?Is There A Time Remarriage Or Divorce Becomes Necessary

This issue of whether it’s right or wrong to divorce a spouse which some Christians are confused based on two views of Jesus and Paul. Let’s look at these two portions from the Bible Matt. 19:9 and 1Cor. 7:10.

Paul tells them that husbands and wives should not get divorced and that if they do, they should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to their former spouses (1 Cor. 7:10–11).

According to many Bible interpretations, a divorced woman may only remarry if the divorce was granted due to the biblical grounds of sexual immorality (porneia) or abandonment by an unbelieving spouse.

In these cases, she is considered free to remarry in the Lord. However, if the divorce was not for these reasons (adultery and abandonment) Jesus stated that remarrying is considered an act of adultery.

In these cases, she is considered free to remarry in the Lord. However, if the divorce was not for these reasons, Jesus stated that remarrying is considered an act of adultery.

Biblical Grounds for Remarriage

Sexual Immorality:

Jesus explicitly allows for divorce and subsequent remarriage when a spouse commits sexual sin (porneia), according to Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9.

Abandonment by an Unbeliever:

The Apostle Paul also taught in 1 Corinthians 7:12-15 that if an unbelieving spouse chooses to leave the marriage, the believing spouse is not bound by the marriage and is free to remarry.
When Remarriage Is Not Permitted

Adultery:

If a divorce occurs for any reason other than sexual immorality or abandonment by an unbeliever, the divorce itself is considered a sin. According to Mark 10:11-12, the innocent party who remarries is then considered an adulterer.

The Marriage Bond:

Jesus emphasized the permanence of marriage, stating that “what God has joined together, let no one separate” (Matthew 19:6). This concept suggests that the marriage bond remains unbroken unless unfaithfulness and abandonment occur.

According to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the bond of marriage as stated in Matthew 19:6 becomes invalid in the face of unfaithfulness, it’s love and trust that bonds people together, when that trust and love are broken by unfaithfulness the man or the woman is free from that bond to remarry.

No law is against any man or woman who remarries due to unfaithfulness. Divorce outside divorce isn’t permitted but there are cases where divorce outside is permitted, let me state some of them, and I will use myself to cite a vague example:

Gay and lesbianism:

For instance, he married her and later discovered she’s a lesbian and still a lesbian, even though Jesus didn’t permit divorce based on gay and lesbianism, but lesbianism is worse than unfaithfulness, there are some things we have to use our discretion and God will be happy with it.

Infertility & lies:

If she has a fertility issue but lied about it or didn’t say it and got into marriage, the man isn’t bond by any law to stay if he doesn’t choose to, if he has a fertility issue, but covered it or didn’t even know about it and got into marriage, the woman isn’t under any law to remain, she’s free to leave and remarry.

The look we often give marriage at times is heavier than marriage itself, there are laid down rules and reasons for remarriage and divorce, if leaving is to save your life, purpose and destiny with set down rules as given by Jesus in place, you’re free to start again, there’s no condemnation leave and survive.

Deception & Lies:

Marriage based on lies cannot hold, there is a type of deception that permits divorce or remarriage. You asked her how old are you? She said 23, later one year after, you discovered she’s 33 years, she removed 10 years from her age, if your heart can manage it, no problem, but if you can’t, no law forbids you from leaving the marriage and remarrying because where there’s deception, there’s no marriage in the first place.

– Kanayo Ebuka