{"id":1640,"date":"2019-06-02T15:07:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T20:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2020-02-04T22:59:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T04:59:05","slug":"the-husband-of-one-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/the-husband-of-one-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"The Husband of one Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1638\" src=\"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/covenant-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/covenant-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/covenant-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/covenant-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ebcsv.com\/pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/covenant.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/>Marriage Matters<\/h3>\n<p>I Timothy 3:2 \u201cThe husband of one wife\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 24 of the Westminster Confession of faith contains the clear teaching of Scripture concerning the permanence of marriage, Biblical reasons for divorce and the way the church is to confront divorce when it happens in its midst.<br \/>\nThe text of the confession reads:<br \/>\n24.1<br \/>\nMarriage is to be between one man and one woman; <!--more-->neither is it lawful for any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one husband; at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>24.2<br \/>\nMarriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife, for the increase of mankind with a legitimate issue, and of the church with a holy seed; and, for the preventing of uncleanness.<\/p>\n<p>24.5<br \/>\nAdultery, or fornication committed after contract, being detected before marriage, gives just occasion for the innocent party to dissolve the contract. In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce: and after the divorce, to marry another, as if the offending party were dead.<\/p>\n<p>24.6<br \/>\nAlthough the corruption of man is such as is apt to study arguments, unduly to put asunder those whom God has joined together in marriage: yet nothing but adultery, or such willful desertion as can no way be remedied, by the church, or the civil magistrate, is cause sufficient for dissolving the bond of marriage: wherein a public, and orderly course of proceeding, is to be observed; and the person concerned in it, not left to their own wills and discretion, in their own case.<\/p>\n<p>May this clear exposition of the Scripture enable us to clearly understand and do God\u2019s will in this regard.<br \/>\nBecause of grace,<br \/>\nTim<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to the related message below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.sermonaudio.com\/player\/a\/6319157383816\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"The%20Husband%20of%20one%20Wife\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marriage Matters I Timothy 3:2 \u201cThe husband of one wife\u201d Chapter 24 of the Westminster Confession of faith contains the clear teaching of Scripture concerning the permanence of marriage, Biblical reasons for divorce and the way the church is to confront divorce when it happens in its midst. 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