DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE WITHIN THE EVANGELICAL CONTEXT: A CONCISE REEVALUATION

Abstract

This study articulates the various evangelical views on divorce and remarriage. Following a critique of these views, a biblical substantiation of a modified Erasmian approach is provided. It is argued that a modified Erasmian viewpoint best accounts for the explicit testimony of Scripture regarding the permissibility of divorce and remarriage within the context of adultery or spousal abandonment while affording divorce and remarriage in extraordinary situations wherein a spouse has engaged in sin that is deserving of capital punishment.