The Argument Essay: The Importance Of Divorce

Divorce is an ongoing issue in today’s society and people should learn when divorce is acceptable and the importance of marriage. Marriage is a covenant between God, man and a woman and should not be taken lightly. Marriage is an institution created by God and divorce should be a last resort, but is allowed in instances of adultery. The Bible discusses marriage in detail and has many examples. Marriage was created for one man and one woman to last a lifetime. The man and woman are to become “one flesh” and since one cannot do this with more than one person at a time polygamy is not an option (Grangberg and Root, 2001). Within marriage a woman is to submit to her husband and the man is to love his wife. In biblical times the husband’s brother would marry his brother’s widow and provide for her and her children. God created marriage to be a good thing that …show more content…
Malachi 2:16 states how much God hates divorce. Matthew 19:6 also shows that marriage is for a lifetime and should not be broken. Marriage was an institution created by God for man and should be seen as an unbreakable covenant. In response to these objections one could say that Jesus himself allowed that sexual infidelity was grounds for divorce. Divorce can be seen as a form of protection for the woman, especially in biblical times. Deuteronomy 24:1-4 emphasizes the importance of the woman being given a certificate of divorce so she cannot be passed from one man back to another. A person can remarry after divorce in the instance of adultery. Jesus discusses this in Matthew 5:31- 32 when He is discussing the Deuteronomy message mentioned above. In biblical times separation without remarriage was unknown and would therefore be a new concept. If the Lord was introducing a new concept one would think that He would elaborate on it much more. Also in Deuteronomy 24:1-4 remarriage is already mentioned as being