The Eternal was a witness at your marriage in youth to the wife with whom you have now broken faith—though she is your own mate and lawful wife. —Mal. 2:14, Mo.

Every Christian outside should respect the marriage bed of a husband and wife and not yield to any part in causing a defilement of it. For a Christian to procure a divorcement where the marriage mate has not proved immoral and then remarry is a violation of the marriage bed. Scripturally it is bigamy. Likewise, a professed Christian who practices polygamy is dishonoring marriage and defiling the Christian marriage bed. A Christian will honor his own marriage or that of another because it is what God instituted. A Christian will not covet another's marriage partner and will not commit adultery or fornication. These things are sin and displease God. The apostle Paul warns against such sins, 'for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.' (Heb. 13:4, NW.) This fact should act as a deterrent against one's dishonoring marriage and defiling the marriage bed. W 4/15