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1 | How do I forgive adultry if it continues | Bible general Archive 4 | TJS | 202104 | ||
After review about adulty and remariage, I would like to have information about when the adultering spouses get married. That is, my former wife was adultering with a married man and they each got divorced, breaking up two families and then married together. They are Catholic and for a while not allowed in the church (communion) but then were allowed back. Here is my take on the situation. Each adultering spouse did wrong and would be individually forgiven. But forgiveness comes by repenting. One cannot steal, ask for and receive forgiveness and then return to stealing only to expect forgiveness again. It is the knowledge of the wrong that makes the sin. In this case, forgiveness is given with repentance, but repentance includes stopping the behavior that one is forgiven for. Their marriage is living in sin now, because they have not stopped the sin. By my read of the bible, two adultering spouses that marry are always living in sin, even if they ask for forgiveness it will not be given untill the sin is stopped. This greatly affected my life and the other spouse. Both of us had children. She (my former wife) developed a hate for me (while with the other men) and I never forgave her for the adultry, having married (one of) the other man. My son (28 years ago) was pulled emotionally and when she stopped my visitation, I sat on my rights and allowed them to do full parenting. I considered he would be more harmed by the constant arguement and acquiesced to being cut off from my child (with the knowledge they both had professional jobs and not hardship). I believed that as an adult, when that time came, he would be more prepared to understand the reasoning behind my decision. They moved across the country and got my parential rights disolved and adopted him at age 17, changing his name to that of the adultering man, all legal but against my protest. At age 25 I began seeking contact with him but to no avail. He's now 33 and will not communicate with me at all. The year upon year of his mother and her husband living in sin has hardened his heart. At the time, I did what I had to do to limit the stress on him. I did not like it and now wonder if I was wrong and that he will never return. His mom and her husband are always near him to reinforce the years of hate they instilled in him. I simply pray that god gives him the wisdom to understand that his hate to me is misguided. TJS |
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2 | How do I forgive adultry if it continues | Bible general Archive 4 | CDBJ | 202105 | ||
Greetings TJS and welcome to the forum. That sounds like a very involved situation to say the least. Cutting to the chase, as it were, but in order to better direct the proper answer to you, it would help if you could explain something that only you have the answer to. Where do you personally stand right now at this point in time with regards to your eternal future? Putting it another way; if you were to die today do you “know positively” without a shadow of doubt that you would be ushered into the presents of the Lord to spend eternity? Let’s say, just as an example; if you were to stand before God in the next few minutes and the Lord were to say to you, why should I let you come into my kingdom, what do you think you would tell Him? This is usually a way to see just how you personally understand repentance for a starting place. I hope you enjoy the forum, CDBJ |
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3 | How do I forgive adultry if it continues | Bible general Archive 4 | TJS | 202107 | ||
I would say that I am a sinner also and that I have prayed for forgiveness. I would say that when he impressed upon me my sins, I have sought to correct my behavior. I would say I have striven to be a wise man but know that I fall short. I would say that I have taken up my cross (against wrong and injustice) but fear the crucifiction. Regards, TJS |
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4 | How do I forgive adultry if it continues | Bible general Archive 4 | CDBJ | 202138 | ||
Greetings TJS Interesting response but what do you mean by the following, “I have sought to correct my behavior.” Does God actually forgive us on the basis of our trying to correct our behavior and if so where does Christ fit into that picture? Do you think you will be accepted into heaven on the basis of your trying to doing better; how good is good enough? Are your sins more refined then the sins of others? There is only one sin that condemns one to an eternal condemnation. John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 20:30-31 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: 31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Where do you stand in relation to the previous verses? Have a nice day, CDBJ |
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