There are a multitude of verses in the Bible concerning marriage, divorce and remarriage.  While we as believers are under the New Covenant, all of Scripture is God breathed (2 Timothy 3:16-17) and profitable for teaching and training.  There is much information and principles concerning marriage that can be gleaned even from the Law of …

Why does this not surprise me in the least?

Pastor Warns Staff to Give up Facebook (Note link removed)

Thou shalt not commit adultery. And thou also shalt not use Facebook.

That’s the edict from a New Jersey pastor who feels the two often go together.

The Rev. Cedric Miller said 20 couples among the 1,100 members of …

4 in 10 Say Marriage is Becoming Obsolete

Is marriage becoming obsolete?

As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married. More people are accepting the view that wedding bells aren’t needed to have a family.

A study by …

I’ve been busy and haven’t been able to comment on other posts but here are a few that have caught my eye.

Kelli – Petunia-Style Church Goers – somehow we’ve missed this book in the early reading stage.

Terry from Breathing Grace – An Intriguing Idea… – Churches measuring divorce …

In the discussion about Sodom, I have mentioned how churches have focused on some particular sins while other sins seem to get a free pass with nothing more than a sad shake of the head.  Last night I happened to pull out an old church directory from a previous church for some reason and while …

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 …