No other reference to an acceptable divorce appears in Scripture. “It was said, ‘ WHOEVER SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY, LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE ‘ but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery ” (Matt 5:31-32). I have heard it from pastors, leaders, and individuals who have been deserted. There is increasing need for biblical counsel on this topic and we must examine God’s Word on the matter.Īs a biblical counselor I have repeatedly heard that “abandonment” is biblical grounds for divorce. Regrettably these stories are far too common within God’s Church, and the Body is facing an onslaught of spousal abandonment.

Her husband has “left the grid” and refuses to respond.īoth couples profess Christ and previously demonstrated evidence of salvation and fruit within their respective homes. As a stay-at-home mother, she is without financial support and terrified for her future. Within weeks, he abandoned his job, relocated, and refuses to speak to his wife and children. Janice had been married 19 years when her husband left her without explanation. This marriage has been a mistake from the beginning. Suddenly Don’s wife announced, “I don’t love you. Together they raised three children, built two careers, and seemed headed for late-life contentment. Don had been married thirty years to the wife of his youth.

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