2007-09-22 23:12:58 · 9 answers · asked by Lucy M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
please read Mark 10:1-12 and Matt. 5:31-32
2007-09-22 23:35:15 · answer #1 · answered by alexjem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The issue is remarriage and not divorce. If a spouse is verbally, physically, or sexaully abusing the other, he or she should get out for their souls sake. If remain, their spirits will become greatly discouraged and become bitter at God.
I will never tell anyone to remarry because God forgives it. The bible is not complicated. It is not calculus. It says if a man marries a woman and still has a LIVING spouse, he commits adultery. There is ABSOLUTELY nothing where He says I will forgive it. In fact, He goes on to say the opposite.
He also talks about "except it be for fornication." Some run a mile a minute with this scripture, but married folk do not commit fornication. They commit adultery, so it could have another meaning altogether.
The Church today has more second, third, fourth, and fifth marriages than do the world. The Church has absolutely no standard of holiness. My soul will not spend eternity in Hell because I want to do what I want to do.
If I am not sure of a thing then I am not going to do that very thing. I will not run to a pastor or counselor and have them convince me that I am confused over an issue of which I do not have clarity in my heart. The Word says, "If your conscience condemns you, God is greater than your conscience." We live as if we will not see HIM face to face.
Whatever decision you have made concerning remarriage is between you and God. I have found it is far better to tell folk to get their answers from the Word. I will not be their conscience. Most folks are looking to be pacified and are bent on doing whatever it takes to fulfill their flesh..
God's bride will be perfect. This is not to be taken lightly. It means that many will refuse to give up relationships and obsessions even at the beckoning of the Spirit. They will choose wrongly and be passed over because God has a cut off point.. A lot of blood has been shed for the Church since Jesue and will continue until He comes.
I am a 49 year old male. I was raised right but left the Lord to do my own thing. I never got married while in sin because I knew that I could not use it as an excuse to get another one if the first one was to leave me. Even in sin, I knew He would not change His word for me.
The Church cannot preach on marriage purity because it is in a whore status. It is sleeping around with every new doctrine that comes its way. Today's Church is far too busy changing the rules to update its spiritual software. God's Hardware is unchangeable. He has not asked anyone to try in update it, for it is settled in Heaven.
2007-09-23 08:24:03 · answer #2 · answered by shawnLacey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I appreciate Serena's answer!
The Bible says that God "hates divorce!"
Now my answer, being that I am an evangelical-if I am gonna label myself...I hate divorce too. Marriage is an example of our relationship with Christ. I would believe that if you compare my relationship to Christ as "we are married" well I think Christ would have every reason to divorce me, to give up on me, to be truly hurt by me, to feel that I am unfaithful, to feel neglected, to feel that He could definetly find better than me, and also feel used.
SOmetimes I tell myself "WOW! No matter how bad I am Christ has never left me, He has not given up on me!, He is always wooing me back!"
What would our marriages be like if we loved our spouses the way that Christ loves the Church? What would our marriages be like if we endured all things? If we really forgave, prayed, fasted, and unconditionally loved our spouses? What would our marriages be like if we endured the longsuffering of problems and worked thru them even if it took us years, as it has taken for a lot of us with Christ working on our lives? Marriages aren't successful because they are perfect they are successful because they went thru the valleys, the twists and the turns, and the changing emotions, feelings or thoughts and STAYED and made it thru it all anyways! Trials create maturity in us, character, and builds love that lasts. When you look back, you can tell yourself "we made it thru all that! What love this must be!" Love covers a multitude of wrongs, and it NEVER FAILS! The power of love and faith! I have seen marriages that had every reason in the book to end but they didn't, they endured and now there marriage is a living light of testimony and according to the standards of today they should not of made it. If only we would endure and go thru tough times the way God would want us to. LOVE< FORGIVE and NEVER GIVE UP!
2007-09-23 07:03:10 · answer #3 · answered by mustardseed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus (God) doesn't like us getting divorced because it's not good for us. Look around and you will see the truth in that. Everyone I know who is divorced thought they had no choice but now they wish they had tried harder to stay together. There are times when it is better, if one of you is being abused for example, but really, especially if children are involved, it's better to stay together and ask God to show you how to make your marriage better (it can be).
2007-09-23 09:47:13 · answer #4 · answered by good tree 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that depends on the person.. the bible covers divorce plainly.. the Bible tells us to obey gods law. it also tells us we must obey the law of the land .
this then puts us in a dilemma. if the bible says no and mans law says yes what do you do. you cant do both and be right.
in this i feel we must do what our conscience tells us. if you feel good about what your decision is then you can do it. as long as we as christiains do not foresake god.
you may find that this kind of attitude/ law / rule is applicible in many other faiths around the world
2007-09-23 06:47:35 · answer #5 · answered by IHATETHEEUSKI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the evangelical.But the question we should be asking is,what does the Bible say it? That should be our guide in matters like divorce.
2007-09-23 06:37:23 · answer #6 · answered by Serena 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many evangelicals, and Roman catholics would say - verboten. But all the scriptural references to divorce make the issue complicated. I have always supported divorcees in that God can forgive them, if they reconfess and repent - even if it was not their fault. And I have seen several divorcees successfully remarry.
2007-09-23 06:22:59 · answer #7 · answered by cheir 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Devource is not allowed by God according to the bible however if the woman has committed adultery from his husband, he has the very reason to gewt separated from his wife and maarry another woman who is not married to another man.
jtm
2007-09-23 06:23:10 · answer #8 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
divorce is sin,if this is so...what else can i tell you.preach the truth.truth is very unpopular.
2007-09-23 06:27:10 · answer #9 · answered by parkituse j 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋