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Barbara Roberts's avatar

Dani suggested that readers talk with a trusted friend or pastor, to discuss whether remarriage is permissible after divorce.

In my observation and experience, following that advice will often lead the perplexed believer into more uncertainty and confusion, because there are SO MANY different views on divorce and remarriage.

Having said that, I offer my own take. For decades I have studied and written about the biblical grounds for divorce and remarriage. I am convinced that the Bible allows divorce for abuse, adultery and desertion, and that the person who has divorced for abuse, adultery or desertion is at liberty to remarry without incurring guilt.

I set out the exegetical arguments here:

https://cryingoutforjustice.blog/faq/what-does-the-bible-say-about-divorce/

https://cryingoutforjustice.blog/faq/what-about-remarriage/

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Wein Lau's avatar

Thank you for writing this Dani, and for not just presenting your arguments and observations, but doing so with genuine humility and empathy. As a recent divorcee, these are challenging words for me (as I've mentioned before); there are both sorrows for me to walk through and questions for me to wrestle with. But the way you portray the goodness of single life as a beloved member of God's family, and reveal how our present society and culture often minimise it, helps me to see the possibility of remaining unmarried as a viable and even desirable way to honour God's plans for my life.

I definitely haven't made up my mind on the topic of remarriage, by the way - there will be a time for me to have some deep conversations with trusted Christian friends, as you suggest! But your words (and the work of Single Minded more generally) have provided both comfort to me in my times of grief, and encouragement to persevere in my walk with Christ.

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