The Bible clearly teaches that remarriage after the death of a spouse is permissible. In the case of younger widows, Paul actually encouraged them to remarry.
(1 Timothy 5:14) So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
We again find Paul encouraging remarriage in situations where people would not be able to control their sexual desire.
(1 Corinthians 7:8-9) Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Remarriage With One Condition
When a man and woman are married, the two are united as one flesh (Genesis 2:24). These two individuals are bound to each other as long as the other is alive. When one spouse dies, the other is released from the law that binds them. They are then free to marry anyone they wish, on one condition. The Scripture says whoever they marry must be a Christian.
(1 Corinthians 7:39-40) A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord. In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is–and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
(Romans 7:2-3) For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him. So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
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