“Divorced Decision”

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

     I have a friend whose husband recently asked her for a divorce.  She prayed that they would be reconciled, but he insisted on divorce.  Then she prayed that God would provide her the evidence that he cheated so that when they are divorced, she can remarry.  She now has evidence that he cheated, but I’m worried that doesn’t give her the right to remarry.  Isn't the put-away party never allowed to remarry unless the spouse dies?

Sincerely,
Friendly Concern

Dear Friendly Concern,

Your question is an important one and is one that many Christians wrestle with because of the high divorce rate in American society.  Adultery is wrong, and every divorce is caused because of sin.  God hates divorce (Mal 2:16), and His desire has always been for men and women to remain married for a lifetime (Matt 19:4-6), but it isn’t as simple as saying the put-away party can’t remarry – that isn’t biblically accurate.

Because of the complexities of this issue and because every circumstance is unique, we recommend that people with questions on this subject listen to the sermon series “Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage”, compare the sermons to Scripture, and then faithfully examine themselves to see whether they are living as God intended (Php 2:12).

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