Study 36. Luke 16:18 - 17:4. 8/9/23
Divorce and remarriage God “hates divorce” (Mal 2:16, KJV). The Law allowed men to divorce their wives (Deut. 24:1ff.), though women could not divorce their husbands Divorce misrepresents and breaks the meaning of marriage. To divorce for remarriage is wrong. Jesus rejected the Pharisees’ justification of divorce and pointed out God’s original ethical ideal of marriage. Divorce does not dissolve the marriage bond. Remarriage is adultery. The marriage bond is life-long, dissolved only by death (1 Co 7:39, Ro 7:1-3) 2 exceptions : 1.The “Matthean exception”(Mt 5:31-32, 19:3-9) • What is meant by ‘sexual immorality’ (Gk. ‘porneia’)? • Does the exception of sexual immorality apply to divorce, or to both divorce and remarriage? 2. The “Pauline exception” (1 Cor 7:10-16) • What does “I, not the Lord” mean? (c.f. 7:40, 14:37-28) • What does “not enslaved/bound” mean? Different views: No divorce to be initiated, no remarriage until death. Divorce only with adultery or r...