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Remember what Jesus said to the adulteress," Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more." If you are faithful to your spouse(even after all the women you have known in your life-However many,it's none of anyone else's business)you have proven that you can be a good steward over this marriage that God has given you. No one should be condemning you based on a past that has been forgiven and a merciful Savior(that keeps no record of wrongs).You don't have to honor the record of wrongs that is being kept against you by mere mortal sinners. It's like they are putting themselves above God. I think that's called blasphemy.Always in my prayers. God bless you.
 
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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.
 
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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...

I'm sorry if you felt I was judging you. I try very hard not to be judgemental. I'm no perfect person, I don't always know what the Bible says. Sorry.

My agreeing with Freedom was based on how guilty you have felt over leaving your wife and hurting her and since you did leave it did occur to me that maybe it was still not right to be with this other woman, but after I posted I got to thinking. We all make mistakes and God does forgive.
If you feel in your heart that you are doing what is right then do it.

I was not trying to be judgemental, but helpful. You don't need to be rude to me.
 
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I'm sorry if you felt I was judging you. I try very hard not to be judgemental. I'm no perfect person, I don't always know what the Bible says. Sorry.

My agreeing with Freedom was based on how guilty you have felt over leaving your wife and hurting her and since you did leave it did occur to me that maybe it was still not right to be with this other woman, but after I posted I got to thinking. We all make mistakes and God does forgive.
If you feel in your heart that you are doing what is right then do it.

I was not trying to be judgemental, but helpful. You don't need to be rude to me.
every man has to defend his family. that is a duty given to Us by the lord God, There is no man on earth who could take being told they are cheating on their first wife with their current wife and handle that situation with Grace. Forgive my rudeness. It was unnecessary. I could have handled that a litany of different ways rather then being rude. I apologize..
 
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I believe what Mark 10: 11-12 says to be truthful, but you are a man of God. You are saved. Have you made mistakes? Of course, we all have. I think God takes the mistakes we make and can turn them into something good. My uncle left his wife, my aunt, for another woman many years ago and he never even seemed to blink an eye when it came to the hurt his first wife had.
I believe in the end though his actions were forgiven before he died. It was the people he hurt so badly when he left my aunt.
I believe the above scripture is a warning to believers....that divorce really is not an option unless a spouse has cheated, abuse is involved etc.
I have seen many divorce within the church and remarry, but no one can judge as no one really knows what goes on behind closed doors.
It's not to say that God can't work with the mistakes we have made.
 
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I believe what Mark 10: 11-12 says to be truthful, but you are a man of God. You are saved. Have you made mistakes? Of course, we all have. I think God takes the mistakes we make and can turn them into something good. My uncle left his wife, my aunt, for another woman many years ago and he never even seemed to blink an eye when it came to the hurt his first wife had.
I believe in the end though his actions were forgiven before he died. It was the people he hurt so badly when he left my aunt.
I believe the above scripture is a warning to believers....that divorce really is not an option unless a spouse has cheated, abuse is involved etc.
I have seen many divorce within the church and remarry, but no one can judge as no one really knows what goes on behind closed doors.
It's not to say that God can't work with the mistakes we have made.

I was discussing this very thing with someone else on another forum, He brought up The reasons behind why John the Baptist was beheaded, And that Jealousy was the cause. He believes that if one provokes jealousy from others. That that is a sin, He may be correct, But I don't fully understand his analogy.
 
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Then what is repentance?
And that is one root of your problem. You do not know what true biblical repentance is.

Study this set of videos:




You are lacking faith in what God thru Christ has done for you. After watching the first 2 (and understanding them) watch the 3rd (and it will link to a #2 video) on how true repentance and faith are linked.
 

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And that is one root of your problem. You do not know what true biblical repentance is.

Study this set of videos:




You are lacking faith in what God thru Christ has done for you. After watching the first 2 (and understanding them) watch the 3rd (and it will link to a #2 video) on how true repentance and faith are linked.


This is why I don't speak here much anymore, Everyone is so caught up in what they think. they just want to deliver a message, I came here, and publicly denounced myself. and admitted my sins to publicly shame myself. All to try to repent for my wrong doings, and people want to judge my measure of faith?. When i did all of this out of faith, . I know God is real, I know Jesus Died for me, And my faith is strong enough to Move mountains. My faith has dug me out of perdition, My faith has kept me clinging to life in a dark world fully of sin an corruption. My faith is as true as my words here.


These forums are filled to the brim with pretentious people of mixed intent, all of whom seek to discredit others. You don't know me or what I've been through, Or how I've struggled or how I've prayed, how I've worshiped The God All Mighty in Jesus Name, Literally! I don't just say it, I get on my knees and literally pray.. And oh of course the problem is my faith...

I quit these forums, People are not sane here they can't recognize a true Christian here if one smacks them with the holy spirit.. I want no more of this wicked place,
I'm done.
 
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I am happy that people are confident in their theological knowledge and beliefs, but the adversarial nature of some forums can be a bit disappointing. Sometimes, we should swallow our pride, and be genuine while caring for others. From what I've seen, different types of conversations occur at different parts of the Christian Forums. The variety of people here makes collective descriptions pretty inaccurate.

Personally, I'm here for fellowship. I certainly hope that my intents are not too mixed. I also hope that I haven't tried to discredit others. But depending on the topic, that can be a bit difficult.

Still, I'm happy to see you say that you have faith. I hope that you continue to grow in your faith.
 
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Don't leave. You know your relationship with God and where you stand. That is all that matters. I do believe I see a lot of finger pointing here. It bugs me. Its why I left a long time ago. It's ok to point out scripture, but no one knows others. God knows you better than we do. Thankfully we are judged by a God who truly knows us. It would be awful if our judgement came from other people on judgement day. People on these forums need to be knowledgeable and share their knowledge, but compassionate at the same time. Many forget compassion.
 
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This is why I don't speak here much anymore, Everyone is so caught up in what they think. they just want to deliver a message, I came here, and publicly denounced myself. and admitted my sins to publicly shame myself. All to try to repent for my wrong doings, and people want to judge my measure of faith?. When i did all of this out of faith, . I know God is real, I know Jesus Died for me, And my faith is strong enough to Move mountains. My faith has dug me out of perdition, My faith has kept me clinging to life in a dark world fully of sin an corruption. My faith is as true as my words here.


These forums are filled to the brim with pretentious people of mixed intent, all of whom seek to discredit others. You don't know me or what I've been through, Or how I've struggled or how I've prayed, how I've worshiped The God All Mighty in Jesus Name, Literally! I don't just say it, I get on my knees and literally pray.. And oh of course the problem is my faith...

I quit these forums, People are not sane here they can't recognize a true Christian here if one smacks them with the holy spirit.. I want no more of this wicked place,
I'm done.

Please don't quit. There are still those on here who want to listen and share your burden.
 
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I appreciate that there are many here who would want me to stay. But I have to be honest. There is only one truth there is only one correct answer and only one will of God. People can not grow spiritually here.. I came here to grow in spirit and when I came I was brimming with it. This place has harmed me, Every denomination is here and every creed of individual even atheists. These forums in an attempt to be fair to everyone has allowed everyone in, And this has very much harmed spiritual growth here, How can a spirit grow when every denomination is correct and everyone agrees? The fact is this is not What God taught. Some people are not correct and it has damaged my spirit greatly being here.

I grew up in a Christian Family. And when I moved out on my own, I grew as a Christian in the wild. Studying and praying and worshiping the Lord. I am not perfect. But I am Both Blessed and deeply spiritually gifted to the point I can feel God inside me, I know right from wrong. Here in this mixing pot all denomination seep together and fester in into a homogenized unguided manor. Sure you can all be saved by accepting Jesus The Only begotten son of God died for you..
BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN, SO MANY MORE BLESSINGS YOU CAN HAVE! I'm Sorry, But being here in this place prevents my spiritual growth, as long as people are allowed to Twist Gods word for debate and lecture,, Have you seen some of the featured topics? Like touching yourself, homosexuality and is God a woman?

This place is harming people spiritually,, I urge everyone to leave this worldly place,, In their efforts to make this place open to everyone, They have harmed the spirit and prevented Growth to many..

No.. This place is more worldly and evil then the world in itself. I run into less people judging me and my faith in the worldly sinful reality then here..
People don't realize just how bad it is here, But my heart tells me To be pure in my spirit, I can't be mixing ideologies with the entire world and accepting their ideas homogenizing my spirit. This place is not for me.. I seek a fellowship. with like minded people. But Until I may find that place. The holy spirit is with me. And it is not with this place. I will not be looking back here again..
 
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