Contents
Foreword by Edward T. Welch
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Marriage
1. What is Marriage?
2. Why Did God Create the Institution of Marriage?
3. What Constitutes a Valid Marriage?
4. Is Polygamy Forbidden by Scripture?
5. Must Marriage Be between a Man and a Women?
B. Entering into Marriage
6. Is Cohabitation Permissible Apart from Marriadge?
7. How Can You Know Whether It Is God's Will for You to Get Married?
8. How Can You Know Whom You Should Marry?
9. How Should You Go About Finding a Spouse?
10. What Is the Purpose of Engagement?
C. Having a Successful Marriage
11. What Is the Key to Keeping a Marriage Strong?
12. What Are the Resposibilities of a Husband?
13. What Are the Responsibilities of a, Wife?
14. What Must Be Done to Protect a Marriage
15. How Can Couples Improve Their Communication?
D. Challenges in Marriage
16. How Can Couples Resolve Their Conflicts?
17. How Should You Correct Your Spouse?
18. When Does a Couple Need Help Resolving Their Conflicts?
19. How Can Couples Resolve Sexual Problems?
20. How Does the Bible Address the Tough Questions about Sex?
Part 2: Divorce and Remarriage
A. The Foundations of Divorce and Remarriage
21. Why Are most Quastions about Divorce and Remarriage Easy to Answer from Scripture?
22. Why Are Some Questions about Divorce and Remarriage So Difficult?
23. What Is Divorce?
24. Why Does God Hate Divorce?
25. Why Does God Permit Divorce?
B. Divorce and Remarriage Controversies
26. Does Jesus Teach That There Are No Valid Grounds for Divorce and Remarriage?
27. Does Paul Teach That There Are No Valid Grounds for Divorce and Remarriage?
28. Does Scripture Teach That Sexual Sin Is a Valid Ground for Divorce and Remarriage?
29. Is Abandonment by an Unbeliever a Valid Ground for Divorceand Remarriage?
30. Does Scripture Justify Divorce on Grounds Other than Sexual Sin and Abandonment?
31. Are Divorced People Still Married in God's Eyes?
C. Practical Questions
32. What Sexual Sins Constitute Grounds for Divorce?
33. When and How Should Sexual Sin in Marriage Be Forgiven?
34. What Constitutes Abandonment by an Unbelieving Spouse?
35. Is Abuse Grounds for Divorce?
36. Is it Biblical for a Married Couple to Separate without Devorcing?
37. Who Decides Whether a Divorce or Remarriage Is Valid?
38. When Is Remarriage Advisable?
39. What Should Be Done If Someone Has Divorced and/or Remarried Improperly?
40. How Should the ChurchTreatThouse Who Have Divorced and Remarried?
Selected Bibliography
Index of Scripture
Index of Subjects and Names

Drawing on decades of counseling experience, Jim Newheiser explores forty crucial questions relating to the complexities of marriage, divorce, and remarriage—unpacking the answers given in God's Word. This useful reference work for pastors, counselors, and personal study can also be read straight through for a scriptural overview of the topic or assigned in small sections to counselees.