For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. Romans 7:2

Marriage Remarriage?

Questions And Consequences Married or Bound? Who can marry? [a scriptural right] Who cannot marry? [no scriptural right] What are sexual immorality and adultery? Does not under bondage mean free to marry? This position is usually called Mental Divorce, or Post-civil-divorce putting away Can the innocent party remarry if guilty does?

Counter-issues And Counter-arguments A closer examination of Mental Divorce attempts to establish that not all divorces seen as REAL, accepted, scriptural, in Gods eyes The unscriptural divorce argument – a divorce NOT for fornication is called unscriptural argument is made that it is not a REAL divorce, but only a divorce in the legal sense by MANs law being under GODs law, one put away unscripturally still has the right to a scriptural or REAL divorce in certain circumstances; can marry again without sin – is this taught by the scriptures on marriage & divorce? Mans Law ??? Gods Law ??? OR The scriptures make no such distinction!

based in Jesus teaching on Gods marriage law: Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate… [Mt. 19:6; Mk. 10:9] Counter-issues And Counter-arguments A closer examination of Mental Divorce attempts to establish the reason not all divorces seen as REAL, accepted, scriptural, by God The unscriptural divorce argument – God separates only fornicators; man cannot separate The men cannot divorce (only God can) argument

…let not man separate [Mt 19:6] A closer examination of Mental Divorce if its not lawful, its not legitimate if its not approved, its not actual if its not permitted, its not possible if its not right, its not real The Conclusions Summarized

based in Jesus teaching on Gods marriage law: Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate… [Mt. 19:6; Mk. 10:9] Counter-issues And Counter-arguments A closer examination of Mental Divorce attempts to establish the reason not all divorces seen as REAL, accepted, scriptural, by God The unscriptural divorce argument The men cannot divorce (only God can) argument – is this taught by the scriptures on marriage & divorce? – God separates only fornicators; man cannot separate

…let not man separate [Mt 19:6] A closer examination of Mental Divorce ? Did Jesus mean that man CANNOT separate or that he SHOULD NOT separate what God joined ? Why would Jesus say let not man separate what was joined by God if man COULD NOT ! The fact that Jesus commands NOT TO separate indicates that man has the POWER to separate, but does not have Gods PERMISSION to do so Gods law teaches man what he should not do, not what is impossible for him to do! [Romans 2:12-13; 7:7; and Galatians 3:19]

…let not man separate [Mt 19:6] A closer examination of Mental Divorce [Matthew 19:6] Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. CANNOTSHOULD NOT [Mark 10:9] Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.

…let not man separate [Mt 19:6] A closer examination of Mental Divorce Consider … God condemns murder but does not impede it God condemns prostitution but does not impede it God condemns fornication but does not impede it God condemns unlawful divorce but has not made it impossible to attain one – He does not impede it

…let not man separate [Mt 19:6] A closer examination of Mental Divorce Consider … The Marriage of Herod and Herodias [Mark 6:17-18] For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philips wife; for he had married her. Because John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brothers wife. It was not right (approved, lawful, permitted) but it was still real

…let not man separate [Mt 19:6] A closer examination of Mental Divorce Consider … 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife. When a woman departs from her husband – whatever the reason – she is unmarried, or divorced

…let not man separate [Mt 19:6] A closer examination of Mental Divorce Consider … Did Jesus Mean What He Said? [Matthew 19:9] And I say to you, whoever divorces [really? Not really?] …except for sexual immorality, and marries [really? Not really?] …commits adultery; and whoever marries [really? Not really?] her who is divorced [really? Not really?] commits adultery. Where is there ANY indication Jesus speaks of 2 types of divorces here [Gods and Mans]??? Would these be REAL if it had been for sexual immorality ???

What did Jesus SAY? [Matt. 5:32] A closer examination of Mental Divorce [Matthew 5:32] But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery… Divorced, No Sexual Immorality Result: causes her to commit adultery No mention of what husband does, except

What did Jesus SAY? [Matt. 5:32] A closer examination of Mental Divorce [Matthew 5:32] But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. Divorced Bound causes her to commit adultery commits adultery No mention of what husband does Jesus DOES NOT SAY… UNLESS he remarries first !!!

What did Jesus SAY? [Matt. 19:9] A closer examination of Mental Divorce [Matthew 19:9] And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; Divorced, No Sexual Immorality Divorced Bound commits adultery Husband specified as remarried

What did Jesus SAY? [Matt. 19:9] A closer examination of Mental Divorce [Matthew 19:9] And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; Divorced Bound and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery. commits adultery Husband specified as remarried Even so… [Matthew 5:32] causes her to commit adultery

Marries another Divorces wife What did Jesus SAY? [Matt. 19:9] A closer examination of Mental Divorce [Matthew 19:9] And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery. Notice the order of events Divorces wife Marries another Then Whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery Then NOT Then She puts him away Then Marries with no adultery Then Even AFTER his remarriage…

What did Jesus SAY? [Luke 16:18] A closer examination of Mental Divorce [Luke 16:18] Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery; Divorced, No motive mentioned Bound Divorced commits adultery Husband specified as remarried

What did Jesus SAY? [Luke 16:18] A closer examination of Mental Divorce [Luke 16:18] Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery; Bound Divorced commits adultery and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery. commits adultery Husband specified as remarried Even so…

Marries another Divorces wife What did Jesus SAY? [Luke 16:18] A closer examination of Mental Divorce Notice the order of events Divorces wife Marries another Then Whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery Then NOT Then She puts him away Then Marries with no adultery Then Even AFTER his remarriage… [Luke 16:18] Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Where does the scripture allow for and prescribe how to handle cases of post-civil-divorce putting away? Jesus did NOT speak of it, and His apostles gave no instructions on it: How would we know - besides the scripture – how to deal with such?

God condemns murder, but does not impede it God condemns prostitution, but does not impede it God condemns unlawful divorce, but does not impede it God condemns people who are converted, but fall away; yet, he does not impede it The Baptists have a similar argument, saying that a person can NEVER fall away once converted – that is, by Gods law, they are ALWAYS a Christian once converted because nothing can separate them from the love of Christ! Thoughts from Luis em Portugal

Can the innocent party remarry? Mental Divorce The basic position stated: Innocent person is put away for just any reason The unscriptural divorce is not recognized by God, only by the law of the land Guilty person eventually marries someone else by the law of the land, which allows for such actions law of land nullifies Gods law: innocent is barred from obtaining a scriptural divorce because civil law says theyre already divorced [but not in Gods eyes]! innocent person who has not sinned must suffer life of chastity while the guilty person lives Scott free This position must be true, or else: