GOD HATES DIVORCE
Memorise: But I say unto you, that
whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth
her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced
committeth adultery. Matthew 5:32
The Church and the community at large are concerned
with the stability of family life. Family instability contributes to human
suffering, which can continue to the third and fourth generation. This is
crucial because children need two actively involved parents who love them and
each other, if they are to be emotionally prepared for future deep, personal
relationships necessary for the making of a good marriage. Divorce represents a kind of bereavement because out of it comes
severe damage and destruction of important personal relationships. Problems
like deep mistrust of others, the fear of close relationships and the fear of
desertion are the result of divorce.
Divorce is not an experience from which a sensitive person easily recovers.
Its residual emotional scars may be life-long and may contribute to emotional
warping in the next generation. God hates divorce. God’s ideal for marriage is
that it be permanent. He stated this in Matthew 19:6 which says,
“Wherefore they
are no more twain, but are flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let
no man put asunder.”
Marriage is a relationship in which two adults of the
opposite sex make an emotional and legal commitment to live together. In
today’s society, people engage in marriage for love, companionship, fulfilment
of expectations and economic needs. Through marriage is a social institution
that is cherished and highly revered in every culture of the world, it is
sometimes afflicted with so many conflicts that often result in divorce. There
is no denying the fact that marriage breeds more conflicts than most other
social institutions, and that most couples frequently disagree, quarrel, nag or
throw up the past at each other at one point or the other. This an age of easy
divorce. Many people enter marriage with an ‘escape hatch’ frame of mind: “if
this doesn't work out, we can always call it off and move on”. Consequently,
termination of unhappy marriages by divorce is increasing; so also is the
number of children in disrupted marriages. Every marriage has conflicts to be
resolved. Whenever a conflict is not resolved, it feeds upon itself and
gradually creates circumstances that could complicate the task of resolution.
In effect, one quarrel leads to another and the vicious cycle of conflicts
becomes difficult to break. Since God hates divorce, it is advisable that
couples should always endeavour to resolve all marital conflicts and prevent
their marriage from being destroyed.
Action Point
Always agree with your spouse on the
need to resolve your marital conflicts promptly.
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