Marriage and Divorce

For how long does marriage bind the contracting parties?BR-ASI9 460.5

“For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth.” Romans 7:2. (See 1 Corinthians 7:39.)BR-ASI9 460.6

What only does Christ recognize as proper ground for dissolving the marriage relationship?BR-ASI9 460.7

“Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery.” Matthew 19:9.BR-ASI9 460.8

Note.—Civil laws recognize other reasons as justifiable causes for separation, such as extreme cruelty, habitual drunkenness, or other like gross offenses; but only one offense, according to Christ, warrants the complete annulment of the marriage tie.BR-ASI9 460.9