Divorce. It is an ugly word… a sad word. It is about something breaking or fracturing and can involve neglect, bruising or a break in the wall of unity. It is a violation of someone or something that was once whole. We in the Christian world have primarily used the word for the end of a marriage in the courts of law and have taken the words of Malachi and said, “God hates divorce.” Which, indeed, He does. However, I would suggest that we have not understood our God clearly in this area. We have severely limited His words to us and in doing so have limited our obedience to Him.

Read the full article published on Christian Counseling Today from this link.