Divorce, a Debacle or a Panacea? A Rethink from Biblical Evaluation

Academic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Theology - Miscellaneous, , course: BIBLICAL STUDIES AND THEOLOGY, language: English, abstract: Marriage is an integral part of man's social life; a covenant and commitment between a man and woman. At a particular stage in life, people are questioned if they are not married. Yet, some people see the cure for unhappy marriage as separation (divorce), it's often rather a problem than a solution; meanwhile, the society is heavily affected. Divorce remains a severe crisis; it inflicts pains on people concerned, children and the society at large. Many have seen the marriage covenant 'till death do us part' as an unrealistic and obsolete phrase. Day by day majority of homes (especially the Christians) are faced with the threat of divorce in the contemporary society. People no longer take marriage serious with commitment for life. Divorce is the order of the day; people even say it with pride without remorse. In view of this, the research presents a discourse on the subject matter from a biblical evaluation revealing the true identity of divorce as a problem to Christian home.

KOLAWOLE Oladotun Paul is a young, intelligent and dynamic teacher of the Word with Diploma in Religious Studies from Uni-Ibadan. He also graduated with Diploma in Theology and Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical studies and theology (B.A Hons) from ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Kwara state, Nigeria. Subsequent to these degrees, he is currently studying for his Masters of Arts in Christian Studies (New Testament) at Olabisi Onabanjo Univeristy, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun state, Nigeria.