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NASB | Matthew 16:6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:6 Jesus said to them, "Watch out and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." |
Bible Question:
Am I living in sin because I divorced my first not in accordance with the Word, and am married to a divorsed woman. Mt 5:32, Lu 16;18 and others both in old and new test. God hates divorce Mal 2:16. Help me understand my situation. always learning |
Bible Answer: always learning: James 1:13-15. With our own evil desires, we are enticed and we fall into sin. We attempt to justify what we did was right. However, there comes a time when we face the truth of our sinful actions. Divorce is a sin, and you married a woman who was divorced. At this point it would be making more sinful choices to again divorce each other. What you did is warned against in Deuteronomy 24:1-4. I wonder if BOTH of you see the sinful situations that brought you two into another sinful situation, that you are in now? Are you both sure beyond a doubt that you have surrendered to Christ? Surrendering to Christ as Lord of your lives is the ONLY hope. The GOOD NEWs of the GOSPEL is Jesus loves you both, and there is forgiveness. You can have a clean heart before the Lord Jesus. 1 John 1:9 is the answer for both of you! All sin is forgiven the same way, we confess our sins. We repent and follow Jesus Christ. Marriage, is a covenant bewteen you and your wife and Jesus Christ. The root of divorce is always hardness of heart. Keep your lives free of sin and hardness of heart. If you did not have pre marriage counseling, it would be of significant value to get marraige theraphy now, or you likely will repeat the mistakes of the past. Marriage needs constant renewing and refreshing to keep love alive and growing. After confessing your sins, be so determined to never brake this covenant of marriage. Never. ever, even consider divorce aa ann option. That is what God expects. Take your past and vow never to allow hardness of heart to enter into this sacred relationship. Who ever married you two, sure dropped the ball if you are still grieving the past history of sin. As our dearly beloved Lord Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery, "Go and sin no more!" you and your wife grow in Christ together, pray with each other, have devoations together. Nothing I know makes a stronger marraige than praying and having Bible devotions together. My bride of almost 40 years and I use the daily Bread for our time of devotions together. We try to have this special time together in the morning, and if we can't do it then, we do it before bedtime. This sometimes due to circumstances we can't have this special time together, so accept this and do have devotions alone, but we look foward to the next special time. I sincerely pray this helps heals, and gives a direction to give your marraige lasting blessings. justme |