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1 | What does 1 Tim 3:2 mean? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Searcher56 | 6138 | ||
There is only one reason for the divorce, for a Christian, if the wife is not a Christian and she leaves him (1 Cor. 7:12-16). If his wife died, he is also free to remarry. I believe the pastor or deacon should be married. So if he is single, widowed or divorced - he is disqualified. Steve |
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2 | What does 1 Tim 3:2 mean? | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 6927 | ||
God's utter hatred of divorce is very clear in Scripture. But is it true that "There is only one reason for the divorce, for a Christian"? Steve: "God's utter hatred of divorce is very clear in Scripture. "Nonetheless, there are two extraordinary cases in which Scripture teaches that God does permit divorced people to remarry. "First, note that Jesus Himself included this exception clause: "Whosoever shall put away his wife, *except it be for fornication*, and shall marry another, committeth adultery" (Matt. 19:9, King James Version, emphasis added). He allows an exception in this one case, only "because of the hardness of your hearts" (Matt. 19:8). Clearly, Jesus is treating divorce as a last resort, only to be sought in the case of hard-hearted adultery. "The apostle Paul allows one more reason for divorce: if an unbelieving spouse abandons a believer, the believer is under no obligation in such a case (1 Cor. 7:14). This would free the abandoned spouse to remarry. "But we must emphasize that apart from those two specific, exceptional cases, divorce is not sanctioned in Scripture.(http://www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/archive/divorce.htm) More extensive answers to this question are available in John MacArthur, The Fulfilled Family (Chicago: Moody, 1981); and, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Matthew 16-23,(Chicago: Moody, 1988). 1 Thess 4:8 So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. |
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3 | The hard heart is not the adulterer. | 1 Tim 3:2 | Searcher56 | 6929 | ||
The writer has the hard heart in the wrong person. It is the hardness of the heart of the innocent spouse. Hosea did not divorce Gomer, tho she committed hard-hearted adultery. God has not divorced Israle, not Christ the church - tho we both commit hard-hearted adultery. |
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4 | The hard heart is not the adulterer. | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 6932 | ||
Steve: You write: "It is the hardness of the heart of the innocent spouse. " To imply that the "innocent" spouse is also the "heard-hearted" spouse is a very interesting observation. |
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