divorce boundaries for remarriage

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steve5574

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What are the biblical borders for remarrying
 

starfield

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According to the scripture it's death that breaks marriage bonds. If a spouse dies the widower/widow is free to remarry...

1 Corinthians 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
 
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loveisverypowerful

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There are many genuine brothers and sisters in Christ who are remarried. Others quote scriptures that say if one party is guilty of committing adultery/fornication then the other is free to marry. I have always wondered what the truth is about this subject.
 
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I believe the only scriptual reference for a case of re-marriage is 1 Cor 7:15 "But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace."

What this means is that if you marry as an unbeliever get converted and because of this the unbelieving spouse leaves, then your under no bondage, adultery is a cause for divorce, not remarriage.
 
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That is for divorce & remarriage, what starfield is talking about is widowed remarriage, there is a huge difference.
 

Misty77

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According to the scripture it's death that breaks marriage bonds. If a spouse dies the widower/widow is free to remarry...

1 Corinthians 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
A divorced woman doesn't have a husband. I believe that scripture is talking about separation (because they are still husband and wife) instead of divorce where they are no longer husband and wife.

The marriage vows are to love, honor, cherish, and remain faithful in the marriage. Since marriage is a bilateral covenant, the failure of either party to keep their side of the contract releases the other party of their obligations. Then remarriage is possible.

If the divorce was because they just didn't put in the effort, then they should try to repair that marriage and refrain from involving others in it. I personally don't know any marriages like this.

If either member of the marriage has had sex with someone else, then the other one is free from the marriage contract.

If a spouse wants out of the marriage, then the other one lets them go and is freed from the marriage contract.

If a spouse is abusive, then they have broken the covenant with every lie, slap, rape, or manipulation. The other spouse is free from the marriage contract.
 

iwant2serve

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For everyone who does not understand read these scriptures Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:1-9, Mark 10:1-12, Roman 7:2-3 (the context of this passage is talking about how the law is dead and we are no longer underit. comparing it to marriage. So as long as the husbane is alive (the Law) the wife is bound to him), Luke 16:17-18 and 1 Cor 7-10-11. If this is not clear enough then there is nothing anyone can tell you whoever you are. Now I do believe that if the marriage ends in adultry the innocent one is now free to remarry but the guilty one is to remain unmarried. The only other reason the bible gives for divorce is if the unbeliever wants to leave you let them leave but that does not mean you get to remarry either. So if there is abuse you can leave it's smart to leave but you cannot remarry.