Christians only...What does the bible say, if anything about a woman that marries a divorced man?

A woman can marry a divorced man if the man's first wife was unfaithful or if she was an unbeliever who deserted the marriage. As to getting to Heaven, that depends upon a person trusting in Jesus for their salvation having been given the gift of faith by God via the indwelling presence of his Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 7:10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

Dear Jeff,

The Bible is very clear that once two people are married, there is never to be divorce. This was to symbolize that once a person is saved, he/she cannot lose their salvation through a sin. When a person is saved (regardless of gender) he/she becomes the bride of Christ. And though saved people do sin, they do not lose their salvation by breaking God's law---however, be sure that you are saved first!

In answer to your question, if a single woman (never married) woman marries a divorced man, both of them have sinned. God does not recognize "divorce" no matter what the church or judge says.... So the man in your example is still married and now he marries another woman. Both he and the woman are adulterers.

I should mention the only "matter" that allows a spouse to remarry is death of their former spouse. That is, if you are going to follow the Bible. Most people do what they want to and give no heed to God's word.

Well, first of all, the Bible says that if you believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and accept Him into your heart, then you will go to Heaven. So, even if a couple sins by committing adultery, they will still be forgiven. We are saved by grace, not good works (Ephesians 2:8-9)

No, it is still adultery. If you read Luke 16:18, it says that whoever marrys another who is divorced committs adultery. Also, Mark 10:11-12.

Simply because the Bible allows divorce in the situations involving unfaithfulness does not mean that the restrictions about re-marriage go conveniently away...besides, Jesus Himself pointed out that divorce (in any situation) was Moses's decision - because of the hardness of the people's heart - and not God's will...

and as far as the forgiveness issue is concerned, God's forgiveness should not be assumed to extend to those who are in possession of the sin they have embraced...if a man stole a million dollars, then became a Christian, should he still be "forgiven" if he retains the cash he has stolen? By the response of some of your answerers, one would think so....if adultery was not considered as important as theft, I doubt it would have been set into the stone of the 10 commandments...

christians bible woman marries divorced man

"It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery." Matthew 5:31-32

Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery." Matthew 19:8-9

"But at the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.' 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." Mark 4:6-9

Yes you are. Adultery is forgivable, but maybe you ought to consider why God would make such a law. None of God's laws are arbitrary. So you do not understand sin. Your wife obviously made a poor decision vowing to be truthful and faithful as a sham to get around an immigration law. Obviously, you condone that sin. You do not understand the cross of Christ either. Other than that you are probably a nice guy.

Matthew 19:3-9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?” He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?”

Jesus went into such detail because there was a problem with people being unfaithful and not committing to their vows (hmmm, sound familiar?). God looks at the heart. if 2 people are joined together in marriage and strive to uphold their vows for the rest of their natural lives, i think God blesses that. Of course, being a Christian, you would need to try to repair the broken relationships from the past.

It is our belief that Jesus is God's son and He saved us that gets us into heaven (and those who take this seriously spend their whole lives trying to live like Christ, and don't use it as a way to shirk responsibility). We are saved by faith, not by works (but remember that faith is dead without works).

Mat 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

As for going to heaven--that's not determined by any individual sin, but by when God draws us to Him.. David is considered righteous, and did some horrific things, as did many of the great patriarchs.