regarding having a relationship with an annulled person?
The bible says in Mark 10:11-12,"Jesus said to them,"whoever divorceshis wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."
2007-03-13 20:34:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That would entirely depend on the reason they got divorced. If one of them broke the covenant by having an affair with someone other than their spouse and refused to deal with it, then the covenant doesn't stand. Covenants are two sided agreements and require both sides to be faithful to them. If a Catholic annulment is approved, the church recognized this. There isn't any reason you shouldn't have a healthy relationship with that person.
2007-03-13 20:39:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like others have said, context, context, context! I'm not a biblical scholar, so I can't tell you what exactly Jesus meant when he said this, but I wouldn't take it exactly at face value.
I have an example of how the Bible can be misinterpreted, because of context. Everyone knows that Jesus said on the sermon on the mount, to turn the other cheek. They use this to advocate complete pacifism: if someone hits you, give him the other cheek to hit. What many people don't realize is that Jesus said "But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also" (Matthew 5: 38-39, I think). At the time of Jesus, striking someone deemed to be of a lower class with the back of the hand was used to assert authority and dominance. If the persecuted person faced the discipliner with the left cheek, the discipliner was faced with a dilemma. The left hand was used for unclean purposes, so a back-hand strike on the opposite cheek would not be performed. The other alternative would be a slap with the open hand as a challenge or to punch the person, but this was seen as a statement of equality. Thus, they argue, by turning the other cheek the persecuted was in effect demanding equality. It's passive resistance, not complete pacifism.
That's one common example of how the bible can be misinterpreted. Who to say your Mark verse isn't?
This also brings up the question of how you interpret the Bible. Do take it all in as infallibility truth, with all the rules being neccesary to follow? Do you believe in the inerrability of all the miracles in the Bible? If your answer is yes, then I could see why one would say that it is wrong to have a relationship with an anulled person. But there are schools of thought that see the Bible not as divine mandate, but a manmade product that has a great deal of metaphoric meaning.
I'd have to ask you if you follow every single rule the Bible lays down. There are many rules that we just throw out for convience sake, due to the changing of times, and the modern world we live in. how aplicable is it nowadays, to seperate menstruating women because they are 'unclean?' That's in the Bible, but no one seems to care that we no longer follow that rule.
On a final note, I would have to say that I doubt that the God I believe in would want someone to stay in a marriage that will only cause pain and sorry. I also don't think that my God wants people to be lonely for the rest of their lives. I think, instead, God wants our happiness. How can we show compassion for others if we can't find happiness in our own lives?
2007-03-14 03:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Megan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to read a book by B. Ward Powers called 'Divorce and Re-Marriage in the New Testament'. It talks a lot about the verses in... ah, I think it is 1 Corinthians 7? He explains that this prohibitation against remarriage applies to a very specific group of people. I don't have the information handy, but if you would like to discuss it, please email me!
2007-03-14 03:38:58 · answer #3 · answered by astra6584 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps the sexist men who wrote the Bible never thought to allow divorce in the case of abusive relationships where someone was suffering extreme physical and/or psychological attacks by their spouse.I don't care what some book says.I will date anyone I want as long as there is a connection.
2007-03-14 03:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by Demopublican 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The bible is very clear about divorce and remarriage and having a relationship with a divorced person while their former spouse is still alive. Jesus said the same thing in Mark, Luke, and Matthew (twice).
Annullment is a non-biblical man-made wacko concept. Once you are married, you are married.
god bless
2007-03-14 03:40:21 · answer #5 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think it's silly. Some people need to get divorced, and some need to never get married in the first place.
2007-03-14 03:36:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is the true word of God. Relationships out of wedlock are a sin. Plain and simple.
2007-03-14 03:37:41 · answer #7 · answered by carpentershammerer 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus didn't say it to you. He was talking to another group people in another time. God doesn't change, but religions do.
2007-03-14 03:38:15 · answer #8 · answered by Gone 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why should people be miserable? Find someone you care about, if it doesn't work out, find someone else.
2007-03-14 03:41:53 · answer #9 · answered by Magus 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋