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“So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.” I have chosen a blatantly unpopular passage, that could use reaffirmation in our politically correct age. We live in a culture that is far too comfortable with divorce, and altogether too open to remarriage. The world would laugh to scorn those who believe the practice evil, even though the Bible is clear. Marriage vows are not the mere words we make them out to be. They are solemn oaths before God, that bind two people together in a public and legal promise. We make a covenant together before witnesses, enter into a documented contract recognized by government, and are pronounced man and wife by vested authorities. All of this formality somehow fails to produce true commitment, however, if it is not first established in the heart. No couple expects or desires failure; some simply refuse to close the door to all potential for parting. Those who marry are bound for life. Beginning our doctrinal discussions on any other marriage-related questions should begin with this basic affirmation. Disregard for cultural and emotional pressures doesn’t hurt either.