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1 | Continuous Adultery or not? | Matt 5:32 | dcj | 163778 | ||
My present wife and I have been married for quite a while. We divorced our former mates on unscriptural grounds and know that we committed adultery when we married. My question is, according to Matt. 5:22 and 19:8, are we continually living in adultery as long as we are married and therefore, will be sent to hell, or has Christ forgiven us (we have asked for forgiveness)? I ask this because our former spouses are still living. Also, does anyone know the tense of the verb "commit" in these 2 passages of scripture. Is it a continual verb or a one time act? Please answer ASAP as it is bothering my present wife and me very much! |
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2 | Continuous Adultery or not? | Matt 5:32 | jlhetrick | 163779 | ||
Hello dcj, You will likely get a number of responses. I want to start by asking you something. Were you or your current wife christians when you divorced? You said you both divorced on "unscriptural grounds", did you know that at the time? If so, did you look ahead to this day thinking, and possibly even discussing, that you would ask forgiveness? Are you now acting that out by seeking forgiveness? In other words, did you intentionally disobey God while saying to yourself, "He will forgive me anyway"? This would be a gross abuse of His mercy and grace. With all that in mind, you know the answer to each question, I have another question. Would another divorce make things right? I can answer one of your questions absolutely. You wrote: "My question is, according to Matt. 5:22 and 19:8, are we continually living in adultery as long as we are married and therefore, will be sent to hell, or has Christ forgiven us (we have asked for forgiveness)?" The answer is no, not if you are truly saved. There is no sin that disqualifies salvation. The bible says: Phi 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Search the forum regarding salvation (e.g. loosing salvation) in the upper right and you will get a lot of teaching on this. By the way, welcome to the forum. I will wait with you for the response of others and give further feedback when time allows. P.S. You and your wife need to search your hearts and make sure that you both know the Lord. Believe in faith before you attempt to iron out all the details. There is always consequences to our choices. With love, Jeff |
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3 | Continuous Adultery or not? | Matt 5:32 | brenda_L | 163781 | ||
you could also try looking at this site http://www.gotquestions.org/remarriage-adultery.html I know it has helped me with some of the tough questions. I hope it will help you too. |
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4 | Continuous Adultery or not? | Matt 5:32 | jlhetrick | 163785 | ||
Hi Brenda L, Just to let you know you posted your response to me which is no problem as it appears in the thread. However, if you click on the question, in this case by dcj, that person gets an email and they know they have been responded to. You may already know this but I wanted to make sure. Jeff |
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5 | Continuous Adultery or not? | Matt 5:32 | brenda_L | 163787 | ||
hey jeff thanks for letting me know (and oops...no, I didn't realize that *smacks forehead*. I just assumed the person who started the thread received an email to any answers received?) Should I reply again from the start?? |
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6 | Continuous Adultery or not? | Matt 5:32 | jlhetrick | 163792 | ||
up to you, if there following along it shouldn't matter. For me personally, especially this time of year, I get real busy and don't always follow a thread I have been involved in until I have an email reminder, Jeff |
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