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NASB | 1 Corinthians 7:15 Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 7:15 But if the unbelieving partner leaves, let him leave. In such cases the [remaining] brother or sister is not [spiritually or morally] bound. But God has called us to peace. |
Subject: Do you agree with my personal opinion? |
Bible Note: Good question... Let me state ClEARLY before I begin that without the grace of God we would all be eternally lost and that adherance to the 'law' does not produce righteousness of the heart. All our righteousness is HIS righteousness provided through faith in the blood! But I personally am beginning to believe that this has been an excues for the body of Christ to brush aside the holy standards God expects His people to live by. Jesus said the He did not come to eliminate the law, but to fulfill the law. He came to make the way for us to abide by the will of God from the HEART. Marriage should be viewed by believers from God's perspective and the cultural interpretation should be 'put away'! Taking the following into consideration als remember Jesus' words to men. Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. The hardness of men's hearts brought about the 'puting away' of wives. Based on the Old Testament the one divorced was 'put away'. Leviticus 21:6-8 6 They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings made by fire to the Lord, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. 7 They shall not take a wife who is a harlot or polluted or profane or DIVORCED, for [the priest] is holy to his God. 8 You shall consecrate him therefore, for he offers the bread of your God; he shall be holy to you, for I the Lord Who sanctifies you am holy. KJV 6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. 7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman PUT AWAY from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. 8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy. Matthew Henry Commentary Verse 6. Holy unto their God - Devoted to God's service, and always prepared for it, and therefore shall keep themselves from all defilements. The name of their God - Which they especially bear. The bread of their God - That is, the shew-bread: or rather, all the other offerings, besides burnt-offerings: which are called bread, because bread is commonly put for all food. Verse 7. Profane - Or defiled, or deflowered, though it were done secretly, or by force: because the priest must take care that all the members of his family be free not only from gross wickedness, but from all suspicions of evil. Verse 8. Thou - O Moses, and whosoever shall succeed in thy place, to whom it belongs to see my laws observed, shall take care that the priest be holy, and do not defile himself by any of these forbidden marriages. Put away or divorced mean the same it would seem. And a woman put away was not to be married to another. Now while the argument will surely be posed that this was written to the Livitical Priest...scripture tells us we as born again believers ARE kings and priests, sanctified by the the blood, set apart for service unto our Lord. Revelation 1 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. This would be TRUTH that when we SEE we are then obligated to keep. I personally believe the truth of God's holiness and His expectaion of our consecration and fear has been watered down by mans rebellion and that the body of Christ is very weak due to this. The body of Christ needs to pray for a revelation of God's holiness and to be convicted to the depths of our soul to see the truth of God's expectations of us! I do not have time this morning to address the question as to wheterh men were still required to support their wives 'put away' within their camp or if the wives returned to their own families. Purhaps someone else can address this. God bless |