To be a Christian is to follow Christ. To follow Him we must love Him. To love Him is to surrender our life to Him. To surrender our life to Him is to live a life that is His, and not ours. This means that we do and think what He does and thinks. We know that God is always faithful to us although we have been unfaithful to Him, and rejected Him by our sins. Furthermore, He sacrificed His own life so that we may be free of sin and have His life. To be a Christian, therefore, is to do likewise. In addition, since it is God who seals the marriage covenant no one can separate what God has joined together (Matt 19:6); and those who attempt to break this seal go against God. Divorce is therefore, absolutely prohibited for believers (Mk 10:11-12, Luke 16:18; Matthew 5: 31-32); and remarriage after divorce is adultery. Furthermore, a person whose spouse is unfaithful to him/her must stay faithful to his/her spouse just as God is faithful to us even when we reject Him (Hosea 3:1).
God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16) and is not pleased with the offerings of those who divorce their spouse (Malachi 2: 13-14). Jesus tells us that before making offering to God, we must reconcile with those with whom we have grievances (Matt. 5: 23-24). Therefore, a divorced person must first reconcile with his/her spouse before making an offering to the Lord.
Faithfulness is what sets people apart from unfaithfulness. If a Christian man divorces his wife and marries a woman of faithfulness then the marriage is clean. If a Christian woman divorces his husband and marries a man of faithfulness then the marriage is clean also. Satan can rob us of our faith but God allowed Jesus to save us to return our stolen faith. Christians don't always remain unfaithful. That's why Jesus is always present to save those when we need him. We make mistakes and Jesus forgives those who want forgiveness. Since God knows our future, many faithful believers who made mistakes always ask for forgiveness.
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What nonsense. God does hate divorce when that means people are not taking marriage seriously and being footloose about their commitment. But God Himself divorced Israel because they persisted in living outside his ways.
John
NZ
Last edited by Johnnz; 2nd November 2009 at 03:42 AM.
To be a Christian is to follow Christ. To follow Him we must love Him. To love Him is to surrender our life to Him. To surrender our life to Him is to live a life that is His, and not ours. This means that we do and think what He does and thinks. We know that God is always faithful to us although we have been unfaithful to Him, and rejected Him by our sins. Furthermore, He sacrificed His own life so that we may be free of sin and have His life. To be a Christian, therefore, is to do likewise. In addition, since it is God who seals the marriage covenant no one can separate what God has joined together (Matt 19:6); and those who attempt to break this seal go against God. Divorce is therefore, absolutely prohibited for believers (Mk 10:11-12, Luke 16:18; Matthew 5: 31-32); and remarriage after divorce is adultery. Furthermore, a person whose spouse is unfaithful to him/her must stay faithful to his/her spouse just as God is faithful to us even when we reject Him (Hosea 3:1).
God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16) and is not pleased with the offerings of those who divorce their spouse (Malachi 2: 13-14). Jesus tells us that before making offering to God, we must reconcile with those with whom we have grievances (Matt. 5: 23-24). Therefore, a divorced person must first reconcile with his/her spouse before making an offering to the Lord.
This seems to be a frequent topic on here. In other words, much discussion and scriptures out there (here) to refer back to instead of forming an opinion on just one thread.
I'm simply putting this out there to those looking for answers on this subject.
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What nonsense. God does hate divorce when that means people are not taking marriage seriously and being footloose about their comittment. But God Hinself divorced Israel because they persisted in living outside his ways.
John
NZ
What He Said.
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[font=Times New Roman][size=3]To be a Christian is to follow Christ. To follow Him we must love Him. To love Him is to surrender our life to Him. To surrender our life to Him is to live a life that is His, and not ours. This means that we do and think what He does and thinks.
We are not puppets with some old man in the sky pulling the strings. We live in a rather messy and at times unsavoury world - nothing is perfect. We makes mistakes, we trip and go over the edge. We pick ourselves up, dust off the dirt and grime and get going again. That is what life is about - overcoming obstacles.
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To be a Christian is to follow Christ. To follow Him we must love Him. To love Him is to surrender our life to Him. To surrender our life to Him is to live a life that is His, and not ours. This means that we do and think what He does and thinks. We know that God is always faithful to us although we have been unfaithful to Him, and rejected Him by our sins. Furthermore, He sacrificed His own life so that we may be free of sin and have His life. To be a Christian, therefore, is to do likewise. In addition, since it is God who seals the marriage covenant no one can separate what God has joined together (Matt 19:6); and those who attempt to break this seal go against God. Divorce is therefore, absolutely prohibited for believers (Mk 10:11-12, Luke 16:18; Matthew 5: 31-32); and remarriage after divorce is adultery. Furthermore, a person whose spouse is unfaithful to him/her must stay faithful to his/her spouse just as God is faithful to us even when we reject Him (Hosea 3:1).
God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16) and is not pleased with the offerings of those who divorce their spouse (Malachi 2: 13-14). Jesus tells us that before making offering to God, we must reconcile with those with whom we have grievances (Matt. 5: 23-24). Therefore, a divorced person must first reconcile with his/her spouse before making an offering to the Lord.
Anything is able to be forgiven, but I wish people would be more in tune with purity and listen to their own hearts on relationships. They are holy.
To me Divorce is an option in the following situations : adultery and physical and emotionally abusive relationships. God doesnt want you to be a victim
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