Subject: Why cant I remarry, even though... |
Bible Note: I didn't read all of your note but I didn't have to after you said, "To insist that two people stay in an abusive relationship, whether it is sexual, physical, or psycological, is just plain legalism and doesn't stand up to scripture." I can tell you right now that if have read any scripture on the subject of marraige and divorce you would see that it does stand up. The purpose of the bible is to teach the gospel of Christ to everyone. And if people would truley pattern their lives after the bible you would not have all these disfunctional marraiges. Yet you site the very kind of people in these disfunctional marragies that have probably never read the scriptures that teach on marriage and divorce much less been to a church that has. Ephesians 5 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. Philippians 4 Meditate on These Things 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things. 9The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. Now you tell me that God should allow marraiges to be disolved because of the reasons you state? No!, you have been given the blueprint to go by and its your fault if you don't abide by it! If two people who are Christians get married and each of them love God more than each other then there will nothing but joy and love in their relationship and a lifetime together to worship God. Raven |