Note 14 at 1Co 7:11: Paul had just stated in 1Co 7:10 that it was the command of the Lord not to divorce. Here, while he was still speaking a command of the Lord, he proceeded to give instructions to those who don't abide by this command. This is amazing!

The Lord gives His perfect will in 1Co 7:10 and then provides an alternative in 1Co 7:11. Divorce is never God's best, but He does allow it. However, there is a difference between what these scriptures teach and what the Lord allowed under the Old Covenant. In De 24:1-4, the Lord allowed divorce and remarriage. Under these New Testament commands, the Lord allowed divorce but not remarriage. The commands concerning marriage are stricter under grace than they were under Law (Tit 2:11-12).

Note 15 at 1Co 7:11: The N.T. does not give any instructions about the conditions under which a marriage can be reconciled after divorce. However, the Old Testament did in De 24:1-4. If one of the divorced partners marries someone else, then he or she was not to go back to his or her first mate. It can be assumed that the New Testament silence means that these O.T. instructions still stand.