If a chrisitan is married, has two kids with their husband, then divorces...?

Question

by christian standards, are they allowed to remarry, or must they remain single. I'm looking for answers to both males and females, because the bible does treat them differently. Can anyone answer this?

Also, if they are not allowed to remarry, does god forgive them if they do, or are they living in sin and violation of god's law?

Answer 1

Varies Denomination to denomination

Answer 2

I can answer you using what was drilled into my head years ago and that is the the only one who can remarry is the one that didn't commit adultery (or whatever they did to break the vows).

After a divorce, only one person (at best) can get remarried. The person that caused the divorce must remain single or die.

If the divorce happens simply because neither person wants to remain married to the other then neither one is supposed to remarry until one or the other dies. Something about the two of them remaining married in the "eyes of god" or something like that.

According to my old church, if one remarries that marriage won't be recognized in the church and they would be living in sin and violation of god's law, yes. ALSO--according to the hypocrites--it is up to god to forgive or not. Therefore when the church says one thing and god hasn't yet judged the "wicked" then by their own definition they are hypocrites because in their bible it says something about 'judge not lest thou be judged first' meaning only god can judge, not the people worshiping him.

Answer 3

Here's the thing - because the Bible is at once a spiritual document, a historical record, a collection of Jewish oral tradition and myth, and a collection of beautiful poetry and prose, it is impossible from my standpoint to argue that there is one set of standards for all Christians. Some interpret the Bible literally, while others look at it in the context of the society and culture in which it was written. I tend to be in the latter camp.

In the early days of the faith, men were permitted to divorce their wives by stating the intent to divorce three times on three different occasions in front of a rabbi. It was not considered a simple or heedless undertaking. Women at that time were treated as the property of men (spouses, sons, or other male relatives); they essentially had no rights.

I believe that Christians of both sexes today can and often should divorce in cases of abuse, infidelity, or other huge rifts (I also don't believe people should enter into marriage lightly, but apparently that's just me...) And I believe that they can remarry without invoking divine wrath.

So there you have it.

Answer 4

By Christian standards divorce is allowed only in the case of adultery. If the divorce was for other reasons then it is a sinful divorce and if they remarry it is a violation of God's law

Answer 5

All Christians fall by the wayside at one time or another. Divorce is a sin. It is a sin of pride. Even if you stay single and have pride; you stay in sin and therefore displeases God.

God ponders the heart and not the deed. David was a good example of sin forgiven by God; but you reap what you sow. And the act of divorce shows up in our children.

If the marriage is going to be saved one must do the right thing by God. Divorce: it was not so from the beginning.

Answer 6

Westminser Confession of Faith

Marriage and Divorce:

V. Adultery or fornication committed after a contract, being detected before marriage, gives just occasion to the innocent party to dissolve that contract.[11] In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce and, after the divorce,[12] to marry another, as if the offending party were dead.[13]

Answer 7

Why don't you go to our census, you will find that most divorces and re-marriages are done by Christians. Many among them are even active in their own church or congregation. Many among them are even living or having children out of wedlock. Have you heard of any church denouncing them? If they do, maybe it will be the worst thing that may happen to religions because many church will close for no attendance and no income. Sin against God? They have created their own image of God who is forgiving even to their debaucheries.

Answer 8

It only matters if you're dumb enough to believe that the bible is some kind of bizzarre, f***ed up rule book. (Remember, "god" didn't actually write that bulls**t [neither did jesus for that matter]... it was written by matthew, mark, luke, john, moses ,paul/saul, moe, larry, curly, [but not shemp], and a partridge in a pear tree... given that it was written by HUMANS, it just may have been the biggest snowwball, bulls**t piece of fiction ever foisted upon the gullible just so they would think there puny existence would amount to something when it all ceases... you know, all of that "heavenly reward' crap)

Answer 9

I've heard it said that they are allowed to divorce and remarry only if the cause for divorce is adultery.

Answer 10

I think I've asked this before...but it depends on why they are getting a divorce by Christian standards. Like, if one cheated on another or was getting abused or something etc.

But as far as just not loving them anymore and wanting out, I think only 'men' can get out of it like that...or so it says in Deuteronomy I think.

Answer 11

i think that's more Old Testament than Christian.

I look at Jesus Christ as the Son of God, or God made man, who came to earth to say, the hell with all those Old Testament rules and kosher this and sacrifice that..

Can't we just love one another?

God's Old Testament Law condones divorce in the event of infidelity I'm pretty sure.