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NASB | Matthew 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED INSEPARABLY TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? [Gen 1:27; 2:24; Mark 10:7] |
Subject: relations after divorce? |
Bible Note: I can well understand and sympathize with your dilemma here. However, your former wife apparently has some conscientious objections to engaging in marital relations before the wedding, and I think those ought to be respected out of love. Paul, in discussing eating questionable food, in 1 Cor 8, says "Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak... When you sin against your brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ." Your former wife may have reasons in her own mind for not engaging in sexual relations before the wedding. Some of these may even be practical considerations, we just don't know. In any case, pressuring her against her convictions would not be consistent with true love, IMO. Be strong, --Cheryl |