I know that sexual infidelity is one of them, as well as abandonment. The others aren't so clear to me. What are the other situations?
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Unrepentant, in other words repeatedly committing the offense even if they've repented, sexual immorality is one condition. Like addiction to porn. Adultery. A predelection for strip clubs.I know that sexual infidelity is one of them, as well as abandonment. The others aren't so clear to me. What are the other situations?
Lavender Blush said:Unrepentant, in other words repeatedly committing the offense even if they've repented, sexual immorality is one condition. Like addiction to porn. Adultery. A predelection for strip clubs. Being an unbeliever, turning atheist or leaving the Christian faith and entering another religion. Abandonment, as you mentioned.
The word of God teaches us how to discern right from wrong. If Jesus and Paul both give some reasons where divorce is a legitimate option, who am I to question their authority in the matter? I don't claim to understand all of the underlying reasons for the legitimacy of the options given, I just know that the Lord and his apostle were fairly explicit about divorce.AmericanSamurai said:Thanks for your input twin. I'm just trying to walk wisely in the area of relationships and be discerning.
So it is basically sexual infidelity and abandonment...
While they may be biblical, in that they allow divorce, they should never be the norm. As to you being able to trust a wife again who has strayed you cannot say that you couldn't. Though it takes a long time trust can be earned again.twin, the biblical grounds for divorce are great reasons to divorce. I could never trust a wife again who was unfaithful. Of course I can forgive, but I just won't be able to trust again.
As to you being able to trust a wife again who has strayed you cannot say that you couldn't. Though it takes a long time trust can be earned again.
Perhaps someday I can come out there and we will have that beer. I look forward to it.twin, you got me all wrong. No one ever plans on getting divorced, but it does happen. of course I don't wish it to be the norm.
I am committed to marriage, you don't really know me. If you ever come to Grace Bible church on the West Coast we need to have a beer. I know that I could never trust anyone if they violated the marriage covenant, I could forgive, but not forget.
Divorce is absolutely not an option for me, unless in the cases outlined by Scripture.
It just isn't cut and dried as religion would have us believe.
Remember that there are always two sides to everything: yours and theirs. Until you can at least to some degree see it from their side you don't have the whole picture. An outsider looking in can easily see that both are usually at fault when things go wrong but it is rare that either of the parties involved see it until it is too late.I know what the scriptures teach concerning this subject but I doubt I could forgive and move on. Maybe forgive but never forget, living a life filled with mistrust and doubt.
O' wretched man that I am!
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