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  1. SealedEternal

    What Is Wrong With This Web Site??

    He is hateful of things he believes are lies, satanic deceptions, and immoral behavior, which is also true of God Himself. I think he's misguided and mistaken about certain things, but I respect his conviction to condemn that which he believes is wrong. That is not self righteousness, it is...
  2. SealedEternal

    What Is Wrong With This Web Site??

    The only reason to teach something is if you are convinced you know what you're talking about, and believe the issue is important. It would be rather unwise and pointless then to spend the time teaching something if you're perfectly fine with the exact opposite of what you're teaching. Right or...
  3. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    No, actually He said the exact opposite: Matthew 19:4-6 And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME...
  4. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    No, they should repent of what Jesus defines as an extramarital affair and make Him their Lord: Mark 10: 6-12 "But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE. "FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH; so they are no longer...
  5. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    What if I do send you the money? Is your conscience so seared that you have no problem taking advantage of peoples faith in Christ as Lord to extort money from them? This does illustrate how you miss the entire point of the Bible, and use His word for your own selfish gains rather than as it is...
  6. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    Proverbs 26:4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. SealedEternal
  7. SealedEternal

    Ethics in voting

    I refuse to vote for either. We have a two party system where one side pushes us towards fascism while the other Communism. Neither side stands for the constitution or the principles layed out by our forefathers. We're stuck in this lose/lose dialectic where we choose which type of tyranny we...
  8. SealedEternal

    The Bridge Between Science and Religion

    It's far more logical and plausible that the Bible means exactly what it says and that there is an all powerful God who created all things. I don't know why some people are always searching for alternate explanations that deny His godhood and declare man to be the be all and end all. That's...
  9. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    No, inappropriate contenteia is "fornication" while moichaō is adultery. inappropriate contenteia (fornication) was the only lawful cause for divorce in the Old Covenant, while moichaō (adultery) is the sin one commits by divorcing and remarrying: Mark 10: 6-12 "But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM...
  10. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    No. There's the problem. You're using an English term "marriage" which implies both a covenant and a joining together, but are trying to use it to Old Covenant marriages in which a covenant is made, so there is a lawful "marriage", but the two are not living together yet so there is not a...
  11. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    You're failing to understand my point that marriage in English implies both a covenant and a joining together, while in Old Covenant marriages they were separate events. Thus the term "marriage" causes confusion in discussing Old Covenant marriages in English. My position is that in Old...
  12. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    I never said she wasn't. That's what I said, except you want to use the English word "married" to describe a situation where the woman is betrothed but not yet laqach. I agree with your conclusion but was using the term married to mean joined together as one or betrothed and laqach. The...
  13. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    I never said that. One flesh refers to the point where he "lâqach" her, but I have been and have always said that the covenant was binding at the beginning of the betrothal. True, but all marriages are joined by God into one flesh, and we are told we are not allowed to separate them...
  14. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    My point in bringing up the verse was to show that Deuteronomy 24:1 was referring to the end of the betrothal when the man was taking his wife: Deuteronomy 20:7 'And who is the man that is betrothed to a woman and has not married (lâqach) her? Let him depart and return to his house...
  15. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    Like I said, I don't disagree with what you wrote but it is a matter of terminology. They were husband and wife and bound together at the betrothal, but they weren't yet joined as one flesh. At what point the English word "married" would fit is open to how you define the terms, because we use...
  16. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    What I always said was that in Old Testament marriages there was always two parts. First the covenant was made, and later the two became one flesh and lived together. What you're arguing over is terminology which is irrelevent. The Bible says that once the betrothal covenant was made they are...
  17. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    That's exactly what I always claimed. SealedEternal
  18. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    No, I explained it because you were trying to imply that it didn't mean exactly what it said, when in fact it did. The verse itself doesn't require me to write hundreds of words to explain that Christ was sent to the Israelites, because that is a fact of history as recorded in scripture. The...
  19. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    No, that verse says exactly what it means and means exactly what it says, which was my point. Jesus was sent specifically to the house of Israel and no one else. You on the other hand want to convince us that "everyone who divorces and remarries commits adultery" (Luke 16:18) actually means...
  20. SealedEternal

    Is there such a thing as "Christian divorce?"

    Jesus was the Messiah sent specifically to the Israelites, so that statement is fully accurate. He did not come to the lost sheep of the gentiles, and the gentiles were not brought into the fold until after the Israelites rejected and killed Him. SealedEternal