Is divorce always a sin?

Answer 1

"What God has joined, let man not separate."

Yes, however it is permissable in instances of unfaithfulness or if the spouses life is in real danger.

Answer 2

An unjust divorce is a sin. Adultery is the only grounds for divorce.

Mal 2:16 "For the man who hates and divorces, says the LORD, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless."

Mat 5:32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

You can't even divorce a non-believer

1Co 7:13 If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.

Answer 3

The first thing that someone should be considering is whether the idea of sin is actually real.

If God is supposed to be perfect how could She have made anything or anyone that wasn't.
Think about it. The idea of sin assumes certain things about God that seem highly unlikely.
All this talk about sin sounds like a bunch of nonsense to me.

First it assumes a God who is too incompetent to organize a simple educational field excursion and figure out a way to get all of the students home safely.

How likely is this that God would not be smart enough to come up with a plan for our salvation that is going to work?

It also assumes that God must have created us imperfect if we are sinners.

One might assume that God would be able to create someone perfect each and every time if he chose to. Assuming God is capable of this, then it follows logically that we must be perfect creations if we are actually creations of this perfect God.

Unless of course you are saying that God chose to create us imperfect.

If God created us imperfect then anything that may go wrong is Gods fault, not ours. This seems a bit illogical at best so I think that we need to assume that What God creates would have to be perfect.

If this is the case and Gods creations are perfect, then nothing that we can do could change what God created perfect and make it imperfect unless we think that we are more powerful than God is.

How likely is it that we the creation could be more powerful than the creator. I personally find this idea somewhat amusing, and a bit absurd.

Religion tells us that God is perfect. If this is true then it could hardly be logically for Gods creations to be considered to be anything less than perfect.

If this is the case then Nothing that we can ever do could possibly change this perfection that God willed, unless we were so powerful that our choices could override and change the will of God.

How likely is that????

Think about it.

The idea of sin is simple nonsense; a lie made up about God by religion.

Love and blessings
don

Answer 4

No - it is not always a sin.

Matthew 19 (New International Version)
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Matthew 19
Divorce
1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. 2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?"

4"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'[a] 5and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'[b]? 6So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."

7"Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"

8Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."

10The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."

11Jesus replied, "Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage[c]because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it."

Answer 5

I don't think that divorce is the actual thing that God hates it's the unfaithfulness. If you divorce for good reason and don't intend to marry again I don't think God will have a problem with that. If you seek an annulment that is another thing altogether.

If your intent is to just get out of the marriage because you don't want to take time to work it out(and the other party has not done serious wrongdoing against you) that is not good. God knows your heart.

Answer 6

In Islam, it is not a sin but of all the things allowed, divorce is the least liked.

Answer 7

Hi bullscats,

The bible makes allowances for it when there is infidelity. Although God allows for it - he shares that he hates divorce. He'd prefer if couples can work through that and honor their marriage commitment to one another- but in some cases the hurt is so deep that there is a bitterness there that harms both parties (and any children that are involved). Ideally God would like the family unit to stay together.

Divorce is also an option when there is abuse and staying together endangers someone.

Hope that helps,

Nickster

Answer 8

The sin is not divorce, it is the remarriage that causes the sin!

Unless the original divorce was from the mates adultery, then Jesus said that there was no sin.

Answer 9

The first ordiance given to man and it's as old as humanity itself is marriage. God upholds marriage and according to the Scriptures, divorce is wrong. In ( Matt. 19:4-5), Jesus, when asked simply stated the positive truth that God made one man and one woman in the beginning. Jesus gave us also the Bibical basis for divorce in ( Matt. 5:31-32).
Though God hated divorce ( Mal. 2:16), Jesus said it is allowed because of the hardness of man's heart ( Matt. 19:8). We all have sinned and come short of the glory of God ( Romans 3:23). Also, " if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness....( 1 John 1:9-10).
There is no need for the " innocent " party to feel guilty. God will forgive the guilty party too, when they repent. The sin of divorce is not the unpardonable sin even when gotten in disobedience to God's word. Nevertheless, it must be confessed as any other sin. God is merciful, and as Jesus said to the woman caught in adultry, " Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more " ( John 8:11).
God hates divorce because of the heartache and pain it causes to all concerned, especially the children, who often suffer for most throughout their lives. There are always consequences to disobedience. The only thing to do about divorce is to accept God's forgiveness and get on with your life.
Before a couple deceides to divorce, carefully consider the reasons why , simply because we know that God hates divorce and adultry.
Upon the question of remarrying the Apostle Paul wrote, " I, not the Lord, say... " ( 1 Cor. 7:12). Here Paul is giving his personal opinion and did not claim to speak for God in these few sentences. God tells us over and over that His mercy lasts forever. Furthermore, Paul said, " This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the worlf to save sinners, of who I am chief " ( 1 Tim. 1:15). We all are guilty of sin in one way or the other, there is never a time when any of us can claim to have no sin. However, what we can claim is that our sins are forgiven.
We also have to remener what sin is; sin is anything less than thinking the perfect thoughts of God, speaking the perfect word of God, or doing the perfect deeds of God. Nobody, other than Jesus Christ, at any time in his or her life lived in such perfection. Therefore, people who remarry while their original spouse is still living must trust in the grace of God.
Jesus said that if one divorces for any reason except marital infidelity, and then remarries another, it's adultry ( Matt. 19:9). We know that adultry is sin.
We know that God hates divorce and hates adultry ( Exod. 20: 14). Therefore, we must be very careful not to cross the proverbial line and simply move from one marriage to another. You have to examine your divorce, why did it happen, what is different now as compared to then? What will you do to ensure this marriage will be different? And most importantly pray for the Holy Spirit to guide you.

Answer 10

Divorce is never a sin .Sin is just an inventionof religion .
Religion is just an invention of a man who wants immortality .
Immortality doesn`t exist .
Does water and oil go to Hell because they don`t blend together ????

Answer 11

In my opinion, divorce is never a sin. I hope this helps.