Divorce - The Ultimate Abuse

Mark 6:17-18
17: For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

18: For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

Questions

1. Did Herod marry Philip's wife? (See verse 17)
2. Did John say it was ok for them to stay married since they had already married?
3. Do you defend second marriages between unfaithful spouses and their affair partners, or do you admonish the unfaithful to divorce the second spouse and return to the first spouse?

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Perhaps this sounds a trite, but truth is, unfaithfulness is the root cause of divorce.

Did you feel like arguing, "Not always"? Did you find examples where unfaithfulness had no part in a divorce? Perhaps where a spouse had never as much as looked at a member of the opposite sex, but because of a violent temper, gambling, poverty, or a difference in personality, the couple could no longer remain together?

Unfaithfulness is still at the root of every divorce.

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Many times when something as horrible as a divorce is forced upon us and we have to face all the injustices and abuses associated with it, it is easy to become angry with God.

But, is the answer to forgive God? Is it our place to do so? What part did God play in our divorces?

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For the person being divorced by an unfaithful spouse, the pain of divorce can be excruciating. How can one cope with the pain and depression of divorce while being forced through a gauntlet of robbery and abuse?

There is an issue that eclipses all the pain of the divorce, and that is the standing of the unfaithful with God.

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Disadvantages of Divorce by DivorceInfo

Here's a quick list of the disadvantages of divorce:

Divorce ends your marriage
Divorce costs money
Divorce hurts
Divorce reduces living standards
Divorce changes personal relationships
Divorce may strain your relationship with your church or synagogue
Divorce hurts children

Disadvantages of Divorce by DivorceInfo