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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'; |
Subject: Should a divorced person remarry? |
Bible Note: newoldstock: I would prefer to widen the scope to come to a general statements that cause divocce, rather than address specfic instances. All divorces are sin. Every divorce has hardness of heart. Never is the fault 100 percent the other persons fault. From these points which I would call foundational, grow into other problems. I do not believe there is a marriage so bad that can not be restored to a new standard of what a Christian marriage should be. There are marriages that because one or both partners have crossed the point beyond salvaging anything, and it has become too late for anything to change. Marring someone else would be one example. The statistics for making a first time marriage for both partners are equal for Christians and the non christian about 50 percent fail. Second time marriages are closer to 70 percent failure rate. If there are children involved in the 2nd marriage with former marriage partners sharing cuustody, the failure rate is higher yet. Third time marriages as you might think are a bad risk. There are other factors that enter into the picture. If the couple lived together marriage, had children before getting married, either has a large debt load, and then any personality disorders make for very difficult times ahead. Please note there is a 1 in third chance for Christians, the bride is pregnant. These are very serious times we live in. Today there is no shame for Christians who live together, have children before marriage, and divorce at the same rate as the world does. One might think that with the pain of divorce, that ppeople would be less likely to remarry, and be even more cautious. Not so. It is not uncommon for a person going into court to finalize their divorce, to be engaged and living with a new future husbannd or wife, and they have a blended family already. Remarriage brings all the problems both parties had in the first marriage, most of the time. If there were children from the first marriage that new husband or wife will have to deal with the past husband or wife as long as the children live. If people would wweigh all these problems with a clear rational head, they might just think it's easier to work on the marriage before they even think about divorce. All divorces come with wounds and scars, that may take a lifetime to mend. Divorce is not the easy way out by any means. Divorced women with daughters, who remarry often place theeir daughters as risk, never giving thought that the new Mr. Right might asult these girls someday. I have never heard a mother in this suation say, they remotly thought Mr. Right would even be possible to think of such a thing. I hope this opens someones eyes that might be thinking about a divorce, and or remarriage. These are hard facts that few ofus think of in the heat of anger, or passion. Perhaps this is more of what you were looking for, I hope this sheds some practical help. I would liketo find out what you think. Blessings. justme |