I.       Best Option: Stay Single OR Get Married and Stay Married

 

II.      What If a Believer is Married to an Unbeliever? I Corinthians 7:12-17

          A.      Stay married

          B.      View your marriage and family as sacred

          C.      Live out your faith in the marriage so as to show the love of                              Christ to your spouse and your children

 

III.    Are there any Grounds for a Divorce?  See texts below

          A.      Infidelity

          B.      Abandonment

          C.      Other serious matters

Important Note: Just because you CAN file for a divorce, doesn't mean you SHOULD file for a divorce.

 

IV.    If a Marriage Ends, When Is Remarriage Permitted?

          A.      Death of the spouse, I Corinthians 7:39, Romans 7:1-3

          B.      Remarriage to the original spouse, I Corinthians 7:10-11

          C.      Broken marriage covenant due to immorality, Matthew 5:31-32,           Matthew 19:3-9

          D.      Abandonment by an unbeliever who refuses reconciliation,

                   I Corinthians 7:15

Important Note: Just because you CAN get remarried, doesn't mean you SHOULD get remarried.