It is my sincere belief that it is not a sin to get divorced or marry someone who is divorced. I don't usually like to speak out so strongly about something that I feel is a personal matter. But I see so many feeling trapped and not divorcing or marrying, because they feel they are, what, under the law?
Rom 7:6 But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit.
Gal 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed.
v. 24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
v. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
v. 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
v. 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
v. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
v. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise.
Gal 4:20 I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
v. 21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?
v. 23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.
v. 31 So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.
Gal 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
v. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
v. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Now I will say I do not think divorce is good, and I think that you should strive to make a marriage work every way you can. But that is not always possible.
I think a believer that has the spirit indwelling, should be lead by the spirit, because the spirit will not lead you astray. I think many are still being held captive by the teaching of the church on this. If in your heart you feel it is right, then that is the spirt speaking to you.
This is the way I see the scripture on this.
mercy, peace, and love
Kat