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Divorce

Divorce. Why Talk About Divorce?. Divorce Is Expected Today. No longer considered “ immoral, a flagrant disregard for public opinion, and the abandonment of adult responsibility .” It’s not enough for many of us that God condemns it. Why Talk About Divorce?. Divorce Does Great Harm.

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Divorce

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  1. Divorce

  2. Why Talk About Divorce? • Divorce Is Expected Today. • No longer considered “immoral, a flagrant disregard for public opinion, and the abandonment of adult responsibility.” • It’s not enough for many of us that God condemns it.

  3. Why Talk About Divorce? • Divorce Does Great Harm. • On Children of Divorce. • On Husbands and Wives. • The legacy divorce leaves within families.

  4. God Hates Divorce! • “I hate divorce,” Malachi 2:16. • God is very strict with divorce and remarriage rules, Matthew 19:9, Mark 10:11-12, Luke 16:18.

  5. God’s Strict Rules About Divorce • No remarriage unless you divorced your spouse for adultery, Matthew 19:9. • The victim of an unscriptural divorce may not remarry, Matthew 5:31-32.

  6. Divorce • “So what do you expect me to do? Stay in this miserable relationship with someone I don’t love, who doesn’t love me?”

  7. How To Avoid The Low Of Divorce: • Don’t expect your spouse to “make you happy,” and don’t feel obligated to “make them happy.” • That’s God’s job, Matthew 5:3ff. • Marriage must not become an idol, 1 John 5:21. • Marriage is not a feel-good drug.

  8. How To Avoid The Low Of Divorce: • Treat love as a discipline rather than an earned emotion, Ephesians 5:25.

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