Marriage and Divorce
David Engelsma addresses the serious problem of divorce infiltrating Protestant Reformed congregations, acknowledging both the scriptural ideal of marriage and the genuine complexities that arise in troubled relationships. This pamphlet provides pastoral guidance on how to counsel believers regarding divorce while remaining faithful to biblical teaching rather than following human sentiment. It is essential reading for pastors and church leaders seeking to maintain biblical standards on marriage while showing compassion for those in difficult marital situations.
Every pastor knows how serious is the threat to marriage in the church today. That marriage is in trouble in the world hardly needs to be pointed out: many live together without marrying, or fornicate promiscuously like beasts—holding marriage in contempt; many others divorce and remarry. But marriage is under attack also in the church. No denomination or congregation is exempt. The attack on marriage in the church is made through divorce: two who have become one in marriage split up again...