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NASB | Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. |
Bible Question: Divorce,marry again,1st wife dies,am I free to enter the ministry? |
Bible Answer: Some denominations believe that once you have been divorced you are not able to enter the ministry. Some denominations do not have that belief. I know of no where in the bible that says you may not enter the ministry except in 1 Tim 3:1-13. In those verses it says that you must be married only once to serve as a bishop. However, in the KJV among others it says "be husbands of one wife", which can mean that you can only be married to one woman at a time and have nothing to do with divorce and remarriage. There are many different reasons for divorce, some the bible gives consent for and some it does not. I have no idea what your circumstances were in your divorce but if they were against scripture I am sure that you have asked for forgiveness from God and have repented for them. In that case your sins have been washed away by the blood of the lamb. They are no more, and if God has forgotten them who is man to remember them? If your reasons were biblically correct then you have not sinned at all and should not be held back for obtaining your divorce. I would also say this to you. If you have prayed and truly feel that God has called you into the ministry then who is man to keep you from what God has called you to do? If your church or denomination forbids it I suggest that you go where you are able to fulfill God's call on your life. prayon |