Note 15 at Mr 10:9: Jesus did not say we could not put asunder marriage (divorce and remarry) in the sense that it was impossible, but He said we should not destroy a union that God had intended to be permanent. We must always remember that God hates divorce (Mal 2:16) because it hurts people. It is basically an act of destruction and violence. It hurts everyone: partners, children, family, and friends. Malachi called it dealing "treacherously" with "thy companion" (Mal 2:14) and a "man's covering himself with violence" (Mal 2:16, New International Version). Proverbs speaks of the wayward wife as one who has left the partner of her youth and forgotten the covenant of her God (Pr 2:17). We must remember that divorce frustrates God's original design and adulterates marriage. There is no prescribed punishment for those destroying this one-flesh relationship, but taken in context, it is certain that God hates divorce (Mal 2:16), and there will certainly be an accounting for those who stand before God at the great white throne of judgment (Re 20:11-15). Those who are guilty of putting asunder what God has joined together need to receive the forgiveness that is found through Jesus.