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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 21 MIN

When Can I Divorce My Husband? What Does the Bible Say?

from Generations Radio · host Kevin Swanson

Kevin and Josh speak to a hard question from a listener whose husband is an alcoholic and won't work. In such a situation, where the family is suffering greatly, does there come a point where divorce is permissible? They go to Exodus 21 and 1 Corinthians 7 to define abandonment…discuss the difference between separation and divorce…speak to the obligations of the local church…and counsel on when you should involve the magistrate and secular courts.

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Kevin and Josh speak to a hard question from a listener whose husband is an alcoholic and won't work. In such a situation, where the family is suffering greatly, does there come a point where divorce is permissible? They go to Exodus 21 and 1...

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