3. Here is the exception
clause. Now you may choose the word you want, but they all mean the same thing.
Fornication, adultery, terrible sexual sin, unchastity, unfaithfulness. This in
plain and simple language means that one party of this marriage relationship
went outside of this relationship and commited the sex act with another person.
The husband who does this or the wife who does this is guilty of sin. The
spouse was not guilty of this sin. Therefore we have a guilty party and an
innocent party.
In this case, the guilty party is guilty of unfaithfulness or whatever word you
choose to accept. The innocent party was the faithful (to the marriage
relationship) one. From this we see that if one commits fornication, then the
spouse can put away their mate and are allowed to remarry. If they put away
their spouse for any reason other than fornication and remarry, they are guilty
of adultery. The guilty party never has a right to remarry (unless his wife
forgives him and they remarry each other).
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