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Mariana

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5. Jesus allowed for a few exceptions to the general rule

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Sun May 6, 2018, 08:25 PM

May 2018

that divorce and remarriage equals adultery. Physical abuse is not one of the exceptions. Therefore, a woman who leaves her abusive husband and remarries is an adulteress, by Jesus's definition.

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