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NASB | Matthew 19:9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:9 "I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." |
Subject: Divorce for no sexual life ever - OK? |
Bible Note: Hello Emmaus: I think the problem you are having in understanding marriage is that you are under the impression that a man and woman make themselves "one flesh" by having sex. This is far short from understanding that it is God who makes them one flesh. I believe you have taken the meaning of this and assigned a human action as accomplishing what scripture says God does. you write that because something is recognized in law does not mean it may not also be scriptural. Yes, I agree. That was not my point at all. My point was simply that because the law of man may provide an escape, God's law trumps man's law. For Chrisitians, divorce is only acceptable based on God's approved reasons. Man's law, for example, allows for divorce when a husband and wife have "differences" they can not resolve. Does God's word allow for this? It's really not a hard issue when scripture is applied, Jeff |