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Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries.\nThe\xa0prominent complementarian theologian Wayne Grudem has changed his mind about divorce.\xa0Last month, Grudem told evangelical scholars at the Evangelical Theological Society that a closer reading of 1 Corinthians 7:15 had led him to conclude that the Bible permits divorce when there is abuse.\nMany pastors have told the theologian\xa0that they have found what he shared extremely helpful, says Grudem, a professor of theology and biblical studies at Phoenix Seminary.\xa0\n\u201cI just had a pastor write to me just recently saying, \u2018I had felt uneasy about what I thought was the biblical position for years, but I couldn't see an alternative.\u2019 He said, \u2018Thank you. This is so helpful,\u2019\u201d said Grudem. \u201c...They see the value of this alternative understanding of a ground for divorce, and it seems right to them from their reading of Scripture and from their dealing with real-life situations.\u201d\nGrudem joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss his process of re-studying 1 Corinthians 7:15 and the role that hearing from victims played in prompting him to return to scripture.\nWhat is \u201cQuick to Listen\u201d?\xa0Read more\nSubscribe to\xa0Quick to Listen\xa0on\xa0Apple Podcasts\nFollow the podcast on\xa0Twitter\nFollow our host on Twitter:\xa0Morgan Lee\nSubscribe to Mark\u2019s newsletter:\xa0The Galli Report\nVisit our guest\u2019s website: Wayne Grudem\nMusic by\xa0Sweeps\nQuick to Listen\xa0is produced by\xa0Morgan Lee\xa0and\xa0Matt Linder\nThe transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola\nThis episode of Quick to Listen is brought to you in part by\xa0Intensional. D.A. Horton unpacks how God addresses these issues and where to take it from there in his new book\xa0Intensional.\xa0Go to dahorton.com to learn more about Intensional.\nThis episode of Quick to Listen is also brought to you by\xa0Christianbook.com, your go-to source for everything Christian. Books, Bibles, gifts, music and more, all in one place. And always from people who share your values. Go to\xa0Christianbook.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices