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MY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHEN DIVORCE IS ALLOWED I was wondering about marriage and divorce. After going back over the scriptures dealing with that subject, and considering our relationship with God in general, this is my decision. There are two specific places in the New Testament that I found where it said divorce is allowed---- in cases of adultery and if a Christian is married to a non-Christian, and the non-Christian chooses to depart. The case of adultery is fairly obvious. The case of the Christian/non-Christian marriage is fairly obvious. When a Christian marries another Christian, and one of the partners turns out to be abusive---whether the abuse is physical or mental or emotional---it becomes less easy to find one's way. My decision has been this: If, as in my case, after marrying a Christian, you discover that the other person is abusive, you should try to rectify the situation. I went to counselling. I tried a trial separation. The abuse continued, spreading to the . I consider this NON-Christian behavior. The partner has chosen to leave the Christian path, and has chosen a path which would leave someone dead or permanently wounded. Although I was the one who physically left the premises, he was the one who left long before, when he began the abuse. I cannot believe God would demand we stay in those kinds of circumstances, nor do I believe God would tie us down for the rest of our lives to that person, even after they have re-married, as some would have us believe. That unbelievably unhappy situation has to have an ending. Preachers who preach otherwise haven't had their noses bandaged after having it broken, or stood at the mirror day after day for weeks on end, massaging a face that refuses to move after being battered. Try explaining to family and friends why only one side of your face works, and the other side is paralyzed. Those preachers don't wake up every morning with new bruises. Or wonder how to get their out of the house before "he" gets home. God didn't want divorce. But He also doesn't want abuse. God is love, and He possesses grace. We need to stop living by Law, and live by grace. |
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4/1/2008 6:01 am |
Try and Google Walter Callison he has written a book about, divorce which you may find very interesting. I had an abusive ex who divorced me, an I found it very hard as a christian until recently. The KJV has been wrongly translated. I have checked on the Hebrew and Greek. Most of the versions were translated after the KJV, but have use the divorce word incorrectly. I hope you find this reassuring. I have been set free. Bless you You 1Cor13 and may you find peace. If you don't have time to read a book... [post 41640]
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4/1/2008 5:14 am |
I agree with Happy. However, as stated by the others, let not those who would be critical bruise your spirit. God's grace covers all. Nancy Let us share one anothers burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ
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3/31/2008 10:52 pm |
Whoever is without sin throw the first stone. Be brave, be strong, but most of all, BE HEALED. GBY Gary Eph 2:10 We are his workmanship (poiema, or poem, or work of art) created in Christ Jesus. God is an artist and you are His masterpiece!
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3/31/2008 10:50 pm |
Try and Google Walter Callison he has written a book about, divorce which you may find very interesting. I had an abusive ex who divorced me, an I found it very hard as a christian until recently. The KJV has been wrongly translated. I have checked on the Hebrew and Greek. Most of the versions were translated after the KJV, but have use the divorce word incorrectly. I hope you find this reassuring. I have been set free. Bless you You 1Cor13 and may you find peace.
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3/31/2008 10:08 pm |
AMEN..... Now don't let the Pharisees tell you differently as in your last BLOG..... Bless you sweet lady.... and stay firmly planted in the Shelter of YOUR most HIGH GOD....
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