The Word “Except” In Matt 5:32 Proves Divorce (By Itself) Is A Sin
Some people say God allows divorce as long as you don’t get remarried, but notice how the word “except” is used in Matt 5:32 compared to the following …• John 3:5 “except a man be born of water and of the Spirit" - rules out all other ways to enter the kingdom• John 6:44 "No man can come to me, except the Father ... draw him" - rules out all other ways to come to Jesus• Luke 13:3 "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" - rules out all other ways to avoid perishing• John 8:24 "except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins" (ASV) - rules out all other ways to avoid dying in your sins• John 14:6 "no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" - rules out all other ways to come to the Father• Matthew 19:9 "Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery" - rules out all other causes to divorce and remarry → used to refute James Bales’ and Homer Hailey's desertion cause in I Corinthians 7:15, right?• Matthew 5:32 "whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery" - rules out all other causes for divorce period (the divorcer's remarriage is not under consideration in the verse)So divorce (except for fornication) is a sin, even if no remarriage follows.