God And His Word - A Question And Answer Approach To Understanding The Bible

6. THERE ARE TWO BASIC MARRIAGE LAWS WHICH SHOULD NOT BE VIOLATED. A. Christians are NOT permitted to marry unbelievers. 2 Corinthians 6:14; Deuteronomy 7:3, 4. B. The Marriage Covenant is for a lifetime. Romans 7:2, 3. 7. HOW DOES GOD REGARD DIVORCE? God is grieved when a marriage breaks up. In mercy the Lord permitted – with careful restrictions - the granting of a divorce in both Old Testament (Mark 10:4; Matthew 5:31; Deuteronomy 24:1) and also New Testament (Matthew 5:32; 1 Corinthians 7:15). Jesus taught, however, that God originally intended that a husband and wife should not be separated or "put asunder" (Mark 10:4-9). 8. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR REASONS FOR DIVORCE IN OUR SOCIETY? Worldly people file for divorce with various reasons. Terms such as "mental cruelty," "incompatibility," "habitual drunkenness," etc., are frequently used. Actually these are mere excuses for deeper problems which can be traced to: [1] Sexual incompatibility. [2] Disagreement about earning and spending money; the problem of the working wife. [3] Religious differences. [4] Immaturity in making realistic decisions and handling the problems of life. [5] Personal insecurity which is compounded by marriage to another insecure individual.

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