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1 | A divorced pastor in ministry? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Sir Pent | 22901 | ||
Contrary View, experience ....................... Dear Raul, You are correct in a theoretical sense that it is possible for a marriage to fall apart based completely on the faults of only one person in it. However, I have never known anyone to whom that applied, and find it incredibly unlikely that it would be the case for anyone. It has been my experience that when a relationship of any kind (and especially one with the strength of marriage) destructs, that there are at least two people at fault. I would be fairly certain that somewhere along the line, the "Christian" half of the marriage was also at fault. Maybe it would be in how they responded to problems. Maybe it would be in lacking sensitivity to even notice the problems until it was too late. Maybe it would go all the way back to making a poor decision regarding a life partner. Any of these flaws in a person (and many others that could be involved) would also be a serious hinderence to effective leadership in a church. I realize that this is rather harsh, and that I am quite possibly offending those of our forum who have been divorced. Please be patient with me, for I only share what I have observed and believe. I still love you all in Christ, and fully believe in His forgiveness for all of your and my sins. I just feel that we need to have a higher standard of leadership in the church (at least in America). The failings of prominent church "leaders" in our country have done more to damage the Kingdom of God than anything else that I know of. |
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2 | A divorced pastor in ministry? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Tim Sheasby | 23323 | ||
Word from a divorcee. When my wife left me for another man I looked long and hard at myself. I come from a family who do not get divorced. It was a total shock to me that my ex could commit adultery, that she could even contemplate divorce. Yet as events unfolded I was the one who filed for divorce. Do I feel some guilt for errors I made in my marriage? YES. Unfortunately though, there are many things that might contribute to a divorce. My wife said it had nothing to do with any failure on my part. I thank her for that but still know I had some part at least in my divorce. When I saw signs of trouble I hid my head in the sand. I learned something from that though. It didn't make me weaker as a Christian. Ultimately it made me stronger, wiser, more sensitive, more human. It made me a better minister of God's word. Rom 8:28 "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Tim |
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