Author: Greg Gifford

In November, I listened to Wayne Grudem read his paper, “Grounds for Divorce: Why I Now Believe There are More Than Two” at the Evangelical Theological Society in San Diego. The room was packed—standing room only—and we were all extraordinarily intrigued as to what we were preparing to hear from Grudem. In a winsome way, acknowledging that he was unaware of anyone else who held his position—Wayne Grudem argued for a third category of divorce. This category was developed from the phrase, “in these cases” (1 Cor. 7:15) from which Grudem suggested that this was not a form of desertion, but rather a third category for divorce. In this post, I will offer three brief responses to Grudem’s paper: a hermeneutical response, a contextual response, and an exegetical response. Continue Reading →

In November, I listened to Wayne Grudem read his paper, “Grounds for Divorce: Why I Now Believe There are More Than Two” at the Evangelical Theological Society in San Diego. The room was packed—standing room only—and we were all extraordinarily intrigued as to what we were preparing to hear from Grudem. In a winsome way, acknowledging that he was unaware of anyone else who held his position—Wayne Grudem argued for a third category of divorce. This category was developed from the phrase, “in these cases” (1 Cor. 7:15) from which Grudem suggested that this was not a form of desertion, but rather a third category for divorce. In this post, I will offer three brief responses to Grudem’s paper: a hermeneutical response, a contextual response, and an exegetical response. Continue Reading →