The is a complex issue and so I invite you to walk with me through pertinent scriptures with an inquiring mind and dependence on the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth. I am not here to convince or convert you to my view but rather to offer a well-reasoned exposition of these passages. If you think I am wrongly interpreting a passage, I would welcome your gentle and gracious correction.

I believe that there are situations when a divorced believer can legitimately remarry (and be in the fellowship of a local assembly). I also believe that there are situations when a divorced believer remarrying is adultery (and should thus incur the discipline of a local assembly).

I would like to go through this subject in the following order:

1. Interpret the passages in Matthew in context.

2. Discuss the difference between no-fault vs. fault divorce.

3. Emphasize the sacredness of marriage in Scripture.

4. Interpret parallel passages of Scripture.

5. Discuss some objections to the “exception clause” perspective.

It is impossible to consider all possibilities so I will be focussing on divorce and remarriage as it relates to when adultery has happened in the first marriage.

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