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Polly, my husband was abusive too, and I too said the same thing. "Even if he kills me, I won't sin against God."
God honored that stance in both of us and caused us to be free, by both of these "Christian" in name only, men leaving us. ... "
That's how traditions put upon you a yoke heavier than the Word of God does.In the Orthodox Church, one can be remarried twice (three marriages in total). However, a priest cannot have married a divorcee or afaik a widower; also once ordained, if a priest divorces, he cannot remarry; if he is widowed, he likewise cannot remarry, and if he is unmarried when ordained he cannot marry. However married priests are not required to be celibate.
And here is the root of our disagreement.In the OT, the sexual adulterer would have been killed, thus making their mate a widow/widower and free to remarry. Marrying a guilty divorced person is an abomination.
I don't think ya can.How do I delete double post?
Sorry, I'm posting so much here... I just got home from work...Can/have you controlled your eye to never lust? and if you lust, you commit adultery with her in your heart.
What do you do if you perpetually commit adultery in your heart while in Christ?
Sorry, I'm posting so much here... I just got home from work...
Jesus did not say we are guilty if we are tempted.
Jesus Himself was tempted.
Temptation is not a sin.
What Jesus was talking about was purposeful, intentional gazing, with the mental activity pursuing down roads of sin. It's a leering exercise of the imagination. It involves giving-over the will.
This is not a bird flying over the head, dropping a dollop on you.
This is a person building a birdhouse, hoping the birds come to stay.
Jesus was talking about lusting in the heart.
Not in the head.
And there's a difference. A difference of intention and of choice.
Its a tight rope for us males (I'm generalizing) between temptation and adultery in the heart.
I committed it countless times when I was married at age 21-28
If there was a drug to kill sex drive, where do I sign up? /humor
But in honesty, is it age that lowers labedo in men, not sure about women?
For me Christs resistance of temptation is to be Glorified Forever and Ever! He truly is the Son of God.
I'm at age 32 he was 33 when he died? I'm like the most putrid filthy rag next to Him
From my research, women's sex drive increases until about age 45... at that age, it's about equal to a male's average drive at age 17.
Yikes.
Even in Old Covenant times, the Law was not applied as strictly as we would think.
David was an adulterer, and he was not put to death for it.
Whoa.... that is talking about a man divorcing his wife, she remarries the 2nd husband divorces her and then the first husband remarries her.
I don't want him back. (Please, Lord, no!)
But I shudder for his soul.
I care enough about him that I would do anything to keep him from hellfire.
I would die to keep him out of hell.
I pray constantly, "Father, forgive him! He didn't know what he was doing!"
Right, I understand that. But why does it say she was "defiled"
.Because her first husband still lived.
Are you saying then, that ONE of those two out of a broken marriage is no longer married to the other?
Because that's the position "perpetual adultery" leaves you in.
If only ONE person is free to remarry, but the other is not, then you have a marriage in God's eyes, that only exists for one person... the one who broke it via adultery.
So... are you saying no king should ever be punished by law?Right, God punished him Himself. Why not the people? Because David was anointed. There was the command of "Touch not My Annointed."
So... are you saying no king should ever be punished by law?
And I am convinced that no one can commit adultery, and remain a Christian.That is why I ask, "what about him." I know I'm free, but he was a Christian, is he still saved? I know he never repented.
He knew the Word. He seduced this woman (the wife of his best friend) by preaching Jesus to her. He became her savior, guru, whatever to her and he ate it up.
And I am convinced that no one can commit adultery, and remain a Christian.
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