Remarriage of the “Innocent Party” (2)

Ronald L. Cammenga is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Loveland, Colorado. Last time we cited the three Scripture passages that are often appealed to by those who teach the right of the "innocent party" to remarry: Deuteronomy 24:1, 2; I Timothy 3:2, 12; and Matthew 19:9. In this article we want to take a closer look at these passages and see that they do not in fact support this position. First of all, this is true of Deuteronomy 24:1, 2. The statement at the end of verse 2, "she...