However, when it comes to the question of how the church should deal with marriages that have failed, we have to listen to the gospel as a whole. The good news of the gospel is that Christ came to deliver fallen humanity from sin and guilt, brokenness and failure. By his offer of forgiveness for sin, Christ made it possible for people who have failed to make a fresh start. For that reason we believe the church can remain firm in its conviction that divorce and remarriage are contrary to God's design, and at the same time seek to restore the fallen, as did our Lord. This hermeneutical perspective suggests the following pastoral approaches.
Pastoral approaches Save if possible.
When a marriage fails it is all too easy to condemn and to reject those caught up in this tragedy. But if the church shows no compassion, it is not true to its nature and calling. That might express itself, first of all, in trying to save a broken marriage. Every effort should be made at reconciliation and forgiveness. Counsel and discipline.