Into Africa… Again (regarding Divorce and Remarriage)
Barry Gritters addresses questions raised by the Protestant Reformed Churches' (PRC) official position on divorce and remarriage following a delegation's visit to Namibia. The article clarifies the PRC's biblical stance on remarriage after divorce and explains the pastoral practice of allowing those already remarried before learning the biblical truth to remain in church membership, while preventing future remarriages while a spouse is living.
In the September 15 issue of the Standard Bearer, the editorial that reported on the visit to Namibia of the PRC's Committee for Contact occasioned a handful of letters wondering about and commenting on what the delegation said to the saints about the PRC's position on divorce and remarriage. The paragraph of interest said: Then we explained further the PRCA's view on remarriage of divorced persons. Further, because some had heard us in 2010, and some had read PRCA literature. But others heard...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org