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NASB | Matthew 5:31 ¶ "It was said, 'WHOEVER SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY, LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE'; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:31 ¶ "It has also been said, 'WHOEVER DIVORCES HIS WIFE IS TO GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE'; |
Bible Question:
Thank you DAIRYLEADER5, but please be careful stating such truths herein. You will become "fair game." Your words will be twisted, even though they may be direct quotes from scripture. Would you say "scripturally" that an adultrus marriage falls in the category of a "marriage" in Gods eyes? George George |
Bible Answer: George - just an observation: how can there be a divorce if there is no marriage? A marriage, adulterous or otherwise is still a marriage. Don't you think that some might use this notion (not a marriage in God's eyes) as an excuse to dishonor the very relationship that God created and affirmed in the Garden? Now, for my two cents on the subject: Please consider Hosea, who married a whore, and this verse: Then the LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes." Hosea 3:1 Were we not all adulterers, married to the world and yet God loved us and redeemed us? He forgave our unfaithfulness, how dare we not forgive those who are unfaithful to us? My opinion is, if the immoral partner chose not to repent I would say that divorce is justified. However, an ounce of prevention . . . As believers, if we CHOOSE to see our partner as God sees them, (deeply loved, completely forgiven, totally approved, accepted and reconciled as a new creature in Jesus) there would be less martital discord and hopefully less divorce as well. Perhaps this perspective might even be applied in our disagreements with other believers on the Forum too. What do you think? mommapbs |