believers is it OK for Christians to get a divorce for any reason?

Question

You think God likes it.

Answer 1

In my opinion there ARE reasons to get devorced (I´m not talking abot my case).
For example when you find out that your husband is a killer, a pedophil or something else. (or your wife is something like that)

I can´t imagine what God "thinks" or what he "likes" us to do. I just can hope that he forgives us our sins and mistakes.

Answer 2

in the case of Christians, if we follow God's guiding, use self control and proper discernment BEFORE getting into a relationship and getting married, then there really would be no reason for divorce. Unfortunately this is not the case and though God hates divorce, if a woman or child is being abused- then no the woman should not stay and if the man refuses to seek counsel then the woman, (though ideally should live seperate from him and pray for him), should be free to divorce and live her life

Answer 3

Hon, the Bible tells us that the ONLY way God condons divorce is when one of the parties is having an affair/being unfaithful. Other than that, re-marrying is a sin if you divorce for other reasons. I have asked God to forgive me for divorcing but, I could NOT take anymore of the emotional, mental, and physical abuse. Does He forgive me? Yes. Will I marry again? I honestly don't know. I don't want to live alone the rest of my life, but right now, it isn't a priority. Who are we mere mortals to judge what God likes or not. We use the Holy Bible as our "handbook/guidebook" and ask God to show us from there what He would have us do.

Answer 4

13. Why doesn’t the Church get with the times and admit that some marriages don’t work?

It’s obvious to everyone, including the Church, that some marriages “don’t work out.” As mentioned earlier, in serious circumstances the Church even encourages separation of “bed and board.” But this is very different fro accepting divorce.

It’s hard to overestimate the importance that the Church places on defending the permanence of marriage. History tells the tale of entire nations separating from the Catholic Church because of disputes over this point.

Why is the Church so obstinate? Because marriage is where human and divine love “kiss.” To diminish in any way the permanence of married love is to diminish the permanence of God’s love. As a sacrament, marriage is a true participation in the love of Christ for his Bride, the Church.

If we truly understand this, to admit divorce is to say in the same breath that Christ has left eh Church. IMPOSSIBLE! Christ will never, ever abandon his Bride (we Christians). This is what’s at stake. But we’re not God, people say. How can we love as Christ loves?

On our own we cannot. But “with God all things are possible” . It’s no coincidence that these words of Christ from the Gospel of Matthew appear shortly after Christ’s teaching on the permanence of marriage . When Christ’s disciples learned what the permanence of marriage demanded of them, they though it would be better not to marry at all . Jesus responded, “Not all men can receive this precept, but only those to whom it is given”

To whom is this teaching on the permanence of marriage given? To men and women who remain slaves to their weaknesses? No! To men and women who have been given the power to love as Christ loves through the Holy Spirit!

This is the GOOD NEWS of the gospel. Christ’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit . This means husbands and wives can love one another as Christ loves.

What’s at stake in the permanence of marriage is really a question of faith. Do we believe in the good news of the gospel, or don’t we? Do we believe it’s possible to love another as Christ loves, or don’t’ we? To admit the possibility of divorce is to say that Christ cannot save us from our sin. Woes to the Church if she were to ever say such a thing. The permanence of marriage is an objective reality to which the Church must bear witness if she is to tell the truth.

Answer 5

You can in the case of adultery and remarry.