Subject: bible reference to support remarrying |
Bible Note: Dear New Creature: There is no one who takes a deeper stand or position on scripture than me. That I know personally. I assure you. True, you gave a limited perspective of your view. However, my Friend you are lacking in Word study. With out getting to the root word meaning you only have half or less the information you need. Might I suggest getting A.T. Robinson's 7 volume set of the New Testament, or at least VINES EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY OF NEW TESTAMEN5T WORDS. When you give advice and use scripture to back your view up I would think you would want to be as correct as possible. Friend you were not! There was PUTTING AWAY, which was the verb, used by Jesus when in Matthew he says Jesus hates divorce. That word divorce is putting away. Sending a man or woman away with out a certificate of divorce. The word Divorce which is apoluo the verb, used in Matthew 1:19 and 19:3,-7-9 Mark 10:2,4,11, and Luke 16:18 The Lord used it of the case of the wife putting away the husband. This was done by the romans, not among the Jews. The noun used by Jesus was apostasion, which denotes a writing or bill of divorcement. Found in Matthew 5:31 19:7, Mark 10:4, and in the Sept., duet.24:3, Isa.50:1, Jer. 3:8 amd I suggest reading lCor. 7. where it addresses people married to non christians, and every issue. When you condem someone to a life of lonleiness, with having full knowledge of what the scripture says in its complete menaing, that Friend is not Godly advice. Now if you have learned anything that is well and fine, However if you are still as stern in your understanding as before, let me say this. I have seen such judgemental christians litteraly eat their words in the most painful way you can imagine. I would suggest to you that truth without love is as bad as love without truth. I ask you how does your truth show love, mercy, and how has your truth shown anyone that God can forgive any one of anything? To be very blunt it shows a lot of anger and self pride. God did not make you or me the judge of anyone but ourself! Awake Friend the church is full of hurting sinners who need to be released from the bondage of guilt that has then so bound up they have almost given up on the church and Gods mercy. I ask you to pray and ask Christ to show you the true way to show His love to a hurting world. I have been very direct and open with you. I normally do not take the time to dialouge with a person who was so staunch in their view. I felt the Lord leading me to try and open your eyes to a better way. In christian love I submit this to you friend. I hope it was worth my time. agape, just me |