You know I was going to let it slide, But since people feel the need bring it up,, Matthew 19:8 the right of divorce was given to man, And weather people like it or not it is recognized by the lord, And I am then rightfully married to my current wife and the marriage is therefore legitimate. first Of all, I will not have my faith Judged by freedom, Who can not decide if he is a christian. His tag says Seeker,, He is undecided and therefore, unworthy to judge me or my life.. Or anything within..
Then there is you Live4Christ. A person who should know enough about the bible to realize divorce is permitted.. I honestly can't help what people don't like. It's not everyone's place to approve or disapprove of me and my life choices. This is about me and God. And what God see's as fit and Just. I divorced My first wife.. Then I divorced my second wife,, And I am married to my third. I have apologized To God for my sins.. But as far as i'm concerned, No man is worthy to Judge me.. So Bite me..
From the heart of a Christian...Bite me...
Matthew 19, 3-9
And Pharisees came up to Him and tested Him by asking,..
Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?
Jesus answered,...Have you not read that He who made 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 one flesh.
So they are no longer two but one flesh.
What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.
The Pharisees said to Him,...Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce, and
put her away?
Jesus said to them, For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the
beginning it was not so.
AND I (JESUS) SAY UT YOU,..WHATEVER DIVORCES HIS WIFE, EXCEPT FOR FORNICATION, AND MARRIES ANOTHER
COMMIT ADULTERY.
Mark 10, 11-12
And Jesus said to them,...Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her,
and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.
1 Corinthians 7, 10-11
To the married I give charge, NOT I BUT THE LORD, that the wife should not separate from her husband,
but if she does, let her remain single or be reconciled to her husband.
AND THAT THE HUSBAND SHOUTCAST NOT DIVORCE HIS WIFE.
If you like to use Matthew 19, 8 as an exemption clause for divorve, then you also have to realize that this clause
was for the Israelites under the mosaic law, exemption ..hardness of heart.
But if you claim being born again at young age, then that clause is of no effect , as by being born again
that hard heart, the heart of stone was replaced by a new heart.
And as such we are not under the mosaic law, but under the law of Christ, which are including the words
that Jesus spoke, some of which I included in this post.
May God open our eyes to this as "christians" are divorcing and remarrying and over and proclaim
that it is permissible with the LORD, but where scriptures are clear that it is not of God..
The Lord has a very high standard of holiness and it is not the way of the world.
Strive to enter by the narrow door, for many I tell you, will seek to enter and not be able.
And as far as judging you, no sorry, no interest in it , I only passed on the message that I was given 5 days ago, which
I was not going to post, but was compelled yesterday to post.
Do with it as you like, it is after all your walk with God.
May God bless you.