Divorce and Remarriage
“For the Lord God of Israel says that He hates divorce , for it covers one’s garment with violence”, says the Lord of hosts. “Therefore take heed to your spirit that you do not deal treacherously.” – Malachi 2:16. It’s been said that the divorce rate among evangelicals is as high as the secular world. According to recent studies, this statement is false. Married couples that attend church regularly and practice their faith seriously, divorce rate is at 38 percent. Those who are nominal in their faith, and do not attend a worship service regularly and/or do not spend time in personal prayer or with their spouse, read their bibles consistently divorce rate is at a whopping 60 percent! Since it’s so easy to divorce and remarry in our country, even some so called Christians do it on a regular basis. But what does the bible have to say about these matters? In Matthew 5:31-32 Jesus said, “ F...