This week was the start of the international campaign of “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” (focussing on violence against women and children). “Police statistics indicate that the murder rate of women in South Africa has increased by 16% in the past five years and the number of reported child rapes in the same… Continue reading Do some churches inadvertently promote gender-based violence?
Category: Divorce
When does the Bible permit divorce?
No-one ever marries intending to get divorced, but divorce is a reality – also in the church. Divorce can be for biblically permitted reasons or non-biblical reasons. In my experience we are tempted to make two common mistakes in the church when dealing with divorce:
Sanctity of marriage
In my previous post I mentioned some of societal factors hampering good marriages. I mentioned that we needed to get with God’s plan for marriage. Jesus spoke about God’s intentions for marriage in Mark 10:1-12. Jesus reminded the religious leaders of the day that marriage was God’s plan from the very beginning by referring to… Continue reading Sanctity of marriage
Does God allow divorce?
To sum up the Bible’s teaching’s on marriage and divorce: 1. Marriage is the sacred union between one man and one woman and God’s intention is for marriage to last a lifetime. 2. Divorce is not always sinful. 3. Divorce is permitted, but not required, on the ground of sexual immorality. 4. Divorce is permitted,… Continue reading Does God allow divorce?