Originally Posted by
CatchyUsername
Well see Quest, here's the thing. In your world, a con artist could marry someone, steal their spouses' life savings, beat them to within an inch of their life, and as long as they didn't commit adultery, you'd say that the wronged spouse should not file for divorce because Jesus never said: someone who marries a conartist unknowingly, gets cheated, and almost beaten to death has my permission to divorce.
This is why we keep saying that your view is legalistic. Your are neglecting the spirit of Jesus Words in their totality and narrowly interpreting them.
I don't think anyone that posts here would ever condone being flippant about the covenant of marriage. But to so narrowly define legitimate reasons for divorce condemns people. I