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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 241.63 EAN: 9780310255536 ISBN: 0310255538 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: May 01, 2006 Publisher: Zondervan Studio: Zondervan Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A biblical and practical summary of the three main views among evangelicals on remarriage after divorce, including some of the practical implications for church life, author interactive responses to each chapter, and group discussion questions. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Food for Thought This is a hot topic in Christanity. This book is good because it presents all the different views in a pure form and allows you to form your own opinion about the matter. If you have an opinion already, don't be tempted to read only the author who agrees with you. Broaden yourself some! You may be right - you may be wrong. Rating:  - A change of pace for the Counterpoints seriesThis is the 7th "Counterpoints" book I've read, and it's quite different from all the others in this series. All 3 authors see the Bible as granting Christians permission to divorce under certain circumstances. The 3 positions defended are: Permission only to divorce, & never to remarry (Gordon Wenham) Permission to remarry only in cases of adultery or desertion (William Heth); and Permission to remarry for a variety of reasons. (Craig Keener) This ... Read More Rating: - a thought provoking, short bookUp to a year or so ago, I had always thought divorce and remarriage was acceptable in the cases of unrepentant adultery or desertion. I would quote the exception clause in Matthew 19 as well as the one about an unbeliever leaving in 1 Corinthians 7. Yet, I had simply accepted them without a lot of thoughtful study or consideration. After some study, I came to the determination that remarriage while the spouse is alive is prohibited. I've held this viewpoint ever since. This book ... Read More 
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