is divorce a sin??

Answer 1

it can be.

Answer 2

Divorce is not a sin in itself, but Jesus said that if you divorce your spouse and marry another, then you are committing adultery and also causing your new spouse to commit adultery. So, in the Catholic Church we have a special tribunal to determine if your first marriage should never have taken place. Reasons can include deceit before the marriage, physically or mentally abusive behavior, drunkenness, adultery. The tribunal does not base their decisions on hearsay. but witness testimony and depositions and several interviews of both parties separately and together. Whether or not there are children may or may not weigh into it. In the end, the tribunal decides on whether to grant an annulment so you can remarry in the Church. The Church does not want anyone just getting divorced and remarried for any selfish reason, so they do not make it easy. But at least when they approve the annulment you will not be committing adultery by remarrying.

Answer 3

I personally think that divorce is a sin but it can be forgiven if you repent and ask for forgiveness from the Gods. I think that you should be able to be with the person you want to be with but I think that divorce is a sin because you found something in the person you married and instead of divorcing you should be able to find something else.

Answer 4

The only biblical reason for divorce is infidelity. Some religions believe that divorcing for any other reason is a sin. Some believe that if you remarry after a divorce then you are commiting adultery.

I personally belive that you can't stay with someone who is abusive...physically or emotionally. Yes, people can change...but someone who beats you or has been beating you for years doesn't deserve a second chance. If you truly LOVED your husband/wife, you wouldn't hit them.

Both of my parents have been married before and they are the most spiritual people i've met.

Answer 5

No, absolutely not. Divorce is the result of sin. Just like a automobile wreck is the result of an irresponsible driver.
It it not unlawful to have a wreck in your car, it is unlawful to drive it recklessly.
Divorce is a "form/type" of salvation for the victim in a bad marriage. God would never have allowed Moses to give the law in Deuteronomy 24, if divorce would be sin.
Divorce is a concession, and unfortunately some abuse it.

Answer 6

Yes, today it is almost always. The traditional wedding vows are meant to be an oath to God, only breaking these vows constitutes divorce, which is marital unfaithfulness.

Q: "Will you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to live together in holy matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?"

A: "I do."

Malachi 2:16
"I hate divorce," says the LORD God of Israel, "and I hate a man's covering himself with violence as well as with his garment," says the LORD Almighty. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.

Matthew 5:32
But 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.

Also, even if one does divorce on the grounds of adultery, they would still sin if they marry anyone but their first spouse.

Luke 16:18
"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Answer 7

Actually it is somewhat contraversial in the bible itself. It says we are not to divorce. However, only the man could go to the church and file one. But it did say it is God's will for us to stay together once we get married. However, if noone wanted the woman and/or her husband was deceased her hand was to be cut off (yes it really said that). HOWEVER there were men with many wives as this is how the earth got populated so fast. HOWEVER remember Abraham and Sarah? And Sarah couldn't get pregnant so she told him to go to their maid (Hagar) and impregnate her so he could have a child. THEN Sarah got pregnant, (GOD"s sense of humor) THEN they booted Hagar out!! And her baby was Ishmael, and God still blessed him. If u think about it ~ it's not the baby's fault. So I am just saying, if you follow the bible literally, it is very unclear.

BUT I'd like to think God is wonderful enough to understand that all intentions of marriage are the same~ but how it unfolds is all dependent on 3 things, compassion, communication, and faithfulness & obviously the base of love. Without all of those, I don't see how a relationship in any form could work. Therein lies why I'd like to think divorce is ok with God. I hope He doesn't want us to live miserably, but I just don't know, it is unclear. But I know when I get married, I never want to say "I'm divorced"~ Something innate inside me.

Answer 8

Divorce is only an act of separation - that is not a sin. However, the underlying causes may be a sin - selfishness, adultery, physical or mental abuse, laziness, domination, lying, child abuse, etc.

Answer 9

Depends... Are you divorcing an ugly ugly woman? See... in that case it would have been a sin to marry her in the first place. What, what what were you thinking?

Answer 10

In my opinion, sins are in your own mind. If you feel you have sinned, then you have in your mind. Personally I do not think it's a sin. It's worse to stay with someone that makes you unhappy or is abusive. If you are driven by what your religion says, then find out your church's doctrine on divorce.

Answer 11

Divorce itself it not a sin. It is caused by sin.