In the heat of the battle false issues have been raised. Those of us who oppose this tradition are regularly accused of condoning divorce. But as the smoke clears the real issues to be dealt with emerge clearly. Christians must make a responsible study of the Bible on the subject to determine whether Jesus said what the traditionalists say He did and whether the apostles taught this as well. If He said it and the apostles taught what He said, then the traditional view is right. If not, then the traditional view is wrong. It’s as simple as that.