Divorce and Remarriage: What Does the Bible Really Say?

by Ralph Woodrow

Book Overview

Though Old Testament law permitted divorce--the Lord himself, figuratively, went through a divorce--by the time of Jesus, Jewish men were abusing this law by divorcing wives "for any cause." This book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916938069
• ISBN13: 9780916938062
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Ralph Woodrow
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

An Interesting and Controversial Book

This book is easy to read and is a serious Bible student's commentary on the Bible's teaching about divorce and remarriage. The author has obviously done some serious thinking on these subjects, and is well-versed in Bible knowledge. While the subjects of divorce and remarriage are controversial, even within the Christian community, the author, an evangelist, is not afraid to tackle the subject. This book should be read by anyone seeking to know the Bible's teaching on this matter, whether they agree with the author's conclusions or not.

The most inclusive book on divorce

This book includes all references in the Bible about divorce and how the divorce and remarriage issue needs to be considered by the complete context of a Biblical view of God's forgiveness. It is a reference book that everyone who has been touched by divorce and remarriage needs to read. Most writers pick and choose passages to prove their point of view, but this writer includes all of the verses plus a historial backgroung for this book. It is also a very easy read.

Excellent treatise on Divorce & Remarriage

As a Christian in a healthy, happy marriage for 17 years, I was not looking for a book on divorce for my sake. The conventional translation/interpretation regarding NT verses on the subject don't seem to make much sense in light of what we know about the character of God through the incarnate Christ. All sin, including murder, can be forgiven, and grace can be extended to all but the divorced/remarried. So, if asked, we tell those in broken, unmendable marriages that they must remain in the marriages, but if they are already divorced/remarried, we accept them into the church and pretend not to notice the "elephant in the room." This book does an excellent job expanding on all the absurdities that must occur if we try to apply the traditional understand. It does an even better job explaining the full context of the Bible so that a better understanding is available. He doesn't delve much into the Greek and Hebrew meanings behind "putting away" and "certificate of divorcement," but other books are available, like "Divorce, A Gift of God's Grace," for further reading.

Truly a blessing!

This book is truly a blessing for those burdened by guilt and shame (some inflicted by others and some self-inflicted). Mr Woodrow, as is his style with his other books that I have read, uses clear, concise explanations to take us through the Holy Scriptures and cut through the legalists' self-righteousness to show our God for what He truly is: ever-faithful and ever-merciful. Thank you, Mr Woodrow, for being obedient to the Holy Spirit and writing this book!

Best I've Read on the Subject

This book is the voice of sanity! Having read books on the subject of divorce and remarriage from the nonsensical viewpoint of the legalists, this book is like a breath of fresh air and common sense!