When the “One Flesh” Becomes Two

 


Divorce and the Bible, part 2

 

Introduction

Divorce is an invention of Man. God never wanted this to be a part of man’s being. Yet, he allowed it under the Old Law to preserve the Nation of Israel and keep his promise to Abraham.

Christians should know that divorce should never be an option as God hates divorce (Mal. 2:16). God did allow one exception for divorce (Mt. 19:9). In the next few articles, we’ll look at the problem with “unscriptural divorce”; divorce for any reason aside from fornication.

 

Separating God’s Union

Jesus responded to the Pharisees’ challenge concerning divorce in Matthew 19:4-6, And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

Looking at the last phrase, What God has joined together, let not man separate. Marriage is a union approved by God; it’s His invention. For one to separate the union, unscripturally, is to violate God’s Law. You’re going against what God has ordained and approved for man. No one calling themselves a Christian would want to violate His Word; it is a sin!

 

What about 1 Corinthians 7:10-11?

There will be some who will appeal to what the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth. Let’s look at the passage, 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.

Some see this as a loophole to get a divorce. As we stated before, God hates divorce and would not violate His own statement later on (Heb. 13:8). This passage is for those already in the process of divorcing; not permission to get one.

Some see this as a way to still go to Heaven; getting a divorce and then remaining unmarried. Does the choice to remain unmarried truly reflect repentance for the sin of an unscriptural divorce? The answer is no! However, reconciliation may be impossible and one has to become a spiritual eunuch for the Kingdom’s sake. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 8:12, For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

 

Conclusion

Before you make the decision to get a divorce, make sure you are not violating God’s word. As Jesus said in 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.”

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