Comments on: Remarriage – A Perpetual Act of Adultery? http://www.bereanwife.net/2009/12/remarriage-a-perpetual-act-of-adultery/ A Berean is a person who searches the scriptures daily to see if what is heard is true according to the scriptures. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Berean Wife http://www.bereanwife.net/2009/12/remarriage-a-perpetual-act-of-adultery/comment-page-1/#comment-3109 Berean Wife Sun, 02 May 2010 03:32:30 +0000 http://www.bereanwife.net/?p=4622#comment-3109 Anonymous, You will get no argument from me proposing divorce and remarriage in any way or form. However, I cannot say that the Lord does not recognize a divorce because the Scriptures do not say that. The Lord does see our sin be it divorce or selfish anger with another and thankfully the Lord is merciful and forgiving both to those who are divorced and also to those who are angry with another or whatever sin we have committed. We cannot jump from instructions to not divorce all the way to God does not recognize divorce nor does divorce break the marriage bond. That is handling the Scriptures improperly. We cannot say what it does not say. The Lord has a very good reason for not telling believers to divorce their second spouse and return to the first. He could have very clearly stated that and resolved the issue one way or the other. However, He did not so nether can we! Berean Wife Anonymous,

You will get no argument from me proposing divorce and remarriage in any way or form. However, I cannot say that the Lord does not recognize a divorce because the Scriptures do not say that. The Lord does see our sin be it divorce or selfish anger with another and thankfully the Lord is merciful and forgiving both to those who are divorced and also to those who are angry with another or whatever sin we have committed. We cannot jump from instructions to not divorce all the way to God does not recognize divorce nor does divorce break the marriage bond. That is handling the Scriptures improperly. We cannot say what it does not say.

The Lord has a very good reason for not telling believers to divorce their second spouse and return to the first. He could have very clearly stated that and resolved the issue one way or the other. However, He did not so nether can we!

Berean Wife

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.bereanwife.net/2009/12/remarriage-a-perpetual-act-of-adultery/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 Anonymous Sat, 01 May 2010 17:41:26 +0000 http://www.bereanwife.net/?p=4622#comment-3104 Actually I'm arguing against divorce and remarriage. A remarriage is not a marriage recognized by God or else it would not be labeled adultery. During the OT times divorce was recognized and remarriage was not adultery. When remarriage is now termed adultery, no matter which church or state blesses it, it is no marriage. We can't use instances from the old Testament to justify divorce and re-marriage in the church. Divorce does not break the union of marriage anymore. The divorced person who remarries is still married to their original spouse. Hence this new marriage is adulterous. It wouldn't have been so if divorce had broken the bond. Actually I’m arguing against divorce and remarriage. A remarriage is not a marriage recognized by God or else it would not be labeled adultery. During the OT times divorce was recognized and remarriage was not adultery. When remarriage is now termed adultery, no matter which church or state blesses it, it is no marriage. We can’t use instances from the old Testament to justify divorce and re-marriage in the church. Divorce does not break the union of marriage anymore. The divorced person who remarries is still married to their original spouse. Hence this new marriage is adulterous. It wouldn’t have been so if divorce had broken the bond.

]]> By: Berean Wife http://www.bereanwife.net/2009/12/remarriage-a-perpetual-act-of-adultery/comment-page-1/#comment-3101 Berean Wife Sat, 01 May 2010 12:36:40 +0000 http://www.bereanwife.net/?p=4622#comment-3101 Anonymous, But see the difference with homosexual "marriage" is that it is never acceptable to the Lord. That is not the case in heterosexual marriage. There were real divorces allowed for in the OT and the Lord did recognize the second and beyond marriage. Solomon was the child of David and Bathsheba; however, Bathsheba was not David's first wife nor his only wife. Yet the Lord not only recognized but blessed Solomon. We can't use instances like that to make divorce and remarriage acceptable; however, we can acknowledge that the Lord can and will use the consequences of our sins for His Glory. We would not be in such dire shape if the church and pastors actually refused to marry those who were divorced. But once a marriage has occurred we must move on in the grace and mercy of the Lord. Berean Wife Anonymous,

But see the difference with homosexual “marriage” is that it is never acceptable to the Lord. That is not the case in heterosexual marriage. There were real divorces allowed for in the OT and the Lord did recognize the second and beyond marriage. Solomon was the child of David and Bathsheba; however, Bathsheba was not David’s first wife nor his only wife. Yet the Lord not only recognized but blessed Solomon.

We can’t use instances like that to make divorce and remarriage acceptable; however, we can acknowledge that the Lord can and will use the consequences of our sins for His Glory. We would not be in such dire shape if the church and pastors actually refused to marry those who were divorced. But once a marriage has occurred we must move on in the grace and mercy of the Lord.

Berean Wife

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