01926ctm a2200205u  450000500170000000600010001700700030001800800410002102000400006210000270010224501270012926000300025630000240028650000410031050512090035165000320156065000350159265000450162765000480167220250312111216.0ta150206s2003                  001|0 eng u  a1842271806 (paperback : alk. paper)1 aInstone-Brewer, David.10aDivorce and remarriage in the church :h[manuscript] :bbiblical solutions for pastoral realities /cDavid Instone-Brewer.  aPaternoster :bUK,c2003.  ax, 171 p. ;c21 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references.8 aConfessions of a confused minister : Jesus never said, "What God has joined, no one can separate" -- A marriage made in paradise : Moses' certificate of divorce -- God the reluctant divorcee : God's marriage contract and the grounds for his divorce from Israel -- The church can't do without it : Jesus criticized those who abandoned Old Testament law -- Divorce on demand ? Jesus taught us to forgive the repentant partner -- When your partner walks out : Christians shouldn't cause divorce, but sometimes they have to accept it -- Till death do us part? Is a divorcee still married in God's eyes? -- Four biblical grounds for divorce : these include abuse and neglect -- Can I get married again? A valid divorce implies the right to remarry -- Is remarriage adultery? Don't redivorce, because two wrongs don't make a right -- Promises, promises : marriage vows and remarriage in church -- The teaching that time forgot : why did the church misunderstand Jesus so soon? -- Conspiracy? Why has no one explained all this before? -- What should the church do now? Putting biblical principles into practice -- Dear pastor : real-life problems from my mailbox -- Group briefing notes and discussion questions 4aDivorcexBiblical teaching. 4aRemarriagexBiblical teaching. 4aDivorcexReligious aspectsxChristinity. 4aRemarriagexReligious aspectsxChristinity.