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Jul 26, 2005 18:37:04 GMT -5
Post by meganb on Jul 26, 2005 18:37:04 GMT -5
what does God say about it? what are the circumstances? i have a rough idea but im hoping for some exact verses and such. when is it and isnt it okay and just basically yea what does the bible say about it?
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Matt
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Jul 26, 2005 21:39:21 GMT -5
Post by Matt on Jul 26, 2005 21:39:21 GMT -5
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Jul 27, 2005 11:27:59 GMT -5
Post by CCawthon on Jul 27, 2005 11:27:59 GMT -5
But i think we need clarification on what "unfaithfulness" means. Does it purely refer to physical unfaithfulness or spiritual as well.
I think all too often we see the unfaithfulness word and we just assume Matthew is writing about cheating/affairs.
What about a husband that beats his wife? Is that being faithful to God's plan? What about a wife that only marries for money of status?
Ok, so here's where it can get a little tricky. Lets also look at that verse in Matthew 19:9.
"I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."
What if we cut and paste a little (using our good friend the comma) Keep in mind that I'm not removing anything just shuffling a little.
I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, except for marital unfaithfulness.
Ok, so what does it say? It could be read that the only interpreted as saying that the only time it is acceptable to get married after a divorce is when there was physical unfaithfulness. So, could it be saying that divorce is allowed for other reasons but only through unfaithfulness would remarriage be allowed.
I don't know if thats what is meant here but it is a way of looking at it. I think the important thing here to remember is that divorce is not and never was meant to be the easy way out. It is meant to be a last resort. Too often we as a society use divorce as the solution at the first sign of problems. This is a no no. But if every possible avenue of reconciliation has been tried (multiple times i might add) and the issues/abuse/what ever are still not resolved then there may not be another choice but divorce.
And finally, all this applies to couples who are Christian. Not that divorce for non-Christians is ok, we cannot hold them to a Christian standard if they don't know what the Christian standard is.
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