Permanence Before Experience — The Wisdom of Marriage by Al Mohler

Rightly understood, marriage is all about permanence. In a world of transitory experiences, events, and commitments, marriage is intransigent. It simply is what it is — a permanent commitment made by a man and a woman who commit themselves to live faithfully …

Some have questioned the present application of this text to Christians who have been divorced and remarried. Are believers prohibited by Deuteronomy 24:1-4 from remarrying their original spouse in cases where there has been an intervening marriage? One could argue that the concern for “sin on the land” would limit the application of …

Those who are proponents of the “return to the first spouse” or “covenant marriage” ideology really are fond of Ezra 9 and 10.  Amazingly they will throw out Deuteronomy 24:1-4, as not applicable to today, yet they will hold up Ezra as applying to NT Believers.  Why?  Because the verses in Ezra seem to support …

What does the Lord consider an abomination?
There are quite a few things which Scripture tells us the Lord considers an abomination.  (ESV has the word 62 times and the KJV has the word 76 times.)
I don’t know about you but if the Lord says that __________ is an abomination to Him, I think we should …

The first we hear much about divorce in the Old Testament is in the Law.  Divorced individuals are clearly considered defiled and often rejected.

The Priests are instructed to not marry a divorced woman.

Leviticus 21:7 They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled, neither shall they marry a woman divorced from …

As discussed in yesterday’s post most of us would have the title of liar, adulterer, and murder plus many, many more titles. 

That isn’t a good thing considering God’s Word says that such that are immoral, adulterers, thieves and greedy will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

9 Do you not know that the …

There are several verses that say a believer is to remain in the state in which he was called:

1 Corinthians 7:17 (ESV) Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.
1 Corinthians 7:20 (ESV) Each …