Where In The Bible Will I Find:

The Divorced Guilty Party Permitted To Remarry?

The teaching of Jesus in very plain and final on this subject. "Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery; and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery" (Matt. 19:9). Whosoever (any person at all - Webster), shall put away his wife, or husband (divorce her, or him), except it be for fornication (engage in sex with another person outside the marriage relationship), and marry another (enter into a marital relationship with another person), committeth - literally keeps on committing adultery.

Adultery (a sin often mentioned in the Scriptures and, unrepented of leads to eternal condemnation). The passage involves two people -man and a woman - in a union described as marriage, an honorable union and one that was ordained by Jehovah (Gen. 2:24). It is a permanent arrangement, intended to last throughout life, and may be broken only by two things: (1) "death" (Rom. 7:1, 2); or (2) "fornication" (unfaithfulness to the marriage bond, Matt. 19:9).

Human legislative bodies have legalized divorce and remarriage permitting it on numerous grounds; but, it should be kept in mind that man cannot legislate for God; that God is not bound by the acts of men, and that His will in this, as in all other matters by which we shall be judged at the last great day is set out in the New Testament. At the judgment, the books will be opened, and the destinies of all will be determined by compliance, or, as the case may be, non-compliance with its teaching (Rev. 20:12).

He who would add to this, or take from it, does so at the expense of his soul's eternal welfare (Deut. 4:2; Prov. 30:6; Rev. 22:18, 19). Taught clearly, plainly and unmistakable is that should one of the parties of the marriage relationship be guilty of sexual acts with anyone other than the marriage partner (the only spiritual ground for divorce), the INNOCENT PARTY, (but NOT the GUILTY PARTY) is free to remarry.

Also, anyone that marries the guilty party commits adultery. There are no other conditions while both live. Those contemplating separation and remarriage on other grounds, or no grounds at all, should be fully aware that their highest and most precious interests, both in time and in eternity are involved.