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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 | Wild Olive Shoot | 214670 | ||
Kind of weird that I am responding to my own post… But I feel I need to address my errant thinking so forgive me for dredging up old posts and I pray that the person to whom this was originally addressed has somehow found peace with the situation. I have had a change of thought or heart concerning this matter. Viewing pornography and the effects it can have on one whose spouse does it is indeed dreadful. Is it grounds for divorce? Maybe so because of what it actually is and how Scripture speaks of it, but reconciliation is what should be desired first and foremost above contemplating separation. The cure to this dreadful sickness or addiction or attraction, however we may refer to it, remains the same and that is found in our Lord and being faithful to Him. With that said, regarding the Scripture from Matthew that was referenced throughout this thread, I think my error was in separating the physical from the thought for fear of adding to the Word something that wasn’t there. When in fact, I have come to believe that one is just as detrimental as the other and therefore can be viewed from the same perspective. I hope I was able to explain my view on this and apologize to any I may have offended in the previous posts. Always learning and so thankful to be doing so. Stand in His grace, WOS 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. |
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