DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE CONT... PART 2

Many other Christians have a second view: namely, that divorce is allowed in some circumstances when the marriage is already broken, for example if one’s spouse has already committed adultery, divorce does not “cause” adultery to take place. Some Christians consider desertion (for example, when a husband leaves his wife without a formal divorce) or other unusual circumstances (such as physical cruelty) to be the equivalent of adultery. Some of this Christians further believe that in cases where an unbelieving spouse wants to get a divorce, the Christian spouse should follow Paul’s advice to let the unbelieving partner go (1Corinthians 7:15). Regarding remarriage, some of this Christians think that a believer who divorces his or her spouse for any reason (even for a reason they allow) must not get married again as long as the first spouse is a live (1 Corinthians 7:11). Others believe that the innocent believer is free to marry again at once. This Christians point to Paul’s words that the believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances (1 Corinthians 7:15).