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NASB | 1 Corinthians 7:20 Each man must remain in that condition in which he was called. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 7:20 Each one should remain in the condition in which he was [when he was] called. |
Bible Question:
AM I LEGALLY MARRIED IN GODS EYES? THE REASON I ASK THIS ? IS, DURING A VISIT TO AN EVANGELICAL WEBSITE I CAME ACROSS SUBJECT MATTER PERTAINING TO JESUSES DISCUSSION ABOUT JUSTIFIED DIVORCE IN THE GOSPEL OF MATHEW:5, THAT WEBSITE SAID IF I GOT DIVORCED, OTHER THAN FOR INFIDELITY, THEN I AM NOT MARRIED IN GODS EYES AND AM COMMITING ADULTERY WHEN I AM WITH MY NEW WIFE. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TWICE BEFORE (NOT PROUD OF) BUT WHILE I WAS YET AN UNREPENTANT SINNER. I GOT SAVED DURING THE SEPERATION FROM WIFE #2 AND WAS ALREADY LIVING 2000 MILES AWAY, SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH SOMEONE ELSE CHILD, WHICH I FOUND OUT ABOUT WHEN I PRAYED AND ASKED GOD TO PUT MY MARRIAGE BACK TOGETHER IF IT WERE HIS WILL (WHICH I TOOK AS MY ANSWER "NO") I HAD NO CHILDREN WITH THOSE 2 AND I FEEL GOD HAS BLESSED ME NOW WITH A GREAT CHRISTIAN WOMAN AND 2 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS! |
Bible Answer: Jonzsaved, Bro, from what you wrote I would say that you are legally married in God's eyes. Now that your wife#2 is pregnant to another man and you have your own family, then it is not proper for you to leave your present family (wife and children; leave them miserable) to be with ex-wife who is already living with another man (I assume). 1Cor 7: 15 "... God has called us to live in peace ..." 1Cor 7:20 "Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him." By the time you became born-again, you are already separated from her. Now that you are a Christian, you should remain in your status as married to your present wife. But we should not excuse ourselves from any mistakes that we committed before we became Christian. Now that we are Christians, the more we should take reponsibility of our mistakes. So settle whatever things needed to be settled with God's leading and direction. God is a God of many chances. He is not legalist. He is a God who lives in reality not in fantasy. There are things that God will not approve but will certainly understand. One thing though, we should be aware of the corresponding effects of our action. I am a strong believer of "NO DIVORCE" but I also need to consider the reality that is happening. Like what I said "I believe God is a realistic God." Read the 1Cor. 7:1-24, then talk to God. Meditate on this verse Exodus 34:6-7 I pray this will be a help to you. GOD LOVES YOU SO MUCH, HE WANTS US TO HAVE AN ABUNDANT LIFE. In Christ, Romans |
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