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Ðnever€intended.€While€this€chapter€can€stand€on€its€own,€we€encourage€you€to€read€and€study€theÐ : Ä Ðchapters€on€ð ðò òòòÔ‡+Xü$XXXÔóóó óScriptural€Definition€And€Description€Of€MarriageÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$�#Ôðð€and€ð ðDivorce€And€Remarriageðð.Ð & ° ÐWe€would€beg€of€you€not€to€enter€this€study€with€any€preconceived€notions.€The€attitude€of€manyÐ  œ ÐChristians€is:€ð ðI€know€what€I€have€been€taught.€Please€donððt€confuse€me€with€the€facts€of€theÐ þ ˆ ÐScripturesðð.€But,€the€admonition€and€charge€of€the€Holy€Ghost€is:€ð ðStudy€to€show€thyself€approvedÐ ê t Ðunto€God,€a€workman€that€needeth€not€to€be€ashamed,€rightly€dividing€the€word€of€truthðð.€ò òÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôó óFirstÐ Ö ` ÐCorinthians€chapter€7€is€not€without€great€controversy€among€Christians.€The€controversy€turns€onÐ ÂL  Ðthe€interpretation€of€òò1€Corinthians€7:15óó,€òò1€Corinthians€Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$ #ÔÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$Ô7:27„28óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$ #Ô,€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔandÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$n#Ô€òòMatthew€19:3„12óó.Ð ®8  ÐÌò òTHE€ALL€IMPORTANT€QUESTION€TO€BE€ASKED€IS€WHO€IS€ADDRESSED€IN€FIRSTÐ †  ÐCORINTHIANS€CHAPTER€7?€APPLYING€VERSES€TO€THE€SAVED€THAT€APPLY€TOÐ rü  ÐTHE€UNSAVED€RESULTS€IN€FALSE€DOCTRINE.€ó óÐ ^è  ÐÌò òòòà@    ìàòò1€Corinthians€7:1„2€óóDeals€with€unmarried€peopleóó.€ó óˆÐ 6À Ðà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò1€óóNow€concerning€the€things€whereof€ye€wrote€unto€me:€It€is€good€for€a€man€not€toÐ ˜ Ðtouch€a€woman.€òò2€óóNevertheless,€to€avoid€fornication,€let€every€man€have€his€own€wife,Ð ú„ Ðand€let€every€woman€have€her€own€husband.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$H#Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôòò1€Corinthians€7:1„2óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$ž #ÔÐæpÐ Ð  ÐÌò òó óThe€main€focus€of€verses€1„2€is€unmarried€people€€These€verses€emphasize€the€dangers€of€a€touchy„Ð ¾H Ðfeely€relationship€outside€of€a€Scriptural€husband€and€wife€relationship.€ò òòòó óóóTouching€can€and€does€leadÐ ª4 Ðto€fornication.€In€verse€2,€the€Holy€Ghost€gives€the€definition€of€fornication.€Fornication€is€any€sexÐ –  Ðoutside€of€a€Scriptural€husband€and€wife€relationship.€Included€in€the€definition€of€fornication€isÐ ‚  Ðadultery.€According€to€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€òòMatthew€19:9,€óóadultery€fits€into€the€biblical€definitionÐ nø Ðof€fornication.€What€that€means€is€that€a€person€that€is€guilty€of€adultery€is€also€guilty€of€fornication.Ð Zä ÐWe€believe€that€it€is€the€first€unfaithful€sexual€act€that€a€person€commits€against€their€spouse€thatÐ F Ð Ðmakes€the€offender€an€adulterer€or€an€adulteress.€Any€and€all€sexual€acts€following€that€initial€€actÐ 2!¼ Ðof€adultery€is€fornication.€After€the€initial€act€of€adultery,€the€offender€who€continues€in€their€sin€isÐ "¨ Ðan€adulterer€or€adulteress€who€is€also€a€fornicator.€Any€unmarried€person€that€has€a€sexualÐ  #” Ðrelationship€with€a€married€person€is€guilty€of€fornication€and€adultery.€For€purposes€of€discussingÐ ö#€  Ðsexual€relationships€strictly€between€men€and€women,€fornication€is€any€sexual€act€between€any€maleÐ â$l! Ðand€female€that€are€not€Scripturally€married€to€one€another€and€where€neither€party€is€married€toÐ Î%X" Ðsomeone€else.€Adultery€is€any€fornication€that€a€òòò òmarriedó óóó€person€has€with€anyone€they€are€notÐ º&D # Ðmarried€to.€An€òòò òunmarriedó óóó€person€commits€fornication€and€adultery€when€they€have€sex€with€anyÐ ª'4!$ Ðmarried€person.Ð š($"% ÐWe€have€been€very€careful€here€in€our€language€to€make€sure€that€our€readers€understand€thatÐ †)#& ÐBiblical€marriage€can€only€take€place€between€a€male€and€a€female.€Same€sex€relationships€areÐ r*ü#' Ðsodomy€and€an€abomination€before€God€and€do€not€constitute€a€Biblical€marriage.€Sodomy€is€yetÐ ^+è$( Ðanother€act€of€fornication€outside€the€Scripturally€mandated€bounds€of€marriage€between€a€man€andÐ t Ða€woman.€Acts€of€sodomy€are€abominable€sins€of€fornication€against€the€Biblically€establishedÐ `ì Ðinstitution€of€marriage€and€as€such€are€BiblicÖ€-ÿÿÖal€grounds€for€divorce€when€the€offending€party€is€inÐ L Ø Ða€marriage€as€defined€by€the€Bible.€We€believe€that€is€one€of€the€reasons€that€the€word€ð ðfornicationððÐ 8 Ä Ðwas€used€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€òòMatthew€19:9óó€because€He€knew€there€would€come€a€time€when€Ð $ ° ÐBiblical€male€and€female€marriages€could€and€would€be€destroyed€by€sodomy.€We€repeat€again€andÐ  œ Ðagain.€Fornication€is€any€sex€outside€the€Biblically€established€bounds€of€sex€between€a€husband€andÐ ü ˆ Ða€wife.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€defined€adultery€as€an€act€of€fornication€in€òòMatthew€19:9óó€which€says:Ð è t Ðà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò9€óóAnd€I€say€unto€you,€Whosoever€shall€put€away€his€wife,€except€it€be€for€fornication,Ð ÀL  Ðand€shall€marry€another,€committeth€adultery:€and€whoso€marrieth€her€which€is€putÐ ¬8  Ðaway€doth€commit€adultery.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$°#Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔòòMatthew€19:9óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$ò#ÔИ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌòòò òà@k k ìàòò1€Corinthians€7:3„5óó€Deals€with€married€men€and€womenóó.€ó óˆÐ pü  Ðà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò3€óóLet€the€husband€render€unto€the€wife€due€benevolence:€and€likewise€also€the€wifeÐ HÔ  Ðunto€the€husband.€òò4€óóThe€wife€hath€not€power€of€her€own€body,€but€the€husband:€andÐ 4À Ðlikewise€also€the€husband€hath€not€power€of€his€own€body,€but€the€wife.€òò5€óóDefraud€yeÐ  ¬ Ðnot€one€the€other,€except€it€be€with€consent€for€a€time,€that€ye€may€give€yourselvesÐ  ˜ Ðto€fasting€and€prayer;€and€come€together€again,€that€Satan€tempt€you€not€for€yourÐ ø„ Ðincontinency.€òò1€Corinthians€7:3„5óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$â#ÔÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐäpÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$p#ÔÌA€marriage€is€to€be€characterized€by€benevolence,€or€kindness,€between€both€the€husband€and€theÐ ¼H Ðwife.€According€to€verse€four,€you€are€literally€owned€by€your€spouse€and€you€have€no€power€overÐ ¨4 Ðyour€body.€Verse€five€deals€with€intimacy€and€sex€within€the€marital€relationship.€The€Holy€GhostÐ ”  Ðsays€in€verse€five€that€you€are€not€to€deny€your€spouse€the€rights€of€the€marital€relationship€withoutÐ €  Ðtheir€permission.€The€Holy€Ghost€says€that€if€you€deny€your€spouse€those€rights€it€would€lead€toÐ lø ÐSatan€tempting€both€of€you€to€become€involved€in€fornication.€In€this€context,€incontinency€describesÐ X ä Ða€weakness€when€it€comes€to€controlling€oneððs€sexual€desires.€The€only€exception€that€is€given€toÐ D!Ð Ðthe€rule€in€verse€5€is€when€both€the€husband€and€the€wife€agree€not€to€have€marital€relationships€forÐ 0"¼ Ðthe€purpose€of€giving€themselves€to€prayer€and€fasting.Ð #¨ ÐÌò òòòÓ  Óòò1€Corinthians€7:6„9óó€Deals€with€widowsÐ ô$€  Ðand€unmarried€(single€and€divorced)€men€and€womenóó.€ó óÐ à%l! ÐÓáÓÌà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò6€óóBut€I€speak€this€by€permission,€and€not€of€commandment.€òò7€óóFor€I€would€that€all€menÐ ¤(0!$ Ðwere€even€as€I€myself.€But€every€man€hath€his€proper€gift€of€God,€one€after€thisÐ �)"% Ðmanner,€and€another€after€that.€òò8€óóI€say€therefore€to€the€unmarried€and€widows,€It€isÐ |*#& Ðgood€for€them€if€they€abide€even€as€I.€òò9€óóBut€if€they€cannot€contain,€let€them€marry:€forÐ h+ô#' Ðit€is€better€to€marry€than€to€burn.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$˜ #Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôòò1€Corinthians€7:6„9óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$È"#ÔÐvÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€ð ðbutðð€in€verse€number€six€ties€verses€3„5€together€with€verses€7„9.€The€message€from€these€threeÐ NØ Ðverses€is€that€it€is€better€for€the€unmarried€and€the€widows€to€remain€single€for€the€good€of€theÐ : Ä Ðministry€during€the€present€distress€(verse€26).€In€verses€six€and€seven,€God€the€Holy€Ghost€is€notÐ & ° Ðcommanding€men€to€abstain€from€the€marital€relationship€as€a€condition€for€being€in€the€ministry.Ð  œ ÐIn€fact,€God€the€Holy€Ghost€says€in€verse€seven€that€being€able€to€abstain€is€a€gift€from€God.€The€giftÐ þ ˆ Ðthat€is€referred€to€in€verse€7€is€the€gift€of€the€eunuch€for€the€kingdom€of€heavenððs€sake€that€the€LordÐ ê t ÐJesus€Christ€referred€to€in€òòMatthew€19:11„12óó€which€state:Ð Ö ` Ðà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò11€óóBut€he€said€unto€them,€All€men€cannot€receive€this€saying,€save€they€to€whom€it€isÐ ®8  Ðgiven.€òò12€óóFor€there€are€some€eunuchs,€which€were€so€born€from€their€motherððs€womb:Ð š$  Ðand€there€are€some€eunuchs,€which€were€made€eunuchs€of€men:€and€there€beÐ †  Ðeunuchs,€which€have€made€themselves€eunuchs€for€the€kingdom€of€heavenððs€sake.Ð rü  ÐHe€that€is€able€to€receive€it,€let€him€receive€it.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$�&#Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔòòMatthew€19:11„12óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$¦(#ÔÐ^è Ð Ð  ÐÌPaul€said€it€was€not€a€commandment€and€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€that€some€would€not€be€able€toÐ 6À Ðreceive€it.€The€Roman€Catholic€doctrine€forbidding€men€to€marry€is€described€as€a€doctrine€of€devilsÐ "¬ Ðin€òò1€Timothy€4:1„3óó.€The€term€unmarried€in€verse€8€means€either€unwedded€or€single.€UnweddedÐ ˜ Ðmeans€being€single€and€not€having€ever€been€married.€Single€can€mean€either€divorced€or€not€everÐ ú„ Ðhaving€been€married.€òò1€Corinthians€7:11óó€further€defines€the€term€unmarried€to€mean€those€that€areÐ æp Ðdivorced.€God€says€in€verse€nine€that€it€is€better€for€people€to€marry€than€to€burn€in€lust€for€oneÐ Ò\ Ðanother.€It€is€the€Holy€Ghostððs€commentary€on€the€word€ð ðfornicationðð€from€verse€2.€Here,€the€HolyÐ ¾H ÐGhost€is€saying€it€is€better€to€become€one€flesh€than€to€continue€to€lust€after€one€another€in€the€flesh.Ð ª4 ÐThat€is€what€is€meant€by€the€phrase€ð ðit€is€better€to€marry€than€to€burnðð.€The€word€marry€means€toÐ –  Ðphysically€bring€two€objects€or€two€people€together€so€that€they€become€one.€The€act€of€becomingÐ ‚  Ðone€flesh€constitutes€the€first€act€of€marriage.€If€you€become€one€flesh€with€someone,€then€you€haveÐ nø Ðmarried€them€regardless€of€whether€there€was€an€intent€to€become€their€spouse.€That€is€why€the€HolyÐ Zä ÐGhost€warned€against€becoming€one€flesh€with€an€harlot.€Becoming€one€flesh€with€an€harlot€was€notÐ F Ð Ðjust€an€act€of€sexual€misconduct.€It€was/is€a€very€serious€thing.€The€Holy€Ghost€warned€that€it€wasÐ 2!¼ Ða€marriage€in€1€Corinthians€6:16€which€reads:Ð "¨ Ðà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò16€óóWhat?€know€ye€not€that€he€which€is€joined€to€an€harlot€is€one€body?€for€two,€saithÐ ö#€  Ðhe,€shall€be€one€flesh.€òò1€Corinthians€6:16óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$0#ÔÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐâ$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$ö0#ÔThat€is€a€direct€quote€from€òòGenesis€2:24óó€where€we€see€the€worldððs€first€husband€and€wife€beingÐ º&D # Ðdescribed€as€ð ðone€fleshðð.Ð ¦'0!$ ÐÌòòò òòò1€Corinthians€7:10„16óó€Deals€with€men€and€women€who€are€married€to€unsaved€spousesóó.ó ó€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÐ ~)#& Ðà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò10€óóAnd€unto€the€married€I€command,€yet€not€I,€but€the€Lord,€Let€not€the€wife€departÐ Z+ä$( Ðfrom€her€husband:€òò11€óóBut€and€if€she€depart,€let€her€remain€unmarried,€or€be€reconciledÐ t Ðto€her€husband:€and€let€not€the€husband€put€away€his€wife.€òò12€óóBut€to€the€rest€speak€I,Ð `ì Ðnot€the€Lord:€If€any€brother€hath€a€wife€that€believeth€not,€and€she€be€pleased€to€dwellÐ L Ø Ðwith€him,€let€him€not€put€her€away.€òò13€óóAnd€the€woman€which€hath€an€husband€thatÐ 8 Ä Ðbelieveth€not,€and€if€he€be€pleased€to€dwell€with€her,€let€her€not€leave€him.€òò14€óóFor€theÐ $ ° Ðunbelieving€husband€is€sanctified€by€the€wife,€and€the€unbelieving€wife€is€sanctifiedÐ  œ Ðby€the€husband:€else€were€your€children€unclean;€but€now€are€they€holy.€òò15€óóBut€if€theÐ ü ˆ Ðunbelieving€depart,€let€him€depart.€A€brother€or€a€sister€is€not€under€bondage€in€suchÐ è t Ðcases:€but€God€hath€called€us€to€peace.€òò16€óóFor€what€knowest€thou,€O€wife,€whetherÐ Ô` Ðthou€shalt€save€thy€husband?€or€how€knowest€thou,€O€man,€whether€thou€shalt€saveÐ ÀL  Ðthy€wife?òòóóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$¯2#Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôòò1€Corinthians€7:10„17óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$¿7#ÔЬ8 Ð Ð  ÐÌThese€particular€verses€are€among€some€of€the€most€controversial€in€the€Bible€especially€sinceÐ „  Ðdivorce€rates€have€risen€in€the€òòòòò òprofessingó óóóóó€church€to€a€point€that€they€are€at€least€equal€to€the€divorceÐ pü  Ðrates€in€secular€society.€Verse€10€commands€that€saved,€married€women€are€not€to€leave€theirÐ \è  Ðunsaved€husbands.€Verse€11€states€that€if€the€saved€wife€leaves€an€unsaved€husband,€then€she€mustÐ HÔ  Ðremain€unmarried€or€be€reconciled€to€her€husband.€It€is€important€to€note€that€the€saved,€departing,Ð 4À Ðand€divorced€woman€is€called€unmarried€meaning€she€no€longer€has€a€husband.€However,€she€is€notÐ  ¬ Ðallowed€to€remarry€because€she€did€not€put€her€husband€away€for€fornication€or€desertion€which€isÐ  ˜ Ðin€keeping€with€òòMark€10:12óó€and€òò1€Corinthians€7:15óó.€Please€note€also€that€it€does€not€say€that€theÐ ø„ Ðdeparting,€saved€wife€has€sinned€by€leaving.€€ò òIf€the€departing,€saved€wife€does€not€meet€theÐ äp Ðscriptural€requirements€for€divorce€and€remarriage€and€she€remarries€anyhow€she€is€guiltyÐ Ô` Ðof€adultery.€ó óVerses€11€and€12€put€the€exact€same€requirements€upon€the€saved€husband€if€he€dwellsÐ ÀL Ðwith€an€unsaved€wife.€This€group€of€verses€indicates€that€saved€folk€are€to€dwell€with€their€unsavedÐ °< Ðspouses€with€the€hope€that€they€will€come€to€salvation.€These€verses€show€the€importance€of€theÐ œ( Ðconduct€of€the€saved€spouse€before€the€unsaved€spouse.€Verse€14€deals€with€the€importance€of€theÐ ˆ Ðmarital€bond€for€the€sake€of€the€children.€Children€suffer€much€as€a€result€of€divorces.€The€presenceÐ t Ðof€a€saved€parent€within€the€home€can€set€the€children€apart€under€God.€That€is€the€meaning€of€theÐ ` ì Ðuse€of€the€term€unclean€in€verse€14€in€relation€to€the€children.€Ð L!Ø ÐÔ_ÔTheÔ_Ô€misunderstanding€of€verse€15€leads€to€a€lot€of€controversy€in€establishing€the€scriptural€groundsÐ 8"Ä Ðfor€divorce.€Many€Bible€students€maintain€that€the€only€scriptural€grounds€for€divorce€is€adultery.Ð $#° ÐVerse€15€says€that€if€an€unbelieving€mate€departs€that€the€Christian€is€to€let€them€depart.€It€also€saysÐ $œ Ðthat€in€the€case€where€the€unbelieving€depart€that€the€saved€€brother€or€sister€is€not€under€bondageÐ ü$ˆ  Ðin€such€cases.€There€is€a€lot€of€controversy€as€to€what€that€word€bondage€means.€Many€independentÐ è%t! ÐBaptist€preachers€and€evangelists€believe€that€the€bondage€refers€strictly€to€the€marriage€sexualÐ Ô&`" Ðrelationship.€What€they€say€is€that€the€saved€individual€is€no€longer€bound€to€have€sexualÐ À'L # Ðrelationships€with€the€unsaved€spouse.€That€may€sound€high€and€holy€but€it€doesnððt€make€a€wholeÐ ¬(8!$ Ðlot€of€sense.€It€is€ludicrous€to€think€that€the€saved€person€would€still€be€under€obligation€in€thatÐ ˜)$"% Ðsituation€anyway!€They€are€not€scripturally€obligated€nor€are€they€legally€obligated.€The€wordÐ „*#& Ðbondage€cannot€apply€strictly€to€the€sexual€relationship€because€it€is€obvious€that€the€sexualÐ p+ü#' Ðrelationship€cannot€continue€if€the€unbelieving€mate€has€departed.€What€is€being€referred€to€is€theÐ v Ðbondage€of€the€covenant€relationship€that€was€bound€upon€the€husband€and€wife€as€the€result€of€theirÐ bì Ðbecoming€one€flesh.€That€covenant€is€broken€by€the€departing,€unsaved€spouse€and€frees€the€savedÐ NØ Ðspouse€to€remarry€in€accordance€with€òò1€Corinthians€7:28óó.€It€is€obvious€from€the€context€of€òòIÐ : Ä ÐCorinthians€7óó€that€both€the€marriage€covenant€and€the€sexual€relationship€is€being€talked€about.€IfÐ & ° Ðwe€consider€òòRomans€7:1„3óó€in€this€discussion,€then€we€have€to€come€to€the€conclusion€that€Paul€isÐ  œ Ðalso€talking€about€the€dissolving€of€the€marriage€here€also.€These€verses€declare:à8 @Ä àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ þ ˆ Ðà8  àÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü${H#ÔÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò1€óóKnow€ye€not,€brethren,€(for€I€speak€to€them€that€know€the€law,)€how€that€the€lawÐ Ö ` Ðhath€dominion€over€a€man€as€long€as€he€liveth?€òò2€óóFor€the€woman€which€hath€anÐ ÂL  Ðhusband€is€bound€by€the€law€to€her€husband€so€long€as€he€liveth;€but€if€the€husbandÐ ®8  Ðbe€dead,€she€is€loosed€from€the€law€of€her€husband.€òò3€óóSo€then€if,€while€her€husbandÐ š$  Ðliveth,€she€be€married€to€another€man,€she€shall€be€called€an€adulteress:€but€if€herÐ †  Ðhusband€be€dead,€she€is€free€from€that€law;€so€that€she€is€no€adulteress,€though€sheÐ rü  Ðbe€married€to€another€man.€òò4€óóWherefore,€my€brethren,€ye€also€are€become€dead€to€theÐ ^è  Ðlaw€by€the€body€of€Christ;€that€ye€should€be€married€to€another,€even€to€him€who€isÐ JÔ  Ðraised€from€the€dead,€that€we€should€bring€forth€fruit€unto€God.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$ÞH#Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔòòRomans€7:1„4óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$ÁL#ÔÐ6ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌIn€òòRomans€7óó,€the€effect€of€the€law€is€being€discussed.€To€interpret€the€words€bound€and€loosed€in€òò1Ð ˜ ÐCorinthians€7:27óó€differently€than€in€òòRomans€7:2óó€is€to€turn€the€principles€of€hermeneutics€on€theirÐ ú„ Ðhead.€That€is€exactly€what€most€Baptist€pastors,€preachers,€evangelists,€and€teachers€do€here€becauseÐ æp ÐOF€WHAT€THEY€HAVE€BEEN€TAUGHT.€They€have€not€discerned€it€for€THEMSELVES€fromÐ Ò\ Ðthe€Scriptures.€In€òòRomans€7:2óó,€when€the€Holy€Ghost€uses€the€word€bound€he€is€clearly€referring€toÐ ¾H Ðthe€requirement€under€the€law€of€Moses€that€a€man€or€woman€is€bound€to,€or€in€bondage€to,€theirÐ ª4 Ðmate€as€long€as€they€both€lived€provided€that€the€marital€relationship€had€not€been€scripturallyÐ –  Ðdissolved.€The€Old€Testament€law€allowed€for€divorce.€The€law€of€Moses€allowed€for€both€divorceÐ ‚  Ðand€remarriage€just€as€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€allowed€for€divorce€and€remarriage€in€òòMatthew€19:3„12.óóÐ nø ÐIn€fact,€the€whole€purpose€of€the€divorce€was€to€allow€the€departed€spouse€the€right€to€remarryÐ Zä Ðwithout€the€danger€of€being€stoned€to€death€for€adultery€or€fornication€because€she€did€not€have€aÐ F Ð Ðbill€of€divorce.€The€context€of€òòMatthew€19:3„12óó€is€clearly€remarriage€and€the€Pharisees€knew€it.€NoteÐ 2!¼ Ðthe€use€of€the€phrase€ð ðand€shall€marry€anotherðð€in€òòMatthew€19:9óó.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€grantingÐ "¨ Ðspecific€permission€for€the€innocent€party€to€remarry€in€cases€of€adultery€and€fornication.€When€theÐ  #” ÐPharisees€tempted€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€they€were€using€the€Scripture€from€òòDeuteronomy€24:1„4Ð ö#€  Ðóóin€an€attempt€to€set€a€trap€for€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€òòDeuteronomy€24:1„4óó€deals€with€the€legalÐ â$l! Ðrequirements€for€ò òdivorce€and€remarriage.€ó óThat€the€uncleanliness€that€is€referred€to€in€òòDeuteronomyÐ Î%X" Ð24:1„4óó€is€not€fornication€is€clear€from€òòDeuteronomy€22:20„24óó.€The€conditions€in€òòDeuteronomy€24:1„Ð ¾&H # Ð4óó€allowed€for€divorce€while€the€fornication€in€òòDeuteronomy€22:20„24óó€required€the€death€penalty;€twoÐ ª'4!$ Ðentirely€different€situations.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€reminded€the€Pharisees€that€divorce€was€not€theÐ –( "% Ðwill€of€God,€but€that€God€allowed€divorce€because€of€the€hardness€of€menððs€hearts.€To€reiterate€ourÐ ‚) #& Ðconclusions€from€òòI€Corinthians€7:15óó,€we€believe€that€desertion€is€another€scriptural€ground€forÐ n*ø#' Ðdivorce.€We€believe€that€the€bondage€that€is€broken€is€both€the€covenant€relationship€and€the€sexualÐ Z+ä$( Ðrelationship.€To€require€that€an€individual€remain€celibate€for€the€rest€of€their€lives€is€no€differentÐ t Ðthan€the€Roman€Catholic€heresy€forbidding€their€priests€to€marry.€It€puts€an€ungodly€burden€uponÐ `ì Ðpeople€and€places€them€in€the€snare€of€the€devil.€If€you€donððt€believe€it,€look€again€at€òòI€CorinthiansÐ L Ø Ð7:5óó€where€God€says€that€Satan€will€tempt€you.Ð 8 Ä ÐWe€also€understand€that€there€is€great€potential€here€for€an€unsaved,€professing€Christian€and€€aÐ $ ° Ðsinning€saved€Christian€to€abuse€the€liberty€that€is€granted€by€the€Holy€Ghost€here€in€òò1€CorinthiansÐ  œ Ð7óó.€The€issue€revolves€around€two€difficult€questions:€(1)€Who€determines€if€an€individual€is€anÐ ü ˆ Ðunbeliever.€(2)€How€do€you€determine€if€a€person€is€an€unbeliever?€Yet,€it€is€a€condition€that€theÐ è t ÐHoly€Ghost€sets.€While€many€will€scream€that€we€are€not€at€liberty€to€make€the€decision€as€toÐ Ô` Ðwhether€a€person€is€saved€or€unsaved,€those€same€people€will€turn€around€and€try€to€apply€the€sameÐ ÀL  Ðð ðunsaved/saved€standardðð€to€the€interpretation€of€ð ðthe€husband€of€one€wifeðð€in€1€Timothy€3€and€TitusÐ ¬8  Ð1.€While€we€are€granted€the€liberty€by€the€Holy€Ghost€in€òò1€Corinthians€7óó€to€make€that€decision,€itÐ ˜$  Ðis€not€a€liberty€granted€in€1€Timothy€chapter€3€and€Titus€chapter€1.€So,€the€issue€in€òò1€Timothy€3óó€andÐ „  ÐòòTitus€1óó€cannot€revolve€around€whether€an€individual€was€saved€or€lost€when€they€sought€andÐ pü  Ðreceived€their€divorce.€In€fact,€divorce€is€not€even€mentioned€in€those€chapters.€It€is€read€into€thoseÐ \è  Ðpassages€by€individuals€who€seek€to€add€their€own€words€and€self„righteous€standards€to€theÐ HÔ  ÐScriptures.Ð 4À ÐWe€realize€there€is€yet€another€issue€in€play€here€and€that€issue€deals€with€a€perceived€contradictionÐ  ¬ Ðin€the€Scriptures.€€You€say:€ð ðWhy€would€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€say€in€òòMatthew€19:9óó€that€ð ðwhosoeverÐ  ˜ Ðshall€put€away€his€wife,€except€it€be€for€fornicationðð€contradict€Himself€in€òò1€Corinthians€7óó€versesÐ ø„ Ð15,€27,€and€28€and€allow€an€additional€exception€for€divorce€for€desertion?ðð.€So,€did€the€Lord€JesusÐ äp ÐChrist€contradict€the€Old€Testament€law€in€òòMatthew€19:9óó,€or€did€he€just€change€it?€You€do€know€thatÐ Ð\ Ðthe€Old€Testament€penalty€for€adultery€and€fornication€was€death€according€to€òòDeuteronomy€22:22„Ð ¼H Ð24óó,€donððt€you?€Yet,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€changed€the€penalty€to€divorce€in€the€New€Testament€(SeeÐ ¨4 Ðalso€our€discussion€in€the€paragraph€just€previous€to€this€paragraph.).€Not€only€did€the€Lord€JesusÐ ”  ÐChrist€do€away€with€the€death€penalty€for€fornication€and€adultery€in€òòMatthew€19óó,€he€also€re„Ð €  Ðinstituted€the€Scriptural€ideal€of€ð ðone€man€and€one€woman€for€a€lifetimeðð.€Letððs€get€back€to€theÐ lø Ðdiscussion€at€hand.Ð X ä ÐWhile€in€òòMatthew€19:3„12óó€you€will€allow€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€to€change€the€Old€TestamentÐ D!Ð Ðdoctrine€of€stoning€someone€to€death€for€adultery€and€fornication€to€allow€for€divorce€in€cases€ofÐ 0"¼ Ðfornication€and€adultery,€you€will€not€allow€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€to€add€an€additional€exception€toÐ #¨ Ðthe€Scriptures€for€divorce€and€remarriage.€So,€is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€wrong€here,€or€are€you€wrongÐ $” Ðhere?€Guess€who€I€am€going€to€side€with!€€You€do€know€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€the€Author€ofÐ ô$€  ÐòòMatthew€19óó€AND€òò1€Corinthians€7óó€donððt€you?€If€you€reject€òò1€Corinthians€7:15,27„28óó€as€an€additionalÐ à%l! Ðexception€allowing€for€divorce€and€remarriage,€you€do€realize€that€you€set€up€a€contradiction€betweenÐ Ì&X" Ðit€and€òòRomans€7:1„4óó,€donððt€you?€You€would€have€to€differently€interpret€the€words€ð ðloosedðð€andÐ ¸'D # Ðð ðboundðð€in€these€two€passages€that€deal€with€identical€issues€though€they€are€applied€in€a€differentÐ ¤(0!$ Ðcontext.€While€you€will€allow€for€progressive€revelation€in€such€areas€as€Bible€Prophecy€and€other€Ð �)"% Ðdoctrines€such€as€the€doctrine€of€salvation,€you€will€not€allow€it€in€the€doctrines€of€marriage,€divorce,Ð |*#& Ðand€remarriage.€We€could€deal€with€the€issue€dispensationally,€but€that€would€lead€to€anotherÐ h+ô#' Ðprotracted€discussion.€Many€of€you€already€have€an€issue€here€because€you€will€not€allow€for€anyÐ v Ðremarriage€under€any€circumstances€including€the€exception€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€allowed€inÐ bì ÐòòMatthew€19:9óó.€The€whole€context€of€òòMatthew€19:3„12óó€is€divorce€and€remarriage€(remember,€ANDÐ NØ ÐMARRY€ANOTHER).€ò òó óWe€see€Matthew€19:9€in€play€in€1€Corinthians€7:11€where€the€saved€womanÐ : Ä Ðis€told€that€she€cannot€remarry€if€she€takes€the€initiative€to€leave€her€unsaved€husband.€Why€is€that?Ð & ° ÐIt€is€because€her€husband€has€not€been€guilty€of€adultery€or€fornication€and€because€of€that€she€is€stillÐ  œ Ðbound€by€the€law.Ð þ ˆ ÐÌòòò òÓ  Óòò1€Corinthians€7:17„24óó€Deals€with€the€service€and€calling€of€people€in€generalóó.€ó óÐ Ö ` ÐÓqmÓà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò17€óóBut€as€God€hath€distributed€to€every€man,€as€the€Lord€hath€called€every€one,€so€letÐ ®8  Ðhim€walk.€And€so€ordain€I€in€all€churches.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$ n#ÔÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôòò€18€óóIs€any€man€called€being€circumcised?€letÐ š$  Ðhim€not€become€uncircumcised.€Is€any€called€in€uncircumcision?€let€him€not€beÐ †  Ðcircumcised.€òò19€óóCircumcision€is€nothing,€and€uncircumcision€is€nothing,€but€theÐ rü  Ðkeeping€of€the€commandments€of€God.€òò20€óóLet€every€man€abide€in€the€same€callingÐ ^è  Ðwherein€he€was€called.€òò21€óóArt€thou€called€being€a€servant?€care€not€for€it:€but€if€thouÐ JÔ  Ðmayest€be€made€free,€use€it€rather.€òò22€óóFor€he€that€is€called€in€the€Lord,€being€a€servant,Ð 6À Ðis€the€Lordððs€freeman:€likewise€also€he€that€is€called,€being€free,€is€Christððs€servant.Ð "¬ Ðòò23€óóYe€are€bought€with€a€price;€be€not€ye€the€servants€of€men.€òò24€óóBrethren,€let€everyÐ ˜ Ðman,€wherein€he€is€called,€therein€abide€with€God.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$ôn#Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôòò1€Corinthians€7:17„24óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$´r#ÔÐú„Ð Ð  ÐÌThese€verses€deal€with€the€calling€of€individuals€serving€in€the€church.€Verses€18€in€19€deal€with€theÐ Ò\ Ðnatural€state€in€which€we€are€born;€either€Gentile€or€Jew.€These€verses€state€that€the€call€isÐ ¾H Ðirrespective€of€whether€you€are€a€Jew€or€a€Gentile.€Verses€20€through€22€deal€with€the€calling€ofÐ ª4 Ðindividuals€to€service.€In€verses€23€and€24€we€are€reminded€that€our€calling€comes€from€God€and€notÐ –  Ðfrom€men.€We€are€to€dwell€in€that€which€God€has€called€us€to€regardless€of€our€natural€state€and€ourÐ ‚  Ðeconomic€state.Ð nø ÐÌò òòòÓ  Óòò1€Corinthians€7:25„26óó€Deals€with€virginsóó.ó ó€Ð F Ð ÐÓ±uÓà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò25€óóNow€concerning€virgins€I€have€no€commandment€of€the€Lord:€yet€I€give€myÐ ""¬ Ðjudgment,€as€one€that€hath€obtained€mercy€of€the€Lord€to€be€faithful.€òò26€óóI€supposeÐ #˜ Ðtherefore€that€this€is€good€for€the€present€distress,€I€say,€that€it€is€good€for€a€man€soÐ ú#„  Ðto€be.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$$v#Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôòò1€Corinthians€7:25„26óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$»w#ÔÐæ$p!Ð Ð  ÐÌWhat€Paul€is€saying€in€verses€25€and€26€is€that€for€his€present€conditions€it€is€better€that€the€virginÐ ¾&H # Ðremain€a€virgin.€He€states€that€he€is€obtained€mercy€from€God€to€be€faithful.€Paul€is€stating€that€forÐ ª'4!$ Ðpurposes€of€the€ministry€it€is€better€that€a€man€be€virgin.€He€also€states€that€it€is€not€a€commandmentÐ –( "% Ðto€be€a€virgin.€To€make€being€a€virgin€a€commandment,€would€contradict€his€epistle€to€Timothy€inÐ ‚) #& ÐòòI€Timothy€4:1„3óó.€Paul€says€in€those€verses€that€it€is€a€doctrine€of€devils€to€forbid€someone€fromÐ n*ø#' Ðgetting€married.Ð Z+ä$( Їòòò òÓ  Óòò1€Corinthians€7:27„28óó€deals€with€married€AND€divorced€men€AND€women€virginsóó.ó ó€Ð t ÐÓÈzÓà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò27€óóArt€thou€bound€unto€a€wife?€seek€not€to€be€loosed.€Art€thou€loosed€from€a€wife?Ð P Ü Ðseek€not€a€wife.€òò28€óóBut€and€if€thou€marry,€thou€hast€not€sinned;€and€if€a€virgin€marry,Ð < È Ðshe€hath€not€sinned.€Nevertheless€such€shall€have€trouble€in€the€flesh:€but€I€spare€you.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$^{#ÔÐ ( ´ ÐÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôòò1€Corinthians€7:27„28óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$ú|#ÔÐ  Ð Ð  ÐÌIt€is€obvious€from€verses€27€and€28€that€the€Holy€Ghost€is€not€dealing€with€a€man€who€hasÐ ì x Ðexperienced€the€death€of€a€wife€because€the€law€already€allowed€for€remarriage€in€the€case€of€theÐ Ød Ðdeath€of€a€spouse.€What€the€Holy€Ghost€is€saying€in€verse€27€is€that€if€you€are€married,€then€youÐ ÄP  Ðshould€not€seek€a€divorce€for€purposes€of€the€ministry.€The€word€loosed€means€to€be€free€from€theÐ °<  Ðrequirements€or€bondage€of€the€law.€In€the€context€of€verse€27,€the€word€loosed€obviously€meansÐ œ(  Ðdivorced.€If€we€compare€òò1€Corinthians€7:27„28óó€to€òòRomans€7:1„4óó,€it€is€obvious€that€the€Holy€GhostÐ ˆ  Ðis€referring€to€a€man€be€lawfully€and€scripturally€divorced€in€òò1€Corinthians€7:27„28óó.€These€versesÐ t  Ðcannot€be€referring€to€the€death€of€a€spouse.€Put€another€way,€if€your€spouse€died,€why€would€youÐ `ì  Ðbe€seeking€to€be€loosed€since€death€breaks€the€bonds€of€marriage€anyhow.€In€verse€28,€the€HolyÐ LØ  ÐGhost€is€very€careful€to€point€out€that€if€a€divorced€man,€or€a€virgin€woman,€decide€to€get€marriedÐ 8Ä Ðthat€THEY€HAVE€NOT€SINNED.€Read€it€again.€The€context€of€verse€27€is€divorce.€ManyÐ $° Ðindependent€Baptist€pastors€and€of€evangelists€are€proud€as€peacocks€when€it€comes€to€the€issue€ofÐ œ Ðdivorce.€They€will€strut€in€front€of€the€congregation€all€the€while€bragging€that€they€have€never€beenÐ üˆ Ðdivorced.€They€want€to€be€certain€to€let€the€divorced€men€in€the€congregation€know€that€they€haveÐ èt Ðnever€been€divorced.€They€have€the€attitude€of€lording€that€blessing€over€divorced€men.€If€youððveÐ Ô` Ðnever€been€on€the€receiving€end€of€a€divorce€you€have€no€idea€what€the€pain€is€that€comes€from€it.Ð ÀL ÐWhile€we€know€that€it€is€a€tearing€apart€of€flash€that€is€not€the€worst€part€of€it.€What€is€even€moreÐ ¬8 Ðpainful€is€the€emotional€and€spiritual€damage€that€it€does€to€its€victims.€ò òThere€are€many€cases€ofÐ ˜$ Ðdivorce€where€the€victim€has€not€sinned€a€sin€that€caused€the€divorce.€What€we€are€saying€isÐ ˆ Ðthat€in€many€cases€of€divorce€that€one€party€may€be€completely€innocent€of€the€sin€that€causedÐ t Ðthe€divorce.€ó óIt€is€wicked€and€ungodly€to€hold€an€innocent€victim€responsible€for€the€sin€of€another.Ð ` ì ÐIf€you€require€a€divorced€man€or€woman€to€remain€celibate€for€the€rest€of€their€life€when€they€haveÐ P!Ü Ðbeen€the€victims€of€an€adulterous€or€deserting€spouse,€then€you€are€holding€them€responsible€for€theÐ <"È Ðsin€of€the€guilty€party.€You€are€forcing€celibacy€upon€them€which€is€called€a€doctrine€of€devils€in€òòIÐ (#´ ÐTimothy€4:1„3óó.€There€are€many€divorced€husbands€and€wives€out€there€who€are€divorced€through€noÐ $  Ðsin€of€their€own.€For€pastors€and€churches€to€place€the€blame€upon€them€is€to€pervert€the€grace€andÐ %Œ  Ðjustice€of€the€living€God.€There€is€no€time€frame€set€that€says€how€long€a€deserted€spouse€has€to€waitÐ ì%x! Ðbefore€they€can€get€a€divorce.€That€is€the€subject€of€the€laws€of€the€land.€The€Bible€just€says€that€ifÐ Ø&d" Ðthe€unbelieving€depart€that€the€believer€is€set€free€from€the€bonds€of€marriage.Ð Ä'P # ÐÌò òòòÓ  Óòò1€Corinthians€7:29„35óó€Deals€with€unmarried€men€and€women€and€virgin€womenóó.€Ô_Ôó óÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÐ œ)("% ÐÓíŠÓÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò29€óóBut€this€I€say,€brethren,€the€time€is€short:€it€remaineth,€that€both€they€that€haveÐ t+$' Ðwives€be€as€though€they€had€none;€òò30€óóAnd€they€that€weep,€as€though€they€wept€not;Ð v Ðand€they€that€rejoice,€as€though€they€rejoiced€not;€and€they€that€buy,€as€though€theyÐ bì Ðpossessed€not;€òò31€óóAnd€they€that€use€this€world,€as€not€abusing€it:€for€the€fashion€of€thisÐ NØ Ðworld€passeth€away.€òò32€óóBut€I€would€have€you€without€carefulness.€He€that€isÐ : Ä Ðunmarried€careth€for€the€things€that€belong€to€the€Lord,€how€he€may€please€the€Lord:Ð & ° Ðòò33€óóBut€he€that€is€married€careth€for€the€things€that€are€of€the€world,€how€he€may€pleaseÐ  œ Ðhis€wife.€òò34€óóThere€is€difference€also€between€a€wife€and€a€virgin.€The€unmarriedÐ þ ˆ Ðwoman€careth€for€the€things€of€the€Lord,€that€she€may€be€holy€both€in€body€and€inÐ ê t Ðspirit:€but€she€that€is€married€careth€for€the€things€of€the€world,€how€she€may€pleaseÐ Ö ` Ðher€husband.€òò35€óóAnd€this€I€speak€for€your€own€profit;€not€that€I€may€cast€a€snare€uponÐ ÂL  Ðyou,€but€for€that€which€is€comely,€and€that€ye€may€attend€upon€the€Lord€withoutÐ ®8  Ðdistraction.€òò1€Corinthians€7:29„35óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$á‹#ÔÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔК$ Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$h‘#ÔÌOnce€again,€the€word€unmarried€deals€with€men€and€women€who€have€never€been€married,€men€andÐ rü  Ðwomen€that€have€deceased€spouses,€and€men€and€women€that€have€been€divorced.€In€short,€the€wordÐ ^è  Ðunmarried€refers€to€a€single€men€and€women€regardless€of€previous€marital€state.€These€verses€dealÐ JÔ  Ðwith€the€inconveniences€that€marriage€imposes€upon€those€that€are€in€missionary€work.€Once€againÐ 6À Ðin€verse€32€and€34,€Paul€states€that€for€purposes€of€the€missionary€ministry€that€it€is€better€for€a€manÐ "¬ Ðor€a€woman€to€be€unmarried.€He€states€that€the€unmarried€man€or€woman€would€be€more€focusedÐ ˜ Ðupon€pleasing€the€Lord.€He€follows€up€in€verse€35€by€stating€that€those€things€which€he€speaks€areÐ ú„ Ðfor€the€benefit€of€those€who€wish€to€serve€the€Lord€without€distractions.Ð æp ÐÌòòò òÓ  Óòò1€Corinthians€7:36„38óó€Deals€with€a€father€and€his€virgin€daughteróó.ó ó€Ð ¾H ÐÓd•Óà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò36€óóBut€if€any€man€think€that€he€behaveth€himself€uncomely€toward€his€virgin,€if€sheÐ š$ Ðpass€the€flower€of€her€age,€and€need€so€require,€let€him€do€what€he€will,€he€sinnethÐ † Ðnot:€let€them€marry.€òò37€óóNevertheless€he€that€standeth€stedfast€in€his€heart,€having€noÐ rü Ðnecessity,€but€hath€power€over€his€own€will,€and€hath€so€decreed€in€his€heart€that€heÐ ^è Ðwill€keep€his€virgin,€doeth€well.€òò38€óóSo€then€he€that€giveth€her€in€marriage€doeth€well;Ð J Ô Ðbut€he€that€giveth€her€not€in€marriage€doeth€better.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$ð•#Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôòò1€Corinthians€7:36„38óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$™˜#ÔÐ6!ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌSince€the€context€of€these€verses€is€the€work€of€the€ministry,€then€what€is€being€dealt€with€here€isÐ #˜ Ðwhether€or€not€an€older€virgin€should€get€married€or€remain€single€for€the€benefit€of€the€ministry.Ð ú#„  ÐPaul€is€also€stating€that€it€is€not€a€sin€if€a€father€decides€it€is€better€to€let€his€daughter€get€marriedÐ æ$p! Ðrather€than€to€stay€single.Ð Ò%\" ÐÌòòò òÓ  Óòò1€Corinthians€7:39„40óó€Deals€with€a€widowóó.ó ó€Ð ª'4!$ ÐÓ½šÓà8  àÔ‡+Xü$XXXü$ÔÐ �Ðòò39€óóThe€wife€is€bound€by€the€law€as€long€as€her€husband€liveth;€but€if€her€husband€beÐ †)#& Ðdead,€she€is€at€liberty€to€be€married€to€whom€she€will;€only€in€the€Lord.€òò40€óóBut€she€isÐ r*ü#' Ðhappier€if€she€so€abide,€after€my€judgment:€and€I€think€also€that€I€have€the€Spirit€ofÐ ^+è$( ÐGod.Ô#†Xü$XX+Xü$0›#Ô€Ô‡+Xü$XXXü$Ôòò1€Corinthians€7:39„40óóÔ#†Xü$XX+Xü$Ñœ#ÔÐtÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ_ÔInÔ_Ô€verse€39,€the€Holy€Ghost€made€sure€that€the€women€understand€that€they€are€bound€to€theirÐ L Ø Ðhusbands€until€their€husbands€died.€From€our€previous€discussion,€we€also€know€that€a€wife€is€alsoÐ 8 Ä Ðfree€to€remarry€if€her€unsaved€husband€either€commits€adultery€or€deserts€her.€The€focus€of€theseÐ $ ° Ðverses€is€whether€or€not€a€widowed€woman€can€remarry.€It€is€obvious€from€Paulððs€instructions€thatÐ  œ Ðshe€is€allowed€to€remarry€provided€she€marry€a€Christian.€The€Holy€Ghost€says€she€is€at€liberty€toÐ ü ˆ Ðmarry€again.€So€obviously,€these€two€verses€cover€remarriage€in€the€context€of€the€death€of€a€spouse.Ð è t ÐIts€application€for€the€man€is€this:€If€a€manððs€wife€dies€he€can€remarry.Ð Ô` ÐÌ