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1 | greentwiga, How can she remarry? | 1 Cor 7:11 | Searcher56 | 143964 | ||
Scripture ... 1 Corinthians 7:10-13 ............. greentwiga 1 Corinthians 7:10-13 says ... But to the married people I give charge--not I but the Lord--that the wife is not to separate from her husband. (but if she does leave, she must remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband should not divorce his wife. But to the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her. And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not send her husband away. ... What reasons can the wife leave her husband? ... Who can be (are) Christians in verses 10-11? ... If the wife leaves (vv 10-11) can she ever remarry ... if he is a Christian? ... How are verses 10-11 related to 12-13 and what is the difference? |
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2 | greentwiga, How can she remarry? | 1 Cor 7:11 | greentwiga | 144100 | ||
There is a fine balance described in these verses. When a woman becomes a widow, she is free (from the law) and can remarry. In verses 12-13 etc, when the unbeliever leaves, the believer in not bound (same construction as the widow) and can therefore remarry. When a spouse commits adultery, the marriage covenant is broken, so the person is free to remarry without committing adultery. In all other cases, a Christian who leaves and remarries commits adultery. So in verse 10-11, we have a situation that simply states, if you leave, remain unmarried or else be reconciled. Though no reasons are given, remember earlier verses that say do not stop having sex with your spouse except for a (short) period of time. If you choose to leave, you can force your spouse to get so desperate that adultery is committed. In this case, if there was insufficient reason, after the spouse commits adultery, you remarry, you also commit adultery. Now, let's say you are in a dangerous situation, and you leave and say when you get truly cured, I will return. There is a clear willingness. The spouse can seek healing, or move on to another. Adultery can be committed after the divorce. (See Jesus' teachings.) That is why for verses 10-11 I focus on having sufficient reasons to leave (Alcohol, drugs, Child or spousal abuse, etc.) If your apparent Christian spouse divorces you, and you are willing to be healed, but they remarry, adultery is committed, and you are free. The whole balancing act is not to blame another for your faults, or to deliberately force the other to commit adultery to justify yourself. God is not fooled. I was in this situation. My Christian spouse filed for divorce. I fought and slowly won the battle to stay single and remain celibate. My spouse remarried, and then I was free. After a time of healing, I was ready to remarry. I stayed obedient to God's word no matter how much it hurt to think of never remarrying again. Praise our wonderful God. He gave me a truly Godly spouse this time. greentwiga |
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3 | greentwiga, How can she remarry? | 1 Cor 7:11 | Searcher56 | 144158 | ||
See my question on Matthew 19:9 - post 144157 | ||||||