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brother,
by the mercy and grace of The LORD GOD, i beg you... put divorce far from your mind and implore the LORD GOD for HIS grace to obey HIS command to us husbands to do this...
"Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them." - Colossians 3:19
25"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church." - Ephesians 5:25-32
"Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency." - 1 Corinthians 7:3-5
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." - Ephesians 6:12
we are to love our wives unconditionally no matter what. If our Lord JESUS CHRIST could divorce us (HE doesn't because HE is GOD, good and Faithful & True, Amen)... then no one could/would see the kingdom of GOD.
"For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." Malachi 3:6
Before the LORD saves us...
"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." - Isaiah 53:6
we go on, in ourselves not being perfect (though mercifully & compassionately corrected by GOD in the way we ought to walk with GOD in this present world, and improved until the day of the redemption of our bodies - May 21, 2011!, truly)... yet GOD is so patient and longsuffering and kind toward us. It is a lesson for us to be the same way with our wives, being thankful always for the gift GOD has given us. We may not always understand particular situations, but by GOD's grace, we remain obedient and keep trust HIM.
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." - Isaiah 55:8-9
Ultimately, it isn't about us, but about The LORD our GOD, The Lord JESUS CHRIST, who gave all for us, that we may live unto HIM.
"If ye love me, keep my commandments." - John 14:15
"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." - John 14:21
"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love." - John 15:10
You know the commandments of GOD as HE has mercifully shown you, so, by HIS grace and in HIS strength alone, (Phil 4:13), through constant reading of HIS holy words and in prayer without ceasing (1 Thess 5:17), to and for HIS glory alone... keep them, because you love and fear HIM.
"The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward." - Psalm 19:9-11
again & finally, by GOD's grace and in HIS strength alone ("watch & pray)... lets not succumb to our own selfish desires, but rather obey GOD (avoiding, and i say carefully, a garden of eden type scenario of disobedience, which in the eyes of GOD is rebellion, which is the same as witchcraft and idolatry)
"For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king." - 1 Samuel 15:23
May The LORD bless and guide and keep you and all reading. Amen.
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"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7
Although I thank everyone for their advice, it is quite clear that this was not the correct venue to come to for it. How can a person like HISservant21, who has posted above and claims judgment day is May 21, 2011 give any advice that one would consider Christian. All this means to me is that a person like this believes in pain and suffering and misery and is looking forward to a fictitious end that is May 21. That is not living. That does not magnify God. This is just nonsense. People interpret the bible in any way that suits them and their life predicament.
HISservant21 who has posted elsewhere on this website regarding May 21, 2011 writes "we go on, in ourselves not being perfect (though mercifully & compassionately corrected by GOD in the way we ought to walk with GOD in this present world, and improved until the day of the redemption of our bodies - May 21, 2011!, truly)... yet GOD is so patient and long suffering and kind toward us. It is a lesson for us to be the same way with our wives, being thankful always for the gift GOD has given us. We may not always understand particular situations, but by GOD's grace, we remain obedient and keep trust HIM."
What is this craziness. Whoever is writing that is clearly crazy and should not be allowed on this website to give advice. It is dangerous. It also turns people like me away. I am sure this HISservant21 has turned many away from God.
Again, I thank you all for taking the time to share. But clearly there is no was to take certain comments seriously, especially this one.
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