Phil Schlamp False Teachings exposed MDR Marriage Divorce Remarriage review: pastor phil schlamp, of maranatha evangelical 1

Among other false teachings, Phil Schlamp is teaching that all remarriage is adultery. This is a ridiculous teaching given all that is stated in the Bible on this topic.

The following is from a Bible I have with commentary by Donald Stamps. I just now typed it out. This Bible is called the "Life in the Spirit Study Bible." Here's what it says, in consideration of all of what the Bible says on this subject:

"EXCEPT IT BE FOR FORNICATION. God's will for marriage is one mate, one marriage for life (vv. 5-6; see Gen. 2:24, Sol. 2:7; 4:12; Mal. 2:14). To this Jesus gives an exception, namely ‘fornication.' Fornication is marital unfaithfulness (Gk. porneia) and includes adultery or any kind of sexual immorality (5:32; 19:9). Hence divorce is to be permitted when sexual immorality is involved. The following are important biblical facts concerning divorce.

(1) When Jesus criticizes divorce in 19:6-7, He is not criticizing a separation because of adultery, but a divorce permitted in the O.T. in those cases where a husband discovered premarital unchastity after the marriage ceremony had taken place (Deut. 24:1-4). God's desire in such cases was that the two remain together. However, He permitted divorce due to premarital unchastity because of the hardness of the people's hearts (vv. 7-8).

(2) In the case of immorality after marriage, the O.T. law prescribed the dissolving of the marriage by executing both the offending parties (Lev. 20:10; Deut. 22:22). This, of course, would leave the innocent person free to remarry (Rom. 7:2; 1 Cor. 7:39).

(3) Under the new covenant the privileges of the believer are no less. Although divorce is a tragedy, marital unfaithfulness is such a cruel sin against one's mate that Christ states that the innocent party has a proper right to end the marriage by a divorce based on adultery. He or she is free to remarry another believer (1 Cor. 7:27-28).

(4) Paul's treatment of marriage and desertion in 1 Cor. 7:12-16 indicates that a marriage also may be dissolved by the desertion of an unbelieving spouse. He further indicates that remarriage by the believer in such cases is not sin (see 1 Cor. 7:15; 27-28)." Donald Stamps, Life in the Spirit Study Bible, p. 1443