this is a very interesting article on divorce written recently here. check out the full text, it is definitely worth reading. but here is a very instigating passage i wanted to post:
Although the church forgot the other cause for divorce, every Jew in Jesus’ day knew about Exodus 21:10-11, which allowed divorce for [...]
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in my second post about divorce, i received the question:
I guess my only question – Jesus made it clear that in the case of marital infidelity (which was a factor in the question), divorce was PERMISSIBLE, though not REQUIRED.
That said, I would agree that it’s God’s will that a couple stay together for life, but [...]
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based upon the last post i wrote about divorce, i received this situation. i wanted to discuss it in a little more depth than just in a comment. so here it is:
so just for discussion’s sake. a man marries a woman who seems to be everything she says she is (bible believing christian) [...]
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Yeshua sided with Rabbi Shammai on very few occasions. almost without exception, in terms of interpreting Torah, Yeshua sided with Rabbi Hillel. however, in one instance, Yeshua sided with Shammai. that is in regard to divorce. both Shammai and Yeshua taught that it was unlawful to divorce. it is interesting [...]
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