Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage: Contracts and Covenants (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798218921866)

This book takes a critical look at divorce and remarriage. It compares Old and New Testaments, Jewish Tradition, Church History, Contracts and Covenants. One thing is clear; man was created to lead his family. That means divorce and remarriage should be looked at through a patriarchal lens. In the Old Testament, only the man was allowed to divorce his wife (Deuteronomy 24:1). Jesus did not give woman permission to divorce her husband. Matter of fact, Jesus commanded the woman to remain unmarried or reconcile to her husband if she divorced from her husband (1 Corinthians 7:10-11). However, the man is free to marry when loosed from a wife (1 Corinthians 7:27-28). The divorced woman is not free unless she was put away by her husband (released from the marriage covenant) or if he dies, releasing her from the law ("rule" Genesis 3:16) that bound her to him (Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Matthew 19:9; Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:39-40). Unless the woman was the wife of only one husband, she was not to partake in the widow's fund (1 Timothy 5:9-10). And only the men were selected for leadership in the Church if he was married once (1 Timothy 3:2). That is why those who heard Jesus said, "is it better not to marry?" (Matthew 19:10). Jesus said, "all cannot accept this saying." Only a few were given the gift of singleness, for it is better to marry than burn with passion. Because of sexual immorality, let every woman have her own husband, and man have his own wife. Those who practice sexual immorality will not inherit the Kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:19-21).