TY  - BOOK
AU  - Instone-Brewer,David
TI  - Divorce and remarriage in the church: biblical solutions for pastoral realities 
SN  - 9780830833740
AV  - BS680 .D586 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Downers Grove, Illinois
PB  - InterVarsity Press
KW  - Divorce
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Remarriage
N1  - 1; Confessions of a confused minister : Jesus never said, "What God has joined, no one can separate" --; A marriage made in paradise : Moses' certificate of divorce --; God the reluctant divorcee : God's marriage contract and the grounds for his divorce from Israel --; The church can't do without it : Jesus criticized those who abandoned Old Testament law --; Divorce on demand? : Jesus taught us to forgive the repentant partner --; When your partner walks out : Christians shouldn't cause divorce, but sometimes they have to accept it --; Till death do us part? : is a divorcee still married in God's eyes? --; Four biblical grounds for divorce : these include abuse and neglect --; Can I get married again? : a valid divorce implies the right to remarry --; Is remarriage adultery? : don't redivorce, because two wrongs don't make a right --; Promises, promises : marriage vows and remarriage in church --; The teaching that time forgot : why did the church misunderstand Jesus so soon? --; Conspiracy? : why has no one explained all this before? --; What should the church do now? : putting biblical principles into practice --; Dear pastor : real-life problems from my mailbox --; Group briefing notes and discussion questions; 2
N2  - Will God allow me to divorce my abusive husband? Would it be a sin if I remarried? Divorce and remarriage are major pastoral issues facing every church. Yet when we turn to Scripture for guidance, we often hear conflicting messages about its teachings. David Instone-Brewer shows how, when properly understood, the New Testament provides faithful, realistic and wise guidance of crucial importance and practical help for the church today
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