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1 | Adultery by both parties. Divorce? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 124399 | ||
Greetings Alanah! You are correct that adultery is a valid grounds for divorce. However, Scripture does make it clear that the 'guilty' partner is not free to re-marry. Mt. 19:9 says, "I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery." Mark 10:11-12 says, "He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery." Luke 16:18 says, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery." So, while Matthew clearly allows the innocent party to remarry, the guilty party is never given the okay to remarry. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Adultery by both parties. Divorce? | NT general Archive 1 | alanh | 124507 | ||
The term divorce comes from the Greek word apoluo and means "to loose, set free." If one is loosed or set free do they not have the right to marry or are they still "bound." Both partys are set free not just one. You are misreading the Scriptures or reading them the way they have been intrepreted without regard to the meaning of the Greek word. A divorce involves both partys not just half. | ||||||
3 | Adultery by both parties. Divorce? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 124519 | ||
Greetings Alanh! Thanks for the response! The meaning of Greek words is important - no doubt! But, one must also pay attention to what the verse actually says as well. For instance, Mt. 19:9 says, "I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery." Let's take out the exception clause for the moment, and we end up with: "I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife...and marries another woman commits adultery." Where does this verse say that the man is now free to re-marry? He has 'loosed' a contract that God said 'let no man seperate' - except for adultry. So, for your interpretation to work, you simply have to ignore the fact that Scripture specifically says that he commits adultry if he remarries. :-( Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Adultery by both parties. Divorce? | NT general Archive 1 | alanh | 124609 | ||
The Scripture says two things: 1) Divorce, except for adultry eguals adultry 2) Divorce, in the case of adultry eguals divorce not adultry. Divorce means the parties involved are no longer married! |
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5 | Adultery by both parties. Divorce? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 124624 | ||
Greetings Alanh! You are ignoring the last phrase of Mt. 19:9 - "...and marries another woman commits adultery." The divorce is not adultery. It is the divorce and REMARRIAGE that equals adultery, except for when the divorce was because of adultery. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6 | Adultery by both parties. Divorce? | NT general Archive 1 | alanh | 124717 | ||
The remarriage in the case you are referring to would refer to any divorce then this is not so, but only to divorce where it was done for other reason than fornication (adultry, sexual immoralatry). Follow the meaning of divorce (apoluo) logically---i.e. what does it mean.] Please notice as I have shown you two cases are stated: 1) no divorce in the eyes of God 2) divorce in the eyes of God If you are saying REMARRIAGE means adultry then it only follows that both parties are still married and neither can remarry, but if one can remarry BECAUSE THEY ARE DIVORCED DUE TO UNFAITHFULNESS then both can remarry BECAUSE THEY ARE DIVORCED---NO LONGER MARRIED!!! The fact is God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16). Couples should always try to work things out, even when marital unfaithfulness is involved. But when it cannot and divorce for fornication is the cause then the divorce applies to both parties one cannot still be married and commit adultry while the other cannot it is not logical nor is it what the Scriptures say. |
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7 | Adultery by both parties. Divorce? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 124726 | ||
Greetings Alanh! The case you are making is simply not what the Scripture says my friend. Mt. 19:9 is quite specific. If a man divorces his wife (expect for fornication) AND remarries another woman, then he is committing adultery. The verse simply does not say that if divorced, both parties are free to remarry no matter what the reason for the divorce. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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