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- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially disapproves of divorce but does permit both divorce (the legal dissolution of a marriage bond) and annulment (a decree that a marriage was illegal or invalid) in civil marriages and "cancellation of sealing" in temple marriages.
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Overview. Divorce can be among the most difficult decisions in life. There are many reasons why an individual may consider divorce, and there are no simple answers. When men and women marry, they make solemn covenants with each other and with God.
Mar 24, 2022 · In Scripture, marriage is a covenant—meant to embody a sign of the union between Christ and his church. Jesus spoke very strongly against divorce, even framing the law of Moses’ allowance of...
Divorce. The termination of a marriage through the power of civil or ecclesiastical law. According to the New Testament, God permitted divorce under some conditions because of the hardness of the people’s hearts; however, as Jesus explained, “from the beginning it was not so” (Matt. 19:3–12).
- What Jesus Said
- The Disciples’ Reaction
- The “Exception Clause”
- Competing Views
- Suggested Parameters
Despite the fact that the Mosaic law included provisions regulating divorce, the Old Testament makes it clear that divorce falls short of God’s ideal (Mal. 2:16). It is not surprising, then, that when asked about divorce and remarriage, Jesus took his listeners all the way back to the beginning, reminding them that God created humanity as male and ...
Recognizing the high standard set by Jesus, his original followers respond, finding his view unduly restrictive, “If such is the case . . . it is better not to marry” (Matt. 19:10). Jesus, brushing aside their objection, replies that while a few may indeed have the gift of celibacy (Matt. 19:11–12), God’s original ideal for marriage still stands. S...
Much discussion has centered on the one ostensible exception made by Jesus in which case divorce may be permissible. This exception, mentioned in both Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9, stipulates that divorce is illegitimate “except for marital unfaithfulness” (NIV1984) or “sexual immorality” (ESV; ISV; NKJV; HCSB; TNIV; NIV). The parallels in Mark 10...
In light of the above discussion, it becomes evident that the key issue in understanding Jesus’s teaching on divorce and remarriage is the meaning of the term porneia, for this is the pivotal term in the “exception clause” uttered by Jesus. There is no universal agreement among Bible-believing Christians as to the exact meaning of porneia, yet the ...
Rather than championing a particular position in response to the above views, we would like to suggest several parameters for shaping one’s view of Jesus’s teaching on divorce and remarriage. First, it is important to affirm that the word porneia is a general term for sexual sin. The exact meaning of porneia is always informed by the context in whi...
Mar 26, 2024 · A final unique feature of a true temple marriage is the type of promises spouses make to each other and to God. Carroll said he was touched by reflections of President Jeffrey R. Holland, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, on his late wife, Sister Patricia T. Holland, who passed away in July 2023.
May 27, 2011 · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially disapproves of divorce but does permit both divorce (the legal dissolution of a marriage bond) and annulment (a decree that a marriage was illegal or invalid) in civil marriages and "cancellation of sealing" in temple marriages.
