When is a person free to remarry according to the Bible?
According to the Bible, a person is free to remarry when death has ended the marriage. God's original plan is one man married to one woman for life. If death interrupts that union, the surviving spouse is free to remarry. Apart from death, the biblical standard remains one man for one woman.
Les explains that the biblical concept of marriage has never changed from the Garden of Eden to the present day. God intended one man to be married for life to one woman. The only exception given in this context is death: if death interrupts the marriage, then the surviving spouse is free to remarry. Apart from death, God's original plan remains one man for one woman. Les points out that even when Moses granted a writing of divorcement, that did not alter God's original design. He also notes that the church has failed to teach young people these biblical promises, so many enter marriage with no commitment or moral foundation.