Question about divorce as I understand it....?

Question

THANK GOD I AM HAPPILY MARRIED AND GOD WILLING WILL CONTINUE TO BE BY THE HELP OF ALLAH ALL MIGHTY.


My aunt called me regarding this...issue of Divorce (She is Christian and she was arguing this point with someone else). She knows I can quote back the bible and asked me which verse talk about it....


As I have read my bible thousands of times I recalled a quote about divorce:

“Whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery” (Matthew 5:32, 19:9 & Luke 16:18).

"...whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her" (Mark 10:11, Luke 16:18, Mark 10:12).

Do you guys (Christians) Think divorce people are really commiting adultery? This is the point that my aunt was debating.

My personal Opinion:
(In islam divorce is frowned upon, but is not a sin.... so I do not see it as an issue, I guess my aunt is of the opinion that it is a SIN and people who re-marry commit adultery) What do you think?

Please answer the question at hand :) Thanks is about Christianity not what islam says Thank YOU!

Again please answer based on Christianity... I am replying to my aunt based on Christianity SHE IS NOT a muslim.. I can not apply islamic laws to a Christian woman Duh!!! Thanks again!

Thanks so much for the Christian responses. I really appreciate them. For the people Bashing Islam. Please note that the question is to answer my aunt about Christianity... I CAN NOT apply Islamic laws. And Islamic Laws say you can divorce. Yes I am aware a man can Have 4 wives. Duh! I am Muslim..... Please stick to the question else I will report You. The muslim Folks trying to clear up the question about Islam... Thanks But the question is about Christianity!

Thanks!

Answer 1

The Christian religion makes two allowances for divorce. The first is if one spouse cheats on the other and the second is if an unbelieving spouse abandons the marriage.

Matthew 19:3 And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?" 4 He answered, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh'? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate." 7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?" 8 He said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery."

1 Corinthians 7:10 To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife. 12 To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. 13 If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.

Answer 2

Unless it is one of the 10 commandents given by GOD to Moses, then it is not a sin. I do not remember anyone of the 10 saying that divorce is a sin. In Matthew, Luke and Mark's time, a woman did not have any way to earn a living and if her husband left her with small children, then both her and the children would likely starve or become a burden on her family and community. Their teachings were to try to protect the women, the children and the society. BYE THE BYE, does not ISLAM allow a man to have 4 wives?

Answer 3

Islam is based on education and the right to every man and woman to know the last update from GOD In the past let say 1400 years ago women were sex propriety where the in west the catholic church called for one marriage only there was no freedom to divorce and men committed Adultery most of the time remember king Henry lovers

Answer 4

Yes I believe that divorce is against Bible teaching and is a sin. However all manner of sin is forgiveable except blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. If you are divorced then ask God to forgive you. He will. Peter once asked Jesus about people offending one another. Then Peter asked if we should for give that person 7 times. Jesus replied no but 7X70 times.

Is not God better than man? If we are to forgive that many times then God will forgive more than that. The problem with mankind is that we tend to think things are better somewhere else. Like if a man isn't quite as happy in his marriage as he should be, then he has a tendency to look elsewhere. That is the beginning of that sin. It only esculates from there.

This is only my opinion. By the way allah allows for his followers to have many wives without divorce. Which one are you?Number one, number two, three?

Answer 5

The word of God is clear. The only way one can have a divorce is if the other commited adultery against the other. If you are divorcing due to "todays irreconsibile differences" then both man and woman will be comitting adultery if they remarry.

The only way for divorce is if one of the partners is committing adultery against the other. The innocent spouce is free to marry again. The tricky part is for them to find a partner who has either never been married before, or find one who was also a victim of adultery by their spouce. Otherwise they themselves will too be guilty of adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

You aren't even allowed to remarry your ex spouce...

Deuteronomy 24:3-4 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;

4 Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

Just know that all aspects of marriage can be repaired if God is a part of that marriage. so many people invite God to the wedding,and leave Him at the alter, and never invite Him into their marriage. This is the cause of so many failed marriages.

God said this to Moses after Moses asked God about divorce for the couples who have hardend hearts for one another...

Mark 10:11-12 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

Answer 6

All true Christians (adherents to the teachings of Christ) would have to believe that divorce is a sin except for marital unfaithfulness, unless the spouse is willing to forgive and declines to because they intend to divorce for personal reasons. Also, a true Christian must believe that remarriage except for when one is widowed is wrong in the eyes of God.

I believe misinterpreting the scripture to falsely claim that a sin is justified is far worse than simply confessing that one has sinned. Modern example is people who say, "society has changed" to justify why something forbidden by God is now alright, such as revealing clothing, women's and men's roles, and sexual immorality (i.e. homosexuality and premarital sex).

In regards to the person who said you cannot remarry your ex, they are wrong. It is only considered wrong if your ex remarries.

1 Corinthians 7
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.

Answer 7

the Bible does say all the aforementioned things. Yet in Matthew19:8-19:9 He saith unto them Moses because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives, and I say unto you whosoever shall put away his wife EXCEPT it be for fornication, and shall marry another commiteth adultery, and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. Paul said in 1 Corinthians7:8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows it is good for them if they abide even as I.
! Cortinthians7:9 says but if they cannot contain ( their lust) Let them marry, For it is better to marry than to burn. ( with lust)
Also Jesus came to take away the sins of the world. Not just the sin of those days but of the days we now live in.
Thanks for making me do my research and God Bless

Answer 8

My understanding as a Christian is that divorce is only sin if you divorce for any reason other than marital unfaithfulness. Marriage in an institution put together by God, and when you divorce for reasons other than marital unfaithfulnes, you lose your purity. I think thats what it is tring to get at.

Answer 9

what do you mean by "do you guys believe"?!!! of course they do!! IT'S IN THE BIBLE!!


yes divorce is forbidden in Christianity and getting married for the second time is committing adultery!!

that's a man made law.

and for the moron that says in Islam it's permissible to kill your wife! what the hell is he talking about?!!! ignorant fools shouldn't have an opinion.

Answer 10

in islam womens have the freedom to ask for divorce if thier husbands hit them or treat them bad
forexample
if a women married to someone drink all nights dont care about her steal all her money
in islamic law she can go to the court and get divorced immediatly