P Vawter

Jesus rejected divorce and held a high view of the OT teaching on marriage.

Joseph considered divorcing Mary when he found out she was pregnant with Jesus. What was it about their situation that made divorce an option?

When we sin against our spouse, we injure not only our marriage relationship but our relationship with God himself and our ability to worship him freely.

After the exile to Assyria and Babylon, the Israelites were rebuked for intermarrying with the foreign peoples around them. They were instructed to put away these wives in order to purify themselves from idolatry.

Romantic love and affection should grow in intensity and understanding throughout the course of a marriage. This was God’s purpose from the beginning.