[Ex-Wretch]

... "and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery."

God hates divorce, plain and simple. Nevertheless, where in Jesus' statement do you find his approval to remarry?

[FormerLib]

God hates divorce, plain and simple.

God hates sin is how I would put it.

Nevertheless, where in Jesus' statement do you find his approval to remarry?

Here: "But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery..."

At that time, a Jew could remarry after any divorce. Jesus has just narrowed the permissibility. The implication clearly is that the sin of adultery can destroy a marriage. I don't believe that Jesus expects someone to remain in a marriage when the other party treats the institution as a farce.

[OMalley]

So by your standards since i was once divorced, my re-marriage now is sinful, therefore i should compound my sin by sinning again by getting another divorce, from the father of my child???

The threads lately....