“'Til Death Do Us Part”

Thursday, September 17, 2015

What are the rules for remarrying if you are a widow?  If a woman is past child-bearing age and wants to marry again, is this okay?

Sincerely,
Mind Your Maritals

Dear Mind Your Maritals,

It is perfectly all right for a widow to remarry after her spouse’s death. In fact, God encourages it. The apostle Paul told widows, especially young widows, to remarry and start a new life (1 Tim 5:14). God wants us to move on after the death of a loved one. Mourning is a very important process that shouldn’t be neglected, but the time for mourning isn’t forever (Eccl 3:4). There are no age restrictions on a widow remarrying. If someone is widowed, death has ended her marriage contract, and she is free to pursue matrimony again (1 Cor 7:39).

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