Lesson 2 of 2 Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage False Doctrines

From the school of Hillel (a Jewish rabbi); Believed that a man could divorce his wife for ANY reason. "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, Deuteronomy 24:1 Ancient Teachings

From the school of Shammai – believed that a man could only divorce his wife for adultery; Deuteronomy 24:1 - “uncleanness”; they looked at this term as being adultery Ancient Teachings

And He answered and said to them, " Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ' made them male and female, ‘ Matthew 19:4 Jesus did not appeal to: emotion, strange reasoning, or feelings. Christ & the Source of Authority

His disciples said to Him, " If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.“ Matthew 19:10 Christ & the Source of Authority

1.Baptism washes away unscriptural marriages. If a person is in an unscriptural or adulterous marriage before he became a Christian, then when that person is baptized that becomes and non-adulterous marriage. Doesn’t baptism wash away all sin? False Ideas concerning divorce & remarriage

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Romans 6:1-2 False Ideas concerning divorce & remarriage

The Law of Christ does not apply non-Christians. God’s Law Does NOT Apply Non-Christian God’s Law DOES Apply Christian Only

The Law of Christ does not apply non-Christians. God’s Law Does NOT Apply God’s Law DOES Apply Christian Only Non-Christian

Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, Acts 17:30 The Law of Christ does not apply non-Christians.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 1 Corinthians 6:9 The Law of Christ does not apply non-Christians.

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:11 The Law of Christ does not apply non-Christians.

Erring brother: ““It denies the other person the substance of the promise made in marriage. It is injustice.” If children are involved God will allow an unscriptural marriage.

Erring brother: “Repentance and its works must instead take the shape of a person not committing adultery/infidelity against their current spouse. Only through acts of faithfulness can a person become faithful. One does not start becoming faithful by an act of faithlessness.” If children are involved God will allow an unscriptural marriage.

Erring brother: “Repentance and its works must instead take the shape of a person not committing adultery/infidelity against their current spouse. Only through acts of faithfulness can a person become faithful. One does not start becoming faithful by an act of faithlessness.” If children are involved God will allow an unscriptural marriage.

A person shows their faithfulness by remaining unfaithful to their first scriptural spouse and keeping parties involved in sin? If children are involved God will allow an unscriptural marriage.

But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear. Isaiah 59:2 If children are involved God will allow an unscriptural marriage.

It is NOT wrong to leave an unscriptural, unapproved marriage regardless of children. Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel. 11 Now therefore, make confession to the Lord God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives.“ (Ezra 10:10-11) If children are involved God will allow an unscriptural marriage.

1.God’s Basic law on marriage & divorce. a. Stay Married! So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.“ Matthew 19:6 Lessons for us today.

1.God’s Basic law on marriage & divorce. a. Stay Married! (Mt 19:6) b. The only cause for divorce is fornication. c. The only ones able to remarry or those who did not commit fornication, or those who’s spouse has died – period! Lessons for us today.

1. Divorce & unscriptural marriages cripple families & in some locations the local church as well. 2. If those involved in divorces & remarriages want to have heaven as there home, they must make sure they are obeying God and not following men, feelings, or anything else. Conclusion