agrogersThe following verses should not be thought to imply that we did not also freely choose God. Nor are they intended to show that there…
They feared men so little because they feared God so much. – Source unknown. Churches today are more likely to teach people not to fear…
“Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.” – Joseph Joubert This is an interesting quote. It seems…
Would it have been possible for Adam or Eve to secure a divorce? This hypothetical question can be quite helpful because today’s marriages are described…
This post describes some fascinating parallels between the events at Sinai and what happens in a traditional marriage. http://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/12755/what-is-the-traditional-understanding-of-gods-marriage-contractketubah-with-i
Trumbull’s book written at the end of the 19th Century remains one of the most comprehensive works on the history of blood covenants throughout the…
A common argument to support remarriage goes like this: “Jesus affirmed that the woman He met at the well described in John 4 “had five husbands”.…
This is a brief response to the article on the DivorceHope.com website: http://www.divorcehope.com/marriagevowscovenantsagreements.htm 1. Covenant is not just a ‘compact’ “The word “covenant” is defined…
An argument against using the relationship between Israel and God as a guide for human marriages goes like this: It is impossible to compare God’s…
There are some amazing parallels drawn out in this book. I found the coincidence of the two largest Wall Street points falls the most incredible.…
Is it possible that committed Christians who demonstrate a genuine love for the Lord Jesus, have a real relationship with Him, hear His voice and…
It is Jesus who describes the very serious consequences for those who are unlawfully married. Jesus describes in the Sermon on the Mount that the…
The short answer is ‘Never’. 1. Some have argued that once the marriage is consummated the marriage becomes lawful. But this argument seems to have…
The following is how CS Lewis described theology. It was in response to a man who said that he had no use for such theology…
“I do not believe one can settle on how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more…
From John Piper’s ‘50 Reasons Jesus came to die‘. When all is said and done, God is the gospel. Gospel means “good news.” Christianity is…
From page 84 of ‘The Cost of discipleship’ Jesus does not enjoin his disciples to marry, but he does sanctify marriage according to the law…
It is popular for those who reject the NT prohibition of remarriage to claim that ‘divorce or remarriage are not unforgivable sins’. So even if…
The thought that a ‘Christian’ remarriage is abominable to God is very difficult to accept even by some of those who are opposed to remarriage. …
Is marriage a covenant? YES Can a covenant be cancelled or annulled? NO Is there any example in the Bible where a covenant is annulled…
I found this article by Allen R. Guenther quite helpful. It is customary, when discussing marriage, divorce and remarriage from a Christian perspective, to observe…
The scripture is very plain that a person is obliged to fulfil whatever they vow to do. This is significant when related to marriage. In…
1. God hates divorce Mal 2:16 GNB “I hate divorce,” says the LORD God of Israel. “I hate it when one of you does such…
Is marriage a Biblical covenant and can Biblical covenants be annulled. Is Marriage a Covenant? Mal 2:14 KJV Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD…
Born Again Christians Just As Likely to Divorce As Are Non-Christians – Barna Group Research. Interesting but sad reading. Divorce in the Bible in pictures…
Generally Opposed to ALL Divorce & Remarriage God did not say to Adam, “Now I made this woman to be your wife, but if your…
Hermas [A.D. 80] “What then shall the husband do, if the wife continue in this disposition [adultery]? Let him divorce her, and let the husband…
Below was a useful summary of the church’s position on divorce and remarriage by the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. The full article can be found…
A Brief Biblical Examination of God’s involvement with Human Illness 1. Has God inflicted mankind with sickness?. 3 2. Why did God inflict man with…
Some have suggested that the Hebrew verb tense used when referring to instances where God is said to be responsible for sickness is permissive rather…