Its true! If your spouse and you are Christians and you divorce, even if he has cheated, he has STILL come to know the Lord before that happened, so therefore, you are bound to the vows that you made to him on your wedding day. The ONLY part of the Bible that says that you are NOT bound is when one of you has not come to know the Lord and the other has. Because the Bible says that the Un believing spouse is convered through the believeing spouse. How many of you knew this? Do you have a different opinion about it?
2006-08-25 08:23:58 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
References to Divorce Mathew 19 whole chapter talks about it being ok to divorce if marital unfaithfulness but NOT to remarry just because of it.
Still looking for the reference for you in regards to Spouses being covered etc...
2006-08-25 08:34:45 · update #1
No I didn't know that.
2006-08-25 08:26:24 · answer #1 · answered by bubbles26 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I disagree with you. Jesus tells us at Matthew 5 that:
31 “Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery."
So a divorce is permissable IF there is adultry; although both also commit adultry if they remarry, Jesus tells us this sin is impugned to the ex-spouse who caused the marital breakup.
Also, a divorced woman is free to remarry without sin if her ex-husband dies (Romans 7:2).
I think you are misinterpreting 1 Cor. 7:10-16; if a believer marries an unbeliever, the believer is not to turn around and divorce the unbeliever simply because of his or her unbelief; if the unbeliever leaves the marriage, the bond is broken. We are "called to peace" (in other words, we are to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit) as to whether or not we should remarry. The sanctification of the unbelieving spouse and children from the marriage doesn't mean they are saved.
Peace.
2006-08-25 08:37:14 · answer #2 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says divorce is only acceptable in the case that your spouse has cheated on you. If you do get divorce for any other reason than that, the Bible says you shouldn't get married unless your spouse has died or the two of you have decided to get back together. It's in Matthew ch.5 vs.31-32.
2006-08-25 08:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only reason the Bible gives for permitting divorce is fornication. Fornication is sex before you are married. This means that if you marry someone and find out on your wedding night that they are no longer a virgin, you can divorce them. If you choose not to, then there is no other reason for which you can divorce them. The Bible does say, if your unbelieving spouse wants to leave you, let them go. However, it doesn't give you the right to remarry after they leave. God is against divorce and He never intended it to be used like it is today. He will never divorce us (His bride) and He never intended for us to divorce each other.
2006-08-25 08:31:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said that if you commit adultery it is OK to get a divorce. I feel in my spirit personally that Divorce is not a option. Personally I have been through alot in my marriage and GOD has been faithful to bring both me and my wife out of all of lemons and he has started to make lemonade. GOD hates Divorce and what GOD has put together let no man tear apart. If you are a unbeliever you will do what you want but for those of you that do believe stay faithful to your spouse and to GOD.
1 Corinthians 7:10-12
10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
1 Corinthians 7:26-28
26Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are. 27Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife. 28But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
Matthew 5:31-33
31"It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'[a] 32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.
2006-08-25 08:32:47 · answer #5 · answered by †HolyW.A.R.777†©™ †SFCU† 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says;I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultry. So if your spouse commits fornication, or sex outside of the marriage, you can get a divorce and remarry. But it is best to try and resolve the problem and stay married.
2006-08-25 08:40:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it is kinda crazy but there is good reason His plan was for man to marry the wife of his youth, because for each of us His plan has but one in His plan for us, and He gives us an out but only a little one ............it shocked me also that one spouse is automatically protected by Him even if non believer til that non believe has to meet Him at those pearly gates ......I am also amazed at how long people lived in the Bible!
2006-08-25 08:30:51 · answer #7 · answered by crownvic64 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean, but my understanding differs from yours in the sense that the religious or lack of religious commitment of your partner has no bearing whatsoever on the long standing of your marriage. Whether you get a divorce or not, remmary or not, my understanding is that God will be with you at all times. Whatever happens afterwards is something God's peace will encourage you to do.
2006-08-25 08:28:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Flowersandhearts is right on this one.
Read the bible, my friends - don't just take someone's word on it!
(And, actually, if you've read the bible front to back, every page, every line, then you would know that in several places it contradicts itself - says one thing in one place then another in a different place. It's all a matter of what side of the argument you want the bible to support.)
2006-08-25 08:32:02 · answer #9 · answered by alisha_kelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew 5:31
OT Law- It has been said that anyone who divorces his wife, must give her a certificate of divorce.
NT- "But i tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfullness, casues her to become an adultress. And anyone who marries the divorced woman, committs adultery."
2006-08-25 08:30:13 · answer #10 · answered by dOll FaCe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew 19:8-9 (Jesus speaking), 'He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."'
1 Corinthians 7:13,15-16, 'And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him... But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace. For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save you wife?'
2006-08-25 08:35:22 · answer #11 · answered by Free Ranger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋