Scripture teaches that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman, and separation or divorce is only permitted in specific circumstances. In Malachi, God expresses His hatred for divorce, while in Matthew, Jesus teaches that marriage is a lifelong commitment, only to be broken in cases of unfaithfulness. The apostle Paul, in 1 Corinthians, advises believers not to leave their unbelieving spouses, promoting unity and peace. Additionally, Jesus warns against remarriage after divorce in Luke, emphasizing the importance of honoring one's vows, as He also states in Matthew that what God has joined together should not be separated by humans.
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“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.
Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. ”
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.