066: Divorce & Remarriage pt 14: Application pt 3 - Does repentance or conversion change the applicability of Jesus' teaching?

I continue my examination of how to apply the Biblical teaching on divorce and remarriage in the 14th episode of the series. I consider the possibility that repentance and/or conversion gives one moral permission to remarry following an unjust divorce and conclude that neither does so. Repentance for an unjust divorce does not give one moral permission to remarry because (1) forgiveness for the divorce does not nullify one’s moral obligation to that marriage covenant, (2) forgiveness does not nullify the consequences for the sin of divorce, and (3) the notion that repentance following an unjust divorce gives one moral permission to remarry effectively nullifies Jesus’ teaching. Conversion does not change the applicability of Jesus’ teaching either. Those who divorced as unbelievers are not free to remarry as believers. Forgiveness of their pre-conversion sins does not nullify their moral obligation to their marriage covenant. Even if they can no longer fulfill that obligation because their ex-spouse has remarried, the consequences for that sin remain: They must remain single. Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.comEmail: [email protected]: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieveTwitter & Gettr: @thinking2believTruth: @ThinkingToBelieveParler: @thinkingtobelieve