Bible Question:
Raven, Yes, this subject is about marriage and divorce. And you are going to the Law alone as your standard for discussing this subject. Have you even read the verses in 1 Corinthians 7 concerning this subject? What did you think of this passage? The bottom line is the Law is the Law, whether for salvation, redemption, sanctification, justification, daily living, etc. If you are going to be under the Law for ANY purposes, then you must be under ALL of it. You are either under ALL the Law (including it's sacrificial system with animal sacrifice) or you are under grace with NONE of the Law. The just (who are now are in Christ - justified) shall live by FAITH, not Law. The Law is not of faith, it is of performance, and the believer is no longer bound by it. That is what I am talking about. And it is VERY relevant to marriage and divorce. The Law says that adulterers must be stoned (both parties). This doesn't meet that they need to get high first :), it means they must both die. Do you suggest we follow the Law? So if you wish to teach believers to be under the Law, then you yourself need to be under ALL of it. ChristLifer2001 |
Bible Answer: You are trying to twist around to get out of a commanment that God has wanted from the begining. Jesus re-emphasises this when He said, Adultery in the Heart 27 "You have heard that it was said to those of old,[1] "You shall not commit adultery.'[2] 28But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. The commanments the Old Testement still hold true in the New Testement. The only difference is how we go about being saved. The Jews had to give blood sacriices once a year but Jesus died once for all. But gaining redemption through Christ blood has nothing to do with marraige and divorce. This scripture that you made reference to 1 Corinthians 7 Keep Your Marriage Vows 10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife. 12But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. 13And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. 14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. 15But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace. Says that we are not under bondage in such cases. But this doesn't mean they are divorced or no longer married. For it says if the unbeliever departs. People separate everyday but they are still very much married. This verse is simple saying that the believer does not have to comply with the unbeliever and go along with them. For a Christians first responsibility is to serve Christ and do what is right in Gods eyes. But is know way means that the believer must stay unmarried for since they are both still married and the unbeliever goes to be with another then the believer may divorce them on the grounds of adultery and fornication thus complying with Gods law. This is the only way for divorce to be handled in accordance with what the bible says. Jesus said it best when He said, "except for fornication". If you take 1 Cor 7 and turn it into what you want to say to go along with your lifestyle then you make the bible contradict itself and therefore make Jesus a lier. Not to mention the fact that all scripture came thru the Holy Spirit, so that mean that He couldn't get His story straight either. No that is not what happened, but man would like to think that to justify their actions. Raven |