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1 | What about these sins? | Matt 16:6 | Beja | 213467 | ||
Let me just begin by saying that scripture does not actually give explicit advice for your situation. I mean that in the sense that while it gives plenty of advice for marriage and rules against divorce, had you followed the rules in existence you would not be married to this second spouse, yet the only way for you to in a sense go back and undo this would be yet another divorce. So you are caught between looking back to see sin led you here, and now you wonder if sin itself is the way out. That specific circumstance is not singled out in scripture. However, I will give you my attempt to answer your situation as long as we are both understood that what I am giving you is my best attempt at processing all the commands God gives concerning marriage and all that I know of God to try to think within the mind of Christ to answer this question. This is my attempt, and not "Thus saith the LORD." What we know is that any divorce is a sin to the one who divorces unless their spouse actually cheated on them. These are Christ's words. Paul also in 1 Corinthians 7:10-12 says that is a wife does through sin leaves her husband that she now has two options, she may either remain unmarried, or return to her husband. First I assume this applies to a husband who leaves also. Now what I'd like you to see is that after this person had sinned in unlawfully leaving a spouse, the sin was done and now must be decided how to keep from sinning further which naturally assumes the person is wishing to do God's will after the first sin, and there is some degree of repentence. You find yourself yet one step further in sin, you committed the divorce, then you married again, but now again you must see where do you go not to sin further. The first step is that this assumes the same repentence from you. You have sinned, you have done wrong in getting to where you are, and you do need to turn to go in serious repentence for this. However, you now have found yourself in the situation that you have made a second covenant before God in marriage. You can not make your past mistakes right by committing divorce a second time. Only the blood of Christ can make that right. If you repent, and you turn to fully seek God's will in your new situation, and you give your current spouse the committment before God you didn't give your first one, God will bless your marriage. We do not fix sin with sin. Cling to your new spouse with all your life. A critique against what I have said will surely be this: does this not leave people a way to do what they want, to leave their spouse, to marry again, and then cleverly say oh well, I guess now to obey God I must get exactly what I wanted! Surely people can play games with you and I and any rules we set up, but rest assured God knows their hearts. Galatians 6:7 says, "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life." So I say to you this, if it is your heart to repent entirely and turn both your life and this marriage you are currently in to God, you do well. If you seek to use this simply as a stamp of approval for your sin, God will know, and God will repay. Finally, I beg you to see no judgement of you in my post for that is certainly not my intention. Rather, fully edifying whoever should read this post, and not leading them to sin from halfly revealed truths has compelled me to portray fully the path to life and the path to condemnation within your situation. Read 1 Samuel chapter 12 for an encouraging story on God calling people on in faith when they have found that they have sinned. In love, Beja |
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2 | What about these sins? | Matt 16:6 | stjohn | 213470 | ||
Dear Beja... I'd just like to say, what a genuine pleasure it is to have you at SBF! It's not often we see such a well done post on so difficult a question as presented, and it's all too easy to just site Scripture and avoid the heart of the question and avoid addressing the difficulty those who are asking are going through in trying to justify their situation; and how we should deal with the sin that too often accompanies divorce. I wish I'd waited for a minute or two to read your post, before I posted mine. Very well done sir! A warm walcome to SBF! God bless John |
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3 | What about these sins? | Matt 16:6 | always learning | 213487 | ||
Beja, I hear Christ in you; I do not rejoice in my sin but only in my forgiveness. My sins keep me humble and they afford me the opportunity to be forgiving and offer to others the hope of salvation no matter how great or small their sin, because sin is sin. My wife and I have been accepted by the body of Christ. I cannot be an Elder or Deacon in any church setting as scripture says. Over the years we have been blessed with fruits of our ministries and with the blessings of leading people to the Lord. In some cases we have been privileged to continue close relation with them as they grew in strength and understanding, as we did many years ago. If you have read my other posts you will see I am not gifted in this type of setting. Afflicted with troubles of self control, I find myself too sensitive to mans condemnation of the sins of others save blaspheme. I endeavor to seek the face of the Lord and have found it in this forum. My heart grieves no more. God Bless you kind Sir robert |
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