God intends for marriage to be the most intimate lifelong relationship we ever have. It can be the most rewarding or most painful human relationship you ever have. When the Pharisees of Jesus' day tried to trap Him with a question about when it is permissible to divorce, He avoided the trap by quoting Scripture that indicted them for their lax view of marriage and divorce. He affirmed that God hates divorce but because of the hardness of our hearts, He permits divorce in the case of adultery. God's hard line on divorce actually shows how much He cares for women and children who in that time had few options for survival if a husband chose to divorce his wife.
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