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What does the Bible say about Divorce After Infidelity?

I’ve heard conflicting views. I appreciate any direct quotes you can provide.
@Peach- I don’t see a reference there about adultery within the marriage and desiring to divorce.

Hi, Tamara. I would like to say I feel for your situation, if there is one, I hope that your interest is not personal! Divorce And Infidelity are horrible and messy situations.

Take a look at Matthew 19:4-9

And Pharisees came to Him and put Him to the test by asking, Is it lawful and right to dismiss and repudiate and divorce one’s wife for any and [a]every cause?

4He replied, Have you never read that He Who made them from the beginning made them male and female,5And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united firmly (joined inseparably) to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?(A) 6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder (separate). 7They said to Him, Why then did Moses command [us] to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss and repudiate a wife? 8He said to them, Because of the hardness (stubbornness and perversity) of your hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss and repudiate and divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been [b]so [ordained].9I say to you: whoever dismisses (repudiates, divorces) his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery, [c]and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Esp look at verse 9. Jesus words are all you need on this one. The way I see it, adultery occurs when the marriage bond or covenant is broken. This can occur through divorce, or it can occur though infidelity. If one spouse has committed adultery, the conventant is broken and the other is free to leave, as the marriage has ALREADY been divorced… in God’s eyes any way, not the eyes of western law. I encourage you assess every situation though, and pray. Even though it may not be best for you, if there are kids involved etc, it might be best to say. In Christ all things are possible!!

I would be careful of other stand-alone verses taken out of context. In the perfect world God created divorce is absent, because it creates pain. Unfortunately it occurs in this fallen world, and I believe sometimes may be necessary.

I would just like to add. In cases without infidelity, to divorce and marry another is adultery. However if their is physical or sexual abuse involved etc it may be necessary to separate from a spouse. This is not divorce, but necessary (read 1 Corinthians 7 verse 10-11 esp 11). With these grey areas I think it’s tough, that why God word says in “Corinthians 6:12 that everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial”. Remember we are NO longer under the Leviticus law as Christ has fulfilled it and created a new covenant (Romans 3:21, a weak example,but trust me half the new testament speaks of the new covenant!) ! This does not mean that the principles do not still apply, or that we can sin and do as we please, but our freedom in Christ has allowed us to assess every situation, and not be bound by strict black and white rules.

So in summary. Jesus said ur free to divorce after infidelity, it’s not how God intended, and in your situation it might not even be God’s will!! But I recommended you pray about it and seek him.

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