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1 | What makes a christian an unbeliever? | 1 Cor 7:15 | JuanMas | 61455 | ||
I know other christians who state that any christian man who deserts (divorces) his wife for non-biblical reasons is an unbeliever. They subsequently apply 1 Cor 7:15 and declare the wife eligible for remarriage. Interestingly, I've proposed these scenarios to those individuals and received the following answers: Scenario 1 - he's an unbeliever; Scenario 2 - he is NOT an unbeliever. Now this made no sense and was totally illogical to me. How could an act that is a violation of the 10 commandments NOT result in the perpetrator being declared an unbeliever and an act that is not one of 10 commandments brand a christian an unbeliever? I agree that 1 Cor 7:15 pertains to the unequally yoked and I believe it is a misuse of the scriptures to apply it to scenario 1 type situations. |
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2 | What makes a christian an unbeliever? | 1 Cor 7:15 | hobbzilla | 82992 | ||
Greetings in Christ. I would like to note that as believers in Christ, we are no longer under the law. The 10 commandments states nothing concerning accepting Jesus as lord and savior and that he died on the cross and shed his blood to cover your sins. Yet, I assure you that if you do not accept this in your heart to be the truth, you have not the possibility for salvation. So, it is a false assumption to state that just because a violation of an act that isn't contained in the 10 commandments you cannot be declared an unbeliever. It is my own perception and from personal experience that I believe that the majority of time this question is asked, it comes out of the fleshly desire for the innocent and wrongfully divorced Christian to justify a potential remarriage on the grounds that their self-proclaimed believing husband/wife divorced them and as a result that act affirmed the fact they were never a true unbeliever. I believe that there is not any one sin that a true believer cannot fall victim to. Therefore, I would urge caution that you are listening to God rather than your own flesh. For if the disobiedent divorcer is a true believer the grace of God can result in reconciliation of the marriage. However, I firmly believe the Bible teaches (Deut 24:1-4) once the disobiendient marries another (which is often the case in adulterous affairs), you are no longer under the bond of marriage and God strictly commands that you "must not take (them) back to be (your) (spouse) after (they) have been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD". If the disobiendent divorcer has committed sexual immorality post-divorce, but still remains unmarried, I feel it is still God's desire for the marriage to be reconciled.. but He does permit you to no longer be under the bond of marriage, only due to your hard heart. Who knows how long it takes a true believer to repent and turn from his sin? Our clocks do not hold time with God's clock. |
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3 | What makes a christian an unbeliever? | 1 Cor 7:15 | JuanMas | 113137 | ||
Thanks for your response. However, you missed the point about the inconsistent application of scripture. Why did violating one of the ten commandments NOT make him an unbeliever while illegally divorcing his wife DID make him an unbeliever? This, to me, seems to be an inconsistent application of scripture. I don't believe either scenario makes the individual a non-believer. Those Christians who declare that an "illegally divorced" man becomes an unbeliever, ARE looking for a loophole to allow the innocent wife to remarry cleanly and not be considered an "adulteress" by Mat 19:9. I might also point out that you've taken Deut 24:1-4 out of context. The proper context has nothing to do with a wife coming back to a re-married husband - It's about a husband remarrying his ex-wife who has remarried and divorced (Whew! that's a mouth full). |
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