The texts below are the most important indicators of a consistent biblical teaching on marriage, divorce, and remarriage. The texts are first presented with exegetical comments and then some conclusions are drawn. God ordains marriage as the union of man and woman in the flesh .
Marriage is neither an ideal nor a sacrament but is a covenant.
Monogamy is implicit in creation and is made explicit by Jesus when marriage is seen as a type of the covenant between Christ and the Church. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Adultery is a violation of the Decalogue and a capital crime. It is not simply the physical act of adultery but the willful violation that incurs the highest penalty. While God does not ordain divorce in the Law, he does not deny its reality either.