1. Remarriage and Renewal9
Remarriage and Renewal

2. Basic Teaching on Marriage & Divorce:
One man and one woman for life
Divorce is a sin
This sin is forgivable
With forgiveness comes renewal
Prodigal Son

3. Repentance requires an acknowledgment of the sin and a change of heart concerning that sin.

4. Let each man remain in that condition in which he was called.
- I Corinthians 7:20

5. Remarriage and Renewal Advice:
You are really married

6. The indissolubility of a marriage bond is a Roman Catholic idea began at the council of Trent in 1545.

7. Remarriage and Renewal Advice:
You are really married
Your marriage is perfect through the cross

8. God’s grace does not make a distinction about which sins to forgive or not forgive.

9. Remarriage and Renewal Advice:
You are really married
Your marriage is perfect through the cross
Follow the Bible’s advice for remarrieds

10. Advice for those who have failed:
1. Forget the past
13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ.
- Philippians 3:13-14

11. Forgetting the past is the way that we express our on going faith in God.

12. Advice for those who have failed:
Forget the past
Learn from the past

13. Advice for those who have failed:
Forget the past
Learn from the past
Let your changed life be a witness for Christ

14. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 5:16

15. A loving relationship in a Christian home honors God.

16. If you’ve ever failed at marriage:
Ask Jesus to forgive you
Forget past mistakes
Let Jesus teach you how to succeed
Offer your success to God