Marriage
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5. When Jesus said: “Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be
for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery” (Matthew
19:9), did He mean that because of sexual immorality a man can remarry (thus
in this case he does not commit adultery)? |
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No, Jesus
meant that the only valid reason for which a man can send away his wife,
without causing her to commit adultery, is fornication (or sexual
immorality), that is, marital unfaithfulness. That this is the meaning of His
words is confirmed by these other words of Jesus: “Whoever divorces his wife
and marries another commits adultery” (Luke |