REACT: Dr. Hershael York on Civilly Unrecognized Marriages

REACT: Dr. Hershael York on Civilly Unrecognized Marriages

Dr. Hershael York of Southern Seminary on the Pastor Well podcast ( https://youtu.be/athpYa7A6bE?si=3Bmk5HxIXKmArTSK [https://youtu.be/athpYa7A6bE?si=3Bmk5HxIXKmArTSK] ) provided pastors with advice regarding an unusual question: How should a pastor respond to an older couple who want to cohabitate and call it marriage?  In this scenario, the older couple is often incentivized by pension rules to forgo legally remarrying.  To keep the pension money and cohabitate, the couple wonders if they can be validly remarried (and have sex) without getting a marriage license. Dr. York provides his advice and I react to his comments. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/] Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ [https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage [https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage] Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594 [https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578367894327 Email: DivorceYourRemarriage@gmail.com

REACT: Adam Robinson on Divorce and Remarriage

YouTuber Adam Robinson discussed Jesus's teaching on divorce and remarriage ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7bMesTO44A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7bMesTO44A] ).  In his presentation, Adam summarized Jesus's teaching in a way that gave the man more rights than the woman.  In doing so, Adam recognized that Jesus's exception clauses in Mat 5:32, 19:9 only provide the man the right to divorce and remarry in the exceptional scenario, not the woman.  This poses an insurmountable gender problem for the "adultery" view of the exception clause.  Adam "bites the bullet" by accepting a gendered exception despite its inconsistency with the New Testament's gender neutral morality on divorce and remarriage.  However, this gender problem is remedied under the "already married" view of the exception clause, as I explain in this episode. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/] Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ [https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage [https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage] Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594 [https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578367894327 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578367894327] Email: DivorceYourRemarriage@gmail.com

REACT: Dr. Wayne Grudem on Divorce and Remarriage

On the Room for Nuance podcast ( @RoomforNuance ), Sean DeMars interviewed scholar Dr. Wayne Grudem in May 2026 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB1T2VD8TCo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB1T2VD8TCo] ).  During this interesting and wide ranging interview, Dr. Grudem discussed his change of mind on divorce and remarriage.  I respond to his comments in this episode. While I disagree with Dr. Grudem on this subject, I am grateful for his contribution to evangelical scholarship. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/] Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ [https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage [https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage] Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594 [https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578367894327 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578367894327] Email: DivorceYourRemarriage@gmail.com

REACT: Churches of Christ Remarriage Interpretations

The Churches of Christ inherited a culture of independent thinking from their Restorationist Movement roots.  That culture, along with their inherited opposition to denominationalism, creeds, and other instruments of constraint (and unity) causes them to read the Scriptures afresh.  That has resulted in a significantly more restrictive view on divorce and remarriage than evangelicalism's majority view.  However, not all Church of Christ pastors agree.  Pastor Mike Hisaw, on his Progressive Primitivist channel ( @TheProgressivePrimitivist ), shared his current view that a remarriage is a mere one-time act of adultery.  The Gospel Broadcast Network ( @GBNTVA ), a major Church of Christ channel, publicly "corrected the error" of Pastor Mike Hisaw.  I react to both views, sharing where I agree and disagree. Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/] Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ [https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage [https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage] Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594 [https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578367894327 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578367894327] Email: DivorceYourRemarriage@gmail.com

Debate with Joel Garner on Divorce and Remarriage part 2

Joel Garner ( @joelgarner539 [https://www.youtube.com/@joelgarner539] ) interprets the New Testament to teach marriage permanence, but he disagrees with my view of the exception clause (Mat 5:32, 19:9). Joel critiqued my view, I reacted his his critique.  He then reacted to my video.  In this episode, I am responding to his last video.  This back and forth gives us the opportunity to identify the premises that underly our disagreement so that you have more information and can decide who is right. Let us know in the comments! Joel isn't the only person to critique my view!  I previously had correspondence with a (really smart) evangelical college professor who disagrees with me. I cover that here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armss_fU3L4vDXl_-3xfEcuZ9Y&si=b5kW1THQRNb8utHX [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46V5S-armss_fU3L4vDXl_-3xfEcuZ9Y&si=b5kW1THQRNb8utHX] Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/ [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9YRS7N/] Insta: https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/ [https://www.instagram.com/divorceyourremarriage/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage [https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceYourRemarriage] Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594 [https://rumble.com/c/c-7751594] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578367894327 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578367894327] Email: DivorceYourRemarriage@gmail.com