Divorce Your Remarriage

Jesus calls remarriage adultery seven times in the New Testament.  In two of those declarations, Jesus includes a clause that is either an exception or an exclusion.  In this episode, I explain the difference between the exception interpretation and the exclusion interpretation.  Then, I explain why I think this clause is an exception. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://ww...

The Greek word porneia refers to illicit sexual conduct.  In the Jewish debate regarding remarriage, this term (and its Hebrew counterpart zanah) referred to invalid remarriages.  Jesus's exception clause, which employed the term porniea, used it in a technical sense to refer to an adulterous remarriage.  Therefore, Jesus taught divorce and remarriage is adultery unless a man married a divorc...

I respond to five objections I received from a Christian college professor regarding my view that adulterous remarriages ought to be divorced. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594 Faceb...

I respond to five more objections I received from a Christian college professor regarding my view that adulterous remarriages ought to be divorced. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594...

I respond to three objections I received from a Christian college professor regarding my view on the divorce and remarriage exception clause. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594 Facebo...

Polygamy was tolerated in the Old Testament, but not anymore.  Polygamous marriages must be divorced. In a similar way, adulterous remarriages must be divorced. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage Rumble: https://rumble.com...

No, Jesus didn't just object to a lack of paperwork.  He prohibited divorce and remarriage, with or without documentation. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594 Facebook: https://ww...

I compare my view to four evangelical views on divorce and remarriage contained in a book from InterVarsity Press that PhD students read as part of their coursework. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage Rumble: https://rumbl...

Should we understand the New Testament as teaching us about love, justice, living a good life, doing the most good, or as a competition of kingdoms?  I explore this question in this episode. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarri...

Jesus calls divorce and remarriage adultery.  However, Jesus says there's an exception to this rule.  In this episode, I do a word study to reveal the meaning of the exception clause. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriag...

Andrew Wilson debated Patrick (among others) on Christian Nationalism on Modern Day Debate.  Divorce and remarriage came up.  I was mentioned in this video and now I am reacting to that debate. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRema...

We can understand Jesus' teaching by understanding how His words were tailored for His audience at the time, i.e. the Pharisees.  By reading what the Pharisees believed in the Talmud, we can understand how Jesus' words would have been understood at the time. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.c...

If a person "repents" of an adulterous remarriage, but still continues it, is the person still in adultery?  In this episode I outline Jesus' teaching on remarriage, discuss different notions of repentance as they apply to remarriage, and respond to questions, such as "Is remarriage the unforgivable sin?" Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patr...

Trump has been thrice married.  Is he currently in a continual state of adultery?  How should his multiple marriages impact how evangelicals vote? Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594 F...

This is the nineth episode in a series that overviews the content of my book Divorce Your Remarriage . I am Chris Iverson and in this episode I respond to the question, is God divorced?  This question arises out of Jeremiah 3 where the prophet in verse 8 teaches us that God "divorced" unsaved people who were affiliated with God, but were not converted.  This text is employed by believers...

This is the eighth episode in a series that overviews the content of my book Divorce Your Remarriage. I am Chris Iverson and in this episode I answer the question, is it biblically permissible to divorce for safety? Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouTube: https://www.youtub...

This is the seventh episode in a series that overviews the content of my book Divorce Your Remarriage . I am Chris Iverson and in this episode I discuss the application of the Bible to specific marriage, divorce, and remarriage scenarios. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ Donate: https://www.patreon.com/c/divorceyourremarriage/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ YouT...

This is the sixth episode in a series that overviews the content of my book Divorce Your Remarriage . I am Chris Iverson and in this episode I tackle 1 Corinthians 7.  Paul contradicts the Corinthian theory that celibacy is required.  He says that it is sin, not sex, that is to be avoided and therefore, sex within marriage is permissible. To avoid sin, marriage is a necessary institution since not...

This is the fifth episode in a series that overviews the content of my book Divorce Your Remarriage . I am Chris Iverson and in this episode I cover Romans 7:1-6.  I show that, contrary to mainstream conservative evangelical thought, this passage teaches about divorce and remarriage, despite its main message about the law.  In this text, Paul articulates a concept understood by the church at Rome....

This is the fourth episode in a series that overviews the content of my book Divorce Your Remarriage . I am Chris Iverson and in this episode I cover the exception clause as found in Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9.  First, the exception clause is an exception, not a setting aside of the question, not a mistranslation that should say “not even for fornication”, and not a mere description of “when” s...

This is the third episode in a series that overviews the content of my book Divorce Your Remarriage. I am Chris Iverson and in this episode I cover the passages in the gospels that provide Jesus’ teaching on divorce and remarriage: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:3-12, Mark 10:2-12, and Luke 16:18.  However, I leave the exception clause, Romans 7, and I Corinthians 7 for future episodes.  This episode in...

This is the second episode in a series that overviews the content of my book Divorce Your Remarriage. I am Chris Iverson and in this episode I discuss the 4 theories of marriage: contract, covenant, family, and sacramental (actually sacramental and natural).  I disagree with the mainstream conservative evangelical theory that the nature of a marriage is a covenant.  If the nature of marriage was a...

I am author Chris Iverson and in this episode I start a series that will provide an overview of the content in my book: Divorce Your Remarriage . I share the reason why a ministry’s divorce and remarriage interpretation is a primary issue (not a secondary issue).  I cover some marriage 101 from the Bible.  Finally, I discuss the critical distinction between moral permissibility and validity that i...

Welcome! I am author Chris Iverson and in this inaugural episode, I introduce my divorce and remarriage interpretation, my book Divorce Your Remarriage, my journey to this interpretation, and my commentary on the dialog within conservative evangelicalism about it, including how students and pastors deserve a more robust alternative to the mainstream modern interpretations of the biblical texts. Bo...