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1 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | danjg | 205442 | ||
Jeff...the point I was making is that just b/c one partner is guilty of adultery, doesn't automatically give the other partner the right to divorce. If the guilty partner repents, asks for forgiveness, and indicates a desire to be faithful again, the "innocent" party should forgive and grant another opportunity for restoration of the marriage. However, if after considerable attempts to reconcile (following Matt 18:15-17) there's no repentance on the part of the guilty partner, then divorce is allowed as an option but not required. From my experience, the divorce usually is pursued by the guilty party Hope this helps--Dan |
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2 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | jlhetrick | 205471 | ||
Hey Dan, sorry to get back to you so late. At lunch now so will make this quick. Will you provide Scripture to support your statement please. Matthew 18:15-17 may have a broad application here, but it certainly is not speaking of the marriage relationship. If anything, it might give us a model to follow if we intend to try and save the marriage. We are in agreement that God calls us to forgive those who sin against us. But can you point to Scripture that requires the victim of adultry to go through a process (like or similar to Matt 18:15-17) before being allowed to divorce in accordance with Matthew 19:9 You wrote that it doesn't "automatically give the other partner the right to divorce." I'm presenting to you that it absolutely gives the other person the RIGHT to divorce. I believe we agree that a person shouldn't "automatically" divorce. The institution of marriage is, I believe, so sacred that a Christian should "automatically" seek God's guide and explore the possibility of saving the marriage. But Scripture doesn't require it that I have found. These kinds of exchanges are excellent, in my opinion, in helping each of us consider topics like this beyond what we have always heard or thought about on the surface. thanks and God bless, Jeff |
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