Remarriage After Divorce Is Unacceptable

Name Tutor Course Date Remarriage After Divorce is Unacceptable Objection 1: Remarriage after divorce is acceptable because divorce does not mean one cannot fall in love again. Divorce should not mean that one has to give up the possibility of having deep affectionate feelings for other people (Strauss and Engle 33-36). If a divorcee falls in love again with a person they feel they want to spend the rest of their lives with again, they are allowed to remarry. If their love is true and has been proven to have withstood the test of times and the ups and downs of life, then there is no reason for a divorced person to be denied remarriage. Objection 2: Remarriage after divorce is also acceptable on the premise that individuals retain the constitutional rights to get married or not. According to House and Laney, the right to get married is considered as a fundamental right for any person who has attained legal age (43-47). People have the freedom of choice in deciding to get married or not whether it is after a divorce or for the first time. However, this right is subject to different restrictions, besides age, in different countries. Remarriage after divorce is not regarded as unconstitutional and is, therefore, acceptable. On the Contrary: According to the book of Malachi 2:16, “God hates divorce.” This is a clear demonstration that divorce by itself is not acceptable (NIV). That also means that remarriage after a divorce is unfathomable and therefore also unacceptable. Divorce is against the will of God. Also, according to 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, “A married woman should not depart from her husband nor he from her. But if she departs, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband (NIV).” This is another clear scriptural evidence that divorce is not acceptable, and in case it occurs, remarriage is equally acceptable. I answer that remarriage after divorce is unacceptable. That is because allowing remarriage after divorce will allow the institution of marriage to lose its fundamental meaning. People will take it for granted. Taking the institution of marriage for granted is a...