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1 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Tamara Brewington | 205279 | ||
Dear Forum members, First referrnce to go with the question; I Corinthians 6:9,10 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor theives, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Second referrence for the question; Mathew 19:8 Because of the hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery. Mark 10:11,12 And He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery. Third referrence for the question; Hebrews 6:4-6 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then ahve fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. Fourth referrence for the question; Mathe 7:21 Not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord', will enter the kindom of heaven, but he who does the will of the Father who is in heaven will enter. Here is the situation, I have had the pleasure to know a number of wonderfull Christian couples who were previously divorced and then got remarried. Here are variations on this subject that will drive my question; 1)One member of the present marriage was divorced while an unbeliever due to both unbelieving parties committing adultery getting divorced, but repented of committing adultery and getting a divorce and after becoming a Christian got married to a Christians widow. 2)One member of the present marriage got a divorce due to their unbelieving spouse committing adultery and leaving, and then met a wonderful Christian and got married. 3)Both members of the present marriage had previous spouses who committed adultery on them and got divorced and all parties involved were Christians, then they met and got married. All of these marriages are wonderful marriages and these Christians appear to be bearing good fruit and have been married a very long time. Question; does not the Bible teach that when we sin, we have an advocate, but that we have to repent of our sin and walk away from remaining in sin in order for God to truly have grounds for forgiving us? Next question; why do some Christians feel as if once you are divorced you can be in a new marriage because there is nothing you can do about the mess up of the old one, so now it is ok to marry someone else? Jesus said two things up there about divorce; who ever marries a divorced person (without qualifying it) commits adultery, and who ever divorces someone except for immorality and marries another commits adultery. Next question; how then is there any grounds to get remarried at all just because someone committed adultery? By His Grace, Tamara |
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2 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | stjohn | 205282 | ||
Dear Tamara: If a person marries a divorced person, who has divorced for any reason other then adultery, (According to our Lord) It would be a sin. Note; however, that it would not be right to then get a divorce to try to right that sin (i.e. to wrongs etc,) If you repent of the sin you are forgiven. You do not remain in sin to stay married. If a spouse commits adultery and repents, you are to forgive them and move on. However, if that spouse does not repent, (i.e. keeps on doing what they are doing, without intent to change.) then you may divorce (According to our Lord) and remarry if you chose, to a one that has not been married or widowed or is not divorced for the wrong reason. Anyway, that's the way I see it. I hope it helps you. God bless John |
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3 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Tamara Brewington | 205283 | ||
Dear John, Help me out here a bit John, one scripture by Jesus says whoever divorces his wife except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery. The other scripture says whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her - this verse does not say anything about adultery in the equation, it simply says if you divorce and marry another you commit adultery. Here is another problem with the view that there is nothing you can do about a past faux pas and just move on; I Corinthians 7:39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. Second problem with this view that it is okay move on; I Corinthians 6:9 Adulterers will not inherit the kingdom of God. And Hebrews 6:4-6 Those who have fallen away, that is who keep right on going in sin, have no more means of renewal to repentance since they crucify the Lord again. What do you think my good fellow? God's Day, Tam |
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4 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | stjohn | 205288 | ||
Tam: If a spouse is continually lustful, that is immoral, and to lust equals adultery (According to our Lord: "he who looks and lusts" etc.) If you do not repent, you remain an adulterer, thus, no inheritance. A true born again child of God can NOT remain in sin meaning they are not a member of the family in the first place, so. no inheritance. As far as I Corinthians 7:39 If she can do this she is better off to do this, but, "It is better to marry then to burn with lust", if this is a problem for a man, and I believe a woman too, then ....... better to marry IMHO I don't see a problem. As far as Hebrews 6:4-6 I don't see how it applies as above i.e. two sins or two wrongs etc, don't make a saint. Using one Scripture to x out another i.e. (whoever) without qualifying it, then simply see the other verse that CLEARLY says you can, if they do. If a spouse is not repentant your NOT bound to a life of pain and suffering. Do you really think our Lord would keep His child bound up and in mental pain and heartache? I think we should use our noodles here IMHO. Remember Tam, He loves you, He really really loves you. God bless John |
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5 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Tamara Brewington | 205317 | ||
Dear John, I am not trying to belabor this overly much dear heart, but something keeps niggling at my heart and my brain... It is the concept of being called to suffer in order to obey Christ as having first place before personal discomfort, "but if you burn, marry". I am thinking abuot another verse, "God will not test/tempt (which ever translation) you beyond what you are able, but will make a way out (usually, but not always a spiritualy one). Here is a concept to consider; if someone were a fornicator and then repented of their sin, but did not come out of that relationship would we still be saying that they are going to heaven? According to I Corinthians, I do not think so... Why then do we make this big allowance for Christians who remarry after divorce saying it is too late to change it, someone committed adultery on them (the text in Mark makes no such claim about adultery being the cause of the divorce that subsequently remarrying means it is adultery, only that marrying a divorced person constitutes adultery). And no, I do not think God want us to allow His child to be bound up and in mental pain and heart ache, but we are called to suffer Christ in order to obey Him when things don't go our way. What do you think? God Bless, Tam |
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6 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | stjohn | 205320 | ||
Tam: What I think is. Please don't take offense, but I have nothing else to say in this matter, you may take what I have said or leave it, if it is truly bothering you that much, then take it to God in prayer. Or go to a trained Christian marriage counselor, or your paster, and see if they have any insight. If you truly don't want to belabor the issue, may I suggest that you try a little harder not to? Your questions are IMHO getting, not a little, wearisome. Personally, I rather worry about my relationship with God, not someone else's. After all It's not about what is between you and them, but is about what is between you and God. I have given you my opinion and I would thank you, to, consider that, instead of this circular form of argument, as by definition, when you go in a circle, you go nowhere. :-) If you disagree, then just say so, and we can respectfully say, "let us agree to disagree," and move on. Remember too please, that this is not a place where it is allowed to push one's views. Thank you. Shalom and God bless John |
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7 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Tamara Brewington | 205323 | ||
Dear John, I am letting this go out of respect for you and in love too... This was not about a disagreement or a not disagreement as far as what I intended to be doing with you John, in pursuing it. This was about that inquisitive mind we discussed before seeing something that did not line up with the whole counsel of scripture about sin John. I was not trying to push my view, if we disagree and that is what you can see about this, I respect that, and I do most sincerely apologize to you John, my brother in Christ. I don't come in here to address disagreements, only to look at what all the counsel of scripture when put together is driving the exegesis to dictate how a passage or scripture should be interpreted. I know for a fact that you agree that exegesis drives what the interpretation is going to be, not how we look at things, and not our views. So I will agree with you and say we disagree, and I will respect you and not push my views on you. And I will not do anything to make you feel disrespected John. I will lay aside my motives and my views about what I have done in pursuing this and see it your way in terms of how it appears to you, okay John? xoxoxox :):):):):):) By His Eternal And Indispensable Grace, Tam |
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8 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | stjohn | 205324 | ||
Dear Tamara: Thank you so very much for so graceful a response to me. God bless your inquisitive heart! Shalom and God bless John |
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