01840nam a2200169Ia 4500 240614s9999 xx 000 0 und d 97808308337400830833749 eng BS680.D62 .I58 2003 Instone-Brewer, David Divorce and Remarriage in the Church : Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities / David Instone-Brewer Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 2003 212 p. ; 21 cm. Confessions of a confused minister : Jesus never said, "What God has joined, no one can separate" -- A marriage made in paradise : Moses' certificate of divorce -- God the reluctant divorcee : God's marriage contract and the grounds for his divorce from Israel -- The church can't do without it : Jesus criticized those who abandoned Old Testament law -- Divorce on demand? : Jesus taught us to forgive the repentant partner -- When your partner walks out : Christians shouldn't cause divorce, but sometimes they have to accept it -- Till death do us part? : is a divorcee still married in God's eyes? -- Four biblical grounds for divorce : these include abuse and neglect -- Can I get married again? : a valid divorce implies the right to remarry -- Is remarriage adultery? : don't redivorce, because two wrongs don't make a right -- Promises, promises : marriage vows and remarriage in church -- The teaching that time forgot : why did the church misunderstand Jesus so soon? -- Conspiracy? : why has no one explained all this before? -- What should the church do now? : putting biblical principles into practice -- Dear pastor : real-life problems from my mailbox -- Group briefing notes and discussion questions. Divorce—Biblical teaching.Remarriage—Biblical teaching.Divorce—Religious aspects—Christianity. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2024-06-14 0 BS680.D62 .I58 2003 00034007 2024-06-14 15:14:29 2024-06-14 BK 53141 53141