"To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife."
If you are married, it is God's will for you to remain married. You have a holy charge from God. Husband and wife alike are directed to stay in their marriage. You should not get a divorce. But the objection comes, you do not know my spouse. It is true that no other person knows what it is like to be married to your spouse. But it was not a person who gave this directive. God commanded it, and God knows what your situation is like. In fact, He has a more realistic view of the relationship than you do.
Your situation is not irrelevant. In fact the next several verses are going to deal with specific situations. But in all the different situations, one thing remains constant. God wants the married person to stay married.
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