God Hates Divorce but He Gave Us a Remedy, Says 'When Divorce Is Right' Author, Pastor J. Bruce Sofia

By Emma Koonse , Christian Post Reporter

The author of the book When Divorce Is Right, Pastor J. Bruce Sofia, offered honest, practical remarks on divorce, including Scriptural reasons to end a marriage and what God thinks of the decision.

When Divorce Is Right is Sofia's latest book in the Hijacked Life – Rescue Your Dream series, in which the pastor lists three reasons found in the Bible as grounds for divorce: adultery, abandonment, and the hijacking of God's call. Explaining more about the three reasons for divorce, Sofia pointed out that both infidelity and abandonment cause disruption to an individual's calling and/or their walk with God.

(Photo: Courtesy of Gloucester County Community Church)
"When Divorce Is Right" author J. Bruce Sofia.

"The Bible is the final authority on life, faith, and practice – bottom line, and when we address divorce, we look at reasons based on Scriptural grounds," Sofia explained to The Christian Post. "Hijacking of the call is also the cornerstone for the other two reasons – when abandonment or infidelity take place, how can you fulfill your call? Your whole life is poured into that spouse who is not faithful."

The pastor of New Jersey's Gloucester County Community Church went on to assert that while God sometimes commands divorce, He hates divorce. Nevertheless, divorced Christians can still find help, hope, healing, and restoration in the church.