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MARRIAGE IS FORLIFE
‘TIL DEATHDO US PART
WHY MIGHTMARRIAGES
FAIL?
HOW MIGHTA CHRISTIAN CHURCH
SUPPORT AMARRIAGE INDIFFICULTY?
THERE MAY BE A LACK OF COMMUNICATION
THERE MAY BE WIDER PROBLEMS,SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT
THERE MAY BE INFIDELITY ANDADULTERY.
LIFE MAY BE TOO BUSY, SO THECOUPLE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH
TIME TOGETHER
THE MARRIAGE MAY BEABUSIVE.
PRESSURES ON M
ARRIAGE
MAY LEAD TO SEPARATIO
N
CONFLICT
BOREDOM
NO HOPE
LACK OF TRUST
MOVING ONWHY MIGHT MARRIAGES FAIL?
CHRISTIAN FRIENDSOFFER A SHOULDER TO CRY ON
MARRIAGE MENTOR SCHEMESOFFER NON-JUDGEMENTAL ADVICE
CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE COUNSELLING
OFFER PRAYERS FOR GUIDANCE,PEACE AND STRENGTH.
DIVORCE CARE – COUNSELLING GROUPS FOR THOSE WHO ARE
NEWLY DIVORCED.
THE CHURCH W
ILL TRY TO
SUPPORT COUPLES IN
THE BEST
WAY P
OSSIBLE.
HOPE
COMFORT
GOD’S LOVE
SUPPORT
ACCEPTANCEHOW CAN CHURCHES HELP COUPLES?
ROMAN CATHOLICS SAY NO DIVORCE
THE MARRIAGE IS MADE BY GOD AND CANNOTBE DISSOLVED BY ANYTHING PEOPLE DO.
WHAT GOD HAS JOINED,LET NO PERSON SEPARATE
EVEN IF GET A LEGAL DIVORCE, STILL MARRIED IN GOD’S EYES!
ADULTERY IF REMARRY
WHILE SPOUSE STILL
ALIVE!
ADULTERY ISWRONG
“YOU SHALLNOT
COMMITADULTERY”
MARRIAGE IS ANEXCLUSIVE
RELATIONSHIP
FORSAKINGALL
OTHERS
VOW TO BEFAITHFUL
NO REMARRIAGE
DECLARATION THAT THE MARRIAGE DID NOT EXIST
DIVORCE IS THE ENDING OF A MARRIAGE THAT DID EXIST
MARRIAGE VOWS NOT UNDERSTOOD
FORCED INTO
MARRIAGE
LIED WHENMAKING VOWS
MARRIAGE NOT CONSUMMATED(NO SEX)
FREE TO MARRY
PROTESTANT CHURCHES SAY THATDIVORCE CAN TAKE PLACE!
GOD WOULD WANT PEOPLE TOBE HAPPY
GOD IS A LOVING GOD WHO GIVESPEOPLE A SECOND CHANCE
THE OLD TESTAMENT ALLOWS DIVORCE
JESUS, ON ONE OCCASION,SEEMED TO ACCEPTDIVORCE MIGHT BE
NECESSARY
FREE TO REMARRY