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I am non denominational and follow/obey God's Word. God said that He hates divorce. If there were serious circumstances such as abuse, then separation would be necessary. However, divorce between covenant spouses is not allowable.

When two people who have never married before say their marriage vows which includes the words "til death do us part, they are making covenant vows to God. They will stay married for life until one of them dies. Marriage vows are a covenant and not a contract as the divorce courts would like for us to believe.

Divorce between covenant spouses (meaning first marriage for both) is absolutely wrong. God himself said that He hates divorce.

"Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another? Another thing you do: You flood the Lord's altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer pays attention to your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. You ask, 'Why?' It is because the Lord is acting as the witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you have broken faith with her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant. Has not the Lord made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. 'I hate divorce,' says the Lord God of Israel. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith." Malachi 2:10-16

Remarriage, according to Jesus, is adultery between non-covenant spouses.

'Haven't you read,' he replied, 'that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh?' So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate. 'Why then,' they asked, 'did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?' Jesus replied, 'Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.'" Matthew 19:4-8

Let me warn you that the exception clause of marital unfaithfulness was not in the original Greek manuscript. It was added to the manuscript in the 15th century.(See link below for photo of Greek manuscript) Jesus gave no excuse for divorce period!

"By law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. So then, if she marries another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress, even though she marries another man." Romans 7:2-3

So then, the Bible is clear that marriage is a permanent covenant, only to be broken by death of one of the spouses. In spite of clear doctrine to support no divorce, divorce still happens. What if you are a victim of divorce against your wishes? What does the Bible have to say about this?

"To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife." 1 Corinthians 7:10-11

If you are divorced, you only have two options: remain single or reconcile with your spouse. Remarriage is not an option for a believer. Today people debate the issue, "Is it right to divorce and remarry?" Note that Jesus dealt with the issue, "Is it right for people to divorce?" That is quite a contrast! We have strayed far from God's Word. It saddens me to see the number of professing Christians that are divorcing and remarrying. It is time for the body of believers to get back to God's ideal for marriage and stop the rampant divorce rate throughout the world. As believers, we are responsible to follow and obey the teachings of Jesus: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. " John 14:15

I have personally met several women whose eyes were opened when they read these words in their Bible and realized they were not in a covenant marriage, but in adultery. Their husbands had previously been married to their covenant wives. So they had to legally divorce their husbands to get out of their adulterous marriage.

I have lots of links for you below if you wish to check it out. The 2nd link has audio recordings that you can listen to.

I would like to mention that preachers have the 2nd highest rate of divorce and remarriage. The church has failed miserably in this area. Some preachers do know the truth, but refuse to say anything in fear of losing their congregation and money and some are too blinded to see the truth and go along with the world's view that it

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I am baptist but I completely agree with Joe's answer.

Even though people call themselves Christians, it does not mean they follow Gods word. Some use Christian as a label and that is it, whereas others are completely devoted to their faith and follow Gods word completely.

The reason divorce rates are so high is because of what Joe said. People are not willing to compromise, god forbid sacrifice anything for anyone but themselves. They believe that marriage is all about them, what they want, etc. and they don't want to work towards making the relationship work. They expect all to be the same as it was when they were living together or dating, and become shell shocked when they do get married and things change.

Im not baptist,but I am Christian.

JESUS said it wasn't GOD'S will for people to divorce but Moses permitted it because he understood people are hard hearted.

There are reasons for divorce.Adultery is one,if your married to an unbeliever and they leave you,your no longer bound.If 2 christians are married and can not get along,then they can separate but are not supposed to remarry,they rae supposed to reconcile.

JESUS also said for a man to love his wife and for the woman to love her husband and respect him.If he abuses her, then he is breaking his vows as a husband and a Christian.

The MAIN cause for divorce is not adultery, abuse etc.It is selfishness.Usually people go into marriage with the idea of "I will control the marriage and my spouse,I will have my way 100% of the time".

That is a wrong way to look at it.They should be compatible, best friends and both should have GOD as their head,not themselves.If they would love AND respect one another and seek GOD'S counsel when they can not agree and do what HE says, there'd be a lot less divorce.

It will continue to increase.

I'm a baptist, in Malachi God says directly; I hate divorce. My husband insist on working overseas, 4 years now, as a civilian.

I am home w/our son. Sometimes I feel like I am ready to give up

however I live by faith, not by sight, and I know God is working this out for my own good. If he ever divorces me I can go on knowing I did the right thing. I don't know how much on the increase it is, but

you can see people don't take their vows seriously & move their confused kids around from place to place. If people would honor God & His Word they might live for Him & not for selfish desires.

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I feel divorce is SAD between covenant couples. One or both are walking in disobedience to Christ. Jesus says, "whosoever loves me obeys me". When we walk away from the one GOD joined us to (whether we walked first or we decided not to pray for the one who left us), we are walking in disobedience and defiance to the commands of Christ. As Jesus said, "why do you say, Lord, Lord, but do not DO what I say?"..........many say they believe and love Jesus, but their lives reflect otherwise, for they follow the ways of the world, not HIS ways.

How much is it increasing? Well, the statistics say that the divorce rate FOR CHRISTIANS(ones who confess to be Christian, that is) is up to 50%. Pretty sad..........and hardly a "light" in this world, is it?

How can the divorce rate be lowered? The most important way would be for people's hearts to be turned towards the Lord----that is where REAL change will take place. Another way, which only deals with the outward actions would be to legislate AGAiNST divorce. First on that front would be to do away with NO FAULT divorce. That one act has led to more divorces than anything. It is comparable to legalizing abortion. Both acts have brought INCREASED sin about...........and because it has become so common, both sins are not thought of as the abominations that they once were. There are all kinds of excuses why lives can be destroyed in order to better one's own life.

Marriage (covenant marriage) is for life. No, it is not "supposed" to be for life, to God it is for life. That is exactly why He says, EVERYONE who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery! Why is the second union adultery and not a valid marriage in God's eyes? Because He does not recognize the divorce as dissolving what HE joined together. A remarriage while one has a living spouse is no more a valid marriage as a homosexual marriage is. Both "unions" are sinful in the Lord's sight and have perverted His creation marriage.

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The bible tells us that God hates divorce. If you believe God's word than we should hate it as well. If you want to see the divorce rate lower relationships should be centered around the word. The thing that breaks relationships is sin. Get sin out and marriages will last.

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