Hey guys - I'm divorced and remarried (very happily, I might add.) My point was, that the bible is ridiculous for considering remarriage to be adultery.
2007-05-25 10:30:15 · 12 answers · asked by Kathryn™ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dave - the "sect" is called Christianity. Matthew 19:9 tells us, "I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery." See also Matthew 5:32. These Scriptures clearly state that remarriage after a divorce is adultery - except in the instance of "marital unfaithfulness."
2007-05-25 10:37:58 · update #1
Jessica - the Bible says nothing about marital abuse. The Bible gives only two reasons in which divorce is permitted: the first is in the case of abandonment of a Christian by an unbelieving spouse (1 Corinthians 7:15), and the second is if one partner is involved in a lifestyle of infidelity (Matthew 5:32).
2007-05-25 10:40:14 · update #2
I agree with you.
2007-05-25 10:43:35 · answer #1 · answered by Jayhawker 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The chapter in Matthew you quote needs to be read in its entirety and within the context. Moses wrote that law - then Jesus came along and turned some thing upside down. He didn't change laws but he desired to change hearts. He confronted the Pharisees about the heart issue - he reminded them that Moses wrote that law because their hearts were hard. The Lord wants us to have soft hearts, not hard.
What did he say God intended from the beginning? The two shall become one - let no man put a marriage apart.
Covenant is the opposite of contract - a contract is performance-based and designed to be broken, like a mortgage loan. A covenant is not performance-based (for better or worse) and not breakable (until death do us part).
Jesus was clear, here and in the equivalent episode in the Gospel of Mark, that we are his bride and he will never divorce us - PERIOD. Our marriages are to be reflections of His marriage to us, the church body.
Thank GOD our covenant with him is not based upon our performance or we'd be toast - literally!
In Mark, it's VERY clear - you divorce someone and remarry, it's adultery.
I'm glad you're happy. But you either take the Bible in it's entirety, applicable then AND now, or you don't. So who was glorified in this divorce? God? Or was Jesus' sacrifice so we could be in covenant relationship with God cheapened for someone's happiness?
The Bible is, for you apparently, ridiculous. I'm very sorry to see you write that.
Blessings on you that you might receive truth and light.
2007-05-25 17:52:59 · answer #2 · answered by WindWalker10 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Honestly the bible only gives 2 reasons for divorce in the eyes of God.
1.abuse
2.adultry
You might not agree with it but that is what the good book says.
That is why God gives very specific instructions on marriage. When we don't follow them we make a mess of our lives and then want to make up our own rules so that we don't have deal with the mess! You will have to deal with the mess and the decisions you have made, as will I, and I have made some bad ones, sooner or later!
2007-05-25 17:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica C 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You might only think it's ridiculous because you don't want it to apply to you. If more people took marriage seriously, maybe they wouldn't rush in and make a mistake the first time around. Couples might actually try to make things work. It seems our disposable society now includes marriage. What a shame for the couple, their children and society in general.
God Bless.
2007-05-25 17:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I do think it's kind of foolish.
However the bible considers marriage to be a covenant with god and not the state, only the church can grant an end to your marriage not the courts so if you leave you spouse and lie with another your still married to the first in the eyes of the church. Kind of out date I know but what are ya gonna do.
2007-05-25 17:34:34 · answer #5 · answered by Insane 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Why is it ridiculous? Because you have committed a sin and don't want to face it. You solemnly swore to be with a man before God. If he cheated on you that's one thing, but if you just had differences you couldn't work out that's another. If your divorce is because of the latter I rebuke you in Jesus name for defiling God's word. If its the first reason then may God bless. This sin can be forgiven, so repent and be free.
In Jesus Name
2007-05-25 17:35:43 · answer #6 · answered by Joel 2 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
That is one of the least reasons to consider the Bible ridiculous, but you've got the right idea. Getting out of a marriage that isn't working is the only course of action that makes sense.
Hey, how about everyone who takes the Bible seriously who sees this says a prayer for me instead of giving me a thumbs down? Wouldn't the latter be what your god would rather you did?
Every thumbs down except for the 2 that were already there when I wrote this, is a person who'd rather be vindictive than Christlike--a hypocrite, in simplest terms.
EDIT: See what I mean? These people show their true colors. They'd rather judge, as Christ clearly told them NOT to, and fulfill their own selfish desire to condemn a non-believer, than act the way Jesus instructed his followers to. It is truly sad that I, an atheist, seems to know what Jesus's message in the Bible was better than the actual Christians.
2007-05-25 17:33:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
You have to understand the context, the era and why there are things in the Bible that we don't understand or that may not apply now.
It's like rules for segregation that were on the books until recently.
2007-05-25 17:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
No the Bible is not wrong. It is a sin. And you are forgiven.
You are not judged for what you do but for what you are. If you repent, you are forgiven.
2007-05-25 17:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
It only is if you are dating during marrage and divorse just for a new spouse or something like that. If it must be done to survive life, it is not.
2007-05-25 17:32:59 · answer #10 · answered by Nijg 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Which "sect" or faith do you think says that? If you do not like it, changed to something else.
2007-05-25 17:33:35 · answer #11 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋