Covenant Reformed News – January 2006, Volume X, Issue 21
This article examines 1 Corinthians 7:10-13 to establish a Reformed understanding of divorce within Christian and mixed marriages, arguing that Paul's teaching on this matter is fully inspired Scripture. The author defends the authority and inspiration of all of Paul's epistles against those who distinguish between words directly attributed to the Lord versus Paul's own statements, demonstrating that such distinctions undermine the reliability of Scripture as a whole.
Let Them Not Divorce (1) We have seen in recent issues of the News that I Corinthians 7:1-9 teaches: (1) if you have the gift of sexual self-control, you should remain single; (2) if you have not—the position of the vast majority—you should get married; (3) if you are married, sexual intercourse is a debt you owe your spouse. Divorce is spoken of five times in verses 10-13 with three different English words (and two different Greek words). “Depart” occurs in verses 10 and 11, “put away” in...