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S3 E3 | What the Bible Says About a Marriage Falling Apart

Therapy and Theology

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The Context of Emotional Abuse

In Deuteronomy 24, 1 through 4, this is what Moses says. If a man marries a woman but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent, the Hebrew word is ʻervat d'vahr about her. He may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house. Now, Jesus comes in and actually defines exactly how we ought to think about this. This is really interesting for unfaithfulness, for adultery, for unfaithful. The marriage contract was broken. So that was kind of clear cut, you know. But Jim, I know what it feels like to sit in your

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