divorce

We believe that in the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce: and, after the divorce, to marry another, as if the offending party were dead (Matthew 5:31-32 KJV, Matthew 19:9 KJV, compare WCF 24:5). Those of us that confess the Westminster...

When Jaddua was the high priest, an important Kuthean (i.e Samaritan) named Sanballat gave his daughter Nicaso as a wife to Jaddua's brother Manasseh. However, the leaders of the people, and eventually Jaddua himself, were uneasy with this marriage to a foreigner, and tried to get him to divorce...

The Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter XXIV, section IV: Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity forbidden in the Word;a nor can such incestuous marriages ever be made lawful by any law of man, or consent of parties, so as those persons may live together as...

Many of the Reformed writers I've read answer in the affirmative (e.g. Baxter, it seems most Puritans allowed it), but it strikes me that this is contrary to the Old Testament where only the husband can divorce. Is there really no immutable principle behind why this was so? Did all the Reformed...

Would this be treated as if the "dead" spouse abandoned the living with the exception that they would be able to remarry? What say you?

I have a few different questions surrounding the topic. I would like to hear your thoughts and/or be recommend resources to check out if you wouldn't mind. 1) I've heard a pastor say that there is no biblical grounds for divorce. Even in cases of abandoment and adultery, if the offending party...

I curious to know what must a newly converted husband do if he has two or more wives— due to his ex-religion or tradition, such as Islam or native Indian tribes. Or, perhaps I can restate the question like this: What must a husband do before he converts to Christ if he has two or more wives—...