[12] But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
[13] And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
[14] For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
[15] But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
[16] For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
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[5] And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
[6] Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
[7] They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
[8] He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
[9] And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
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Live Life in such a way that those who do not know Christ will come to know Him because they know you
In Matthew 5:31: "It hath been said , "Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement," but I say to you""and here Jesus really supersedes the Old Testament""anybody that puts away his wife except for the cause of fornication," that is, sexual involvement, "causes her to commit adultery; and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery."
There"s only then one ground for divorce, according to Jesus. That is adultery. That"s all.
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There is no reason possible that two Christian people who are committed to God and each other should ever need a divorce. Yes, the two people will sin, but God calls us to forgive each other just as He has forgiven us, or else that shows we are not truly His grateful children (Matthew 6:9-15). In society today, we are told that prenuptial agreements are necessary, and anyone who does not enter into one is a fool. But God does not conform to the world; His ways contradict the world's (Luke 16:15, Romans 12:2). None of what the Bible tells us about marriage can fit into the concept of a "just in case we get divorced you can't take my stuff" agreement.
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Live Life in such a way that those who do not know Christ will come to know Him because they know you
I have done alot of research on this. As I got divorced in 2002 but got baptised in March 2005 and thinking about marriage. I consulted the pastors and he consulted the elders. The problem was my wife wanted to come back. And I was concerned about Corintheans passage about taking back your wife. They came to the conclusion that I wasn't saved when I got divorced and my ex wasn't actively seeking salvation. So in thier eyes, they had no problem with me remarrying. It still worries me some.
Bigcountry brings a question to mind to throw into the mix here. Suppose a person is divorced unbiblically and remarries . . . .and then is saved or reconciled to his faith? What is his condition and what should he do?
A passage that comes to mind is from Joh 4:18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
Can we say that from this passage that Christ viewed all of this womans husbands as ligitamate husbands (not saying that her repetitious remarrying was viewed as sinless)? Can we assume that Christ was viewing her shacking up as fornication because she wasn't married to him. Can we surmise that Christ would have prefered that she be married, rather than shacking up. I firmly believe that divorce is absolutley wrong and a sin, but what insight can we gain from this scripture in relation to the subject?
Can we say that Christ would take a person in the state of sinfullness that they are in, and forgive anything that is a sin.
The woman that was caught in adultry . . .in the very act, when all would condem her, Christ gave her forgivness. The finale of the encounter between the woman, the accusers, and Christ is seen in Joh 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Isn't that the words that Christ speaks to us regardless of what sin we are found in? For the person that is divorced and seeking to be remarried, or remarried and seeking God? Would'nt His words be "go and sin no more"? This is why I say that anyone that has been divorced and seeks to be remarried should make darn sure of what their doing and that they have made up their minds that they can deal with this person and have a solid commitment to the marriage.
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This is why I say that anyone that has been divorced and seeks to be remarried should make darn sure of what their doing and that they have made up their minds that they can deal with this person and have a solid commitment to the marriage
I agree 100%!
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Jesus said, "he who stands firm to the end will be saved" Mark 13:13.
Live Life in such a way that those who do not know Christ will come to know Him because they know you
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