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1 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | JuanMas | 114709 | ||
Thank you for your response. On previous posts I have noted how some Christians use 1 Cor 7:15 as justification for remarrying inspite of Mat 19:9. Specifically, they arbitrarily declare the Christian spouse initiating the "illegal" divorce as an "unbeliever". Then they apply 1 Cor 7:15 to justify the "innocent" spouse remarrying. In my humble opinion, this is simply "an end around play" to circumvent Mat 19:9 and 1 Cor 7:10-11. I'm not saying that those who do this are malicious in their intent. They truly believe that they are correct in their actions. The blue-print for marriage found in the Bible does work. Unfortunately, it is being adulterated by those who "should" know better but spread misinformation anyway. |
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2 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | tortoise | 114754 | ||
Hi JuanMas, I'm not sure what you mean when you say some Christians circumvent Mt 19:9. What in Mt 19:9 is being circumvented? Your refer to 1 Cor 7:10-11, I don't see too many women withdrawing from the relationship and not getting involved with someone else. The women who leave usually just go right out and sin. I haven't seen to many cases where the woman leaves and remains pure, and then the man (who was left) divorces her. If the woman was faithful to God, if see left, she would remain uninvolved with other men and would stay that way forever. But then the man doesn't want to play the separation game so he breaks the covenant by being unfaithful. He was suppose to work on himself and return. It seems like either one or the other doesn't follow the Biblical guidelines and trashes the marriage. When people stop trying things go down hill fast. tortoise |
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3 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | JuanMas | 114800 | ||
The purpose of declaring a man an "unbeliever", who "illegally" divorces his wife, is so that the wife can use 1 Cor 7:15 to marry someone else - thus circumventing Mat 19:9. An "illegal" divorce is one that occurs for a reason other than "unfaithfullness". The portion of Mat 19:9 that is being circumvented is: "... and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.". If the wife can declare her ex-husband an unbeliever, there are those who believe she can exercise the escape clause in 1 Cor 7:15 ("Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace.") and remarry without sin. I've always said "Two Wrongs don't make a Right". In the case cited, a wife should follow 1 Cor 7:10-11 (".. remain unmarried or reconcile to her husband"). But instead, risks her salvation by committing sin - perhaps out of vengence. The bottom line is still the same - one person's sin causes that of another. Mat 5:32 said so: "but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery". It is my opinion, after examining the factual evidence, that the "Biblical" blueprint for marriage has been long abandoned and adulterated. Unfortuntely some of our spiritual leaders have unwittingly(?) contributed to this problem through their ministries and their actions. The part |
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4 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | tortoise | 114861 | ||
I think if a woman separates from her husband and does not have biblical grounds for divorce, but does not "remain unmarried or reconcile to her husband" but joins herself to another man that that woman may very well not be saved at all. She may have a "said faith" or a "dead faith" as talked about in James Chapter 2. I don't get upset when I see this going on because there are a lot of people in churhes that have never been born again. Like the saying goes, "just because you are in a garage it does not make you a car". I believe that someone who has the Spirit of the living God on the inside will be far removed from all that stuff going on in the world. But there are a lot of people who flatter themselves by thinking that they are Christians. Come judgement I will not be surprised to hear Jesus say, "away from me all you who work iniquity". |
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5 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | justme | 115143 | ||
tortoise: I made a note to JaumMas, and you may find it of interest to you as well. This chain started from a note he sent to me from a note I posted in June of 2002. After reading my response to Jaun please feel free to let me know your opinion. Blessings. justme |
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