the bible says that god does not approve of divorce and that if any man or woman divorces and remarries they commit adultry. Still people get divorced and they remarry. What should a person do if they are christian but want to get divorced. Please help me
2006-10-02 20:29:01 · 4 answers · asked by destiny 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You need to talk to someone in person about this--a priest, pastor, Christian advisor...someone who is familiar with Christian theology, abides by the faith, and can help others compassionately.
In the meantime...
If your husband or wife has committed adultery, then you may divorce him or her, according to scripture.
If you seek a divorce because the marriage is inconvenient for you, or it is difficult for you to work through the problems...or for some similar reason...then you are indeed breaking the vow you made before God to honor this relationship. Is it possible for you and your spouse to seek Christian counseling to help heal your marriage?
God does not want us to abandon our relationships because they may seem difficult. He wants us to work out our problems with others in hope and faithfulness.
2006-10-02 20:56:57 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be as good and moral and honorable of a person as you can be in everything you do. That way your conscience will be clear and it will help you be at peace with yourself and the world. What more can you ask for? Maybe a good lawyer if you must divorce. Do it for the righteous reasons.
2006-10-02 20:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a common problem in today's world. Young people hastily get married even though they are not sure of each other. They are reassured that if things don't go right, there's always divorce to get them out of a bad marriage. They don't realize that God intended marriage to be permanent.
(Truthcast.com/AgapePress) - Six months after releasing his findings, the head of California-base Barna Research Group is defending and explaining the results of his research that shows the divorce rate among born-again Christians across the nation is higher than non-Christians.
And some Pharisees came to Him, testing Him, and saying, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for " any cause at all'" -
Matthew 19:3
And He [Jesus] answered and said,
" Have you not read, that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh'?
Consequently they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate. "
Matthew reports Jesus' reply:
"He [Jesus] said to them, 'Because of your hardness of heart, Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.'"
Jesus, continued His reply by targeting the lie within their question, said:
"And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery Mark10:10
Jesus' reply in the house is exactly what the reader expects within the logical consistency of His reply to the earlier question regarding divorce rights that He had stated to the Pharisees; divorcing and remarrying is adultery against the present spouse unless the divorce had been for "just-cause."
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2006-10-02 20:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suppose it's time to follow a different religion
2006-10-02 20:33:03 · answer #4 · answered by listlessbutdiligent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋