Divorce Your Remarriage
Welcome! DYR is a podcast premised on my book Divorce Your Remarriage. In this space, we discuss and seek to improve evangelicalism’s doctrine and practice in the area of divorce and remarriage.
Episodes
42 episodes
Unconvincing: Betrothal Interpretation of Jesus's Divorce Exception Clause
Jesus rejects remarriage, but he makes an exception for fornication (Mat 5:32, 19:9). I respond to those who interpret the exception to permit ending a relationship if a partner is unfaithful during betrothal.Betrothal View Proponent's ...
REACT: Polygamist 'Pastor' Rich Tidwell
Contrary to popular belief, the Catholic Church does *not* teach that all valid marriages are unable to be dissolved! Canon lawyer Andrew Kong eloquently explains the three scenarios in which a marriage can be dissolved according to the t...
REACT: Joel Garner Scruitinizes my "Already Married View" of the Exception Clause
Joel Garner ( @joelgarner539 ) interprets the New Testament to teach marriage permanence, but he disagrees with my view of the exception clause (Mat 5:32, 19:9). I react ...
REACT: Catholic Canon Lawyer Explains Marriage Dissolution
Contrary to popular belief, the Catholic Church does *not* teach that all valid marriages are unable to be dissolved! Canon lawyer Andrew Kong eloquently explains the three scenarios in which a marriage can be dissolved according to the t...
REACT: Notre Dame Prof Explains Catholic Annulments
The Catholic Church declares/determines tens of thousands of marriages are invalid each year in America. What criteria do they use to issue these annulments? If so many marriages are invalid, how can a Catholic know they're married when t...
REACT: New Testament Prof. Craig Keener's Divorce and Remarriage Interpretation
Craig Keener is a well-known and accomplished evangelical scholar, author, and professor who has written and spoken on the New Testament's teaching on divorce and remarriage. He defends a variation of the majority protestant view by findi...
Does Scripture require sex to create a marriage?
Jesus references Gen 2:24's language about one flesh when he declares that God joins spouses in Matthew 19 and Mark 10. But, does that mean sex is a necessary condition for marriage or that the unity of sex symbolizes the unity of marriag...
Who are the Orthodox?
I explore the origin and history of the Eastern Orthodox before delving into their beliefs on divorce and remarriage.Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/Insta:
REACT: Mike Winger's Divorce Teaching (part 8)
PLAYLIST (my reaction to Mike Winger's divorce views): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armsupeMdSAC_b66aEyoKdVlvPMike Winger is a major...
REACT: Mike Winger's Divorce Teaching (part 7)
PLAYLIST (my reaction to Mike Winger's divorce views): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armsupeMdSAC_b66aEyoKdVlvPMike Winger is a major...
REACT: Mike Winger's Divorce Teaching (part 6)
PLAYLIST (my reaction to Mike Winger's divorce views): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armsupeMdSAC_b66aEyoKdVlvPMike Winger is a major...
REACT: Mike Winger's Divorce Teaching (part 5)
PLAYLIST (my reaction to Mike Winger's divorce views): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armsupeMdSAC_b66aEyoKdVlvPMike Winger is a major...
REACT: Mike Winger's Divorce Teaching (part 4)
PLAYLIST (my reaction to Mike Winger's divorce views): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armsupeMdSAC_b66aEyoKdVlvPMike Winger is a major...
REACT: Mike Winger's Divorce Teaching (part 3)
PLAYLIST (my reaction to Mike Winger's divorce views): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armsupeMdSAC_b66aEyoKdVlvPMike Winger is a major...
REACT: Mike Winger's Divorce Teaching (part 2)
PLAYLIST (my reaction to Mike Winger's divorce views): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armsupeMdSAC_b66aEyoKdVlvPMike Winger is a major...
REACT: Mike Winger's Divorce Teaching (part 1)
PLAYLIST (my reaction to Mike Winger's divorce views): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armsupeMdSAC_b66aEyoKdVlvPMike Winger is a major...
REACT: Lutheran Professor Says Some Remarriages Must be Divorced
Lutheran seminary professor Dr. Mayes agrees that adulterous remarriages ought to be divorced, but he limits it to certain narrow circumstances. In this episode, I react to his comments and the comments of Lutheran pastors who raise unrea...
The Key is Matthew 5:32... b
What if Jesus actually explained the divorce and remarriage "exception clause" and we have been missing it the whole time? I make the textual case that the second half of Matthew 5:32 is Jesus's explanation of "porneia" in the exception clause....
Divorce Exception or Exclusion Clause?
Jesus calls remarriage adultery seven times in the New Testament. In two of those declarations, Jesus includes a clause that is either an exception or an exclusion. In this episode, I explain the difference between the exception int...
EXPLAINER: "Invalid Remarriage View" of the Bible's Divorce and Remarriage Exception Clause
The Greek word porneia refers to illicit sexual conduct. In the Jewish debate regarding remarriage, this term (and its Hebrew counterpart zanah) referred to invalid remarriages. Jesus's exception clause, which employed the term porn...
5 (More) Scholarly Objections Against My View (Divorce Adulterous Remarriages)
I respond to five more objections I received from a Christian college professor regarding my view that adulterous remarriages ought to be divorced.Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7...
5 Scholarly Objections Against My View (Divorce Adulterous Remarriages)
I respond to five objections I received from a Christian college professor regarding my view that adulterous remarriages ought to be divorced.Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/
3 Scholarly Objections Against My View
I respond to three objections I received from a Christian college professor regarding my view on the divorce and remarriage exception clause.Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/...