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1 | divorce is not always a sin. | 1 Cor 7:15 | hobbzilla | 82913 | ||
Please tell why you believe that divorce is a sin! Divorce is not always a sin. It is always caused by sin, but is not an act of disobedience when permitted by God. God Himself admits to divorcing Israel (Jer. 3:8). Did God sin? I think not! |
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2 | divorce is not always a sin. | 1 Cor 7:15 | Hank | 82916 | ||
God never sanctions divorce. The conditions under which it is permitted are well documented in Scripture and discussions of this subject may be accessed by using Search and entering the word "divorce." Your analogy of human divorce and God's divorce of Israel is flawed, as are all human efforts to equate their behavior to, or justify their actions by, the mighty acts of Almighty God. We are neither holy nor sovereign. He is both. --Hank | ||||||
3 | divorce is not always a sin. | 1 Cor 7:15 | hobbzilla | 82922 | ||
I have a hard time understanding your statement. You seem to me to be contradicting yourself. You state that there are conditions under which it is permitted (which I believe the Bible teaches are: porneia and desertion by an unbeliever). However you state that God never sanctions divorce. One definition of sanctioned is: "Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid." There is not authority other than that of God, and if he "permits" it.. is that not in itself "sanctioned" by him? I agree if we could all love one another with God's love that we could fulfill Jesus remark that in the beginning it (divorce) was not so. But we all fall short of the glory of God and he has permitted us to divorce under specific circumstances because of our hard-hearted fleshly nature. God instructed Ezra to do his pleasure and He therefore told the people to divorce their pagan wives (Ezra 10:11). Again, you feel this not sanctioned by God? I also have a hard time understanding why my analogy of God's divorce is flawed? It is precisely His words that state that Israel was commiting adultary against Him and so he actually wrote a certificate of divorce as you are required to do in Deuteronomy 24. (note: not as a requirment/commandment to divorce.. but if you take that course of action.. you must actually write it). |
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4 | divorce is not always a sin. | 1 Cor 7:15 | Hank | 82928 | ||
Friend, your challenge to my usage of the word "sanction" paves the way for a brief lesson in English usage. Therefore, if what follows strikes you as being pedantic it is probably because it is meant to be pedantic. The etymology of the English word "sanction" goes back to a Latin word which means "to make holy." The word "sanction" encompasses a definition which involves a great deal more than merely permitting or condoning an act or condition. The core sense of "to give sanction to" is to give effective or authortative approval of, to endorse, or to encourage an action or condition. In no sense is the verb form "to sanction" to be used to convey merely the idea of "to permit" or "to condone." God permits divorce on the limited grounds of sexual immorality, but this is not to say that He encourages it, endorses it, applauds it or gives it His unqualified approbation. He does not, in fact, sanction divorce. His design for the union of a man and wife as set forth in Genesis 2:24 still stands. He hates divorce now as He did when Malachi was inspired to write the words of Malachi 2:16..... As to what I termed a flawed analogy between God's treatment of Israel and the rupture of the marital bond between a husband and his wife, my point is that it is not our privilege to draw any analogy between God and man, or between God's sovereign authority and ours. Neither man nor his thoughts or acts can ever be compared to the transcendent God. The closing chapters of Job show how swiftly and adroitly God can put man in his proper place. --Hank | ||||||
5 | divorce is not always a sin. | 1 Cor 7:15 | hobbzilla | 82933 | ||
Thank you for your brief yet concise background on your use of the term "sanction". In that regard, I agree some distinction then can be made in regards to "approve" versus "permit". I agree with you and believe that this is not to say that he encourages or endorses or applauds it in every circumstance or under NO circumstance. But I believe God's will for some is different than others. I would interested to hear your thoughts on Ezra commanding the Isralites to divorce their pagan wives. Do you believe that was of God or Ezra? |
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6 | divorce is not always a sin. | 1 Cor 7:15 | kalos | 82935 | ||
Ezra 10:10-11 (ESV) And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have broken faith and married foreign women, and so increased the guilt of Israel. Now then make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives." In Ezra 10:10-11 "God actually commanded the Jews to [divorce] by separating from these idolatrous wives. ... Though God hates divorce, there are times when it is the lesser of the evils and would prevent a future and even greater spiritual catastrophe." (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) |
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