Is divorce and remarriage still a sin?

[Sketcher]

According to this, the word in question is porneia, and its definition is clear.

Porneia - New American Standard Greek Lexicon

 

[98cwitr]

Sorry, but what sin is considered unforgiveable?

I've never heard of such a thing, including murder.

Matthew 12:31-32 Luke 12:10 Mark 3:28-29 Hebrews 6:4-8

You should really read your Bible.

4 things any real Christian performs as a result of their faith and salvation:

1. Pray
2. Commune with other believers (church)
3. Stewardship (loving others and serving others)
4. Read scripture

 

[drich0150]

can I ask for your source for the definition of "molusmos"

It originated in my 1975 Zandervan "A critical Lexicon and concordance to the English and Greek new testament." Which gave me the original Greek word, then I looked for a word using the English alphabet.
So i turned to Strong's on-line lexicon.http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=immorality

The actual verses came from the New American Standard translation.

 

[drich0150]

According to this, the word in question is porneia, and its definition is clear.

Porneia - New American Standard Greek Lexicon

My Mistake, but even so it does not change the body of the message.

Anyone who get divorced for any reason other than immorality/unfaithfulness to the vows of his/her marriage, and remarries commits Porneia.

 

[Bryanfromiowa]

As someone else said some here need to read galations.
Grace covers everything or it covers nothing. Christ was illustrationg that we cannot live up to the law. A few verses earlier he says being angry with someone is the same as murder do you believe that anger is covered by grace but divorce isn't ??? or are we all going to hell.
So the answer here is Yes divorce is a sin but Yes its covered by grace

 

[blessedmomof5]

Amen, and Glory to God!!!

As someone else said some here need to read galations.
Grace covers everything or it covers nothing. Christ was illustrationg that we cannot live up to the law. A few verses earlier he says being angry with someone is the same as murder do you believe that anger is covered by grace but divorce isn't ??? or are we all going to hell.
So the answer here is Yes divorce is a sin but Yes its covered by grace

 

[ebia]

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[ebia]

Is divorce and remarriage still a sin?

Anything less than lifelong, faithful, covenant life together falls short of God's purpose.

 

[blessedmomof5]

Yes but don't we always fall short of Gods Glory? We may try not to, but then that would make us "sinless, which I for one always fall short......[/B][/B][/B]

Is divorce and remarriage still a sin?

Anything less than lifelong, faithful, covenant life together falls short of God's purpose.

 

[98cwitr]

The question here is if divorce and remarriage is a sin or not. The answer is certainly yes. Why are people in this thread defending sin? Acknowledge it! Call it for what it is! Realize it! Accept it! If we have sins, which we have, repent!

Some will shout "Legalism!" but if acknowledgement of sin is legalism, and legalism is wrong, then there is no sin to repent....which is a lie.

 

[98cwitr]

Your sins are not covered by grace if you do not REPENT!! You cannot repent if you do not know something that is sinful to be sin.

Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

Luke 13

Repent or Perish

1Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
6Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. 7So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'

8" 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. 9If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.' "

 

[Celticflower]

Your sins are not covered by grace if you do not REPENT!! You cannot repent if you do not know something that is sinful to be sin.

Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

Luke 13

Repent or Perish

1Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
6Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. 7So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'

8" 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. 9If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.' "

So, I was brought up not being taught about divorce and remarriage. I married a man who was divorced. What, pray tell, are we to do after 19+ years and 2 kids? Since, if it was a sin for him to remarry, I assume it is still a sin on him. But if we were to divorce would that not compound the sin?

 

[Celticflower]

Yes, but some would say that since we are still together that we have not "turned away" from that sin.
And no, I don't believe my husband committed adultery with me. If we take the logic to its ultimate - he committed adultery with his first wife, since he was her second husband. Thus, that marriage would not be binding and his marriage to me is sinnless. but he still divorced his first wife, which some contend is a sin in and of itself, regardless of the circumstances of the first marriage, thus our marriage is an adulterous relationship.

And round and round we go.

My take is this - my marriage has been blest by God in many ways, so I do not think He sees us as sinning by our relationship. I think everyone makes mistakes and if they learn from their mistakes they are forgiven, even when they try to same action again but with a better outcome. Peoples' emotions can not be governed by a written law. emotions can lead to mistakes in judgement, but even if the past cannot be changed it can be learned from.

Humans need to be a little slower to judge and comdemn others because of a mistake in the past. People can learn and can change.

 

[98cwitr]

Why did he divorce his first wife?

 

[blessedmomof5]

Yes it is a sin, buy God is a LOVING GOD. He Forgives.....

 

[PegasusOnFire]

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