what do you think should be the position of the church about end a relationship autoritied by the church?

Answer 1

No wonder god can speak in many tongues if this is what he has to listen to.

Answer 2

I would imagine what is meant here is 'What should the position of the church be on dissolving a marriage contracted under the church's authority?' In other words, what should the church think of divorce after one has had a church wedding?

I personally don't believe anyone except God has a right to say whether I am married. But I do believe that one should contract a marriage before witnesses, and seek legal protection for your relationship, unless doing so would require doing something immoral (for example, if some country - I am sure no such country exists, but if it did - if some country required you to have sex before getting married, or something like that).

You could say that this is the Quaker view, more or less - although 'the Religious Society of Friends has long asserted its freedom to conduct under divine leading marriage ceremonies not conforming to civil law'. I suspect that in the old days, this meant interracial marriages in circumstances where they were prohibited by law; nowadays it could be applied to same-sex couples.

Now, as far as dissolving the relationship goes, it is one thing to just dissolve it (i.e. divorce), and another to remarry after that. I believe that sometimes it is necessary to dissolve the marriage formally, for example if local law permits your husband to beat you and the police can do nothing for you as long as you are still married.

But in this kind of case, I believe that remarriage is not an option, unless your spouse is also committing adultery, or has married someone else. I base this on the teaching contained in Matthew 19:3-10.

Answer 3

huh? Can you clarify the question a little bit? Maybe provide an example?