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Ben Reaoch | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2/23/11 9:51 AM |
| Ben Reaoch | from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |  |  |  |  |
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Good question Good question. I addressed this at the end of the sermon. It is a weighty question, indeed. I believe John Piper's sermon on this passage is very helpful, and I would encourage you to take a look at it. “What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 2," which can be found on desiringgod.org
I agree with Piper that a second marriage should NOT be ended. It is true, it should not have happened. But two wrongs do not make a right. The second marriage, although it was sinful to enter into, is still a real marriage. By God's grace, this second marriage can be sanctified and can reflect the relationship of Christ and the church.
Couples in a second marriage should not be told to divorce, but rather to make their marriage as Christ-honoring as it can be. |
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2/22/11 10:27 PM |
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Excellent! 'No Biblical Grounds for Divorce' Thank you Pastor Reaoch! Yes, the "exception clause" applies to the betrothal period. Yes, remarriage is only permitted after the death of a spouse otherwise an adulterous relationship occurs. As you said, "Only God can separate a marriage." If a Christian man's first wife is still living but he has civilly married another woman: (1.) Isn't he still married to his first wife in Christ? (2.) Isn't his second marriage null-and-void because their relationship is scandalous and adulterous? (3.) Mustn't he leave (civilly divorce) the 2nd woman and return (civilly marry) to the 1st or remain single? |
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