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No Fault?
"Anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery" - Matthew 19:9.
One reason divorce has become so common today is the advent of “no‐fault” divorce laws, first introduced in California in 1969. Over the following fifteen years, every state in America adopted some form of no‐fault legislation. And to what result? According to the Statistical Abstract of the United States, since these laws began taking effect the number of divorces in this country has increased 279 percent.
In essence, no‐fault divorce has nullified the sacredness of marriage in the eyes of the law, making it an unenforceable contract. A man and woman can abandon their family more easily than they can abrogate almost any other agreement that bears their signature. In terms of the law, it matters not that they’ve made a solemn promise before God, friends, relatives, a member of the clergy, or a licensed representative of the state.
However, no matter how easy the laws make it to get a divorce, it will always remain infinitely difficult to repair the damage.
Just between us . . .
• What would you say to the couple who insist, “Our divorce is nobody’s fault. We just didn’t get along, so we’re going our separate ways”?
• Do we know anyone who has sought a divorce, only to regret the move?
• Are we committed to staying together, even through tough times?
Lord, the courts have made it so easy to tear apart that which You have bound together. Forgive us, forgive our land, and bring us to repentance. Help us keep Your commands as the ultimate law of our marriage and family. Amen.
Excerpted from Night Light for Couples, used with permission.
"For I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “and him who covers his garment with wrong,” says the Lord of hosts. “So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously" (Mal. 2:16, NASB).
"But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh" (Mk. 10:6-8, ESV).
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About this Plan
There is no small percentage of spouses who have believed that divorce was the remedy for “ills” they encountered in their marriages. While forgiveness can be obtained, many who have remarried still have found that their new relationships have brought fresh (and even compounded) challenges. At least for some of those who are considering divorce, there may be an alternative approach to resolving significant differences and difficulties. Let’s take a look.
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