Is "divorce" a valid solution once your in the truth ? my step mom (who claims to be in the Truth) is pushing this between her daughter and me !! give me some answers !
2007-08-13 01:34:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is difficult to give you some answers without further information. Naturally, you would be reticent to put your business on this public forum, but there is no way to given an informed answer without sufficient information.
As for pushing divorce, it does not belong to anyone to "push" this on a couple, irrespective of the grounds. Even if you are having an affair (grounds for divorce with a view to remarriage), whether your wife seeks a divorce is her business. If she decided to forgive, again, it's her business.
Hannah J Paul
2007-08-13 01:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Are there any circumstances under which a Christian may go further and obtain a divorce with freedom to remarry? Remember, Jesus counseled, “What God has yoked together let no man put apart.” But he went on to indicate that there could be a proper ground for divorce, for he said: “Whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery.”—Matthew 19:6, 9; see also 5:32.
Does this mean that if a Christian tires of a marriage mate or ‘falls in love’ with another person, he can freely use some situation involving fornication to change partners? Sad to say, in some cases where both partners claim to be believers, the device of committing fornication (usually adultery) has been used in a scheming and willful way to break Scriptural marriage ties. Can such ones be so foolish as to think that Jehovah does not know the “thoughts and intentions of the heart”? (Hebrews 4:12, 13) Such seem to have taken the viewpoint that they can commit immorality deliberately, be disfellowshipped for a year or so, and then with a new marriage mate “repent” and be reinstated in the congregation.
In such a case, however, considerable time should elapse before elders could even entertain any request for reinstatement. Conscientious elders would not be hasty. They need to see very clear evidence of fruits befitting repentance. Even if such a sinner were in due course reinstated, it would be many years, if ever, before the elders could recommend him for special privileges in the congregation, and in any event not before the remarriage or death of the innocent mate. (1Â Timothy 3:2, 12) We can appreciate the seriousness of this sort of planned adultery before Jehovah God by recalling that under his righteous Law in ancient Israel adulterers would have been stoned to death. (Deuteronomy 22:22) And today, whatever congregations may decide, Jehovah is the ultimate Judge. “God will judge fornicators and adulterers.”—Hebrews 13:4.
2007-08-13 08:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by Adamantium 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant." (Malachi 2:14)
If you break the marriage covenant you can not remarry unless the divorce is on grounds of fornication.
Jesus words: "Whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery." (Matthew 19:9)
Jesus acknowledged that fornication is an acceptable ground for a Scriptural divorce—indeed, the only acceptable ground that allows for remarriage. An innocent spouse might decide to forgive the erring marriage mate.
2007-08-13 09:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by keiichi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses do not encourage anyone to divorce, and an ostensible "Witness" who encourages divorce is wrong to do so.
(Malachi 2:16) For he has hated a divorcing,” Jehovah the God of Israel has said
True Christians (such as Jehovah's Witnesses) understand that the bible specifically allows an innocent mate to divorce an adulterous spouse. This is the only grounds for divorce for which the bible allows conscientious re-marriage.
(Matthew 5:32) I [Jesus] say to you that everyone divorcing his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her a subject for adultery, and whoever marries a [unscripturally] divorced woman commits adultery.
Where permitted by secular authorities, the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses tolerates legal separation and divorce in cases of abuse, nonsupport, and endangerment. These grounds for legal divorce seem to be acceptable to address extreme situations, but they do not permit either spouse to be Scripturally free to remarry.
(Matthew 19:9) Whoever divorces his wife [or husband], except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/19990422/article_03.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/19990422/box_05.htm
2007-08-13 12:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the situation to really give allot of answers, But, That which God has joined together lit not man separate.....
2007-08-13 08:49:39 · answer #5 · answered by Rev.Michelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't get divorced unless someone comeets fornication or dies.
If you divorce for any other reason, you can not get married again.
2007-08-13 08:47:13 · answer #6 · answered by sxanthop 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends, only fornication is valid for divorced and get married again but if you are been cruel with your wife she can separate cause her life is in dangerous but can´t married.
2007-08-13 08:40:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
That's not what it means in my book. I don't think your step mom is in the truth.
2007-08-13 08:41:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there are a few reasons for divorce...one is immorality...the other is if one of the mates beats the other real bad...another is non support.......another is if you keep the witness from practicing her religion.....these are scriptural
2007-08-13 09:08:38 · answer #9 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋