Remarriage adultery is in the same class as these other forms of idolatry and immorality. For John 1:9 to come into play abandonment of it and eschewing it is a necessary condition for one to be cleansed of sin and restored by the blood of Jesus. The couple cannot merely acknowledge and confess their error, and then just keep on repeating it without consequences.
So we have to be nigh on to perfect to become a member of the body of Christ??? I' guess I'll never make it...And I'll hazard a guess that you won't either...
1Co 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1Co 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
1Co 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
So what's that mean??? Does it mean that since we quit sinning we were allowed to be washed or does it mean that we are washed clean because the blood of Jesus washed all that sin off of us??? I think Jesus cleanses us after we are washed in the blood...I don't believe we do or can cleanse ourselves...
Confession without the faith in Christ and the desire to repent is not being figuratively "washed in the blood." Remarriage adultery is adultery still, which can be resolved by not cohabiting conjugally with the person you have remarried; though not seeking yet another divorce or "annulment."
When advised of this difficult choice, the failure to come into alignment with the Will of The God when admonished by The Word brings the status of the remarried couple regarding salvation, particularly if they are not being chastened for it by The Father.
I have been in exactly the same position, have made the right choice, and have been greatly blessed for it thereby. An excerpt from the paper by the old retired Baptist missionary who has discipled me for about 25 years:
What advice can be given to those in such a predicament? It is very difficult. Some went ahead to remarry aware that it is wrong. Others were not aware of the consequences and were not warned by a regenerated disciple of The Lord Jesus Christ. Some have come to a knowledge of and desired a relationship with The Lord Jesus Christ after they were remarried. Certainly another divorce is not the answer. It has already been recognized that The God hates divorce. Yet He requires separation from Sin and sins.It is not good for lust and desire for a bedmate to overwhelm righteous decision-making, particularly when your concern is truly about the effect on someone else than yourself. Eh?
In the 1930’s to the 1960’s Missionaries to Third World countries and Tribal Peoples whose culture included multiple wives had to face this problem. There were children involved who needed a father and a mother. Yet The Word of God is clear. What provision could be made to allow them into the local church or assembly? The conclusion to which they came was for the husbands to separate from all wives except the first one which God recognized. Separate quarters were provided close by for each of the other wives and their respective children in close proximity so that the father was able to relate to the children daily, but he was not to enter beyond the greeting room or the kitchen. All bedrooms were off limits. In this way there was no further cohabitation so no more adultery committed and no more defilement taking place.
There are some in America who have followed a similar pattern to abstain from cohabitation adultery so as to please the Lord and abstain from uncleanness and defilement. Certainly those who truly love The Father and one another would prefer such an arrangement to that of being excluded from inheriting Eternal Life and the Kingdom of The God.
This epidemic of serial marriages in the Christian culture is due to the failure of church assemblies to grasp the clear doctrine, to conduct Scriptural premarital counseling, to admonish instances where church members are engaging in remarriage adultery, or to gracefully but firmly administer church discipline when the couple fails to take heed. The fault must be laid partially to the lack of backbone in the institutes awarding ministerial or counseling credentials, where lax standards in marriage matters prevails, and many church leaders enter into service with their consciences already defiled, IMHO.