Divorce and remarriage in the church
Subtitle: biblical solutions for pastoral realities
By: David Instone-Brewer.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780830833740; 9780830833740
Subjects: Divorce -- Biblical teaching.; Remarriage -- Biblical teaching.; Divorce -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Remarriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Confessions of a confused minister : Jesus never said, "What God has joined, no one can separate"; title: A marriage made in paradise : Moses' certificate of divorce; title: God the reluctant divorcee : God's marriage contract and the grounds for his divorce from Israel; title: The church can't do without it : Jesus criticized those who abandoned Old Testament law; title: Divorce on demand ? Jesus taught us to forgive the repentant partner; title: When your partner walks out : Christians shouldn't cause divorce, but sometimes they have to accept it; title: Till death do us part? Is a divorcee still married in God's eyes?; title: Four biblical grounds for divorce : these include abuse and neglect; title: Can I get married again? A valid divorce implies the right to remarry; title: Is remarriage adultery? Don't redivorce, because two wrongs don't make a right; title: Promises, promises : marriage vows and remarriage in church; title: The teaching that time forgot : why did the church misunderstand Jesus so soon?; title: Conspiracy? Why has no one explained all this before?; title: What should the church do now? Putting biblical principles into practice; title: Dear pastor : real-life problems from my mailbox; title: Group briefing notes and discussion questions.