The permitance of Divorce.
We all are aware of how God feels about Divorce in a more general fashion as he said in His Holy and Authoritative Word: "I hate Divorce." (Malachi 2: 16). And I agree with that statement wholeheartedly divorce is an abominable thing especially if the reasons are unjustified to begin with. But does this statement account for everything that the scriptures have to say? What if there are some particulars which actually give man the right to do such a thing? How should we think of those cases when they arise? Let us take note of a few of the more striking allowances in the whole of scriptures. The get out clause What do I mean by this statement? Well, simply when a married partner (male or female) becomes a Christian and the marriage is not working because of different and conflicting principles come into affect. Then the unbelieving partner moreover than the believing one is given the freedom to walk away from that particular relationship; and the believing partner does not h...