Divorce in our society is a termination of a marriage through a legal process authorized by the State. While the Church recognizes this legal process as an appropriate means to facilitate the permanent separation of spouses, the Church restricts the idea of divorce, in the sense of dissolution of marriage, to reasons specified by the Scriptures. Divorce is more than an action of the courts which breaks the legal contract between the partners in a marriage. It is also the fracture of an unique human relationship between a male and a female. Divorce has profound consequences for the children.
Divorce is evidence of the sinful nature expressed in human failure.
Where all attempts at reconciliation have failed and a divorce has been finalized, we extend Christ's love and compassion. It is regarded as acceptable by the Scriptures in the event of the death of the former spouse. It is also regarded as acceptable when there has been sexual immorality on the part of the former partner or the former partner has remarried. Grace should produce as much as, or more than, law demanded. Regular systematic giving is clearly taught in the New Testament.