Why Is there a Special Concern with Divorce and Remarriage?
There are at least nine reasons for devoting a special position paper to this issue. • People who come to Bethlehem want to know where we stand on this issue. • Inside the church people need clarification about where the leadership of the church stands and what the church position is. • Divorce involves sin that is more destructive than many others. The hurtful impact of a broken marriage on the spouses and the children and the web of relationships surrounding the marriage is immense. • Divorce is thrown into the public limelight by the recognition in our society that it must be handled by the civil courts. • Marriage, divorce and remarriage involve the mingling of solemn oaths and sacred physical union unlike any other relationship. • Marriage is unique among all relationships in that it is set apart by God to signify to the world the relationship between his Son and his bride the church (Eph. 5:21-33). Therefore the breaking of this bond is extraordinary among all human bonds. • Divo
