LIFE AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE LIVED THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT – 7 (Matt 5:31-32) DIVORCE
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Current divorce rate in UK – 42% (reducing due to increase in cohabiting couples)
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11% increase in divorce among the over 50s – “the silver splitters” – in last 10 years
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9 most common reasons – Money, Affairs, Interfering Ex’s, Sex, Children from previous relationships, Intrusive parents, Differences in handling conflict, Communication, Privacy. (The Independent – 16.02.16)
JESUS ON DIVORCE
The Schools of Thought:
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Then – Hilel and Shammai (liberal v strict)
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Now – Hilel. Shammai. No divorce under any circumstances. Some divorce but no remarriage.
Jesus’ School of Thought
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You can’t discuss divorce until you’ve understood the true meaning of marriage
What about the concession?
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Read Deut.24:1-4 with care
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A “reluctant permission not a divine instruction”
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Where does that leave ‘incompatibility’?
Practical Implications:
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To the married
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To the single
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To the divorced
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To the remarried
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To the church