “lawyerly” language, but God will not be deceived (Gal 6:7).

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