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MARRIAGE IS FOR LIFE ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART

MARRIAGE IS FOR LIFE ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART WHY MIGHT MARRIAGES FAIL? HOW MIGHT A CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUPPORT A MARRIAGE IN DIFFICULTY?

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Page 1: MARRIAGE IS FOR LIFE ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART WHY MIGHT MARRIAGES FAIL? HOW MIGHT A CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUPPORT A MARRIAGE IN DIFFICULTY?

MARRIAGE IS FORLIFE

‘TIL DEATHDO US PART

Page 2: MARRIAGE IS FOR LIFE ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART WHY MIGHT MARRIAGES FAIL? HOW MIGHT A CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUPPORT A MARRIAGE IN DIFFICULTY?

WHY MIGHTMARRIAGES

FAIL?

HOW MIGHTA CHRISTIAN CHURCH

SUPPORT AMARRIAGE INDIFFICULTY?

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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?

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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?

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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

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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

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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