Divorce and remarriage is always a bad thing. Why? Because it was never a part of God's original plan. Where there is divorce and remarriage, there is always sin. God's design for marriage in Genesis 1 and 2 left no room for either divorce or remarriage...there was absolutely no context for it. Divorce was only allowed (and with narrow exception) because of our hardness of heart. Because of sin. Divorce should never be the 1st option, or the 2nd, or the 3rd, or the 4th...it should be the last thing, even when permissible. The Gospel compels us to aim for reconciliation even when there is sexual immorality.
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1 Kings 16:29-31; Matthew 19:1-12; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16
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"The reason that marriage is so painful and yet wonderful is because it is a reflection of the gospel, which is painful and wonderful at once. The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope. This is the only kind of relationship that will really transform us... Through the gospel, we get both the power and the pattern for the journey of marriage." Tim Keller in "The Meaning of Marriage."