ever received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. If indicated, explain "Steps to Peace with God,"page 11.
5. After receiving Christ, the inquirer can rightfully expect the Lord's help. He or she will now find a new dimension to life and a new perspective which should be helpful in reaching solutions. For new insights into the divorce situation, he or she should begin to read and study God's Word, and talk with God in prayer. Prayer and Bible study will bring new dimensions to the person's own disposition and personality, and will help bring restoration with the spouse through repentance and confession.
6. Encourage him or her to exhaust all options in the search for a scriptural solution.
7. Pray for God's intervention in putting the marriage back together according to Scripture.
8. If the caller is a Christian, share thoughts from "Restoration," page 17, emphasizing 1 John 1:9 and Romans 12:1–2.
Scripture
"He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord" (Proverbs 18:22).
"When a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, she is no longer bound to him; the laws of marriage no longer apply to her. Then she can marry someone else if she wants to. That would be wrong while he was alive, but it is perfectly all right after he dies" (Romans 7:2, TLB).
"The man should give his wife all that is her right as a married woman, and the wife should do the same for her husband: for a girl who marries no longer has full right to her own body, for her husband then has his rights to it, too; and in the same way the husband no longer has full right to his own body, for it belongs also to his wife" (1 Corinthians 7:3–4, TLB).
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:3–5, NIV).
"Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers" (1 Peter 3:7, NIV).