Isn't that what God said?
2006-07-28 05:02:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God said that anyone who gets divorced is an adulterer. Period.
2006-07-28 05:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by FiatJusticia 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Romans 7:2-3
Let me illustrate. When a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her. [3] So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries.
(Of course this does NOT mean she can KILL him...that is MURDER.)
Now....as for divorce/adultery.....
Matthew 19:9
And I tell you this, a man who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful."
Mark 10:11-12
He told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her. [12] And if a woman divorces her husband and remarries, she commits adultery."
For those of you who read this and say "what about the people that divorced and remarried and may not have even known it was against God's Word? Simple.....
1 John 1:9
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.
Someone who has remarried for reasons other than adultery simply needs to ask forgiveness for sinning against God's Word like anyone else who sins. Then according to God's word we are "cleansed" of the sin. Forgiven. This does not mean we have to divorce again.....that would be sinning again.....it simply means to live as "one" with the spouse that we have at that time.
Now, some people may use the "sin and forgive" thing as an excuse to divorce and remarry. They KNOW what God's Word says and they ignore it.......
Romans 6:15
So since God's grace has set us free from the law, does this mean we can go on sinning? Of course not!
God warns us of sinning after we KNOW the law. And even though we may be able to fool the world and those around us...God knows our heart.
Should we stay in a relationship that is abusive. Absolutely NOT! But, leaving does not necessarily mean we have to go out and find another spouse either. Sometimes, instead of trying to fill the void in our lives with a spouse after a disastrous, we should focus on building up our own lives and self esteem. Relying on God at this time is much healthier than looking for another spouse! Just my opinion here.
2006-07-28 05:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by guatemama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a better question is why you'd want to keep someone who doesn't want to be there in a system (marriage) that for all intents and purposes was originally for transfer of property (a woman) from one man (her father) to another (her husband). But if you want to take the word of a book that's been tampered with and rewritten to suit the needs of people in power, by all means, go ahead. Just ask yourself who taking advice like that would benefit.
2006-07-28 05:09:18 · answer #3 · answered by Yuri N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way you can divorce is if your spouse cheated on you.
1 Corinthians 7
If you divorce your spouse other than that yes you are committing adultery.
2006-07-28 05:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by YO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand the question. I'm divorced and it had nothing to do with abuse or adultery...
2006-07-28 05:05:44 · answer #5 · answered by ss98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Adultery starts in your heart... if you look with lust God sees you as an adulterer!
2006-07-28 06:43:04 · answer #6 · answered by antit104 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is what the bible says so if you want to accept that than go ahead. I doubt that is what the Creator wants for anybody - to stay in a marriage even though the find out they don't really want to be with the person.
2006-07-28 05:05:41 · answer #7 · answered by bregweidd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there are other reasons for Divorce.I'm divorced & got remarried so Drugs Ruined my 1st marriage
2006-07-28 05:09:09 · answer #8 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with that logic then when they commit adultery they have the right to divorce
glad my ex beat me up and cheated on me so i could divorce him
2006-07-28 05:05:33 · answer #9 · answered by Layla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Christ only allows one to divorce and remarry if he/she puts away his/her spouse for the cause of fornication.
2006-07-28 05:11:23 · answer #10 · answered by qwert 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋