About a marriage issue.

If you are interested in Christ's teachings on divorce, there are some Gospel verses to read, study, and pray about:

Matt 5:31-32

Matt 19:3-9

Mark 10:2-12

Luke 16:18

You can also search in your entire library for any commentaries, articles etc. on these Gospel verses by searching for example for <Matt 19:3-9>  with the brackets, then any text that references any or all of these verses will come up.

 

Post edited/deleted to stay away from theological discussion..

It's not a Logos resource, but here's a blog post I wrote as part of my prep for a sermon on marriage and divorce:

http://www.seektheholy.com/2009/12/30/christians-and-divorce/

I just posted the Bible verses because there are any number of interpretations as to what Jesus taught.  Christians believe everything from absolutely no divorce, as it would appear Jesus was questioned as to how he meant this given what Moses said, to divorce is ok. And people believe all levels.  So unfortunately your only course of action is to either read, pray and discern, and decide for yourself, or decide on an authority, whether a person or a church or a web site, whose opinion you agree with, and follow that. There is no definitive answer to your questions, only opinions as to what Jesus taught.

We are also under forum guidelines to stay away from theological discussion because the opinions on truth are so widely varying, it gets into a potentially contentious situation. Let's hope this thread does not degrade into that!

Dominick Sela said:

We are also under forum guidelines to stay away from theological discussion 

Oops. Wasn't aware of that but can fully understand.

Tes said:

The eleders of the church have said ,said that OK,  we will not carry out the wedding ceremony ,but we are going to bless you,

There are a number of books that deal with divorce and re-marriage. But they appear to be part of big collections.
(I guess you can buy all of them. [I] )
Christian Focus Marriage and Family Collection (7 Vols.) http://www.logos.com/products/details/5667
Tony Evans Collection (16 Vols.) http://www.logos.com/products/details/4243
B&H Marriage and Family Collection (19 Vols.) http://www.logos.com/products/details/4135
Loraine Boettner Collection (8 Vols.) http://www.logos.com/products/details/4725
And still in Pre-Pub: Hope for the Heart Biblical Counseling Library (100 Vols.) http://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/5265
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EDITED to remove my comments (after reading Michael Halpern's post)
I replaced it with an interesting take from Jon Courson  http://www.logos.com/products/details/6455

 "But if I marry her, I fear we’ll be living in adultery all of our lives.”
“I can’t tell you what to do,” I said. “But I do know this: I’m a bride and I have failed greatly. But my Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, was willing to absorb my pollution and iniquity to bring me into His love and into His family. Therefore, I do not believe it is against the heart of God for you to enter into a relationship to redeem that mother and child—even if it means absorbing pollution and bearing iniquity—because that’s exactly what Jesus did for me.”

I take time to address this issue because I believe it is important. On one hand, people are taking divorce far too lightly because they fail to realize its seriousness. On the other hand, the church too often mistakenly stands ready to judge and condemn couples who have admittedly failed, but who have sought the Lord and are now starting a new life together. There needs to be a balance in this very sober and serious matter of divorce."

-- Courson, J. (2003). Jon Courson's Application Commentary (149). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.

Just a word of caution:  Forum rules prohibit theological discussions!  Our opinions as to what Scripture says/doesn't say is just that (at least on these forums)...just opinions; not to be discussed!  Please adhere to the rules as to be the respectful Christians we desire to be and if you wish to provide OP w/additional information beyond her request for resources, she has provided you with an email address to do so.  Thank you...Michael

You might check the references on Marriage for any of the topical Bibles in Logos. I regularly use all of them:

NASB Topical Index
Nelson's Topical Bible Index
New Topical Textbook
Topical Analyis of the Bible
The Thematic Bible: Topical Analysis
Collins Thesaurus of the Bible

Below is a list of references from Nave's Topical BIble in Logos, for example. As you can see, each topic will have suggestions that lead to other topics & Scriptures that may be helpful.

MARRIAGE. In family blood lines, Abraham and Sarah, Gen. 11:29; 12:13; 20:3, 9–16. Isaac and Rebekah, Gen. 24:3, 4, 67; 28:2. Jacob and his wives, Gen. 29:15–30; see below, in the elaborated text. Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother’s widow), Gen. 38:8, 11; Deut. 25:5–10; Ruth 4:5; Matt. 22:24; Mark 12:19–23; Luke 20:28. Parents contract for their children: Hagar selects a wife for Ishmael, Gen. 21:21; Abraham for Isaac, Gen. 24; Laban arranges for his daughters’ marriage, Gen. 29; Samson asks his parents to procure him a wife, Judg. 14:2. Parents’ consent required in the Mosaic law, Ex. 22:17. Presents given to parents to secure their favor, Gen. 24:53; 34:12; Deut. 22:29; 1 Sam. 18:25; Hos. 3:2. Marriage feasts, Gen. 29:22; Judg. 14:12; Esth. 2:18; Matt. 22:11, 12. Jesus present at, John 2:1–5. Ceremony attested by witnesses, Ruth 4:1–11; Isa. 8:1–3. Bridegroom exempt one year from military duty, Deut. 24:5. Bridal ornaments, Isa. 49:18; Jer. 2:32. Bridal presents, Gen. 24:53; Psa. 45:12. Herald preceded the bridegroom, Matt. 25:6. Wedding robes adorned with jewels, Isa. 61:10. Wives obtained by purchase, Gen. 29:20; Ruth 4:10; Hos. 3:2; 12:12; by kidnapping, Judg. 21:21–23. Given by Kings, 1 Sam. 17:25; 18:17, 21. Daughters given in, as rewards of valor, Judg. 1:12; 1 Sam. 17:25; 18:27. Wives taken by edict, Esth. 2:2–4, 8–14. David gave one hundred Philistine foreskins for a wife, 2 Sam. 3:14. Wives among the Israelites must be Israelites, Ex. 34:16; Deut. 7:3, 4; 1 Chr. 23:22; Ezra 9:1, 2, 12; Neh. 10:30; 13:26, 27; Mal. 2:11; 1 Cor. 7:39; 2 Cor. 6:14. Betrothal a quasi-marriage, Matt. 1:18; Luke 1:27. Betrothal made with the spirit, Ezek. 16:8. Celibacy deplored, Judg. 11:38; Isa. 4:1; Jer. 16:9; advised, 1 Cor. 7:7, 8, 24–40. Obligations under, inferior to duty to God, Deut. 13:6–10; Matt. 19:29; Luke 14:26. Not binding after death, Matt. 22:29, 30; Mark 12:24, 25. See Bride; Bridegroom.

Unclassified Scriptures Relating to:

Gen. 2:23, 24 1 Cor. 6:16. Ex. 22:16, 17; Lev. 18:6–8 [Deut. 22:30.] Lev. 18:9–18; Lev. 20:14, 17, 19–21; Lev. 21:1, 7, 13–15; Num. 36:8; Deut. 21:10–14; Deut. 24:1–5; Prov. 18:22; Prov. 21:9, 19; Jer. 29:6; Hos. 2:19, 20; Mal. 2:13–16; Matt. 5:31, 32; Mark 6:17, 18; Mark 10:2–12 Matt. 19:2–9. Luke 16:18; Rom. 7:1–3; 1 Cor. 7:1–40; 1 Cor. 9:5; 1 Cor. 11:11, 12; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12; 1 Tim. 4:1, 3; 1 Tim. 5:14; Heb. 13:4

 

Figurative:

Isa. 54:5; 62:4, 5; Jer. 3:14; 31:32; Hos. 1:2; 2:19, 20; Eph. 5:30–32; Rev. 19:7–9. Parables from, Matt. 22:2; 25:1–10. See Divorce; Husband; Wife.

 

Tes, as someone who has gone through a marriage, divorce, and remarriage I highly recommend two resources (I don't know if they are in Logos or not). Both argue that divorce is acceptable in certain circumstances and in those circumstances remarriage is acceptable as well:

Andreas Kostenberger, God, Marriage, and Family

http://amzn.to/a8Emgr

David Instone-Brewer, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible

http://amzn.to/djyglG

 

For the other side of the coin:

William Heth and Gordon Wenham, Jesus and Divorce (These guys strongly shaped Piper's conclusions. At the time of the writing of the original edition of this book both authors believed divorce was acceptable in limited circumstances, but remarriage was never OK)

http://amzn.to/aJtfjO

One of the authors, Heth, has changed his mind and talks about it in the article below (after clicking the link, click download on the page that it takes you to). He now thinks similarly to Kostenberger and Instone-Brewer.

"Jesus on Divorce: How My Mind Has Changed"

http://bit.ly/9RIlzp

There are two chapters on Divorce and Remarriage in Ethics for a Brave New World which is included in most base packages so you probably have it already.

There is an extended discussion on the subject in Hard Sayings of the Bible, p. 431 (part of the Essential IVP Reference Collection) under [Mark] 10:11-12 No Divorce and Remarriage? (logosres:hardsay;ref=Page.p_431)

There are a couple of articles in Evangelical Review of Theology which is part of the WEA Theological Resource Library:

• Gordon Wenham, "May Divorced Christians Remarry?"  (logosres:ert006;ref=Page.p_118)
• Bruce and Kathleen Nichols, "How Biblical is Your View on Divorce and Remarriage?" (logosres:ert006;ref=Page.p_115)

There's a chapter called "Key Questions in Remarital Counseling" in Building Your Church through Counsel and Care, edited by Marshall Shelley (logosres:lldev03;ref=Page.p_253)

There's an entry "Divorce and Remarriage" in the New International Encyclopedia of Bible Words (Zondervan). (logosres:niebw;hw=Divorce_and_Remarriage)

Those resources only address the issue of remarriage specifically. Adultery is another issue (though it will be touched on in some of the above, as it relates to remarriage).

And of course this is a contentious issue today, even as it was back in Jesus' time, so you will find a wide variety of interpretations of the biblical passages and will need to come to your own conclusions.

UPDATE: The links to resources within Logos don't seem to work on the forum with the new logosres protocol so I've copied/pasted that URL beside those links and if you have those resources in your library, you can copy that link text and paste it into your command bar, and Logos will open the resource to the specified location.

Tes said:

Thank you Bills,but how can I organize it so as to be able to read the verses easily?

If you have Nave's Topical Bible navigate to the entry that Bill copied.

Create a new Passage List.

Select all the text that Bill did. Then in the Passage list document click Add and then "... from selected text"

You can then select your preferred Logos version to read these verses in.

Tes said:

Thank you Bills,but how can I organize it so as to be able to read the verses easily?

Hi Tes,

Before copying any of them, I preview them IN the topical bible resource by hovering over them. If they're REALLY of interest to the question I brought to the topical Bibles in Logos, THEN only do I copy the reference / text to a non-Logos Word document for private use.

Tes said:

lostlogik said:

Dominick Sela said:

We are also under forum guidelines to stay away from theological discussion 

Oops. Wasn't aware of that but can fully understand.

I don't think so, instead logos would be aware the needs of logos 4 users , This  is a kind of feadback ,you can  observe how many sugestions are being made.if the resources are in logos it is good ,but if they are not available ,it is not bad if some one points where to find them,and that makes logos as well  to concentrate  on such resourses.

Yes, it is OK to recommend resources outside of Logos, and even to encourage Logos to get those resources. But it is not within the guidelines of these forums to try to convince someone of a particular theological viewpoint, nor to argue about theology or criticize someone else's beliefs. There are other discussion forums on the 'net where that is acceptable. I think most of the posts on this thread have been within the guidelines and the couple of cases where someone might have slipped up were unintentional and they edited out their comments right away as soon as they realized it.

It is OK to acknowledge that there are different positions on a question and direct the questioner to resources to help them figure it out, but we should be careful to avoid one-sided lobbying of resources for one particular position. Realize that many great minds have thought about most of the question that arise in our studies and have come to different conclusions about it, so it is well to examine both sides and prayerfully try to discern what you agree with.

MJ. Smith said:

  

Tes, we are asked to avoid theological questions.

I don't think Tes was wrong to ask for recommended resources in helping sort out a tricky theological question he had. That's not what we're meant to avoid. We're meant to avoid letting it degrade into a discussion over which theological position is right or wrong. Clearly there are a diversity of views represented by the many users of Logos and these forums, and we need to make sure this remains a safe place to learn about using Logos, not a place to have our beliefs called into question. That's the purpose behind that guideline.