Christians get married in front of God and their Christian friends, all of whom are praying to God for the marriage to succeed. And then they say, "What God has put together, let no man put asunder." God is all-powerful, so if God has put two people together that should seal the deal, right? Yet Christians get divorced at the same rate as everyone else. To explain this, you have to create some convoluted rationalization.
2007-02-12 05:58:00 · 21 answers · asked by darkpony6262 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually, Christian divorce rates are higher. I think it has to do with them waiting until they get married to see if everything fits right. ;-) And when it doesn't...one thing leads to another.
2007-02-12 06:05:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Convoluted rationalization? Hardly. Christians are human, with all the faults, flaws and frailties that everyone else has. Marriage takes hard work, and some people just aren't prepared for that. I'm a divorced Christian, and I've had enough time to reflect on my own stupidity and my part in the breakup. We say we believe in Jesus Christ, but the proof is in how we act toward each other in the tough times. Ashamed as I am to admit this, I think the divorce rate among Christians is actually worse. Great witness, huh?
2007-02-12 06:10:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People get married not God. There is no arranged marriages here. And people make mistakes, sin against each other and sometimes just grow so far apart, they can be together anymore. There is no need for a convoluted rationalization. We deal with same issues as everyone else.
2007-02-12 06:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by Love Shepherd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times, both christian and non-christian alike, will get married and not want to do what it takes to work on a marriage. God can bring two people together, but He has to remain in the marriage, in order fr it to work. The way He stays is through the unity of the husband and wife. If there's no unity, He will not stay. In order for a marriage to work, people have to learn what it means to be a husband/wife and actively work at fulfilling that roll.
2007-02-12 06:04:42 · answer #4 · answered by LENZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess at least in American culture a big problem we have is infidelity especially with the mass consumption of pornography in men's lives. This sin of idolatry only leads to destruction of marriage while the man fornicates in his mind toward all of these prostitutes.
Pornography destroys trust and turns the relationship between husband and wife sour. The men usually end up acting out pornographic philosophy through prostitutes and strippers and sometimes catch some kind of STD. I can't blame women for not staying with a husband who engages in this activity. But God bless the women who can stay with such an unfaithful partner.
2007-02-12 06:07:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because some of the most common reasons for divorce cannot be directly related (or claimed) by Christianity, in spite of the "vows" that people took in front of friends and/or other believers.
Some of the more common pitfalls in marriages are:
- a lack of compromise, so that they cannot resolve even simple everyday problems without a lot of anguish and trauma.
- a lack of sympathy and forgiveness, so that when there is a mistake made, they cannot get past it and move on.
- too much "me" and not enough "we." People are just too emotionally immature and selfish to be able to live harmoniously with another person.
2007-02-12 06:06:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing convoluted about the fact that not all who say they are Christian are. Many don't believe to begin with. Many are marrying in front of a preacher but are unequally yoked. Many of those are divorced and remarried, within the same church. That isn't Christian according to the bible. It is undeniable that not all that has the Christian name is Christian.
2007-02-12 06:06:17 · answer #7 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many human beings declare that they are Christians, yet in reality are no longer. which could be a contributing element as to why there are a lot of "divorces" as you declare there are between Christians. a actual Christian is conscious that God hates divorce. the only time it has authorized is in case your companion has cheated on you. now and back a pair, who don't get alongside via fact the non-Christian companion is making it so perplexing for the different one, can separate yet no longer divorce. for Amy a real obedient Christian does not have intercourse out of marriage. that's a sin referred to as fornication and that's forbidden via God.
2016-10-02 00:43:15 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, in spite of the rhetoric, there is no God to join them, which leaves them to put their vows asunder. People also pray the Lord's prayer each week in Church, yet half the planet is starving.
Atheists divorce less frequently than Christians, except for Catholics, who divorce at the same rate as Atheists.
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2007-02-12 06:06:45 · answer #9 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What God has joined together,let no man seperate!
In a perfect world with perfect people you might expect
perfected marriages,but the return of Jesus Christ hasn't
happened yet,so things are far from perfect even in the
lives of christians,so stop you boo hooing!
2007-02-12 06:08:36 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋