Marriage and Divorce

Short Essay 2

Anthropology: Marriage and Divorce -- Your friends Tom and Jane, both believers, are facing a hard time in their marriage and want to consider their "options."  However, before making a life-altering decision, they want to get the proper perspective on the issues involved and see what the Bible says.  They know that you are a student of the Word and ask you for help.

Keeping this scenario in mind, answer the following questions in your essay:

• What is the biblical teaching on marriage?  Include requirements and limitations.

• When does the Bible consider a couple married?  How does this differ from the current popular understanding?

• What is the biblical teaching on divorce?  Does the Bible (especially the New Testament) allow divorce?  If so, what are the grounds for divorce, and how they differ from what you witness in current society?

• What are some objections to your view on divorce?  Include the biblical evidence used against your view.  How do you respond to the objections?

• Is it ever acceptable for a Christian to remarry?  If so, under which circumstances is it permissible?

• What is the spiritual and social impact of divorce in the church and in the society at large?

Submit this essay by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday.

Emmanuel Aigbedion

THEO202_B20_201220

Short Essay #2

Short Essay On Anthropology: Marriage and Divorce

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” ...For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh” (Gen 2:18, 24 NIV). God himself is the originator of the marriage institution, He hates divorce (Mal 2:16), but permits it in extreme cases. In this essay, I will attempt to discuss marriage, the issue of divorce and remarriage, from the biblical point of view and how these issues impact the Church and the society at large.

I will like to define marriage as a...