"No divorce" and "one man, one wife" are God's perfect will (Mr 10:6-9). It is also evident in Scripture that a "bill of divorcement" (Dt. 24:1) is not only because of the "hardness" of man's heart (Mr 10:5), but may in certain conditions be a "just" choice (Mt 1:19).
Concerning remarriage:
1 Corinthians 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
1 Corinthians 7:27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
Looking at the whole context, letting a partner "depart" makes the person "not under bondage" or "loosed". If a person who is no longer "bound" (but not a "virgin") marries, Paul says to him "thou hast not sinned".
On the other hand, I'm just glad that divorce is still banned in the Philippines!
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