West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-11-24
SEVEN THUNDERs
Against DIvsrce aud RrmArria e

FIRST THUNDER-The original marriage
law forbids severing the marriage bond
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God gives this law thus: Therefore
shall man leave his father and his mother
and shall cleavc unto his wife. aud they
twain shall be one flesh" Gen ii aD
Christ Incorporates this law 20 the Gospel
and emphasized il thus Wherefore they
are no more twain but one hesh What
therefore, God has joined together let no
man put asunder." (Mau xix q It's
amitted that Mark was Peters secretary.
Peter dictated this same law 10 Mark.
(ro s q. Paul pens this law 10 the Eph.
esians(V. I3l. THIS basic law given by
God in creation week repeated and EN-.
phssiEed by Christ, dictated by Peter and
quoted by Paul. excludes all idea OF divorce
and remarriage. This laundering me ssage
ought to have weight with thinking minds
SECOND THUSDER-Christ iorbids subse
quent marriage.
Christ says: "Whoaoever pu,tetb away
his wife aud msrueth another committe,h
adultery (Lukc xvi. fs) "Whosorvei
means any person whatever without cx.
cepiions As an example Paul says Who.
soever shall eat this bread and drink ibis
cup Of the Lord unworthily shall be- guilty
OF the body and the blood Of the Lord
IL Is conclusive that there are no circum
stances under which a person can eat or
drink unworthily without incurring con
demnstion. This language excludes ex.
ceptIons. ln like manner does the laugu
age Of Christ forbids exceptions An ex.
ception TO Cbrists language would be a
contradiction. What woeful case that
would be 10 meet in Judgment
THIRD THUNDER The marriage contract
Is FOR life.
Paul tesiihes thus The woman which has
husband is bound by the law to her hus
band so long as be liveth. but N the hus.
band be dead she is loosed from he law
Of her husband (Rom vii. a. Paul rc
peats this same fact IN g. Cor 3o) These
texts vindicate my proposition in Language
that is unm isiakable. Besides. al tie
marriage ceremonies have noticed incor
porate my proposition by saying $50 long
as Sc both shall live or Till death doth
Ye part etc. To say thus at marriage
and then teach the right OF divorce and rc.
marriage. Is most woefully il-onastont
Therefore. person married is ouiyolig.b'e
70 second marriage upon che death Of bis
or her companion.
FOURTH THuNDRR-C Christ f9ibids marry.
ing persons divorced.
Christs warning is "wbosoaver mar,
her that IS divorced oommiueth aduiterf. o.
Why1 Because. as seen in our Third
Thunder message. the marriage contract is
Tor life. a person may be put away and
divorced yet their marriage contt1ct rc.
mains hence. 90 marry such ore would
be marrying some one husband or wife.
which would be adal,ery living in adultery.
Paul. who understood our subject So well.
explains this point thus 80 while her
husband iiyeth she be mard q Co another
man she shall be called an adulteress. bot.
f her husband be dead she is free from
that law 80 thatshe be no adultercss. even
though she be married 90 another man '
Hence, Paul also sternIy forblds marrying
persons divorced
Christ not only fofbids marrying persons
divorced but twice forbids marrying those
/ put away (ifatt. xix O. Luke xvi i8j Yet
/ IN the face Of these fhunderings OF David
/ Truth. men teach 10 che contrary
FIFTH THUNDER Divorce and romarriage
closes the door Of practical forgiveness and
reconciliation.
! Forni6cauon and adultery are not un-