Divorce | The Biblical Grounds

Divorce In America  PRO

Contributed by Rob Morton on Jun 5, 2001

Divorce in America In 1993 2.3 millions couples married and 1.3 million couples divorced. In 1993 the Bureau of the Census projected that 4 of 10 first marriages will end in divorce. People between the ages of 25 to 39 make up 60% of all divorces. Over one million children are affected by ...read more

Tags: Family, Divorce

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Barna Research On Divorce  PRO

Contributed by Thomas Monroe on Feb 18, 2002

Barna research shows: That divorce in the church is just as commonas outside the church. In the church 33%, outside the church 34%. Also, the south is second in the nation in divorce. The south has a divorce rate of 35%, just behind the west (38%), and leading the Midwest (32%) and ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:13-16, Hebrews 13:4, Mark 10:2-12, Matthew 19:4-6, Mark 10:7-8  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Marriage, Commitment, Divorce, Faithfulness

Denomination: Baptist

The Divorce Rate  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 6, 2003

Back in 1870’s there was one divorce for every 34 marriages. By 1900, one in five marriages ended in divorce. Today, one ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Marriage General

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Remember The Story Of Aron Ralston From ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Feb 27, 2004

Do you remember the story of Aron Ralston from last year? Aron Ralston loves the outdoors, hiking and trekking in the mountains. Last May he was hiking alone when a boulder fell and pinned him by the arm. For five days he waited for rescue. Then, facing dehydration and death, he took an incredible ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24-25, Matthew 19:5-6

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wayne Smith Tells Of An Add He Saw In A ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 11, 2004

Wayne Smith tells of an add he saw in a California newspaper one Thanksgiving that read: "Divorce: Only $25- come in and unload that turkey!" And while we may smile at that, isn’t it a sad commentary on our culture ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Christian Church

Why Does God Hate Divorce? Listen To Some ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 18, 2005

Why does God hate divorce? Listen to some ramifications of divorce, taken from Biblical Counseling for Today - Watson Pages 187-188 -- Watson notes: Dobson commissioned his Focus on the Family staff to conduct a broad based survey of existing research concerning marital status. “From a social ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Divorce In A Long Term Study Of Couples Who Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Divorce In a long term study of couples who were at a point of getting a divorce, 22% of those who went ahead with the divorce reported they were happy 5 years later while 86% of those who decided to stick it out, seek help and counseling to fix their marriage reported they were happy 5 years ...read more

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Divorce Accepted  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

DIVORCE ACCEPTED A record 70% of Americans believe divorce is morally acceptable (up 59% from ’00), finds Gallup’s ’08 Values and Beliefs Survey. Marriage Savers’ Mike McManus says, “Since 1970, that’s 42 million divorces, shattering the lives of 40 million children. We have the highest divorce ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:16

Tags: Divorce

Effects Of Divorce

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009

EFFECTS OF DIVORCE Focus on the Family states: With more than 30 years of research, we now know divorce seldom leads to a better life. Consider that: 1. Life expectancies for divorced men and women are significantly lower than for married people (who have the longest life expectancies).3 ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Impact Of Divorce

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

THE IMPACT OF DIVORCE Today, there is a generation of children of divorce that has grown up. Elizabeth Marquardt is author of Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce. This scholar, a child of divorce herself, drew from her own experiences and also surveyed 1500 adult children ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:10-16

Tags: Divorce