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Dear Young Married Couple

ASK episode: Is ABUSE Biblical Grounds for DIVORCE?

Dear Young Married Couple

Adam & Karissa King

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Sexuality

5817 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

We know that God is a god of marriage, not divorce. But we’ve all wondered: Are there exceptions to this? Are there biblical examples? Should I stay in an abusive, unsafe marriage for the sake of “sticking it out”? 💔 There is a big debate here, so we’re trying to be as careful as possible. We received this anonymous question from a follower via our SPEAK Pipe (linked below). Tune in to hear our response. Resources: SPEAK Pipe: Submit an anonymous question https://www.speakpipe.com/DearYoungMarriedCouple FREE RESOURCE: 5 Steps When Trust Has Been Broken https://dear-young-married-couple.mykajabi.com/brokentrust Stay in Conversation with Us  IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple  Website: https://www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:15.7

Is abuse considered biblical grounds for divorce? We're going to answer that question today, but first, let's hear a question from one of our callers.

0:23.1

Hi, long story short, been married for a little over a year now.

0:27.9

There's already been adultery, and there has been verbal emotional and some physical abuse, pushing and shoving and unlawful restraint. Obviously, we know what the

0:39.2

Bible says about those things. And, you know, I would be biblically okay to divorce him.

0:48.0

We have a three-month-old baby. And if he's willing to get the help that he needs or says that he's willing, I have left

0:58.1

our home in Texas and in Idaho with family, but at what point would it, would I need to step back

1:07.3

and say, you know, if you're not changing, if you're not doing these things,

1:11.0

you know, this is the steps and precaution that I'm going to take, although how heart-wrenching

1:16.3

it is, because I do love him and I do care for him, and I want a family, and I want our family

1:21.2

to be whole. At what point would I need to say, enough is enough, and get divorced. I know God doesn't, it's not in God's

1:32.8

desires for anyone to get divorced, but with these things, it's unsafe for a three-month-old.

1:38.0

It's unsafe for myself. So I'm just not too sure what to do or when to call it.

1:46.6

Thank you so much for sending this question in.

1:49.5

It sounds like you are going through a ton and good for you for seeking safety.

1:54.7

Yeah.

1:54.9

We're going to talk about that.

1:56.1

First, I want to tell everyone else who's listening to this.

1:58.6

If you have a question that you want answered,

2:06.0

we do these ask episodes periodically and you can ask your question and your voice may be featured in one of our ask episodes. Just go to the link in the show notes and it'll take you to speak

2:10.4

pipe where you can record directly from your phone. So we're answering this from a Christian

2:15.0

perspective because a lot of Christians have and there is a big debate here. There is. So we're answering this from a Christian perspective because a lot of Christians have.

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