What the Bible Says about Divorce and Remarriage

Grudem argues from Matthew 19 that adultery, pornography, and other external and sexually immoral acts are grounds for divorce. He also argues that 1 Corinthians 7 permits divorce (on a case by case basis) for abandonment, abuse, prolonged verbal cruelty, threats of harm, drug or alcohol addiction,......more

Wayne Grudem is a well-known Christian author and theologian. I know him best for his work relating to the complementarian-egalitarian debate, but he has published numerous books. In this short book he sets about to explain what Biblical allowances for divorce and remarriage are. He begins his book b......more

In the short booklet, What the Bible Says about Divorce and Remarriage, Wayne Grudem studies the complicated topics and ethics of divorce and remarriage from a Christians perspective. What does Scripture say about marriage, divorce, and remarriage? Is divorce permissible? If it is permissible, then......more

Grudem’s work is concise and, for the most part, well-argued. There is much in this book that I agree with and appreciate the way the arcuements were laid out. It has a primarily biblical and biblical language approach, yet also uses facts from studies, historical arguments, and practical arguments.......more

Grudem tackles the topics head on without fear of disagreement. He starts the book by showing statistics and numbers, and how certain impressions don't reflect reality, especially within Christianity. He moves to defend the majority evangelical view that divorce is allowed based on Moses' and Jesus'......more