Because the church as fallen asleep-not all of it as there is a remnant. Much of the church looks to see what the culture does and followings accordingly. This isn't what Jesus taught at all as we are suppose to be a light on a hill and the salt to the culture. Sadly, just the opposite has occurred. People think marriage today is dating-it isn't. When one gets married, your making a covenant with you mate and God. People have become so self centered. My close and personal friends are like me in that they take marriage very seriously and have been married for at least 20 years. They don't play the revolving door partner vain game.
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Divorce is not the problem, getting married without letting God choose your mate is. Pastors should refuse to marry a couple until everyone involved is positive God has brought the couple together. When the Bible says "God hates divorce" it is referring to marriages HE has ordained. Simply because a couple gets civilly married in a church does not make it GOD'S marriage.
Malachi 2:16
16 “I hate divorce,” says the LORD God of Israel, “and I hate a man’s covering himself with violence as well as with his garment,” says the LORD Almighty. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.
There are more reasons, but to answer the OP with a bottom line point: most people (believers included) are too worldly and too selfish. Divorce is a symptom of selfishness. And rather than lose congregants, votes, popularity, friends, etc. divorce had to be accomodated.
I am 48, when I was a child divorce was looked down upon and divorcees were like adulterers. Then it became the court of last resort, then the abuse excuse, then the "till something better comes along" it is today.
Unfortunately, we as a society have a knack for replacing one set of ungodly attitudes (in this case, judgmental and ostracizing attitudes towards sinners) with another (in this case, embracing the sin along with the sinner). Sadly, there are some who believe that the solution to the latter is to return to the former, but both extremes are contrary to Biblical teachings.
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"And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful." 2 Timothy 2:24 (NIV)
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1:27 (NIV)
"For Jesus, the question wasn't, how do I get into heaven? but how do I bring heaven here?" -- Rob Bell.
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4 (NIV)
I'm not talking about in cases of abuse, neglect, drugs, etc. I'm talking about in terms of the normal ups and downs of life and the stages of relationships/life.
I for one was ready for divorce a number of years ago before a group of friends forced me to talk about what was going on and helped me through some difficult things. Since then, I have heard more and more stories where friends did the opposite of mine and were okay with people getting divorced rather than encouraging them to work on it.
I have even heard of more and more pastors saying that a couple should consider divorce, even if they have never talked to a marriage counselor or gone to a marriage retreat.
Why are many Christians okay with divorce today? Are there such things as irreconcilable differences or are most things in relationships reconcilable differences that take people working on themselves rather than working on their spouses? How does a Christian justify divorce as an option? Is all divorce a sin?
Loss of fear towards God and desensitizing of moral beliefs through the media, movies, tv, etc. Media is brainwashing man and is giving guidance for life. People are puppets if they are not freed by Jesus Christ!
Many people might not even know that God hates divorce, for it breaks up the family, causes in many cases dysfunctional kids, causes lifetime sorrow, unforgiveness, etc.....divorce is the primary goal of satan, for then his job has become much easier to deceive the sorry souls......
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