Divorce

In these last days when people's hearts are departing from the living God, we find that divorce has become the order of the day; therefore it would be well for us to understand our Lord's injunction about this matter.

Divorce is the legal dissolution of marriage and is looked upon with tolerance in many religious circles; but Jesus said:

"What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. . . .

“Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

“And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away thus commit adultery” (Matthew 19:6, 8, 9).

It is important for us to realize that during our Lord's time, He limited the cause for separation to the single case of fornication; but even in that case, He gave no license for remarriage.

“Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

“And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery” (Mark 10: 11, 12).

These are strong words, but they are Bible. The Bible states plainly that adulterers shall not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven (1 Corinthians 6:9).