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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: Emmaus, I'm confident that you will reconsider your statements here after viewing them in light of my following comments. You wrote: "Scripture says that a husband and wife will "become one flesh." Where there is no consummation they do not "become one flesh" and there is no binding marriage unless both parties have agreed to this beforehand" This really is a short-sighted view. Illustration. a man and woman are married. After the ceremony they rush off to their honeymoon and the rest of their lives together. On the way to (where ever their going) they are in an accident. One of them is permenantly injured and never able to perform sexually for the other. Are they not married? Is it right before God for the healthy one to walk away from the vows and marry a healthy mate that can perform? You also wrote: "A sacred or holy act, i.e. marriage, cannot be based on a sin (lie) of ommission, which the failure to dislose impotence is." Can you point me to the scripture on this one please. I would venture to say that a great many marriages occur after both parties have been dishonest during their courtship prior to marriage. Does this mean that those of US who may have mislead our spouse before marriage on one issue or another, are not really married? Furthmore, there are many, many things about my wife that I did not learn until after we were married. In fact, I'm sure that there continues to be things about her (before me) that I have not yet learned. She has "omitted them" either intentionally, or unintentionally. Are we not really married? Pleas help me understand your position, Jeff |