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What If.... ?
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ebd
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This is a pretty messy situation.
One of the things that I wondered about when I first read your question is: what if the other guy who got her pregnant (the man who is not her husband) didn't want to marry her?
I think that the first thing that this woman should do is to get things right with God first...to confess and repent of her sin...and then go make things right with her husband.
Adultery can be grounds for divorce, but I think that God would like for couples to work things out even when adultery has happened.
However...there's something about adultery that can damage the marital relationship so much that I believe that God provided that as a concession for divorce (because our hearts can be hard...Matthew 19:8). This woman's husband may wish to divorce her...and her lover may not wish to marry her. It would be better if she didn't commit adultery in the first place, but of course, your question is after adultery has been committed.
ebd
One of the things that I wondered about when I first read your question is: what if the other guy who got her pregnant (the man who is not her husband) didn't want to marry her?
I think that the first thing that this woman should do is to get things right with God first...to confess and repent of her sin...and then go make things right with her husband.
Adultery can be grounds for divorce, but I think that God would like for couples to work things out even when adultery has happened.
However...there's something about adultery that can damage the marital relationship so much that I believe that God provided that as a concession for divorce (because our hearts can be hard...Matthew 19:8). This woman's husband may wish to divorce her...and her lover may not wish to marry her. It would be better if she didn't commit adultery in the first place, but of course, your question is after adultery has been committed.
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JillLars
It's a Boy! Jace David- Due 1/20/07
I would advise her to stay with her husband if he would allow her to, because her first committment was to him, and even though she broke it by committing adultery, her first and foremost priority should be her husband. Also, a baby should not be a reason for marriage. Love should be, and before the woman thinks about entering into new committment she should complete the ones she has already started.
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I would advise this woman to get her relationship with God straight and then seek out counsel for herself and with her spouse. She cant figure out the best solution, but God can
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