Divorce has been a very controversial topic in the Philippines. It has been debated between the state or the government and the Catholic Church. So why has it been controversial? What did the Bible say about this topic? Did the Bible really say that divorce is bad or evil? Did the Bible really forbid divorce? Are there cases wherein the Bible would allow it? Why are there churches who would want to allow divorce? What does the Bible teach?
A biblical definition of divorce is necessary in order to understand what divorce is thoroughly. According to Steve Clay, LPC, Divorce is a declaration that the promises made concerning covenant companionship are no longer expected, required, or permitted. Old Testament usage of the term (see Deuteronomy 24; Isaiah. 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8) means “to cut off.” The NT usage (apoluo) means “to loose from, to put from, put away, send, release, or dismiss.” Fundamentally, the concept of divorce means the severing of the covenantal relationship that previously existed
Here are 10 Bible Verses on divorce which hopefully can help us gain a better understanding on the topic.
10 Bible Verses About Divorce
Romans 7:2-3
For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband. So then if, while her husband is living, she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress, though she is joined to another man.
Malachi 2:14-15
"Yet you say, 'For what reason?' Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. "But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did that one do while he was seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then, to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth.
Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless let each individual among you also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see to it that she respect her husband.
Matthew 19:6
"Consequently they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
Matthew 5:31-32
"And it was said, 'Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce'; but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Above, are five of the ten verses on divorce. The other five verses on divorce will be continued on my next blog. As a matter of fact, there are more than ten passages that talked about divorce. I only provided ten out of many passages in the Bible.
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