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1 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | Wild Olive Shoot | 212635 | ||
Dear bandaid, Is a woman biblically allowed the right to divorce a man under these grounds (porn as adultery) or does she have to separate and wait for her husband to divorce her? Pornography is not adultery. It should be considered sexual immorality in the sense that it leads to thoughts and potentially actions unbecoming of a Christian, but you cannot convict someone for thinking about something now can you. Since divorce is only acceptable for marital unfaithfulness, adultery, the answer to your question from a biblical perspective would be no. Divorce for reasons other than biblically permitted is not acceptable. Matthew 5:32 , Can freewill be overthrown if it is a sin that may be oriented through strongholds? Man’s free will cannot now, never has and never will override God’s sovereignty. Man’s free will is only free in the sense that in Christ, we can choose God, without Him, we will not choose God. God calls whomever God desires to call. As tragic as they may sound, for that means there are some God will not call, it is not in our power to question God. Romans 8:28, Ephesians 1:11, Galatians 1:15,16. Romans 9:19-21: 19 You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?" 21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? How do we know if a sin such as pornography addiction is a spiritual stronghold? Is it just a learned behavior that has affected dopamine in the brain, a spiritual stronghold, or both? Arguably, the problem with any sin is where it starts. James 1:12-15:12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. Seemingly, your husband’s addiction to pornography is an internal problem that has grown in which the effects, according to your posts, can now be seen externally. The only cure: Romans 6:16-18: 16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 2Corinthians 5:17-19: 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. I didn’t overlook any one of your questions. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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2 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | bandaid | 212643 | ||
Matt 5:28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matt 5:32 but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. unchastity:4202 PORNEIA; from 4203; fornication:--fornication(4), fornications(2), immoralities(1), immorality(16), sexual immorality(1), unchastity(1). Study Notes: Jesus is saying the desire to have sex with someone other than your wife is mental adultery and thus sin. Jesus emphathized that if the act is wrong, then so is the intention. To be faithful to your wife with your body (depending) but not your mind is to break the trust so vital to a strong marriage. Is it not a sin to have sex with your wife and be thinking of someone else, or to have sex with someone else and be thinking of your wife? Jesus says clearly porn is adultery. The old saying you let let a bird fly over your head, but not nest in your hair does help to summarize this. It is okay to appreciate the beauty of a womans form, just don't let it nest there, or hurt your wife. Biblical grounds for divorce is adultery. Mans laws do not necessarily extend into the biblical text. Mans divorce laws usually means physical adultery. Jesus is biblically stating that porn is grounds for divorce. (ie., unchastity:porneia) There are people around still who really don't look at porn and it is still biblically considered adultery no matter what the world says. |
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3 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | Wild Olive Shoot | 212648 | ||
Dear bandaid, Well there you go. Apparently you’ve had the answer all along, so why the hubbub? Although to claim that viewing pornography equates to adultery is a bit of a stretch, and although I’ll disagree with that thought process, others may not. May as well already convict me of murder then if this is your thought process because to my shame I have hated people in my life time. You see where this leads us, we would be putting a bunch of innocent people in prison should we begin to try and judge them on their thoughts. Did you read the scripture I posted? Pornography is sinful yes, I will not debate that, it falls into the category of sexually immoral but it is not adultery. It will entice your lusts and potentially lead to adultery, but it is not. “This command forbids not only the acts of fornication and adultery, but, (1.) All appetites to them, all lusting after the forbidden object; this is the beginning of the sin, lust conceiving (Jam_1:15); it is a bad step towards the sin; and where the lust is dwelt upon and approved, and the wanton desire is rolled under the tongue as a sweet morsel, it is the commission of sin, as far as the heart can do it; there wants nothing but convenient opportunity for the sin itself. Adultera mens est - The mind is debauched. Ovid. Lust is conscience baffled or biassed: biassed, if it say nothing against the sin; baffled, if it prevail not in what is says. (2.) All approaches toward them; feeding the eye with the sight of the forbidden fruit; not only looking for that end, that I may lust; but looking till I do lust, or looking to gratify the lust, where further satisfaction cannot be obtained.” – Matthew Henry “saving for the cause of fornication; which must not be taken strictly for what is called fornication, but as including adultery, incest, or any unlawful copulation; and is opposed to the sense and practices of the Pharisees, who were on the side of Hillell: who admitted of divorce, upon the most foolish and frivolous pretences whatever; when Shammai and his followers insisted on it, that a man ought only to put away his wife for uncleanness; in which they agreed with Christ. For so it is written (i),” – John Gill You see, this is exactly what Jesus was explaining. We invent so many ways don’t we? We don’t like the command or the truth so we rationalize our way around it. Marital unfaithfulness, adultery, this includes the act of doing. It starts with a thought. That is why you must know that cleanliness has to start on the inside, with our heart. Do yourself a favor, look up the word adultery in a reliable dictionary. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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4 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | bandaid | 212657 | ||
That wasn't the question. lol! Maybe you should reread it. Although the answer to this one Cheri and I came up with. You're right, what was all the hubbub! Simple enough question, simple enough answer. You guys are the ones who added all the rabbit trails and hubbub. I simply asked you all to stay focused on the questions. To sit and fester on how you would kill these people you hated day after day fantasising every detail. Any difference between hating and being angry, or fantasising/dwelling on the varied details of the murder while you continually stab a pillow. There is a difference. No-one said anything about prison or mans laws. The questions are all concerning Gods laws. Now you are being nasty. Hello, If I wanted mans definition, I would have gone to the dictionary. And this site is for __________.(StudyBibleForum)If I wanted Yahoo!Answers I would have gone there. I'm simply quoting the bible, what Jesus said. Jesus said quite clearly it was adultery. porneia. But seeing this is what you came up with, I'll accept that as being your best shot. Thanks. |
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5 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | Wild Olive Shoot | 212662 | ||
Dear bandaid, Sister, when you are ready for the truth and a serious study, you’ll receive a far better reception than by throwing insults around. My post answered every one of your questions with scripture. Many others have answered your many questions with scripture. But it seems all you want to do is address your own personal interpretation, which is an injustice to God’s word to say the least. I’ll continue you in prayer, but must let you know, you’re not fooling anyone, at least not the majority of us. When you ready for the truth and really care to study God’s word for what it truly says, let me know, I’d love to join. Until then, I guess I’ll just stay in my fantasy world. At least I know here, I’m viewing God’s word rightly and in truth. Trust me, in the truth there is much grace. I pray you stop your out of context rationalization of God’s word and step into that grace. No “lol” from me, I’m saddened by what you are trying to do to the Word. :( Most of us hold it in the highest regard knowing who the author is. 2 Timothy 3:16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: Stand in His grace, WOS |
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