[xzins]

Physical abuse

Emotional abuse

Infidelity

Desertion

Failure to support

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’m not a Bible scholar by any means. But I would think that any Biblical standards in this area would apply to the “guilty” spouse; the spouse who cheated or abandoned the other.

Whereas it would seem to me that restrictions on remarriage or any other sanction would not apply against the “innocent” spouse who was cheated on or abandoned.

[Legatus]

In my opinion, only God can truly answer this question.

I think He already did... "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."

[DungeonMaster]

Yes

[DoodleDawg]

What part of “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” is unclear?

[mikeus_maximus]

“In my opinion, only God can truly answer this question.”

He did: “He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.” Matt. 19:8-9.

There’s a reason the Holy Spirit preserved that particular statement of God the Son. Parse, ignore it, read things into, dismiss it as an anachronism contrary to “the felt necessities of our time”, etc., at your own peril.

[Tax-chick]

The Mosaic Law allowed divorce without qualification, as long as the rejected wife was left with a decent legal status. Jesus said this was allowed “because of the hardness of your hearts,” and set another standard.

I think it’s important to remember that the key issue in most cases is not, “I need to get away from the horrible situation with Spouse A,” but “I want to have sex with Spouse B.”

No reasonable interpretation of Scripture mandates continued cohabitation with a spouse who is violent or otherwise seriously harmful. The complications arise when a person pro-forma married wants sex with someone other than the spouse. Then you get into the sifting of details regarding whether Marriage A was a “real” marriage or not.

[avenir]

Regardless of the answer, good luck stopping them!

[hopespringseternal]

Unfortunately, many add, "If you've experienced divorce, you cannot remarry—period." Not only does the text not say this, this statement actually condemns someone for the actions of another: Forbidding remarriage because of the actions of the previous spouse.

Matthew 19:9 says exactly that:
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality,[d] and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”