(Cont. from Previous Page).
THE NEW LAW.
The Christ said: "Do not think I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I came, not to destroy, but to fulfil". (Matt 5:17). The Christ has however brought in some refinements to the old Law, for the reason that God found fault with the people under His first covenant Law for the Jews to become a holy nation on earth. An example of one of these refinements was of God initially allowing a man to give a woman a certificate of divorce for a wife's shameful conduct, allowing her to remarry. (Deut 24:1-3). However, under the new covenant by His Christ there is no allowance for remarrying if one's husband (or one's wife) is still alive. (1 Cor 7:39. Rom 7:1-3).
A QUESTION TO PROVE THE SCRIPTURAL CORRECTNESS OF THIS LAST POINT:
If it were true that a wife's indecency is still an acceptable reason for a husband to be able to obtain and give a certificate of divorce to his wife, how then in so doing does he involve her in adultery, as stated in Matthew 5:32? (NEB). Or, as it is written in the New World Translation: "makes her a subject for adultery"? Or, as in the Moffatt Translation: "makes her an adulteress"? (See Subject Index of the "Little Scroll" under 'Adultery').
These translations do not state or indicate in any way that he makes her known as the subject of adultery, but says, "a subject for adultery", or "involves her in adultery". The general meaning here is that there is no allowance for divorce unless on the grounds of fornication. If a certificate is granted, then as respects the dissolution of their marriage, the husband issuing his wife a certificate of divorce can only be deemed to be declaring his wife guilty of fornication.
THOSE WHO FALSELY TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES AS KEEPERS OF GOD'S LAW.
False religions that make claims of being followers of The Christ allow many grounds for divorce, and many members of their congregations even remarry. Those teaching and giving such allowances for divorce under the auspices of being so-called church 'elders' (other than for the sin of fornication) are guilty of a great sin themselves.
23/7/92B.