{"id":593,"date":"2015-03-15T00:33:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T00:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/?p=593"},"modified":"2015-03-27T00:51:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T00:51:26","slug":"divorce-part-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/divorce-part-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Divorce – Part Four"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series Divorce<\/a><\/div>

WHY SOME PEOPLE\u2019S BELIEFS CONCERNING DIVORCE ARE NOT TRULY BIBLICAL<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The principle of taking Scripture in its\u2019 correct CONTEXT and COMPLETE teaching from the Word is essential to our understanding of God\u2019s will concerning divorce and remarriage. There are many people who have taken portions of Jesus\u2019 teaching on the issue, and have made dogmatic conclusions without searching the entire Bible to get ALL the teachings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus taught about divorce on several occasions. In each of these situations, He was dealing with a specific question presented to Him, and was not dealing with the entire over-all doctrine. That has to be determined from a compilation of the entire Bible\u2019s explanation on the subject. In the cases noted in the Gospels, Jesus was answering people who were already somewhat knowledgeable about the Old Testament\u2019s teachings on the subject. They expected Him to provide an answer to their particular question, not spend a week examining all that the Bible had to say on it.<\/p>\n

Since we have already stated a basic principle for any truthful study of a Bible doctrine (CONTEXT and COMPLETE teaching), let us examine our reason for that. All Scriptures carry equal weight and authority. Both Old and New Testaments were inspired (\u201cbreathed\u201d) by the very same Holy Spirit, written by the same God, and presented to people with the very same need of salvation.<\/p>\n

In this case, marriage is an agreement which our great Judge, the LORD, has stipulated. It is then agreed to, witnessed by men, and must be carried out. But, how do we find out what our Judge says is required in marriage ?<\/p>\n

2 Peter 1:21<\/b>\u00a0For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.\u00a0<\/i>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n2 Timothy 3:16 <\/b>\u00a0 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nGod\u2019s Word, when taken completely and in context, will agree with itself, and will present the total truth regarding a specific doctrine.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WHY DID DIVORCE BEGIN ?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the Beginning, God established marriage as a perfect and pure relationship between a man and a woman. It was not the result of cultural or sociological evolution, but instead the deliberate and perfect plan of Almighty God. As years went on, man became more and more sinful, and rebelled at any institution which God had established. This included the sanctity of marriage. It became commonplace for the provisions of marriage to be twisted, perverted, or done away with entirely, as evidenced in the behavior of the people of Sodom just before it was destroyed. These God-given provisions are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(1). God brings a man and woman together. (Genesis 2:22).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(2). Both husband and wife were to work as a team to fulfil the purpose God had given to the man. The wife was called \u201ca help-meet\u201d by God. (Genesis 2:18).<\/p>\n

(3). The two should leave mother and father to establish their own home. (Matthew 19:5).<\/p>\n

(4). They should cleave one to the other, forsaking all others.
\n(Matthew 19:5, i.e., faithfulness).<\/p>\n


\nMan\u2019s failure to comply with any of these points would ultimately result in a marriage which would not be able to have the blessings of one which was complying. Before the Flood, marriage became an unimportant commitment. The Bible says that in the days of Noah, \u201cthey were marrying and giving in marriage\u201d (Matthew 24:38). The Greek word for \u2018marrying\u2019 implies a continuous action. (In other words, \u201cconstantly marrying again and again and again, and giving away in marriage again and again and again.\u201d) Other perversions followed, even as it is being repeated in the world today.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the pagan disrespect for God\u2019s provisions crept into the camp of God\u2019s faithful, and they, too, wanted to stomp under foot the doctrines of righteousness related to marital fidelity. But, God gave His people an option which was meant to limit the marital abuses that had come through the pagans that surrounded Israel.<\/p>\n

Through Moses, God spoke and said that it would be permissible to \u201cput away\u201d one\u2019s wife (divorce) if she was guilty of a particular sin.<\/p>\n

When the Bible speaks of putting away,\u201d<\/i> in Hebrew, it literally means \u201cbill of divorcement.\u201d<\/i> It was designed as:<\/p>\n

(1). A punishment for the person who committed the sin of
\ninfidelity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And<\/i><\/b><\/center><\/p>\n


\n(2). Provided for the freedom of the person who did not sin, but
\nwas wronged by the spouse. *(This is carried through the New
\nTestament, where it is stated, \u201c…a brother or sister is not in
\nbondage <\/i>[held to their marriage commitment] in such cases.\u201d <\/i>
\nI Corinthians 7:15.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series Divorce<\/a><\/div>

WHY SOME PEOPLE\u2019S BELIEFS CONCERNING DIVORCE ARE NOT TRULY BIBLICAL The principle of taking Scripture in its\u2019 correct CONTEXT and COMPLETE teaching from the Word is essential to our understanding of God\u2019s will concerning divorce and remarriage. There are many people who have taken portions of Jesus\u2019 teaching on the issue, and have made dogmatic conclusions without searching the entire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[12],"tags":[23,22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}