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1 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | justme | 175843 | ||
gatoiz: Welcome to the forum. Your question has had sound Biblical answers. May I add that by what you say and by what Jesus said, you BOTH have hardness of your hearts. Unless one of you see's you both are braking a Covenant you both made to your Holy Father and to each other. This is the biggest mistake you will ever make in your life! Scripture does say to live apart is better than to destroy each other. Because you both are Christians you have no scriptual reason or basis for divorce. Most every couple has some very hard times. The very damaging thing to your testimony is to divorce when Jesus said the the failure because of hardness of heart can be overcome, and you will be more in love than at first. Please seek out a professional Christian Counselor. Prove your love for Christ by honnoring the Lord Jesus Christ. Learning to love takes a lifetime, and you have a lot of time to mend your marriage. Justme |
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2 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 175850 | ||
Good points Justme, but I would point out that love isn't something we "learn" to do. It's never taught that way in Scripture. Love isn't something we learn to do, but getting along is. Love is a choice. We choose to love someone like Christ chose to die for us. I personally believe that the lack of understanding in this area is a primary reason we have so many divorces in the world today, not to mention within Christianity. Thanks for the good points, Jeff |
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3 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | Face | 175853 | ||
That is an excellent wording of this point! I have to remember that. The thing about getting along is what we learn to do, but love is a choice. That gets to the heart! | ||||||
4 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 175885 | ||
Hey face, absolutely. It's really a simple concept to understand when we take time to truly consider it. Maybe not so obvious when we are simply considering man's love for man. But when we attempt to describe love as "Christ-like", it really starts to make sense. Based on my understanding of Scripture, I don't find it taught that Christ went through a process of "learning to love" us. Furthermore, I don't see the concept of love as being one of feelings and emotions; rather one of behavior and actions. While the imperfect nature of the flesh often behaves impulsively and reactionary, the Bible's command for a man to love his wife as Christ loved the church is unmistakably referring to intentional acts of the husband's will. In other words, deciding or choosing to behave in a certain way. I may be corrected by one of the several true theologian members; but to my understanding, if one is commanded, one must have the ability to choose to obey. God bless, Jeff |
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5 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | Face | 175889 | ||
careful about calling one theologian better than another. Yah'shua said we are brothers, that we are not to elevate ourselves one over another ;-) he who wants to be great is to be the servant of all :-) |
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6 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 175891 | ||
You may have missed the point. I'm not sure how my comment presented as elevating myself over another. Just the opposite was my intent and I believe discernable if you reread it. I was offering my understanding of the topic while at the same time acknowledging that there are those who are much mor knowledgeable regarding the teachings of Scripture than I am. When I make comments like the one you are addressing; it is my way of inviting others to redirect my thinking on a topic. But thanks for the warning. Jeff |
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7 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | Face | 175919 | ||
No, I wasn't concerned you were elevating yourself, but instead cautioning against looking up to another such as a theologian too highly. Sorry for the misunderstanding |
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8 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 175926 | ||
No problem. And that is a good warning to be heeded. I think most of us have gone through that period where we put our faith in another person and listen to there teachings like they were the gospel; even those that weren't. Long past that though. I don't even trust my own understanding anymore. If I can't line it up (so to speak) with Scripture, I don't commit to it. Again, thanks for the consideration, Jeff |
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