Remarriage and Matthew 19:9
Rev. Angus Stewart defends the historic Protestant Reformed position that remarriage while a spouse is living constitutes adultery, arguing that Matthew 19:9 must be interpreted in harmony with other New Testament passages rather than as an exception clause permitting remarriage. The article provides systematic biblical exegesis and historical church teaching to support the indissolubility of marriage until death.
Rev. Angus Stewart 1. Marriage is the “one flesh” union between one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24; Mal. 2:14-15; Matt. 19:4-5; I Cor. 6:16; Eph. 5:31) “until death us do part” (cf. Rom. 7:2-3; I Cor. 7:39) such that remarriage when one’s spouse is living is adultery (Matt. 5:32; Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18; Rom. 7:2-3). This is also the position of the historic Christian church for its first 1,500 years or so with barely a dissenting voice. It is the traditional view of Anglicanism and the...