The intention and goal of this paper are to help the sincere Christian discover God’s will and possibly hear God’s voice regarding his or her decisions in the biblical area of marriage, divorce, and remarriage. This study is not intended to bring judgment or...
Tradwives are heterosexual women who prefer the traditional roles where men work outside the home, and they work inside the home, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, laundry, etc. But, tradwives (trad girls) also promote their values on social media platforms and...
In some cultures around the world, people practice polygamy. When they become Christians, should these men divorce all but one of their wives to adhere to the biblical teaching that marriage is between one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24; 1 Cor. 7:2; 1 Tim. 3:2)? No,...
Some Christians say that anytime a person is divorced, for whatever reason, he or she cannot remarry. But is there an exception, according to Jesus? Yes, there is, and it occurs in Matt. 5:32 and 19:9, as listed above. Jesus tells us that a person who divorces his...
God allowed polygamy (as well as divorce) in the Old Testament because of the hardness of people's hearts (Matt. 19:8). God never approved of polygamy nor did he intend it to be the norm. In fact, he specifically said not to have more than one wife because, in part,...
Jesus' view on marriage is that it is to be between one man and one woman. He refers to the created order that is revealed in the book of Genesis, particularly Genesis 2:24. In this verse, we see the creation of Adam and Eve and the admonition for the man and woman...
Biblically speaking, God is the one who designed marriage as is recorded in Genesis chapters one and two. Therefore, the earliest recorded instance of marriage is found in Genesis. Now, it might be possible that there are writings that mention marriage which predate...
In today's world of controversy surrounding ideas such as homosexual "marriage," there is a general push to redefine marriage so as to suit present cultural desires. It is common for people to argue that there is not, in fact, one biblical definition of marriage. The...
It is not automatically wrong for a Christian to marry a non-virgin. There are several reasons why this is the case. First of all, the Bible does not say that it is wrong to marry a non-virgin. Second, let's say that a man and a woman are married and have children...
There is no account in the first few chapters of Genesis that mention a marriage ceremony between Adam and Eve. It's simply stated that Adam was the husband of Eve in Genesis 3:6 so we can conclude that they were married. Let's take a look at the Scriptures that lead...