Is this still considered adultery?

[Hannah66]

I know this young woman who had an arranged marriage. They were married for about 2 years, I think. I thought they got on reasonably well, until the young woman met another guy (through her husband's work). He made her laugh and he made her feel valued. They began an affair while still married. Her husband and this man worked together and they often spent time together with him. He would come to their home for dinner, etc. The affair continued without the husband ever knowing and then she just left him.

Now she is living with this other man. I am not sure if a divorce has gone through.

Is this still considered adultery if it was an arranged marriage?

 

[trophy33]

Is this still considered adultery if it was an arranged marriage?

Of course.

The whole biblical concept of adultery is from times when there were only (or at least mostly) arranged marriages.

 

[Paidiske]

If she was coerced into, or didn't freely consent to, the marriage, it may not have been a valid marriage. But if she freely consented to it, then yes, it's adultery.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

I know this young woman who had an arranged marriage. They were married for about 2 years, I think. I thought they got on reasonably well, until the young woman met another guy (through her husband's work). He made her laugh and he made her feel valued. They began an affair while still married. Her husband and this man worked together and they often spent time together with him. He would come to their home for dinner, etc. The affair continued without the husband ever knowing and then she just left him.

Now she is living with this other man. I am not sure if a divorce has gone through.

Is this still considered adultery if it was an arranged marriage?

Take your pick. It is either adultery or fornication, both are sinful acts.
Blessings.

 

[trophy33]

"A married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress"
R 7:2

 

[TheLastGeek]

I know this young woman who had an arranged marriage. They were married for about 2 years, I think. I thought they got on reasonably well, until the young woman met another guy (through her husband's work). He made her laugh and he made her feel valued. They began an affair while still married. Her husband and this man worked together and they often spent time together with him. He would come to their home for dinner, etc. The affair continued without the husband ever knowing and then she just left him.

Now she is living with this other man. I am not sure if a divorce has gone through.

Is this still considered adultery if it was an arranged marriage?

Yes.

 

[timothyu]

Of course! The whole concept of sin is putting you will ahead of God's which says not to put your will ahead of fellow man either. We are to care for others as we would have them care for us. This gal did one of the most self centered acts possible. The husband could divorce her for the only reason allowed, adultery which would leave him free of condemnation but not her. She's lucky there is forgiveness if she repents of her self serving ways. BTW even back in Jesus' time most marriages were 'arranged'.

 

[Blade]

Yes to just think of another woman lust in your heart.. same. A sin

 

[ZephBonkerer]

I know this young woman who had an arranged marriage. They were married for about 2 years, I think. I thought they got on reasonably well, until the young woman met another guy (through her husband's work). He made her laugh and he made her feel valued. They began an affair while still married. Her husband and this man worked together and they often spent time together with him. He would come to their home for dinner, etc. The affair continued without the husband ever knowing and then she just left him.

Now she is living with this other man. I am not sure if a divorce has gone through.

Is this still considered adultery if it was an arranged marriage?

In Scripture, marriage is marriage. Something that would be adultery would not cease to be adultery simply because the initial marriage was arranged. Now if the marriage were arranged against her wishes - or some other reason to doubt the validity of the original marriage - then that would be a different story. But even then, she should at the very least get a proper divorce, dissolution, or annulment before starting a new relationship in such a case.

And yes, there are valid grounds for divorce other than adultery. In general, any kind of material faithlessness would be just grounds. And there is a lot more to being a faithful spouse than merely refraining from sex with someone other than your spouse.

 

[I's2C]

I know this young woman who had an arranged marriage. They were married for about 2 years, I think. I thought they got on reasonably well, until the young woman met another guy (through her husband's work). He made her laugh and he made her feel valued. They began an affair while still married. Her husband and this man worked together and they often spent time together with him. He would come to their home for dinner, etc. The affair continued without the husband ever knowing and then she just left him.

Now she is living with this other man. I am not sure if a divorce has gone through.

Is this still considered adultery if it was an arranged marriage?

As long as she went through with the marriage, accepted the vows then yes she is committing adultery.

 

[splish- splash]

This lady must have agreed to an arranged marriage, that is why she entered into the marriage union. So I cannot see how this should not be classified as adultery. It may be in their culture to find life partners via this method & if this is the case, it is normal to them.


The bottom line is she agreed & married her previous partner.

 

[anetazo]

Adultery is a big sin.
If she repents and gets her act together?? .
Epistle John chapter 3 . The sinners are Christians. We repent on daily basis and are forgiven. The flesh is bidy is sinful. If you have evil thought. Dont act on it.

For example. I can't afford a item at store I think I need. Dont shop lift. Don't steal. Get the picture.

The habitual sinners are reprobates. They wont repent and dont care.
We have two different categories here.

I'm not judging anyone.
Romans chapter 6 . No one has license to sin.

Your either children of light. Or children of darkness. You can't serve God and satan at the same time.
I hope this helps. Take care.

 

[ZephBonkerer]

This lady must have agreed to an arranged marriage, that is why she entered into the marriage union. So I cannot see how this should not be classified as adultery. It may be in their culture to find life partners via this method & if this is the case, it is normal to them.


The bottom line is she agreed & married her previous partner.

We need to be careful about that. What she "must have agreed to" at some point in time is really neither here nor there at this point. And whether it was initially arranged is also neither here nor there. We don't know how her former husband (or soon-to-be-former husband) conducted himself as a husband. He could have been doing everything he can to do right by his wife, or he could have been an abusive narcissist. We don't know.

Her reasons for wanting out of the marriage may be perfectly reasonable or they could be totally frivolous. Whatever the case, she should dissolve the prior marriage in an appropriate manner and not just keep shacking up with someone while still legally married to someone else. Whether doing so under these circumstances is tantamount to adultery is for the Lord to determine.

If I was her former husband, I wouldn't stand for that treatment from my wife.